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  • Experimental analysis of task prioritization training for a group of university flight technology students

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    Hoover, Amy L.
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    Task prioritization performance was evaluated for pilots who participated in a concurrent task management (CTM) training course and pilots who did not. CTM is the process by which pilots selectively attend to high priority tasks and shed non-priority tasks. Twenty seven pilots enrolled in a university flight technology program were...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Amy Lynn Hoover for the

  • Incidental Sensor Networks for Human Mobility Detection

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    Hoover, Sylvan
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    Transportation systems need to get better by moving ever more people while consuming ever fewer resources. To build better transportation systems, planners need an accurate understanding of how people exercise mobility and tools to apply that understanding to the transportation system. Such an understanding can come through the development of...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Sylvan Hoover for the

  • SMR full-power scaling analysis and numerical simulation for nuclear hybrid energy system testing

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    Hoover, Kyle J.
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    A scaling analysis of the Oregon State University (OSU) - Multi-Application Small Light Water Reactor (MASLWR) system has been developed, and an existing RELAP5-3D model of the facility was improved. The purpose of this study is to support the research of hybrid energy systems, being led by Idaho National Laboratory...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Kyle J. Hoover for the

  • Toward An Academic Theory of Social Justice Judgment and Decision-Making : Rights, Justice, and Legal Ideology

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    Werner, Michael W.
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    This dissertation serves a threefold purpose: 1. identify the principles, practices and assumptions implicated in an academic theory of social justice; 2. continue moving towards articulating a theory of social justice judgment and decision making; and 3. develop a model of social justice judgment and decision making that will assist...
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  • Manufactured science - the attorneys' handmaiden : the influence of industry in occupational disease research during the twentieth century

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    Biegel, Craig A.
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    Since the early twentieth century, manufacturers of toxic products have attempted to discredit research linking their product with disease. At the same time they have manufactured their own science designed to minimize risks associated with their products. Much of this activity has been conducted by or through corporate attorneys, endeavors...
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    in Occupational Disease Research during the Twentieth Century Abstract approved: Ronald

  • National states and international science; A comparative history of international science congresses in Hitler's Germany, Stalin's Russia, and Cold War United States

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    Doel, Ronald E.
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    Prior studies of modem scientific internationalism have been written primarily from the point of view of scientists, with little regard to the influence of the state. This study examines the state's role in international scientific relations. States sometimes encouraged scientific internationalism; in the mid-twentieth century,t hey often sought to restrict...
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    Doel, Ronald E. Department of History (and Department of Geosciences), Oregon State University

  • Vertical Ground Reaction Force During the Forward Lunge and Squat for Dominant and Non-Dominant Limbs in Older Adults

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    Thompson, Ronald D.
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    Falls in older adults are a significant issue in the United States. Many older adults are advised to participate in fall prevention exercise programs in an attempt to increase strength and stability, but it is unclear what role limb dominance and potential limb asymmetry has in exercise performance. The purpose...
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    and Squat for Dominant and Non-Dominant Limbs in Older Adults by Ronald Thompson

  • Internship Report

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    Polvi, Ronald D.
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    This paper will outline and discuss a number of specific work assignments and fieldwork participation experienced during the internship. Areas of exposure included sediment transport analysis, zero-base budgeting, harbor line modification, channel shoaling pattern analysis, dredging cost summaries, dredging workshops and various fieldwork assignments along Oregon's Coast.
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    Internship Report by Ronald D. Polvi Submitted to Marine

  • Fantastic Histories: How Malory's Morte Darthur Influenced Tolkien's The Silmarillion

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    Tatom, Simon K.
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    My thesis, entitled "Fantastic Histories: How Malory's Morte Darthur Influenced Tolkien's The Silmarillion," argues that J.R.R. Tolkien's Silmarillion shares distinct similarities in style and content with Sir Thomas Malory's Morte Darthur, primarily in the lack of detail in the descriptions of characters and events, as each attempts to create a...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Evolving character controllers for collision preparation

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    Rose, Robert W.
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    Full dynamic control of physically simulated characters is the holy grail of video games and other interactive applications. Recent advances in the field have presented controllers that can handle the balance and fall response after a collision. This thesis addresses the development of a controller that handles the response before...
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    : Evolving Character Controllers for Collision Preparation Abstract approved: Ronald A. Metoyer Full

  • Perceptual thresholds for foot slipping in animated characters

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    Strawn, Jordan J.
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    The computer game industry continues to progress toward realistic-looking character motion. However, even in state-of-the-art games, the use of motion capture data in character animation may result in errors such as “foot slipping,” where the feet do not match up with the floor properly during translation. Various algorithms have been...
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    Animated Characters. Abstract approved: ______________________________________________ Ronald

