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Perceptions Of Smoking Stigma Among African Americans: A Qualitative Study, Denine R. Crittendon, Alison C. Brecher, Samantha Okere, Richard Hass, Rosemary Frasso, Rickie Brawer, Mph, Phd, Charnita Zeigler-Johnson

College of Population Health Faculty Papers

INTRODUCTION: African Americans/Blacks (AAB) are at increased risk for morbidity and mortality from smoking-related diseases including lung cancer (LC). Smoking stigma is believed to be a primary barrier to health care-seeking for people who smoke. Previous studies illustrate that perceptions of smoking vary across populations. However, little is known about the prevalence of smoking stigmas among AAB. The purpose of this study was to increase understanding of the perception of cigarette smoking by AAB.

AIMS AND METHODS: We conducted free-listing interviews in which individuals listed all-thoughts and feelings regarding smoking and health-related questions with a convenience sample of eligible AAB …

A Vacuolar Proton Pump Controls The Post-Germinative Growth Of Rice (Oryza Sativa Ssp. Japonica), Peter James Icalia Gann, Soumen Nandy, Rodrigo Botelho, Kari Vinzant, Mariya Khodakovskaya, Vibha Srivastava

Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

Post-germinative growth in plants is controlled by sucrose mobilization from the endosperm. Regulation of this process, however, is not fully understood. Transcriptional suppression of the rice vacuolar H+ translocating pyrophosphatase (V-PPase) referred to as VPP5 led to enhanced starch content in mature grains. However, vpp5 suppressed lines displayed a slower post-germinative growth rescuable by sucrose, indicating inefficient sucrose mobilization from the endosperm. Biochemical and gene expression analyses showed a slower rate of starch to sucrose conversion and altered expression of the key starch utilization pathway genes. We hypothesized that the modulation of metabolic activities in the vpp5 lines was based …

Media And Power, Bettina Fabos, Christopher R. Martin, Catherine H. Palczewski

Faculty Book Gallery

This handbook guides students through concepts, content, and exercises that help them develop media literacy by understanding media and power. The authors want students to not only gain the ability to critically analyze the languages and discourses – textual, visual, audio, and code – that people use to create and interpret media content, but also to understand the overarching context: media possess immense power in contemporary societies around the world.

Assessment Of Emergency Medicine Residents' Situational Awareness And Perception Of Patient Safety Culture In The Emergency Department, Adriana Olson, Nathan Olson, Nicholas Hartman, Casey Morrone, Morgan Battaglia, Kamna Balhara

Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: Situational awareness (SA) and positive safety climate are crucial to patient safety. Little is known about emergency medicine (EM) trainees' SA and perception of emergency department (ED) safety climate, and the interactions of those factors with safety-related behaviors.

OBJECTIVES: Our objective was to evaluate EM residents' perceptions of ED safety climate, self-reported SA, and comfort with identifying, rectifying, and reporting safety hazards.

METHODS: In this cross-sectional study at two EM residencies, residents completed the Situational Awareness Rating Technique (SART) after ED-based or simulated resuscitations as well as a survey regarding safety climate and comfort with identifying, rectifying, and reporting …

Understanding Disputes Over Digitalization: A Perspective Of Cross-Border Central Bank Digital Currencies, Heng Wang

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

In a rapidly digitalizing world, complex disputes would arise due to the technological, regulatory and other complexities. Public and private actors—including central banks, financial institutions, tech firms, and law firms—need to understand the complexity of these disputes before determining whether and how to engage with ongoing digitalization. Given the fundamental role of currency in the world economy, this article examines central bank digital currency (CBDC) as a pivotal case study. CBDCs, representing the digitalization of central bank money, are a novel digital form of national currency issued by central banks. Various central banks, including those of the Eurozone, Switzerland, the …

The ‘Double-Exposure’ Of Riverine Communities In Northeast India To Dams And Climate Change, Costanza Rampini

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

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Developmental Lead Exposure And Aggression In Male Rats: Influences Of Maternal Care And Environmental Enrichment, Shamaila Zafar, Courtney K. Williams, Jaehyun Joo, Blanca E. Himes, Jay S. Schneider

Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology Faculty Papers

Developmental lead (Pb) exposure results in a variety of cognitive deficits and behavioral issues including increased antisocial behavior and aggression. This study investigated the effect of developmental Pb exposure on aggression and violent behavior in male rats and the potential modulatory influences of quality of maternal care and enriched/non-enriched housing conditions. Long-Evans male rats with or without Pb exposure (perinatal or early postnatal) from low or high maternal care mothers (based on amounts of licking/grooming and arched- back nursing) were randomly assigned to live in enriched or non-enriched environments at weaning. At post- natal day 120–190, offensive aggression was assessed …

Association Of Sars-Cov-2 With Health-Related Quality Of Life 1 Year After Illness Using Latent Transition Analysis, Lauren Wisk, Michael Gottlieb, Peizheng Chen, Huihui Yu, Kelli O'Laughlin, Kari Stephens, Graham Nichol, Juan Carlos Montoy, Robert Rodriguez, Michelle Santangelo, Kristyn Gatling, Erica Spatz, Arjun Venkatesh, Kristin Rising, Mandy Hill, Ryan Huebinger, Ahamed Idris, Michael Willis, Efrat Kean, Samuel Mcdonald, Joann Elmore, Robert Weinstein

Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: Long-term sequelae after SARS-CoV-2 infection may impact health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL), yet it is unknown how HRQoL changes during recovery. We compared patient-reported HRQoL among adults with COVID-19-like illness who tested SARS-CoV-2 positive (COVID+) with those who tested negative (COVID-).

METHODS: Participants in this prospective, multicenter, longitudinal registry study were enrolled from December 2020 through August 2022 and completed 3-month follow-up assessments until 12 months after enrollment. Participants were adults (≥18 years) with acute symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 who received a Food and Drug Administration-approved SARS-CoV-2 test. Participants received questions from PROMIS-29 (subscales: physical function, anxiety, depression, fatigue, social participation, …

“As Judged By Themselves”: Freedom, Transformative Experiences, Law, And Testimony, L. A. Paul, Cass R. Sunstein

UC Law Journal

One way to evaluate various legal interventions in people’s lives is to ask whether they make choosers better off by their own lights, or “as judged by themselves.” This criterion can be understood to borrow from the liberal political tradition insofar as it makes the judgments of choosers authoritative. If lawyers, judges, and policymakers give ultimate authority to choosers, this might be taken as respecting choosers’ own judgments and promoting their welfare (insofar as people are uniquely situated to know whether choices make them better off). But for certain decisions, the “as judged by themselves” criterion is indeterminate. In these …

Artificial Intelligence & Defamation Law: An Excuse To Do Away With The Infamously Controversial Section 230?, Kathryn Binder

UC Law Journal

With the growing prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI) in various aspects of our lives, it is not surprising that it has become a subject of legal disputes and controversy. In 2023, an individual filed the first defamation lawsuit against AI company, OpenAI, for its ChatGPT service, leaving many to speculate how the court will proceed. This Note assesses the viability of defamation actions against generative AI platforms and their broader effect on defamation law. Particularly, this Note considers how courts may characterize these platforms and how specific characterizations could further the controversy over an already polarizing and hotly debated piece …

Skip The Grid: Installing Solar Systems For Residents Of The Navajo Nation In Arizona, Joshua Zepeda Montero

Construction Management

An interdisciplinary service-learning program called Skip the Grid provides solar energy systems to Navajo Nation homes without consistent access to electricity. A group of 20 California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) students from different majors that include Construction Management, Mechanical Engineers, Business, and Electrical Engineers traveled to Arizona from March 23rd to 27th, 2025, to install Goal Zero solar energy systems on over 40 homes from the Navajo Nation. This project was made possible through the generous support and collaboration of SOLV Energy, Heart of America (HOA), Goal Zero, Chinle High School, and Cal Poly. These solar systems help give …

A Meta-Analysis Of Diagnostic Yield And Clinical Utility Of Genome And Exome Sequencing In Pediatric Rare And Undiagnosed Genetic Diseases, Rajshree Pandey, Noemi Fluetsch Brennan, Kalliopi Trachana, Sarah Katsandres, Olaf Bodamer, John Belmont, David L Veenstra, Siyang Peng

Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy Staff Publications

Purpose: To systematically evaluate the diagnostic yield and clinical utility of genome sequencing (GS) and exome sequencing (ES; genome-wide sequencing [GWS]) in pediatric patients with rare and undiagnosed genetic diseases.

Methods: We conducted a meta-analysis of studies published between 2011 and 2023. To address study heterogeneity, comparative analyses included within-cohort studies using random-effects models.

