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  • A Decade of Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities, their Mitigation and Open Problems

    Creator:
    Raj, Abhilash
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    The aim of this thesis is to study past 10 years of security vulnerabilities reported against Linux Kernel and all existing mitigation techniques that prevent the exploitation of those vulnerabilities. To systematically study the security vulnerabilities, they were categorized into classes and sub-classes based on their type. This thesis first...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . Kevin McGrath, Prof. Mike Rosulek and Prof. Joseph Louis for their invaluable comments and review of

  • Enhancing Instructors’ Teaching Experience through Virtualization

    Creator:
    Patil, Ajinkya
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    In the current education environment, many instructors make use of some type of software, such as Visual Studio or a software library like OpenGL, in the classroom. Incorrect setup and configuration on an individual’s own system is a common problem when using these software tools. This thesis explores the difficulty...
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    Masters Thesis
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    ” CS 462 - PD - Prof. McGrath 27 Our original assumption/hypothesis about instructors

  • Exploring Involvement : A Qualitative Study

    Creator:
    Flowers, Kyle
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    Involvement has been defined and researched by many student affairs professionals and theorists over the past 40 plus years. While many studies have researched the relationship between involvement and a student's academic success, little research has been done that explores what involvement means to them, and the motivations and factors...
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    participants of the study. Brandon, Kyle, Antonia, Jessica Jones, TJ, Kierstin, and Daniel-all of your

  • The Rebirth of Direct Farm Marketing and the Rethinking of Food Safety Regulation: A View from the Ground in Oregon

    Creator:
    Brekken, Christy Anderson
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    Consumers are increasingly turning to farm direct foods for personal reasons, such as fresh and healthy food, and for public reasons, such as supporting local and rural economies and reducing the environmental impact of their food choices. As a result, farmers’ markets and other direct farm marketing has increased substantially...
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    Capstone Project

  • Diagramming practices in open source software development

    Creator:
    Chung, Eunyoung
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    Visual information presented in diagrams promotes information processing both in an individual and in collaborative work. Previous literature has identified the role of diagrams in understanding information processing in a variety of disciplines. In software engineering, diagrams are a prevalent method involved in process development: diagrams are used for system...
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    Masters Thesis

  • The Fully-Coupled One-Dimensional Arctic Surface Energy Budget: Climatology and Projections

    Creator:
    Kula, Michael R.
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    Arctic sea ice concentration and volume have declined due to greenhouse gas radiative forcing and an overall positive climate feedback. At the same time, there have been noteworthy weather and climate circulation anomalies both within the Arctic and extending through the midlatitudes and even into the tropics, leading some studies...
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    AUTHORS Justin J. Wettstein assisted with data collection and analysis. Benjamin Lewis and Daniel

  • Exploring the lived experiences of rural college student transitions

    Creator:
    Ast, Karen M.
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    This study explores the lived experiences of first-year, rural, Oregon students in their initial entry to college. Through qualitative research involving one-on-one interviews with 10 participants, the author examines the transition of rural students into higher education, common experiences of rural students in their first term of college, and perceived...
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    . Jessica White, Dr. Daniel Newhart, Dr. Janet Nishihara, and Clare Creighton for teaching me quality

  • Plot-Scale Field Investigation : Characterizing Water Motion in Sandy Agricultural Soils

    Creator:
    Nolasco, Stephanie M.
    Abstract:
    Irrigated agricultural production in sandy soils presents several unique challenges to growers, including naturally high permeability, low native water retention, as well as high rates of water drainage losses and leaching of chemicals to the shallow aquifers. This study is an initial investigation into water motion in the sandy agricultural...
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    throughout my graduate career. I am especially grateful to Larry Carroll of Holzapfel Ranch and Daniel

  • Cooperative product development between researchers and commercial fishermen to find applications for ocean condition forecasting technology

    Creator:
    Duncan, Colin
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    This is a case study of the cooperative development of an ocean condition forecasting tool by Oregon commercial fishermen, Oregon State University (OSU) scientists, and OSU student software engineers. Ocean condition forecasting models developed by OSU scientists were used to create an online tool to assist decision-making for fishermen. This...
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    Masters Thesis