The end of the Cold War brought about changes within international political relations that resulted in expanded interest in global civil society. Such developments, like globalization and democratization, have encouraged the growth of social and political organizations. Political scientists have found that these inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations have a significant...
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MaxieJeanPeterson for the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Arts in Liberal Studies
The end of the Cold War brought about changes within international political relations that resulted in expanded interest in global civil society. Such developments, like globalization and democratization, have encouraged the growth of social and political organizations. Political scientists have found that these inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations have a significant...
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activism include Alicia Keys, Gwen Stefani, Shaggy, Nelly Furtado, Wyclef Jean, and Jennifer Lopez. This
The end of the Cold War brought about changes within international political relations that resulted in expanded interest in global civil society. Such developments, like globalization and democratization, have encouraged the growth of social and political organizations. Political scientists have found that these inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations have a significant...
Many White social scientists and educators are unaware of and/or
detached from the realities of racism and conduct social research that 1.)
perpetuates stereotypes, falsely setting People of Color as inferior and
White people as superior and/or 2.) explains the differences of White
people and People of Color in terms...
This study describes the development and analysis of a manual
for management and supervisory personnel involved with employee
training programs in sanitary food production in the frozen fruit and
vegetable industry. The physical aspects of the plant, microbiology
of frozen foods, and employee training are discussed in relationship
to the...
Proper immune function is indispensable, as failure to mount an immune response against a pathogen can lead to serious complications or even death. T cells act by enhancing the activation of phagocytic cells as well as the activation of B cells. Their widespread influence on an immune response makes optimal...
An attempt to determine the relationship between the computer,
the computer program exchange organization and today's practicing
civil engineer has just been completed. A questionnaire was used to
obtain information and opinions from 850 selected practicing civil
engineers. Based on those questionnaires reaching their addresses,
a return rate of 81.7...
The phytopathogen Phytophthora ramorum (Werres, DeCock & Man in't Veld), causal agent of Sudden Oak Death (SOD) of oaks (Quercus spp.) and tanoaks (Notholithocarpus densiflorus syn. Lithocarpus densiflorus), is established in coastal forests of the western United States. Since the discovery of SOD in the Douglas-fir / tanoak forests of...
Inflammation is the body's response to injury and is characterized by pain, swelling, redness, and heat. Eicosanoids are lipid mediators of inflammation. Leukotrienes (LT) are 20-carbon eicosanoids produced from arachidonic acid (AA), an n-6 fatty acid (FA), and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), an n-3 FA. LT produced from AA are proinflammatory...
Controversy regarding moral development research has given rise to a proliferation of theories competing for acceptance. For all these researchers, the work of Lawrence Kohlberg is the pivot point for comparisons, contrasts, and discussions. Still, no theories to date adequately describe and document a theoretically complete conception of moral judgment...
Riparian ecosystems, through their unique positions in the agricultural landscape, have the potential to mitigate nutrient loading to streams. This study was conducted to gain a better understanding of N cycling in a poorly drained Grass Riparian Zone (GRZ) and adjacent Perennial Ryegrass seed Field (PRF) in the Willamette Valley,...
This study was designed (1) to determine if selected family
oriented factors influence student wives' housing satisfaction, (2) to
determine which housing factors have the greatest influence on the
student wives' satisfaction with their housing, (3) to determine which
housing factors influence most the selection of married student housing,
(4)...
The diverse lichen flora of the Pacific Northwest is being impacted by
population growth and by forest management practices. Accumulating information
about our lichen flora will improve our conservation strategies. This dissertation first
collects information to improve our understanding of how lichen communities vary
among forests of differing structure, and...
The use of grass cover crops is a recommended practice in
nonirrigated vineyards in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Two
studies were initiated to investigate the competitive and
noncompetitive effects of grass cover crops on the growth and
development of Pinot noir grapevines. Two greenhouse pot culture
experiments were performed to...
