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Writing a program that performs well in a complex environment is a challenging task. In such problems, a method of deterministic programming combined with reinforcement learning (RL) can be helpful. However, current systems either force developers...
2015-06-12 (iso8601)
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Selkie Theory is a collection of poems written by Maya Polan in partial fulfillment of a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at Oregon State University, completed on April 20, 2015. The collection explores public landscapes, from national...
2015-04-20 (iso8601)
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A primary aim of bereavement research is to alleviate suffering and promote well-being at the junction of life and death for the survivor in an attachment relationship. Bereavement research in the last decade has focused primarily on examining...
2015-06-08 (iso8601)
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The ever increasing requirements for heat dissipation in various thermal management applications such as computer chip cooling and high power electronics have necessitated the need for novel thermal management techniques. Thermal management using...
2015-06-05 (iso8601)
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The chlamydiae are a family of obligate intracellular bacteria that have a unique bi-phasic developmental cycle, unique cellular properties, and a unique set of challenges to studying its biology. While genetic manipulation is becoming routine in...
2015-06-03 (iso8601)
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As screen resolution and video decoding capability have increased, high-definition (HD) video in resolutions as high as 1920 x 1080 is rapidly becoming the standard. Ad-hoc streaming of HD video over 802.11 wireless networks, e.g., streaming from...
2015-06-02 (iso8601)
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In the past two years, Oregon State University (OSU) Corvallis campus suffered several power outages. The estimated cost of one of those outages was close to a million dollars worth of equipment and impact on research projects. Meanwhile, the...
2015-06-11 (iso8601)
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We developed an integration-based line detection algorithm. Existing line detection methods such as the Hough Transformation (HT) and its variants are insensitive to image noise. The reason is that HT finds lines by calculating the gradient of the...
2015-06-12 (iso8601)
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This study presents a methodology for power take off (PTO) forecasting for an array of heave wave energy converters (WECs). Based on spectral data obtained directly from the National Data Buoy Center, representative realistic sea states are...
2015-06-05 (iso8601)
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In recent years there have been many improvements in the reliability of critical infrastructure systems. Despite these improvements and despite targeted efforts to improve the operation and control of the electric grid, the power systems industry...
2015-06-12 (iso8601)
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This paper proposes a technique, called Smell-driven performance analysis (SDPA), which automatically provides situated explanations within a visual dataflow language IDE to help end-user programmers to overcome performance problems without...
2015-02 (iso8601)
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Soil bacteria are known to be a prolific source of bioactive compounds. They
produce secondary metabolites that can be used as therapeutic agents. This investigation
focused on the chemistry and biology of secondary metabolites from two soil...
2015-06-04 (iso8601)
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This paper proposes a technique, called Smell-driven performance tuning (SDPT), which semi-automatically assists end-user programmers with fixing performance problems in visual dataflow programming languages. A within-subjects laboratory...
2015-06 (iso8601)
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We developed an integration-based line detection algorithm. Existing line detection methods such as the Hough Transformation (HT) and its variants are insensitive to image noise. The reason is that HT finds lines by calculating the gradient of the...
2015-05 (iso8601)
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Signal transduction within and between cells is at the core of biological activity in all living systems. Signaling networks are required for regulating biological functions, including growth, development and survival. Deregulation of signaling...
2015-04-17 (iso8601)
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2015-06-01 (iso8601)
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Ulcerative dermatitis (UD) is a common condition in C57BL/6 mice that is poorly understood and challenging to treat. Inconsistently there have been reports of an increased incidence of the disease in female mice, mice exposed to certain diets,...
2015-06-02 (iso8601)
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Worldwide, many organizations are pursuing higher energy efficiency by reducing power consumption of their processes, systems, and supporting infrastructure. The rapid growth of the information technology (IT) industry and the miniaturization of...
2015-05-28 (iso8601)
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a gram-negative nosocomial pathogenic bacterium known for its resilience against antibiotics. The bacterium infects over 50,000 patients each year in the United States, with 13% of reported cases involving...
2015-05-26 (iso8601)
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The design and analysis of single point power-mooring cables applied to wave energy converters (WECs) is presented. WECs are mechanical devices designed and deployed to extract energy from waves in varying ways, and at varying distances from the...
2015-06-02 (iso8601)
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Retirement is one of the most important transitional events in later life. Despite a large body of research examining the impacts of retirement on health, questions still remain regarding the relationship between retirement timing and subsequent...
2015-06-01 (iso8601)
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The complexity of designing and testing today's system on chip (SOC) is increasing due to greater integrated circuit (IC) density and higher IO and memory frequencies. SOCs for the mobile phone and tablet market have the unique challenge of short...
2015-06-12 (iso8601)
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Many different models and mechanisms of water imbibition into soil have been described in the literature. Theoretical equations based on those models exist to predict how water will flow in porous media. These models can be useful, but have their...
2015-06-01 (iso8601)
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