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(University of Oregon, 1971-08)The American architect at the turn of the century faced the prodigious task of reconciling his traditional role as the servant of privilege with the exigencies of technological revolution, burgeoning cities, and a rapidly ...
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(University of Oregon, 1952-06)Leisure time for most people has increased tremendously in recent years. The whole economy of our life today has meant fewer hours at work and more leisure for all who toil. What is being done with this leisure time? We ...
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(University of Oregon, 2024)The emergence of a new Cold War and the arms racing it brings has captured the attention of the globe. To understand the drivers of the new global tension the current discourse has overwhelmingly looked to great power ...
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(University of Oregon, 2024)This thesis investigates the paradigm shift in development discourse catalyzed by postcolonialism and the contrasting positions of postcolonial theory and modernization theory. Through the works of Edward Said, Homi Bhabha, ...
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(University of Oregon, 2024)As cooperatives, both the Women’s Cooperative Guild and the Nyamirambo Women’s Center share commonalities in their dedication to promoting women’s rights, fostering economic empowerment, and advancing positive peace. Despite ...
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(University of Oregon, 2024)Yoga is an ancient spiritual and philosophical system originating in what is now India that aims to create union within the individual self and with a higher consciousness. Now, yoga is practiced all over the world, ...
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(University of Oregon, 2024)The western United States has a tumultuous relationship with wildfire, exacerbated by a fire workforce with high turnover rates and substantial disparities in gender and racial representation. As wildfire disasters intensify, ...
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(University of Oregon, 2024)This thesis is an examination of two ongoing civil cases regarding racial discrimination in kidney transplant waitlists. While these cases take place on opposite sides of the country, one in California and one in New York, ...
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(University of Oregon, 2024)The basal ganglia nucleus Area X in the avian song system has been previously implicated in the sensory and sensorimotor phases of vocal development in juvenile songbirds. A foundational study in birdsong research found ...
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(University of Oregon, 2024)For many, artificial intelligence is a concern as it can perform tasks efficiently and with frightening accuracy. As time goes by, it will most likely improve. Hence, many people are concerned about what this means for ...
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(University of Oregon, 2024)For four decades, scientific consensus on the existence and threat of anthropogenic climate change has been ubiquitous. As climate scientists have done the research and provided the facts, they and the news media have made ...
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Getting to the Root: Preventing Violence Against Women in Guatemala Through Interventions with Men (University of Oregon, 2024)Violence against women and girls (VAW or VAWG) is a global crisis. While there is a growing consensus about the need to engage men and boys in VAWG prevention, this recognition has not uniformly translated into on-the-ground ...
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(University of Oregon, 2024)Native tendon tissue heals poorly post-injury due to the formation of fibrotic scar tissue, lowering the tensile strength of tendon after repair and leaving it prone to re-injury. The weakness of fibrotic tissue compared ...
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(University of Oregon, 2024)This study investigates a business concept centered on credit card optimization. It addresses four distinct but intimately related questions. First, does the average American consumer optimally use the credit card system? ...
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(University of Oregon, 2024)Climate change poses a significant threat to global agricultural systems - raising global temperature, disrupting hydrological cycles, and impacting water patterns, soil health, and plant development. This threat is ...
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(University of Oregon, 2024)Gestational development encompasses what are inarguably some of the most crucial developmental periods of life. Normal development is at risk for many complications, including those induced by the mother’s health. The ...
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(University of Oregon, 2024)India is the second largest consumer of gold in the world, and Indian households are estimated to own 25,000 tons of it, worth $1.4 trillion. The majority of this wealth is held in women’s jewelry, which is given a life ...
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(University of Oregon, 2024)This thesis examines the dramatic political transformation of Southern California in the 1970s to 2000s, shifting from a Republican stronghold to Democratic through a series of voter mobilization efforts specifically towards ...
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(University of Oregon, 2024)Lampreys are jawless fish that represent one of the most ancient extant lineages on the planet, evolving into their current form over 340 million years ago. Ten of the approximate forty extant lamprey species are native ...
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(University of Oregon, 2024)This paper investigates the applicability of generational study to predicting consumer desires, specifically for generational groups as they age into the typical beginning years of parenting. The research and analysis ...