Gamma irradiation inactivation kinetics were studied using
fifteen organisms naturally contaminating seafoods. Survival curves
for seven Salmonella, three Shigella, two Streptococcus species and
a Staphylococcus, Escherichia and Proteus species were determined
using Hartsell's broth and fresh oysters. Also, the Shigella species
and one species of Streptococcus, Escherichia and Proteus were...
African Americans in predominantly White institutions often carry a greater load than their positions describe. While researchers have explored the unique role of African Americans in higher education (Cook, 1996; Diller & Moule, 2005; Jones, 2001; King & Castenell, 2001; Ladson-Billings, 1997; Maboleka & Green, 2001; Moule, 2004; Powell, 1999;...
The purpose of this study was to gather and interpret data in
order to contribute to a better understanding of older employed women
as they prepare for the transition from the paid workforce to
retirement.
Selected descriptive variables were measured to determine
their relationship to retirement readiness in a sample...
In the past decade, issues related to cultural diversity and pluralism
have risen to the forefront in education. The increasing cultural diversity in
American classrooms and communities requires preservice teachers to be
ready to promote multiple perspectives within their curricula and among their
students. The purpose of this study was...
The purpose of the study was to identify a list of skills, knowledges and related factors that are common to fourteen occupational cluster areas representative of the work community of Oregon. PROCEDURES A list of skills, knowledges and related factors needed for successful employment was derived from existing task analyses...
The initial purpose of this study was to develop a reliable method
for the determination of vitamin B₆ in blood. At the present time
microbiological assays have demonstrated greater sensitivity and
specificity than other methods for the of vitamin B₆ in
pure solution and many foodstuffs. However, adetermination pplication of...
Trawl cables are wire ropes which corrode under the influence of
seawater depending on fishing habits.
Information about the problem was obtained from the preceeding
work by Robert D. Malloch, and from contacts with the fishermen.
Statistical data about fishing boats and fishing habits on the Pacific
Northwest Coast are...
There have been many studies that describe the protective degradation or metabolism of potentially harmful plant toxins, such as, mimosine from Leucaena leuconcephala, pyrrolizidine alkaloids from tansy ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), oxalate and some mycotoxins by rumen microbes. There are many cases of plant-related toxicoses suffered by ruminant animals where there...
A new organization was created when Oregon State University (OSU) School of Education and Western Oregon State College (WOSC) Division of Education merged into the OSU-WOSC School of Education in the fall of 1982. Two education faculties from two different kinds of institutions (i.e., a large university and a small...
How do we bridge the mismatch between teachers and students based on race and ethnicity currently in our nation's schools? The teaching force remains overwhelmingly White, while the percentage of K-12 students of color continues to rise. Because of cultural dissonance, teachers may not understand the needs of their students....
Vitamin E was first described in 1922 as an unknown factor required for impregnated rats to carry their offspring to term. In fact, when vitamin E was chemically characterized it was given the name "tocopherol" derived from the Greek: tokos = childbirth; phero = to bear; and –ol, indicating an...
A nutrition education program for employed women on maintaining a
healthy weight was developed and evaluated. Delivery of eight messages (two
per week for four weeks) by electronic mail was tested for effectiveness.
The subjects were 243 members of the Oregon State University Office
and Personnel Association who were randomly...
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a disease of multi-complications
affecting more than 20 million US adults. Hyperglycemia is the classic clinical feature of diabetes, and uncontrolled hyperglycemia leads to deadly health complications. Thus, control of blood glucose represents a major goal for diabetics. Human and rodent studies revealed another...
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is defined as excess hepatic lipid accumulation, in the absence of excess alcohol consumption and chronic liver disease. NAFLD can range in severity from simple fatty liver (steatosis) to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). NASH is defined as hepatic steatosis with inflammation and hepatic injury and describes...
