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  • Women and Workplace Competition : A Study of Horizontal Hostility

    Creator:
    Stone, Erin A.
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    Throughout society, many believe women are not succeeding professionally because of the institutional barriers created by men in the American workforce. However, women may be more competitive with other women than with men, especially when limited job positions are the goal. Competitiveness among women can be explained by a phenomenon...
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    Masters Thesis
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    within higher education as well as other professional organizations in their efforts to support the

  • Trends in key economic and social indicators for Pacific Northwest states and counties

    Creator:
    Raettig, Terry L.
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    Local (Country) variations in key social and economic indicators are important in Oregon and Washington. Covered employment, wage and salary, unemployment, and population data for 1987 through 1997 showed regional trends in these indicators, which are compared with national trends. Future updates will be published in the 'Production, Prices, Employment,...
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    Technical Report

  • Political economy and trade effects of invasive species regulation : the case of noxious weeds

    Creator:
    Min, He
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    Many non-native weed pests of food, fiber, and nursery crops pose threats to U.S. environment and agriculture. Noxious weed regulations play an important role in preventing the introduction and spread of non-native plants, thereby protecting the local biodiversity, environment and economic activities. However, these regulations could also hamper agricultural trade....
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    Dissertation
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    . Three economic interest groups are considered in each state: consumers, seed producers and nursery

  • Optimal mixture of road network ownership

    Creator:
    Li, Mingxin
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    The present highway funding system, especially fuel taxes, may become less reliable revenue sources in the future, while the transportation public agencies do not have the sufficient financial resources needed to meet the increasing traffic demand. Regarding the socio-economic impact of road privatization, a wide range of approaches and models...
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    Masters Thesis
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    model and the approach can analyze and evaluate the socio-economic performance of PPPs projects. As

  • Early family risk and children's academic achievement

    Creator:
    Sektnan, Michaella A.
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    Children who have multiple family risk factors are at increased risk for poor developmental outcomes, including poor academic achievement. The present study focused on charting the pathways through which early family risk – as indexed by ethnic minority status, low maternal education, low family income, and chronic maternal depressive symptoms...
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    Masters Thesis
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    mothers with lower education and higher depressive symptoms had lower levels of social competence at 54

  • Autotronics : Implications for automotive related training programs standards based upon emerging technologies

    Creator:
    Savin, Stuart
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    The purpose of the study was to provide a method for evaluating the effect, impact or role that (as perceived by automotive, diesel, automotive collision faculty and administrators) the nationally recognized industry training standards developed by Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) and National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) have on the...
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    Dissertation
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    functions to promote and sustain this special role for higher education, while providing assurance to

  • The review of PPP toll roads in the US and the simulation of the Chicago Skyway

    Creator:
    Xu, Wei
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    As the traffic demand increases at a faster rate than the upgrade and maintenance of transportation facilities through the traditional public financing methods in the United States, the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) is becoming an important supplement to the public transportation infrastructure investment. There are already several existing PPP toll road...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . According to the Report of Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) in 2002, federal, state, and local

  • Defining the gap : a case study of the on campus residential options at Oregon State University

    Creator:
    Nelson, Rachel C.
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    The decision to attend a university creates many important decisions for a young adult, with one of the most important being the choice of where to live while they make the transition into independent adults. Many choose to live on campus during this critical time. The differences that exist, and...
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    Masters Thesis
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    campus residential programs at Oregon State University (OSU), focusing on the community and

  • Factors related to the economic sustainability of two year chemistry-based technology training programs

    Creator:
    Backus, Bridgid A.
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    Two-year chemistry-based technology training (CBTT) programs in the U.S. are important in the preparation of the professional technical workforce. The purpose of this study was to identify, examine, and analyze factors related to the economic sustainability of CBTT programs. A review of literature identified four clustered categories of 31 sub-factors...
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    Dissertation
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    Education presented on April 9, 2009. Title: Factors Related to the Economic Sustainability of Two

  • Contemporary student veterans : transitional experiences from military life to college life

    Creator:
    Normandin, Kathleen
    Abstract:
    The contemporary student veteran population is growing rapidly as service members who served in the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts take advantage of the Post 9/11 Veteran Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to receive educational benefits to attend college (Cook & Kim, 2009). However, student veterans entering college today have a...
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    Masters Thesis
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    relationships, routines, assumptions, and roles (Sargent & Schlossberg, 1988). With higher education