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  • Testing and design procedures for electric propellant pumps for suborbital bi-propellant rockets

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    Verna-Ketel, Dominic
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    An electrically driven propellant pump (HALE E-Pump) was analysed and tested to determine its viability for use in a bi-propellant launch vehicle for the High-Altitude Liquid Engine (HALE) student rocket team at Oregon State University (OSU). The pump, manufactured in 2022 by students in OSU machine shops, was hydrostatically tested...
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    Suborbital Bi-propellant Rockets Abstract approved: Kyle Niemeyer An electrically driven propellant pump

  • Comparing the autoignition performance of chemical kinetic models for toluene using data extracted from the literature

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    Mayer, Morgan
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    Real transportation fuels contain a wide range of hydrocarbon species, and this complexity poses challenges for modeling. Surrogates with a simpler blend of hydrocarbon reference fuels can approximate the physical and chemical characteristics of real fuels and enable practical simulation of the reacting flows that occur in engines and combustors....
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    : Kyle Niemeyer Real transportation fuels contain a wide range of hydrocarbon species, and this

  • An Improved Chemical Kinetic Model Reduction in pyMARS for Liquid Propellants

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    Moore, Cailin J.
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    The aerospace industry uses chemical kinetic models when designing propulsion systems to acquire specific details about the rate of chemical reactions, heat release, and combustion stability. These models, however, are too large and stiff to be useful as they can take weeks to run computations on. The pyMARS python package...
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    Liquid Propellants Abstract approved: Kyle Niemeyer The aerospace industry uses chemical kinetic

  • Comparing Chemical Kinetic Model Reduction Techniques Using pyMARS

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    Mestas, Phillip O., III
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    Accurately modeling the chemistry of conventional and alternative liquid transportation fuels in combustion technology is vital to predicting important quantities such as the burning rate, heat release, and pollutant emissions. However, incorporating detailed chemical kinetic models into reactive-flow simulations poses a significant challenge due to the associated high computational expense...
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    Using pyMARS Abstract approved: Kyle Niemeyer Accurately modeling the chemistry of conventional and

  • Electric Actuation of the Main Flight Valves of a Small Bi-Propellant Liquid Engine

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    Edgerton, Jacob M.
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    The High Altitude Liquid Engine (HALE) team is developing of a 2000 lbf thrust liquid propellant engine for a flight vehicle capable of breaching the Karman Line (100 km in altitude). As part the development of this flight vehicle, this research focuses on the design and characterization of a novel...
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    Small Bi-Propellant Liquid Engine Abstract approved: Kyle Niemeyer The High Altitude Liquid Engine

  • Nongenomic Actions of Steroid Hormones in the Ovine Endometrium

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    Ireton, Kyle E.
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    The steroid hormone estrogen plays a crucial role in regulating certain mammalian tissues, especially female reproductive systems. Estrogen effects physiological changes in the cell by altering transcription activity for certain target genes, as a consequence of interactions between estradiol-17β (E2) and its nuclear receptor (nER). This mechanism of cellular control...
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    ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Kyle E. Ireton for the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in

  • Resiliency of United States Power Grids to Inclement Weather Conditions

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    Trevis, Kyle R.
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    The United States depends on the electrical grid infrastructure for nearly every facet of its operation. Understanding how inclement weather affects the reliability of the grid and what the U.S. is doing to ensure its resiliency will be a key step moving forward into the 21st century as global climate...
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    Corresponding e-mail address: trevisk@oregonstate.edu ©Copyright by Kyle Trevis May 28

  • Environmental DNA reveals cryptic parasite species and gives insight into their fish hosts

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    Phillips, Kyle
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    Ceratonova shasta is a myxozoan fish parasite that impacts hatchery and wild populations of salmon and trout in the Pacific Northwest. Levels of the parasite in river water can be effectively monitored through direct filtration of parasite spores from water, extraction of total "environmental DNA" (eDNA), then quantitative polymerase chain...
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    and Gives Insight into their Fish Hosts by Kyle Phillips A THESIS

