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  • Barriers to Community Involvement across Rural and Urban Communities

    Creator:
    Torgerson, Melissa
    Abstract:
    Many communities emphasize participatory involvement in local development or reinvention efforts. Recognizing barriers among specific groups could help community leaders identify what may be constraining underrepresented groups from joining in. Utilizing data from the Social Capital Benchmark Survey, this research examined identified “barriers” to community involvement among individuals in rural...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    Forest in Northeastern Oregon, the town of Elgin is best known for its Historic Opera House, natural

  • Sarah Wright Poster 2012.pdf

    Creator:
    Wright, Sarah K.
    Abstract:
    The Willamette Valley, west of the Cascade mountain range in the state of Oregon, is home to a growing number of vineyards. This rather recent, booming industry of the region has become an important component of the economy of the state’s agriculture since the late 1960’s, contributing more than $1.56...
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    and Effects on Pinot Noir Fruit in Oregon Sarah K. Wright1,, Laurent Deluc, PhD2, Robert R. Martin

  • A modeling and empirical study of a novel bimodal natural gas internal combustion engine with fuel compression capability

    Creator:
    Elgin, Robert C., III
    Abstract:
    Given the current abundant supply and cheap price of natural gas (NG) in the United States, there is a significant opportunity to use this fuel for transportation. However, there are few fueling stations for consumers. To address this need, a dual-mode engine has been developed where in one mode all...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    ______________________________________________________ AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Robert C. Elgin III for the degree of Master of Science

  • Music Generation and Evaluation Using R

    Creator:
    Lanz, Andrea L.
    Abstract:
    The main goal of this project is to implement an algorithmic music composition procedure and present all procedures and results in a reproducible fashion by creating a web application produced by R. To approach the implementation of the algorithmic composition of music, we start by exploring various models, but ultimately...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    noting that the source code for converting between MIDI and CSV is written in C, and R provides the

  • Localized Variable Selection with Random Forest

    Creator:
    Niyaghi, Faraz
    Abstract:
    Due to recent advances in computer technology, the cost of collecting and storing data has dropped drastically. This makes it feasible to collect large amounts of information for each data point. This increasing trend in feature dimensionality justifies the need for research on variable selection. Random forest (RF) has demonstrated...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    _________________________ Sarah C. Emerson Sharmodeep Bhattacharyya Due

  • On the Use of Baseline Values in Randomized Clinical Trials

    Creator:
    Castillo Roldan, Alejandra M.
    Abstract:
    In many scientific settings, investigators are interested in the effect of a new treatment. To have a point of comparison data is collected from patients before treatment groups are assigned. When seeking to test the presence of a significant treatment effect it may be unclear how baseline measurements should be...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Baseline Values in Randomized Clinical Trials Abstract approved: Sarah C. Emerson In many scientific

  • Timber lines ; Vol. 18 (June 1964)

    Creator:
    United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region. Thirty Year Club
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    Gerald W. Williams Collection
    Resource Type:
    Journal
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    A*.el C. Lindh Malcolm J. Loring Wade W. .McNee Robert H. Mercer Edwin L. Mowat Lloyd R. Olson

  • Sampling plan to determine mercury (Hg) contamination in the Nanay river basin

    Creator:
    Rodriguez, Tiffany
    Abstract:
    Propose a sampling plan to determine Hg contamination in the Nanay river basin. The sampling plan is for a feasibility pilot, to investigate whether it is possible to safely collect samples for Hg analyses. Future studies will build on these initial results.
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    river basin oscillates between 25 to 31 °C, Dissolved oxygen between 2.5 to 4.7 mg/l pH 6.3-6.6

  • Teaching business to the poor : the effectiveness of business development services within microenterprise development

    Creator:
    Wilson, Taylor Anne
    Abstract:
    Many economic development methods over the years have tried to solve the problem of poverty with varied success. Microenterprise development is a method that works with the poor to create small self-run businesses to increase their income, and therefore bring more freedom from disease illiteracy and discrimination. Within microenterprise development...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    Sarah Henderson Many economic development methods over the years have tried to solve the problem of

  • Entrepreneurial policy in South Eastern Europe : the role of culture, economics and regulation in augmenting MSME development

    Creator:
    Braybrooks, Melissa
    Abstract:
    MSME development has emerged at the forefront of economic policy, with the majority of policy mechanisms aimed at creating the regulatory and institutional environments, which have historically proven to augment entrepreneurial activity. In the case of Europe a large portion of entrepreneurial policy resides within the European Community framework, however...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    appreciation to her graduate committee members Sarah Henderson, Patrick Emerson, and Roger Hammer, in