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Impact of price and color availability on fair trade and organic apparel choice

Creator:: Hodgin, Elizabeth Dee
Abstract:: Working conditions in the international garment industry have long been a concern and a process to assess and certify fair trade practices was developed as a means by which to improve those conditions. Standards for fair trade apparel include safe working conditions, fair wages, compliance with laws, and reduced environmental...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: approved: Catherine A. Durham Working conditions in the international garment industry have long

Defining and managing biohazardous waste in research-based universities in the United States : a survey of environmental health and safety professionals

Creator:: Mecklem, Robin Lyn
Abstract:: Biohazardous waste refers to wastes that are potentially infectious to humans, as well as wastes from animal or plant research that could be potentially infectious to these organisms, or could alter their genetic selection process. Research resulting in generation of biohazardous waste is typically conducted at large, research-based universities. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . __________ Catherine C. Neumann Biohazardous waste refers to wastes that are potentially infectious to

Selection of hotels: Is the sustainability of a building more important than its aesthetic appearance?

Creator:: Chan, Lina
Abstract:: This study explores the influence that the sustainability of hotels has on the choice of hotels. Because of recent concern about global warming and reducing energy consumption, many designers are planning sustainable buildings. But often attractiveness is sacrificed for the goal of making a building sustain in its environment. The...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: without professors, Jason Ideker, Carmen Steggell, and Mary Pedersen, who allowed me to administer the

Defining agricultural sustainability in the Marys River region of Oregon

Creator:: Stanton, Michael
Abstract:: This ethnographic study explores the social aspects of agricultural land-use in the Marys River region. The study seeks to understand how farmers define sustainability and how their views on agricultural issues help to define a sense of place and identity in the Marys River region, within the context of the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Gender role attitudes among Thai college students : traditional or egalitarian?

Creator:: Surinya, Tippavan
Abstract:: The purpose of this investigation is to explore gender role attitudes among Thai college students and to determine whether differences in gender role attitudes among Thai college students are related to the sex of students, college major and family structure. To investigate this problem a Gender Role Attitude Inventory is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: grateful to the other members of my committee. I would like to express my special thanks to Dr. Catherine

Reproductive Criminalization: Understanding an Increasingly Wicked Problem

Creator:: Van Coutren, Reagan
Abstract:: Pregnant people have been criminalized for their pregnancy outcomes even after Roe v Wade established some rights to reproductive autonomy. Fetal personhood theory, changing societal conceptions of motherhood, and existing racial and class-based biases have fueled an increasing and complex patchwork of punitive policies and interpretations. This study analyzed 35...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Is "Smart Growth" smart? : health effects of urban renewal in Portland, Oregon

Creator:: Buerger, Catherine F.
Abstract:: This thesis examines the impact of urban renewal on individual health, specifically focusing on an urban planning model called Smart Growth that is being used in Portland, Oregon. Findings are based on qualitative and quantitative analyses of interview and survey data from study participants living in a community where renewal...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Catherine F. Buerger for the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology presented on April 27, 2007

An Analysis of the Relationship Between Sustainable Development and U.S. Petroleum Policy

Creator:: Talmage, Catherine
Abstract:: The term "sustainable development" describes certain proposals designed to provide the present generation with such needs as food, shelter, and energy while sustaining the environment or stock of natural resources for future generations. The purpose of this paper was to analyze the relationship between sustainable development and current U.S. petroleum...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: development and U.S. petroleum policy AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Catherine Talmage for the degree of

Gender bias & teachers : college students' perceptions of sexual discrimination in their high school

Creator:: Hostetler, Catherine L.
Abstract:: The field of gender bias indicates that teachers are a significant source of gender-role socialization for students. This study focuses on post hoc recollections of college students' perceptions of gender bias exhibited by their high school teachers. Specifically, this study asks students to define sex discrimination, as well as describe...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: sexual discrimination in their high school AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Catherine L. Hostetler for

Genetics of tocopherol composition in sunflower seed

Creator:: Hass, Catherine G.
Abstract:: Tocopherols are plant secondary metabolites that are known collectively as vitamin E. Tocopherol compounds act as potent antioxidants by quenching free radicals and protecting fatty acids from oxidative damage. In humans (in vivo) tocopherols protect membrane lipids from breaking down, while in oils (in vitro) tocopherols protect fatty acids from...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Catherine G. Hass for the degree of Master of Science in Genetics presented on August 5, 2004. Title

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Impact of price and color availability on fair trade and organic apparel choice

Defining and managing biohazardous waste in research-based universities in the United States : a survey of environmental health and safety professionals

Selection of hotels: Is the sustainability of a building more important than its aesthetic appearance?

Defining agricultural sustainability in the Marys River region of Oregon

Gender role attitudes among Thai college students : traditional or egalitarian?

Reproductive Criminalization: Understanding an Increasingly Wicked Problem

Is "Smart Growth" smart? : health effects of urban renewal in Portland, Oregon

An Analysis of the Relationship Between Sustainable Development and U.S. Petroleum Policy

Gender bias & teachers : college students' perceptions of sexual discrimination in their high school

Genetics of tocopherol composition in sunflower seed

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