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(University of Oregon, 2015-01-14)Quadruple Quartet is a four-movement work scored for 16 players, four from each of the four instrumental families of the orchestra (i.e. woodwinds, brass, strings, percussion). This unique instrumentation utilizes a minimal ...
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(University of Oregon, 2014-10-17)This thesis investigates the issues within the national education policies implemented in India following global frameworks such as Education for All and the Millennium Development Goal II-Universal Primary Education. India ...
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(University of Oregon, 2008-06)This study was performed to evaluate the sensitivity of using electromyography (EMG) and joint moment to quantify muscular challenges in elderly adults. Twenty elderly and young adults walked on level ground and crossed ...
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(University of Oregon, 2015-08-18)Discomfort glare from daylight is among the most common issues in commercial offices and has been shown to negatively impact productivity, comfort, and well-being. While occupants' adaptive behavioral responses to discomfort ...
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(University of Oregon, 2014-06-17)Jali screens are traditional window treatments in vernacular buildings throughout South Asia and the Middle East. Contemporary builders are starting to incorporate Jali screens as decorative façade elements; however, ...
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(University of Oregon, 2013-10-03)Back pain is a very common musculoskeletal impairment in most Americans. Average annual occurrence of back pain is reported around 30% of the population and is the most common cause of activity limitation in people younger ...
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(University of Oregon, 2020-12-08)Ice streams transport the majority of the ice lost to the ocean from the Antarctic Ice Sheet. In many cases these fast-flowing streams are bordered by nearly stagnant ice ridges that supply cold ice through lateral advection. ...
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(University of Oregon, 2024-08-07)Ion mobility-mass spectrometry is a powerful tool for identifying and elucidating biomolecular structures and behaviors. This technique is able to retain even weak and non-covalent interactions permitting the study of ...
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(University of Oregon, 2012)We de ne the quantum cluster character assigning an element of a quantum torus to each representation of a valued quiver (Q; d) and investigate its relationship to external and internal mutations of a quantum cluster ...
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(University of Oregon, 2017-09-27)In this work, we theoretically and numerically investigate nonclassical phonon states created in the collective vibration of a Raman medium by the generation of a dual-pumped Raman optical frequency comb in an optical ...
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(University of Oregon, 2012)This thesis represents an investigation into the strategies used by postsocialist Chinese male subjects to articulate their subjecthood and desires. The introduction explains the choice for using a phenomenological ...
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(University of Oregon, 2017-09-06)My dissertation brings together prose texts and poetry by four writers and poets, who published in German language at the beginning of the twentieth century: Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874-1929), Franz Kafka (1883-1924), ...
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(University of Oregon, 2024-08-07)In 1945 the first detonation of a nuclear weapon was conducted at the Trinity Site in New Mexico. The decades leading up to and following this event involved the systematic displacement, exploitation, and poisoning of ...
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(University of Oregon, 2012)The question of how a single cell can grow, divide, and ultimately acquire a distinct function within an adult animal is central to the field of developmental biology. An elegant way to address this question is by studying ...
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(University of Oregon, 2009-06)This project explores Martin Heidegger's extensive engagement with technology and stands as a defense of his approach. In doing this I will explicate how technology should not be viewed simply as a means for human use ...
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(University of Oregon, 2014-09-29)Following the Revolution of 1959, the Cuban government implemented policy reforms geared towards increasing women's rights. Despite these efforts, however, sexism persists in Cuban society. This difference between rhetoric ...
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(University of Oregon, 2009-12)The development of a functional nervous system is paramount for the ability of animals to interact with their environments. Minor defects in nervous system function compromise the effectiveness of sensing and responding ...
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(University of Oregon, 2024-01-09)Drinking is common among college students but has different social meanings and consequences for students of color. Using data from first-time U.S. resident students gathered pre-matriculation, end-of-first-year, and fall ...
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(University of Oregon, 2022-10-04)This study examined disparities in participation based on race and gender in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP) in Oregon and Washington and policies and practices that may lead to representation among ...
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(University of Oregon, 2018-09-06)Homeownership may be the American Dream, but renting is the American reality for nearly half of Portland, Oregon’s residents. In Oregon, where I conducted fieldwork from 2014 to 2017, a statewide ban on rent control, the ...
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