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Predicting the Percentage: Relating the Refractive Index to Effective Medium Theory in Combination Dielectric Films

Creator:: Farmer, Skylar
Abstract:: Transparent conductive oxides (TCO) are at the forefront of technology with their uses in touch screen phones and televisions, solar cells and more. Titanium dioxide and tin dioxide are two TCOs that have been studied in depth on their own, so to further explore these TCOs, this project focuses on...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Checking for Noise Model Consistency Between the NANOGrav 12.5- and 15-Year Data Sets

Creator:: Ashby, Andrew
Abstract:: The North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav) is an international collaboration that seeks to use perturbations in the time of arrivals of pulsar signals to detect gravitational waves in the nanohertz range of frequencies. The 15-year data set will be released as of June 2023. It is a...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Gene expression analysis in feline injection-site sarcoma : differential expression of the ΔNp63 and TAp63 isoforms

Creator:: Dien, Thalia
Abstract:: Background Feline injection-site sarcoma (FISS) is a rare and aggressive tumor associated with vaccines, drug injections, and skin trauma in cats. The understanding of FISS remains limited, posing challenges in its diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. In this study, we analyzed the differential expression of miRNAs and their target genes in...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Aluminum Tolerance of Winter Wheat

Creator:: Sadler, Cameron
Abstract:: Wheat is an important part of a healthy and balanced diet, requiring six servings per day to maintain a recommended 2000 Calorie intake (McRae, 2017). Because of this more land than almost any other kind of cereal is set aside for the purposes of growing wheat. To keep up with...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Computational study of the structure of indium alloys at low temperatures using ab initio methods

Creator:: Shin, Hongsik (Jay)
Abstract:: Crystals are solid materials with periodic and symmetric molecular patterns. The structure of a crystalline solid determines its properties, making it essential to study its structures. From the principle of minimum energy, a crystal will choose a structure with the lowest free energy F = U – TS. At low...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Monitoring Onion Thrips Response to Insecticide Agri-Mek SC in the Treasure Valley of Eastern Oregon and Western Idaho

Creator:: Flores Elizondo, Dennet
Abstract:: Onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) are pests found in onion fields of the Treasure Valley, which is located in Eastern Oregon and Western Idaho. Thrips cause damage to this high value crop by feeding on the onion’s extracellular fluid, making photosynthesis more difficult to occur. The feeding from the thrips can...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Using the Langevin Equation to Verify a Single-Particle Brownian Motion Simulation

Creator:: Snyder, Brendan
Abstract:: Brownian motion is the movement of a particle in a fluid resulting from collisions with surrounding molecules. It has modern applications in simulating fluid dynamics and the motion of proteins in biophysics. Brownian motion simulations generally evolve the initial state by applying Newton’s second law to every particle. These simulations...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Time resolved terahertz spectroscopy of photocarrier dynamics in WSe2

Creator:: Johnson, Nathan
Abstract:: Semiconductors serve an integral role in our technologies today. However, with new advancements in ultra-fast electronics, we are approaching the fundamental speed limits of traditional silicon-based semiconductors. Silicon-based semiconductors typically exhibit photocarrier dynamics in nanosecond timescales. Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are 2D materials shown to exhibit photocarrier dynamics in picosecond...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Utilization of structure-activity-relationship for predicting chemical toxicity in primary human lung cells

Creator:: Galbreath, Amanda
Abstract:: There is a growing need to establish alternative approaches for assessing hazard from chemical exposure compared to the traditional method of animal testing. Approaches that relate chemical structure to biological activity are gaining acceptance in the field as in silico methods for characterizing and predicting chemical toxicity. In this study,...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Development of a diagnostic assay for Phytophthora ramorum lineage detection

Creator:: Roig-Paul, Mireia
Abstract:: Phytophthora ramorum is the causal agent of Sudden Oak Death (SOD), which is an economically and environmentally important disease causing up to 80% mortality of tanoaks in Pacific Northwest coastal forests (LeBoldus et al., 2022). There are currently four clonal lineages in the United States and Europe, named North America...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Developing a hemp dihaploid protocol

Creator:: Murphy, Sean K.
Abstract:: Cannabis production has gained popularity over the last 10 years. There is a growing demand for true-to-type grain, fiber, and resin crops. Breeding for homozygous trait development with traditional methods can take as long as 8 years. With dihaploid breeding, homozygosity can be achieved in 2 generations saving breeders time...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Computational study of the electrostatic interaction between kinesin-5/BimC and the microtubule

Creator:: Chen, Zishi
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Modeling optical reflection and electric field intensity in organic semiconductor microcavities

