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  • Surface Modifications for Greater Cycle Life and Energy Density in Lithium-Ion Batteries

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    Holstun, Tucker M.
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    Significant challenges remain before lithium-ion batteries can support the decarbonization of the transportation and power sectors required to avert catastrophic climate change. The energy density of these batteries must be increased, while decreasing the price, and maintaining or increasing their lifespan. To improve the practical energy density of existing materials,...
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    . Junjing Deng, and Ryan Faase) were also critical to the interpretation of our electrochemical results

  • The Economic Impact and Ethical Implications of AI

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    Gabor, Christian A.
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    Artificial Intelligence has gained resurgence in popularity through machine learning methods. This thesis investigates the current use of AI, the impact it will have on the economy and the ethical considerations for developing this technology. In the coming decade AI could increase global economic output over $10 Trillion. AI will...
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    and job volatility for up to half of workers. Popular debate centers on long term consequences of

  • The one-child policy and the empowerment of Chinese women

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    Li, Yi
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    When people talk about the one-child policy in China, it always relates to topics like human rights violations or the population control dilemma. The one-child policy was published in the 1980s, around the same time as the Economic Reform, and these twin policies brought Chinese society tremendous changes. This paper...
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    . _____________________________________________________________________ Li,Yi, Author Introduction In 1980, after Deng opened the Economic Reform in 1978

  • Predicting Protein-Protein Interactions in a Cnidarian Model System

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    Gregory, Dylan B.
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    The symbiotic sea anemone Exaiptasia diaphana (Aiptasia) is a model organism used to better understand cnidarian-algal symbiosis and coral bleaching (dysbiosis). Many biological processes are hypothesized to be involved in coral dysbiosis, and the innate immunity is a key area of interest. Rab proteins are small proteins with GTPase domains,...
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    visible light. This reaction can happen consistently so long as luciferin and ATP are available with

  • Investigating Local Energy Compensation of Adjacent RNA Secondary Structures in the bpRNA-1m Database

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    Cornwell-Arquitt, Robert L.
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    Non-coding ribonucleic acid (ncRNA) is of interest for its diverse roles in cell and viral biology. RNA molecules vary greatly in terms of size, structure, and function. In recent years, the modification of existing RNA structures has been used for biochemical methods of enormous impact including CRISPR and RNAi methods....
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    (Deng et al. 2018), use dynamic programming informed by the Nearest Neighbor, or Turner, parameters

  • Effect of Reaction Parameters on the Catalytic Oxidation of Poplar Lignin

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    Lu, Lin
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    Nowadays, woody biomass is becoming increasingly significant because of its renewability and biodegradability. Lots of opportunities have been found to use excessive biological resources to derive products as diverse as fuels, heat, electricity, chemicals, food, clothing, paper, and much more. As such, biomass plays an important role in meeting demands...
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    other batch was exposed to the air for a long time. Moisture in the air absorbed by the dry lignin

  • Feasibility of developing wine grape pomace fortified baked goods for health promotion

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    Walker, Rebecca M.
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    Wine grape pomace (WGP) as a source of antioxidant dietary fiber was used to fortify bread and muffins bakery goods. Pinot Noir wine grape pomace (RWGP) and Pinot Grigio wine grape pomace (WWGP) replaced wheat flour at concentration between 5-20% (w/w). The finished bread and muffin products were evaluated for...
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    flavonols present in the WGP (Kammerer and others 2004; Deng and others 2011). In the human body

  • The China Connection : A Glimpse of Collaborative Research Between China and Oregon State University

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    Kenny, Kimberly
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    China’s global influence in the realm of science and technology (S&T) has increased dramatically in recent times. China and the United States are now each other’s main partner in scientific collaboration. As a major research university, OSU is one of the institutions with a large stake in this international collaboration....
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    couldn’t imagine I’d ever begin to grasp. These were my first impressions of China. Each day was long

  • Microwave-Assisted Synthesis and Chemical Modulation of MOF-74(Ni)

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    Aldossary, Abdulrahman N.
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    Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are crystalline porous material distinguished for high free empty volume and pore tunability. MOF-74(Ni) was previously shown to be effective in adsorbing carbon dioxide, methane, and hydrogen. Microwave-assisted synthesis of MOF-74(Ni) was shown to lower reaction time from days to hours. In this thesis, experimental conditions of...
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    growth and Ostwald ripening. Given long reaction time, higher temperatures produce bigger particles due

  • Exercise Habits, Adult Attachment Styles, and HPA-Axis Hypersensitivity

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    Chrisman-Miller, Zoe
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    This is the first study to link exercise with adult romantic attachment style in a university setting. Previous research has associated insecure attachment styles, particularly those associated with high levels of anxiety, with increased pain sensitivity. This thesis hypothesizes that the mechanism responsible for this relationship will correlate with the...
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    can ignore the immediate discomfort to push through for the long-term benefit. There may be an