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Real Time Temporal Spectroscopy for Characterizing Special Nuclear Material

Creator:: Mannino, Mitch
Abstract:: Characterizing special nuclear material (SNM) is critical for nuclear security and non-proliferation. Temporal spectroscopy is a novel and efficient method for characterizing relative material content of special nuclear material. Fission products produced by SNM after being irradiated by a thermal neutron beam can have different half-lives, but can contribute to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Title: Real Time Temporal Spectroscopy for Characterizing Special Nuclear Material Abstract approved

Early post-restoration recovery of tidal wetland structure and function at the Southern Flow Corridor project, Tillamook Bay, Oregon

Creator:: Janousek, Christopher, Bailey, Scott, van de Wetering, Stan, Brophy, Laura, Bridgham, Scott, Schultz, Matthew, and Tice-Lewis, Maxwell
Abstract:: A substantial fraction of estuarine tidal wetlands have been lost to development or other human uses in the Pacific Northwest since the 1800s. Wetland restoration, typically through tidal re-connection, can restore normal tidal hydrology to these areas and improve estuarine capacity to support ecosystem functions and services. Restoration may initiate...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: & Science University, Portland, OR 2 A report submitted to the National

Environmental Justice Inventory – Linn-Benton County, Oregon

Creator:: Patchell, Roman, Judokusumo, Madeline, Cortes, Mariana, and Fisher, Halle
Abstract:: The purpose of this inventory is to detail the state of environmental justice in the Mid- Willamette Valley in an up-to-date, centralized format. The inventory is based on information from various government sources, and a survey to gather first-person perspective to take a pulse of the wellbeing of our community....
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: . This report will detail the methodology, findings from the survey and secondary sources, and some

Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax) in decline? An investigation into Region 6 harvest volumes

Creator:: Pape, Brianda
Abstract:: Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) have an extensive history of harvest in the United States. The Pacific Northwest is well-reputed as a major source of floral greens for international markets. One NTFP in particular, beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax), has been repeatedly identified as a prominent, high-value species in the floral greens industry...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: -diameter wood. NTFPs are sometimes also referred to as special forest products (Schlosser et al., 1991

Salmon Management in Southeast Alaska: An Examination of Multi-Dimensional Management

Creator:: Chrittenden, Whitney L.
Abstract:: Pacific salmon are culturally and economically important species to Southeast Alaska, where there is a history of large wild runs and supplemental production from hatchery programs. Salmon management in Alaska is divided amongst various governmental agencies. Non-governmental organizations also play a pivotal role in salmon management. To fulfill the requirements...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: An Abstract of the Final Report Of Whitney L. Crittenden

The Remember Center - Care Center for Trafficked Children in Ghana, Africa

Creator:: Briscoe, Halli L.
Abstract:: The Remember Center (TRC) is a long term care center for previously trafficked children. In Ghana, there is a huge child trafficking problem because of the impoverished state the country is in and the lack of involvement from the government. With the fishing industry depleting because Lake Volta is running...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: giving the child a chance to work for them. A report released in 2016 by Understanding Children’s Work

New Treatments for HIV and Cancer: Uncovering Bioactive Compounds from Small Molecule Sources

Creator:: Overacker, Ross D.
Abstract:: Small molecule drugs have been instrumental in our fight against diseases, beginning when some of the earliest ancient cultures used plant remedies to treat illnesses. More recently, the skill of isolating and characterizing the active ingredients within bioactive plants and microbial extracts has led to the isolation and design of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Streptomyces sp. bacterium resulted in the first report of nanomolar anti-HIV activity from the natural

Predicting the Relationships between High School Characteristics and High School Community College Enrollment Rate Using the Oregon Promise.

