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  • Experimental analysis of task prioritization training for a group of university flight technology students

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    Hoover, Amy L.
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    Task prioritization performance was evaluated for pilots who participated in a concurrent task management (CTM) training course and pilots who did not. CTM is the process by which pilots selectively attend to high priority tasks and shed non-priority tasks. Twenty seven pilots enrolled in a university flight technology program were...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Amy Lynn Hoover for the

  • Incidental Sensor Networks for Human Mobility Detection

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    Hoover, Sylvan
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    Transportation systems need to get better by moving ever more people while consuming ever fewer resources. To build better transportation systems, planners need an accurate understanding of how people exercise mobility and tools to apply that understanding to the transportation system. Such an understanding can come through the development of...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Sylvan Hoover for the

  • SMR full-power scaling analysis and numerical simulation for nuclear hybrid energy system testing

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    Hoover, Kyle J.
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    A scaling analysis of the Oregon State University (OSU) - Multi-Application Small Light Water Reactor (MASLWR) system has been developed, and an existing RELAP5-3D model of the facility was improved. The purpose of this study is to support the research of hybrid energy systems, being led by Idaho National Laboratory...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Kyle J. Hoover for the

  • Toward An Academic Theory of Social Justice Judgment and Decision-Making : Rights, Justice, and Legal Ideology

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    Werner, Michael W.
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    This dissertation serves a threefold purpose: 1. identify the principles, practices and assumptions implicated in an academic theory of social justice; 2. continue moving towards articulating a theory of social justice judgment and decision making; and 3. develop a model of social justice judgment and decision making that will assist...
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  • Manufactured science - the attorneys' handmaiden : the influence of industry in occupational disease research during the twentieth century

    Creator:
    Biegel, Craig A.
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    Since the early twentieth century, manufacturers of toxic products have attempted to discredit research linking their product with disease. At the same time they have manufactured their own science designed to minimize risks associated with their products. Much of this activity has been conducted by or through corporate attorneys, endeavors...
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    in Occupational Disease Research during the Twentieth Century Abstract approved: Ronald

  • Fantastic Histories: How Malory's Morte Darthur Influenced Tolkien's The Silmarillion

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    Tatom, Simon K.
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    My thesis, entitled "Fantastic Histories: How Malory's Morte Darthur Influenced Tolkien's The Silmarillion," argues that J.R.R. Tolkien's Silmarillion shares distinct similarities in style and content with Sir Thomas Malory's Morte Darthur, primarily in the lack of detail in the descriptions of characters and events, as each attempts to create a...
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  • Evolving character controllers for collision preparation

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    Rose, Robert W.
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    Full dynamic control of physically simulated characters is the holy grail of video games and other interactive applications. Recent advances in the field have presented controllers that can handle the balance and fall response after a collision. This thesis addresses the development of a controller that handles the response before...
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    : Evolving Character Controllers for Collision Preparation Abstract approved: Ronald A. Metoyer Full

  • Perceptual thresholds for foot slipping in animated characters

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    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...
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    Animated Characters. Abstract approved: ______________________________________________ Ronald

  • Visual Analysis of Attorney Case Portfolios Over Time

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    Nambirajan, Surendar
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    While individual portfolio diversity analysis is a well-studied problem in visualization, the visual analysis of individual or groups of portfolios, over time, has received little attention. Such analysis, however, is important to researchers who are interested in better understanding portfolio management behavior of experts as well as novices. We conducted...
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    Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Ronald A. Metoyer

  • Development of a Mobile Application for Android Platforms

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    Hayden, Levi G.
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    The ability to develop mobile applications for smartphones and tablets is an increasingly valuable skill in today’s labor market. This thesis details the development of the mobile application Drone Drop from beginning to finish. I first describe the background research conducted to learn about programming languages and other tools used...
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    Corresponding E-mail Address: Levi.G.Hayden@gmail.com Ronald Metoyer

  • Interactive visualization of diversity in multivariate data sets unified across fields of study

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    Pham, Tuan N. T.
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    The study of the diversity of multivariate objects shares common characteristics across disciplines, including ecology and organizational management. Nevertheless, experts in these two disciplines have adopted somewhat separate diversity concepts and analysis techniques, limiting the ability of potentially sharing and cross comparing these concerns. Moreover, while complex diversity data may...
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    Visualization of Diversity in Multivariate Data Sets Unified across Fields of Study Abstract approved: Ronald

