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Novel Extensions and New Applications for Nonparametric Self-Exciting Point Processes

Creator:: Boyd, Peter C.
Abstract:: In this dissertation I will demonstrate a novel application of self-exciting point process models to mass shooting data. I will also introduce two adaptations to the traditional nonparametric Hawkes process modeling framework. One such modification allows for the estimation of the additional productivity introduced by an event that is not...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Peter Carson Boyd for

Case Study : The Effectiveness of Mentoring for African American Male Community College Students

Creator:: Robertson, Valerie Y.
Abstract:: The purpose of this case study is to explore a mentoring program designed for African American male community college students at a Pacific Northwest community college. Community college practitioners can use the knowledge gained from this study as a best practice to increase the persistence and success of African American...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: (Boyd, 2007). In 2009, the United States Census Bureau estimated the nation’s prison inmate population

Nanotechnology for solar module applications : zinc oxide nanostructures and anti-reflective coating modeling, deposition, analysis, and model fitting

Creator:: Han, Katherine M.
Abstract:: To become a competitor for fossil fuels such as coal, solar installations will need to be produced and installed at a price equal to or below grid parity. This price can be approached by either reducing the overall system cost or increasing system efficiency. The focus of this paper is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Computational Design for Metal Organic Responsive Frameworks (MORFs)

Creator:: Manion, Charles A.
Abstract:: Metal organic Frameworks (MOFs) that experience stimuli induced structural transformation could enable a whole new class of materials with remarkable properties. Photoactuating moieties in the structure could effect changes in the pore space or macroscale shape change enabling light driven gas separation and actuators. Here, we present a novel approach...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Improving the Quality of Software Using Mutation Testing and Fault Prediction

Creator:: Ahmed, Iftekhar
Abstract:: Our confidence in software systems depends on our confidence in the exhaustiveness of our testing. As software systems get more complex, the task of exhaustive testing becomes more complex and even infeasible in some cases. In order to build less error prone systems, we therefore need to not only focus...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: provided special guidance and mentorship during my time here. Alex Groce, Anita Sarma, and Margaret M

Ethics and Human Biomedical Enhancement : A Case for Compatibilism

Creator:: White, Benjamin A.
Abstract:: This thesis explores some of the ethical issues pertaining to the use of so-called radical enhancement technology. Key concepts analyzed include “normal function”, “human being”, and “personhood.” I argue that the use of these key concepts in the debate thus far has lacked philosophical rigor, and that a reexamination of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: mentorship: Dr Allen Thompson Alex Pho Dr Jonathan Kaplan Dr Evan Gottlieb Dr Susan Shaw

Exploring Oregon Teacher Retention: Patterns and Reasons for Teachers' Persistence

Creator:: Ewing, Benjamin
Abstract:: K-12 teacher retention is an enduring concern in the United States as teachers are vital for educational achievement and change. National trends demonstrate how widespread an issue teacher retention is, yet teacher labor markets remain highly localized and highlight the complexity of teacher retention decisions. We need an improved understanding...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: factors such as district processes, geographic proximity, and familiarity (Boyd et al., 2005; Engel

Assessing Sagebrush-obligate Songbird Abundance: Considerations of Landscape-level Threats and Umbrella Species Efficacy

Creator:: Harrington, Alan H.
Abstract:: The umbrella species concept is a single-species conservation strategy built on the notion that indirect protections are provided for multiple species that occupy the same area as a single, or umbrella, species. The utility of the umbrella species concept relies on similar associations of abundance, distribution, life history requirements, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Scheffler, Jackie Dougherty, Alex Stevens, Alex Johnson, Caleb Hansen, Stephanie LeQuier, Stephanie

Words of Well-Being : The Relation of an Individual's Word Choice to their Social Well-Being

Creator:: Krieger, Katy
Abstract:: The present research sought to investigate the relationship between an individual's word choice and their social well-being. In the present investigation, social well-being is a person's social health in relation to their social environment, social network, and ability to interact with others in a social context. This thesis was based...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to the point of a master’s degree with all their love. My partner, Alex, for his love

Crossing the Human: Posthumanist Deviations in Cormac McCarthy’s The Border Trilogy

Creator:: Johnson, Anthony
Abstract:: This thesis argues that the first two novels of Cormac McCarthy’s The Border Trilogy mark a sharp turn from the antihumanism of his earlier ‘Southern’ novels to a more affective exploration of posthumanist subjectivity within a world dominated by social discourse and metanarratives. In my examination of All the Pretty...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Alex Perdomo, David Johnson, and Nick Johnson. I could not have achieved this personal goal without

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Novel Extensions and New Applications for Nonparametric Self-Exciting Point Processes

Case Study : The Effectiveness of Mentoring for African American Male Community College Students

Nanotechnology for solar module applications : zinc oxide nanostructures and anti-reflective coating modeling, deposition, analysis, and model fitting

Computational Design for Metal Organic Responsive Frameworks (MORFs)

Improving the Quality of Software Using Mutation Testing and Fault Prediction

Ethics and Human Biomedical Enhancement : A Case for Compatibilism

Exploring Oregon Teacher Retention: Patterns and Reasons for Teachers' Persistence

Assessing Sagebrush-obligate Songbird Abundance: Considerations of Landscape-level Threats and Umbrella Species Efficacy

Words of Well-Being : The Relation of an Individual's Word Choice to their Social Well-Being

Crossing the Human: Posthumanist Deviations in Cormac McCarthy’s The Border Trilogy

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