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  • Photoresist and ion-exchange chemistry of HafSOx

    Creator:
    Telecky, Alan J.
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    The chemistry of hafnium oxide based and materials are described in the context of ion exchange and lithography. HafSOx, represented by the composition HfO₂₋[subscript x](SO₄)x, is described to possess a significant capacity towards ion exchange in acidic and basic solutions, enabling films of HafSOx to be cleanly and readily be...
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    Dissertation
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    ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Alan J. Telecky for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry

  • Redefining the past : essays in diplomatic history in honor of William Appleman Williams

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    Williams, William Appleman and Gardner, Lloyd C., 1934-
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    The essays in this collection do not cluster about a specific theme, nor do they present a single unified interpretative approach to issues in the history of American foreign policy. Above all, William Appleman Williams is a teacher. And good teachers are disappointed with conformity. No one would ever come...
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    ofWilliam Applemanlliams William Appleman Williams REDEFINING THE PAST [ssdys in Diplomdtic History

  • Practical Reinforcement Learning for Bipedal Locomotion

    Creator:
    Dao, Jeremy
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    Reinforcement learning has emerged as a popular tool for solving control tasks, with multiple works focusing on the complex and dynamic task of locomotion. However, the naive application of reinforcement learning to this problem often produces maladaptive policies that exploit the model or reward function. This results in behavior that...
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    Capstone Project
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    : Alan Fern Abstract - Reinforcement learning has emerged as a popular tool for solving control tasks

  • Sensorless Localization for Robots and Wheelchairs

    Creator:
    Subramanian, Ashwin
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    Despite an increase in the number of people who rely on manual wheelchairs, there are still substantial economic barriers to affordable and accessible localization systems. As a result, there is a pressing need to build a versatile yet low cost localization system for manual wheelchairs. Such systems allow users to...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    :_____________________________________________________ William Smart Despite an increase in the number of people who rely on manual wheelchairs, there

  • The introduction of renewable wave energy to the existing power grid

    Creator:
    Ruthruff, William Arthur
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    Wind energy is a cornerstone to the world of renewables. It is widely used in many parts of the world as a clean and effective form of power generation. However, wind power has a number of drawbacks, which limits its use in many regions. Solar power has been used not...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    . William Arthur Ruthruff, Author Acknowledgements I would like to thank Dr. Alan Wallace for

  • ESPN and the Construction of Gay Identity

    Creator:
    Cook, Alexandra Cleo
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    On February 9th, 2014 Michael Sam stated in an interview with ESPN's "Outside the Lines" that he is gay. Since he was drafted, Sam will become the first ever openly gay player in NFL history. The following study aims to explore ESPN's coverage of Michael Sam, with a goal of...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption Gas Sensing Incorporating Advanced Plasmonic Nanostructures and Nano-Composite Materials

    Creator:
    Chong, Xinyuan
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    This dissertation focuses on extending the application scope of surface enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy to gas sensing. The method we propose is incorporating plasmonic nanostructures with nano-composite material, metalorganic framework, which can selectively preconcentrate certain gas molecules into the nanopores. The preconcentrating property is first demonstrated by applying metal-organic framework...
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    . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Alan X. Wang This

  • Finding and Using Chokepoints in Stratagus

    Creator:
    Brewster, Benjamin
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    This paper describes a method for finding areas of interest on a two-dimensional grid map used in the real-time strategy engine Stratagus. The method involves discovering chokepoints where through all simulation agents must pass. Using a set of tunable parameters, a full set of chokepoints are located. The redundant and...
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    Capstone Project
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    Reasoning By Computer Generated Forces.” Proceedings of the ELECSIM95, SCS. William Allen (1995

  • Reinforcement Learning for P2P Backup Applications

    Creator:
    Mall, Shikhar
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    A five year study of file-system metadata shows that the number of files increases by 200% and only a select few file-types contribute for over 35% of the files that exist on a file-system. It is difficult to point out a permanent selection of files that a user really cares...
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    Capstone Project
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    -System Metadata, Nitin Agrawal, William J. Bolosky, John R. Douceur, Jacob R. Lorch, Microsoft Research

  • High Tech, Low Results : The Role of Technology in the US’s Current Narcoterrorism War in the Andean Region and Why it is Failing

