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  • The Art and Craft of John Williams

    Creator:
    Lincoln, Danae A.
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    The intent of this paper is to bring more attention to the mastery involved with film composition as an art form. The research focuses specifically on the life, style, influences, and works of John Williams as a conductor, film composer, and composer. It addresses his biography, filmography, and working relationships,...
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    life, style, influences, and works of John Williams as a conductor, film composer, and composer

  • Depression classification of the patients in meta-analyses studies affects the efficacy of St. John's wort

    Creator:
    Ovrebo, Heather E.
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    Eight studies from a meta-analysis on St. John's wort by Klaus et. al. (1996) were analyzed according to the severity of depression manifest by their patients. The studies were chosen according to inclusion criteria: 1) the study was random, 2) the study compared St. John's wort to a placebo or...
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    Studies Affects the Efficacy of St. John's Wort by Heather E. Ovrebo A PROJECT submitted to

  • DiskGrapher : A Different Approach to Hard Drive Visualization for Mac OS X

    Creator:
    Batch, John
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    DiskGrapher is a graphical visualization tool designed to help users better manage the space on their hard drives. The main goal of DiskGrapher is to provide a different visualization technique to display information, with the goal of providing a more intuitive understanding of the directory structure of the disk than...
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    ©Copyright by John Batch May 20, 2008 All Rights Reserved DiskGrapher: A Different Approach to

  • Empathy-Induced Distress: A Psychophysiological Approach

    Creator:
    Karabinas, Isabella M.
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    Empathy is considered a significant motivator of prosocial behavior. Increasing evidence suggests that feelings of personal distress associated with empathy may be stronger or weaker according to the form of perspective taking that an empathizer utilizes. The aim of the present study was to further quantify the stress consequences and...
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    :_____________________________________________________ John Edwards ABSTRACT Empathy is considered a significant motivator of prosocial behavior

  • Design for construction safety : a case study with architect's perceptions

    Creator:
    Christianson, Carl R.
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    Designing for construction safety is a collaborative process that combines the field experience of builders with the design skills of architects to improve construction safety. Research studies have shown that the design of a project is a factor in approximately fifty percent of jobsite deaths. To reduce this problem it...
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    Architect’s Perceptions. Abstract approved: John Gambatese Designing for construction safety is a

  • Opportunities and Limitations in Achieving Real-Time Observation of Soil Nitrate

    Creator:
    Auld, Ryan A.
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    There are many possible benefits that can arise from the ability to take real-time measurements of soil water nitrate concentrations in a field, from ecological to agricultural to industrial reasons. In order to achieve this, we adapted a NitraLED sensor with a ceramic porous cup in order to allow diffusion...
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    Soil Nitrate by Ryan Andrew Auld A THESIS submitted to

  • Design and Fabrication of a Public Locker for Non-Motorized Watercraft

    Creator:
    Cordisco, Jonathan
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    Visitors to waterways need a way to securely lock up their non-motorized watercrafts to allow for exploration of the local area and communities. The Willamette Water Trail Steering committee recognized this problem and approached the Oregon State University Prototype Development lab to develop and fabricate a solution. The engineering design...
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    Fabrication of a Public Locker for Non-Motorized Watercraft Abstract approved: John Parmigiani Visitors to

  • Design and Manufacture of a Solar-Powered Snow Melter for Making Potable Water on Mt. Rainier.

    Creator:
    Hopple, Whitney K.
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    Every Spring and Summer, thousands of climbers attempt to summit Mt. Rainier. Many of them stop at Camp Muir, a base camp at 10,000 feet, where they can use restrooms, camp overnight, or refill water bottles before continuing their climb. Camp Muir currently uses a gas system to melt snow...
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    Arts in International Studies with a focus in German presented on March 6, 2014. Title: Design and

  • Beyond free will: an empirical case for a capacity model of human agency

    Creator:
    Helzer, Erik G.
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    Although the question of free will has persisted throughout the history of philosophy as an important metaphysical consideration, rarely does the inquiry include empirical evidence from other disciplines concerned with human behavior. In this interdisciplinary paper, I combine the wisdom of psychologists, metaphysicians, and philosophers of science to comment on...
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    November 29, 2005. Title: Beyond Free Will: An Empirical Case for a Capacity Model of Human Agency

  • Investigation and Implementation of a Liquid Feeding System for the Apis mellifera Honey bee under Laboratory Conditions

    Creator:
    Meador, Brett W.
    Abstract:
    Studying honey bee behavior is a very important aspect of horticulture, especially in recent years as honey bee colonies face population decline, or colony collapse. While studying honey bees, researchers often keep honey bees in captivity, where it can be challenging to meet nutritional and hydration requirements using existing liquid...
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    Investigation and Implementation of a Liquid Feeding