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  • Pre-Med Attrition: Exploring the Pre-Med Experience at OSU

    Creator:
    Xue, Han
    Abstract:
    Pre-med attrition is the loss of students participating in academic pre-medical programs over time. Attrition in medical school has been the subject of many studies, but pre-med attrition is less researched, despite its relevance to the emergence and performance of future medical professionals. Interviewing former pre-med students who chose other...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    :_____________________________________________________ Katherine McLaughlin Pre-med attrition is the loss of students participating in

  • An Analysis of Surveys to Determine the Effectiveness of Bias in Question Wording as a Method of Skewing Reported Opinions

    Creator:
    Sharkansky, Benjamin I.
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    Clear and unbiased question wording is important to obtaining consistent and accurate survey results. However, if the goal is not to obtain accurate results but instead to obtain a specific result, then altering question wording may be effective. To examine this possibility, we created a survey with 9 different versions...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Katherine McLaughlin, Mentor, representing the Oregon State University Statistics Department

  • Solar Thermal Energy System for Renewable Desalination

    Creator:
    McLaughlin, Ryan P.
    Abstract:
    Natural freshwater availability is decreasing as the global population increases. Advances in desalination technologies aim to produce fresh water in an economical way. More sustainable energy sources are desired for these desalination plants to limit the carbon footprint of water production since global carbon dioxide production is exacerbating freshwater scarcity....
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    Honors College Thesis
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    by Ryan McLaughlin A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University

  • Biodiesel in Oregon : an agricultural perspective

    Creator:
    Lahmann, Emily Loren
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    Biodiesel is a renewable, non-toxic, and biodegradable diesel fuel made from agricultural feedstocks. With a vibrant agricultural industry, Oregon is positioned to play an important role in the future of this energy source. Limiting factors to widespread biodiesel production include low value of biodiesel feedstock crops, lack of infrastructure, lagging...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    . Abstract approved: _________________________________________________ David Hackleman

  • Anti-Reflective Films: Spectroscopy and Ellipsometry of Porous Films

    Creator:
    Ramm, Joshua J.
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    The relationship between the index of refraction and the porosity of a material is that the index decreases with respect to the porosity. This property can be used to change the index of refraction of films which allows control of the reflection of the material. This is important because being...
    Resource Type:
    Undergraduate Thesis
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    : Spectroscopy and Ellipsometry of Porous Films by Josh Ramm Advisor: Dr. David McIntyre

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

    Creator:
    Sprueill, Henry
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    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...
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    Undergraduate Thesis
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    Carlo Methods in Statistical Mechanics Henry Sprueill And undergraduate thesis advised by Dr. David

  • “Narco-Deforestation” in Central American Protected Areas: Developing A Spatiotemporal Proxy Database for Drug-Trafficking Activities from Media Reporting

    Creator:
    Cameron, Olivia Z.
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    On a global scale, illicit economies have dramatic impacts on the physical environment. Cocaine trafficking has been recognized as a major driver of deforestation inside Central American protected areas. A key problem in studying and managing the environmental impacts of illicit economic activity is the difficulty in obtaining reliable data....
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    : __________________________________________________ David Wrathall On a global scale, illicit economies have dramatic impacts on the physical

  • Freezing a Softly Repulsive Fluid : Monte Carlo Methods and the Weeks-Chandler-Andersen Potential

    Creator:
    May, Christopher
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    The equation of state for a fluid described by the Weeks-Chandler-Andersen (WCA) potential was solved to determine at what pressures and temperatures the fluid will theoretically freeze. A Monte Carlo (MC) algorithm was used to sample a system of 256 spheres for a set of thermodynamic averages to locate and...
    Resource Type:
    Undergraduate Thesis
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    and led to a series of articles written by John Weeks, David Chandler, and Hans Andersen describing a

  • Simulating the Dynein Motor Protein: A Monte Carlo Approach to Achieve Coordinated Stepping

    Creator:
    Kiatvongcharoen, Jin
    Abstract:
    The motor protein dynein is responsible for cellular processes such as axonal transport and cell division by delivering vital information along the microtubule track. A failed delivery can cause severe damage to the cell’s functionality and lead to neurological diseases. Despite dynein’s rich history in cellular research, the mechanism of...
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    Undergraduate Thesis
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    . David Roundy submitted to the Department of Physics, Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of

  • The Axiom of Choice and Homotopy Type Theory

    Creator:
    Schneider, Eric
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    In this work we introduce some basic concepts within homotopy type theory (HoTT), a proposed alternative mathematical foundation to classical set theory. In particular, our discussion revolves around the Axiom of Choice (AC). In Part I, we introduce the classical AC and some of its most important equivalents. In Part...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Axiom of Choice and Homotopy Type Theory Abstract approved: David Wing In this work we introduce some