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  • An analysis of the growth and development of the 'Tangent Grange Oil Company' as a case study

    Creator:
    Maina, Francis Mugoiyo
    Abstract:
    The foundation upon which any cooperative rests is the economic need for it as a business enterprise. The existence of such a need cannot by itself provide the basis for a thriving cooperative. Not only mus.t the need exist, but the members or the promoters must through realistic and diligent...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Francis Mugoiyo Mama for the M. S

  • The accessible Chaucer

    Creator:
    Luepke, Natasha M.
    Abstract:
    In this thesis I explore the ways in which twenty-first century Americans have access to Geoffrey Chaucer and his works. I look at issues surrounding Chaucer within the canon debate, high school history and literature textbooks, and Chaucer in popular culture, such as in movies like A Knight's Tale. I...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Natasha M. Luepke for the degree of Master of Arts in English

  • The Clerk’s Tale : literal monstrosities and allegorical problems

    Creator:
    Brock, Christopher J.
    Abstract:
    My thesis, entitled “The Clerk’s Tale: Literal Monstrosities and Allegorical Problems,” argues that Chaucer’s Clerk is engaging both sides of a binary system. The Clerk has situated himself in a precarious position between two major schools of thought in the medieval culture, Franciscan and Dominican; the former promotes the will...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Problems Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales is one of the most influential works to come out of the

  • Breeding chronology, habitat utilization and nest-site selection of the long-billed curlew in northcentral Oregon

    Creator:
    Pampush, Geoffrey J.
    Abstract:
    Breeding ecology of long-billed curlews in Umatilla and Morrow Counties, Oregon, was studied during the spring and summer of 1978 and 1979. The first curlews were observed in the study areas on 16 and 19 March of 1978 and 1979, respectively. Earliest clutch completion and onset of incubation was on...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Geoffrey J. Pampush for the degree

  • Modeling human expertise for providing adaptive levels of robot shared autonomy

    Creator:
    Milliken, Lauren
    Abstract:
    In shared autonomy, a robot and human user both have some level of control in order to achieve a shared goal. Choosing the balance of control given to the user and the robot can be a challenging problem since different users have different preferences and vary in skill levels when...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Providing Adaptive Levels of Robot Shared Autonomy Abstract approved: Geoffrey A Hollinger In shared

  • Model Predictive Control for Underwater Robots in Ocean Waves

    Creator:
    Fernández, Daniel C.
    Abstract:
    Underwater robots beneath ocean waves can benefit from feedforward control to reduce position error. This thesis proposes a method using Model Predictive Control (MPC) to predict and counteract future disturbances from an ocean wave field. The MPC state estimator employs a Linear Wave Theory (LWT) solver to approximate the component...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Waves Abstract approved: Geoffrey A. Hollinger Underwater robots beneath ocean waves can benefit from

  • Planning Under Uncertainty for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

    Creator:
    Skeele, Ryan
    Abstract:
    Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology has grown out of traditional research and military applications and has captivated the commercial and consumer markets, showing the ability to perform a spectrum of autonomous functions. This technology has the capability of saving lives in search and rescue, fighting wildfires in environmental monitoring, and...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Abstract approved: Geoffrey Hollinger Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology

  • Multiagent learning for locomotion and coordination in tensegrity robotics

    Creator:
    Iscen, Atil
    Abstract:
    Tensegrity structures are composed of pure compressional elements that are connected via a network of pure tensional elements. The concept of tensegrity promises numerous advantages to the field of robotics. Tensegrity robots are, however, notoriously difficult to control due to their oscillatory nature and nonlinear interaction between the components. Multiagent...
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    Dissertation
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    : Kagan Tumer Geoffrey Hollinger Tensegrity structures are composed of pure compressional elements that

  • Adaptive Multiagent Traffic Management for Autonomous Robotic Systems

    Creator:
    Rebhuhn, Carrie
    Abstract:
    There is growing commercial interest in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in urban environments, specifically for package delivery applications. However, the size, complexity and sheer numbers of expected UAVs makes conventional air traffic management that relies on human air traffic controllers infeasible. To enable UAVs to safely and...
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    Dissertation

  • Predicting the stability, equilibrium response, and nonequilibrium dynamics of ecological systems

    Creator:
    Hosack, Geoffrey R.
    Abstract:
    In this dissertation, new theory and its applications are developed to predict three properties of complex ecological communities: stability, equilibrium response, and non-equilibrium dynamics. First, a graph-theoretic analysis identifies the interconnections in a complex ecosystem that promote or diminish stability (Chapter 2). The hierarchy of interactions that influences stability and...
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    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Geoffrey R. Hosack for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in