  • Analyzing the Hemolytic Effects of a Microchannel-Based Blood Processing Device

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    Botermans, Kyle M.
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    While hemodialysis is a unique therapy for treating chronic kidney failure, the application of extracorporeal blood processing presents the opportunity for treating a wider range of bloodborne diseases. The objective of the i-Blood research team is to develop a blood processing device that utilizes microscale-based technology as a platform for...
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    Blood Processing Device by Kyle M. Botermans A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

  • Designing for the Future : A Generalized Software Architecture for Virtual Labs

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    Thompson, Kyle B.
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    In recent years, simulated laboratory experiences have become more prevalent in educational curricula. These simulations, called virtual labs, can enable learning in ways that are not limited by physical constraints. The development of virtual labs is often ad hoc, resulting in unnecessary, repetitive work. The purpose of this thesis is...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Kyle B.Thompson

  • Comparing Actuation and Underactuation of Robotic Hands

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    DuFrene, Kyle
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    This thesis explores the differences in puppetted and teleoperation control of robotic hands, using the Asterisk test as a benchmark. Two hands were tested, including modified versions of the Model Q and Model Q developed by Yale's GRAB Lab. Small differences were observed between the puppetted and teleoperation control of...
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    Robotic Hands By Kyle DuFrene A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University Honors College in

  • A Geochemical Model for the Petrogenesis of the Curaçao Lava Formation: Implications for the Origin of the Caribbean Plateau

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    Krawl, Kyle A.
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    The Curaçao Lava Formation (CLF) records the magmatic and tectonic processes that formed the Caribbean Large Igneous Province (CLIP). A model of the petrogenesis of the CLF was developed using new geochemical and geochronological data. These data include major element compositions obtained using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), trace element concentrations...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Kyle A. Krawl for

  • An analysis of the United States trade balance, its long-run determinants, and its future outlook

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    Getsiv, Kyle J.
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    This paper analyzes macroeconomic variables to determine their effect on the United States’ trade balance. Data on GDP, exchange rates, money supply and the trade balance are adjusted for inflations to get inflation-adjusted variables. This will lead to a regression with the goal of determining which factors explain the variability...
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    Determinants, and Its Future Outlook by Kyle Getsiv A THESIS

  • Innovative Rear Wing Design Research for Formula SAE

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    Lukacovic, Kyle S.
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    The goal of this project is to research an innovative rear wing design for Formula SAE and determine if the concept could be beneficial for automotive racing purposes. The research consists of three steps. First, sensitivity analyses using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation were performed on multiple configurations. Next an...
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    SAE by Kyle Sean Lukacovic A THESIS submitted to

  • Parenting While Being a University Student During the COVID-19 Pandemic: an Oral History Project

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    Patubo, Kyle C.
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    Student parents are a growing population within college and university campuses. Though their numbers continue to grow, there is no proportionate growth in resources from the universities that are available to them. Issues like this and others that student parents face due to their unique identity were amplified in the...
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    Corresponding e-mail address: kpatubo4w@gmail.com 3 ©Copyright by Kyle Caraan Patubo June 1, 2021 4

  • Part-Load Optimization of an Organic Rankine Cycle

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    Ramsey, Owen
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    Waste-heat-recovery Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) systems use excess heat from industrial processes to produce electrical power. In many cases, the temperatures and mass flow rates of these excess-heat streams vary significantly over time, causing the ORC to often operate far from its design point. In this study, a control strategy...
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    strategy is investigated for an ORC using refrigerant R1233zd(E), with the objective of maximizing net

  • Designing surveys to investigate the impacts of wildfire smoke on human health

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    Attridge, Samuel J.
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    Wildfires are increasing in frequency. One area of research interest centers on the pollutants within wildfire smoke, including but not limited to particulate matter and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. These chemicals are associated with exacerbation of respiratory, cardiovascular, dermatological, reproductive, oncological, gastrointestinal, and infectious conditions. As wildfires becoming increasingly prevalent, it...
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    , PM2.5, PM10, PAH, survey Corresponding e-mail address: attridgs@oregonstate.edu

