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Creator:: Butcher, Alexander M.
Abstract:: Over the last several decades, potato production has increased globally as it has been recognized as an important component to improving food security. However, potato production has been continuously challenged by pests. Current pest management practices rely heavily on chemical pesticides. Unfortunately, the overuse of pesticides can be harmful to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Alexander

Creator:: Dueñas, Alexander M.
Abstract:: Fuel qualification timelines for new fuel technology under ideal conditions can take between 20-25 years to be fully qualified from initial concept to deployment as full fuel assemblies. To reduce the timeline and costs, new separate-effects test and integral-effects test experiments, advanced instrumentation, and advanced modeling and simulation tools are...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Alexander M

Creator:: Turner, Alexander M.
Abstract:: We do not know how to align a very intelligent AI agent's behavior with human interests. I investigate whether—absent a full solution to this AI alignment problem—we can build smart {\ai} agents which have limited impact on the world, and which do not autonomously seek power. In this thesis, I...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Alexander

Creator:: Alexander, Jonathan M.
Abstract:: Distance estimation is a key process for movement and spatial cognition. However, this process is hindered when navigating virtual environments in virtual reality (VR) due to the movement being exclusively visually simulated. In order to contribute to the understanding of how this hinderance effects our ability to estimate distances in...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Alexander A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University Honors College in partial fulfillment of the

Creator:: Roberts-Pierel, Benjamin M.
Abstract:: The global cryosphere, defined as the world’s ice and snow covered regions, is a crucial water source for society and ecosystem functions, as well as an important regulator of the earth’s energy budget. Melt from glaciers and seasonal snow cover provides water for more than a sixth of the world’s...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: M. Roberts-Pierel for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Geography presented on November 23

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