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  • Use of BC-523a liquid scintillator for simultaneous neutron spectroscopy and gamma counting with the implementation of a neutron history reconstruction algorithm

    Creator:
    Frey, Wesley D.
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    Real-time, high efficiency neutron spectroscopy has, historically, been a persistent challenge in the field of radiation detection and, for the most part, has gone unsolved. The most promising method to resolve this challenge, is the boron-capture technique using an organic scintillation system (BC-523a). Detectors that utilize this method possess an...
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    ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Wesley D. Frey for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Radiation

  • Essays on the effect of product recalls and mergers on firm performance

    Creator:
    Yan, Wenfeng
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    This dissertation investigates the effect of endogenous and exogenous events on firm behavior and performance. These are fundamental questions in economics. The contribution of this study is threefold. First, it provides estimates of the impact of mergers on railroad efficiency, which has important antitrust implications. Second, it provides new estimates...
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    providing me valuable guidance, support and encouragement. I deeply thank Dr. Wesley Wilson, for his

  • A perceived-risk curriculum for at-risk learners

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    Kash, Laurel Renee
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    Although perceived-risk curriculum, that is, where the learner experiences effects of eustress (positive stress), has been used in Arts or outdoor activities, it has not been used in school classrooms. Milkman’s 1996 studies of after-school Project Self Discovery demonstrated that at-risk students lessened their adverse risky behaviors, such as substance...
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    members: Dr. Wesley Van Tassel of Central Washington University, Dr. Harvey Milkman of Metropolitan

  • Structure-Property Relationships of Disordered Electronic Materials : From Crystalline to Amorphous

    Creator:
    Surta, Todd Wesley, Jr.
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    Two perovskite materials (Bi0.5(A)0.5)(Sc0.5Nb0.5)O3, where A = K+ and Na+ were synthesized phase pure for the first time. Their structures were determined by indexing synchrotron X-ray diffraction data and subsequent combined Rietveld refinement on neutron and synchrotron X-ray diffraction data revealing significant disorder on the A-sites of these materials. A...
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    ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Todd Wesley Surta Jr. for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

  • Algorithms for massive biological datasets

    Creator:
    Bryant, Douglas W. (Douglas Wesley)
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    Within the past several years the technology of high-throughput sequencing has transformed the study of biology by offering unprecedented access to life's fundamental building block, DNA. With this transformation's potential a host of brand-new challenges have emerged, many of which lend themselves to being solved through computational methods. From de...
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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 4.2 Based on [143], a sample weight matrix of log odds ratios. Rows indicate nucleotides A, C, G

  • The behavior of economic agents and market performance

    Creator:
    Gokhale, Jayendra
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    This dissertation addresses issues concerning the behavior of firms, which has significant effects on performance. In the first study, we empirically investigate the effect of the reduction in number of firms on price competition in the U.S. macro-brewing industry. The number of macro brewing firms decreased from 766 in 1935...
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    direction to this research. I am indebted to Dr. Wesley W. Wilson for his insightful direction

  • The language of mathematics : a functional definition and the development of an instrument of measure teacher perceived self-efficacy

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    Gray, Virginia
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    Mathematics is permeated with language; it appears in the form of new words and some old words with new meanings. There are new symbols to be able to read and consume; much information is presented in tabular or graphic form, and finally the language in a mathematics class has its...
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    Perceived Self-Efficacy Abstract approved: Larry G. Enochs Mathematics is permeated with language; it

  • Understanding and improving error-correcting output coding

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    Kong, Eun Bae
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    Error-correcting output coding (ECOC) is a method for converting a k-classsupervised learning problem into a large number L of two-class supervised learningproblems and then combining the results of these L evaluations. Previous researchhas shown that ECOC can dramatically improve the classi cation accuracy of supervisedlearning algorithms that learn to classify...
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    and Improving Error-Correcting Output Coding Abstract approved: Thomas G. Dietterich Error

  • Machine Learning Methods for Computational Sustainability

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    Liu, Liping
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    Maintaining the sustainability of the earth’s ecosystems has attracted much attention as these ecosystems are facing more and more pressure from human activities. Machine learning can play an important role in promoting sustainability as a large amount of data is being collected from ecosystems. There are at least three important...
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    Methods for Computational Sustainability Abstract approved: Thomas G. Dietterich Maintaining the

  • System model of a natural circulation integral test facility

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    Galvin, Mark Robert, 1967-
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    The Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics (NE/RHP) at Oregon State University (OSU) has been developing an innovative modular reactor plant concept since being initiated with a Department of Energy (DoE) grant in 1999. This concept, the Multi-Application Small Light Water Reactor (MASLWR), is an integral pressurized water...
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    Facility Abstract approved: Brian G. Woods The Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health