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Exploring the Relationship Between 𝛿13Ccarb Signal Preservation and Algorithmic Chemostratigraphic Alignment Accuracy

Creator:: Reynolds, Paige J
Abstract:: Changes in the stable carbon isotope composition of carbonate rocks (𝛿13Ccarb) are used to establish the relative temporal framework for geological events, such as evolutionary extinction or radiation, between two or more locations. As every local stratigraphic record is intermittent, aligning 𝛿13Ccarb records from two or more locations, a process...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Exploring the Relationship Between 𝛿13Ccarb Signal Preservation and Algorithmic Chemostratigraphic Alignment Accuracy

Creator:: Reynolds, Paige J
Abstract:: Changes in the stable carbon isotope composition of carbonate rocks (𝛿13Ccarb) are used to establish the relative temporal framework for geological events, such as evolutionary extinction or radiation, between two or more locations. As every local stratigraphic record is intermittent, aligning 𝛿13Ccarb records from two or more locations, a process...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Development of a diagnostic assay for Phytophthora ramorum lineage detection

Creator:: Roig-Paul, Mireia
Abstract:: Phytophthora ramorum is the causal agent of Sudden Oak Death (SOD), which is an economically and environmentally important disease causing up to 80% mortality of tanoaks in Pacific Northwest coastal forests (LeBoldus et al., 2022). There are currently four clonal lineages in the United States and Europe, named North America...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

The relationships between synchrony, rapport, and small group performance

Creator:: Fultz, Amber A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this dissertation was to estimate the extent to which group-level synchrony predicts specific group outcomes. Synchrony is broadly defined as the coordination of biological and behavioral processes during social contact (Feldman, 2017). In this dissertation, biological coordination is defined as, “the spontaneous synchronization of physiological signals (e.g.,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Anaerobic co-digestion of acid whey and sewage sludge for enhanced renewable energy production

Creator:: Cole, Emerson
Abstract:: Acid whey is the largest byproduct of the dairy industry but to date has few useful applications and is frequently discarded as a result. However, acid whey has a high carbon content, making it a suitable co-substrate for anaerobic co-digestion with raw sewage sludge. The synergistic effect of co-digestion has...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

The effects of disruption propagation and mitigation strategies on a distribution supply chain system

Creator:: Hsu, Samantha
Abstract:: Supply chain disruptions and their propagating effects often result in negative impacts on supply chain performance, reduced profit, and an overall decrease in supply chain health. To mitigate these risks, it is important to understand the behavior of specific disruptions and to identify mitigation strategies that would be the most...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

The impact of ADHD on quality of life and peer relations in college students

Creator:: Greenblum, Mollie
Abstract:: This study examines the relationship of ADHD with quality of life (QoL) and peer relations in college students. Specifically, this study analyzes how ADHD impacts QoL and peer relations and how other variables can impact these relationships. The current study was conducted through an online survey on Qualtrics which included...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

The effect of physical activity and the COVID-19 pandemic on children's self-regulation

Creator:: Hammer, Delaney
Abstract:: Self-regulation skills in children are an important indicator of positive life outcomes such as health and wealth. Techniques to improve self-regulation are important, as well as understanding what factors influence child development of self-regulation. This study investigates the connection between total minutes of physical activity per day, as well as...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Electrochemical assessment of binder free Co_xNi_1-xS_y electrocatalysts supported on carbon nanofibers for oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline media

Creator:: Namiiro, Sauda Kiggundu
Abstract:: Water splitting is a green method being researched to produce green hydrogen in order to combat greenhouse gases emitted by the most popular energy source; fossil fuels. Water splitting involves two half reactions: hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Of these two, OER is the bottleneck water...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Development of a two-dimensional hydraulic model to evaluate sediment deposition after the Klamath dam removal

Creator:: Marx, Abigail
Abstract:: After over two decades of advocacy and planning, the four hydroelectric facilities on the Klamath River will be decommissioned and removed starting in 2023. Significant positive changes are expected to result, from reduced severity of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) to nearly a two-fold increase in accessible habitat for native salmonid...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Design cycle models and knowledge management systems

Creator:: Popham, Kinsey
Abstract:: This thesis explores the relationship between design cycle models and knowledge management systems applied to various physical prototypes that the author developed from 2020 to 2023. The author walks through the process of prototyping a potty-training device in OSU’s Prototype Development Lab and an automated testing fixture for her Senior...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Systemic barriers encountered by Latinas in engineering

Creator:: Coto, Paula
Abstract:: Latinas in engineering face discrimination on the intersectionality of their two identities, Latinx and woman. The barriers that happen to them as an indirect effect of previous or existing institutional systems of oppression are called systemic barriers. Coming from the lens of four subjects, in a ranking of the barriers...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Generation of expression plasmids to study the function of the PRC2 subunit Suz12 in Fusarium graminearum