  • Elucidating patterns of fungal epiphyte and endophyte growth on a variety of carbon substrates

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    Thapliyal, Mrinal
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    Coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii), a keystone species in the Pacific Northwest, relies on symbioses with microorganisms to obtain nutrients, potentially defend against pathogens, and perform a variety of other tasks. Two of the tree’s primary fungal symbionts are foliar epiphytes and endophytes, which reside on the exterior or...
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    ________________________________________________________ Kyle Gervers, Committee Member, representing Botany and Plant Pathology

  • Wireless Multi-Sensor Patch for Wind Turbine Impact Detection

    Creator:
    Wilson, Calder
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    Bird and bat collisions with wind turbines are a problem that needs to be better quantified for its impact to be fully understood. This thesis documents portions of the design of a sensor patch module for use on wind turbines blades to detect impacts caused by birds and bats. This...
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    , Wireless Corresponding e-mail address: wilscald@oregonstate.edu ©Copyright by Calder Wilson December 7

  • A Reflection on Stage Managing at the University Level

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    Bodyfelt, Mackenzie
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    Reflection on a stage management experience for a musical produced at Oregon State University. Comparison from previous high school experiences in stage managing to the university level of stage management. Reference to the texts and resources examined for the growth of knowledge in stage management. Analysis of each stage of...
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    . Keywords: theatre, stage manager, technical theatre, reflection, prompt book Corresponding e-mail

  • Death, Disorder, and Other Human Terrors

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    Gollihugh, Breanna M.
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    Storytelling has been a key societal element for hundreds of years. Over time it has evolved from tales spread by word-of-mouth, to printed words, and most recently to worldwide digital platforms. Stories, and their ability to be both shared and coveted, make them a truly unique aspect of the human...
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    , fiction, story, poetry Corresponding e-mail address: gollihub@oregonstate.edu

  • Inter-code Comparison of Time Independent Pulsed Sphere Benchmark Results

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    Northrop, Jordan
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    The pulsed sphere benchmark problems are a set of physical experiments that have been used to verify Monte Carlo codes and evaluate nuclear data. All Monte Carlo codes rely on benchmark experiments that test the features of the code to verify that the simulations are producing realistic results. In the...
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    pulsed spheres. Key Words: Shift, Monte Carlo, benchmarks Corresponding e-mail address: northroj

  • Rapid Prototyping of Rigid & Flexible Microfluidic Devices Using Low-Cost Materials and Maker Tools

    Creator:
    Co, Megan T.
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    Microfluidics is an evolving field that focuses on the manipulation of small fluid volumes. Because of its micron-sized features, it is the basis for many lab-on-chip and point-of-care diagnostic devices. The devices are predominantly molded from polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS); however, production is a multi-hour or multi-day process that typically requires clean...
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    , Maker tools Corresponding e-mail address: com@oregonstate.edu

  • Development of an Integrated Breadboard Device for Extracorporeal Blood Processing Systems

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    Lim, Kaylene T.
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    Microscale-based technology has potential applications in the medical field. The development of a new microscale medical device requires experimentation and testing. This can be done by creating a breadboard device that can perform the functionalities the final device should be able to do. This breadboard device can also be used...
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    , Bioengineering Corresponding E-mail Address: kaylene.t.lim@gmail.com

  • Geographic variation in the seed mycobiome of Coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii)

    Creator:
    Bergmann, Gillian E.
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    Seeds are an essential component of plant life histories, and seed endophytes have the potential to influence germination, seedling establishment and development. That said, seed endophytes are a relatively new area of study, both in the factors that influence which taxa are present and how these microbes alter plant function....
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    (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii) By Gillian E. Bergmann A THESIS Submitted

  • Role of Nitrated Hsp90 in Schwannoma Cell Survival

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    Kim, Sharon R.
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    Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2) is a genetic tumor disorder caused by mutations that inactivate the gene coding for the Merlin tumor suppressor. Patients with NF2 develop multiple tumors throughout the nervous system, mainly schwannomas, for which there is no cure or effective treatment. In NF2, redox signaling and oxidative stress...
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    nitration, mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation Corresponding e-mail address: maria.franco

