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Creator:: DeVito, Laura
Abstract:: This thesis seeks to explore how visual cues in the new environment affect Chinese international students studying abroad in the United States. Through open-ended interviews, Photovoice, and focus groups, Chinese international students shared their perspectives on their orientation, residence, campus places, color association, and on-campus place preferences. During the study,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Laura DeVito for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary

Creator:: Oregon Agricultural College
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: , Latimer Hobart, '10, B. S., E. E. Unknown. Booth, Laura Thompson- (Nee Thomp- son, Laura). B orden, Roy

Creator:: Britsch, Kimberly A.
Abstract:: Flame retardants are in many home products including couches, chairs, and electronics. The most commonly used flame retardants contained polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) until 2004, when the majority of these chemicals were phased out. PBDEs were found to be persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic to both humans and the environment. Organophosphate...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Creator:: Babrak, Lmar
Abstract:: Mycobacterium avium subsp hominissuis (MAH) is an opportunistic environmental pathogen that causes respiratory and gastrointestinal illness in immunocompromised persons such as those with chronic respiratory diseases or AIDs, respectively. In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the incidence of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung infections, including in cystic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Jessica Chinison, Dr. Michael McNamara, Val Elias, Laura Hauk, and Mathew Lewis. To all the students I

Creator:: Nash, Caroline S.
Abstract:: Wet meadow ecosystems are a useful natural laboratory in which to explore feedbacks between biogenic and geologic controls on valley bottom landforms. Characterized by flat valley floors flanked by higher-gradient hillslopes, these meadows are singular both in that they represent depositional features in what is primarily an erosional environment, and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: For my mom, Dr. Laura R. Nash. 1 1.0 Introduction and Dissertation Outline The topic

Creator:: Merrill, Erich, III
Abstract:: Papers proposing novel machine learning algorithms tend to present the algorithm or technique in question in the best possible light. The standard practice is generally for authors to emphasize their proposed algorithms' performance in the precise setting where it is maximally impressive, often by only fully evaluating their best known...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Erich and Laura Merrill, my parents, who have selflessly provided for me and encouraged me throughout

Creator:: Khadka, Shauharda
Abstract:: There is growing commercial interest in the use of multiagent systems in real world applications. Some examples include inventory management in warehouses, smart homes, planetary exploration, search and rescue, air-traffic management and autonomous transportation systems. However, multiagent coordination is an extremely challenging problem. First, information relevant for coordination is often...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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