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  • Learning MDP action models via discrete mixture trees

    Creator:
    Wynkoop, Michael S.
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    This thesis addresses the problem of learning dynamic Bayesian network (DBN) models to support reinforcement learning. It focuses on learning regression tree models of the conditional probability distributions of the DBNs. Existing algorithms presume that the stochasticity in the domain can be modeled as a deterministic function with additive noise....
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    OF Michael S. Wynkoop for the degree of Masters of Science in Computer Science presented on June 9

  • Evaluation of Materials for Use in Open-Cycle Magnetohydrodynamic Power Generation

    Creator:
    Bowen, Michael S.
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    Recent interest in oxy-fuel combustion for carbon capture, as well as advancements in technologies such as magnetics, materials, and computational modeling has sparked renewed interest in magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) power generation. The increased temperatures of oxy-fuel combustion versus air-fuel combustion poses a challenge in the selection of materials for plasma exposed...
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    THE THESIS OF Michael S. Bowen for the degree of Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

  • Twenty-year changes in riparian bird communities of east-central Oregon

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    Ellis, Michael S.
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    Over the last 50 years, riparian zones in the semi-arid West have gained recognition as disproportionately important habitats for both breeding bird communities and agricultural operations. Despite growing interest in exploring avian-habitat relationships in these systems to better inform land management, few studies have attempted to describe temporal changes in...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Michael S. Ellis for the

  • The effects of clouds on transient baroclinic eddies in a Mars General Circulation Model

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    Rucker, Michael S.
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    The low-level baroclinic eddy activity seen in the NASA Ames Mars General Circulation Model (MGCM) for simulations under three annual dust cycles are characterized. Simulations were conducted with both radiatively active and radiatively inert clouds (RAC and non-RAC, respectively) for 11 continuous annual cycles for each dust case. Model results...
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    Mars General Circulation AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Michael S. Rucker for the degree of Master

  • Self-evaluation of secondary school health teachers as compared to classroom student evaluation of the same teachers

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    Brock, Michael S.
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    Sixteen secondary school health teachers evaluated their own course teaching performance. Students in each of these courses evaluated the same teacher and the results were compared. An adapted version of a teacher rating form developed by the School of Agriculture, Oregon State University, was used by all study participants. Teacher...
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    compared to classroom student evaluation of the same teacher AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Michael Steven

  • General pole number model for the brushless doubly-fed machine

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    Boger, Michael S.
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    The Brush less Doubly-Fed Machine (BDFM) has the potential to be a more cost effective replacement for conventional induction or synchronous machine drives. The BDFM has two stator windings: a power winding and a control winding. An electronic power converter of variable voltage and frequency is connected to the control...
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    machine AN ABSTRACT FOR THE THESIS OF Michael S. Boger for the degree of Master of Science in

  • Chemical and environmental factors affecting pesticide volatilization from turfgrass

    Creator:
    Conway, Michael S.
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    Volatile loss rates of pesticides from turfgrass were measured using the Backward-Time Lagrangian Stochastic Dispersion model (Flesch et al., 1995). Solar radiation, ambient temperature, surface temperature, relative humidity, wind direction, and wind speed were monitored continuously. Growth regulator was applied to the turf plot several days before pesticide application to...
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    PESTICIDE VOLATILIZATION FROM TURFGRASS by Michael S. Conway A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

  • Production and partitioning of organic matter during simulated phytoplankton blooms

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    Wetz, Michael S.
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    Few studies have examined the partitioning of organic matter in upwelling systems, despite the fact that these systems play a key role in carbon and nitrogen budgets in the ocean. We examined the production and partitioning of phytoplankton-derived organic matter in deck incubations off Oregon during the upwelling season. During...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Michael S. Wetz for the degree of

  • Disturbance and dynamics of riparian forests in southwestern Oregon

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    Messier, Michael S.
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    Fire exclusion has been associated with structural and compositional changes in many upland forests of the western United States, but little is known about the impacts on riparian forests, portions of the landscape protected for habitat and water quality. For this study, I characterized the historic disturbance and tree recruitment...
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    THESIS OF Michael S. Messier for the degree of Master of Science in Forest Science presented on