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  • Chandler Loop Model for the Development of Dynamic Hemocompatibility Assays

    Creator:
    Hasbrook, AnneMarie V.
    Abstract:
    A common issue with extracorporeal medical devices is blood clotting due to bio-incompatibility. Systemic anticoagulants are often prescribed to mitigate the coagulation issues. However, such drugs can lead to further complications, for example hemorrhaging. One solution to improve the hemocompatibility of blood-contacting medical devices are biomaterials, such as slippery liquid...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    :_____________________________________________________ Joe E. Baio A common issue with extracorporeal medical devices is blood clotting due

  • Differential Allele Expression of SOD1 in Biomphalaria glabrata

    Creator:
    Carolla, Samantha M.
    Abstract:
    The freshwater snail Biomphalaria glabrata serves as the intermediate host of the blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni. Previous studies using the 13-16-R1 strain of B. glabrata demonstrated an association between the gene encoding Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) and susceptibility/resistance to the parasite. This association is assumed to involve a polymorphism that...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    . Hubner, N., Wallace, C., Zimdahl, H., Petretto, E., Schulz, H., Maciver, F., Mueller, M., Hummel, O

  • Recurrent Neural Networks for Robotic Control of a Human-Scale Bipedal Robot

    Creator:
    Siekmann, Jonah A.
    Abstract:
    Dynamic bipedal locomotion is among the most difficult and yet relevant problems in modern robotics. While a multitude of classical control methods for bipedal locomotion exist, they are often brittle or limited in capability. In recent years, work in applying reinforcement learning to robotics has lead to superior performance across...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Intelligence, Deep Learning, Neural Networks Corresponding e-mail address: siekmanj@oregonstate.edu

  • Culture : The Cornerstone of Effective International Marketing Strategies between the United States and China

    Creator:
    Vogt, Alison Marie
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    From improving technologies to increasing access to modern infrastructure and wealth, our once parceled and divided world is slowly “flattening”, or becoming more globally integrated. As a result of this changing climate of business, companies must recognize the harm that a narrow view on culture and experiences can cause in...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    origin effects, international product adaptation Corresponding e-mail address: vogta06@gmail.com

  • Science Education Through Comics: Improving Understanding of Current Marine Environmental Issues

    Creator:
    Schwarz, Zale
    Abstract:
    According to a 2017 Pew Research Study, 44% of adults in America say that they do not feel informed enough about science to understand news and new discoveries discussed on the media (Funk et al. 2019). This is concerning, because adults are not just passive consumers of media; among other...
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    Corresponding e-mail address: zaleschwarz@gmail.com ©Copyright by Zale

  • Stand Structure of Old Growth Dry Mixed Conifer Forests in the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests

    Creator:
    Merschel, Andrew G.
    Abstract:
    Old-growth dry-mixed conifer forests are valued as habitats for late seral forest species, for the ecosystem services and landscape diversity they provide, and for their aesthetic appeal. The structure of these forests has been heavily altered by historic logging of overstory ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir. Additionally, changes in fire regime...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    , Stand Structure, Gradient Nearest Neighbor Method Corresponding e-mail address: merschea

  • Fast Exemplar-Based Style Transfer with Enhanced Artistic Control

    Creator:
    Appleton, Alexander
    Abstract:
    Exemplar-based style transfer techniques reimagine the content of a target image in the style of an exemplar image. Style transfer techniques that make use of patch-based synthesis copy sections of the exemplar to corresponding regions of the target, creating a new image in a patchwork manner. The artistic control one...
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    Corresponding e-mail address: bairdapa@oregonstate.edu ©Copyright by Alexander Appleton November 29, 2021

  • The Effect of Protein Nitration on Cell Survival Pathways in Schwann Cells

    Creator:
    Graumann, Oliver W.
    Abstract:
    Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is a genetic disorder caused by the inactivation of the merlin tumor suppressor gene. NF2 patients develop bilateral vestibular schwannomas (VS) and other nervous system tumors with no effective drug treatment option. In pathological conditions, including NF2, production of the oxidant peroxynitrite leads to protein tyrosine...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    , Cell Signaling, Neurofibromatosis 2, Tumor Survival Corresponding e-mail address: graumano

  • Broad Histogram Algorithm Comparison for the Square Well Fluid

    Creator:
    Simpson, Tanner T.
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    Thermodynamic properties of systems are often investigated computationally. Traditionally, thermal physics simulations are limited by their very small energy ranges and slow convergence. Broad histogram algorithms are a class of Monte Carlo algorithms that can explore an entire energy (and temperature) range in one thermal physics simulation: potentially saving months...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    , Square well fluid, Broad histogram, Thermodynamics Corresponding e-mail address: tsimpson1616@gmail.com

  • The Bioethics of Implantable Engineered Mechanisms in Orthopedic Surgery

    Creator:
    Chatterjee, Sarani
    Abstract:
    The ethics of implant technology is a wide-ranging topic in the field of bioethics. This paper intends to add to the ethical discourse of implant technology by addressing a new class of implants applicable to orthopedic surgery. These new implants are engineered mechanisms that attach muscles to tendons and bones...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    , engineered, mechanisms, orthopedic, surgery Corresponding e-mail address: littleriver04@gmail.com