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  • Cultural changes influencing rising obesity rates in France

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    McGregor, Erin M.
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    A survey of a non-random sample of adults was conducted in Angers, France to investigate possible cultural changes in dietary behaviors that may contribute to increasing rates of obesity. Participants described contemporary habits regarding eating habits and activity level, as well as attitudes and opinions about obesity. The results largely...
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    Erin M. McGregor for the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Health Promotion & Education and

  • Cool hideaways: use of temperature refuges by juvenile coho salmon in the West Fork Smith River

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    Raskauskas, Nancy
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    The West Fork Smith River, a 69 km2 watershed in the Coast Range of Oregon, is prone to short periods of very high water temperature in mid-summer due to a combination of human and natural influences. In the summers of 2003 and 2004 more than 400 juvenile coho salmon regularly...
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    . Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 60:1266-1280. McCullough, D.A. 1999. A review and

  • Efficiency of bioswales in positively effecting storm water quality

    Creator:
    Grenz, Natalie S.
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    Because of the increased need for sustainable construction in an ever urbanizing culture, new sustainable drainage systems are being developed and implemented. Bioswales are becoming an increasingly popular form of sustainable urban drainage used for parking lots and subdivisions. But little is known regarding the effectiveness of bioswales in really...
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    . This can cause potential problems for water body health as well as local aquatic and plant life

  • Efficiency of bioswales in positively effecting storm water quality

    Creator:
    Grenz, Natalie S.
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    Because of the increased need for sustainable construction in an ever urbanizing culture, new sustainable drainage systems are being developed and implemented. Bioswales are becoming an increasingly popular form of sustainable urban drainage used for parking lots and subdivisions. But little is known regarding the effectiveness of bioswales in really...
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    . This can cause potential problems for water body health as well as local aquatic and plant life

  • Analysis of the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Mexicans and Mexican Americans

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    Sobolik, Julia Silva
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    Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), commonly known as type 2 or delayed onset diabetes, is a recognized growing global epidemic, which is connected to cultural and behavioral factors, such as diet, exercise, obesity, and genetics. In a recent survey of both men and women in Mexico City, the prevalence of...
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    affects of the American culture and health. There is a higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Mexican

  • The introduction of myxozoan parasites through the release of feeder goldfish (Carassius auratus)

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    Karandashova, Sophia
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    Myxozoa have been found worldwide; these parasites infect a wide variety of hosts, but have been found most often in fish. Carassius auratus (goldfish), a popular aquarium fish and a widespread invasive species, have been identified as an intermediate host for several myxozoan species. Some myxozoan parasites are pathogenic and...
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    complex life cycle, consisting of a pair of alternating hosts, an aquatic invertebrate, such as a

  • Patterns of age and growth in young-of-year rockfish, sebastes spp., along the Oregon coast

    Creator:
    Young, Thomas
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    Rockfish of the genus Sebastes are important components of Oregon reef communities. I examined patterns of age and growth in young-of-year rockfish across two nested spatial scales – local and regional – along the Oregon coast. Using otolith microstructural examination, I examined the relative importance of local versus regional factors...
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    the Oregon State University Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page

  • Biological considerations for a new approach to regulating genetically modified crops in the United States

    Creator:
    McDonough, Ashley
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    The debate over GM crops is one of the most controversial issues of recent decades. The debate has many dimensions, including environmental impacts, benefits and risks to human health, intellectual property rights, adequacy of biosafety regulations, and fundamental ethical acceptability. The potential benefits of GM crops are numerous, including improved...
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    risks to human health, intellectual property rights, adequacy of biosafety regulations, and fundamental

  • Characterization of the Ovine Prolactin Promoter

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    Tan, Taralyn
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    Approximately five to eight percent of domestic rams demonstrate a sexual attraction towards other rams, directing no sexual behaviors towards estrous ewes. It has been observed that these male-oriented rams (MORs) have a greater abundance of prolactin mRNA than female-oriented rams in the medial preoptic area of the anterior hypothalamus...
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    Microsoft Word - TariTan Final Thesis.doc AN ABSTRACT OF

  • Sustainability Analysis of African Palm Biodiesel in Ecuador : An Environmental, Socio-Cultural, and Artistic Perspective

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    Tuinstra, Naomi A.
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    In the thrust to shift away from fossil fuels towards renewable options, Ecuador produces African palm-based biodiesel, which is currently imported by the Unites States. An analysis of this specific interaction was done via personal contact with the industry in Ecuador and extensive literature review of the topic. The results...
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