  • Using Web Services for Image Processing in a Desktop Widgets Engine

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    Le, Hien
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    Desktop widget engines have emerged as an alternative for completing simple tasks without the need for a full-blown application or constant user interaction. Widgets can simply display data in a compact and visually appealing manner (such as stock tickers, weather forecasts, and news notifications), or go so far as to...
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    Processing in a Desktop Widgets Engine Abstract approved: Ronald Metoyer Desktop widget engines have

  • Cherry phytochemicals

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    Chaovanalikit, Arusa, 1974-
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    The distribution of anthocyanin pigments and polyphenolics of sweet (Prunus avium) and sour cherries (Prunus cerasus) were determined by Ultraviolet- Visible (UV-Visible) spectrophotometry and High Performance Liquid Chromatography with photodiode array detector (HPLC-DAD). Their antioxidant properties were determined by Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) and Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP)....
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    Phytochemicals Abstract approved: Ronald E. Wrolstad The distribution of anthocyanin pigments and

  • Exploring Soil-Landscape Relationships on the Pacific Slope of Monteverde, Costa Rica

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    Hesson, Kevin M.
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    Landscape positions have been used to determine soil properties. My soil study in Monteverde on the Pacific slope of Costa Rica was designed to examine soil-landscape relationships for sites with various land use histories and management. Soil pits were dug at Nacimiento y Vida, Crandell, Curi-cancha, La Calandria, and Finca...
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    : _________________________ Ronald J. Reuter Landscape positions have been used to determine soil properties. My

  • Thermodynamic correction for salts in variably saturated porous media

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    Burns, Erick R.
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    Using thermodynamic principles, the general relationship describing the equilibrium vapor content in the gas phase above a saline liquid and across a curved liquid-gas interface is developed. Since high salt concentration also affects the intensive and extensive liquid properties, it is also necessary to account for these effects in liquid...
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    Variably Saturated Porous Media. Abstract approved: Ronald B. Guenther Using thermodynamic principles

  • Simulated response of ecosystem processes to climate change in northern California and western Nevada

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    McGlinchy, Maureen C.
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    In order to investigate potential climate impacts on landscape-scale ecosystem processes, I implemented a dynamic general vegetation model (DGVM) over a large domain in northern California and western Nevada on a rectangular grid of ca. 800-meter spatial resolution. I used 100 years of observed, monthly climate and nine future climate...
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    . Abstract approved: Ronald P. Neilson Beverly E. Law In order to investigate potential

  • Effect of Intravenous Tiletamine-zolazepam for Induction of General Anesthesia Prior to and during Maintenance with Isoflurane on Cardiorespiratory Parameters and Acid-base Status in Healthy Dogs : A Comparison with Alfaxalone, Ketamine-diazepam, and Propofol

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    De Caro Carella, Chiara
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    The effects of alfaxalone (A-HPCD), propofol (P), ketamine-diazepam (KD) and tiletamine-zolazepam (TZ) administered IV in dogs on cardiovascular and respiratory systems, acid-base balance and electrolytes have been reported in the literature, but a study that compares IV TZ to the other induction protocols (IP) is needed. Six dogs enrolled in...
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    : _____________________________________________________ Ronald E. Mandsager Abstract: The effects of alfaxalone (A-HPCD), propofol (P), ketamine

  • Behavior graphs for data-driven animation of 3d characters

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    Srinivasan, Madhusudhanan
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    In this dissertation, we present a user-in-the-loop method for the design of an interactive motion data structure that benefits from the advantages of both motion graphs and blend-based techniques. Our novel approach automatically analyzes a traditional motion graph built from labeled motion clips. The result is a more condensed, coarser...
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    : Behavior Graphs for Data-driven Animation of 3D Characters Abstract approved: Ronald A. Metoyer In this

  • A data-driven model of pedestrian movement

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    Casburn, Ledah
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    This thesis presents a model for simulating individual pedestrian motion based on empirical data. The model keeps track of a pedestrian’s position, orientation, and body configuration and leverages motion capture data to generate plausible motion. Our model can automatically incorporate a pedestrian’s physical limitations when making movement decisions, since it...
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    Movement Abstract approved: Ronald A. Metoyer This thesis presents a model for simulating individual

  • Interactive human locomotion using motion graphs and mobility maps

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    Srinivasan, Madhusudhanan
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    Graph-based approaches for sequencing motion capture data have produced some of the most realistic and controllable character motion to date. Most previous graph-based approaches have employed a run-time global search to find paths through the motion graph that meet user-defined constraints such as a desired locomotion path. Such searches do...
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    Locomotion Using Motion Graphs and Mobility Maps Abstract approved: Ronald A. Metoyer Graph-based

  • Spatial and age class analysis of managed western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) woodlands in central Oregon