  • Visual Analysis of Attorney Case Portfolios Over Time

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    Nambirajan, Surendar
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    While individual portfolio diversity analysis is a well-studied problem in visualization, the visual analysis of individual or groups of portfolios, over time, has received little attention. Such analysis, however, is important to researchers who are interested in better understanding portfolio management behavior of experts as well as novices. We conducted...
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    Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Ronald A. Metoyer

  • Development of a Mobile Application for Android Platforms

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    Hayden, Levi G.
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    The ability to develop mobile applications for smartphones and tablets is an increasingly valuable skill in today’s labor market. This thesis details the development of the mobile application Drone Drop from beginning to finish. I first describe the background research conducted to learn about programming languages and other tools used...
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    Corresponding E-mail Address: Levi.G.Hayden@gmail.com Ronald Metoyer

  • Interactive visualization of diversity in multivariate data sets unified across fields of study

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    Pham, Tuan N. T.
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    The study of the diversity of multivariate objects shares common characteristics across disciplines, including ecology and organizational management. Nevertheless, experts in these two disciplines have adopted somewhat separate diversity concepts and analysis techniques, limiting the ability of potentially sharing and cross comparing these concerns. Moreover, while complex diversity data may...
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    Visualization of Diversity in Multivariate Data Sets Unified across Fields of Study Abstract approved: Ronald

  • Using Web Services for Image Processing in a Desktop Widgets Engine

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    Le, Hien
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    Desktop widget engines have emerged as an alternative for completing simple tasks without the need for a full-blown application or constant user interaction. Widgets can simply display data in a compact and visually appealing manner (such as stock tickers, weather forecasts, and news notifications), or go so far as to...
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    Processing in a Desktop Widgets Engine Abstract approved: Ronald Metoyer Desktop widget engines have

  • Cherry phytochemicals

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    Chaovanalikit, Arusa, 1974-
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    The distribution of anthocyanin pigments and polyphenolics of sweet (Prunus avium) and sour cherries (Prunus cerasus) were determined by Ultraviolet- Visible (UV-Visible) spectrophotometry and High Performance Liquid Chromatography with photodiode array detector (HPLC-DAD). Their antioxidant properties were determined by Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) and Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP)....
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    Phytochemicals Abstract approved: Ronald E. Wrolstad The distribution of anthocyanin pigments and

  • Interactive Methods for Authoring Behaviors of Multiple Agents

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    Iyer, Vikram
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    Virtual environments and simulations are being used increasingly to both visualize and understand data as well as to create scenarios for training and analysis purposes. In this paper, we are interested in the use of simulation and visualization of interactive virtual agents to create realistic motions for training scenarios. We...
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    : _____________________________________________________________________________ Ronald A Metoyer Virtual environments and simulations are being used increasingly to

  • Exploring Soil-Landscape Relationships on the Pacific Slope of Monteverde, Costa Rica

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    Hesson, Kevin M.
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    Landscape positions have been used to determine soil properties. My soil study in Monteverde on the Pacific slope of Costa Rica was designed to examine soil-landscape relationships for sites with various land use histories and management. Soil pits were dug at Nacimiento y Vida, Crandell, Curi-cancha, La Calandria, and Finca...
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    : _________________________ Ronald J. Reuter Landscape positions have been used to determine soil properties. My

  • Bilinear stochastic processes and time series

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    Tang, Zhigiang
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    In engineering, biology, ecology, medicine, economics and social science, some processes are essentially bilinear, and some could be approximated accurately by bilinear processes under certain conditions. In this thesis the bilinear stochastic process and bilinear time series are discussed. Bilinear models essentially are nonlinear; the superposition rule is not valid....
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    gratitude to Professor Ronald R. Mohler for his continuing encouragement, guidance, support and friendship

  • Thermodynamic correction for salts in variably saturated porous media

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    Burns, Erick R.
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    Using thermodynamic principles, the general relationship describing the equilibrium vapor content in the gas phase above a saline liquid and across a curved liquid-gas interface is developed. Since high salt concentration also affects the intensive and extensive liquid properties, it is also necessary to account for these effects in liquid...
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    Variably Saturated Porous Media. Abstract approved: Ronald B. Guenther Using thermodynamic principles

  • Simulated response of ecosystem processes to climate change in northern California and western Nevada