Creator:: Park, Catherine
Abstract:: The Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2) catalyzes genome transcription repression through the methylation of lysine residue 27 in the amino terminal region of histone 3 (H3K27me1/2/3) [2], [7]. PRC2 is made up of three highly conserved core subunits: Kmt6, Eed, and Suz12. Accurate distribution of PRC2 is essential for proper...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

The sexualization of women in modern film trailers

Creator:: Loiselle, Sierra
Abstract:: Previous research has shown that women are increasingly sexualized in a variety of media contexts. I conducted a content analysis of film trailers from 2018 and 2019 to examine the relationship between the sexualization and objectification of female-presenting characters to the popularity of the film and its trailer. A random...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Relationship between parasite load and diet quality in two desert bighorn sheep metapopulations in southern California

Creator:: Gibson, Sarah
Abstract:: The increased severity of unseasonal drought conditions in the American Southwest have resulted in herbivorous species, like the desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni), receiving lower quality forage in their diet at less reliable frequency. The Mojave Desert and the Peninsular Mountain ranges also contain large variations in elevation, which...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

A qualitative analysis of identity and stigma among people with facial differences

Creator:: Gwynn, Britnie
Abstract:: There is a lack of research surrounding people with facial differences (FD), particularly on how their FD identity is interwoven with their other identities and how they relate to it. With a note on how it relates to their experience of stigma. This study is designed to utilize the narratives...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Regulation of the Pantoea agglomerans type III secretion system by plant-exuded sugars

Creator:: Bacher, Daniel
Abstract:: Pantoea agglomerans pathovar betae (Pab) is a bacterium that causes galls on the roots of beet plants, resulting in reduced marketability of beet roots and crop loss. Pab uses a type III secretion system (T3SS) to infect and cause galls on beets. The T3SS is a molecular syringe-like structure that...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Field-use electrochemical sensors for detection of carbamazepine in saliva and water

Creator:: Minzlaff, Jade
Abstract:: The anticonvulsant drug carbamazepine (CBZ) is a commonly prescribed drug that is used to treat patients with neurological disorders including epilepsy and bi-polar disorder. CBZ has a narrow range of efficacy: Below the therapeutic dose, seizures and other conditions are not controlled, and above the recommended window, patients experience side...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Federal soil conservation policy of the United States : priorities, values, and opportunities

Creator:: Pape, Timothy
Abstract:: The objective of this dissertation is to examine federally administered soil conservation policy within the United States and the broadly defined Columbia River Basin in the US Northwest. I accomplish this in five chapters. In the first chapter I provide background information for the study. In the second chapter I...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Intersection of political party control and health outcomes in Medicaid expansion

Creator:: Page, Joe
Abstract:: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) sought to reform the health care system of the United States in a number of key ways, including by expanding access to health insurance to low-income Americans. The legislation provided for the expansion of Medicaid, the jointly funded federal-state public...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Comparing the United States West Coast Marine Protected Area levels of protection and their effectiveness to retain viable habitat connectivity with increasing human uses and global change

Creator:: Kesling, Joshua
Abstract:: Coastal communities rely on the abundant ecosystem services derived from robust conservation areas in offshore marine waters (Campbell, 2019). United Nations member states support the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) framework, wherein the 14th guideline asserts the importance of life under water. Protected marine environments are critical to the survival of...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Shoulder and elbow non-time loss injuries in baseball and softball PAC-12 athletes

Creator:: Wallace, Isella
Abstract:: There has been an extensive amount of information and research circulated regarding baseball injuries in both the shoulder and elbow, though there has been a lack of research on female softball athletes who have the same injuries. The purpose of this paper is to compare baseball and softball shoulder and...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Development of a custom testbed to evaluate the efficacy of a force-amplifying implant in a live rabbit model

Creator:: Justen, Gabriella
Abstract:: In the United States, 58.7% of the spinal cord injuries that occur each year result in some degree of tetraplegia, this leads to reduced control of upper limb muscle. One surgery that can restore some upper limb function is a brachioradialis (BR) to flexor pollicis longus (FPL) tendon transfer surgery,...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

New Zealand’s Subtropical North Island Climate

Creator:: Cockrell, Taylor
Abstract:: Research paper for GEOG323 (Climatology) class describing the effects of physiographic setting, climate elements related to energy, moisture, and pressure and corresponding results on New Zealand's North Island Climate. The paper analyzes major circulation modes, weather patterns and extremes, climate change, and the overall climate type of the region.
Resource Type:: Research Paper

The impact of powered mobility use on expressive communication development of young children with disabilities

