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  • The Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching of First Year Mathematics Graduate Teaching Assistants : The Case of Exponential Functions

    Creator:
    Keeling, Matthew
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    A teacher's mathematical knowledge for teaching has been shown to have a positive correlation with their students' success (Monk, 1994). So, when half of the students that start out in a STEM major switch out to a non-STEM major before graduation to in large part to instructors pedagogical methods and...
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    Matthew Keeling for the degree of Master of Science in Mathematics presented on November 24, 2015

  • Modeling and development of p-type thin-film transistors

    Creator:
    Spiegelberg, Matthew Craig
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    The primary focus of this thesis involves modeling and development of p-type thin-film transistors (p-TFTs), moving towards the realization of a filly transparent thin-film transistor (TTFT). The modeling portion of this thesis emphasizes the development of physics-based TFT models, specifically focusing on the elucidation of non-ideal current-voltage characteristic behavior. A...
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    Redacted for privacy AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Matthew

  • Silvicultural Treatment Impacts on Understory Trees and 20-Year Understory Vegetation Dynamics in Mature Douglas-Fir Forests

    Creator:
    Priebe, Jim E.
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    Policy regarding the management of public forests has undergone a drastic shift over the past couple of decades due to the loss old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) of the United States. For much of the 20th century, forest management on public lands emphasized timber production through the use...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Matthew D. Powers Policy regarding the management of public forests has undergone a

  • Effectual Entrepreneurship and its Application to a Microfluidics R&D Startup

    Creator:
    Brown, Matthew E.
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    An inventor seeks to leverage his unique means in order to create and commercially exploit new technologies. Until new technologies are sufficiently developed, they have the theoretical potential for commercial exploitation in a wide range of markets. Those opportunities are limited by physical bounds that are often only discovered through...
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    Effectual Entrepreneurship and its Application to a Microfluidics R&D Startup by Matthew E. Brown A

  • Unsaturated Soils and Foundation Design : Theoretical Considerations for an Effective Stress Framework

    Creator:
    Baker, Josiah D.
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    This study presents the theoretical background necessary to model the bearing capacity of shallow and deep foundations in partially saturated soils. The conventional bearing capacity equations for shallow and deep foundations and the 𝛽-method for deep foundation side resistance have been modified to include the effects of matric suction and...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Josiah D. Baker for the degree of Master of Science in Civil

  • Automated Synthesis of Planar Mechanisms with Revolute, Prismatic and Pin-In-Slot Joints

    Creator:
    Huang, Weifeng
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    The intent of this research is to explore the entire design space of mechanism topologies by using a graph grammar synthesis approach. A new graph representation of planer mechanism has been developed to represent the planar mechanism with revolute (R), prismatic (P), and pin-in-slot (RP) joints. Following Gruebler's equation, the...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Matthew I. Campbell The intent of this research is to explore the entire design space of

  • Effects of Pediococcus spp. on Oregon Pinot noir

    Creator:
    Strickland, Matthew T.
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    This research investigated the effects of Pediococcus spp. on Oregon Pinot noir wines. Pediococcus (P. parvulus (7), P. damnosus (1), P. inopinatus (1)) isolated from Oregon and Washington state wines demonstrated differences in their susceptibility to SO₂ with some isolates growing well in model media at 0.4 mg/L molecular SO₂....
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    P. inopinatus OW-8 having greater than 5 mg/L. D-lactic acid production varied between isolates

  • Factors Influencing Conversion and Volume Stability in Calcium Aluminate Cement Systems

    Creator:
    Adams, Matthew P. (Matthew Peter)
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    There is renewed interest in North America for the use of calcium aluminate cement (CAC) in infrastructure repair. The interest is driven by the specialty properties that make CAC the ideal candidate for particular applications. These include rapid strength gain, even at temperatures approaching 0°C, the ability to customize fresh...
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    Matthew P. Adams for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering presented on May 28, 2015

  • A spatially explicit network-based model for estimating stream temperature distribution

    Creator:
    Cox, Matthew M.
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    The WET-Temp (Watershed Evaluation Tool Temperature) model is designed to take advantage of spatially explicit datasets to predict stream temperature distribution. Datasets describing vegetation cover, stream network locations, elevation and stream discharge are utilized by WET-Temp to quantify geometric relationships between the sun, stream channel and riparian areas. These relationships...
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    user) w: stream width d: average stream depth P: wetted perimeter (m, 2d + w for rectangular

  • Closing the Gap : Using Theory to Analyze the African American Division 1 Football Player Graduation Gap

    Creator:
    Smith, Dorian
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    African American male students are a small portion of the student body at NCAA Division 1-A schools, but they make up a large portion of population of college football players. African American male college students are also one of the most at-risk student populations on campus in regards to retention....
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    Masters Thesis
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    : Matthew W. Nyman African American male students are a small portion of the student body at NCAA