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  • Investigating a Universal Prosthetic Design Process

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    Martinez, Maria de los Angeles
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    In current prosthetic practices, the design process heavily relies on the prosthetist’s expertise and the limited methods to quantify design choices. This thesis investigates the lower-limb prosthetic fitting process and the importance of the socket design. Previous research has taken local stiffness of the limb to provide prosthetists with more...
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    a wood workshop. In the interview, when asked about what feels repetitive in the fitting

  • Vacuum Testing of a Small Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator

    Creator:
    Mieloszyk, Alexander J.
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    Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS’s) are a key element to NASA’s deep space exploration programs. As NASA looks towards new generations of smaller, modular spacecraft, appropriately smaller RPS’s will be needed. The Single General Purpose Heat Source Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (S-GPHS-RTG) has been developed to fill this role. The S-GPHS-RTG will...
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    Generator By Alexander J. Mieloszyk A PROJECT Submitted to Oregon State University

  • Design and Implementation of a Modular Ocean Drifter Kit

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    Green, Austin
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    Ocean Drifters are a low-cost and easy-to-use platform that are commonly used for studying ocean currents. With added interest in studying the ocean, emphasis has been taken to make it more accessible. A pilot course focused on introducing the topic of ocean sensing was announced. The HC 407 course will...
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    Abstract approved: Matthew Johnston Ocean Drifters are a low-cost and easy-to-use platform that are

  • Tabletop fusion reactors : construction and testing of a demonstration inertial electrostatic confinement fusor

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    Holler, Logan R.
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    Nuclear fusion reactors comprise a significant field of study due to their potential to provide a limitless, clean, and sustainable source of energy. The inertial electrostatic confinement fusor is a type of fusion-generating device that accelerates deuterium gas to the conditions required for fusion. The goal of this research was...
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    Tabletop Fusion Reactors: Construction and Testing of a Demonstration

  • Illustrative Document of the Colony Collapse Disorder

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    Woods, Portia A.
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    The Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) is an issue that is plaguing the globe, not only in the environment, but in the economy as well. Pollinators are essential to maintaining biodiversity and regulating livestock and human crop production. Yet, as time progresses, more pollinators are falling ill to agricultural chemicals, land...
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    -bee-kill. Woodcock, B. A., and J. M. Bullock. “Country-Specific Effects of Neonicotinoid

  • Viability of Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes for use in Pulse Oximetry

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    Bialek, Hayden
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    Pulse Oximetry is a technology used ubiquitously across the medical field for measuring oxygen saturation and heart rate monitoring. In this project a system was developed to use a new technology for pulse oximetry: single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs). This work outlines the development process and experimental results of a SPAD...
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    for use in Pulse Oximetry Abstract approved: Matthew Johnston Pulse Oximetry is a technology used

  • Prototyping of Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting Circuitry for IoT Devices

    Creator:
    Webb, Derek
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    Due to the advancement of incredibly low power microcontrollers and small form factor integrated circuits, energy harvesting can be considered as an alternative, low power source for remote ocean sensing and measurements. To demonstrate the effectiveness of harvesting thermoelectric energy contained in the temperature differential between ocean surface water and...
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    /journal.pbio.1001127 [2] E. Lindstrom, J. Gunn, A. Fischer, A. McCurdy, and L. Glover, “A framework for ocean

  • Wireless Multi-Sensor Patch for Wind Turbine Impact Detection

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    Wilson, Calder
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    Bird and bat collisions with wind turbines are a problem that needs to be better quantified for its impact to be fully understood. This thesis documents portions of the design of a sensor patch module for use on wind turbines blades to detect impacts caused by birds and bats. This...
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    Detection Abstract approved: Matthew Johnston Bird and bat collisions with wind turbines are a problem

  • Evaluating TEG Energy Harvesting Capabilities Across Naturally Occurring Temperature Gradients

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    Estenson, Alyssa H.
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    Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) have gained much popularity in the search for alternatives to clean sources to harvest energy. Given their capability to harness an electric potential given a temperature differential across their opposing faces, and the foreseeable prevalence of naturally and/or commonly occurring temperature gradients in multiple applications, TEGs are...
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    uses a J-type thermocouple with a range from -40 degrees Celsius to 750 degrees Celsius, which

  • Characterization of Mitochondrial Metabolism in L6 Rat Myoblasts

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    Burney, Emily R.
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    The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide, causing a subsequent increase in insulin resistance (IR), metabolic disorders, and cardiovascular diseases. Although these conditions significantly impact both the individual and society, their etiologies have not been discovered, inhibiting potential prevention and treatment. Alterations to mitochondrial metabolism are implicated in the development...
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    :_____________________________________________________ Matthew Robinson The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide, causing a