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    Zophy, Kelley T.
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    Juniper is a native species to Oregon and confers ecological benefits to wildlife when it is at savannah and transitional densities. Its range and extent have fluctuated with climatic change, but the current range expansion is unprecedented in its extent. The range expansion has been associated with the degradation of...
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    Ronald J. Reuter Juniper is a native species to Oregon and confers ecological benefits to

  • Studies to inform a visual language for authoring interactive exercise prescriptions

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    Dodge, Jonathan E.
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    Communicating dynamic motion content, such as exercise, with a static medium, such as paper, is difficult. The technology exists for presenting 3D animated exercise content to patients; however, the tools for allowing exercise domain experts to effectively author the content do not exist. We conducted two formative studies with exercise...
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    Study: Question Comments and Coding Results . . 81 D Think Aloud Study Directions and Questionnaire

  • Custom Keyboards for Inputting Programs on Touchscreen Devices

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    Almusaly, Islam M.
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    Soft keyboards come in different shapes, sizes, and layouts. Each layout is designed to help the users in different inputting tasks. Most of these layouts, however, focus on general text entry as opposed to computer programs. This dissertation addresses the problems with current input mechanisms on touchscreen devices. The dissertation...
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    : Custom Keyboards for Inputting Programs on Touchscreen Devices Abstract approved: Carlos Jensen Ronald

  • Hazards of inequality : comparing two neighborhoods in San Francisco in the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake

    Creator:
    Moore, Monika Z.
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    This study examined two neighborhoods in San Francisco with similar earthquake-induced ground failure history -- the Marina District and the South of Market Area (SoMa) -- in the aftermath of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. The earthquake struck shortly after 5 pm on October 17th, 1989 and registered 6.9 in...
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    Abstract approved: ____________________________________________________________ Ronald E. Doel

  • Development of a mobile process to extract phosphorus from livestock wastes as a valuable fertilizer

    Creator:
    Hoilman, Gene
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    Environmental and regulatory concerns are causing confined animal feeding operations (CAFO's) to account for phosphorous content when applying wastewater to agricultural fields for disposal. In most cases this requires more land to spread the waste onto so that the phosphorous needs of the crop are not exceeded. A mobile process...
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    ' J1 ,- V v ..... ----- , I ~ , i /- ' J. Ro~~d Miner / ! ,/ ' J E1¾_~if onmental and regulatory

  • The violin's sound : a mathematical exploration employing principles of continuum mechanics and numerical methods

    Creator:
    Gyde, Nina J.
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    This thesis explores the vibrational behavior of the main components of sound production in the violin using a continuum mechanics approach. The author provides a mathematical description of the regions in the vibrating continuum, and begins to develop a system of equations governing their behavior, focusing on the air in...
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    Exploration Employing Principles of Continuum Mechanics and Numerical Methods Abstract approved: Ronald B

  • Studying electricity feedback for the home with an emphasis on the user

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    Hunter, Josie Elizabeth
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    As non-renewable resources dwindle and costs increase, it becomes ever more important for people to understand and control their electricity usage. Eco-feedback devices are being developed to increase user awareness and reduce consumption. In order for feedback devices to be successfully adopted into the home, however, they must be appealing...
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    Home with an Emphasis on the User. Abstract approved: Ronald A. Metoyer As non-renewable resources

  • “The Struggle Continues”: An Analysis of the Concerned Student 1950 Demands at the University of Missouri

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    Larkins, Emma L.
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    In the fall 2015, students at the University of Missouri embarked upon an extended series of protests aimed at calling out the University’s failure to address recent racist incidents against Black students and a larger oppressive campus culture. The protests prompted the creation of a student group led largely by...
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    Ronald L. Mize In the fall 2015, students at the University of Missouri embarked upon an

  • Interactive football playbook

    Creator:
    Neumann, Christoph
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    This thesis presents a domain specific visual language designed to allow coaches to create content that exhibits the complex 2D interactions observed in the game of American football. Coaches can visually program the content by using symbols and drawing primitives similar to those that they currently use to design static...
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    Abstract approved: Ronald A. Metoyer This thesis presents a domain speci�c visual language designed to

  • Thresholds of uncertainty : radiation and responsibility in the fallout controversy

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    Jolly, J. Christopher
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    The public controversy over possible health hazards from radioactive fallout from atomic bomb testing began in 1954, shortly after a thermonuclear test by the United States spread fallout world wide. In the dissertation, I address two of the fundamental questions of the fallout controversy: Was there a threshold of radiation...
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    , and Ronald E. Doel. All of them played significant roles in my development as an historian. Paul