Results: We identified 108 studies including 24,631 probands with diverse clinical indications. The pooled diagnostic yield among within-cohort studies (N = 13) for GWS was 34.2% (95% CI: 27.6-41.5; I2: 86%) vs 18.1% (95% CI: 13.1-24.6; I2: 89%) for non-GWS, with 2.4-times odds of diagnosis (95% …

Genome-Wide Analyses Identify 30 Loci Associated With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Nora I Strom, Zachary F Gerring, Marco Galimberti, Dongmei Yu, Matthew W Halvorsen, Abdel Abdellaoui, Cristina Rodriguez-Fontenla, Julia M Sealock, Tim Bigdeli, Jonathan R Coleman, Behrang Mahjani, Jackson G Thorp, Katharina Bey, Christie L Burton, Jurjen J Luykx, Gwyneth Zai, Silvia Alemany, Christine Andre, Kathleen D Askland, Julia Bäckman, Nerisa Banaj, Cristina Barlassina, Judith Becker Nissen, O Joseph Bienvenu, Donald Black, Michael H Bloch, Sigrid Børte, Rosa Bosch, Michael Breen, Brian P Brennan, Helena Brentani, Joseph D Buxbaum, Jonas Bybjerg-Grauholm, Enda M Byrne, Judit Cabana-Dominguez, Beatriz Camarena, Adrian Camarena, Carolina Cappi, Angel Carracedo, Miguel Casas, Maria Cristina Cavallini, Valentina Ciullo, Edwin H Cook, Jesse Crosby, Bernadette A Cullen, Elles J De Schipper, Richard Delorme, Srdjan Djurovic, Jason A Elias, Xavier Estivill, Martha J Falkenstein, Bengt T Fundin, Lauryn Garner, Christina Gironda, Fernando S Goes, Marco A Grados, Jakob Grove, Wei Guo, Jan Haavik, Kristen Hagen, Kelly Harrington, Alexandra Havdahl, Kira D Höffler, Ana G Hounie, Donald Hucks, Christina Hultman, Magdalena Janecka, Eric Jenike, Elinor K Karlsson, Kara Kelley, Julia Klawohn, Janice E Krasnow, Kristi Krebs, Christoph Lange, Nuria Lanzagorta, Daniel Levey, Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Fabio Macciardi, Brion Maher, Brittany Mathes, Evonne Mcarthur, Nathaniel Mcgregor, Nicole C Mclaughlin, Sandra Meier, Euripedes C Miguel, Maureen Mulhern, Paul S Nestadt, Erika L Nurmi, Kevin S O'Connell, Lisa Osiecki, Olga Therese Ousdal, Teemu Palviainen, Nancy L Pedersen, Fabrizio Piras, Federica Piras, Sriramya Potluri, Raquel Rabionet, Alfredo Ramirez, Scott Rauch, Abraham Reichenberg, Mark A Riddle, Stephan Ripke, Maria C Rosário, Aline S Sampaio, Miriam A Schiele, Anne Heidi Skogholt, Laura G Sloofman, Jan Smit, María Soler Artigas, Laurent F Thomas, Eric Tifft, Homero Vallada, Nathanial Van Kirk, Jeremy Veenstra-Vanderweele, Nienke N Vulink, Christopher P Walker, Ying Wang, Jens R Wendland, Bendik S Winsvold, Yin Yao, Hang Zhou, Estonian Biobank, 23andme Inc, Arpana Agrawal, Pino Alonso, Götz Berberich, Kathleen K Bucholz, Cynthia M Bulik, Danielle Cath, Damiaan Denys, Valsamma Eapen, Howard Edenberg, Peter Falkai, Thomas V Fernandez, Abby J Fyer, J M Gaziano, Dan A Geller, Hans J Grabe, Benjamin D Greenberg, Gregory L Hanna, Ian B Hickie, David M Hougaard, Norbert Kathmann, James Kennedy, Dongbing Lai, Mikael Landén, Stéphanie Le Hellard, Marion Leboyer, Christine Lochner, James T Mccracken, Sarah E Medland, Preben B Mortensen, Benjamin M Neale, Humberto Nicolini, Merete Nordentoft, Michele Pato, Carlos Pato, David L Pauls, John Piacentini, Christopher Pittenger, Danielle Posthuma, Josep Antoni Ramos-Quiroga, Steven A Rasmussen, Margaret A Richter, David R Rosenberg, Stephan Ruhrmann, Jack F Samuels, Sven Sandin, Paul Sandor, Gianfranco Spalletta, Dan J Stein, S Evelyn Stewart, Eric A Storch, Barbara E Stranger, Maurizio Turiel, Thomas Werge, Ole A Andreassen, Anders D Børglum, Susanne Walitza, Kristian Hveem, Bjarne K Hansen, Christian Rück, Nicholas G Martin, Lili Milani, Ole Mors, Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud, Marta Ribasés, Gerd Kvale, David Mataix-Cols, Katharina Domschke, Edna Grünblatt, Michael Wagner, John-Anker Zwart, Gerome Breen, Gerald Nestadt, Jaakko Kaprio, Paul D Arnold, Dorothy E Grice, James A Knowles, Helga Ask, Karin J Verweij, Lea K Davis, Dirk J Smit, James J Crowley, Jeremiah M Scharf, Murray B Stein, Joel Gelernter, Carol A Mathews, Eske M Derks, Manuel Mattheisen

Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy Staff Publications

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affects ~1% of children and adults and is partly caused by genetic factors. We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) meta-analysis combining 53,660 OCD cases and 2,044,417 controls and identified 30 independent genome-wide significant loci. Gene-based approaches identified 249 potential effector genes for OCD, with 25 of these classified as the most likely causal candidates, including WDR6, DALRD3 and CTNND1 and multiple genes in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) region. We estimated that ~11,500 genetic variants explained 90% of OCD genetic heritability. OCD genetic risk was associated with excitatory neurons in the hippocampus and the cortex, along …

Interacting Immediate And Long-Term Action Regulation In Suicidal Behavior, Nicholas Murphy, George Kypriotakis, Marijn Lijffijt, Sidra Iqbal, Tabish Iqbal, Dania Amarneh, Brittany O'Brien, Amanda Tamman, Ynhi Thomas, Nidal Moukaddam, Thomas R Kosten, Lynnette A Averill, Sanjay Mathew, Alan C Swann

Staff and Researcher Publications

Background: Suicide is a prominent cause of death across the lifespan, especially between 10 and 34 years old. Most suicides are first attempts, during crises with unpredictably fluctuating risk, arising insidiously from mechanisms related to long-term exposure to psycho-bio-social risk factors. Identifying susceptibility from interacting immediate and long-term mechanisms of action regulation could prevent suicidal crises.

Methods: We investigated interacting immediate and long-term regulation of action in risk for suicide. Immediate processes were assessed through affective and behavioral symptoms and a computer measure of impaired action-regulation, the Immediate Memory Task (IMT). Long-term processes included history of trauma, stress, and addictive …

Integrating Methods To Investigate Phytoplankton Dynamics Along Gradients Of A Major Urban River, Nicholas Sheldon

University Honors Theses

Waterways that support human society and life on Earth host superabundant microorganisms which support all ecosystems and food webs: phytoplankton. This study aimed to identify and quantify phytoplankton in the Willamette River in order to understand the dynamics between different phyla. Building on previous studies, which showed that communities of phytoplankton change with the river environment, this work determined how eukaryotic and prokaryotic phytoplankton vary with one another while inhabiting the same river conditions. The approach involved sampling the Willamette river over a weekly time series and combined analytical techniques of qPCR, flow cytometry, and image cytometry to assess population …

Why Democracy Has Lost The Trust Of Modern People In The Modern Era, Erica Rubel

University Honors Theses

This thesis examines the growing crisis of democratic legitimacy among young people in the 21st century. Across the United States and globally, young people are increasingly disillusioned with formal democratic systems, not because they are disengaged or apathetic, but because they feel systematically excluded from structures that claim to represent them. Through an interdisciplinary framework rooted in political theory, affect studies, intersectionality, and critical media analysis, this research argues that democratic trust cannot be repaired without emotional truth, structural accountability, and reimagined participation.

