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  • A three-dimensional mapping of the ocean based on environmental data

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    Wright, Dawn J.
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    The existence, sources, distribution, circulation, and physicochemical nature of macroscale oceanic water bodies have long been a focus of oceanographic inquiry. Building on that work, this paper describes an objectively derived and globally comprehensive set of 37 distinct volumetric region units, called ecological marine units (EMUs). They are constructed on...
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    mapping of the ocean based on environmental data 2 Author List: 3 Roger G. Sayre1, Dawn J. Wright2

  • The Evaluation of Cementitious Pore Solution Composition and Electrical Resistivity Using X-ray Fluorescence (XRF)

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    Tsui Chang, Marisol
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    Interest in performance specifications has been growing in the civil and construction industry in the past decade. One major focus area has been on understanding how to prolong the service life of concrete structures, since repair and rehabilitation of existing infrastructure have cost many trillions of dollars. Deterioration mechanisms such...
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    Masters Thesis
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    batch; information that could then be included in the mill sheet to calculate the formation factor of

  • Transdermal Delivery of Atenolol to Cats

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    Mohamed, Sumeia M.
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    This thesis describes in-vitro and in-vivo evaluation of a transdermal atenolol formulation developed at Oregon State University, College of Pharmacy. The formulation was prepared from carbomer as a gel base with propylene glycol, glycerol, ethanol, polysorbate 80 and dimethyl-isosorbide (DMI) as mixture of penetration enhancing agents. The effect of the...
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    Dissertation
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    ……………..………………... ……….……...…………………….......136 Discussion……………..…………... …………………………..……………...146 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued

  • Knowledge Appropriation and Inventive Productivity

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    Choi, Yohan
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    Innovation is critical for firm growth and survival. Thus, how much value firms create and capture from their innovative activities has been an interest of scholars. This dissertation explores three important questions on this topic to which extant literature has paid little attention. First, I examine how the external threat...
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    Dissertation
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    efficiency and reduce information processing. Competitors of bankrupt firms are, therefore, more likely to

  • An exploration of linguistic responsiveness of SBAE teachers when teaching linguistically diverse students

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    González Morales, Amy M.
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    The purpose of this study was to explore and describe how the orientations and knowledge of linguistically responsive teaching, as well as personal characteristics of school-based agriculture education (SBAE) teachers, influence the frequency of their implementation of linguistically responsive practices. Grounded in the Linguistically Responsive Teaching framework by Lucas and...
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    Dissertation
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    SBAE teacher education programs to address the needs of each state. Although there is currently no

  • Boosting Intracellular Delivery of mRNA Therapeutics

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    Patel, Siddharth D.
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    Intracellular delivery of mRNA holds great potential for vaccine and therapeutic discovery and development. This is realized by the preeminent role mRNA is playing in the record-breaking pace of SARS-CoV-19 vaccine development. Recent advances in chemical modifications of mRNA have enabled high-efficiency gene expression with superior spatiotemporal control while eliminating...
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    Dissertation
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    hand, possesses virtually no risk of genomic integration 10. Since mRNA does not require nuclear

  • Adolescent Suicide Through the Lens of 13 Reasons Why: A Corpus Based Study

    Creator:
    Ware Zooi, Rachel
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    With growing recognition of adolescence as the time in which suicidal thoughts and behaviors first occur, early identification and intervention systems in schools have become an international priority. Understanding and incorporating language indicators associated with the core psychological and interpersonal processes of adolescent suicidality could provide promising tools for school...
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    ., 2018). However, no known corpus linguistic studies have been conducted on either of 13RW’s media

  • Supporting Student Success: A Study of the Effects of Tutoring on Timely Associate’s Degree Completion at Rural Community Colleges in Oregon

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    Buell, Honora
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    The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between student involvement in tutoring and timely completion of an associate’s degree among first-time, full-time students attending Oregon rural community colleges. Timely completion was defined as earning an associate’s degree within three years. Propensity score matching was used to control...
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    Dissertation
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    Commission, 2016). Eleven percent of individuals living in households with some college but no degree are

  • Faculty Perceptions and Realities Informing Curricular and Instructional Improvements in Postsecondary STEM Education: Development of Transdisciplinary Curricula, Notions of Successful Students, and the Use of Student-Learning Data

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    Lenhart, Cindy A.
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    Research has confirmed a lack of diversity and persistence of underrepresented populations in the STEM fields. Recruiting and retaining more women and people of color into STEM fields has long been a goal of higher education, per a notable lack of women and people of color who enter and complete...
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    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Cindy

  • Application of Infrared Spectroscopy for Determination of Wood Natural Durability

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    Lipeh, Shahlinney
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    Natural durability remains one of the most attractive characteristics of wood, and helps wood obtain a premium price. A worldwide shift towards the use of younger trees from intensively managed forests has created greater concerns about wood quality, especially the wood’s resistance to fungi and insects. Wood durability is assessed...
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    Dissertation
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    unexpected turn that happened towards the end of this PhD journey. No word is sufficient and will do