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Creator:: Bishman, Paige N.
Abstract:: Physical activity and social emotional health among children have become increasingly important for children’s overall development. Recess is a time during the school day for students to have access to physical activity opportunities as well as socialize and interact with their peers. A quality recess, that is age and developmentally...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: opportunity to engage in physical activity outside of physical education (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Creator:: Snyder, Rodney Austin
Abstract:: The Van der Pauw method for transport measurements of conductivity and carrier concentration were tested on indium-tin-oxide (ITO) films and silicon wafers, and then implemented on Cu10xAgxZn2Sb4S13 thin films. ITO was used as a test case for high temperature transport measurements because it a well characterized semi-metal. The mobility of...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: like to thank Josh Mutch for helping keep the continuity in the lab going and taking measurements

Creator:: Carolla, Samantha M.
Abstract:: The freshwater snail Biomphalaria glabrata serves as the intermediate host of the blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni. Previous studies using the 13-16-R1 strain of B. glabrata demonstrated an association between the gene encoding Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) and susceptibility/resistance to the parasite. This association is assumed to involve a polymorphism that...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Abel for pushing me to stay focused and lovingly scolding me when I wasn’t. Josh Klein and Jill

Creator:: Mather, Stephanie J.
Abstract:: The current generation of youth, sometimes called Millennials, has had a reputation of political apathy. However, in recent years, youth voter numbers have gone up. If an individual or organization wanted to continue this trend of increased youth political participation, I wanted to explore the areas that could support or...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . Cynicism set in during the Johnson and Nixon years, and political trust declined (see chart). Since then

Creator:: Siekmann, Jonah A.
Abstract:: Dynamic bipedal locomotion is among the most difficult and yet relevant problems in modern robotics. While a multitude of classical control methods for bipedal locomotion exist, they are often brittle or limited in capability. In recent years, work in applying reinforcement learning to robotics has lead to superior performance across...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: , Gwendolyn Johnson, Chien-Liang Fok, and Luis Sentis. Actuator control for the NASA-JSC valkyrie humanoid

Creator:: Le, Vivian T.
Abstract:: The rise of digital streaming has largely impacted the way the average listener consumes music. Consequentially, while the role of album art has evolved to meet the changes in music technology, it is hard to measure the effect of digital streaming on modern album art. This research seeks to determine...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Creator:: Miller, Donielle F.
Abstract:: Adults with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) are overrepresented in the homeless population, and Oregon’s homeless population has expanded in recent years. In the 1950s, the mentally ill were moved out of the state hospitals and into the community. However, due to a lack of support services in the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: endeavors. I appreciate the patience and support of my husband Josh as I have spent hours researching and

Creator:: Whitaker, Trevor A.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: capstone group members, and moreover, some of my closest friends Mason Pratt, Josh Cook, and Francisco

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