Creator:: Munk, Rebecca
Abstract:: Organic semiconductors are a promising alternative to the traditional inorganic semiconductors, such as silicon. Organics are solution-processable, low-cost, sustainable, and have interesting optoelectronic properties. One such property is the formation of exciton-polaritons, quantum quasi-particles formed by an electron-hole pair in the semiconductor and a photon. This process can be induced...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Exploring the Growth Habits of Sweetpotatoes (Ipomoea batatas) in the Willamette Valley of Western Oregon

Creator:: Epps, Charlotte
Abstract:: Sweetpotatoes are a highly nutritious staple crop, playing an important role in global nutritional security. Although the majority of research in the United States (U.S.) focuses on the cultivation of the storage roots, both the leaves and roots are edible. Sweetpotatoes are indigenous to the Andes Region of South America;...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

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

The effect of alternating current on the resistance and reactance of iron and steel wires

Creator:: Eckley, Winfield
Abstract:: During the past year the rapid increase in the cost of copper and aluminum has led operating companies to investigate the feasibility of using iron and steel conductors for transmission and distribution purposes where small blocks of power are to be served. This Thesis gives the results of tests on...
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

Ovarian protein hormones as biomarkers of fertility in dairy cows – Is it an acceptable model to predict infertility in dairy breeds?

Creator:: Lopez, Ruben
Abstract:: Female dairy cattle are particularly prone to infertility/subfertility with pregnancy rates ranging as low as 27% to a high 40%. On average it takes more than one breeding/insemination event for dairy cattle to become pregnant. This results in a loss of the number of calves a female would have per...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) Levels Are Reduced by Age, But Do Not Correlate With Pregnancy In Timed-Mated Rhesus Monkey Females (Macaca mulatta)

Creator:: Roth, Maggie
Abstract:: Infertility is an issue affecting millions of women across the globe, yet the causes are not fully understood, and treatment options are often ineffective. The evaluation of reproductive hormones has been a common tool used by fertility clinics as a way to predict the ovarian response to treatment and gain...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Monitoring Resistance in Onion Thrips to Insecticides, Lannate® and Exirel®, in the Treasure Valley of Eastern Oregon and Southwestern Idaho

Creator:: Sanchez, Kevin
Abstract:: To evaluate and monitor insecticide resistance in onion thrips Thrips tabaci on onion (Allium cepa), we conducted a study using three field populations in the Treasure Valley of eastern Oregon and southwestern Idaho using the insecticides Lannate (methomyl) and Exirel (cyantraniliprole). To evaluate these two insecticides, biological assays were conducted...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Interannual variability of oceanographic conditions on the continental shelf outside of Sermilik Fjord

Creator:: Glickman, Abbie A.
Abstract:: Freshwater flux from the Greenland Ice Sheet has the capacity to affect regional and global circulation as well as contribute to sea level rise. Outlet glaciers are an important part of this process. They provide pathways for inland glaciers and ice sheets to melt and drain into the surrounding oceans....
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Early Prediction of Student Performance using Neural Networks: An exploratory study on the efficacy of a neural network model at predicting students’ final grades in a flipped classroom environment

Creator:: Bailey, Derrick
Abstract:: With the unique conceptual and mathematical backgrounds of every introductory physics student, there is no way to design a rigid curriculum that anticipates and meets every student’s needs. We can employ machine learning to explore the correlations that exist in the voluminous data from educational settings. That is, institutional, gradebook,...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

The Two Wells System: A Benchmark for Monte Carlo Methods in Statistical Mechanics

Creator:: Sprueill, Henry
Abstract:: Computational statistical mechanics leans heavily on the class of Markov Chain Monte Carlo Algorithms. Many such algorithms exist, and simulations can run for several weeks, making the selection of algorithms a difficult, but critical task. In this work, we introduce a benchmark system of two quadratic wells with an analytical...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Toxicity Screening of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Primary Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells

Creator:: Amador, Samantha B.
Abstract:: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a known class of chemicals that are linked to a multitude of adverse health outcomes. There are over 1,500 of these chemicals across various families and subgroups. 16 of these PAHs, known as parent PAHs, are identified by the EPA for focused risk assessment within...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Soil Fire Ecology: Assessing Wildfire Severity Impacts on Pacific Northwest Forest Soil Carbon

Creator:: Fleetwood, Shea
Abstract:: Pacific Northwest temperate rainforests are anticipated to experience increasingly frequent and severe wildfires in the foreseeable future due to climate change, increased fuel loads, and deforestation. Soil, underlying these forests, is the largest terrestrial carbon (“C”) reservoir. Fire disturbance influences soil C persistence, the timeframe and magnitude of which remain...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Characterizing Optical Signatures of TiO₂ Amorphous Precursors

Creator:: Berry, Patrick
Abstract:: TiO₂ typically crystallizes into three polymorphs: brookite, rutile, and anatase. The phase selection problem in TiO₂ is the lack of understanding what conditions cause amorphous TiO₂ to crystallize into one of its three polymorphs during an annealing process. It has been recently shown that phase selection in TiO₂ is highly...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

