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Filtering by: Creator Payne, Roger Decade 2000-2009 Degree Name Master of Science (M.S.)

Factors influencing the outcomes of public health legislation in the 2001 Oregon legislature

Creator:

Wise, Kendra J.

Abstract:

Legislation can be an effective public health tool, and understanding the factors that influence legislative outcomes is advantageous for public health practitioners who propose and advocate for legislation. The literature indicates that the issues of personal freedoms, the presence or absence of strong coalition leadership, and political conditions and ideology...

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Masters Thesis
Engineering design knowledge management and capture using a process overview document

Creator:

Zarins, Andis M.

Abstract:

An experiment was conducted to examine the possible impact of an engineering design and problem solving process overview document on knowledge management and capture. A process overview document was first created. Next, two multi-disciplinary design teams worked over a two-week span to develop concepts to address a problematic opportunity. One...

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Masters Thesis
Low cost, short wavelenght fiber Bragg grating strain sensor systems

Creator:

Vaughan, Lira

Abstract:

Fiber Bragg grating sensors have been constantly researched for the last ten years and have finally begun to find use in the commercial market. However, one of the major factors limiting their widespread use is their system cost. Their lightweight, flexibility, electromagnetic immunity, and small size make fiber Bragg grating...

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Masters Thesis

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seemed to teach while they tested. Roger Traylor always wanted me to TA for him because I graded