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Efficiency of bioswales in positively effecting storm water quality

Grenz, Natalie S. (2007-11-01)

Because of the increased need for sustainable construction in an ever urbanizing culture, new sustainable drainage systems are being developed and implemented. Bioswales are becoming an increasingly popular form of sus ...
Efficient P2P media dissemination with forward error correction

Do, Phuoc (2006-07-07)

Media application on the internet has become more and more popular as the bandwidth of the network links increase. The bottleneck of the existing media systems is no longer the link bandwidth at user’s end, but the ser ...
An Electrophysiological Study of Involuntary Attention Capture in a Go/No-go Paradigm

Herdener, Nathan D. (2012-07-20)

The present study examined whether attention capture is driven by object saliency or contingent on top-down control setting using a go/no-go paradigm. Specifically, we investigated whether salient color singletons captu ...
Empowering pedagogy : a case study of non-traditional teaching methods and philosophy at the Centro de Educación Creativa

Sansone, Sophia Vosburg (2007-06-11)

Empowering pedagogy (also know as “transgressive,” “emancipatory,” or “democratic” forms of education) seeks to challenge the historically oppressive tendencies of traditional education. As a student of Social Justice an ...
Enhanced Delivery of Cryoprotectant Chemicals to Cultured Neurons

Wilson, Jenna L. (2010-08-13)

Due to the many advances in the areas of biotechnology and medicine, the need for long- term storage and stabilization of biological materials is rapidly increasing. The field of biopreservation is attempting to addres ...
Entrapment of Micro-Algae in Modified Alginate Beads for Oxygen and Nutrient Source.

Hughson, Jason D. (2006-12-20)

Presented here is an investigation and comparison of two entrapment methods of algae. Conventional calcium alginate bead entrapment is compared to a recently described modified bead entrapment method, utilizing poly(ethy ...
Evaluating Preventative Vision Care in Oregon Children

Liau, Belinda (2010-02-16)

The Oregon Department of Education requires children to receive vision screening before entering elementary school, but does not require follow-up with an eye care professional after a failed screening. Whether such prev ...
Evaluation of Bacterial F1FO-ATPase Inhibitors for Synergistic Effects

Heppe, Kenan G. (2011-12-12)

F1FO-ATP synthase targeting antimicrobials apoptolidin 1 (A1), (+)-erythromefloquine, and oligomycin were tested in vitro for synergistic minimum inhibitory concentrations against Staphylococcus aureus. Synergy was str ...
Evaluation of Current Dairy Heifer Growth Models

Zaworski, Erica M. (2008-06-19)

Growth models developed by Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) extension services for Holstein and Jersey heifer height and weight were evaluated using OSU dairy herd heifer data. The purpose of this study was t ...
Evaluation of Shear Resistance of Reinforced Cob

Britsch, Katherine (2012-05-31)

Presentation given during thesis defense regarding an evaluation of shear resistance of reinforced cob. Four specimens were created: two with the plastic silt cob mixture (one specimen containing chicken wire reinforceme ...
An evaluation of the establishment and continued effectiveness of the Galápagos National Park and Marine Reserve in Ecuador

Asson, Danielle (2011-12-12)

Conservation of natural resources has become a new watchword of the scientific community. While many terrestrial ecosystems are well protected, marine ecosystems have only recently come to the forefront. Marine Protect ...
Evaluation of the Labeled Hedonic Scale (LHS): Obtaining higher level data in consumer testing for product development research

Hammond, Samuel J. (2010-08-13)

Among sensory and food scientists, the 9-point hedonic scale has been the most commonly used scale for measuring liking and disliking of products. Recently, the Labeled Hedonic Scale (LHS) was developed to overcome som ...
Evaluation of the LifeKnowledge Curriculum and its usability in the Oregon Agricultural Sciences classroom

Crawford, Paul Wesley (2006-07-19)

The LifeKnowledge curriculum is a recent initiative of the National FFA Organization to develop key learning precepts in agriculture education students. This material utilizes cutting-edge teaching techniques in lesson ...
Evidence of work engagement and its link to performance in lean manufacturing implementation

Fairman, Zachary J. (2010-08-13)

Work engagement is demonstrated when employees are involved with, committed to, enthusiastic, and passionate about their work. The goal of this study was to summarize relevant information on work engagement, produce a ...
The Evolution of the Commerce Clause: An Evaluation of Recent Supreme Court Decisions in the Context of Federal Wetlands Protection.

Nash, Mary Ann (2006-12-20)

The decisions in Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 531 U.S. 159 (2001) (SWANCC) and Rapanos v. United States, 547 U.S. ___(2006), deviated from the more broad interpretations of ...
The Evolution: Electric Vehicles and the End of Oil Addiction

Donahue, Cory (2010-06-01)

The world is currently using an unsustainable system of meeting its transportation needs with oil. This system is taking a toll on the world environment and on global politics. The physical availability of oil is the s ...
An Examination of the Neutral Axis of Wood Beams

Davis, Phillip M. (2010-08-13)

For wood beams, it is often assumed that the neutral axis is located at the centroid of the beam. The neutral axis of isotropic, homogeneous materials is located at the centroid of the material, but wood is neither iso ...
Excellence in healthcare : the identification of characteristics of organizational excellence

Dose, Nicholas G. (2008-03-17)

There are an alarmingly low number of hospitals and healthcare systems that have been identified as excellent, leaving the impression that the majority of hospitals are performing below this expectation. Performance ex ...
Experiential-based learning in engineering project management within a global economy

Miles, Evan S. (2008-06-19)

Introduction Over the past century, great technological advances have enabled high-speed communication and transportation across the globe. This technology trend combined with the needs of continuous expansion of market ...
Experiments into plasma physics

Smith, Christopher S. (2006-07-07)

Our research was focused mainly on the field of plasma physics and the creation of plasmas in a laboratory environment. We first began our project with the goal to develop a tabletop Tokamak, a doughnut shaped device tha ...