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  • Sublethal effects of UV-B radiation on larval amphibians

    Creator:
    Belden, Lisa K.
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    Ultraviolet-B radiation (UV-B) has been suggested as a factor contributing to global amphibian population declines. While ambient UV-B levels damage the eggs and embryos of some amphibian species, few studies have addressed how UV-B affects other life history stages or sublethal responses. My dissertation focuses on (1) investigations of sublethal...
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  • Ultraviolet radiation as an environmental stressor of amphibians

    Creator:
    Bancroft, Betsy A.
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    My thesis explored the effects of and potential mediating mechanisms for an important environmental stressor, ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation. UVB radiation has negative effects on organisms in both terrestrial and aquatic systems. I used meta-analysis to quantify the effects of UVB radiation on a diversity of aquatic organisms (Chapter 2). UVB...
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    presented on May 10, 2007. Title: Ultraviolet Radiation as an Environmental Stressor of Amphibians

  • Individual and population responses to abiotic stresses in Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.)

    Creator:
    Martinez-Ghersa, Maria Alejandra
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    Plant form is a compromise between resource gathering, reproduction and the tolerance to physical demands of the abiotic and biotic environment. In an agricultural field in addition to the natural factors causing stress, humans also introduce physical and mechanical stresses, and chemical pesticides into the environment. Many of these factors...
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    .................................................................. 152 4.2 Effect of ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation on survival of Italian ryegrass seedlings of a

  • Indirect effects of ultraviolet-B radiation on larval amphibians as mediated by food quality and trophic interactions

    Creator:
    Scheessele, Erin A.
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    Ultraviolet-B radiation (UVB) is an abiotic stressor in both terrestrial and aquatic systems. The stratospheric ozone layer, depleted due to anthropogenic activities and the cause of elevated UVB at earth's surface over the last four decades, is predicted to recover by 2065. However, UVB levels in aquatic systems may continue...
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    15, 2007. Title: Indirect Effects of Ultraviolet-B Radiation on Larval Amphibians as Mediated by

  • Dose to the female breast from nuclear medicine and diagnostic radiology

    Creator:
    Patel, Aarti
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    There has been increased concern about radiation dose to the female breasts, with approximately 200,000 new breast cancers being diagnosed each year in the United States. The unprecedented increase in the use of radiologic exams on younger women has also raised some additional concerns about how procedures are performed. The...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Patel for the degree of Master of Science in Radiation Health Physics presented on July 18,2008

  • Design techniques for radiation hardened-phase locked loops

    Creator:
    Nemmani, Anantha Nag
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    Spacecrafts experience radiation in the course of their operation and all electronic equipment on board these spacecrafts has to be designed to withstand the effects of this radiation. This thesis describes the effects of total ionization dose (TID) and single event transients (SET) in phase-locked loops - an important circuit...
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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 EFFECTS OF RADIATION ON PHASE-LOCKED LOOPS . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.1 Effect of total

  • Predicting dose and cell survival distributions for brachytherapy sources

    Creator:
    Stringham, Michael J.
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    The focus of this thesis is to determine the biological impact of dose from brachytherapy sources commonly used in cancer treatment. To achieve this goal, the Monte Carlo code PENELOPE was used to simulate point sources of four different isotopes (¹⁰³Pd, ¹²⁵I, ¹³⁷Cs, and ⁹⁰Sr) in an infinite medium of...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Radiation effects in III-V semiconductors and heterojunction bipolar transistors

    Creator:
    Shatalov, Alexei
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    The electron, gamma and neutron radiation degradation of III-V semiconductors and heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) is investigated in this thesis. Particular attention is paid to InP and InGaAs materials and InP/InGaAs abrupt single HBTs (SHBTs). Complete process sequences for fabrication of InP/InGaAs HBTs are developed and subsequently employed to produce...
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    studies of radiation-induced degradation of HBTs. ••• 4 Effect #1 [:::::::7:-::~~ii~~:~~~~i'S

  • An experiment on the radioprotetive effect of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate on V-79 hamster lung cells

    Creator:
    Villamar, Glenda
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    Many experiments are being conducted to find compounds that offer radioprotection against radiation damage and that are also non-toxic. It is hopeful that in the future, research for this technology will benefit patients undergoing cancer treatment by reducing radiation damage to normal cells and therefore reducing short and long term...
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    Master of Science in Radiation Health Physics presented on August 21, 2002. Title: An Experiment on the

  • Oscillators and phase locked loops for space radiation environments

    Creator:
    Vandepas, Martin
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    Circuits operating outside the earth’s atmosphere are more vulnerable to cosmic radiation and require special design consideration. The purpose of this work is to explore methods of mitigating the effect of radiation in phase locked loop (PLL) circuits. Several voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs) and two complete PLLs are designed and...
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    Masters Thesis
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    electronics are always given thorough attention to the effect of radiation on the circuit. Research has