    Creator:
    Schönau-Taylor, Jesse
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    This paper studies the current counternarcotics methods and the electronics technology used by the United States and Colombian governments to combat narcoterrorism in the Andean region. The efficiency and efficacy of these methods with the use of electronics technology are analyzed to determine if they are successful. The current counternarcotics...
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    Undergraduate Thesis
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    . Abstract Approved: _______________________________ Prof. Alan K. Wallace, Ph.D. This paper studies

  • Offensive Direction Inference in Real-World Football Video

    Creator:
    Lu, Qingkai
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    Automatic analysis of American football videos can help teams develop strategies and extract patterns with less human effort. In this work, we focus on the problem of automatically determining which team is on offense/defense, which is an important subproblem for higher-level analysis. While seemingly mundane, this problem is quite challenging...
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    Masters Thesis
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    approved: Alan P. Fern Automatic analysis of American football videos can help teams develop strategies

  • Object Tracking-by-Segmentation in Videos

    Creator:
    Chen, Sheng
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    This thesis focuses on the problem of object tracking. Given a video, the general objective of tracking is to track the location over time of one or more targets in the image sequence. This is a very challenging task as algorithms need to deal with problems such as appearance variations,...
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    Dissertation
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    -by-Segmentation in Videos Abstract approved: Alan P. Fern This thesis focuses on the problem of

  • Learning from optimization for bipedal robots

    Creator:
    Yu, Fangzhou
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    Legged robots have consistently captured our collective imagination through various forms of media, from Hollywood films, anime, and viral Youtube videos of robots accomplishing incredible feats of acrobatics. These robots have the potential to navigate our environments, capable of completing tasks that would otherwise require human intervention. However, developing controls...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Optimization For Bipedal Robots Abstract approved: Alan Fern ©Copyright by Fangzhou Yu August 30, 2023

  • Plasmonic Nano-Antenna and Modulator for On-Chip Optical Interconnects

    Creator:
    Gao, Qian
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    With the rapid growth of worldwide internet traffic in data centers and clouds, silicon photonics has been utilized to provide enormous data bandwidth and outstanding energy efficiency over electronics. Computing servers and storage servers that are connected by communication links are relying more on optical rather than electrical means mainly...
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    . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Alan X. Wang With

  • Sex role discrimination and preference in preschool aged children

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    Sugawara, Alan Iwao, 1939-
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    The two major purposes of this study were: (1) to test the assumption that the IT Scale for Children (standard-ITSC) can be used as a measure of both appropriate sex role discrimination and sex role preference with preschool aged children, and (2) to extend previous studies in these areas by...
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    children AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF ALAN IWAO SUGAWARA for the DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Name) (Degree

  • From multitarget tracking to event recognition in videos

    Creator:
    Brendel, William
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    This dissertation addresses two fundamental problems in computer vision—namely, multitarget tracking and event recognition in videos. These problems are challenging because uncertainty may arise from a host of sources, including motion blur, occlusions, and dynamic cluttered backgrounds. We show that these challenges can be successfully addressed by using a multiscale,...
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    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF William Brendel for the

  • New bioactive natural products from marine algae and cyanobacteria

    Creator:
    Sabry, Omar Mohamed
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    This thesis is an account of investigation on the natural products deriving from various marine algae and has resulted in the discovery of eleven novel bioactive metabolites. Isolation and characterization of these new molecules were carried out using different chromatographic techniques and by analyses of different spectroscopic data, respectively. Using...
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    I would like to thank my major advisor, Dr. William H. Gerwick, for his exceptional generous

  • Cued forgetting of tones : intentional forgetting of non-verbal items

    Creator:
    Jones, R. Alan (Richard Alan)
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    This experiment used a choice recognition time task. The subjects task was to decide whether a probe tone was or was not among a presented set of one to four tones. One of three cue conditions occured on each trial: the cue (a light) was presented immediately following the tone...
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    Masters Thesis
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    -verbal Items AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Richard Alan Jones for the Master of Arts (Name of student

  • The efficiency of a retrospective pretest : how does the parenting ladder perform?