  • Cost-cognizant test case prioritization for regression testing : an empirical study

    Creator:
    Ruthruff, Joseph Ronald
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    Regression testing is a common and necessary task carried out by software practitioners to validate the quality of evolving software systems. Unfortunately, regression testing is often an expensive, time-consuming process, particularly when applied to large software systems. Consequently, practitioners may wish to prioritize the test cases in their regression test...
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  • A Comparison of Client Follow-up and Selected Components of Weight Control Programs Managed by Dietitians and Nondietitians in Oregon

    Creator:
    Leland, Ronald Wayne
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    Obesity affects one out of every four Americans and represents a serious health hazard in the United States. Serious chronic diseases associated with obesity include heart disease, cancer, and adult-onset diabetes mellitus. There has been a rapid expansion in the number of weight control centers since the 1970s, yet there...
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    THESIS OF Ronald Wayne Leland for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Exercise

  • Monte-Carlo planning for probabilistic domains

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    Bjarnason, Ronald V.
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    This thesis presents a progression of novel planning algorithms that culminates in a new family of diverse Monte-Carlo methods for probabilistic planning domains. We provide a proof for performance guarantees and analyze how these algorithms can resolve some of the shortcomings of traditional probabilistic planning methods. The direct policy search...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Ronald Vance Bjarnason, Jr. for

  • Interactive fault localization techniques to empower the debugging efforts of end-user programmers

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    Ruthruff, Joseph Ronald
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    End users develop more software than any other group of programmers, using software authoring devices such as e-mail filtering editors, by-demonstration macro builders, and spreadsheet environments. Despite this, there has been only a little research on finding ways to help these programmers with the dependability of the software they create....
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    thesis.dvi AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Joseph Ronald Ruthrufffor the

  • Children and the communication of values through significant emotional events

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    Biddle, Ronald Lon
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    This study addresses how parents communicate with their children about Significant Emotional Events (SEEs). A SEE is an experience that is so mentally engaging as to cause an individual to consider, examine, and possibly change one's initial values or value system. It examines parent's goals, concerns, and values related to...
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    emotional events AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Ronald Lon Biddle for the degree of Master of Arts in

  • Studies towards the total synthesis of (-)-kendomycin

    Creator:
    Smits, Helmars
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    Studies towards the total synthesis of (−)-kendomycin (1), a bacterial metabolite with a unique molecular architecture and pronounced biological activity, are described. These studies resulted in the synthesis of advanced intermediate 208, containing all of the carbon atoms of 1. A Dötz annulation between alkyne 122 and novel chromium carbenoid...
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    :_____________________________________________________ James D. White Studies towards the total synthesis of (−)-kendomycin (1), a bacterial

  • Guilt and Redemption in a National Eulogy: President Obama’s “Together We Thrive: Tucson and Arizona” Address as a Call for Mortification

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    McLennan, Chelsea J.
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    On January 8th, 2011 tragedy struck in Tucson, Arizona. A gunman opened fire on Representative Gabrielle Giffords' "Congress on Your Corner" event, wounding thirteen and killing six ("Arizona Shooting"). Four days later, President Obama spoke to a grieving crowd at the University of Arizona's McKale Memorial Center. This study seeks...
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  • Fine-grained detection and localization of objects in images

    Creator:
    Feng, Yaofei
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    Object recognition is a fundamental problem in computer vision. Recognition is required by many applications. This thesis presents a distance based approach to recognize objects. We are interested in objects that belong to very similar classes, where each class has large variations. This problem is called fine-grained object recognition. Given...
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    and the object center as d m q = cm − cq. (4.5) Also for the test image we consider candidate object

  • Potential impacts of climate change on vegetation distributions, carbon stocks, and fire regimes in the U.S. Pacific Northwest

    Creator:
    Rogers, Brendan M.
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    The U.S Pacific Northwest contains a wide variety of ecosystems, all subject to relatively dry summers and wet winters. As has been shown with paleoclimatic and paleoecological data, the region is vulnerable to changes in climate. We assessed the sensitivities of vegetation distributions, carbon stocks, and fire regimes to 21st...
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    : Ronald P. Neilson Beverly E. Law The U.S Pacific Northwest contains a wide variety of ecosystems

  • Computer vision for geometrical analysis of bridge gusset plates

    Creator:
    Varakantham, Shravya
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    Gusset plates are an important component of bridges. They are thick sheets of steel that join steel members together using fasteners and also strengthen their joint. Transportation agencies regularly evaluate and rate their inventories of gusset plate connections using visual inspection, which is very costly. To address this issue, we...
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  • Physiological effects of non-nutritive sugars on the survivorship and fecundity of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