An analysis of vertical zonation in the semi-exposed intertidal zone of Yaquina Head

Creator:: Romberg, Gerald Patrick
Abstract:: General Science Honors Program thesis.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

MatTek™ EpiIntestinal™ a 3D Small Intestine Epithelial Cell Culture Model For In Vitro Screening in Dietary Chemopreventive Agents

Creator:: Raymundo, Wilfrido E.
Abstract:: Testing the many potential chemoprevention agents from dietary sources in animal or human models is expensive and takes a long time. In vitro models can be useful for screening the right compounds to use in larger studies. We tested the MatTek™ EpiIntestinal™ small intestine epithelial 3D cell culture model for...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

VOC Emisions and Categorization in Axenic Growth Conditions by Phaeodactylum tricornutum

Creator:: Thompson, Douglas A.
Abstract:: Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) play an integral role in climate change and as a carbon source for organisms living in a marine environment. These compounds have many sources, but the impacts of biogenically produced VOCs is not fully known. Phaeodactylum tricornutum was studied under axenic ideal growth conditions to determine...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Effects of Selenium Supplementation During Different Trimesters of Pregnancy on Total and Vibrio coralliilyticus Specific IgM Antibody Concentrations in Beef Cows at Parturition

Creator:: Zurita Cruz, Cindy
Abstract:: Background: The immune response to microbial infections is compromised in beef cattle at parturition. Innate and adaptive immunoglobulin M (IgM) serve as initial antibodies during microbial infection before the generation of adaptive immunoglobulin G (IgG). Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient required by all mammals, which can improve immune responses...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Invest in Vegetables: A Cost and Benefit Analysis of Container Grown Roma Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum cv. ‘Roma’) and Italian Basil (Ocimum basilicum cv. ‘Italian’)

Creator:: Spofford, Tyler S.
Abstract:: The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted disparities in land access and food security. Research has shown that access to gardening reduces financial burdens on low-income households. Compared to homeowners, individuals and families in rental housing face added barriers to vegetable gardening and growing food. These barriers include rental housing regulations and the...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Ingestion of Microplastics in the Juvenile Black Rockfish (Sebastes melanops) from Oregon Coastal Sampling Sites

Creator:: Arnold, Madison A.
Abstract:: Microplastics (<5mm) are a ubiquitous environmental pollutant that have the potential to cause significant harm in many fish species. Therefore, understanding the quantities at which they are being consumed by living organisms is crucial for characterizing risk. There are currently gaps in the microplastic literature regarding microplastic data from finfish...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Detrital Input and Removal Treatment (DIRT) Network Soil Analysis in the UMBS Michigan Field Site

Creator:: Bushyhead, Coryn N.
Abstract:: Soil contains approximately 75% of the carbon pool on land - three times more than the amount stored in living plants and animals (Schlesinger 1999). Therefore, soils play a major role in maintaining a balanced global carbon cycle. Models of the soil carbon ecosystem assume a strong relationship between organic...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Molecular Dynamics on REX-GECO1 Reveal Structural Features Governing Fluorescence

Creator:: Rozanov, Nikita
Abstract:: Fluorescent proteins have emerged as an essential toolset for bioimaging, creating a demand for engineering proteins with new and improved fluorescent properties. In this thesis, I explore the atomistic structure of REX-GECO1, a newly engineered protein biosensor that has unique optical properties. Since this protein has no available crystal structure,...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

A Generalized Scheme for Creating Regge Calculus Models of General Relativity

Creator:: Hanson, Ben R.
Abstract:: Solutions to Einstein's equations are usually found by considering ideal, simplified models. However, if the real world always matched ideal physics models, then farmers would milk black and white spheres. To combat this, Regge calculus was developed as a numerical approximation scheme for general relativity. In Regge calculus curved manifolds...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Endometrial Inflammatory Cytokine Expression in Postpartum Beef Heifers Following Platelet Rich Plasma Treatment

Creator:: Perez, Victor O.
Abstract:: Background: Uterine inflammation (e.g., endometritis) causes negative economic effects in the beef industry by reducing reproductive performance. Current treatments for endometritis in beef cattle involve hormones and antibiotics, which can be expensive and are often ineffective. The endometrial immune response regulates the release of cytokines and chemokines in response to...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Changes in Otolith Shape in Juvenile Chinook Salmon in Different Hatchery Rearing Conditions

Creator:: Ehrke, Melissa A.
Abstract:: The decline of the Chinook Salmon has been a mystery of recent years due to their decline. It has been speculated that wild origin salmon have more vigor and survivability than hatchery reared fish. This is thought to be due to rearing conditions, possibly affecting sensory organ development. The sensory...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

A Performance Evaluation of In-Stream Hatchboxes and Streamside Incubators for Chinook Salmon