    Creator:
    Kneedler, Blythe K.
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    As program participants integrate new knowledge and understanding into previous standards regarding attitudes or perceptions, these altered standards violate the assumption of consistency inherent to the pretest-posttest method for measuring change over time. If this violation, or response-shift bias, is not controlled results can be misleading, which carries serious implications...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Retrospective Pretest: How Does the Parenting Ladder Perform? Abstract Approved: -- _i Alan Acock As

  • Incorporating and Learning Behavior Constraints for Sequential Decision Making

    Creator:
    Pinto, Jervis
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    Writing a program that performs well in a complex environment is a challenging task. In such problems, a method of deterministic programming combined with reinforcement learning (RL) can be helpful. However, current systems either force developers to encode knowledge in very specific forms (e.g., state-action features), or assume advanced RL...
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    Dissertation
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    Constraints for Sequential Decision Making Abstract approved: Alan P. Fern Writing a program that performs

  • Integrating learning and search for structured prediction

    Creator:
    Doppa, Janardhan Rao
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    We are witnessing the rise of the data-driven science paradigm, in which massive amounts of data - much of it collected as a side-effect of ordinary human activity - can be analyzed to make sense of the data and to make useful predictions. To fully realize the promise of this...
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    Dissertation
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    : Integrating Learning and Search for Structured Prediction Abstract approved: Prasad Tadepalli Alan P. Fern

  • Learning and Improving Policies for Probabilistic Planning Problems

    Creator:
    Issakkimuthu, Murugeswari
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    In this work, we study the problem of learning and improving policies for probabilistic planning problems. In the first part, we train neural network policies for probabilistic planning problems modeled as factored Markov decision problems. The objective is to train problem-specific neural networks via supervised learning to imitate the action...
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    Dissertation
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    . Title: Learning and Improving Policies for Probabilistic Planning Problems Abstract approved: Alan P

  • Toward computer vision for understanding American football in video

    Creator:
    Hess, Robin W.
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    In this work, I examine the problem of understanding American football in video. In particular, I present several mid-level computer vision algorithms that each accomplish a different sub-task within a larger system for annotating, interpreting, and analyzing collections of American football video. The analysis of football video is useful in...
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    Dissertation
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    Vision for Understanding American Football in Video Abstract approved: Alan P. Fern In this work, I

  • Buddhist Theories of Karma and the Effect of Prosocial Behavior on Perceptions of Others

    Creator:
    Allen, Pamela M.
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    Psychological theory of social cognition and Buddhist philosophy of cognition suggest that people's actions should determine their impressions of future events. In psychology, several studies have shown that behavior can activate constructs and thereby influence one's perception. However, they do not address prosocial behavior, a specific concern of Buddhist philosophy...
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    Masters Thesis
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    the Effect of Prosocial Behavior on Perceptions of Others Abstract approved: Alan C

  • New learning modes for sequential decision making

    Creator:
    Judah, Kshitij
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    This thesis considers the problem in which a teacher is interested in teaching action policies to computer agents for sequential decision making. The vast majority of policy learning algorithms o er teachers little flexibility in how policies are taught. In particular, one of two learning modes is typically considered: 1)...
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    Dissertation
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    Modes for Sequential Decision Making Abstract approved: Alan P. Fern This thesis considers the

  • Disputant storytelling in divorce mediation

    Creator:
    Hansen, Alan R.
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    This paper investigates the nature of disputants' stories within the context of divorce mediation. Tapes and transcripts of actual mediation sessions from three different sources are scrutinized, utilizing a modified form of conversation analysis known as ethnography of speaking. Several themes emerge from this analysis of disputants' stories: the functions...
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    Masters Thesis
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    THE THESIS OF Alan Hansen for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in

  • Analysis of Bayesian anytime inference algorithms

    Creator:
    Burgess, Scott Alan
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    This dissertation explores and analyzes the performance of several Bayesian anytime inference algorithms for dynamic influence diagrams. These algorithms are compared on the On-Line Maintenance Agent testbed, a software artifact permitting comparison of dynamic reasoning algorithms used by an agent on a variety of simulated maintenance and monitoring tasks. Analysis...
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    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Scott Alan Burgess for the

  • Cytokine expression in Danio rerio (zebrafish) in response to TLR-7 agonist - Imiquimod

