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  • Post-occupancy evaluation of the Linn-Benton Housing Authority lobby and reception office

    Creator:
    Binder, Susan K.
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    The research evaluated the remodeled lobby and reception office of the Linn- Benton Housing Authority, Albany, Oregon. Programming goals identified five needs: protect client privacy, provide for orderly queuing at the reception counter, decrease contact time between clients and staff, and improve reception office for attention focused tasks and for...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , representing Design and Human Environment Chair of the Iartmenf Design and Human Environment Dean of the I

  • Homeownership : still the American Dream? Perceptions of homeownership in the post crisis era

    Creator:
    Micek, Thomas P.
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    "The American Dream" is an expression familiar to all Americans and the realization of the American Dream is tied closely to homeownership (Clinton, 1995). The recent financial crisis, with the housing and financial markets at levels not seen since the Great Depression, has resulted in widespread unemployment, continually dropping home...
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    Masters Thesis
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    for the degree of Master of Science in Design and Human Environment presented on May 25, 2012

  • Perceptions of residential grab bars among community dwelling seniors

    Creator:
    Thrall, Patti L.
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    Despite the perceived importance of grab bars to facilitate aging-in-place and healthy aging, many community-dwelling older adults do not have them installed. The aim of this study was to investigate predictors of grab bar installation among well-educated community dwelling seniors. Data was collected quantitatively through an electronic survey of Oregon...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . Thrall for the degree of Master of Science in Design and Human Environment presented on June 4, 2012

  • Predictors of Florida retirees' housing decisions and housing adjustments

    Creator:
    Yamamoto, Toshiko
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    This thesis addresses the issue of comfortable and functional living environments to provide seniors with opportunities for "age in place," that is, living in one's own house after retirement. Such living environments enhance seniors' life satisfaction since the majority of seniors prefer to stay in their own houses and live...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Master of Science in Design and Human Environment presented on June 9, 2004. Title: Predictors of

  • Oregon outdoor garments : outdoor garments worn in the Willamette Valley and Eastern Oregon regions between 1880 to 1920

    Creator:
    Mower, Jennifer M.
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    The purpose of this study was to describe women's outdoor garments worn in Oregon from 1880 to 1920 to determine whether there were garment differences between the Willamette Valley and Eastern Oregon. The question addressed was: can garment differences be explained by the different Oregon climates, geographic locations, and availability...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Chair of the Department of Design and Human Environment Dean of'the Graduate School I understand that

  • Clothing evaluative criteria : a comparison between hedonic shoppers and utilitarian shoppers

    Creator:
    Yeh, Chun-Lan
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    According to Engel, Blackwell, and Miniard (1993), evaluative criteria is defined as "the standards and specifications used by consumers to compare different products and brands" (p.51). Many studies have investigated factors that might influence the importance of clothing evaluative criteria used by consumers in the decision making process. However, few...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Chair of the Department of Design and Human Environment Dean of thè'Graduate School I understand that

  • Talking back: voices from an empty house: the interior space of the Frantz-Dunn House as artifact

    Creator:
    Bryant, Kathleen J.
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    The 134-year old Frantz-Dunn House in Hoskins, Oregon is an intact, well-preserved example of rural Gothic architecture in the Willamette Valley. The old farmstead sits on a former Civil War Fort site and represents a link in the history of the region to the larger patterns of expansion in America...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Major Professor, representing Design and Human Environment Chair of the Department of Design and Human

  • The effect of reputation systems and on-line chat services on consumers' responses towards unfamiliar retailers

    Creator:
    Zhang, Ruirui
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    Creating effective functions in website designs that reduce consumers' anxiety in shopping online is a challenge common to most e-retailers. The present study investigated the roles of online reputation systems and instant chat services in decreasing customer perceived risk and increasing initial trust in unfamiliar e-retailers. Therefore, the reputation system...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Master of Science in Design and Human Environment presented on November 7, 2011 Title: The Effect

  • "Pretty and patriotic" : women's consumption of apparel during World War II

    Creator:
    Mower, Jennifer M.
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    The War Production Board issued limitation order 85 in April 1942 in order to conserve fabric and manpower needed for the war effort. The L-85 order froze the silhouette so no major style changes in women's wear would occur during the war. It is clear that on the one hand...
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    Dissertation
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    ________________________________________________________________________ Chair of the Department of Design and Human Environment

  • Implementing quick response (QR): successes and challenges

    Creator:
    Lee, Duck Weon
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    Quick Response is an umbrella term for strategies to cut lead times and to eliminate unnecessary production costs from a manufacturing plant to a consumer market. In particular, the textile and apparel industries need strategies to quickly respond to a changeable market in the international supply chain. As the industry...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Weon Lee for the degree of Master of Science in Design and Human Environment presented on November