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Introduction: In today's radiological quest to pacify and eliminate cancer, it has become conventional in cancer treatment facilities to implement advanced guidance or target localization systems with the goal of maximizing accuracy of radiation...
2015-06-17 (iso8601)
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Empirical studies and theory have identified many early predictors of children's academic achievement and externalizing problems. Moreover, research shows that children's early cognitive abilities and behavioral problems are strong predictors of...
2015-06-10 (iso8601)
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The appropriate use of disaggregated economic data not only improves the accuracy and robustness of economic analyses, but also extends the existing economic models to address new aspects of the issue. This dissertation consists of three essays:...
2015-06-01 (iso8601)
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This dissertation aims to provide a comprehensive portrayal of doula care in the lives of pregnant and parenting adolescent mothers. The purpose of this research was to examine the relationships between psychosocial stress, social support,...
2015-06-10 (iso8601)
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Ceramic injection molding (CIM) is a high volume, near net shaping process used to manufacture ceramic parts with complex features and shapes. In CIM design it is important to understand the molding behavior as a function of powder-polymer...
2015-06-15 (iso8601)
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The Oregon State University Multi-Application Small Light Water Reactor test facility is employed in a series tests to evaluate condensation heat transfer in small, high pressure containment vessels characteristic of small modular reactor designs...
2015-05-06 (iso8601)
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The OSU MASLWR Test facility is a scaled integral systems LOCA and proof-of-concept
test facility for the Multi-Application Small Light Water Reactor design concept. A unique
feature of this design is to utilize a small high pressure containment...
2015-06-11 (iso8601)
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Methane is a flammable gas that is the main component of natural gas. It is a highly potent greenhouse gas, and accounts for about 20% of greenhouse gas emissions. Methane is routinely flared in many industrial processes without harnessing any of...
2015-06-12 (iso8601)
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The canyon grasslands of the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area (HCNRA) are a unique ecosystem within the Pacific Northwest Bunchgrass Region (PNWBR) with a long history of natural and anthropogenic disturbances including fire, invasive species...
2015-06-09 (iso8601)
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Natural ground color is useful for reference maps as well as maps where a realistic representation of the Earth's surface matters. Natural color schemes are less likely to be misinterpreted, as opposed to hypsometric color schemes, and are...
2015-06-10 (iso8601)
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Systems that can learn interactively from their end-users are quickly becoming widespread.
Until recently, this progress has been fueled mostly by advances in machine learning; however,
more and more researchers are realizing the importance of...
2014 (iso8601)
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Polystyrene thin film surfaces are commonly used to study the interactions of macromolecules, such as proteins, with surfaces. Polystyrene films oxidized in UV light become more hydrophilic, however these surfaces have a limited shelf life because...
2015-05-28 (iso8601)
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Dot mapping is a traditional method for visualizing quantitative data, but current automated
dot mapping techniques are limited. The most common automated method places dots
pseudo-randomly within enumeration areas, which can result in overlapping...
2015-06-15 (iso8601)
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There is a connection between science and art. This study is specifically looking at the connection between soil science, art, and biochemistry. The traditional display of research in the sciences is in a written form such as a manuscript or...
2015-06-11 (iso8601)
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Perinatal growth restriction programs higher risk for chronic disease during adulthood via morphological and physiological changes in organ systems. Perinatal growth restriction is highly correlated with a decreased nephron number, altered renal...
2015-06-11 (iso8601)
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Symbiosis takes place across the domains of life. In the plant-parasitic nematode, Xiphinema americanum species complex, the bacterial endosymbiont, identified as Candidatus Xiphinematobacter americanum, lives in the gut epithelia of mature female...
2015-06-02 (iso8601)
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Children with physical disabilities typically participate in physical activities that are aligned with their function. As a result, children with physical disabilities engage in solitary activities more often, leaving little room to practice age...
2015-05-14 (iso8601)
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The organizational capacity of natural resource collaborative groups can be an important factor in how effective they are at meeting their goals. This brief reviews the leadership committees of five forest collaboratives working on similar issues...
2015-06 (iso8601)
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Articular cartilage damage is the primary cause of osteoarthritis. Very little literature work focuses on the microstructural damage mechanism of articular cartilage. In this article, a new numerical method that characterizes fluid coupling in...
2015-04 (iso8601)
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Carpogenic germination of sclerotia and infection of flowers by ascospores of Sclerotinia minor is rare and seldom documented in most hosts. During 2007–2009, S. minor isolates were obtained from surface-sterilized pyrethrum flowers collected from...
2015-04-03 (iso8601)
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Upriver movements were determined for Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha returning
to the Yukon River, a large, virtually pristine river basin. These returns have declined
dramatically since the late 1990s, and information is needed to better...
2015-04-28 (iso8601)
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