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Phenotyping Degeneration of the Intervertebral Disc with Principal Component Analysis and K-Means Clustering

Creator:: Chen, Joseph
Abstract:: The human intervertebral disc (IVD) provides support for the vertebral bodies, allowing for movement and load bearing. The IVD can degenerate with age or injury, impeding function and causing chronic pain. Despite disc degeneration affecting over 90% of adults over age 50, and back pain being the leading global cause...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Degeneration of the Intervertebral Disc with Principal Component Analysis and K-means Clustering. Abstract

Exploring Perceptions of Social Responsibility in Engineering Students

Creator:: Jahr, Amy
Abstract:: Incoming and graduating engineering students in the School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University were surveyed in order to assess awareness and integration of social responsibilities into their emerging professional persona and how those views are informed by program and faculty interactions. Preliminary analysis of responses...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Everything in Moderation : A Study of the Effects of Alcohol Consumption on Health from Local and International Perspectives

Creator:: Wardzala, Casia Lynn
Abstract:: The consumption of alcohol has been shown to have effects on health that are both harmful and therapeutic, depending on the amount that is consumed. Alcohol’s effects can be damaging to the body in excess but, in moderation, can act as a protectant against certain conditions. The two studies discussed...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

The Effect of an Ethics Course on Bioengineering Students' Understanding of Social Justice Issues in the Context of Engineering

Creator:: Rinker, Torri E.
Abstract:: The nature of engineering work requires that ethical considerations are taken into account while making decisions surrounding topics such as technology, equal distribution of cost benefits, and consumer risk. In order for engineers to make ethical decisions in their careers, it is helpful if their engineering education provided them with...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Analyzing the use of the acellular DCFH assay as a means of determining oxidative stress induced in zebrafish embryos exposed to lanthanide oxide nanoparticles

Creator:: Engstrom, Arek
Abstract:: The ability of nanoparticles (NPs) to induce oxidative stress on organisms has been linked to NP cytotoxicity and genotoxicity for a variety of organisms. One proposed mechanism of this increased oxidative stress is the ability of NPs to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS). Due to the dynamic nature and small...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: approved:_____________________________________________________ Stacey L. Harper The ability of

SIMstat: Hardware Design Considerations for Implementing a Low-Cost, Portable Potentiostat

Creator:: Cook, Jacob M.
Abstract:: Electroanalytical techniques allow scientists and engineers to characterize bulk solutions as well as interfaces. Potentiostats are commonly used by researchers in a variety of disciplines to analyze the chemistry which occurs at a working electrode surface. Advancements in microelectronics and the proliferation of open-source designs have allowed researchers to construct...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: 36 nA/ (g Ethanol/L of Blood). At this scale, the device achieves a 4.5 nA level of current

Use of ultrasound and magnetic resonance image processing for evaluation of supraspinatus and biceps tendon pathology in dogs

Creator:: Sheikh, Omar
Abstract:: Shoulder injuries, especially those caused by rotator cuff tears, are a pervasive problem in human and canine patients. The ability to quickly and accurately diagnose rotator cuff tears is important for early and targeted treatment. Prior clinical work has demonstrated that ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging effectively diagnose these tears....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Characterization and application of PEO-containing triblock copolymer surfactants

Creator:: Snider, Joshua L.
Abstract:: The action of pendant, polyethylene oxide (PEO) brush layers as nonfouling coatings for biomedical materials is well understood. However progress toward clinical application of stable, high density PEO coatings has historically been impeded by the lack of cost effective, noninvasive methods for their preparation. Triblock polymers featuring a hydrophobic, polypropylene...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . X., Kwan, P., Olszewski, K. L., Llinas, M., Huang, S. (2009). Quantitative determination of urea

The Dynamics of Random Pulse-Coupled Oscillator Networks

Creator:: Kadhim, Kyra L.
Abstract:: The pulse-coupled oscillator model is widely used to simulate the dynamics of neural systems. For networks with particular internal (Mirollo-Strogatz) dynamics, I will define three broad patterns of collective behaviors found in literature in terms of inter-spike interval (ISI) statistics. These patterns are i) temporally-regular, characterized by all oscillators in...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: to a certain number of other nodes k follows a power law, P (k) = k−γ. In the original paper

Enhanced Delivery of Cryoprotectant Chemicals to Cultured Neurons

Creator:: Wilson, Jenna L.
Abstract:: Due to the many advances in the areas of biotechnology and medicine, the need for long- term storage and stabilization of biological materials is rapidly increasing. The field of biopreservation is attempting to address these issues by finding ways to maintain the integrity and functionality of proteins, cells, and organs...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jenna L. Wilson for the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Phenotyping Degeneration of the Intervertebral Disc with Principal Component Analysis and K-Means Clustering

Exploring Perceptions of Social Responsibility in Engineering Students

Everything in Moderation : A Study of the Effects of Alcohol Consumption on Health from Local and International Perspectives

The Effect of an Ethics Course on Bioengineering Students' Understanding of Social Justice Issues in the Context of Engineering

Analyzing the use of the acellular DCFH assay as a means of determining oxidative stress induced in zebrafish embryos exposed to lanthanide oxide nanoparticles

SIMstat: Hardware Design Considerations for Implementing a Low-Cost, Portable Potentiostat

Use of ultrasound and magnetic resonance image processing for evaluation of supraspinatus and biceps tendon pathology in dogs

Characterization and application of PEO-containing triblock copolymer surfactants

The Dynamics of Random Pulse-Coupled Oscillator Networks

Enhanced Delivery of Cryoprotectant Chemicals to Cultured Neurons

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