Since the Spanish conquest, Ecuador's lowland indigenous groups have experienced two
major periods of development: faith-based initiatives and petroleum exploitation. The early
1990s marked the beginning of a third, ...
Bradley, Christopher Edward(University of Oregon, 2009-06)
This thesis comprises six works of short fiction. These stories are diverse in origin,
plot, and character, but bound by the theme of threatened romantic relationships. Admittedly,
stories about romance abound; authors ...
In the 1970' s when the Black Radical Movement was at its height and the United States
was experiencing incredible social and political changes and challenges, there was a
moment of dialogue and expression from the ...
Locher, Blake Wayson(University of Oregon, 2009-06)
Past research has suggested that perceivers construct a schema of a target person in
order to accurately infer that person's thoughts and feelings (Myers & Hodges, 2009).
The current study was designed to test whether ...
Reynolds, Joel Michael(University of Oregon, 2009-06)
Emmanuel Levinas calls suffering "the very bond of human subjectivity," that by
which we are most fundamentally connected. Albeit irrefutable in its own right, properly
accounting for human suffering and pain resists ...
Day-to-day human life requires functional sensory systems that enable us to
perceive the surrounding environment. Often, the surrounding environment assessed by
our sensory systems can be very complex, so that processes ...
From its humble beginnings in the housing projects of the South Bronx in the
1970s, hip-hop has grown into a globalized musical genre and culture. Alleyways in
Spain explode with the cryptic lettering of graffiti, South ...
Kovensky, Rachel A.(University of Oregon, 2008-06)
Millions of children around the globe have been killed, maimed, disabled, or orphaned as
a result of armed conflict. Children have been exposed to brutal death, dangerous escape
or flight; violence; physical injury; ...
Tweedie random variables are exponential dispersion models that have power unit
variance functions, are infnitely divisible, and are closed under translations and scale
transformations. Notably, a Tweedie random variable ...
Thiamine (vitamin B1) is a micronutrient essential to both metabolic functioning and development. It helps the body to take energy from the nutrients it takes in. Due to a diet heavily reliant on polished white rice in ...
This study investigates current climate disclosure practices within the U.S. oil and gas (O&G) industry by analyzing the annual sustainability reports published by nine publicly listed companies in the industry. By centering ...
Much of 20th-century biology has been driven by and proceeded through a finer understanding of biological mechanisms at the level of genes and molecules. These gene-centric approaches have located medical interventions, ...
In the midst of a growing energy crisis, green energy is a central point of conversation. Green energy can be efficiently created in electrochemical devices via water electrolysis. Semiconductors can be used in electrochemical ...
Portland, similarly to the rest of the country, is experiencing a housing crisis. Rising rents, low housing stocks and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have combined to produce record numbers of people ...
Cnidarians have among the most primitive nervous systems, yet they also display diverse behavioral patterns. Previous studies have shown that the hydromedusa Polyorchis penicillatus has a light response in which bell ...
This research investigates the extent to which strict constitutionalists and religious fundamentalists might be intertwined and what implication this might have on the American legal system. Findings suggest close ties ...
Spending time in nature fosters pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors, which are essential for achieving ecological resilience in the face of climate change. Spending time outdoors is additionally associated with several ...
Tavares, TaylorRose(University of Oregon, 2023-05)
This undergraduate thesis explores two dominant narratives, the “Come Here” Narrative and the “Latino Threat” Narrative, in US immigration policies and public discourse. The project contends that the “Come Here” Narrative, ...
U.S. criminal justice settings disproportionately involve minority defendants and white judges/juries, often involving cross-accent communication. Although it is known that racial and linguistic profiling can lead to ...
In today’s highly digitized world, we are constantly consuming media. We watch so many movies and TV shows, listen to so much music, and scroll through so much social media that we have become numb to it. Just as we are ...