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For adult learners to succeed in their educational endeavors, adult educators and event planners must meet their needs and goals (Storksdieck, Ellenbogen, & Heimlich, 2005). The learning environment affects how adults learn and what outcomes they...
2015-05-26 (iso8601)
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Adaptations of the Ainsworth’s Strange Situation test, a social-development test based on Bowlby’s attachment theory, can be applied to dog-owner relationships and used to categorize attachment styles in dogs. Dogs with secure attachment use their...
2015-05-20 (iso8601)
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The Pacific Treefrog (Pseudacris regilla) is commonly encountered throughout the Pacific Northwest and can be an indicator for ecosystem health. At each life stage P. regilla utilizes a different habitat and therefore it is important to understand...
2015-05-14 (iso8601)
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Interventions for young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) focus on core impairments in social communication skills, yet studies have shown a relationship between social and motor skill deficits in children with ASD. The purpose of this...
2015-05-15 (iso8601)
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Purpose: To compare target dose conformality and OAR sparing afforded by VMAT and HT for pancreatic cancer.
Materials and Methods: A retrospective planning study was performed in 18 patients. Total treatment dose was 59.4Gy. OAR and PTV mean...
2015-05-13 (iso8601)
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The issue of global climate change and an increasing interest in the reduction of fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions by using forest biomass for energy production has increased the importance of quantifying forest biomass in recent years. The...
2015-05-28 (iso8601)
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Purpose: To investigate the influences of RTD on biomechanical factors upon landing. Methods: A nine camera motion capture system (Vicon, Inc.) was used with standard retroreflective marker set (27 static, 23 dynamic) to capture lower limb...
2015-06-02 (iso8601)
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The Colombian emerald deposits are globally unique because they are hosted in hydrothermally altered black shales on either side of the Cordillera Oriental. We used electron microprobe analysis to study variations in trace element concentrations...
2015-05-21 (iso8601)
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Substations are a crucial element at the transmission and distribution level of electric power systems. The primary substation equipment (power transformers and high voltage switching equipment) is used to transfer and transform electric energy by...
2015-06-01 (iso8601)
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The purpose of this study was to examine the validity and reliability of the 30-minute cycling time trial to estimate the heart rate at lactate threshold. Recreationally trained cyclists and triathletes (n = 47) performed 3 tests in random order:...
2015-04-15 (iso8601)
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This paper presents a brief history of social dance at Oregon State University (OSU) and discusses its key elements and context. Social dance has been part of campus life at OSU since the university was founded. Initially, dance was a social...
2015-05-08 (iso8601)
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At the end of Chris Ware’s novel entitled Jimmy Corrigan the Smartest Kid on Earth Ware provides us with a hermeneutical guide to understanding the various images and themes that are present throughout the text. From the explanation of the crutch...
2015-05-09 (iso8601)
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Spiropyrans are a family of photosensitive molecules their hydrophobic properties when irradiated with light. Since spiropyran can be controlled by light, it can be used to regulate transport across membrane media. The ability to control the...
2014-09-19 (iso8601)
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Students struggle with the concept of functions and the notation associated with it in various mathematical contexts. This thesis investigates student understanding of function notation through their generalization of single variable functions to...
2015-05-20 (iso8601)
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Carbon nanotubes are the subject of intense interest in virtually every field, from medicine to
nano-scale electrical components. Multi-walled nanotubes exhibit a strong nonlinear response
to high-field strength terahertz radiation. This research...
2015-05-26 (iso8601)
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This thesis looks at the third harmonic voltage response of a small incandescent lightbulb. The third harmonic voltage, or 3 omega (3ω) voltage, arises from applying a 1ω sinusoidal voltage across a resistive material. The 3ω voltage carries with...
2015-04-07 (iso8601)
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Fractal visual hashes have the potential to replace traditional hexadecimal hashes for SSH applications with the goal of increasing user recognition of identities of remote computers. Rather than rely on human users manually comparing two...
2015-06-01 (iso8601)
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Online survey data collection is becoming popular because it provides benefits in cost, ease of collecting and managing data, flexibility in format, and access to a diverse population. Surveys are often used for health studies such as Oregon State...
2015-05-29 (iso8601)
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A Confederate soldier turned cowboy, fresh off the front lines of the Civil War, Cain Bradshaw is a hard man who keeps to himself, content to work the cattle train and bury himself in the oblivion offered by the wilds of the scarcely tamed West....
2015-05-20 (iso8601)
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Canine transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) has been shown to have a substantial inflammatory component. It exhibits genotypic and morphologic elements that resemble its human counterpart. Cyclooxygenases (COX) are key enzymes in the synthesis of...
2015-05-21 (iso8601)
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The current model for gamma ray bursts (GRBs) assumes that internal shocks are responsible for the emission of gamma-rays. Internal shocks occur when the fast expanding shell collides with the slowly expanding shells. The light curve of a GRB...
2015-06-05 (iso8601)
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This thesis describes an investigation of the molecular basis of the substrate specificity and catalytic mechanism of a unique pseudoglycosyltransferase (PsGT) enzyme, VldE. PsGTs are a newly discovered group of glycosyltransferase (GT)-like...
2015-05-26 (iso8601)
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Glioblastoma multiforme is a devastating primary brain tumor with a median five year survival rate of less than 5%. It is a cancer that is resistant to current cancer treatments, such as surgery and chemotherapy, as well as one that is prone to...
2015-05-21 (iso8601)
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