    Creator:
    Paternostro, Kevin Alan
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    Utilizing Danio rerio (zebrafish) as a model organism has gained popularity recently, however a lack of research into their immune response pathways had led to the discovery of subclinical infections, and has potentially confounded results. We conducted a study to determine the cytokine expression from TLR activation in order to...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    rerio (zebrafish) in response to TLR-7 agonist - Imiquimod by Kevin Alan Paternostro

  • Design criteria for a surface coal mine reclamation plan in northwest Colorado

    Creator:
    Marston, Richard Alan
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    The surface mining of coal has accelerated in northwest Colorado to the point where public pressure plus impending state and federal regulations dictate the need for comprehensive reclamation plans. A large coal company operating in Moffat County has solicited recommendations concerning soils, hydrogeology, geomorphology, aesthetics, wildlife, vegetation, microclimatology, and legal...
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    Capstone Project
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    NORTHWEST COLORADO by RICHARD ALAN MARSTON A RESEARCH PAPER submitted to THE DEPARTNENT OF GEOGRAPHY

  • Synthesis of novel ambifunctional atropisomeric 2,2',6,6'-tetrasubstituted biphenyls and investigation of their properties and organocatalytic activity

    Creator:
    Sephton, Mark Alan
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    Ambifunctional axially chiral 2,2',6,6'-tetrasubstituted biphenyls containing nucleophilic (or basic) functional groups juxtaposed with hydrogen-bond donors were synthesized and their properties studied. Applications for the prepared biaryls as potential organocatalysts for enantioselective carbon-carbon bond forming reactions were examined. Processes investigated included: aldol, Michael, nitroaldol (Henry), and Baylis-Hillman reactions. The novel amidoamine...
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    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Mark Alan Sephton for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy

  • The Art of Noticing : An Essay on Contemporary Ecological Writing

    Creator:
    West, Rex Alan, 1967-
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    A number of thinkers are becoming increasingly persuaded that our anthropocentric view of nature is inadequate, that we need a "new morality" with regard to the environment. In this essay, I argue that an alternative to anthropocentricism is available to us now-and has been since at least 1836. I look...
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    Masters Thesis
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    writing AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Rex Alan West for the degree of Master of Arts in

  • Threshold Selection Based on the SNR in Time of Arrival Localization System

    Creator:
    Lyu, Tao
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    Threshold-based time of arrival (TOA) estimation is a technique for high-precision indoor localization. Existing threshold selection methods, such as xed thresh- old and normalized threshold methods, do not consider the signal-to-noise radio (SNR) value at the receiver. This is not desired for high-precision positioning. A proper threshold value depends on...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , Dr. Thinh Nguyen, Dr. Alan Wang and Dr. Williams H. Warnes, with their timely help I was able to

  • Development and application of a new passive sampling device : the lipid-free tube (LFT) sampler

    Creator:
    Quarles, Lucas W.
    Abstract:
    Contaminants can exist in a wide range of states in aqueous environments, especially in surface waters. They can be freely dissolved or associated with dissolved or particulate organic matter depending on their chemical and physical characteristics. The freely dissolved fraction represents the most bioavailable fraction to an organism. These freely...
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    Masters Thesis
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    appreciate those who served on my committee: Dave Stone, David Williams, and Alan Bakalinsky. I especially

  • Effects of teaching games for understanding on game performance and understanding in middle school physical education

    Creator:
    Harvey, Stephen
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    Most students arrive at game-focused physical education (PE) with neither the skills nor the tactical knowledge to be successful (Metzler, 2000). Although the Teaching Games for Understanding (TGFU) approach can enhance both on- and off-the-ball skills in game play performance (Griffin et al., 1995; Harvey et al., in review, Harvey...
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    Dissertation

  • The natural history of public works development

    Creator:
    Robertson, Robert A.
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    A case study of the Eugene Water and Electric Board's planning for the Minto Hydroelectric is examined in terms of social movement theory. It is hypothesized that public works projects have a significant likeness to a social movement and they conform in their essential ingredients to social movement explanations. The...
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    Masters Thesis
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    predicts a severe power shortage in the Pacific Northwest within its system in 1964 or 1965." 18 Alan

