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  • A Normal Approximation to N-mixture Models with Applications in Large Abundance Estimation and Disease Surveillance

    Creator:
    Brintz, Benjamin J.
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    N-mixture models provide a structure for making inference about a local population size while accounting for imperfect detection. Using a binomial likelihood, they assume prior distributions on the size parameters and then integrate those parameters out of the full likelihood. For large population sizes, the established frequentist methods have exhibited...
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    }) = R ∏ i=1 { ∞ ∑ Ni=maxtnit [ S ∏ t=1 Bin(nit ;Ni, p) ] f (Ni;θ) } . (1.3) where θ is the

  • Sequencing using Surrogate Values on Paced Assembly Lines

    Creator:
    Alfaiz, Faisal S.
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    On a paced mixed-model assembly line various product variants are assembled in the same sequence of serially arranged workstations that make up the line. The goal is to assemble the products with the lowest cost possible while meeting demand requirements. Since the work content of product variants may differ at...
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    : ______________________________________________________________ David S. Kim Hector A

  • Is Resistance Futile: Examining Fitness Costs Associated with QoI Resistance in E. necator

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    Newbold, Chelsea L.
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    Quinone outside Inhibitor (QOI) fungicides are one of the most widely used fungicide classes (FRAC 11) in the world. This popularity is the result of their ability to effectively manage a wide array of economically important pathogen species on a broad range of crops. While having mostly preventative activity, some...
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    . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Walter F. Mahaffee

  • Moisture Resistance of Wood-Based Composite Materials

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    Molina, Luis
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    Dimensional stability of wood-based composites with changing moisture content remains an important challenge in the industry for many applications. Wood modification technologies have shown significant improvement in dimensional stability by altering the chemistry of the wood substrate, or by filling the available space in the wood microstructure that otherwise would...
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    appreciation is extended to my committee members, Dr. Laurence Schimleck and Dr. Claudio Fuentes for their

  • Survival Assessment, Inactivation Kinetics Models, and Farm-to-Table Quantitative Risk Analysis of Food Pathogens

    Creator:
    Deng, Kai
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    About 48 million cases of Foodborne illnesses (FBIs) are estimated to occur every year in the US. These are diseases caused by contamination of foods with bacteria, viruses, protozoa, parasites and toxic chemicals. Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs) are an important health-care and community associated problem. Since C. difficile spores have...
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    others unpublished data. Time (min) S p o re V ia b il it y ( lo g C F U /m L

  • Collaborative Metacognition and Decision Making in a Signal Detection Task

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    Duncan-Reid, Jackson
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    When decision makers work collaboratively, their combined performance can exceed the performance of even the best group member working alone. However, despite the potential for performance gains when working in a group, collaborating individuals often show poor coordination and losses of motivation, and are generally inefficient at combining their resources...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Jason S. McCarley When decision makers work collaboratively, their combined

  • Automation-Aided Collaborative Strategies in Signal Detection Tasks

    Creator:
    Duncan-Reid, Jackson
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    Automated systems have become increasingly important to human decision making and task performance in a wide variety of complex fields and situations. Decision aids, a specific form of automation, assist human operators in making complex decisions under conditions of uncertainty, such as air traffic control or combat identification. When humans...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Jason S. McCarley Automated systems have become increasingly important to human

  • Evolutionary Approach for a Multi–Objective Spare Parts Location–Inventory Problem with Time–Based Service Levels

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    Rajaraman, Prasanna Venkatesh
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    Facility location-allocation decisions and inventory stocking decisions are very important in spare parts logistics. Both sets of decisions affect total costs in the system and the service levels that can be achieved by establishing distances between customers and distribution centers (DCs) in facility location-allocation, and by determining the availability of...
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    accomplishment would not have been possible without him. I would like to thank Dr. David Kim and Dr. Claudio

  • Incorporating the Impacts of Climate Variability on Growth in Fish Population Dynamics Models

    Creator:
    Moron Correa, Giancarlo Helar
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    Variations in ocean conditions influenced by climate fluctuations may impact fish populations by changing their spatial distribution, physiology, survival, and other ecological features. Somatic growth is a crucial aspect of the biology of fishes and an important contributor to biomass fluctuations. Climate variability also affects somatic growth rates along the...
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    of the manuscript. Drs. Stan Kotwicki, Lewis Barnett, Lorenzo Ciannelli, and Claudio Fuentes

  • Spatiotemporal Drivers of Seabird Distribution at the Pacific Marine Energy Center off Newport, Oregon

    Creator:
    Porquez, Jessica M.
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    The central Oregon coast was selected as an ideal site for wave energy development and establishment of the Pacific Marine Energy Center (PMEC). PMEC will consist of two nearshore sites, one north (NETS) and one south (SETS) of the Yaquina River, Oregon. Our study aims to assess how the development...
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    committee members Dr. Daniel Palacios and Dr. Claudio Fuentes for offering insight and support during my