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    McGlinchy, Maureen C.
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    In order to investigate potential climate impacts on landscape-scale ecosystem processes, I implemented a dynamic general vegetation model (DGVM) over a large domain in northern California and western Nevada on a rectangular grid of ca. 800-meter spatial resolution. I used 100 years of observed, monthly climate and nine future climate...
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    . Abstract approved: Ronald P. Neilson Beverly E. Law In order to investigate potential

  • An experimental investigation of radiative and total heat transfer around a horizontal tube immersed in a high temperature gas-solid fluidized bed

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    Alavizadeh, Seyed Nasser
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    This study is primarily concerned with the measurement of the local radiative component of total heat transfer around a horizontal tube immersed in a large particle fluidized bed at elevated temperatures.Total heat transfer was also measured in order to assess the relative radiation contribution.The radiation measurement probe employs a silicon...
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    approved: Redacted for privacy Ronald L. Adams This study is primarily concerned with the measurement of

  • Nonlinear approach to the direction finding problem in array processing

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    Ill-keun Rhee
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    In sonar or radar array processing, one of the most important objectives is to estimate the angles of incidence of distant source signals in a noisy environment. The standard eigenstructure-based method, which is known to yield high resolution spectral estimates for solving the direction finding problem, relies on the assumption...
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    Direction Finding Problem in Array Processing Redacted for Privacy Abstract approved: Ronald R. Ybhler

  • Effect of Intravenous Tiletamine-zolazepam for Induction of General Anesthesia Prior to and during Maintenance with Isoflurane on Cardiorespiratory Parameters and Acid-base Status in Healthy Dogs : A Comparison with Alfaxalone, Ketamine-diazepam, and Propofol

    Creator:
    De Caro Carella, Chiara
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    The effects of alfaxalone (A-HPCD), propofol (P), ketamine-diazepam (KD) and tiletamine-zolazepam (TZ) administered IV in dogs on cardiovascular and respiratory systems, acid-base balance and electrolytes have been reported in the literature, but a study that compares IV TZ to the other induction protocols (IP) is needed. Six dogs enrolled in...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : _____________________________________________________ Ronald E. Mandsager Abstract: The effects of alfaxalone (A-HPCD), propofol (P), ketamine

  • Behavior graphs for data-driven animation of 3d characters

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    Srinivasan, Madhusudhanan
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    In this dissertation, we present a user-in-the-loop method for the design of an interactive motion data structure that benefits from the advantages of both motion graphs and blend-based techniques. Our novel approach automatically analyzes a traditional motion graph built from labeled motion clips. The result is a more condensed, coarser...
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    : Behavior Graphs for Data-driven Animation of 3D Characters Abstract approved: Ronald A. Metoyer In this

  • Simplification of large linear systems using two-step iterative method

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    Shoji, Fumihiro Frank
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    The order of the practical system (e.g. nuclear power plants, electrical power network and chemical plant) is quite large. However, there are many limitations in computing facilities for the large system. Because of these limitations, it is often necessary to reduce the order of the large system using an approximation....
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    SYSTEMS USING TWO- STEP ITERATIVE METHOD Approved: Redacted for Privacy Ronald R. Mohler The order of

  • A data-driven model of pedestrian movement

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    Casburn, Ledah
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    This thesis presents a model for simulating individual pedestrian motion based on empirical data. The model keeps track of a pedestrian’s position, orientation, and body configuration and leverages motion capture data to generate plausible motion. Our model can automatically incorporate a pedestrian’s physical limitations when making movement decisions, since it...
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    Movement Abstract approved: Ronald A. Metoyer This thesis presents a model for simulating individual

  • Interactive human locomotion using motion graphs and mobility maps

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    Srinivasan, Madhusudhanan
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    Graph-based approaches for sequencing motion capture data have produced some of the most realistic and controllable character motion to date. Most previous graph-based approaches have employed a run-time global search to find paths through the motion graph that meet user-defined constraints such as a desired locomotion path. Such searches do...
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    Locomotion Using Motion Graphs and Mobility Maps Abstract approved: Ronald A. Metoyer Graph-based

  • Spatial and age class analysis of managed western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) woodlands in central Oregon

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    Zophy, Kelley T.
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    Juniper is a native species to Oregon and confers ecological benefits to wildlife when it is at savannah and transitional densities. Its range and extent have fluctuated with climatic change, but the current range expansion is unprecedented in its extent. The range expansion has been associated with the degradation of...
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    Ronald J. Reuter Juniper is a native species to Oregon and confers ecological benefits to

  • Studies to inform a visual language for authoring interactive exercise prescriptions

