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Creator:: Tao, Dany
Abstract:: "‘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,...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Pretoria, South Africa, Nic van Zyl started working on “an Intelligent Firearm” that would only work if it

Creator:: Peterson, Maxie Jean
Abstract:: The end of the Cold War brought about changes within international political relations that resulted in expanded interest in global civil society. Such developments, like globalization and democratization, have encouraged the growth of social and political organizations. Political scientists have found that these inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations have a significant...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: relations. U2, L-R, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Bono and Larry Mullen, Jr. Photo by Mark

Creator:: Lahmann, Emily Loren
Abstract:: Biodiesel is a renewable, non-toxic, and biodegradable diesel fuel made from agricultural feedstocks. With a vibrant agricultural industry, Oregon is positioned to play an important role in the future of this energy source. Limiting factors to widespread biodiesel production include low value of biodiesel feedstock crops, lack of infrastructure, lagging...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: , while offering the potential for decreasing a country’s dependence on foreign oil (Van Gerpen). Nations

Creator:: Webster, Janet G., Boock, Michael, Christie, Anne, Landis, Lawrence, Kristick, Laurel, and Frumkin, Jeremy
Abstract:: This report was done by the OSU Libraries Institutional Repository Task Force for the OSU Libraries Administration.
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Calhoun, Drew W.
Abstract:: Inflammation is one of the first, most important responses of the immune system when presented with infection and is mediated primarily by eicosanoids and cytokines. The goal of this research was to generate monoclonal antibodies against murine IL17C, a poorly characterized cytokine involved in inflammation and linked to inflammatory conditions....
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: thank Mark Rixon and Ursula Garrigues, as well as the rest of the monoclonal antibody group of the

Creator:: Helzer, Erik G.
Abstract:: Although the question of free will has persisted throughout the history of philosophy as an important metaphysical consideration, rarely does the inquiry include empirical evidence from other disciplines concerned with human behavior. In this interdisciplinary paper, I combine the wisdom of psychologists, metaphysicians, and philosophers of science to comment on...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

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