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Designing surveys to investigate the impacts of wildfire smoke on human health

Creator:: Attridge, Samuel J.
Abstract:: Wildfires are increasing in frequency. One area of research interest centers on the pollutants within wildfire smoke, including but not limited to particulate matter and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. These chemicals are associated with exacerbation of respiratory, cardiovascular, dermatological, reproductive, oncological, gastrointestinal, and infectious conditions. As wildfires becoming increasingly prevalent, it...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: ., Graham, J., Stark, B., Mokhtari, E.B., Kaleczyc, E., Anderson, S., Urbanski, S., Jolly, M., Semmens, E

Context is Key: Examining the Impact of Ethical Considerations Supporting Vaccine Distribution Guidelines on Vaccine Adoption

Creator:: Malladi, Snigdha
Abstract:: In the face of limited resources, how should those resources be allocated? The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the difficulty of allocating a limited number of vaccines. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued standard guidelines based on ethical principles, yet all 50 states in the United States (US) interpreted...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Diana Rohlman In the face of limited resources, how should those resources be allocated? The COVID

Ethical Research Conduct Scholarly Recommendations: Exposure Research During and After Disasters

Creator:: Stellmacher, Claire
Abstract:: The frequency of devastating disasters has increased in the United States due to the presence of climate change. Human subject research is often conducted in these post-disaster areas to gain valuable data and insights. In recent years, discourse regarding the ethical nature of research conduct in these exposure areas has...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: , Pringle J, Boulanger R, Hunt M. Real‐time responsiveness for ethics oversight during disaster research

Perceptions of climate change in herbalism and harvesting

Creator:: Noall, Amelia
Abstract:: This study looked at the impacts of climate change on medicinal plants, and how these impacts are viewed and understood in the herbalism community. Two literature reviews were conducted, to look at each of these two ideas: the first was a review of peer-reviewed literature describing research on climate change...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: ., Chischilly, A. M., Cochran, P., Durglo, M., Hardison, P., Hostler, J., Lynn, K., Morishima, G., Motanic, D

A Robot By Any Other Name Could Be A Human: defining humanity through an examination of Asimovian robots

Creator:: Bernasconi, Abigail A.
Abstract:: Being human is often portrayed as desirable in fiction. Many fictional beings, particularly robots and androids, seek out being human as a goal. Although current robotics is not advanced enough for robots and androids to be deemed sentient, the world of fiction is quickly becoming reality. With the integration of...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: the field” (J. M. Jordan, 2016). However, “robot” is not the only term used to describe artificial

Studying the most effective modes of marine science communication on plastic pollution in the oceans

Creator:: Burton, Simone A.
Abstract:: The ocean provides many ecosystems services and yet humans have viewed the ocean as a black hole for trash since the 1950s. With recycling not getting to the source of the problem, smarter consumer choices are being targeted, specifically choices centered around the use of plastic. Thus efficient, useful communication...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________ Diana Rohlman The ocean provides many ecosystems services and yet humans have viewed the

The power of conceptual metaphor in Diana Abu-Jaber's The Language of Baklava and Birds of Paradise

Creator:: Gratz, Kimberly A.
Abstract:: This thesis examines the use of religious metaphor as it applies to food in two literary works by Diana Abu-Jaber. First, The Language of Baklava, a culinary memoir published in 2005, reveals aspects of cultural identity and memory through food and metaphor. Second, Abu-Jabers most recent novel, Birds of Paradise,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: English and Anthropology presented on April 23, 2012. Title: The Power of Conceptual Metaphor in Diana

End-of-life caregiving

Creator:: Nelson, Christine A.
Abstract:: Over the past decade, changes in health, economic, and social policies have shifted the dying process out of hospitals and into the community. This exploratory,hypothesis-generating study investigated positive and negative caregiving as well as care management resources of community-based end-of-life caregivers and how they related to caregivers' personal growth following...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ Clara C. Pratt Alexis J. Walker Over the past decade, changes in health, economic

A comparison of two neuropsychological concussion assessment batteries

Creator:: Padilla, Diana M.
Abstract:: Objectives: To compare the neuropsychological concussion assessment testing batteries of the Standardized Assessment of Concussion (SAC™) test and the Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT™) test and determine if the tests measure similar neuropsychological functions as well as determine the test-retest reliability of the pre and post season measures...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Diana M. Padilla for the degree of

Effect of Accountable Care in Oregon Medicaid on Healthcare Utilization, Quality, and Spending among Children with Mental-Physical Comorbidities

Creator:: Govier, Diana J.
Abstract:: In 2012, Oregon began it enrolling its Medicaid beneficiaries in an accountable care model called Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs). As one of the of the earliest state-wide efforts to implement this type of healthcare reform among Medicaid enrollees, and thus one of the most mature, Oregon’s CCO implementation provided a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Diana J Govier

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Designing surveys to investigate the impacts of wildfire smoke on human health

Context is Key: Examining the Impact of Ethical Considerations Supporting Vaccine Distribution Guidelines on Vaccine Adoption

Ethical Research Conduct Scholarly Recommendations: Exposure Research During and After Disasters

Perceptions of climate change in herbalism and harvesting

A Robot By Any Other Name Could Be A Human: defining humanity through an examination of Asimovian robots

Studying the most effective modes of marine science communication on plastic pollution in the oceans

The power of conceptual metaphor in Diana Abu-Jaber's The Language of Baklava and Birds of Paradise

End-of-life caregiving

A comparison of two neuropsychological concussion assessment batteries

Effect of Accountable Care in Oregon Medicaid on Healthcare Utilization, Quality, and Spending among Children with Mental-Physical Comorbidities

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