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  • 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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    future Baja vehicles. Abstract approved: ______________________ _ Dr. Joseph Piacenza III, Ph.D

  • Hi-C genome assembly of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Rhizopogon salebrosus

    Creator:
    Har, Skyler
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    Rhizopogon salebrosus is an abundant ectomycorrhizal fungus common throughout Western North America that forms mutualistic partnerships with Pinus species. Studied for its systematics, use in sapling nurseries, post-fire seedling establishment, and unique evolutionary history, R. salebrosus holds many secrets within its genome. This thesis aims to characterize the mating system,...
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    in sapling nurseries, post-fire seedling establishment, and unique evolutionary history, R

  • Perceptions of Sexual Health Websites by Low Income Urban African American Youth and Service Providers

    Creator:
    Williams, Dacia R.
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    Low-Income urban African American (LIU-AA) youth are at high risk for HIV/STIs and adolescent pregnancy. Sexual health websites (SHWs) offer an inexpensive, easy-to-disseminate, and potentially highly-accessible method of improving sexual health knowledge, awareness, and help-seeking. The present study examined engagement regarding sexual health websites for at-risk, LIU-AA youth. We conducted...
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    :_____________________________________________________ Joseph A. Catania Low-Income urban African American (LIU-AA) youth are at high risk for

  • Machine Learning and Optimization Applications in Agriculture

    Creator:
    Molotkov, Alexander
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    The ever-increasing global population presents looming problems for the field of agriculture. Global food demand will, at some point, increase to the point where there is not enough crop-ready land to keep up. This creates an additional incentive, other than economics, for growers to increase their yield-per-acre and make sure...
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    , 2021. Title: Machine Learning and Optimization Applications in Agriculture Abstract approved: Joseph

  • High Resolution Spectroscopy of Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane

    Creator:
    Martin, Matthew A.
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    The strained carbon ring, bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane, was synthesized by a reaction between 1-(phenylsulfanyl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane, prepared from propellane, and Raney nickel. Infrared spectra were recorded at a resolution of 0.0015 cm-1, a resolution significantly better than previous measurements, 0.06 cm-1. A single fundamental band was analyzed to determine the ground state and excited...
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    Abstract Approved: ______________________________________________________ Joseph Nibler The

  • Characterization and application of PEO-containing triblock copolymer surfactants

    Creator:
    Snider, Joshua L.
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    The action of pendant, polyethylene oxide (PEO) brush layers as nonfouling coatings for biomedical materials is well understood. However progress toward clinical application of stable, high density PEO coatings has historically been impeded by the lack of cost effective, noninvasive methods for their preparation. Triblock polymers featuring a hydrophobic, polypropylene...
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    : ______________________________________________________________ Joseph McGuire The action of pendant, polyethylene oxide (PEO) brush layers as nonfouling

  • Molecular origins of peptide entrapment within polyethylene oxide brush layers

    Creator:
    Lampi, Marsha C.
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    Effective surface coatings for tissue-contacting medical devices should prevent both biofilm formation and infection. One method to achieve this aim is protein repellant polyethylene oxide (PEO) brush coatings loaded with antimicrobials. Previous research has demonstrated that the antimicrobial nisin adsorbs to PEO brush layers in multi-layer amounts and suggests that...
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    . Abstract approved: ________________________________________________ Dr. Joseph

  • Examining the Human Relevance of a New Mouse Model of ALS and Observations on the Incidence in Human Populations

    Creator:
    Winkenbach, Lindsay
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    Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a relatively rare neurodegenerative disorder that is fatal 2-4 years after the onset of the disease. Population studies are being done in order to help reveal candidates for further studies of disease etiology, disease progression, as well as to further understand racial and ethnic variations....
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    : ______________________________________________________ Joseph Beckman Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a relatively rare

  • Adaptation of a Self-Implemented HIV Test Among Adolescent Youth in Tanzania

    Creator:
    Huun, Cassidy
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    HIV testing among high risk adolescents in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania is challenging due to poor access to test sites and AIDS-related social stigma. We adapted the OraQuick HIV Test, a self-implemented test (SIT), for low literacy youth with no internet access. To compensate for poor literacy, a picture instruction...
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    ., Joseph, L., . . . Peeling, R. (2013). Supervised and unsupervised self-testing for HIV in high-and low

  • Understanding the High Prevalence of Pediatric Dental Caries in Southeastern Oregon

    Creator:
    McEwen, Megan
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    Background. The prevalence of pediatric dental caries (PDC) is 55.7% nationally, 52% in Oregon, and 73% in Southeastern Oregon. We examined prevention programs, clinical services, and water fluoride levels in Southeastern Oregon to understand the high PDC prevalence. Methods. We conducted telephone surveys and used secondary data to assess water...
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    :________________________________________________________ Joseph Catania Background. The prevalence of pediatric dental caries (PDC) is 55.7