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  • The application of geographic information systems for delineation and classification of tidal wetlands for resource management of Oregon’s coastal watersheds

    Creator:
    Scranton, Russell W.
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    Resource managers of Oregon’s tidal wetlands require an improved GIS layer for management of existing tidal wetland habitat and areas considered for tidal wetland restoration. A reconnaissance project was initiated, such that interpretations of remote sensing data, the National Wetland Inventory, Oregon Estuary Plan Book and additional management tools were...
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    Capstone Project

  • Perceptual thresholds for foot slipping in animated characters

    Creator:
    Strawn, Jordan J.
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    The computer game industry continues to progress toward realistic-looking character motion. However, even in state-of-the-art games, the use of motion capture data in character animation may result in errors such as “foot slipping,” where the feet do not match up with the floor properly during translation. Various algorithms have been...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    Slipping in Animated Characters by Jordan J. Strawn A PROJECT submitted to Oregon State University

  • A critical analysis of the globalization of English in the U.S. and abroad

    Creator:
    De Lora, Emily
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    Although thousands of volunteers from the United States go abroad each year to teach English, many are unprepared for their experiences. Undergraduate students teaching in a foreign country seem to lack training in educational methodology or foreign relations that would prepare them for teaching and living abroad. This project was...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    of willingness to compromise with other nations (James, 2001). Additionally, if the inequity in our

  • Militant and nonviolent social movements

    Creator:
    Robinson, Blake
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    While much has been written about why people join social movements in general, little has been written about why people specifically join either militant or nonviolent social movements. Using the Black Panther Party as an example of a militant social movement and the mainstream Civil Rights Movement as an example...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    Blake Robinson AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Blake J

  • Librarianship at the intersection of engineering and business

    Creator:
    Mellinger, Margaret
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    Oregon State University has initiated two programs that engage engineering students in entrepreneurship. The first program is an entrepreneurship minor available through the College of Business that enrolls engineering and science majors in the same courses with business students. The second is the Austin Entrepreneurship Program, a residential program offered...
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    Preprint
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    " ��http://fie.engrng.pitt.edu/fie2002/papers/1110.pdf� Accessed 15 March 2004. �Creed, Christopher J

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

    Creator:
    McDonough, Ashley
    Abstract:
    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...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis

  • Habitat monitoring : an approach for reporting status and trends for state comprehensive wildlife conservation strategies

    Creator:
    Schoonmaker, Peter and Luscombe, Wayne
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    This paper provides some background information on coarse to medium scale habitat monitoring techniques and proposes a framework for a statewide system. It is designed for state fish and wildlife agencies and their partners to help them meet the monitoring requirement in the development of wildlife strategies.
    Resource Type:
    Technical Report

  • Experiments into plasma physics

    Creator:
    Smith, Christopher S.
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    Our research was focused mainly on the field of plasma physics and the creation of plasmas in a laboratory environment. We first began our project with the goal to develop a tabletop Tokamak, a doughnut shaped device that magnetically confines plasmas at pressures greater than one atmosphere. After researching this...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    , Plasma Sources Science and Technology, Issue 9, pgs. 441-454 Van Dijk, J. and M. van der Velden and J

  • 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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    : ________________________________________________ Michael J. Quinn "‘Biometrics is

  • The face of Oregon's library community

    Creator:
    Webster, Janet G. and Cole, Maureen
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    One goal of the Oregon Library Association's Vision 2010 is to promote a strong and diverse workforce throughout all of the state's libraries. The forecasted shortage of librarians in the next decade prompted the OLA Board to request a demographic study of Oregon's libraries. A simple survey was adminstered at...
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    Article
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    retiring baby-boomers. Monthly Labor Review, July 2000, pp. 17-25. 4. Hussar, William J. 1999