Creator:: Morrison, Zoe
Abstract:: While the use of powered mobility devices for young children with mobility challenges has taken off in recent years following evidence that the use of powered mobility at a young age augments other traditional mobility skill interventions, the research is still limited and focuses on physical impacts more. Recently, the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Differences in expression of COVID-19 related inflammatory genes in non-human primates with varying alcohol consumption

Creator:: Co, Amber
Abstract:: Severe cases of COVID-19 have been associated with cytokine storms, leading to widespread inflammation, tissue damage, and organ failure. Pro-inflammatory cytokines have also been shown to play a role in liver diseases, including alcoholic liver disease. To investigate alcohol consumption as a risk factor for SARS-CoV-2 infections and COVID-19 severity,...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Effects of nickel addition In Cu-Zr-Hf-Al metallic glass matrix

Creator:: Miska, John
Abstract:: Metallic glasses (also referred to as amorphous metals) have been gaining interest in the materials science community in recent years. These amorphous materials demonstrate promising properties compared to their crystalline counterparts that include much higher strength and elastic strain limit, better corrosion and wear resistance, superior soft magnetism, and an...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

An analysis into the U.S. healthcare system's ability to handle demand, and the impact of tax subsidies on patient outcomes

Creator:: Grant, Sarina
Abstract:: Since the 1970s, the United States government has offered federal tax subsidies for employer-sponsored health insurance. The tax exclusions for contributions to Employer Sponsored Insurance (ESI) has become the largest subsidy for private health insurance. These tax subsidies make up 21.4% of our national healthcare expenditures and 1.4% of the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Evaluating larval size and survival after probiotic addition in Pacific oyster larvae

Creator:: Grant, Ian
Abstract:: Oysters are a large part of the American aquaculture market, and the oyster farming industry was valued at over 1 billion dollars in 2021. However, oyster farmers often face issues surrounding the mortality rates of their stock. One cause of this is infections caused by Vibrio coralliilyticus (Vcor), a bacterium...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Interactive visualization of Douglas fir forest growth using 3-PG

Creator:: Thompson, Allison
Abstract:: Forests are important to Oregon for their beauty as well as economic value, and Douglas fir trees are among the most common and important in the state. Managing and monitoring Oregon’s forests is imperative to ensure they can remain healthy and productive. One tool that helps forest scientists to understand...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Developing a hemp dihaploid protocol

Creator:: Murphy, Sean K.
Abstract:: Cannabis production has gained popularity over the last 10 years. There is a growing demand for true-to-type grain, fiber, and resin crops. Breeding for homozygous trait development with traditional methods can take as long as 8 years. With dihaploid breeding, homozygosity can be achieved in 2 generations saving breeders time...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Evaluation of ECOSTRESS products for estimation of leaf and grape water stress for Southern Oregon vineyards

Creator:: Swafford Steffensen, Collen
Abstract:: Accurate estimation of water stress in vineyards could prove vital for optimizing irrigation and grape quality in a changing climate. The ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on the Space Station (ECOSTRESS) offers potential to remotely sense vineyard water stress but lacks validation against in-field measurements in vineyards. In this study,...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Mothers’ anxiety induced by COVID-19 pandemic and their children’s executive function outcome

Creator:: Nichols, Austin T.
Abstract:: The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted family dynamics, specifically with mothers experiencing unique stressors and challenges. This study explored the association between mothers' anxiety induced by the COVID-19 pandemic and their children’s executive function outcome during preschool. A quantitative approach was used with a sample of 219 families in Oregon, utilizing...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Workforce Development: Youth Training and Work Experience

Creator:: Hernandez Aviles, Yanci Lissette
Abstract:: This is a report on the Workforce Development: Youth Training and Work Experience program provided by Casa Latinos Unidos (CLU) in Linn County. The program is best described in three phases. Phase one consisted of the outreach, recruitment, and retainment aspects of the program. The second phase of the program...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Managing misconduct : understanding the role of college hearing officers in the university academic misconduct sanction process

Creator:: Cervantes, Ravyn A.
Abstract:: For university students, academic misconduct policies are designed to promote learning and protect the university’s reputation. Misconduct consequences can impact students’ grades, finances, and even visa status. While elements of such policies are similar across institutions, there are uneven reporting patterns within institutions, leaving some students more vulnerable to these...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Computational study of the electrostatic interaction between kinesin-5/BimC and the microtubule

Creator:: Chen, Zishi
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

Environmental DNA reveals cryptic parasite species and gives insight into their fish hosts

Creator:: Phillips, Kyle
Abstract:: Ceratonova shasta is a myxozoan fish parasite that impacts hatchery and wild populations of salmon and trout in the Pacific Northwest. Levels of the parasite in river water can be effectively monitored through direct filtration of parasite spores from water, extraction of total "environmental DNA" (eDNA), then quantitative polymerase chain...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