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    Dodge, Jonathan E.
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    Communicating dynamic motion content, such as exercise, with a static medium, such as paper, is difficult. The technology exists for presenting 3D animated exercise content to patients; however, the tools for allowing exercise domain experts to effectively author the content do not exist. We conducted two formative studies with exercise...
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    Study: Question Comments and Coding Results . . 81 D Think Aloud Study Directions and Questionnaire

  • Custom Keyboards for Inputting Programs on Touchscreen Devices

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    Almusaly, Islam M.
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    Soft keyboards come in different shapes, sizes, and layouts. Each layout is designed to help the users in different inputting tasks. Most of these layouts, however, focus on general text entry as opposed to computer programs. This dissertation addresses the problems with current input mechanisms on touchscreen devices. The dissertation...
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    : Custom Keyboards for Inputting Programs on Touchscreen Devices Abstract approved: Carlos Jensen Ronald

  • Some aspects of Western religious thought and man's use of land

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    Bryant, Robert Edman
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    This study examines a limited number of selected themes in Judeo-Christian, or Western, religious thought and their implications for man's use of land, with the objective of discovering the influence of Western religion on attitudes toward nature and land. Five themes are examined: dominion of man; stewardship; contempt for, and...
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    Abstract approved: Redacted for privacy Ronald O.'Clarke, Professor of Religious Studies This study

  • Hazards of inequality : comparing two neighborhoods in San Francisco in the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake

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    Moore, Monika Z.
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    This study examined two neighborhoods in San Francisco with similar earthquake-induced ground failure history -- the Marina District and the South of Market Area (SoMa) -- in the aftermath of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. The earthquake struck shortly after 5 pm on October 17th, 1989 and registered 6.9 in...
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    Abstract approved: ____________________________________________________________ Ronald E. Doel

  • Development of a mobile process to extract phosphorus from livestock wastes as a valuable fertilizer

    Creator:
    Hoilman, Gene
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    Environmental and regulatory concerns are causing confined animal feeding operations (CAFO's) to account for phosphorous content when applying wastewater to agricultural fields for disposal. In most cases this requires more land to spread the waste onto so that the phosphorous needs of the crop are not exceeded. A mobile process...
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    ' J1 ,- V v ..... ----- , I ~ , i /- ' J. Ro~~d Miner / ! ,/ ' J E1¾_~if onmental and regulatory

  • The violin's sound : a mathematical exploration employing principles of continuum mechanics and numerical methods

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    Gyde, Nina J.
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    This thesis explores the vibrational behavior of the main components of sound production in the violin using a continuum mechanics approach. The author provides a mathematical description of the regions in the vibrating continuum, and begins to develop a system of equations governing their behavior, focusing on the air in...
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    Exploration Employing Principles of Continuum Mechanics and Numerical Methods Abstract approved: Ronald B

  • Studying electricity feedback for the home with an emphasis on the user

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    Hunter, Josie Elizabeth
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    As non-renewable resources dwindle and costs increase, it becomes ever more important for people to understand and control their electricity usage. Eco-feedback devices are being developed to increase user awareness and reduce consumption. In order for feedback devices to be successfully adopted into the home, however, they must be appealing...
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    Home with an Emphasis on the User. Abstract approved: Ronald A. Metoyer As non-renewable resources

  • Visualizing oceanographic data using a cluster of Sony Playstation2s

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    Yoon, Irwin
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    A cluster of computers can be used to render large amounts of data at very high resolutions. One application of clusters is scientific visualization, which often involves the display of large data sets. This paper describes a prototype system that allows oceanographers to interactively view oceanographic data using a cluster...
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    Mesa 3-D graphics library to the PS2. Mesa's advantages are that it is a fully functional, well

  • Determination of the Filippov solutions of the nonlinear oscillator with dry friction

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    Moreland, Heather L.
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    In previous papers by Awrejcewicz in 1986 and Narayanan and Jayaraman in 1991, it was claimed that the nonlinear oscillator with dry friction exhibited chaos for several forcing frequencies. The chaos determination was achieved using the characteristic exponent of Lyapunov which requires the right-hand side of the differential equation to...
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    Filippov Solutions of the Nonlinear Oscillator with Dry Friction Abstract approved: Ronald B9Guenther In

  • “The Struggle Continues”: An Analysis of the Concerned Student 1950 Demands at the University of Missouri

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    Larkins, Emma L.
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    In the fall 2015, students at the University of Missouri embarked upon an extended series of protests aimed at calling out the University’s failure to address recent racist incidents against Black students and a larger oppressive campus culture. The protests prompted the creation of a student group led largely by...
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    Ronald L. Mize In the fall 2015, students at the University of Missouri embarked upon an

