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  • Wirelessly Powered cm-Scale Sensor for Small Insect Localization Application

    Creator:
    Kang, Jian
    Abstract:
    The prevalence of Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications leads to an increasing focus on the design and optimization of sensor nodes. Battery lifetime and associated costs of battery replacement often limits the long term operation and viability of sensor nodes. RF wireless energy harvesting on the other hand can be appealing since...
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    will become part of the permanent collection of Oregon State University libraries. My signature below

  • Diversity and Evolution of Sexual Traits in Ground Beetles (Family Carabidae)

    Creator:
    Gomez, R. Antonio
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    Biologists have long been fascinated with reproductive traits, in part because they are frequently exaggerated or showy, and they commonly vary among closely related species. Exaggerated sexual traits, in particular, have been the focus of intense empirical and theoretical research, but most of this work has focused on traits involved...
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    submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for

  • A Beta-Gamma Radioxenon Detection System using Ultra-Bright Inorganic Scintillators and Solid State Detectors

    Creator:
    Czyz, Steven A.
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    The atmospheric detection of four radioxenon isotopes (131mXe, 133mXe, 133Xe, and 135Xe) released during a nuclear detonation is a key tool utilized by the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) to identify clandestine nuclear weapon testing activity. These radioxenon isotopes all decay via the near-simultaneous release of an electron and a...
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    DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for

  • Social capital in engineering education

    Creator:
    Brown, Shane
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    A theoretical argument is presented to suggest that engineering curriculum be designed to develop social capital. Additionally, the value of social capital in the retention of students in the College of Engineering, and the development, role, and value of social capital in an electrical engineering laboratory is evaluated. Data collected...
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    Shane Brown A DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the

  • Development of an information processing capacity estimation method for managing a project subjected to disruptions

    Creator:
    Ro, In Kyu
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    This dissertation is an attempt at developing a method for the analysis and estimation of the effects of disruptions due to uncertainties. Such uncertainties may result from design changes and engineering drawing delays in large-scale, complex, research and development, or construction projects. In order to provide management with a simple...
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    Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of

  • Rocks and reactors : an atomic interpretation of human rights, 1941-1979

    Creator:
    Richards, Linda Marie
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    The atomic age was enacted by many scientists as a way to realize health and human rights. Human rights were conceived in this context as rights to economic development, science education, and nuclear medicine. The United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) acted hand in hand with UN agencies and educators...
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    DISSERTATION Submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the

  • A study of perceived and preferred ratings of institutional goals and priority rankings as viewed by faculty, students, and administrators at Oregon State University

    Creator:
    Taylor, William Lawrence
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    This study was undertaken as a result of an interest in the present and future purposes and functions of higher education. American society and higher education are moving through a period of change. Since each shapes and is shaped by the other, change in either may require a review and...
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    , students, and administrators at Oregon State University. Design of the Study The Institutional Goals

  • Systematic design of biologically-inspired engineering solutions

    Creator:
    Nagel, Jacquelyn Kay
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    Biological organisms, phenomena and strategies, herein referred to as biological systems, provide a rich set of analogies that can be used to inspire engineering innovation. Biologically-inspired, or biomimetic, designs are publicly viewed as creative and novel solutions to human problems. Moreover, some biomimetic designs have become so commonplace that it...
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    collec- tion of Oregon State University libraries. My signature below authorizes re- lease of my

  • Engineering analysis of a rotary dryer : drying of wood particles

    Creator:
    Kamke, Frederick A.
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    Rotary dryers are the most commonly used wood drying system in the particleboard industry. These dryers also play an increasingly important role in drying wood residues for fuel. Many potential benefits may be realized through an improved understanding of the rotary drying process. A rotary dryer simulation model was developed,...
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    : Drying of Wood Particles by Frederick A. Kamke A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in

  • The Influence of Wildfire and Invasive Vegetation on Mule Deer

    Creator:
    Schuyler, Elizabeth
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    The western United States has experienced large-scale degradation due to land use and land cover changes, invasion of annual grasses, and expansion of woody plants into grass and shrublands and the resultant altered fire regimes. These landscape-scale changes have coincided with declining mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) populations, making habitat loss...
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    A DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State University in