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Person-environment fit and adaptation : exploring the interaction between person and environment in older age

Creator:: Lien, Laura L.
Abstract:: The ability to independently age in place requires an appropriate match between a person and the environment, or P-E fit. The person-environment interaction helps describe the adaptation processes employed in older age to achieve P-E fit, but is little understood. Therefore, the objective of this two-part study was to gain...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Laura L. Lien for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

Why cosplay? Motivations behind participation and use of social media among cosplayers who maintain Facebook Artist Pages

Creator:: Kane, Laura E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore motivations behind participation in cosplay and the use of social media among cosplayers who maintain Facebook Artist Pages. Further focus was placed on investigating the role of Facebook Artist Pages in building fame. To explore such motivations, two theories were referenced: Deci...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Laura Kane for

Bonds Across Divides: Track III Diplomacy in Environmental Peacebuilding Projects A case study of EcoPeace Middle East in the Jordan Basin

Creator:: Mathieu, Laura J.
Abstract:: This research explores the mechanisms of Track III diplomacy employed by EcoPeace Middle East, in the context of environmental peacebuilding within the Jordan Basin region. Focusing on how these mechanisms contribute to improving water quality and quantity, the study delves into their processes in facilitating cooperation among conflicting parties—Israelis, Palestinians,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Laura J

Where's the ground surface? Elevation bias in LIDAR-derived digital elevation models due to dense vegetation in Oregon tidal marshes

Creator:: Ewald, Michael J.
Abstract:: Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) is a powerful resource for coastal and wetland managers and its use is increasing. Vegetation density and other land cover characteristics influence the accuracy of LIDAR-derived ground surface digital elevation models; however, the degree to which wetland land cover biases LIDAR estimates of the ground...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Laura S. Brophy

The Impact of World Literature in Secondary Schools in Oregon and Chile : A Comparative Case Study

Creator:: McFarland, Annette Catherine
Abstract:: The reading of world literature, literary works from cultures other than one’s own, offers an effective means of creating greater awareness and sensitivity towards others. Research on the subject makes it clear that world literature can help lay the groundwork for a sense of world citizenship in students. To what...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Dr. Laura Rice The reading of world literature, literary works from cultures other than one’s

Writing Rhodesia : young girls as narrators in works by Doris Lessing and Tsitsi Dangarembga

Creator:: Thomas, Jane McCauley
Abstract:: Doris Lessing and Tsitsi Dangarembga write fiction set in Zimbabwe, the former Southern Rhodesia. Although Lessing grew up as a white settler and Dangarembga, a generation later, as part of the colonized African population, the women sometimes address similar issues. Both write of young girls trying to find a speaking...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Tsitsi Dangarembga. Abstract approval: Laura Rice Doris Lessing and Tsitsi Dangarembga write fiction

Imagining Kenya in Ngugi's fiction

Creator:: Prasansak, Ram
Abstract:: The relationship between literature and nation-building has been one of the most crucial issues in postcolonial studies. The novel in particular is regarded as a means by which writers forge national consciousness among the colonized during the time of colonization. Many African writers themselves, for example, conceive of their work...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: approved: /-( Laura Rice The relationship between literature and nation-building has been one of the

The influence of imperialist ideology on the dichotomy of passion and reason in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre

Creator:: Dietrich, Rhonda
Abstract:: A prevalent belief during the Victorian age was that the world was divided between inferior beings governed by passion and superior reasoning beings. On the political level, this idea separated inferior passion-driven natives from superior reasoning Europeans. This division contributed to the maintenance and expansion of imperialist rule in distant...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Passion and Reason in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. Abstract approval: Laura Rice A prevalent belief

Evaluating the efficiency of the Washington State Ferry routes using data envelopment analysis

Creator:: Owen, Alyce L.
Abstract:: This paper uses data envelopment analysis (DEA) to examine the relative technical efficiency of the Washington State Ferry (WSF) routes operating in Puget Sound. This is the largest ferry system in the country. It is publicly operated and does not face direct competition from any other agency, public or private....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: using data envelopment analysis AN ABSTRACT OF TIIE THESIS OF Alyce L. Owen for the degree of Master

Voices of CALYX: Narratives of Feminist Publishing Activism, 1976-2006

Creator:: Steuben, Marieke L.
Abstract:: This thesis examines the nature of publishing as a political endeavor through a detailed investigation of the feminist publishing movement in the U.S. since the 1970s. Feminist publishers emerged from an activist context of feminist struggle, and they evolved within changing political and social climates, facing ideological and economic challenges...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: CHAPTER 4 AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Marieke L

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Person-environment fit and adaptation : exploring the interaction between person and environment in older age

Why cosplay? Motivations behind participation and use of social media among cosplayers who maintain Facebook Artist Pages

Bonds Across Divides: Track III Diplomacy in Environmental Peacebuilding Projects A case study of EcoPeace Middle East in the Jordan Basin

Where's the ground surface? Elevation bias in LIDAR-derived digital elevation models due to dense vegetation in Oregon tidal marshes

The Impact of World Literature in Secondary Schools in Oregon and Chile : A Comparative Case Study

Writing Rhodesia : young girls as narrators in works by Doris Lessing and Tsitsi Dangarembga

Imagining Kenya in Ngugi's fiction

The influence of imperialist ideology on the dichotomy of passion and reason in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre

Evaluating the efficiency of the Washington State Ferry routes using data envelopment analysis

Voices of CALYX: Narratives of Feminist Publishing Activism, 1976-2006

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