In making use of the theory of linear regression to obtain an estimation of a dependent variate from the information contained in an independent variate, one frequently is faced with the problem of having the independent ...
Detritus plays an important role in the marine ecosystem. It forms a significant fraction of the available food sources (Darnell, 1958, 1961 , 1967; Gant et. al, 1971; Heald
1971; Lenz, 1977; E. P . Odum and Dela Cruz, ...
This study explores faculty theories of service-learning as a teaching methodology in higher education. While there has been considerable increase in the understanding of how service-learning positively impacts students, ...
Silicon vacancy centers (SiVs) in diamond are local defects in the diamond lattice that behave as atomic-like systems with electronic energy levels and optical transitions. The SiV's optical properties and long spin ...
Glazener, Laurie Ann(University of Oregon, 2010-12)
Matching reading deficits to appropriate intervention programs is a challenge given the number of treatment options available to educators. The Fast ForWord (FFW) computerized intervention series has been marketed as a way ...
TGD individuals experience elevated levels of stress due to discrimination and oppression and, as a result, many TGD people drink alcohol to cope, resulting in elevated levels of high-risk alcohol use and disproportionate ...
The nation has placed a spotlight on improving graduation rates for all students. The current study analyzed retrospective, longitudinal student data from the fifth largest school district in Oregon to create an Early ...
Life on Earth has always been shaped by sulfur. Over 2 billion years ago, before our atmosphere became rich in oxygen, volcanic activity was more prevalent. As a result, sulfur-containing gasses were much more prominent ...
Taormina, Michael(University of Oregon, 2014-09-29)
Adapting the tools of optical microscopy to the large-scale dynamic systems encountered in the development of multicellular organisms provides a path toward understanding the physical processes necessary for complex life ...
Hahn, Sara Leigh-Anne, 1969-(University of Oregon, 2009-06)
The primary purpose of this research is to determine whether the implementation of Guided Language Acquisition Design (GLAD) teaching strategies increases the English receptive language and expressive vocabulary development ...
Throughout this work several thin film resists have been studied with substantial focus on HafSOx and SU-8. The study of HafSOx has granted more insight into how inorganic, spin coated films form and react under the electron ...
Climate change dilemma forces researchers from all over the world to focus on developing solutions for reducing fossil fuel consumption and overall energy use. In this dissertation, several advanced materials for energy ...
One of the most heavily researched topics of cognitive development concerns children's growing understanding of people's behaviors as reflecting mental states such as beliefs, desires and intentions. Anthropomorphism is ...
Ramasubramanian, Gauri(University of Oregon, 2022-10-04)
Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) are an integral part of the instructional personnel in undergraduate general chemistry courses. Professional development programs for GTAs are well-established across STEM disciplines ...
Recent mandates for increased multicultural competence training in a variety of fields have stimulated a growing need for reliable and valid multicultural competence assessment instruments. Existing instruments have ...
Success in early childhood requires fluent cognitive control functioning and the ability to select and execute effective regulatory strategies across many new contexts including academics and social interactions. Cognitive ...
Hoffman, Tera L., 1968-(University of Oregon, 2010-09)
The purpose of this dissertation was to develop and conduct initial validation procedures for the Environmental Justice Advocacy Scale (EJAS). Environmental justice refers to the equitable distribution of environmental ...
Caban, Alisia Rose, 1979-(University of Oregon, 2010-09)
The development, maintenance, and integration of multicultural competence into all aspects of psychologists' work is critical to ethical practice in an increasingly diverse society. Measurement of multicultural competency ...
Assessment of social and emotional learning (SEL) in young children is critical to understanding developmental progress and informing care and instruction. The current study investigated the development of a behavior rating ...
Sorenson, Kimball J.(University of Oregon, 1953-06)
This thesis deals primarily with only one of the several forms of business organizations. It has to do with the cooperative form and to a large extent with those cooperations of larger size where the capital investment is ...