A case for application-based linear transformers : applied towards text-to-spectrogram

Creator:: Agostinelli, Victor
Abstract:: Various natural language processing (NLP) tasks necessitate deep models that are fast, efficient, and small based on their ultimate application at the edge or elsewhere. While significant investigation has furthered the efficiency and reduced the size of these models, reducing their downstream latency without significant trade-offs remains a difficult task....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The crude reality : effects of oil booms on households in shale-oil states

Creator:: Schmidt, Camden W.
Abstract:: Oil is notorious for its volatility. Often as an indicator for economic wellbeing, the commodity employs millions across the country. Entire communities in the western United States are centered around oil extraction, with employment, livelihoods, and revenues dependent on oil’s success. This combination of factors begs the question, how do...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Material science in menstrual health and hygiene

Creator:: Aduviri, Brooke
Abstract:: Menstrual health and hygiene insecurity is a global health issue people across the world face, particularly in developing countries. According to the World Bank, an estimated 500 million lack access to adequate menstrual products, and “to effectively manage their menstruation, women and girls require access to water, sanitation, and hygiene...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Mood-dynamic playlist : interpolating a path of emotions using a KNN algorithm

Creator:: Gaur, Shaurya
Abstract:: Users curate music playlists based on emotion to focus or relax, so streaming services often create playlists of songs to aid this process. Prior research focuses on generating playlists of a single mood or genre, although a few studies work to construct automatic playlists that transition between the genres of...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Open, online, interactive visualizations for learning about Gaussian mixture models

Creator:: Allen, Stuart
Abstract:: We construct a website to explain how Gaussian mixture models can be optimized using the expectation maximization algorithm. Previous free, online material on this process has been extremely limited. All sources surveyed failed to entirely describe our identified criteria for an in-depth description and useful visualizations. After surveying a variety...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Effects of parent size and initial lacerate size on development of Exaiptasia diaphana

Creator:: Glennon, Ryan
Abstract:: As coral reefs continue to experience decline from human-related stressors, the countless species that depend upon them for food and shelter are likely to follow, constituting a loss of one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet. Though laboratory studies of corals remain difficult, promising model organisms may hold...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Local Existence for a Non-local Multi-Species Advection-Diffusion Equation with Newtonian Potential

Creator:: Radke, Zachary
Abstract:: In biological models, advection is inherently a non-local process. Coupled with diffusion, it typically models chemotaxis, which is the response of bacteria to the presence of some chemo attractant. For example, E. coli cells use their flagella to probe their surroundings to determine where they should move. The advection-diffusion equation...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Peace literacy skills for better dialogue in science

Creator:: Anderson, Caleb
Abstract:: Each community of scientists brings with it a set of values. Many of the urgent problems facing our planet require interdisciplinary science teams, but these teams often hold values that conflict. The Toolbox Dialogue Initiative (TDI) offers templates and guidance designed to help interdisciplinary teams of scientists recognize and address...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

The Axiom of Choice and Homotopy Type Theory

Creator:: Schneider, Eric
Abstract:: In this work we introduce some basic concepts within homotopy type theory (HoTT), a proposed alternative mathematical foundation to classical set theory. In particular, our discussion revolves around the Axiom of Choice (AC). In Part I, we introduce the classical AC and some of its most important equivalents. In Part...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

SpellForge : a creative design tabletop role playing game

Creator:: VanDerZwan, Nicolaas
Abstract:: The design of a novel Tabletop Role Playing Game was conducted with the aim to create a game system that provides both rigid rules and more creative outlets compared to existing games. The project focused on player-developed mystical abilities known as Spells, whereby the rule of the game guides the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

An investigation into the design and use of a mutual inductance type fluid level probe for use in liquid sodium systems

Creator:: Moore, Alexander
Abstract:: Level measurement in liquid sodium systems has been studied in the U.S.’s past during the 1970’s, but locally little was done to advance the subject until a resurgence of interest in the last few years. As a result, to create a functional continuous fluid level measurement probe for the OSU...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Congress during COVID : a content analysis of federal legislators' COVID policy actions

Creator:: Miller, Abigail
Abstract:: The COVID-19 pandemic became the deadliest epidemic since the Influenza pandemic in the early 1900s. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2023). Every government level across the United States had differing responses to COVID-19, and politicians have been the center of attention for their role in COVID policy support or...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Adapting evidence-based program “CATCH My Breath” for the youth vaping epidemic in Oregon’s LGBTQ+ population

Creator:: Bhupalam, Ratna
Abstract:: In the United States, rates of youth vaping are alarmingly high. In 2018, the U.S. Surgeon General declared youth vaping as an epidemic (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2022b). However, LGBTQ+ youth are disproportionately affected. In 2021, current e-cigarette use among high schoolers was 16% with heterosexual students...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

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