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The Winners and Losers of Sarbanes-Oxley

Creator:: Bailey, Derek
Abstract:: As a result of numerous financial scandals at the turn of the 21st century, Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act of 2002, requiring all publicly-listed companies to comply with regulations aimed at reducing the amount of material misstatements in the financial statements, both frauds and errors. Although the costs of...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: : ________________________________________________________ Byron Marshall As a result of numerous financial scandals at the turn of

Exploration and Analysis of Information Visualization Techniques Applied to the TeachEngineering Digital Library

Creator:: Gragg, Jeremy
Abstract:: The rapid development of computing technologies in recent decades has allowed for data to be generated at unprecedented rates. As a result, users are challenged with the task of finding the precise information that they are looking for. Visualization techniques provide the ability to view and analyze data in different...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Byron Marshall The rapid development of computing technologies in recent

Quantitative Metatranscriptomics and Biogeochemical Rate Measurements Reveal Microbial Pathways Driving Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles in an Arctic Lagoon

Creator:: Griffin, Natasha A.
Abstract:: Microbial communities in Arctic coastal lagoons drive biogeochemical cycles at the terrestrial-marine interface and help to determine the fate and form of resources like nitrogen (N) and carbon (C) as they are delivered to the Arctic Ocean. Though rising rates of primary production in the Arctic Ocean are well-characterized, the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: at OSU. First, of course, thank you to Byron Crump for being a generous advisor whose work I so

Asynthesis & act: the evental sublime in Badiou, Byron, and Barker

Creator:: Drury, Adam Marshall
Abstract:: Asynthesis & Act is a signiﬁcant intervention into the discourse of the sublime. Through a deep investigation of the critical metaphysics of Immanuel Kant, the ﬁrst chapter of this thesis puts forth the claim that the sublime is a radical experience that occasions a possibility for the individual to commit...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: presented on September 8, 2009. Title: Asynthesis & Act: The Evental Sublime in Badiou, Byron, and Barker

Visualizing Rivers: An Interactive Map of United States Water Sheds

Creator:: Burk, Bailey K.
Abstract:: An interactive map of important watersheds in the United States was created for use as a teaching tool in an estuarine ecology class. Figures and explanations of important factors influencing river ecology were created using data downloaded from the U.S. Geologic Survey. This interface serves as a visualization of biological,...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: States Watersheds by Bailey Burk A THESIS submitted to

The Genomic Capabilities of Microbial Communities Track Seasonal Variation in Arctic Lagoons

Creator:: Baker, Kristina D.
Abstract:: The lagoons spanning Alaska’s Beaufort Sea coast provide a unique habitat for arctic wildlife. These lagoons and the food webs they support face extreme seasonality with nine months of ice cover followed by a spring thaw that pulses a large amount of freshwater and nutrients into the lagoons. Bacteria link...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Arctic Lagoons Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Byron

Decoding DOM Degradation with Metatranscriptomics : How Do Sunlight and Microbial Communities Interact to Degrade Dissolved Organic Matter in Arctic Freshwaters?

Creator:: Nalven, Sarah G.
Abstract:: Arctic soils are warming, making vast stores of organic carbon available for conversion to CO₂. This could create a positive feedback loop and accelerate global warming, but the processes that convert this carbon into CO₂ are not well understood. We investigated how the combined activities of sunlight and microbes degrade...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Freshwaters? Abstract approved: Byron C. Crump Arctic soils are warming, making

Metagenomics and metatranscriptomics of the leaf- and root-associated microbiomes of Zostera marina and Zostera japonica

Creator:: Wojahn, John Michael Adrian
Abstract:: A great deal of research has been focused on the microbiomes of terrestrial angiosperms (flowering plants), but much less research has been performed on the microbiomes of aquatic angiosperms (Turner et al. 2013). Eelgrass beds are extremely productive ecosystems that provide habitat for many marine organisms, such as fish, shellfish,...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________ Byron C. Crump A great deal of research has been focused on the microbiomes of

Freshwater prokaryotic and eukaryotic diversity of the Oregon Willamette River basin

Creator:: Hoyle, Marilee C.
Abstract:: The wellbeing of the Willamette basin in Oregon depends on the river ecosystem’s microbial communities, which control primary production and the biological processing of nutrients, pollutants, and organic matter. Yet, only a few studies have investigated the diversity of the microbial communities of the Willamette basin. This paper examines how...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Oregon Willamette River basin by Marilee Hoyle A THESIS

A Multivariate Analysis of Pacific Arctic Surface Waters

Creator:: Bryant, Aleesa
Abstract:: The Pacific Arctic is undergoing rapid biogeochemical changes in response to warming air temperatures caused by climate forcing. This is manifesting as changes in seasonal sea ice thickness and sea ice extent, as well as changes in primary production within surface waters. The data and samples analyzed here were collected...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: A Multivariate Analysis of Pacific Arctic Surface

