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The Design of SWEsters Mentorship Program for First-Year Engineering Student Success

Creator:: Thompson, Tatiana A.
Abstract:: In order to support first-year women in engineering, a program was designed to help their transition to college and promote connection with other women. The program focused on three main areas based in research: mentor matching with mentee input, regular formal meetings in small mentoring groups, and the formation of...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Engineering Student Success by Tatiana Thompson A THESIS submitted

Comparison of regression and geostatistical methods to develop LAI surfaces for NPP modeling

Creator:: Berterretche, Mercedes
Abstract:: This study aims to compare different methods of obtaining maximum growing season leaf area index (LAI) maps using remote sensing data, LAI and tree cover field data in a boreal forest near Thompson, Manitoba, Canada. The comparison includes aspatial methods such as traditional regression, inverse regression and reduced major axis,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

MT Thompson Prelim Map.pdf

Creator:: Mankins, Neal
Abstract:: Vein Orientation and Structural Geology of the Boulder Batholith, Mount Thompson Quadrangle, southwestern Montana By N. Mankins Abstract The Mount Thompson 7.5 Minute Quadrangle is located in the central Boulder Batholith, between the cities of Butte and Helena. The Boulder batholith is host to numerous metalliferous vein deposits, including those...
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Ethics and Human Biomedical Enhancement : A Case for Compatibilism

Creator:: White, Benjamin A.
Abstract:: This thesis explores some of the ethical issues pertaining to the use of so-called radical enhancement technology. Key concepts analyzed include “normal function”, “human being”, and “personhood.” I argue that the use of these key concepts in the debate thus far has lacked philosophical rigor, and that a reexamination of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Title: UEthics & Human Biomedical Enhancement: A Case for Compatibilism Abstract approved

Moral Truth and Hume's Fork: The Prospects of Reconciliation

Creator:: Embleton, Clark A.
Abstract:: Hume’s division of truth into agreement with matters of fact or relations of ideas casts doubt on our capacity to have moral knowledge, as moral propositions do not seem to fall obviously into either category. This thesis looks at how two views, ‘descriptive moral functionalism’ and ‘moral concept essentialism’, try...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Reconciliation by Clark Embleton A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

Vitamin A status of vegetarians

Creator:: Schardt, David G.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: coincides with the maximum fluorescence of retinol, so Thompson devised a correction formula to deduct the

A Practical, Ethical Critique of Hydraulic Fracturing and the Shale Gas Extraction Process

Creator:: Bullock, Claude George, III
Abstract:: This thesis analyzes the emerging technology of hydraulic fracturing and shale gas extraction process through a pluralistic philosophical approach. Rather than defending traditional values in nature, such as intrinsic value, I defend a metaphilosophical pragmatism centered on policy implications. I argue that different philosophical positions will, most of the time,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Ethics presented on December 10,2015. Title: A Practical

A contextual model for the integration of LifeKnowledge curriculum into the agricultural science and technology classroom

Creator:: Crawford, Paul Wesley
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to evaluate a contextual model for integrating lessons from the LifeKnowledge curriculum into the agricultural science and technology (AST) course content. This was measured using the National FFA Organization’s online precept indicator which is part of the LifeKnowledge 3.0 curriculum. Ninth grade students at...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ Gregory W. Thompson The purpose of this study was to evaluate a contextual model for

Segregation in Public Schools Through the Lens of Tiebout Theory: A case study of Oregon's open enrollment policy

Creator:: Backus, Robert J.
Abstract:: In 2011 Oregon enacted a public education open enrollment policy that gives students and families the choice of what school to attend, regardless of district lines. Despite the lack of public information, this policy will sunset this school year unless it is further extended during legislative session. This paper attempts...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: : A case study of Oregon’s open enrollment policy by Robert Backus

Soundscape Policy: Noise Pollution as an Issue in Oregon Municipalities

Creator:: Noone, Harry
Abstract:: Noise is an environmental issue uniquely harmful to public welfare but essential to a well-functioning modern economy. Given the prevalence of noise especially in urban soundscapes, noise pollution has been recognized as a negative externality and an environmental stressor and thus has become an issue in public policy. Yet, as...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Harry Noone presented on June 4th, 2020 APPROVED: Paul Thompson (Economics

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The Design of SWEsters Mentorship Program for First-Year Engineering Student Success

Comparison of regression and geostatistical methods to develop LAI surfaces for NPP modeling

MT Thompson Prelim Map.pdf

Ethics and Human Biomedical Enhancement : A Case for Compatibilism

Moral Truth and Hume's Fork: The Prospects of Reconciliation

Vitamin A status of vegetarians

A Practical, Ethical Critique of Hydraulic Fracturing and the Shale Gas Extraction Process

A contextual model for the integration of LifeKnowledge curriculum into the agricultural science and technology classroom

Segregation in Public Schools Through the Lens of Tiebout Theory: A case study of Oregon's open enrollment policy

Soundscape Policy: Noise Pollution as an Issue in Oregon Municipalities

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