Cataract is a leading cause of blindness throughout the world, yet the fundamental biochemical causes are unknown. A rodent model of the biochemical processes is selenite cataract. This cataract shows some of the features of human cataracts such as increased lens calcium, proteolysis of proteins, and insolubilization leading to lens...
Two nonlinear optical experiments are presented in which the third-order electronic susceptibility of molecules is used to generate Raman signals. The first one uses a single 532 nm beam from a Nd:YAG laser to produce Stimulated Raman Scattering in benzene and deuterated benzene. With a simple experimental set-up, stimulated emission...
Intracellular dNTP pool sizes are highly asymmetric, with dGTP usually comprising 5 to 10% of the sum of the dNTP pools. The work presented in this dissertation addresses the question of whether the underrepresentation of dGTP is related to its potential to be oxidized by reactive oxygen species. 8-oxo-guanine is...
This thesis describes evaluation of a gastric retention device (GRD) developed at Oregon State University. The device was originally fabricated from Xanthan gum and Locust bean gum. A modified gastric retention device containing other additives was developed and investigated in this work. The modified device was evaluated in vitro for...
In the past, archaeological investigations have recovered material culture that have often been stored as museum property without a focused analysis or written report of the results. This study focuses on one such assemblage ofchipped stone projectile points from the Bachman Cave locality of southwestern Idaho that has been stored...
The rheological, color, micro-structural, and electrical properties of surimi seafood gels were investigated. Various starches and protein additives at different ratios were evaluated with Alaska pollock surimi under ohmic heating at different heating rates to determine their functional properties and further to compare these properties with those of conventionally cooked...