Predicting Watershed Characteristics Using Bacterial DNA

Creator:: Chadwick, Jessica A.
Abstract:: This study was conducted to determine if bacterial DNA present streams could be used to predict upstream watershed characteristics. Previous studies have found that bacterial composition in soil is influenced by land use. It was hypothesized that if the bacteria present in a stream is known that it can be...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: DNA by Jessica Chadwick A THESIS submitted to Oregon

Adapting to Revenue Changes Due to Declines in Timber Harvest: Case Studies in Oregon

Creator:: Krempl, Byron P.
Abstract:: Many counties in Oregon were historically dependent on federal timber harvests and associated revenue sharing programs. However, since federal policy changes in the late 1980s and early 1990s, federal timber harvests have decreased. These decreases in federal timber harvests translated to decreases in county revenue from the federal government, which...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Harvest: Case Studies in Oregon. by Byron P. Krempl A THESIS submitted

Tradeoffs and Preferences between Flood Mitigation Measures

Creator:: Byron, Elizabeth G.
Abstract:: Floods remain the world’s most destructive natural hazard, despite centuries of efforts to minimize losses. Understanding public preferences for flood mitigation measures, and the impacts of these measures, is key to minimizing flood-induced losses. This study quantified tradeoffs between flood mitigation measures and determined factors that influence public preferences for...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Measures By Elizabeth Byron A THESIS submitted to Oregon

Predicting Hydrologic Function With Aquatic Gene Fragments

Creator:: Good, S. P., URycki, D. R., and Crump, B. C.
Abstract:: Recent advances in microbiology techniques, such as genetic sequencing, allow for rapid and cost-effective collection of large quantities of genetic information carried within water samples. Here we posit that the unique composition of aquatic DNA material within a water sample contains relevant information about hydrologic function at multiple temporal scales....
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: material within a water sample contains relevant informa- tion about hydrologic function at multiple

Microbial Gene Abundance and Expression Patterns across a River to Ocean Salinity Gradient

Creator:: Fortunato, Caroline S. and Crump, Byron C.
Abstract:: Microbial communities mediate the biogeochemical cycles that drive ecosystems, and it is important to understand how these communities are affected by changing environmental conditions, especially in complex coastal zones. As fresh and marine waters mix in estuaries and river plumes, the salinity, temperature, and nutrient gradients that are generated strongly...
Resource Type:: Article

Evaluation of collaborative filtering and content based filtering recommenders in jTutors (an online intelligent tutoring system)

Creator:: Appasamy, Bharatwaj
Abstract:: Software engineers often need help with discovering and learning how to use APIs. For example, software engineers who are starting to learn Java, and they want to implement a certain feature in a program, they might want to reuse existing APIs in order to save time versus rewriting it themselves...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: implement a certain feature in a program, they might want to reuse existing APIs in order to save time

A technology acquisition tool for key decision makers

Creator:: Self, Stephen
Abstract:: Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the need for a technology acquisition tool to be used in the capital purchasing process in health care organizations. Design Multi-method approach consisting of interviews of ten executives of health care organizations. A written survey was then mailed to Chief Executive...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Public Health presented On December 12, 2008 Title: A Technology Acquisition Tool For Key Decision

Dissemination of Information: Financial and Nonfinancial Disclosure Channels

Creator:: Edinger, Tonya M.
Abstract:: The objective of this research is to examine capital market determinants and implications associated with voluntary sustainability disclosures and the extent to which the informativeness of disclosure innovations differs based on given attributes of the financial disclosure and overall information environment. In determining the quantity of financial information to disclose,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Jared A. Moore The objective of this research is to examine capital market

Determining the dimensional requirements of a reliable compression sealing method for use in microchannel hemodialysers

Creator:: Ward, Dustin K.
Abstract:: Almost 600,000 people in the United States were treated for End Stage Renal Disease in 2010. A majority of those people received hemodialysis from central medical facilities. It has been reported a better treatment option for these patients would be realized if the patients had more frequent hemodialysis treatments. A...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Determining the Dimensional Requirements of a Reliable

Microbial Community Composition as a Driver of Chemical Composition Change in Streams and Wastewater

Creator:: Mahadwar, Gouri
Abstract:: Microbial communities in aquatic systems are dominant drivers of chemical transformation, including contaminants of emerging concern (CECs). This study quantified shifts in microbial communities and their relationship to shifts in chemical composition in surface waters in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. In addition to bulk chemical composition shifts, the relationship between...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Microbial Community Composition as a Driver of Chemical Composition Change in Streams and Wastewater

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