Creator:: Murray-Jensen, Julie
Abstract:: Background: Legislators, policy-makers, and leaders in higher education and within communities, are increasingly turning to place-based scholarships, or “promise programs”, to encourage college enrollment and address growing public concerns regarding college affordability. One such program, the Oregon Promise, was implemented across the state of Oregon in the fall of 2016....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: study included all Oregon high schools in 2016 that were in the state report card and had at least a

New Graphite Intercalation Chemistry with Alkaline Earth Metals

Creator:: Xu, Wei
Abstract:: Novel graphite intercalation compounds (GICs) and associated chemistry have been explored, specifically: (1) containing alkyl- substituted imidazolium cations; (2) a series containing alkaline earth metal (Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba) cations with ethylenediamine (en) co-intercalates; (3) showing reversible intragallery M-M bonding and (4) via electrochemical intercalation of Mg cations with potential...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: (II) ion complexes, [M(en)2] 2+ . We report here facile interconversion between dimeric-M(I) and

Measuring Anti-Müllerian Hormone Concentrations to Determine Reproductive Status in Female Rabbits

Creator:: Meeker, Alissa R.
Abstract:: There are over two million pet rabbits in the United States. Many rabbits are obtained as adults from pet stores and humane societies. Pet rabbit owners may elect to perform ovariohysterectomy (spay) surgeries on female rabbits to prevent unwanted pregnancies as well as to eliminate the possibility of reproductive disorders...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: rather only report whether AMH is present in the sample or not (UC Davis, 2021; VetNostics, n.d

Timescales and tectonics of oceanic plateaus : long-term evolution of Ontong Java Nui and Rio Grande Rise

Creator:: Davidson, Peter C.
Abstract:: Oceanic plateaus are regions of overthickened oceanic crust and are often thought to form from the interaction of mantle plumes with oceanic lithosphere. These regions can cover vast areas of the ocean basins and represent a highly elevated magmatic flux relative to normal mid-ocean ridge spreading. Oceanic plateaus are considered...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: with very few published ages. In Chapter 4 I report on a comprehensive new geochronology of the Rio

‘Difficult to place’? Understanding child and family level factors affecting placement stability for youth in foster care

Creator:: Probert, Kylee
Abstract:: Introduction: Youth in foster care face greater rates of trauma and subsequent mental health challenges (Bruce et al., 2009; O’Neill et al., 2012; Seltzer et al., 2012; etc.) that place increased burden on their caregivers (Daniel, 2011; McKeough et al., 2017), suggesting that these specific groups of youth in foster...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Incorporating the voice of youth who have experienced trauma (through youth report of trauma-related symptoms

Classrooms in Conflict: Oregon State College and The Korean War

Creator:: Soder, Carl W.
Abstract:: This presentation examines how the Korean War influenced academic life at Oregon State College and later Oregon State University. By profiling students and faculty involved in the conflict, new insights emerged into how war transforms higher education. Three Oregon State perspectives encapsulate the turbulent 20th-century geopolitics of the Korean peninsula....
Resource Type:: Presentation
Full Text:: politics politics and ideas? Searching through the SCARC special collections, Daily Barometer microfilm

Applied economic strategies to evaluate policies and environmental outcomes: case studies from immigration and ecosystem services

Creator:: Natanson, Alexander D.
Abstract:: My dissertation title is, “Applied economic strategies to evaluate policies and environmental outcomes: case studies from immigration and ecosystem services.” The first two chapters of this dissertation concern the relationship between local immigration policies and societal welfare. The third chapter examines the impact of human activity on the environment and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: deportation pipeline (ILRC report) (Avila et al. 2018). Seven central policies characterize county-level

The effects of restrictive police pursuit policies in Washington State

Creator:: Sweeney, David T.
Abstract:: High-speed police pursuits occur daily across the United States. On average, one person dies per day as the result of a police pursuit. In certain contexts, it might be acceptable to society for a police officer to engage in a high-speed pursuit. The ends could justify the means. For example,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: police pursuits during the last 5 years. This required time to read each report and manually find and

Grassland Restoration and Climate Change: Altar Valley, Arizona Case Study

Creator:: Gondor, Anne
Abstract:: The Altar Valley is an important working landscape that supports biodiversity and vulnerable species in Pima County, Arizona (Huckelberry 2000). This semi-desert grassland, alluvial valley and 713,807-acre watershed composed of 39 subbasins serves as an aquifer to a portion of southwestern Tucson. This region of Southern Arizona has been identified...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: as the elevation decreases (NRCS Soil Survey Staff 2019). A Resource 2000 report by Altar Valley