Protein disulfide isomerase (PDI), a member of the thioredoxin superfamily, contains two domains with significant sequence homology to the active sites in thioredoxin. PDI facilitates the folding of nascent proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), binds hormones and Ca²⁺, catalyzes the glutathione dependent reduction of dehydroascorbate, serves as a major...
Abdominal obesity is a part of insulin resistance syndrome that is closely
linked to increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). Because fat tissue acts as
an endocrine target and source of hormone production, increased metabolism or
production of chemical messengers in fat tissue may result in metabolic perturbations
that...
Sulforaphane is an isothiocyanate derived from cruciferous vegetables and has been under investigation as a cancer chemopreventive agent for over two decades. The compound is well tolerated and has been shown to slow cancer progression in several different pre-clinical models of carcinogenesis, such as of the lung, breast and colon....
A transient code (TFETC) for calculating the temperature
distribution throughout the radial and axial positions of a
thermionic fuel element (TFE) has been successfully developed.
It accommodates the variations of temperatures, thermal power,
electrical power, voltage, and current density throughout the
TFE as a function of time as well as...
The cohesion-tension theory of water transport states that hydrogen bonds hold water molecules together and that they are pulled through the xylem under tension. This tension could cause transport failure in at least two ways: collapse of the conduit walls (implosion), or rupture of the water column through air-seeding. The...
This thesis addresses numerical simulation of flow maldistribution in microchannels. Microchannels are often associated with two phase-flows which can generate many problems such as plugging the channel or perturbing the flow. In this study we have used CFD and fully resolved technique to simulate what would happen in the case...
We are studying the impacts of parasites on threatened stocks of Oregon coastal coho
salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch). In our previous studies, we have found high infections of
digeneans and myxozoans in coho salmon parr from the lower main stem of West Fork Smith
River (WFSR), Oregon. In contrast parr from...
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Oregon
Jayde A. Ferguson a,⁎, Jeremy Romer b, Jean C. Sifneos c, Lisa Madsen c, Carl B. Schreck d
The use of DNA markers in public sector plant breeding is now the norm. Such markers are common across breeding programs and this commonality enables and enhances collaboration. Therefore, large collaborative research projects that measure several phenotypes across multiple environments coupled with the expanding amount of genotype data attainable with...
The management of the home has been a central
component of Home Economics since the early 1900s. It is,
however, an enigmatic behavior that has not yielded easily
to research. Recognizing that meal provision and food
consumption by families incorporate management processes
and occur on a regular and frequent basis,...
The purpose of this investigation was to ascertain if there are
differences in attitudes among married males, married females,
single males, and single females toward 11 attitudinal variables.
More specifically the study focused on the impact of the college
environment on married students.
The students who participated in the study...
Deciphering the evolution of global climate from the end of the Last Glacial Maximum approximately 19 ka to the early Holocene 11 ka presents an outstanding opportunity for understanding the transient response of Earth's climate system to external and internal forcings. During this interval of global warming, the decay of...
The red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) is an arboreal Arvicoline rodent endemic to conifer dominated forests of western Oregon and northwestern California. While commonly associated with old forests, often inhabiting stands over 80 years old, tree voles have also been found in young forests between 20 and 80 years old....
Pre-spawning mortality (PSM) presents a major problem for population recovery of spring Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the Willamette River basin. In certain reaches and years, PSM has exceeded 90%. Histology has been used as the primary diagnostic method to investigate PSM in the Chinook Salmon, and a collection of...
Directing feature films in the GDR was largely a male-dominated profession. One of the few female directors was Iris Gusner, whose films explored issues working GDR women faced in their everyday lives. A close reading of her 1984 feature film Kaskade Rückwärts, in particular the focus on sound and on...
Directing feature films in the GDR was largely a male-dominated profession. One of the few female directors was Iris Gusner, whose films explored issues working GDR women faced in their everyday lives. A close reading of her 1984 feature film Kaskade Rückwärts, in particular the focus on sound and on...