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  • Re‐establishment of the native oyster, Ostrea conchaphila, in Netarts Bay, Oregon, USA

    Creator:
    Archer, Pamela Emily
    Abstract:
    Olympia oysters, “Ostrea conchaphila,” were once common along the west coast of North America. A popular delicacy, native oyster populations began to decline in the late 1800’s due to over‐harvest, degraded water quality, and habitat loss. Interest in re‐establishing the native oyster in a small Oregon estuary, Netarts Bay, culminated...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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     OF        Pamela Emily Archer for the degree of Master of Science in Marine Resource Management

  • Role of Cartilage and Bone Matrix Regulation in Early Equine Osteochondrosis

    Creator:
    Grissom, Stephanie K.
    Abstract:
    Osteochondrosis (OC) results from disruption of the normal endochondral ossification process during articular cartilage and epiphyseal bone growth. Previous studies have revealed that cartilage canals are often associated with early OC lesions, especially along the ossification front. In early OC, extracellular matrix signaling pathways are expected to be altered, as...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    in Early Equine Osteochondrosis.docx AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Stephanie K. Grissom

  • Food insecurity and Food Assistance: The Lived Experiences of Food Insecurity and Participation in SNAP among Oregon Farmers and Farmworkers

    Creator:
    Rockler, Briana E.
    Abstract:
    Farmers and migrant and seasonal farmworkers (F/MSFW) dedicate their livelihoods to the production of food for consumers, yet they may struggle to access food to feed themselves. Rural residents, immigrants, and Hispanic/Latinx individuals all have higher risk for food insecurity, yet little is known about the unique contexts through which...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    : _____________________________________________________________________ Stephanie K. Grutzmacher Farmers and migrant and seasonal farmworkers (F

  • Exploring Embodied Gender Identities in Steven Universe

    Creator:
    Painter, Stephanie
    Abstract:
    Steven Universe, a relatively new show from Cartoon Network, explores an unexpectedly complex understanding of gender through their main protagonists. Utilizing Judith Butler’s work on gender performativity and doing gender, as well as Daniel Dennett’s conception of the self as a theorist’s fiction, and Alexander Weheliye’s understanding of power and...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Stephanie Painter for the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Ethics presented on March 22, 2017. Title

  • Out-of-pocket health care expenditures and household food insecurity among families with children

    Creator:
    Patton-Lopez, Megan M.
    Abstract:
    Since the late 1990s accelerated growth in health care spending coupled with a cost shift of health insurance from employers to employees has created an increased financial burden for many families. Past research suggests that financial burden due to out-of-pocket (OOP) health care costs limits access to health care and...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    :___________________________________________ Stephanie Bernell Since the late 1990s accelerated growth in health care spending

  • National health insurance in Taiwan : welfare analysis and hospital competition

    Creator:
    Chen, Wen-Yi
    Abstract:
    This dissertation consists of three essays that evaluate various types of health care policies from the social welfare perspective. Chapter 1 introduces the main ideas and framework of this dissertation. Chapter 2 evaluates the new co-payment policy, enacted on July 15, 2005 under Taiwan’s National Health Insurance (NHI). We show...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    . Dr. Andrew J. Plantinga introduced me to my major advisor, Dr. Stephanie L. Bemell, one of the most

  • Predictors of participation in a prison-based parenting program

    Creator:
    Schumer, Jean Ellen
    Abstract:
    The focus of this study was threefold. This research examined the extent to which parenting alliance between incarcerated parents and the caregivers of their children, influences participation of inmate parents in parenting programs. This research explored the extent to which family contact influences participation of inmate parents in parenting programs....
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    : _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Stephanie Lazarus Bernell The focus of this study was threefold. This research

  • Evaluating Equity in the Provision of Primary Health Care in Tanzania

    Creator:
    Babbel, Breannon
    Abstract:
    Equitable access to primary health care is vital to the overall health and development of a country. Since its independence in 1967, Tanzania has established a clear objective of achieving primary health care for all. Yet achieving the goal of health care for all is especially difficult considering Tanzania’s poverty...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    : Stephanie Bernell, representing Public Health Sarah Henderson, representing Political Science

  • The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990: Overlap Between Supreme Court Opinions and Amicus Briefs

    Creator:
    Arzie, Madelyn
    Abstract:
    The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 exists to protect the disabled community from discrimination in order to give people with disabilities the opportunity to live their lives to the fullest extent (What Is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? | ADA National Network, n.d.). When the ADA was signed...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    :_____________________________________________________ Stephanie Bernell The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 exists to protect the disabled

  • A Historical Reflection of Cultural Factors Inhibiting American Healthcare Reform

    Creator:
    Leathers, James S.
    Abstract:
    Past healthcare reform has been blinded by the presence of competing philosophies and ideologies that ultimately yielded ineffective compromises or short-terms solutions. With the ever-shifting political and economic landscapes, the future of our nation’s healthcare is in great peril. This paper is a meta-analysis on obstructions to healthcare reform that...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    Approved: ________________________________ Stephanie Bernell Past healthcare reform has been