  • Using Stable Isotopes to Quantify Ecological Interaction Strengths

    Creator:
    Shepard, Isaac D.
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    Understanding ecological interaction strengths is one of the main objectives of ecology. Recently, two methods for estimating interaction strengths of predator-prey interactions in nature have been proposed: a field observation approach proposed by Novak and Wootton (2008) and stable isotope analysis. The field observation method estimates feeding rates based on...
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    Julia Bingham, Stephanie Merhoff, Beatriz Vaca, and Kyle Coblentz of the Novak Lab for their

  • ThermoSolver : an integrated educational thermodynamics software program

    Creator:
    Barnes, Connelly S.
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    ThermoSolver is an educational thermodynamics software program designed to be both easy to use and useful in that it permits the user to make nontrivial chemical engineering thermodynamic calculations. The software program accompanies the textbook Engineering and Chemical Thermodynamics by Milo Koretsky, and is available for free download from the...
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    , education Corresponding e-mail address: barnesc@lifetime.oregonstate.edu 2

  • Second Derivative Excitation Emission Resolution (SEC DEER) Spectroscopy

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    Rosene, Benjamin L.
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    Fluorescence spectroscopy is a powerful analytical technique due to bright signals that provide excellent measurement sensitivity. Many colors of fluorescent dyes are available to match the detection ranges of different equipments. Dyes can be chemically modified to bind to many different target analytes with high specificity1. Alternatively, sensors can be...
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    Corresponding e-mail address: roseneb@oregonstate.edu ©Copyright by Benjamin L. Rosene

  • Adherence as an in vitro assessment of neutrophil function in alpacas

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    Mangan, Emily R.
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    Camelids are known for frequent occurrence of general ill-thrift. In other species, neutrophil dysfunction has been identified as a cause of ill-thrift, and linked to chronic fungal and bacterial infections. However, no reference values exist for neutrophil function testing in camelids, which inhibits accurate evaluation of neutrophil deficiency in this...
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    . Key Words: neutrophil, function, camelids, alpacas, adhesion Corresponding e-mail address

  • The Mathematics of Critical Shifts in Ecological Networks with Alternative Stable State Theory, A Potential Framework for Early Warning Indicators

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    Kupperman, Michael D.
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    A long running problem in mathematical biology is the prediction of extinction events, a specialized case of the larger global stability problem found in differential equations and dynamical systems theory. A central technical question is how to introduce the randomness observed in real ecological systems not accounted for in deterministic...
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    2.1.4.1 (Flow). Let E ⊂ X where E is a nonempty open subset of X containing an identity element of X, ϕ

  • Isolating Non-Blackbody Radiation Spectra from Low-Bandgap LEDs near Zero Bias

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    Teo, YiPeng
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    The study of carrier transport in light-emitting diode (LED) has been researched extensively in the past. However, most studies were implementing voltages above the turn-on voltage of the LED. Research on LEDs well below the turn-on voltage threshold is comparatively scarce for good reasons. When the supply voltage is below...
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    , semiconductor Corresponding e-mail address: teoyi@oregonstate.edu

  • Synthesis and SERS : Reproducible Nanostar Plasmons and a Study of Optical Enhancement

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    Ramsey, Jacob D.
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    Gold nanostars are a relative newcomer to the nanoparticle scene, and their unique properties make them very desirable for spectroscopic applications. These nanoparticles, with their sharp tips, create electric field enhancements that interact with light in an advantageous way. This Thesis outlines our in-depth study of gold nanostar synthesis, the...
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    Scattering (SERS), Reproducibility Corresponding e-mail address: ramseyja@oregonstate.edu

  • Optimization of NH2-MIL-88B (Fe) for reactive oxygen species generation

    Creator:
    Shotton, Lewis
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    Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as promising candidates in novel cancer therapies due to their unique properties, including high surface area, tunable crystal size, and exposed metal ion active sites for catalysis. The MOF NH2-MIL-88B has shown potential use in cancer theranostics. Its open metal active sites catalyze the reduction...
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    : Metal-organic framework, NH2-MIL-88B, Reactive oxygen species, Crystal violet Corresponding e-mail