Creator:: Howell, Meghan Z.
Abstract:: Hatcheries are used to produce salmon to augment the number of fish available for harvest, and to supplement wild populations that may be threatened with extinction. Although traditional hatchery rearing methods can produce many fish, they can pose risk to wild populations because they tend to produce salmon with lower...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Guinea pig model of mild hyperandrogenemia – is it a suitable model for women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)? A pilot study

Creator:: Barboza Sagrero, Juriana E.
Abstract:: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is an idiopathic disorder prevalent in ~5-10% of reproductive-aged women. In PCOS women who become pregnant, many experience complications including increased susceptibility of having a miscarriage, high blood pressure, and gestational diabetes, among others. Additionally, exposure to PCOS may have transgenerational impacts: offspring may be at...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

A Needs Assessment of Social Emotional Learning Integration in Pre-College STEM Education at OSU

Creator:: Rodriguez Cardoso, Metzin A.
Abstract:: STEM education is delivered to K12 audiences by Pre-college Programs across the nation, many of which serve underrepresented and underserved students as part of their core missions. While there is robust attention to STEM curriculum development and college connection events in such programs, few have social-cultural aspects of learning as...
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

Calculating characteristic timescales for environmental decoherence in the presence of thermal gravitons

Creator:: Nelson, Hunter
Abstract:: Different models show the effects of environmental decoherence on a quantum system due to various environments of interest. One important quantity within these models is the decoherence time, which tells us how quickly environments wash away the coherence of local measurements. We can describe this effect as the quantum system...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Scattering Mechanisms and Transport Properties of Semiconductors at Low Temperatures

Creator:: Kakepoto, Rohal
Abstract:: The purpose of this project is to verify scattering mechanisms in semiconductors by measuring transport properties and producing data that reflects existing research. The Hall effect is utilized to measure the resistivity, mobility and charge carrier concentration of the semiconductors: indium tin oxide (ITO), p-type silicon, and n-type silicon. By...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Development of a Brownian Motion Experiment for an Undergraduate Laboratory Course

Creator:: Wennstrom, Elena
Abstract:: A new class at Oregon State, PH 317: Experimental Physics, is designed to simulate a traditional laboratory research experience for undergraduate students. Several weeks of the class is devoted to Brownian motion experiments. Although this is a common topic for undergraduate lab classes, the experiment still needed some basic exploration...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Detecting Nanohertz Gravitational Waves by Searching for and Timing Millisecond Pulsars

Creator:: Nye, Brandon J.
Abstract:: Detecting gravitational waves is a topic at the forefront of physics. The first gravitational wave was detected by LIGO in 2015. This wave had a frequency in the 10s of Hz. This project is focused on detecting gravitational waves on the nanohertz spectrum using a pulsar timing array. This array...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Effect of Solar System Models on Pulsar Timing Experiments

Creator:: Nicolaysen, Cooper
Abstract:: Gravitational wave (GW) astronomy is a key ingredient in confirming Einstein’s theory of General Relativity and showing how the universe sends ripples through spacetime, distorting distances between two points. The confirmation of high-frequency GWs observed by The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) in 2015 was a breakthrough in our understanding...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Investigating Grain Boundaries in BaCuS1-xSexF Using Impedance Spectroscopy

Creator:: Horgan, Briony
Abstract:: Impedance spectroscopy is a method of modeling materials with equivalent circuits to determine electrical properties, such as the resistivity and the dielectric constant. We explore impedance spectroscopy, both theoretically and experimentally through applying the method to samples of BaCuS1-xSexF. Grain boundary effects were dominant in the results, and although they...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Optical Modelling of Thin Films: Applying Effective Medium Theory to Mixtures of TiO₂ and SnO₂

Creator:: Wulf, Julian J.
Abstract:: This study used SCOUT optical modelling software to create models of the reflectance and transmittance spectra generated by mixtures of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and tin oxide (SnO2). These models enabled identification of how altering the ratio of a mixture changes the optical response. By being able to identify how altering...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Application of Coupled Oscillator Model to Terahertz and Optical Control of Plasmon Induced Opacity in Coupled Metamaterials

Creator:: Sprague, Milo X.
Abstract:: Terahertz (THz) frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum have been underutilized when compared to neighboring microwave and infrared frequencies, largely due to the difficulties controlling and detecting these fields. In a step toward gaining control over THz frequencies, my advisor Dr. Yun-Shik Lee’s group experimentally demonstrated optical-pulse THz-control over a plasmonic...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Photodimerization of Organic Semiconductors in the Strong Coupling Regime

Creator:: Puro, Richard
Abstract:: Organic semiconducting materials have emerged in the last few decades as viable alternatives to inorganics in broad applications from field effect transistors to LEDs to solar cells. Organics provide many benefits over inorganics such as flexibility, sustainability, and reduced cost. However, these materials are more susceptible to degradation in the...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

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