Drawing on the work of Lipset (1959), Crenshaw (1989), Cohen (2020), Papacharissi (2015), and Spade (2020), this …

Exploring Natural Competence Of Escherichia Coli Through Biofilm Formation, Thulni Liyanaarachchi

University Honors Theses

Escherichia coli is a species not known for natural competence; however, specific growth conditions can induce the process in this bacterium due to the presence of homologous competence genes. These conditions could be met with biofilm formation through an active growth phase in the two-layer architecture. Therefore, my thesis examined whether natural competence is exhibited in E. coli during biofilm formation as determined by the genetic transfer of ampicillin and chloramphenicol-resistance genes between two separate strains. The experiments were broken into three aims to determine the morphology of the biofilm in inter-strain co-cultures and cell-DNA mixes, the effect of …

Penicillin: The Burdensome Physiology Of Β-Lactamase, Lena Uyen-Thi Ngo

University Honors Theses

This thesis is a literature review investigating the effects of overusing penicillin and the nonadherence to proper treatment on the evolutionary changes in a bacterium's resistance. Drawing upon the history, present, and future of penicillin research, the examination analyzes how penicillin came to be, how bacteria developed their resistance, and how scientists are combating this issue. In doing so, the study investigates the historical timeline regarding the discovery of penicillin as an antibiotic. Furthermore, the review will examine the scientific changes within a bacterium's physiology to develop its antibiotic resistance. Finally, the review will delve into what scientists are currently …

The Impact Of Emotions On Informal Learning Experiences In The Workplace, Jennifer L. Walavalkar

University Honors Theses

This study investigates the role of emotion--specifically valence and arousal--on informal learning experiences in the workplace. As remote and flexible work environments grow, informal learning has become the dominant method through which employees acquire new skills. Drawing on theories such as Cognitive Load Theory and Ego Depletion Theory, this research explores how emotions influence cognitive processes critical to learning, such as attention, memory, and self-regulation. Prior literature suggests that both positive and negative affect (valence) impact learning outcomes, but the specific influence of emotional intensity (arousal) in informal learning remains underexplored. Using a longitudinal survey method, ten employees at Portland …

An Erotics Manifesto: Developing Critical Feminist Theory Through Erotic Fiction, Cairn Des Lions

University Honors Theses

Erotic literature provides a unique lens through which feminists can develop theory because it reveals the natures of our gendered relations in the contexts of our desires. By either writing or critically reading erotic literature, feminists can explore questions about what and why we desire, how we act upon our desires, and what our desires and actions reveal about our relationships to each other. This thesis uses feminist theory to analyze the potential of fiction focused on eroticism to aid in rethinking gender and sexuality norms.

Investigating A Link Between Dna Repair And Dna Replication In Escherichia Coli Using A Bacterial Two-Hybrid System, Lo Cooper

University Honors Theses

Cells rely on nucleotide excision repair (NER) to remove bulky DNA lesions, such as those caused by UV light. In Escherichia coli, NER involves the UvrABC complex, and includes two main pathways, global genomic repair and transcription-coupled repair (TCR). While TCR, which preferentially removes lesions that block RNA polymerase on the transcribed strand of active genes, is well studied, less is known about whether a similar coupling between repair proteins and replisomes blocked by damaged DNA exists. Such a process has been suggested by a high throughput interactome study, using the replisome subunit HolC as bait and the damage …

Buddy Team 9: The Legacies Of Hiv/Aids Caregiving (New York City, 1990-1993), Jeff Donaldson-Forbes

University Honors Theses

An autoethnographic thesis asks, How were the volunteers of Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) Buddy Team 9 (NYC, circa 1990-1993) impacted by HIV/AIDS caregiving? The author, a former member of GMHC Buddy Team 9, provides context to the HIV/AIDS crisis in a particular era (1990-1993), place (New York City), and cultural setting (via volunteer work supporting a major AIDS service organization).

Online Crime Reporting: Procedural Justice And Victims' Psychological Outcomes, Sarah M. Fridrich

University Honors Theses

Online crime reporting is a newly emerging reporting method that is gaining popularity among law enforcement agencies globally for its efficiency, yet, little is known about the potential impacts of these systems on victims. This study aims to determine whether or not online systems are delivering a procedurally just experience to property crime victims, and to what extent this may impact their psychological well-being. The study uses survey responses from victims (N=788) using the Portland Police Bureau’s online reporting system. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to identify significant relationships between a variety of procedural justice factors and control variables. Significant …

Indigenous Science And The Legacy Of Fire: Resilience, Fuels, Mosaics, And Eco-Cultural Landscapes In Oregon’S Coastal And Cascade Range, Julia Alcalá

