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  • Optimizing Cancer Drug Treatment Models Using Process Dynamics

    Creator:
    Jones, Alexander R.
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    Cancer is currently the second leading cause of death in the United States and the sixth leading cause of death worldwide. Due to cancer’s variability in type, location, growth rates, and patient physiology, treatment models are based off of previous experimental and clinical work. This variability, however, can lead to...
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    Alexander Russell Jones A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University

  • Frequency-Dependent Rheological Characterization of Viscoelastic Materials Using Magnetic Nanoparticle Probes

    Creator:
    Myers, Renee C.
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    Extending rheological characterization methods to very small length scales is of interest. AC susceptometry using magnetic nanoparticle probes has been proposed for measurement of frequency-dependent rheological properties at the nanoscale. As this technique has been primarily used for ideally Newtonian fluids, this research aimed to extend this technique to viscoelastic...
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    Viscoelastic Materials Using Magnetic Nanoparticle Probes by Renee Myers A

  • Comparison of Three Different Analyzers to Measure Canine Serum Progesterone

    Creator:
    Hisanaga, Trevor H.
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    The canine estrous cycle is unique compared to other domestic animal species. During estrus, serum progesterone concentrations ([P4]) rise two days prior to ovulation. In fact, the luteinization of pre-ovulatory follicles resulting in this initial increase in [P4] (1.5-2.5 ng/ml) cannot be temporally dissociated from the onset of the surge...
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    Different Analyzers to Measure Canine Serum Progesterone by Trevor Hisanaga A

  • Freeze Stage Analysis of an Indirect Freeze Desalination System

    Creator:
    Whitaker, Trevor A.
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    Freeze desalination poses as a potential solution to many of the issues that accompany current desalination methods. The research detailed in this manuscript involves creating and analyzing a numerical model of the freezing operation of an indirect contact freeze-melting (FM) desalination system. In this initial analysis, pure water is frozen...
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    System by Trevor A. Whitaker A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University University Honors College

  • Development of a Field Arsenic Test Utilizing PEG Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles

    Creator:
    Patel, Kian
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    Arsenic in its inorganic form is naturally present in groundwater. Continued exposure to arsenic contaminated water can result in long lasting health complications, ranging from cognitive development issues to cancer. One method which may be convertible to a field test is the use of PEG functionalized gold nanoparticles which aggregate...
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    author thanks Dr. Brian Wood and Dr. Trevor Carlisle for being a part of the thesis committee and

  • Twist in a Torus: Minimization of Nematic Configurations with Discontinuous Director Fields in Toroidal Coordinates

    Creator:
    Reid, Trevor S.
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    The ring disclination is a topological defect that may be suitable for light polarization inside of a nematic liquid crystal. Due to its stability and chirality, the ring disclination could also allow for theoretical applications to quantum and classical field theories as a model for fundamental particles. In order to...
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    Discontinuous Director Fields in Toroidal Coordinates By Trevor Reid A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

  • Solvent and Dispersion Effects on the Hydrodeoxygenation of Acetic Acid on a Pd(111) Model Surface

    Creator:
    Rebarchik, Michael A.
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    Increased dependence on fossil fuels and concerns of anthropogenic climate change have led to increased interest in alternative energy sources. Liquid fuels derived from renewable raw materials have gained attention in recent years due to their similarity to petroleum-based fuels. Biofuels derived through hydrodeoxygenation have been found to be one...
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    Acetic Acid on a Pd(111) Model Surface By Michael Rebarchik A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

  • Investigating Carrier Temperature in LED Quantum Well Driven Below the Turn-On Voltage

    Creator:
    Jeliazkova, Michelle
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    Electron behavior in semiconductor materials critically determines electronic applications. Previous research has shown carrier temperature higher than the lattice temperature of LEDs due to energy differences in the quantum well. Study of these findings requires a novel set-up to dig out weak signal in a thermal-noise filled environment; analytical methods...
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    Quantum Well Driven Below the Turn-On Voltage by Michelle Jeliazkova A THESIS

  • The Adverse Effects of Diurnal Light Exposure on Aging Drosophila melanogaster

    Creator:
    Nash, Trevor N.
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    The proliferation of light emitting diodes (LEDs) are increasing human light exposure, yet the long-term effects of such exposure remains unknown. The current study aims to address this by measuring the longevity of Drosophila melanogaster kept in several light conditions. Initial longevity testing determined that flies kept in daily light-dark...
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    of Diurnal Light Exposure on Aging Drosophila melanogaster by Trevor Nash A

  • Restoring and Updating the Micralyne μTK

    Creator:
    Wong, Derek H.
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    The Micralyne microfluidic toolkit (μTK) was an instrument built by Micralyne in the early 2000’s. It was built for electrophoresis and has a sensitive laser-induced fluorescence detection system. The updates to the system were upgrading the control GUI from running in LabVIEW 5 (Windows XP, 2000) to LabVIEW 2012 (Windows...
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    Hungchang Wong A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University Honors College in