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  • Designing and Evaluating a User Interface for Multi-Robot Furniture

    Creator:
    Stoddard, Brett
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    A chair, once placed, will stay put until moved. Or will it? With the rise of technology being embeddable into everyday objects, what if that chair could move itself? Such robotic furniture has been featured in advertisements, art, and Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) research. Existing methods for operating robotic furniture have...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Heather M. Knight A chair, once placed, will stay put until moved. Or will it? With the

  • Small Scale Modeling of a Broad Area Detector Network Array

    Creator:
    Johnson, Patrick M.
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    Nuclear material monitoring systems have long been established at ports of entry. However, there are no standard systems for monitoring points of interest within the country. Therefore, the use of a network of radiation sensors deployed throughout an area of interest is being investigated within this thesis. Before full scale...
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    Patrick M Johnson September 11 2023 CC by 4.0 Small Scale Modeling of a Broad Area

  • Elicitors: A Novel Tool for Controlling the Colorado Potato Beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

    Creator:
    Butcher, Alexander M.
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    Over the last several decades, potato production has increased globally as it has been recognized as an important component to improving food security. However, potato production has been continuously challenged by pests. Current pest management practices rely heavily on chemical pesticides. Unfortunately, the overuse of pesticides can be harmful to...
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    . Title: Elicitors: A Novel Tool For Controlling The Colorado Potato Beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata

  • Evaluation of Pacific Lamprey Entosphenus Tridentatus Anatomical Structures as Records of Age and Isotope Histories

    Creator:
    Pelekai, Keala N.
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    The anadromous Pacific Lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus) is a biologically and culturally important species native to the North Pacific Ocean and its adjacent freshwater tributaries. Pacific Lamprey have experienced declines in abundance and distribution throughout their native range, highlighting a need for further research on the species to better inform conservation...
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    Histories Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Jessica A

  • Initial Designs for Improving Conversations for People Using Speech Synthesizers

    Creator:
    Nguyen, Duy M.
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    This thesis aims to determine the impact that Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices have on social interactions, and then improves the AAC user experience through a user focus design process. AAC devices enable people who cannot speak to communicate with others. Unfortunately, they are tedious to use and make...
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    between coders on coding talking Coder ID H M R Participant AC M 0.91 – NS R 0.66 0.65 – A 0.82 0.82

  • Modeling hop kilning with respect to energy consumption and drying kinetics

    Creator:
    Thomas, Matthew W.
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    Currently, little work has been performed studying energy consumption in hop kilning. This thesis explores drying with an alternative drying schedule that extends the initially elevated drying temperature currently used by growers and examines its impact on drying time and energy use. Extending the time of the initially elevated drying...
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    : _____________________________________________________ Brian M. Fronk Karl R

  • Habitat Associations and Diet Composition of Western Purple Martins in Western Oregon

    Creator:
    Sherman, Lorelle M.
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    The western purple martin (Progne subis arboricola) is a species of conservation concern throughout the Pacific Northwest. In western Oregon, the purple martin nests in three major ecosystem types: inland open-water, coastal, and upland forest. The availability of suitable breeding habitat is a major limiting factor for western purple martin...
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    ., Ohmann, J. L., Kennedy, R. E., Cohen, W. B., Gregory, M. J., Yang, Z., ... & Spies, T. A. (2015

  • Spatiotemporal distribution of the anti-diabetic drug, metformin, in the lower Columbia River and its effect on phytoplankton growth

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    Cummings, Brittany M.
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    Water quality impacts both human and ecosystem health. Many pharmaceuticals and personal care products are considered contaminants of emerging concern (CEC) due to their bioactive properties. Among these, metformin—the most commonly prescribed drug for treatment of type 2 diabetes—has been reported at high concentrations (μg L⁻¹) in stream, lake, and...
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    , IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER AND ITS EFFECT ON PHYTOPLANKTON GROWTH By Brittany M. Cummings

  • Breeding Snap Beans for Organic Agriculture: Genomic Shifts under Different Agricultural Management Systems

    Creator:
    King, Ryan M.
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    Although the concept of breeding crops for organic agricultural systems has been around for decades, few studies have been reported for vegetable crops to quantify and compare how conventional and organic systems differ in their selection pressures on genotypes advancing through the breeding cycle; especially research utilizing modern sequencing capabilities....
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    THE THESIS OF Ryan M. King for the degree of Master of Science in Horticulture presented on June

  • Temperature Evolution of Nonreacting Spark Kernels at Sub-Atmospheric Pressures

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    Caplan, Daniel L.
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    In the event of a mid-flight flameout of a gas turbine engine, reignition is paramount to occupant safety. Ignition at high altitude can be challenging, due in part to the potentially lower ambient pressures. An understanding of the effects of sub-atmospheric pressures on the temperature evolution of spark kernels is...
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    : _____________________________________________________ David L. Blunck In the event of a mid-flight flameout of a gas turbine engine