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  • A hazardous-inspection model with costly repair

    Creator:
    Yang, Minghui
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    An inspection-repair model is developed that presumes inspection is hazardous to the system being inspected. The form of the optimal inspection-repair policy is determined for different ranges of the model's parameters. The model is formulated as a partially observable Markov decision process with finite numbers of states and actions. The...
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    Dissertation
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    approved:_ David A. Butler An inspection-repair model is developed that presumes inspection is hazardous

  • Optimal inspection policies for a partially observable process with hazardous inspections

    Creator:
    Chou, Chung-kuang
    Abstract:
    An inspection model is considered in which inspections are hazardous to the device being monitored. The model is formulated as a partially observable Markov decision process. Previous research has determined the optimal ongoing inspection policies for a previously inspected device. In this thesis, the optimal inspection initiation policies are investigated...
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    Dissertation
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    PARTIALLY OBSERVABLE PROCESS WITH HAZARDOUS INSPECTIONS Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy David A

  • Image pre-processing algorithms for isolation of defects in Douglas-fir veneer

    Creator:
    Forrer, Johannes Barry
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    The goal of this research is to develop automatic techniques for identifying defects in Douglas-fir veneer. To achieve this goal, computer vision techniques, in particular image-processing, will be applied. Several pre-processing steps may be required to enhance images in making further analysis easier, faster, and more reliable. Pre-processing is often...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • Webster and Butler Final.pdf

    Creator:
    Webster, Janet G. and Butler, Barbara
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    As IAMSLIC members will recall, in 1990 Stephanie Haas questioned ASFA’s supremacy in marine science libraries and found “potential pitfalls” if relying on a single database to adequately discover the relevant literature (Haas 1990). We still question the best way to access the literature in our multidisciplinary field. Patrons and...
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  • David's Blog

    Creator:
    David
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    Oregon State University first year students share their stories of making the transition to OSU.
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    Other
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    David from Albany, Oregon - (October 27, 2006) This week was a lot better because of mid-terms being

  • Estimation of discriminant analysis error rate for high dimensional data

    Creator:
    Lebow, Patricia K.
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    Methodologies for data reduction, modeling, and classification of grouped response curves are explored. In particular, the thesis focuses on the analysis of a collection of highly correlated, highly dimensional response-curve data of spectral reflectance curves of wood surface features. In the analysis, questions about the application of cross-validation estimation of...
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    Dissertation
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    Dimensional Data Abstract approved: David A. Butler David R. Thomas Methodologies for data reduction

  • A linear programming and sampling approach to the cutting-order problem

    Creator:
    Hamilton, Evan D.
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    In the context of forest products, a cutting order is a list of dimension parts along with demanded quantities. The cutting-order problem is to minimize the total cost of filling the cutting order from a given lumber grade (or grades). Lumber of a given grade is supplied to the production...
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    Dissertation
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    Abstract approved: Cutting-Order Problem. David A. Butler Charles C. Brunner In the context of forest

  • Butler and Webster Final.pdf

    Creator:
    Butler, Barbara and Webster, Janet
    Abstract:
    As editors of the Marine Science and Technology section for the last three editions of Magazines for Libraries (MFL), we developed lists of journals and annotations to help guide marine sciences acquisitions for all types of libraries. We recommended essential titles at the same time we needed to cancel some...
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    of journal subscriptions in the marine sciences Core Journals: Fact or Fiction? Barb Butler

  • Fourth and Madison : a history of the Eugene Vocational School 1938-1965

    Creator:
    Butler, David, 1924-
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    Master files scanned at 300 ppi (24-bit Color/8-bit Greyscale/Bitonal) using BScan ILL Version 2.0.0 on a Bookeye 2 Color, BE2-SCL-N2 in TIF format. PDF derivative saved from TIF file using Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Professional. CVista PdfCompressor 4.0 was used for pdf compression and textual OCR.
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    Book

  • Confidence intervals and tests for variance-component ratios in mixed linear models

    Creator:
    Li, Yulan
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    problems of the thesis. I would like to thank Dr. David Butler and Dr. Paul Murtaugh for serving on my