  • Cloud-Enabled Health Monitoring on an Android Device

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    Howe, Tyler Daniel
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    Constant and reliable health monitoring can help doctors provide higher quality health care to meet the growing needs of the medical industry. The advent of cloud computing has enabled low-cost sensor devices that can process their data in real-time without powerful onboard hardware. Using an Android smartphone, medical data can...
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    Corresponding e-mail address: tyler.d.howe@gmail.com c©Copyright by Tyler Daniel Howe May 29th, 2012 All

  • Tabletop fusion reactors : construction and testing of a demonstration inertial electrostatic confinement fusor

    Creator:
    Holler, Logan R.
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    Nuclear fusion reactors comprise a significant field of study due to their potential to provide a limitless, clean, and sustainable source of energy. The inertial electrostatic confinement fusor is a type of fusion-generating device that accelerates deuterium gas to the conditions required for fusion. The goal of this research was...
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    , Fusor, Fusion, Neutron Generator Corresponding e-mail address: hollerl@oregonstate.edu

  • Paths to Innovation: How Businesses Achieve Competitive Advantage

    Creator:
    Oster, Dylan
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    To detail common paths followed by companies to produce innovative products, I reviewed existing literature and conducted several semi-structured interviews with a variety of people from different companies and fields. Based on this research, I found that most (but not all) innovative products follow a few general paths. These paths...
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    Processes Corresponding e-mail address: 1dylanoster@gmail.com

  • Playing by the Rules: A Formal Specification of BoGL’s Loops and Type System

    Creator:
    Grejuc, Alex
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    BoGL is a programming language created for the purpose of computer science education that is specific to the domain of board games. Although there is a language grammar and an existing implementation that is currently used by students, a complete and formal language standard does not yet exist. In the...
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    Programming, Domain Specific Languages, Educational Programming Languages Corresponding e-mail address

  • Time-dependent shortest paths in treelike graphs

    Creator:
    Shirley, Morgan
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    We present a proof that the number of breakpoints in the arrival function between two terminals in graphs of treewidth ω is n^(O(log²ω) when the edge arrival functions are piecewise linear. This is an improvement on the bound of n^(Θ(log n))by Foschini, Hershberger, and Suri for graphs without any bound...
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    shortest paths, star-mesh transformations Corresponding e-mail address: shirlemo@oregonstate.edu

  • Study on the Evolution and Expression of the Pyoverdine Receptor FpvA inPseudomonas aeruginosa

    Creator:
    Singh, Amandip
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    Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a ubiquitous gram-negative bacterium that is capable of causing infections in people who are immune compromised. The bacterium can live in a variety of environments due to the variety of virulence factors it can produce. It is well adapted to living in iron-stringent conditions because it can...
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    , pyocin, evolution Corresponding e-mail address: singha@oregonstate.edu 2

  • Microbial Abundance and Community Analysis in Devil’s Hole, Harrington Sound, Bermuda

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    Denman, Carmen C.
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    Microbial activity within elevated CO2 and oxygen depleted environments changes with density driven stratification overturn in the seasonally anoxic region of Devil’s Hole, Bermuda. The temperature gradient developed during the summer months creates a natural laboratory to study bacterial and virus population density and microbial community dynamics in the anoxic...
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    a - Negative Control b - SAR 11 c - Roseobacter d – Alteromonas e – Cytophoga 9

  • Microbial Abundance and Community Analysis in Devil’s Hole, Harrington Sound, Bermuda

    Creator:
    Denman, Carmen C.
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    Microbial activity within elevated CO2 and oxygen depleted environments changes with density driven stratification overturn in the seasonally anoxic region of Devil’s Hole, Bermuda. The temperature gradient developed during the summer months creates a natural laboratory to study bacterial and virus population density and microbial community dynamics in the anoxic...
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    a - Negative Control b - SAR 11 c - Roseobacter d – Alteromonas e – Cytophoga 9

  • HIV and the Transmasculine Community – Can Statistical Significance Be Harmful?

