• Relationship between Baseline Inflammation and Peak Erythropoietin Levels in People Undergoing Carbon Monoxide Inhalation and Hot Water Immersion 

  Weiser, Natasha (University of Oregon, 2023-03)

  Erythropoietin (EPO) is a hormone produced by the kidneys that is responsible for stimulating red blood cell (RBC) production. The stimulus for EPO production is a reduction in oxygen delivery to the kidneys, which can ...
• Personalizing Public Health: Using Deep Q-Learning to Lower Type II Diabetes Risk in India 

  Reis, Sabrina (University of Oregon, 2023-03)

  The high prevalence of type II diabetes in India necessitates novel public health tools to promote behaviors that lower the likelihood of developing diabetes and associated comorbidities. We introduce a public health text ...
• The Seasonal Variation of Ultrasonic Vocalizations Produced by Weddell Seals (Leptonychotes Weddellii) in Mcmurdo Sound, Antarctica with Ambient Illumination Levels 

  McCarthy, Ryan (University of Oregon, 2023)

  Weddell Seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) are a species of polar seal found circumpolar in the waters of Antarctica. This species, like all marine mammals, use highly complex vocalizations to communicate in aquatic environments ...
• Lossy Distortion as a Musical Effect 

  Butterfield, Arden (University of Oregon, 2023-01)

  Lossy audio compression is a digital process that uses models of human hearing to remove parts of the sound deemed less important, in order to compress audio to much smaller file sizes. The MP3 encoding process, one of the ...
• Fat and Fabulous: The Power of Contemporary Romance as a Site of Anti-Oppression Work 

  Cole, Lauryn (University of Oregon, 2023-03)

  Contemporary Romance, while building on a foundation of traditional Romantic idealism, is often referring to novels that have been historically scoffed at by literary scholars. Because of the wide, sustained reach of these ...
• OSMOTIC AND IONIC REGULATION IN CRUSTACEA 

  Wyland, Jacqueline V. (University of Oregon, 1967-05)

  This paper is an introduction to the processes of osmoregulation and ionic regulation in Crustacea, and a s elected review of the literature pertinent to a study of those processes. The problems of adaptation to ...
• ASHEL BUSH – PIONEER EDITOR, POLITICIAN AND BANKER 

  Roberts, Jenette Elizabeth (University of Oregon, 1939-08)

  This study endeavors to show the part played in Oregon during the years 1851-1913 by Asahel Bush, pioneer editor, politician, and banker. The writer has made use of the plentiful source material available for the ...
• Valuations on a Commutative Ring 

  Manis, Merle Eugene (University of Oregon, 1966-06)

  The purpose of this paper is to extend some results from the theory of valuations on a field to an arbitrary commutative ring with identity. The results obtained are well known when interpreted in the context of a field ...
• Water Wars: Determining the Future of Dam Removal in the State of Oregon 

  Wiles, Eli (University of Oregon, 2023)

  During western expansion, dams helped settlers conquer nature and develop the frontier. Oregon depends on dams for flood control, efficient renewable energy, and irrigation. As 20th-century infrastructure ages, removing ...
• Best Practices for Sport League CBAs 

  Rice, Ethan (University of Oregon, 2023)

  Across professional sports, players typically unionize and collectively bargain with team owners to construct an agreement as to how revenue will be shared and how the league will operate. These agreements largely dictate ...
• Mapping the Sequence-Function Landscape for Antibiotic Resistance in the DHFR Family 

  Resnick, Carmen (University of Oregon, 2023)

  Dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) is an essential enzyme in the folic acid synthesis pathway and has been the subject of intense study in recent decades. Despite the wide diversity of homologs, research attention has primarily ...
• A Mad or Sad Prince? A Psychological Evaluation of One of Shakespeare's Most Famous Characters 

  Purdue, Haylee (University of Oregon, 2023)

  Often considered one of the most influential and most quotable pieces of William Shakespeare’s repertoire, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, has stood the test of time. Analyzed by high school and college students ...
• Effects of Essential Amino Acid Supplementation and Blood Flow Restriction Training on Myonuclear Accretion in Single Muscle Fibers 

  Megowan, Helia (University of Oregon, 2023)

  Healthy muscle is characterized in part by its ability to recover from atrophy after surgery, bedrest, or immobilization. The goal of this thesis is to determine if the combined effects of essential amino acid (EAA) ...
• Information Sources and COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Adults with Disabilities 

  McClain, Devan (University of Oregon, 2023)

  People with disabilities are at increased risk of experiencing severe COVID-19 outcomes and should receive vaccinations and boosters to mitigate risk. However, COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy has been previously observed in ...
• Phase Separated Hydrogel Coatings of Porous Scaffolds in Biomedical Applications 

  Kurtz, Amanda (University of Oregon, 2023)

  The field of tissue engineering (TE) works to produce artificial replicas of tissues and organs for clinical applications. To achieve this ambitious outcome, TE works at the interface of biology, engineering, and medicine ...
• Examining the Conservation of Prion Formation between Yeast and Human RNA-modifying Enzymes 

  Jackson, William (University of Oregon, 2023)

  Prions are a form of protein that can switch from their native conformation to one that can promote aggregation. This sometimes inhibits or changes their normal cellular function, causing phenotypic changes. The Garcia Lab ...
• Developing an Efficient and Replicable Single-Guide RNA Synthesis Protocol for Targeted Enrichment of Perfect Assemblies 

  Gaudreault, Yukiko (University of Oregon, 2023)

  Inexpensive large-scale de novo gene synthesis technologies are in high demand for protein characterization and engineering as they enable the testing of many complex hypotheses. One such technology is DropSynth, which can ...
• Core and Skin Temperatures in Men With and Without a Patent Foramen Ovale at Rest and During Exercise 

  Feldmeier, Hannah (University of Oregon, 2023)

  Introduction: During exercise, core (Tc) and skin temperatures (Tsk) increase due to elevations in heat production (Hprod) from increased metabolism by exercising muscles. To maintain Tc and Tsk within a precise range, the ...
• Two Translations of Je Suis Plein D’Autres Aussi from French into English and Spanish 

  Engum-Corral, Ithea (University of Oregon, 2023)

  This work is two translation pieces of the short story Je Suis Plein D’Autres Aussi by Marie-Sabine Roger from French into English and Spanish. The translation is preceded by an essay where I explain my translation process. ...
• VISUAL FEEDBACK IMPROVES THE EFFICIENCY OF ANTICIPATORY FORCE CONTROL EVEN WHEN OBJECT PROPERTIES ARE NOT SALIENT 

  Bethers, Sydney (University of Oregon, 2023)

  Anticipatory force control is the ability to plan the amount of force needed to successfully manipulate an object and is known to predominantly rely on two key aspects: sensorimotor memories derived from previous experience ...

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