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Item Open Access The Adjustment of Stock Prices to the Announcement of a Product Liability Suit: A Test of Market Efficiency(University of Oregon, 1988) Ellingson, MaryItem Open Access Age and Gender Differences in Altruistic Behavior(University of Oregon, 2000-05-31) Johnson, Kristen K.Item Open Access Antiretroviral Adherence in South Africa(2007-07-31T17:14:34Z) Metzler, Ian ScottHIV/AIDS has caused millions of deaths and untold suffering throughout the world. Although there is no cure, treatment exists that has transformed this disease from an acutely lethal infection into a manageable chronic illness. However, successfully treating HIV/AIDS requires high levels of adherence to prescribed medications. Unlike most aspects of antiretroviral treatment, adherence depends on the behavior of the patient, which is influenced by a multitude of factors from every sector of society. This paper discusses the challenges to treatment adherence within a model country, South Africa. To highlight the necessity of addressing obstacles to adherence, this paper also investigates the biological consequences resulting from poor adherence. These consequences are significant for both the individual and humanity as a whole. Establishing a medical strategy to treat HIV/AIDS is not enough; turning the tides of the HIV/AIDS pandemic will require an understanding of the societal factors affecting adherence as well.Item Open Access As the streets burned: a comparison of the coverage of the 2005 Paris riots(University of Oregon, 2007-06) Blakley, JuliannaThis is a study of the historical context of the 2005 Paris riots and a comparison of the coverage in the American and French press, Specifically, it examined a three-week period of coverage of the riots from October 28-November 21,2005, in four newspapers: The New York Times, the Washington Post, Le Monde and Le Figaro. The articles were looked at in both a quantitative and qualitative manner, assessing how many articles appeared, what topics they covered and how they were framed. While there were many fundamental differences in visual content and editorial stance, there were also many similarities in the percentage of articles that appeared on the outlined topic areas. There was also an editorial battle that occurred in the two newspapers, with the French attacking the American press for sensationalizing the riots.Item Open Access Beauty Contest Games in the 6th Grade(University of Oregon, 2000-06-02) Reed, NathanItem Open Access A Benefit Cost Study of a new Preschool Program Based on Neuroplasticity(University of Oregon, 2006-06) Yaillen, Jenny; Blair, NateItem Open Access Central Oregon Business Index(University of Oregon, 2006-06) Connolly, Michael B.; Frank, Aaron R.Item Open Access Chromatophore Organization and Development in the Cuttlefish Sepia officinalis(2006-06) Gosling, Allyson A.The cuttlefish species Sepia officinalis possesses a unique and complex behavior referred to in this paper as body patterning behavior. This behavior allows these animals to modulate their external dermal pattern in response to environmental changes. The resulting patterns are used for both camouflage and communication purposes. This behavior is achieved by the mass coordination of millions of tiny pigment-containing organs, termed chromatophores, which are structures located in the skin. The control of these organs is unique in that they are directly innervated by motor neurons which project from the animal’s central nervous system. Using a regenerative model, the organization and post-embryonic maturation of individual chromatophores was examined in this study. Over a 30 day period the regeneration of a small excised section of tissue, taken from the anterior region of the fin, was digitally recorded. The analyses of the resulting images, which include data from the regenerating region as well as the undamaged surround, support the following conclusions: 1) Established chromatophores do not change positions. 2) The spacing between chromatophores in the undamaged control region did not significantly change throughout the 30 day experimental period. 3) As the regeneration progressed, the spacing of chromatophores in the regenerating region became increasing similar to that of chromatophores in the control region, significantly so in the last stages of regeneration.Item Open Access The civil rights movement in Portland, Oregon, 1955-68(University Of Oregon, 1983-06) Buhler, Julie LoranaItem Open Access Colonialism and Development: Reinventing 'Tradition' and Gendered Work in Kumaon, India(2006-06) Fracchia, Elena M.The forests of the Kumaon Himalayas in northern India contain a wide variety of living materials essential to the subsistence production of the people. Women and men alike have a strong sense of history connecting them to the forests and the life it provides. However, during colonial times women took on the bulk of the work associated with gathering and maintaining these forests while their male counterparts were forced out of the villages to earn an income in the cities. Over time, women adjusted to male members of the family being gone by taking on large, burdensome workloads to maintain the household. This reformation of the division of labor became the new “tradition” the villagers