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  • Vox comm: product development and program management

    Creator:
    Braunworth, Daniel W.
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    Vox comm is a digital wireless, voice-operated personal communicator developed as an electrical engineering Senior Design project. It is designed to provide a method for hassle-free, short-range communication. The product platform boasts of low power and small size for a host of usage models. This thesis details the product design...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    was not clearly defined, and the project had no exact specifications. This gave us the flexibility to

  • A validity study for the kaizen event kick-off survey

    Creator:
    Mitchell, Rebecca M.
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    This study was conducted to support a research project sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The purpose of the NSF research project was to determine how to design kaizen events that result in both short term and long term performance improvements. One of the tools developed to evaluate the...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    : _____________________________________________________ Toni L. Doolen This study was conducted to support a research project sponsored by

  • The utility of playfulness in terms of innovation and productivity for business and a life of learning

    Creator:
    Adams, Jason S.
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    The purpose of this project was to investigate play and our cultural assumptions as to its usefulness or lack there of. The concepts of hard work versus hard play were explored in order to discover when human beings are operating at their best. In terms of innovation and productivity in...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    done for this project have explored the realms of behavior and optimal performance for human beings

  • Patterns of age and growth in young-of-year rockfish, sebastes spp., along the Oregon coast

    Creator:
    Young, Thomas
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    Rockfish of the genus Sebastes are important components of Oregon reef communities. I examined patterns of age and growth in young-of-year rockfish across two nested spatial scales – local and regional – along the Oregon coast. Using otolith microstructural examination, I examined the relative importance of local versus regional factors...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    trade-off in growth between larval and juvenile stages. There was no evidence of directional growth

  • Studies on a transgenic approach to decrease gliadin content in wheat

    Creator:
    Bell, Shannon M.
    Abstract:
    Celiac disease, an autoimmune response triggered by the consumption of seed storage proteins of cereals, affects an estimated 1% of the human population. In the case of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), one of the world’s most consumed cereals, alcohol-soluble proteins, the gliadins, have been identified as the allergy-eliciting agents. Previous...
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    Undergraduate Thesis
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    . The aim of this project was addressed in two phases. The first involved the optimization of a

  • A comparison of three certification systems with the 2005 McDonald-Dunn Forest plan revision

    Creator:
    Starker, Anna
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    This study compares the requirements of three forest certification systems, the Sustainable Forestry Institute (SFI), the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), with the 2005 McDonald-Dunn Forest Plan Revision. The analysis was done with a series of matrices comparing the requirements of SFI and FSC...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    with the 2005 McDonald-Dunn Forest Plan Revision By Anna M. Starker A PROJECT submitted to Oregon

  • Cool hideaways: use of temperature refuges by juvenile coho salmon in the West Fork Smith River

    Creator:
    Raskauskas, Nancy
    Abstract:
    The West Fork Smith River, a 69 km2 watershed in the Coast Range of Oregon, is prone to short periods of very high water temperature in mid-summer due to a combination of human and natural influences. In the summers of 2003 and 2004 more than 400 juvenile coho salmon regularly...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    habitat factors on coho salmon and several other species over five years. My role in the project has been

  • Biological considerations for a new approach to regulating genetically modified crops in the United States

    Creator:
    McDonough, Ashley
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    The debate over GM crops is one of the most controversial issues of recent decades. The debate has many dimensions, including environmental impacts, benefits and risks to human health, intellectual property rights, adequacy of biosafety regulations, and fundamental ethical acceptability. The potential benefits of GM crops are numerous, including improved...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    McDonough A PROJECT submitted to Oregon State University University Honors College in partial

  • Morality of biometrics

    Creator:
    Tao, Dany
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    "‘Biometrics is at the forefront in our agenda for homeland security,’ declared Asa Hutchinson, the Department of Homeland Security's undersecretary for border and transportation security, at the 2004 Biometric Consortium Conference” [11]. Flashy retinal scanning and voice activated computers were once considered technologies for science fiction movies and novels. Nowadays,...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    A PROJECT submitted to Oregon State University University Honors College in partial fulfillment of

  • Asperger’s Syndrome: research and personal insight into characteristics and intervention techniques

    Creator:
    Rinaldi, David Brian
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    Through examination of empirical evidence on individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome and related Pervasive Developmental Disorders, the author attempts to provide an overview of the social deficiencies associated with these disorders. Points of primary concern are the social deficiencies in developing competence in experience-sharing and demonstrating empathy, especially in how they...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    by David Brian Rinaldi, Jr. A PROJECT submitted to Oregon State University University Honors