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  • Design, Layout, and Testing of a Printed Circuit Board for Cyclic Voltammetry

    Creator:
    Harper, Karen
    Abstract:
    This project concerns the design, layout, assembly, debugging, and testing of a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) that autonomously, reliably, and effectively conducts Cyclic Voltammetry (CV) measurements. CV is an electrochemical procedure done to analyze, quantize, and visualize reversible reduction-oxidation reactions, often used in medical devices to monitor the levels of...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Cyclic Voltammetry By Karen Harper A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University University Honors

  • Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Belt Usage in Oregon

    Creator:
    Cowgill, Brett Thomas
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    In ¬¬¬¬2009 the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Administration (FMCSA) conducted the “Safety Belt Usage by Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Survey” for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The survey found that, nationally, 74% of commercial truck drivers wear their safety belts at all times. In the western region of...
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    : _____________________________________________________ Karen Dixon In ​​​​2009 the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Administration (FMCSA) conducted

  • Creation of an Initial Course and Curriculum Overview for a Positive Youth Development Certificate

    Creator:
    Pugh, Kiley M.
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    Positive Youth Development (PYD) is both a set of outcomes and a program model that serves to support youth in building healthy relationships with adults and developing the strengths necessary for healthy adulthood. It centers around the 5 C’s of compassion, character, competence, confidence, and connection, which lead to a...
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Karen Swanger, Committee Member, representing OSU KidSpirit

  • Transcendence: May Time Take These Bones, They Are Not Mine - A Poetry Collection

    Creator:
    Bayly, Alice M.
    Abstract:
    In ethnographic research, an anthropologist becomes integrated in the community of their study. Throughout this process, the anthropologist adapts to the cultural practices and the language of this community, becoming intimately connected to them. Ethnography communicates, through the anthropologist’s experience, crucial practices, tensions, and values discovered during research. However, it...
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Karen Holmberg, Committee Member, representing School of Writing, Language, & Film

  • Baby Connection an Evaluation of a Feeding Program

    Creator:
    Pattee, Shawn D.
    Abstract:
    Background: Breastfeeding has many benefits but many new mothers find difficulties when trying to breastfeed. This is a program evaluation of Baby Connection a feeding program for the first year. Baby Connection is a volunteer program in Lane County, Oregon. Methods: Records were analyzed during the first 15 months of...
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    ______________________________________________________________________________ Committee Member: Karen Elliot representing Public Health

  • The Impact of COVID-19 on the Operation and Perceived Effectiveness of Housing Insecurity Programs

    Creator:
    Morreale, Julianne G.
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    This study sought to understand the unique challenges that housing insecurity programs faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. An anonymous Qualtrics survey, containing closed- and open-ended questions, was sent to housing insecurity programs in Benton County, Oregon. Questions focused on how the COVID-19 pandemic affected services and how programs adjusted to...
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    Sciences _____________________________________________________________________ Karen Elliott, Committee

  • Variation in Irc7p activity amongst brewing strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Creator:
    Vega, Esteban A.
    Abstract:
    Polyfunctional thiols are sulfur containing compounds that are important to the flavor and aroma profile of some foods and beverages. S. Cerevisiae has been shown in wine yeast that it is capable of producing these thiols to create a fruity aroma and flavor profile. IRC7, a gene that codes the...
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Karen Fortmann, Committee Member, White Labs LLC

  • Exploration of caregiver disability orientation and attitudes towards self-directed mobility on modified ride-on car usage of children with disabilities

    Creator:
    Schaffer, Sarah E.
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    Modified ride-on cars (ROCs) offer children with disabilities access to independent mobility. Aims: 1) To examine the association between caregiver attitudes towards self-directed mobility, caregiver alignment with the medical and social models of disability, and total modified ROC driving time; 2) To compare caregiver attitudes towards self-directed mobility, caregiver alignment...
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Karen Elliott, Committee Member, representing Public Health

  • Developing and facilitating growth mindsets using the self-determination theory in recreational gymnastics coaches

    Creator:
    Furuya, Nozomi C. K.
    Abstract:
    The present study was a program evaluation of KidSpirit that investigated how gymnastics coaches’ growth mindsets changed over an eight week period after a training intervention. A mixed-method approach was used to measure growth mindset and self-determination theory (SDT). There were three aims of this study: (1) participants would improve...
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Karen Swanger, Committee Member, KidSpirit, Extension & Engagement

  • Screening for Viral Disease in the OSU Tomato Breeding Program

    Creator:
    Kershner, Alexandria C.
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    Disease control is a crucial aspect of plant breeding for researchers as well as commercial producers. After samples from OSU's tomato breeding program tested positive for Columnea latent viroid in a screen done by a private company, secondary testing was done by the USDA laboratory in Corvallis which suggested that...
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Karen Keller, Committee Member, representing USDA ARS HCRL Plant Virology Lab