lived by. As women did this survival work, they also created a community and network of support for each other while they worked together to gather fuel, fodder, food and even medicine from the forest areas. The women preserved and passed down knowledge through oral traditions, giving them a complete and highly accurate understanding of how to maintain the forestland. However, social structures of a male-dominated society have kept women, and particularly their knowledge, out of the public realm. Though women could be helpful to policy formation, their participation and presence is rendered invisible through a series of cultural barriers (i.e. time constraints, gender-segregated society, male dominated families, etc). This research considers the effects of current development projects in Kumaoni culture, particularly as they affect women. Development discourse is addressed in relation to projects and the allocation of resources relating to both developing areas and women. By examining women’s work, knowledge and participation in community activities, I examine issues regarding the outcomes of British colonial rule, the breadth of wisdom which is unused and dismissed by cultural norms, and the extent to which women’s “traditional” work is hampered by public policies.Item Open Access A Comparison of Chinese and Soviet Agricultural Systems(University of Oregon, 1986) Mead, Robert W.Item Open Access The Decision to be Regulated in Motor Carrier Markets(University of Oregon, 1992-06) Bjorvik, Erik J.Item Open Access Decisions, Decisions: Employer Discrimination, Consumer Discrimination, and Their Role in the Number and Success of Black Entrepreneurs(University of Oregon, 1995-05-23) Hutcheson, D. ReeseItem Open Access Determinants of Instructional Technology Adoption: a look at University of Oregon Faculty Web Pages(University of Oregon, 1998) Rice, Robert A.Item Open Access Developing a European security and defense identity : past failures, present dilemmas, and the future of EU military cooperation(University of Oregon, 2001-08) Spath-Espiau, ReneeThe European Union (EU) is an alliance of 15 Westem European nations that coordinate on economic, social, judicial, and political issues. In 1991, the EU decided to begin collaboration among its members' foreign and security policies. The goal of a common European military identity had been previously attempted by several EU members, but with little success. The early 1990s Balkan crisis provided the EU with a perfect opportunity to unite on a plan for concerted military action, yet the European countries could not agree on how to address the situation. This failure highlighted the EU's need to refine its decision-making process and work with an existing security organization in order to accomplish its ambitious goal of military cooperation. By examining past relations, present developments, and future plans between organizations, it became obvious that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization would be the most likely partner for EU military cooperation.Item Open Access Donning the Cap: The Economic Consequences of the European Community's Common Agricultural Policy in Spain(University of Oregon, 1993-06) Britton, Charles HowardItem Open Access Dummy Variables and the Linear Probability Model(University of Oregon, 1985-06-14) Brookes, Thomas B.Item Open Access E-procurement in the hospital industry : a feasibility study(University of Oregon, 2002-06) Andries, ColinRecent years have seen improvements in the Internet and the ability of individuals to make purchases online. Because of these improvements many companies have looked to the Internet to improve their supply chains. The hospital industry has been one such industry. In my research I sought to see how materials management officials viewed the incorporation of e-procurement into the procurement process. This was done through the analysis of current literature, but primarily through interviews conducted at four hospitals with people in the materials management departments. In contrast to my initial thoughts and hypotheses, I found e-procurement in its current state, unlikely to be implemented in today's private hospitals. The changes I feel necessary for e-procurement to be successful in the hospital industry are unlikely to be made because of issues on both the demand and supply sides of the supply chain.Item Open Access The early development of the Serbian and Romanian national movements, 1800-1866 : a comparison(University of Oregon, 1977-08) Meyer, MarthaItem Open Access The early political philosophy of furst Otto von Bismarck from 1848-1852(University Of Oregon, 1996-04) Ladd, Anthony LeonThe political philosophy of Bismarck is often imposed from his later career onto his earlier political activities without asking the question of whether or not the political pragmatism he dearly practiced later in his life was an evolution or whether it was always present even in his earliest political activities when he possessed the reputation of being an arch-conservative in Prussian domestic politics. This thesis seeks to understand his early political philosophy through his interaction with the Revolution of 1848, his role in the Reaction and his attitude and political actions towards Austria during his service in the Federal Diet until late 1852.