  • Carnivore conservation needs evidence-based livestock protection

    Creator:
    van Eeden, Lily M., Eklund, Ann, Miller, Jennifer R. B., Lopez-Bao, Jose Vicente, Chapron, Guillaume, Cejtin, Mikael R., Crowther, Mathew S., Dickman, Christopher R., Frank, Jens, Krofel, Miha, Macdonald, David W., McManus, Jeannine, Meyer, Tara K., Middleton, Arthur D., Newsome, Thomas M., Ripple, William J., Ritchie, Euan G., Schmitz, Oswald J., Stoner, Kelly J., Tourani, Mahdieh, and Treves, Adrian
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    Carnivore predation on livestock often leads people to retaliate. Persecution by humans has contributed strongly to global endangerment of carnivores. Preventing livestock losses would help to achieve three goals common to many human societies: preserve nature, protect animal welfare, and safeguard human livelihoods. Between 2016 and 2018, four independent reviews...
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    Article
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    . Macdonald9, Jeannine McManus10,11, Tara K. Meyer12, Arthur D. Middleton3, Thomas M. Newsome1,13,14, William

  • Design and Implementation of a Ride-On Car with Data Tracking for Use by Young Children with Developmental Differences

    Creator:
    Brian, Makenzie M.
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    This work describes the design and modification of a commercial children’s ride-on car to effectively collect usage data. The design is cheap and could be easily modified to gather more information. This will serve as a viable way to collect information about how motorized independence can help children with developmental...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Abstract Approved: ____________________________________________ William Smart Abstract

  • Turbulence in sheared, salt-fingering favorable environment

    Creator:
    Kimura, Satoshi
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    Instability and turbulence in sheared, salt-fingering favorable stratification are studied using three-dimensional direct numerical simulations (DNS). Salt-fingering favorable stratification is gravitationally stable, because the unstable vertical gradient of salinity is stabilized by temperature (warm, salty over cool, fresh water-masses). Salt-fingering instability can occur at the interface of these different water-masses....
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    Dissertation
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    : Turbulence in Sheared, Salt-fingering Favorable Environment Abstract approved: William D. Smyth

  • Alaska Native Education : Sheldon Jackson to Paul Jensen 1884-1984

    Creator:
    Martain, Jacqueline
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    This thesis will look at Paul Jensen while he was an education professor at Western Oregon State College in Monmouth, Oregon, and his role in Alaska Native education while working with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Dr. Jensen's work coincided with the last twenty-five years of Bureau of Indian Affairs...
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    Masters Thesis
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    JENSEN, 1884-1984. Abstract approved: ____________________________ William G. Robbins

  • 'Hysterical preservationists' and 'gouge-and-run bulldozer boys' : the land-use controversy in Idaho’s White Cloud Mountains, 1968-1972

    Creator:
    Jensen, Erica (Erica Lyn)
    Abstract:
    Similar to other spectacular scenic areas in the American West, Idaho’s White Cloud Mountains have been a contested landscape since the beginning of the 20th century. Although, legislation was introduced in Congress as early as 1913 to protect the towering mountains of south-central Idaho as a national park, the issue...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Land-use Controversy in Idaho’s White Cloud Mountains, 1968-1972. Abstract approved: William

  • Photo-enhanced Toxicity of Oil Constituents and Corexit 9500 to Gulf of Mexico Marine Organisms

    Creator:
    Finch, Bryson E.
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    Significant inputs of hydrocarbons are continually released into the environment from anthropogenic and natural sources. Some of the most toxic hydrocarbon compounds are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are known for their ability to absorb ultraviolet light and enhance toxicity. Generally, PAHs exert their toxicity via narcosis but UV-absorbing...
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    Dissertation
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    : ______________________________________________________________________________ William A. Stubblefield Significant inputs of hydrocarbons are continually released into

  • Effects of grass seed agriculture on aquatic invertebrate communities in seasonal wetlands of the southern Willamette Valley, Oregon

    Creator:
    Wyss, Lance A.
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    An estimated 99% of native wet prairie has been lost in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, but a large number of seasonal wetlands remain on private lands dedicated to grass seed production within the historical wet prairie landscape. Because agriculture is known to alter physical and chemical wetland conditions, I investigated...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Alan T. Herlihy An estimated 99% of native wet prairie has been

