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  • Investigating the Interplay of Age, Zinc Status, and the Gut Microbiome on Gut Health

    Creator:
    Vasudevan, Anusha
    Abstract:
    Zinc is an important micronutrient involved in many cellular processes, including those part of immune function; however, about 15% of the US population is at risk for marginal zinc deficiency. This can lead to immune system complications including the generation of inflammatory cytokines. Aging is another factor that worsens the...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University Honors College in partial

  • Conversion of Waste Plastics to Diesel-Like Fuel Through Pyrolysis

    Creator:
    Carlson, Kayla
    Abstract:
    As the development, processing, and manufacturing of plastic has improved over the years, so has our amount of plastic waste. Currently, only approximately 9% of post-consumer plastics get recycled. The other 91% is buried in landfills, burned, ends up in the ocean, or is accumulating in communities without access to...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    -Like Fuel Through Pyrolysis by Kayla Carlson A THESIS submitted to

  • Validation of Design For Additive Manufacturing Heuristics for Aperiodic Structures through Application to Regular Structures

    Creator:
    Schipper, Paxton
    Abstract:
    Aperiodic structures cause significant challenges to subtractive manufacturing methods due to the common features such as inaccessible voids within the structure. Additive man- ufacturing presents an appealing alternative for this purpose. The aim of this research is to test analysis heuristics for validity through application to periodic structures. First, a...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Heuristics for Aperiodic Structures through Application to Regular Structures by Paxton Schipper A

  • TO PAY OR NOT TO PAY, THAT IS THE QUESTION

    Creator:
    Oster, Sidney C.
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    The “why” of any situation is one of the most important questions to ask. Inventors have ideas every day. Some ideas are the brilliant ideas that lead to a better tomorrow. To protect these ideas, inventors turn to patents, a governmental grant of the right to stop others, for a...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Sidney Clair Oster A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University Honors College in partial

  • Alternative approaches to psychosis : qualitative interviews of practitioner opinions and observations

    Creator:
    Donnerberg, Carmen
    Abstract:
    The present essay discusses themes of dehumanization and reliance on a biomedical model of care within U.S. psychiatric systems in treating individuals diagnosed with psychosis. This model is contrasted with alternative treatment approaches that are person-centered rather than disease-centered. These include Open Dialogue, Soteria, and Hearing Voices Movement. In the...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    :_____________________________________________________ Scott McFee The present essay discusses themes of dehumanization and reliance on a biomedical

  • Economic Analysis of the Potential for Nuclear Energy Investment in Eastern Europe

    Creator:
    van de Lindt, Nelson
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    This paper contributes to the ongoing discussion on the impacts of nuclear energy on the economy and energy security of select European countries. While previous literature has identified a connection between nuclear energy and economic growth, this study focuses on assessing the comparative effects of nuclear energy, measured by operable...
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    Investment in Eastern Europe By Nelson van de Lindt A THESIS

  • Turning Brake Cylinder Housing

    Creator:
    Radcliffe, Noah
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    The purpose of this project is to assist the OSU Baja Racing vehicle in turning more sharply. This is done using a turning brake, which locks one rear wheel to facilitate turning on a smaller radius. This project focuses on the development of a custom cylinder housing for the turning...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Turning Brake Cylinder Housing by Noah Radcliffe A

  • Kinetics of plankton respiration across gradient of anoxic to oxic conditions

    Creator:
    Jayawickrama, Clare
    Abstract:
    Ocean deoxygenation is predicted to increase in severity over the next few decades, posing a threat to marine life and fishing economies. Improved predictions of ocean deoxygenation depend on a better understanding of the biogeochemical mechanisms that underly this process. Within the realm of biogeochemical mechanisms, this project specifically investigated...
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    Stingl, Scott A. Givan, Jang-Cheon Cho, Hyun-Myung Oh, Joshua B. Kitner, Kevin L. Vergin, and Michael

  • Relation extraction with automatic ontonotes annotation and ETC

    Creator:
    Sauer, Andrew
    Abstract:
    Intuitively, it seems as though natural language processing tasks might benefit from explicit representations of the syntactic and semantic properties of text. Ontonotes is a dataset which attempts to annotate texts, to represent as much as possible of the meaning of the text explicitly within the annotation. Many tools exist...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Annotation and ETC by Andrew Sauer A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University Honors College in

  • Choose native plants that will help Oregon bee populations thrive in changing urban environments

    Creator:
    Asselin, Kelley
    Abstract:
    Bees play a crucial role in pollinating crops, supporting biodiversity, and maintaining ecosystem health. Despite their importance, the decline in bee populations has become a global concern due to various factors including habitat loss, urbanization, and climate change. The purpose of this thesis is to write an article that highlights...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University Honors College