University Honors Theses

Most of Oregon's western Cascade and Coastal range is a landscape that has historically been considered devoid of mid to low-intensity fires by Western science. However, for time immemorial, Indigenous peoples have been stewarding the forests through the use of "good fire," creating diverse and heterogenous landscapes with mixed fire regimes, ranging from less than a decade to several centuries since the last fire, resulting in a mosaic of patchy forest, oak savannas, prairies, and wetlands. Yet centuries of Indigenous displacement, cultural assimilation, and suppression of cultural burning contributed to this prevailing belief. Despite that, in recent decades, Western scientists …

Is Sharing Always Caring: Critical Discourse Analysis On The Parasociality Of Family Influencing Content On Tiktok, Riley Brown

University Honors Theses

Sharenting, the practice of parents sharing images and information about their children on social media, is a growing, cross-platform phenomenon threatening the privacy and safety of children, especially on TikTok. As this content gained popularity it became monetizable through influencer marketing, or paid partnerships with brands, and created a form of sharenting referred to as family influencing. Influencer marketing encourages the development of parasocial relationships (PSRs) to build a loyal audience for financial success. PSRs develop when a viewer forms a non-reciprocal relationship with a figure through a series of one-sided, mediated interactions simulating face-to-face or intimate interactions. The present …

Playing Makes Believing: Narrative Creation In Tabletop Role-Playing Games, Evan Salthouse

University Honors Theses

Tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) are a medium of narrative creation that combine collaborative improvisation, dice rolling, and game mechanics to allow players to tell mythical stories of fantasy and adventure. How are TTRPG systems used to create such memorable, evocative narratives? This research paper analyses Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) 5th Edition, examining its multifaceted system of narrative creation and the forces of influence at play, and outlining how narrative emerges from each aspect of the game. It highlights the act of play as the catalyst for these narratives supported by scholarship of role-playing game studies, and suggests future research investigating …

Contemporary Echoes From The Progressive Era: A Historical Reclamation Project Of Caroline Pratt And Her Play-Based Pedagogy, Charleen Lynn Kepner

University Honors Theses

Caroline Pratt is the early childhood educator most never heard of. Pratt was a progressive era educator and reformer in 1900s New York City. Pratt developed a play based theory of education. She opened City & Country School in 1914 and her school is still operating utilizing many of the methods Pratt developed. Using first hand field research, archival research, and scholarly articles, I examine how Pratt developed her methods and how modern educators can use them today. The study of Pratt's work and her school reveal a pragmatic approach to learning that educators today can adopt. In conclusion, play …

Fear, Trembling, And Wonder: Psalms Of Awe, Solomon Aleph

University Honors Theses

This thesis proposes an expansion of genre form criticism within the Book of Psalms to include an additional category: Psalms of Awe. Building on scholarship that emphasizes the Psalms as expressions of religious experience, it draws from philosophical, theological, and critical scholarship to define the experience of awe as a distinct religious experience not fully captured by form critical scholarship. The thesis argues that awe is reflected in the Psalms through the combination of three key Hebrew roots: ירא (fear/reverence), פחד (fear/dread), and פלא (wonder). This is done by analyzing several psalms to explicate how each term captures a different …

Surface Temperature Analysis Report: Kellogg Creek Restoration & Community Enhancement Project, Dalton Palin

University Honors Theses

Kellogg Creek is located in the Kellogg-Mt Scott watershed which flows through downtown Milwaukie, Oregon into the Willamette River. At the confluence of Kellogg Creek and the Willamette River is the Kellogg Dam. This dam impedes salmon, steelhead, and lamprey movement up Kellogg Creek, which is known historically as a salmon and steelhead rearing and migrating habitat. A plan to remove Kellogg Dam and restore 14 acres of Kellogg Creek is in progress by North Clackamas Watersheds Council (NCWC) and partners. Water temperature studies in Kellogg Creek have been conducted for the past several years, this report analyzed thermal surface …

Not Just An Ad: Exploring Exposure, Persuasion Knowledge, And Health Misinformation On Social Media, Danielle Murray

University Honors Theses

This study explores how exposure to sponsored health and fitness content on social media influences users' perceptions of influencer motivation and belief in health-related misinformation. Drawing on parasocial interaction (PSR), attribution theory, and influencer marketing research, this study investigates two hypotheses: that frequent exposure to branded content is positively associated with (1) perceptions of influencers as commercially motivated and (2) belief in pseudoscientific health myths. A cross-sectional online survey (N = 104) was conducted using convenience sampling of adult social media users. Results partially supported the first hypothesis: exposure frequency was positively correlated with recognition of persuasive intent, but …