    Creator:
    Tang, Siew Bee
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    Spotted wing drosophila (SWD), Drosophila suzukii, is an economically damaging pest on small fruits. The estimated economic impact is hundreds of millions of dollars annually in the U.S. alone, and increasing every year. Current control of SWD relies heavily on chemical insecticides which have many negative impacts on environmental and...
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    sugar alcohols, erythritol and erythrose, to decrease the survivorship of D. suzukii. In a dose

  • Cross-cultural sweetness preferences for a sports drink

    Creator:
    Chung, Seo-Jin
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    Asian countries have become one of the largest export markets for US food developers during the past decade. Understanding consumer expectations and needs in a cross-cultural framework has gained importance for new products to succeed in the international markets. A sports-drink, which is a functional drink for athletes, has been...
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    advice in Statistics, Dr. Ronald E. Wrolstad and Dr. Shoichi Kimura for their devotion and comments on

  • Domain-specific language support for experimental game theory

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    Walkingshaw, Eric
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    Experimental game theory is the use of game theoretic abstractions—games, players, and strategies—in experiments and simulations. It is often used in cases where traditional, analytical game theory fails or is difficult to apply. This thesis collects three previously published papers that provide domain-specific language (DSL) support for defining and executing...
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    each iteration accumulating. 7 Player 2 C D Player 1 C 2, 2 0, 3 D 3, 0 1, 1 Figure 2.1

  • Image feature detection and matching for biological object recognition

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    Deng, Hongli
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    Image feature detection and matching are two critical processes for many computer vision tasks. Currently, intensity-based local interest region detectors and local feature-based matching methods are used widely in computer vision applications. But in some applications, such as biological object recognition tasks, within-class changes in pose, lighting, color, and texture...
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    D:/thesisDeng/thesisDeng.dvi AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Hongli

  • Classification of motion capture sequences

    Creator:
    Maniar, Dharin Haresh
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    Motion capture data is a digital representation of the complex temporal structure of human motion. Motion capture is widely used for data-driven animation in sports,medicine and entertainment, because of its ability to capture complex and realistic motions. Due to its efficiency and cost, methods for reusing collections of motion capture...
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    planning, implementation and analysis of this research. Dr. Ronald Metoyer in the computer graphics

  • Numerical simulation of wood drying

    Creator:
    Berberovic, Adin
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    A mathematical and then a numerical model were developed for simulating a convective batch lumber drying process. The model incorporates mass and heat transfer relationships within the lumber stack, as well as thermodynamic properties of the wood and drying air. It takes into account a change of air properties along...
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    transportation by a weight reduction c) Increased mechanical properties d) Dimensional stability e

  • Managing bug reports in free/open source software (FOSS) communities

    Creator:
    Mohan, Nitin
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    Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) communities often use open bug reporting to allow users to participate by reporting bugs. This practice can lead to more duplicate reports, as inexperienced users can be less rigorous about researching existing bug reports. The purpose of this research is to determine the extent of this...
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    would like to thank my committee members Dr. Ronald Metoyer, Dr. Alex Groce and Dr. Arijit Sinha for

  • Cover crop effect on soil microbial biomass after fumigation in potato fields in the Columbia Basin

    Creator:
    Kim, Esther
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    In the Columbia Basin, pre-plant soil fumigation is commonly used in potato production for pest control, but fumigation can kill non-target organisms within the soil, result in unintended shifts in the microbial community, and disrupt long-term soil health. Cover crops have been shown to strongly influence the numbers and communities...
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    living organisms within the soil. Metam sodium and 1,3-D, in particular, are expected to affect non

  • Leyline : a provenance-based desktop search system using graphical sketchpad user interface

    Creator:
    Ghorashi, Seyed Soroush
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    While there are powerful keyword search systems that index all kinds of resources including emails and web pages, people have trouble recalling semantic facts such as the name, location, edit dates and keywords that uniquely identifies resources in their personal repositories. Reusing information exasperates this problem. A rarely used approach...
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    pasted to and from two other documents. (b) Expanded result. (c) Menu to set document type. (d) Menu to

  • Visualization and design systems for road infrastructure

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    Esch, Gregory
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    Transportation infrastructure provides a vital service for the functionality of a city. The efficient design of road networks poses an interesting topic in computer science for digital content developers. For civil engineers, the visualization of analysis results on infrastructure both efficiently and intuitively is crucial. The following contributions are made...
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    thanks. Ronald Metoyer has been a pivotal figure in pushing me toward the various people in my college