  • Interactive football playbook

    Creator:
    Neumann, Christoph
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    This thesis presents a domain specific visual language designed to allow coaches to create content that exhibits the complex 2D interactions observed in the game of American football. Coaches can visually program the content by using symbols and drawing primitives similar to those that they currently use to design static...
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    Abstract approved: Ronald A. Metoyer This thesis presents a domain speci�c visual language designed to

  • Thresholds of uncertainty : radiation and responsibility in the fallout controversy

    Creator:
    Jolly, J. Christopher
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    The public controversy over possible health hazards from radioactive fallout from atomic bomb testing began in 1954, shortly after a thermonuclear test by the United States spread fallout world wide. In the dissertation, I address two of the fundamental questions of the fallout controversy: Was there a threshold of radiation...
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    , and Ronald E. Doel. All of them played significant roles in my development as an historian. Paul

  • Black Vine Weevil, Stink Bug and Twospotted Mite Counted in Red Raspberries

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    Collins, Ronald L.
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    Conference Proceeding
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    BLACK VINE WEEVIL, STINK BUG AND TWOSPOTTED MITE COUNTED IN RED RASPBERRIES Conducted by Ronald L

  • Cost-cognizant test case prioritization for regression testing : an empirical study

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    Ruthruff, Joseph Ronald
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    Regression testing is a common and necessary task carried out by software practitioners to validate the quality of evolving software systems. Unfortunately, regression testing is often an expensive, time-consuming process, particularly when applied to large software systems. Consequently, practitioners may wish to prioritize the test cases in their regression test...
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    Honors College Thesis
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  • A Comparison of Client Follow-up and Selected Components of Weight Control Programs Managed by Dietitians and Nondietitians in Oregon

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    Leland, Ronald Wayne
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    Obesity affects one out of every four Americans and represents a serious health hazard in the United States. Serious chronic diseases associated with obesity include heart disease, cancer, and adult-onset diabetes mellitus. There has been a rapid expansion in the number of weight control centers since the 1970s, yet there...
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    THESIS OF Ronald Wayne Leland for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Exercise

  • Development and application of a model for stochastic systems

    Creator:
    Clark, Ronald Clifford
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    Occasions arise in engineering for conducting probabilistic analyses concerned with the "state" character of systems which range in scale from the circuit level (and even below) through the black box level and on up through the system level. These stochastic systems are systems with random as well as deterministic features....
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    systems AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Ronald Clifford Clark for the degree Electrical Engineer in the

  • Some effects of grouping by subject matter major on student performance in college calculus

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    Steffani, Ronald R.
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    This investigation was designed to determine the general achievement, ability to solve applied problems, and attitude toward the role of mathematics in science of college calculus students grouped in an experimental class according to academic major during their first three terms. The subgroups were biology-business, mathematics, and science-engineering majors. The...
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    student performance in college calculus AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF RONALD RUDOLPH STEFFANI for the

  • Monte-Carlo planning for probabilistic domains

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    Bjarnason, Ronald V.
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    This thesis presents a progression of novel planning algorithms that culminates in a new family of diverse Monte-Carlo methods for probabilistic planning domains. We provide a proof for performance guarantees and analyze how these algorithms can resolve some of the shortcomings of traditional probabilistic planning methods. The direct policy search...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Ronald Vance Bjarnason, Jr. for

  • Interactive fault localization techniques to empower the debugging efforts of end-user programmers

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    Ruthruff, Joseph Ronald
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    End users develop more software than any other group of programmers, using software authoring devices such as e-mail filtering editors, by-demonstration macro builders, and spreadsheet environments. Despite this, there has been only a little research on finding ways to help these programmers with the dependability of the software they create....
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    thesis.dvi AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Joseph Ronald Ruthrufffor the

  • A comparison of verbal responses of anglo-migrant and anglo-resident children

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    Petrie, Ronald G.
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    The study compares the differences in verbal responses between 39 Anglo-resident and 32 Anglo-migrant children in the first grade in selected school districts in Oregon. The children were tested for I. Q. using the Goodenough Draw- A-Man test. They were grouped for comparison purposes by age, sex, and by migrancy...
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    anglo-resident children AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF RONALD GENE PETRIE for the DOCTOR OF EDUCATION

  • Children and the communication of values through significant emotional events

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    Biddle, Ronald Lon
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    This study addresses how parents communicate with their children about Significant Emotional Events (SEEs). A SEE is an experience that is so mentally engaging as to cause an individual to consider, examine, and possibly change one's initial values or value system. It examines parent's goals, concerns, and values related to...
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    emotional events AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Ronald Lon Biddle for the degree of Master of Arts in