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  • Modeling of Power Efficiency in a Magnetohydrodynamic Generator

    Creator:
    Redle, Michael T.
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    The introduction of an Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) generator in coal or natural gas energy plants could significantly increase the efficiency by converting kinetic and thermal energy of the combustion exhaust to electrical energy by the generation of a Faraday and Hall current. The traditional MHD system was transformed into a simplified...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    : Modeling of Power Efficiency in a Magnetohydrodynamic Generator Abstract approved: Nathan L. Gibson The

  • Bioactivity Screening and Gene Activation Strategies in Fungi

    Creator:
    Coddington, Nathan C.
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    Natural products from plants, bacteria, and fungi play an important role in society. Over the last 35 years, natural products and their derivatives have inspired over 60% of all FDA approved small-molecule drugs, and are among the top prescribed therapeutics.1-2 Fleming’s discovery of the fungal antibiotic penicillin started the “Golden...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Strategies in Fungi By Nathan Charles Coddington A PROJECT Submitted to

  • An Electrophysiological Study of Involuntary Attention Capture in a Go/No-go Paradigm

    Creator:
    Herdener, Nathan D.
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    The present study examined whether attention capture is driven by object saliency or contingent on top-down control setting using a go/no-go paradigm. Specifically, we investigated whether salient color singletons capture attention only when the target itself is also a singleton. We used a go/no-go task. Participants were told to search...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    CAPTURE AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Nathan D. Herdener for the degree of Honors Baccalaureate

  • Dangerous Cake

    Creator:
    Atkinson, Nathan L.
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    We explore the limitations of the CRRA utility speci cation as applied to cake-eating problems. We construct a set of conditions under which cake- eating problems have no optimal solution. Furthermore, we explore how agents choose their consumption path when an optimization problem has no solution, and suggest a method...
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    Dangerous Cake by Nathan L. Atkinson A PROJECT submitted to

  • A study of public perceptions of energy issues and technology for the development of engineering education activities

    Creator:
    Hinkle, Nathan
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    Human use of fossil fuels has caused a dramatic shift in the earth’s environment, with global temperatures rising and ecosystem health declining. The need for the human species to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels is apparent. This will be achieved by replacing conventional energy resources with sustainable alternatives, and...
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    Education Activities by Nathan Hinkle A PROJECT submitted to Oregon State University

  • Photoluminescence Detection of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoulene (TNT) Binding on Single Cell Diatom Biosilica

    Creator:
    Harms, Nathan D.
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    T. pseudonana biosilica and live cells was explored as a biosensor for detection of the explosive compound 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) in aqueous solution. The diatom frustule is an intricately nanostructured, highly porous biogenic silica material derived from the shells of microscopic algae called diatoms. This material emits strong visible blue photoluminescence...
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    ) Binding on Single Cell Diatom Biosilica. by Nathan D. Harms A

  • A Study of the Impact of Core Values on Leadership Development and Performance in Military Trainees

    Creator:
    Lausmann, Nathan R.
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    Organizational values are an important factor in the work of many organizations and can guide both day-to-day decision-making and long-term strategic planning. Little previous research has documented the impact of core values on individual performance in military environments nor the effect of core values on leadership attributes. In this study,...
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    Development and Performance in Military Trainees by Nathan R. Lausmann A THESIS

  • Finite Element and Finite Difference Methods for Maxwell’s Equations in Metamaterials

    Creator:
    Stallcup, Isaac A.
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    In this thesis, we consider Maxwell's Equations and their numerical discretization using finite difference and finite element methods. We first describe Maxwell's equations in linear dielectrics and then present finite difference and finite element methods for this case. We then describe Maxwell's equations in linear metamaterials using the Lorentz and...
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    APPROVED: Vrushali Bokil, Mentor, representing Mathematics Nathan Gibson, Committee Member, representing

  • The effect of animal size on the carbonic anhydrase activity of the sea anemone Anthopleura elegantissima

    Creator:
    Tep, Allison P.
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    The sea anemone Anthopleura elegantissima is a model organism for the study of temperate symbiosis. Anthopleura elegantissima can engage in symbiosis with two different algal symbionts: the dinoflagellate Breviolum muscatinei and the chlorophyte Elliptochloris marina. One host enzyme that has been shown to be important in cnidarian-algal symbioses is carbonic...
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    . ________________________________________________________________________ Nathan Kirk, Committee Member, representing Integrative Biology

  • Using PCR techniques to assess Chlamydia trachomatis genome

    Creator:
    Moo-Fuentes, Jordi C.
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    Chlamydia possesses an immense importance within both human and animal medicine when looking at pathogens. Chlamydia trachomatis infections have been shown to affect both the eye and genital tracts in millions of humans and animals every year [13]. As C. trachomatis strains are highly conserved in patients, it has made...
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    ______________________________________________________________________________ Nathan Kirk, representing Biology and Honors College