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  • Understanding community wind energy development in Oregon : an integrated analysis

    Creator:
    Yin, Yao
    Abstract:
    This research intends to provide insights into community wind energy development in Oregon using an integrated analysis approach, which incorporates GIS Suitability Analysis, Socio-Political Analysis, and Empirical Case Studies. In the GIS analysis, we developed a model through a series of steps (including data acquisition, preprocessing, data management, manipulation and...
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    Dissertation
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    well. ©Copyright by Yao Yin May 24, 2011 All Rights Reserved

  • Three essays on nonparametric and semiparametric regression models

    Creator:
    Yao, Feng
    Abstract:
    This dissertation contains three essays on nonprametric and semiparametric regression mod- In the first essay, we propose an estimation procedure for value at risk (VaR) and expected shortfall (TailVaR.) for conditional distributions of a time series of returns on a financial asset. Our approach combines a local polynomial estimator of...
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    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Feng Yao for the degree of

  • Biosynthetic studies of fungal diterpene antibiotics

    Creator:
    Yao, Qingmei
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    The isoprenoid pathway is one of the major biosynthetic pathways of secondary metabolites. Isoprenoids with a C₂₀ skeleton are known as diterpenoids and are derived from the common precursor, geranylgeranyl diphosphate (GGPP). This dissertation describes approaches to discover the diterpene synthase enzymes which provide the backbone structures for pleuromutilin and...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Diterpene Antibiotics Qingmei Yao

  • Biochemical characterization and mutational analysis of human uracil-DNA glycosylase

    Creator:
    Chen, Cheng-Yao
    Abstract:
    PCR-based codon-specific random mutagenesis and site-specific mutagenesis were performed to construct a library of 18 amino acid changes at Arg276 in the conserved leucine-loop of the core catalytic domain of human uracil-DNA glycosylase (UNG). Each Arg276 mutant was then overproduced in E. coli cells and purified to apparent homogeneity by...
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    Dissertation
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    support and encouragement. I am particularly indebted to my parents, Yao-Nan Chen and Shuei- Yin Chang

  • An assay for screening cells for mismatch repair proficiency in vivo

    Creator:
    Wu, Shiau-Yin
    Abstract:
    Mismatch repair is one of the mechanisms by which cells ensure genomic stability. Deficiencies in mismatch repair (MMR) increase mutation rates and cancer risks. In the well-characterized methyl-directed Escherichia co/i system, MMR is initiated by MutS, Mut L, and MutH proteins. The single MutS protein and the single MutL protein...
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    Masters Thesis
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    mispair may not be a good substrate for screening MMR proficiency in vivo. © Copyright by Shiau-Yin Wu

  • Structure-property relationships of oxides with hexagonal AMO₃ and brownmillerite related structures

    Creator:
    Jiang, Peng
    Abstract:
    Transition metal oxides exhibit potential in various application fields due to the special d-electrons. Solid state chemistry focuses on discovering the structure-property relationships. The work in this thesis mainly discusses compounds with hexagonal or brownmillerite-type structure and their practical properties. Hexagonal YIn[subscript 1-x]Fe[subscript x]O₃ (x = 0-0.3, 0.7-1.0) phases have...
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    Dissertation

  • Continuous and rapid synthesis of nanoclusters and nanocrystals using scalable microstructured reactors

    Creator:
    Jin, Hyung Dae
    Abstract:
    Recent advances in nanocrystalline materials production are expected to impact the development of next generation low-cost and/or high efficiency solar cells. For example, semiconductor nanocrystal inks are used to lower the fabrication cost of the absorber layers of the solar cells. In addition, some quantum confined nanocrystals display electron-hole pair...
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    Dissertation

  • Stochastic Characterization of Highway Capacity and Its Applications

    Creator:
    Dong, Shangjia
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    Highway capacity has traditionally been treated as deterministic. In reality, however, capacity can vary from time to time and location to location due to inclement weather, various driving behavior, traffic incident, bottleneck and workzone. This thesis aims to characterize the stochastic variations of highway capacity, and explore its applications. The...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Design techniques for low-power electrical and optical serial link receivers

    Creator:
    Bai, Rui
    Abstract:
    As computation power continues to grow, the demand for data transfer bandwidth is also rising. This is reflected in the increasing data-rate of high-speed links. However, the increase in data-rate is sustainable only if the I/O energy efficiency improves as well. This dissertation explores several techniques to enable high-speed links...
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    Dissertation
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    Prof. Fiez’s group; Yao Liu and Jian Kang from Prof. Natarajan’s group; Wei Liu, Ruiqing Ye, Jin Wang

  • Synthesis of colloidal metal oxide nanocrystals and nanostructured surfaces using a continuous flow microreactor system and their applications in two-phase boiling heat transfer

    Creator:
    Choi, Chang-Ho
    Abstract:
    Metal oxide nanocrystals have attracted significant interests due to their unique chemical, physical, and electrical properties which depend on their size and structure. In this study, a continuous flow microreactor system was employed to synthesize metal oxide nanocrystals in aqueous solution. Assembly of nanocrystals is considered one of the most...
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    Dissertation