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  • The Evolution of the Commerce Clause : An Evaluation of Recent Supreme Court Decisions in the Context of Federal Wetlands Protection

    Creator:
    Nash, Mary Ann
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    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 congressional intent granted by the court in past assessments of the constitutionality of environmental...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 531 U.S. 159 (2001) (SWANCC) and

  • The effects of oil price shocks on U.S. inflation

    Creator:
    Kilfoil, Natasha M.
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    During the 1970’s the United States experienced several periods of high inflation that have been at least partially attributed to positive oil price shocks. The effectiveness of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries at controlling the price of oil has varied over time, as well as the responsiveness of U.S....
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    Honors College Thesis
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    from the rising price of oil. In the long run, inflation is not affected by an oil price shock because

  • Patterns of age and growth in young-of-year rockfish, sebastes spp., along the Oregon coast

    Creator:
    Young, Thomas
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    Rockfish of the genus Sebastes are important components of Oregon reef communities. I examined patterns of age and growth in young-of-year rockfish across two nested spatial scales – local and regional – along the Oregon coast. Using otolith microstructural examination, I examined the relative importance of local versus regional factors...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    should involve long-term studies that focus on temporal patterns of growth and recruitment in young-of

  • Experiments into plasma physics

    Creator:
    Smith, Christopher S.
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    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 that magnetically confines plasmas at pressures greater than one atmosphere. After researching this...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    there are no metal connections in the tube that will break down over long exposures to high voltages

  • Aging and oxidative damage to mitochondrial membrane proteins

    Creator:
    Tong, Tony T.
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    Mitochondria provide energy for biological cells to function, but this process is also a source of oxygen radicals that are capable of damaging nearby proteins. Mitochondrial protein damage can eventually lead to cell death, especially in the case of heart cells, where mitochondria are present in the highest concentrations. As...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    protein complexes in the inner membrane. The last protein complex in this chain, ATP synthase (Complex V

  • 2007 Review of PICES Publication Program

    Creator:
    Voss, Brian and Webster, Janet G.
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    This report was presented to the Finance and Administration Committee of PICES at the 16th Annual Meeting on October 31, 2007. It will appear as part of the Committee's annual report in the 2007 PICES Annual Report. Elements of the report were presented at the 33rd IAMSLIC Annual Conference with...
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    Technical Report
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    Progress in Oceanography v.43 n.2-4 (1999) 11 227 364 Progress in Oceanography v.47 n.2-4 (2000

  • Limiting factors assessment and restoration plan Rock Creek : tributary to Devil's Lake, Lincoln County, Oregon

    Creator:
    Bio-Surveys, LLC and Sialis Company
    Abstract:
    This document provides watershed restoration actions proposed to enhance the Coho Salmon population within the Rock Creek / Devils Lake basin in Lincoln County, Oregon. The stream is the principle tributary of Devil’s Lake, a lake of natural origin that opens into the Pacific Ocean at the northern edge of...
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    Technical Report
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    within a moderately steep V-shaped valley, where aquatic habitats are dominated by rapids and riffles

  • Vox comm: product development and program management

    Creator:
    Braunworth, Daniel W.
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    Vox comm is a digital wireless, voice-operated personal communicator developed as an electrical engineering Senior Design project. It is designed to provide a method for hassle-free, short-range communication. The product platform boasts of low power and small size for a host of usage models. This thesis details the product design...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    solution that can operate on a single battery all day. Consumers demand long battery life, and most of the

  • Morality of biometrics

    Creator:
    Tao, Dany
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    "‘Biometrics is at the forefront in our agenda for homeland security,’ declared Asa Hutchinson, the Department of Homeland Security's undersecretary for border and transportation security, at the 2004 Biometric Consortium Conference” [11]. Flashy retinal scanning and voice activated computers were once considered technologies for science fiction movies and novels. Nowadays,...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    sweat of others willfully, as long as we pay for their hard work. It would be wrong, however, to

  • Studying abroad and vocabulary use in impromptu essays

    Creator:
    Mitchell, Kathleen
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    Spending time in a German speaking country may aid in vocabulary acquisition and production. This study hypothesized a concrete link between written language use and experiences abroad. Intermediate German students’ vocabulary uses in impromptu essays were evaluated by counting the number of total word, unique words, and content words. This...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Herr Stehr, her thesis advisor and long time professor, who has pushed her to enjoy learning and