  • Voltage analysis of PWM inverter fed induction motors

    Creator:
    Al-Ghubari, Fahad H.
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    Adjustable Speed Drive (ASD) systems are widely used in industry to effectively improve process efficiency and control. Typically, an ASD system consists of a motor with its speed controlled by a power electronics converter via varying the amplitude and frequency of the input voltage. However, several abnormal insulation failures of...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Motors. Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Wallace, Alan K. Abstract approved: Redacted for

  • Plasmonic color filter array, high performance analog to digital converter architectures and novel circuit techniques

    Creator:
    Shakya, Jyotindra R.
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    Part I: Plasmonic color filters can be manufactured at lower cost since they can be fabricated in single lithographic process step as compared to Fabry-Perot based filters. In addition, they have narrow passband making resolving sharp features in sample spectrum possible. Due to these benefits, in this thesis, Plasmonic color...
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    Dissertation
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    : ______________________________________________________ Professor Alan X. Wang Professor Gabor C. Temes Part I: Plasmonic color filters

  • Paleoclimate, paleoventilation, and paleomagnetism as recorded in a 17kyr marine sediment record from the SE Alaska margin

    Creator:
    Davies, Maureen Helen
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    The deglacial behavior of the sub-Arctic North Pacific is poorly constrained, with many published records suffering from limited age control due to extensive post- depositional biogenic carbonate dissolution. Potential alternative dating methods could include the correlation of stable-isotopic and/or paleomagnetic secular variation records to an independently-dated regional template, however no...
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    Dissertation
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    :__________________________________________________ Alan C. Mix Joseph S. Stoner The

  • Integrating Resource Planning with Bayesian Optimization

    Creator:
    Dolatnia, Nima
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    Bayesian optimization (BO) aims to optimize costly-to-evaluate functions by running a limited number of experiments that each evaluates the function at a selected input. Typical BO formulations assume that experiments are selected sequentially, or in fixed batches. Moreover, these experiments can be executed immediately upon request and have the same...
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    Dissertation
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    with Bayesian Optimization Abstract approved: Sarah C. Emerson Alan P. Fern Bayesian optimization

  • Determination of unsaturation-, growth phase-, and growth rate-dependent hydrogen isotopic fractionation in C₃₇ alkenones produced by Emiliania huxleyi

    Creator:
    Wolhowe, Matthew D.
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    Recent works have investigated use of the hydrogen isotopic composition of C₃₇ alkenones (δD[subscript K37s]), lipid biomarkers of certain haptophyte microalgae, as an independent paleosalinity proxy. I discuss herein the factors impeding such an application and identify the potential alternative use of δD[subscript K37s] measurements as a proxy for non-thermal,...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Alan C. Mix Recent works have investigated use of the hydrogen isotopic composition of C37

  • Resisting Society’s Influence: Selling Sex in Women’s Professional Sports

    Creator:
    Perry, Rodney C.
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    Title IX's passage into law in 1972 set women’s sports on a course toward gender equity with men's sports at the scholastic and collegiate levels, leading to a definitive growth in women’s professional leagues, corresponding athlete salaries, and athletic marketing and promotional prospects. However, disparities currently exist in the availability...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Nucleation Inhibiting Mechanisms in Atomic Layer Deposition of Nanolaminates

    Creator:
    Witsell, Shane Mike’ele Williama
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    Nucleation in atomic layer deposition (ALD) determines how many cycles are required to initiate growth and to form a continuous film. Nucleation has been exploited for the formation of nanoparticles, catalysts, and for area-selective ALD. Although sometimes overlooked or misrepresented in ALD reports, nucleation is also critical for multicomponent ALD...
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    continued mentorship of my advisor. I would also like to thank my committee members, Prof. Alan Wang, Prof

  • Mental Models of Mere Mortals with Explanations of Reinforcement Learning

    Creator:
    Anderson, Andrew A.
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    How should reinforcement learning (RL) agents explain themselves to humans not trained in AI? To gain insights into this question, we conducted a 124 participant, four-treatment experiment to compare participants’ mental models of an RL agent in the context of a simple Real-Time Strategy (RTS) game. The four treatments isolated...
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    . Alan Fern and Katherine McLaughlin, who have challenged me and helped me grow as a computer scientist