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  • Exploring maize pollen with microscopy: confocal, fluorescence and time-lapse imaging

    Creator:
    Hartman, Rogue D. J.
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    Pollen, the male product of the flower, is a crucial component in plant reproduction, as it transmits the sperm cells to the female structures, enabling fertilization and subsequent seed production. A major transition of the pollen life cycle, triggered upon pollination of female floral tissue, is from a dormant pollen...
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    :_____________________________________________________ John Fowler Abstract Pollen, the male product of the flower, is a crucial component

  • Change in Hydraulic Conductivity of Expansive Soils

    Creator:
    Hesseltine, Johnathon
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    Swelling soils cause millions of dollars of damage to buildings every year in the Unites States alone. One essential piece to understanding these soils is to understand how water moves through them. Hydraulic conductivity is a measure of how easily water flows through a soil. Currently, the most common method...
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    , 2004. Print. 3 Nelson, John D., Kuo Chieh Chao, Daniel D. Overton, and Erik J. Nelson. Foundation

  • Empathy-Induced Distress: A Psychophysiological Approach

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    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

  • Karmic Effects: How Aggressive Behavior Toward Important People Changes the Perception of Others

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    Whitman, Frederick R.
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    Synthesizing perspectives from Bruner (1957), and the Mind Only School of Buddhism, the current study examined the effect of a persons’ own behavior on knowledge activation. Both social cognitive psychology and the Mind Only School posit that perception is based on previously learned knowledge. Knowledge is accumulated through an individual’s...
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    . Frederick R. Whitman, Author ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS John Edwards, Ph. D. for your patience and

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis Selective Adenosine Kinase Nucleoside Polymers for Inhalation Therapy

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    Snow, Erika
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    Respiratory illnesses caused by both viral and bacterial infection are serious issues for global healthcare providers. With the emergence of new, drug-resistant forms of these diseases, innovative drugs and treatment therapies are needed. M tuberculosis is an infection that affects a large portion of the world’s population each year. Aerosol...
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    : ________________________________________________________________________ John Mata Respiratory illnesses caused by both viral and bacterial infection are

  • 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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    . Abstract approved: __________________________________________________________ John Edwards

  • ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar Ages and Trace Element Variations in Colombian Emeralds

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    Svadlenak, Ellen
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    The Colombian emerald deposits are globally unique because they are hosted in hydrothermally altered black shales on either side of the Cordillera Oriental. We used electron microprobe analysis to study variations in trace element concentrations in transects across emeralds, and used the ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar dating method to determine the age of...
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    Element Variations in Colombian Emeralds Abstract Approved: John Dilles The

  • Visualizing Internalization of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles by Canine Osteosarcoma Cells

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    Bilal, Jumanah
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    Osteosarcoma (OSA) is a primary malignant bone tumor sarcoma that occurs in dogs as well as people and has aggressive biologic behavior with devastating consequences. Because of the similarities in morphology and prognosis, OSA in dogs represents an effective model for the equivalent disease in humans. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)...
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    Osteosarcoma B. Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Their Derived Extracellular Vesicles C. Hypothesis D

  • 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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    : _______________________________________________________________ John Parmigiani, Thesis Mentor Every Spring and Summer, thousands of climbers attempt to

  • Design cycle models and knowledge management systems

    Creator:
    Popham, Kinsey
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    This thesis explores the relationship between design cycle models and knowledge management systems applied to various physical prototypes that the author developed from 2020 to 2023. The author walks through the process of prototyping a potty-training device in OSU’s Prototype Development Lab and an automated testing fixture for her Senior...
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    Systems. Abstract approved:_____________________________________________________ John