Barriers to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: A Case Study

Creator:: Allen, Solomon
Abstract:: The use of FDA-approved medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) is a critical tool in reducing the impacts of the opioid crisis. Despite the known benefits of these medications, access to these treatments is lacking more than two decades into the opioid crisis. While most policy changes...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ). The second, “Chronic use of Opioid Analgesics in Non-Malignant Pain: Report of 38 Cases” (Portenoy

Monotonic and Cyclic Testing of Cross-Laminated Timber Diaphragms

Creator:: Beairsto, Cody J.
Abstract:: Mass timber is emerging as a viable form of construction around the world in new markets for wood buildings. The entrance into these markets has driven the demand for more knowledge to enable designs alongside other structural materials such as steel and reinforced concrete. Large, in-plane tests on cross-laminated timber...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Assessment of Social Sustainability for the Construction Workforce

Creator:: Karakhan, Ali A.
Abstract:: Minimal research has focused on the social dimension of sustainability in the built environment especially as it relates to the construction workforce. As a result, there are few to no tools available to industry stakeholders to holistically assess and improve the social sustainability of the construction workforce. Given the high...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: staff in the School of Civil and Construction Engineering for their time and support. Special thanks

Porous metal-organic materials for gas capture

Creator:: Rookard, Tanner Daniel
Abstract:: Metal-organic polyhedra (MOPs) are discrete molecules comprised of a metal and interconnecting ligands. The resulting MOP structures are porous cages, and to date, they have shown great promise toward gas capture. Ammonia is a hazardous gas that is produced in enormous quantities for use in fertilizers. In this talk, I...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . IPCC, 2018: Summary for Policymakers. In: Global Warming of 1.5°C. An IPCC Special Report on the

A Comparative Analysis of Literature Search Results for Chinook Restoration Project Evaluation Between 2012 and 2022 Western Pacific Studies in California, Oregon, and Washington

Creator:: Clark, Erica Jennifer
Abstract:: Pacific salmon are an integral part of ecosystems, industry, culture, and food source. Rapid declines and extirpation in many populations and species have caught the interest of environmentalists, scientists, recreational anglers, commercial fishers, general public, and economists. Billions of dollars have been spent to restore, return, improve, sustain dwindling populations...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: , special interest groups, or levels of government. An entire committee, SERI (Society for Ecological

An exploration of linguistic responsiveness of SBAE teachers when teaching linguistically diverse students

Creator:: González Morales, Amy M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore and describe how the orientations and knowledge of linguistically responsive teaching, as well as personal characteristics of school-based agriculture education (SBAE) teachers, influence the frequency of their implementation of linguistically responsive practices. Grounded in the Linguistically Responsive Teaching framework by Lucas and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

MAN 'aging Water Resources of the Deschutes River Basin

Creator:: Taganova, Jahan
Abstract:: In the last two decades, there has been an increase in substantial body of work on the inclusion of women in the water management and governance field. However, these scholarly inquiries have mostly focused on cases from the Global South, where women are still underrepresented in decision-making positions in the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: without Dr Todd Jarvis' input and advice from the outset of the research. Special thanks go to Lynette

The Transfer Student Experience : Sense of Belonging at Four-Year Institutions

Creator:: Lee, Melissa A.
Abstract:: This study examines the ways in which community college transfer students develop a sense of belonging at the four-year institution. This inquiry was guided by a constructivist epistemology and qualitative methodology. Data was collected through conducting one-on-one interviews and focus groups to gather information on how transfer students develop a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: I enjoy going to work every day. A special thank you to; Emily Bowling, Eric Beeler, and Erin

The Evaluation of Cementitious Pore Solution Composition and Electrical Resistivity Using X-ray Fluorescence (XRF)

Creator:: Tsui Chang, Marisol
Abstract:: Interest in performance specifications has been growing in the civil and construction industry in the past decade. One major focus area has been on understanding how to prolong the service life of concrete structures, since repair and rehabilitation of existing infrastructure have cost many trillions of dollars. Deterioration mechanisms such...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The hazards-housing nexus : adaptive capacity wheel analysis of coastal planning institutions

Creator:: Patterson, Trisha
Abstract:: The Oregon coast faces complex environmental and social challenges, such as the threat of a regionally disastrous Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) earthquake and tsunami. Researchers are united in their assertion that the CSZ is new, the region is due for a quake, and to mitigate this hazard society must collaborate...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: IPCC sixth assessment report (IPCC 2022). This perspective is also evident within top reports on

