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Trends in mobile computing : a study of mobile phone usage in the United States and Japan

Creator:: Nurvitadhi, Eriko
Abstract:: Wireless technologies advance rapidly in the recent time. The maJor initiative is the realization of the third generation wireless network that provides high bandwidth access to digital data on the Internet. Moreover, recent improvements in computer and embedded systems have enabled portable devices with sufficiently high computing capability. The combination...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

A comparison of the theoretical and practical components of the US and German higher-education systems; what we can learn from the German approach to better prepare our students for ever-changing technologies

Creator:: Brownell, Eugene Baars
Abstract:: The curriculum of technical degrees at higher education institutions in the United States needs to continuously adapt to ever changing technologies. One way to accomplish this is to adopt a more dynamic approach that separates the practical and theoretical components of the university education, and where the student concentrates on...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi

Creator:: Vam, Leela
Abstract:: The following text is a consolidated version of the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, along with the Guru Maṇḍala, Sūryārgha, Pañcagavya, Guru Pādārgha, Kāybhaḥ Pūjā, Rahasya Pūjā, Kalaśa Pūjā, Vāruṇī Pūjā, Bali Pūjā, Kīgaḥ Tine, and a Pātra Jñāna. The Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, as has been discussed above, is the primary pūjā and sādhanā...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

The Usefulness of Stable Water Isotopes in Improving Drought Prediction

Creator:: Adams, Logan
Abstract:: Drought represents an import part of natural hydrologic cycles that govern the rate and transportation of water on global and regional scales. (Trenberth, et al. 2015) Agriculturally, drought represents a threat to crop production and can endanger political and economic stability through the loss of resources and the threat of...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

The Effect of Varying Parameters on Web Vibration Analysis Accuracy

Creator:: Gladson, Kathleen Y.
Abstract:: The SpiderHarp is a bio-inspired electronic musical instrument that uses a localization algorithm developed at Oregon State University to translate plucks of its strings into musical notes. This localization algorithm was inspired by the way spiders locate prey in their webs. The SpiderHarp frame, sensors, and web design are also...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Prunus laurocerasus: A Study of Reducing Gamete Development through Haploidy and Determining Cytotype Variability in Pollen

Creator:: Seely, James T.
Abstract:: Prunus laurocerasus, commonly known as cherrylaurel, is a woody shrub grown in temperate climates for its durability and landscape appeal. Due to its abundance of drupes that are spread by birds, cherrylaurel is a litter nuisance in cultivation and also has escaped cultivation such that it has naturalized. Furthermore, it...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Doubling, Dividing, and Interchanging : The Construction of Semiotic Systems

Creator:: Ross, McKenzie
Abstract:: Rather than focus intently on the text and its infrastructure, academics treat literature as an ossuary for theoretical machinations and thus relegate art to serve as a vehicle for erudite discourse. This thesis hopes to offer a counter by underscoring the ways in which texts subvert extra-textual applications. In disavowing...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Training and Quality Assurance in Agencies Delivering an Evidence-Based Intervention : A Case Study

Creator:: Harris, Justin H. W.
Abstract:: Background: Training and quality assurance (QA) are important to high fidelity program implementation in practice settings but are rarely the focus of translation research. Thus, it is important to conduct studies that specifically address training and QA. Methods: Using the maximum variation case study method, we examined training and QA...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Implementing Plastic Pyrolysis Into Chile's Plastic Recycling Infrastructure

Creator:: Mockler Martens, Kylee M.
Abstract:: With the incredible technological advancements that have come from the introduction of plastic many problems have arisen. Once plastics were created the value of items once they reached their end of life were lowered. Considering the majority of all plastics created are for packaging with single-use intentions people now dispose...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Gender Stereotypes in Halloween Costumes

Creator:: Searles, Samantha A. P.
Abstract:: Previous research has shown that gender stereotypes are present in advertisements and in popular culture items. We conducted a content analysis of Halloween costumes to examine the presence of gender stereotypes in the poses of the models, weapons, and costume role (e.g. hero, counter authority, mythical creature, royalty). A sample...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Trends in mobile computing : a study of mobile phone usage in the United States and Japan

A comparison of the theoretical and practical components of the US and German higher-education systems; what we can learn from the German approach to better prepare our students for ever-changing technologies

Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi

The Usefulness of Stable Water Isotopes in Improving Drought Prediction

The Effect of Varying Parameters on Web Vibration Analysis Accuracy

Prunus laurocerasus: A Study of Reducing Gamete Development through Haploidy and Determining Cytotype Variability in Pollen

Doubling, Dividing, and Interchanging : The Construction of Semiotic Systems

Training and Quality Assurance in Agencies Delivering an Evidence-Based Intervention : A Case Study

Implementing Plastic Pyrolysis Into Chile's Plastic Recycling Infrastructure

Gender Stereotypes in Halloween Costumes

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