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    Harger, Stephen A.
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    Epidemiological research on HIV/AIDS seeks to determine at-risk populations not reached by current care. In the forty years since the AIDS epidemic began, transgender people were only recently deemed “at-risk” by the CDC and more action was taken to study them. Most current research centers on transgender women, with transgender...
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    , qualitative research Corresponding e-mail address: hargers@oregonstate.edu

  • Exploring the neuroprotective mechanism of poly-ICLC preconditioning against oxygenglucose deprivation in the in vitro blood-brain barrier model

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    Turina, Claire B.
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    The preconditioning agent poly-ICLC has recently been shown to protect against cerebral injury in the mouse model, when administered systemically prior to ischemic insult. However, the mechanism by which poly-ICLC provides neuroprotection is currently unknown, but it has been shown to protect against ischemia-induced bloodbrain barrier (BBB) disruption. Inflammation contributes...
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    for her assistance and advice with my thesis project. Thank you as well to Kyle Haggerty for her

  • Analysis of Radio Signals for New Pulsar Detection

    Creator:
    Downing, Jaden
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    The North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav) times periodic signals from pulsars as a method of detecting gravitational waves. NANOGrav detects waves emitted in the nanohertz frequency range, a range lower than those previously explored by other organizations. This allows for the study of rarely observed sources such...
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    , gravitational wave, pulsar, stochastic background, dispersion measure, Corresponding e-mail address: downijad

  • Effects of Dilution on Turbulent Consumption Speeds of Jet Fuel

    Creator:
    Walters, Ian
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    Combustion systems for transportation applications typically use large hydrocarbon fuels in turbulent premixed or partially premixed environments. Combustion products can enter the reaction region through natural recirculation or combustion control mechanisms. The objective of this study is to characterize how dilution by combustion products affects the turbulent consumption speed for...
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    front. Key Words: Combustion, Jet-A, turbulent flame speed, dilution, Bunsen flames Corresponding e

  • Hi-C genome assembly of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Rhizopogon salebrosus

    Creator:
    Har, Skyler
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    Rhizopogon salebrosus is an abundant ectomycorrhizal fungus common throughout Western North America that forms mutualistic partnerships with Pinus species. Studied for its systematics, use in sapling nurseries, post-fire seedling establishment, and unique evolutionary history, R. salebrosus holds many secrets within its genome. This thesis aims to characterize the mating system,...
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    . Keywords: Ectomycorrhizal, fungi, Hi-C, Reference genome, phasing, Mating Corresponding e-mail address

  • Thermodynamic Design Principles for Double-Strand Displacement microRNA Biosensors

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    Smith, Natasha M.
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    In recent years, microRNA’s (miRNA’s) have emerged as important in regulating gene expression. Fluctuations in their levels are associated with the up or down-regulation of tumor-suppressor genes and oncogenes. Thus, the ability to visualize changes in miRNA is an important step in understanding cancer emergence and development. The Burrows group...
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    Corresponding e-mail address: smithna2@oregonstate.edu ©Copyright by Natasha Smith

  • An Analysis of Americans’ Trust in the News Media

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    Uskokovic, Andrea A.
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    With trust in the media reaching an all-time low among Americans, I wanted to explore what prompted this shift in attitude. This thesis analyzes how Americans’ perspectives on the credibility of modern-day media and the value they place on the freedom of the press are heavily influenced by their preferred...
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    , political polarization, affective polarization. Corresponding e-mail address: uskokova@oregonstate.edu

  • Integrating Microfluidics and Integrated Circuits toward a CMOS-Based Cell Counter

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    Bishop, Kevin W.
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    Cell counting is a key tool used in biological and clinical laboratories, but at present, commercial cell counters are large and expensive. CMOS technology is a promising platform for creating small, low-cost sensors but currently lacks a robust method of directly interfacing these sensors with the microfluidic networks needed for...
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    : cell counting, CMOS sensors, microfluidics Corresponding e-mail address: kevinwarnerbishop