Disputed Spaces : Concheras, Shrimp Aquaculture, and Conservation in the Mangrove Forests of Southern Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Creator:: Treviño Peña, Melva B.
Abstract:: The mangrove ecosystem has served as a life-support system to large populations of coastal dwellers in Ecuador for many generations. Diverse communities comprised of multi-racial and multi-ethnic groups have formed along the edge of the mangrove forests throughout the Ecuadorian coast. These groups self-identify as being part of an “ancestral”...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Application of Infrared Spectroscopy for Determination of Wood Natural Durability

Creator:: Lipeh, Shahlinney
Abstract:: Natural durability remains one of the most attractive characteristics of wood, and helps wood obtain a premium price. A worldwide shift towards the use of younger trees from intensively managed forests has created greater concerns about wood quality, especially the wood’s resistance to fungi and insects. Wood durability is assessed...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Mardonio, Byrne, and Yahya for making my life as colorful and entertaining as it can be. Special thanks

Evaluation of Low-Impact Development (LID) Treatment Train at OSU-Benton County Green Infrastructure Facility

Creator:: Saduova, Alisha
Abstract:: Urban stormwater runoff with a high impervious area can significantly impact pollution concentrations of receiving water bodies. The use of low impact development (LID), which mimics the hydrological properties of the site before development, has been studied in an increasing number of studies, and the available database has shown to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: this collaboration for sharing their knowledge and experience. A special thanks to Dr. Tyler

The Feminist Itinerant School: A Feminist Pedagogical Approach to Curriculum Transformation for Public School Teachers in Brazil

Creator:: Melchor, Carolina R.
Abstract:: This Thesis examines Brazil’s political and historical context to explore and understand the logics behind the high rates of violence in our society. It focuses in education as one of our main vehicles of disseminating knowledge and therefore culture, language and values that might be contributing and perpetuating sexism, racism,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: responsible for policies around indigenous education, special education and human rights education, was also

Design and Analysis of Free-space Optical Communications Systems for Next Generation Short-range Wireless Networks

Creator:: Liverman, Spencer
Abstract:: This dissertation focuses on indoor free-space optical communications systems for use in short range wireless networks. We propose that current radio frequency wireless links be augmented or replaced with optical frequency links due to overcrowding in the radio frequency spectrum. Optical frequencies contain hundreds of terahertz of unregulated bandwidth and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Borah, Songtao Wang, and Siyuan Chen among several others. I extend a very special thank you to Martin

Creation of an Initial Course and Curriculum Overview for a Positive Youth Development Certificate

Creator:: Pugh, Kiley M.
Abstract:: Positive Youth Development (PYD) is both a set of outcomes and a program model that serves to support youth in building healthy relationships with adults and developing the strengths necessary for healthy adulthood. It centers around the 5 C’s of compassion, character, competence, confidence, and connection, which lead to a...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: special, that gives them a passion and a purpose to follow. Identifying sparks allows youth to better

Emergent Properties of Animal Social Networks: Five Stories in Five Systems

Creator:: Devan-Song, E. Anne
Abstract:: Animals aggregate and interact in nonuniform and nonrandom patterns, which lead to group level characteristics that have important evolutionary and ecological consequences. Network analysis provides a useful conceptual framework for linking animal interactions at all scales from dyads to communities, to populations and ecosystems. Despite exciting theoretical and applied advances...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: creative brain. Sara Hamilton, you are a fantastic friend and scientist, and such a special human, and I

A socio-technical study on the improved characterization of stakeholder behaviors and stream temperature in design of watershed conservation practices for climate change adaptation

Creator:: Noa-Yarasca, Efrain
Abstract:: Characterizing stakeholder behavior when making decisions in watershed management is a great challenge for planners, not only because plans are associated with physical uncertainties but also because stakeholders’ behaviors are influenced by numerous factors. Since stakeholders’ decision-making is linked to multiple types of uncertainty, communication of uncertainty to stakeholders by...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: knowledge during the development of this research. Special thanks to my family, in particular, my wife and

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