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  • Landscape Genomics and Climatic Responses of Willamette Valley Alders

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    Kral, George L.
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    The climate of the Pacific Northwest is in flux, and existing forest ecosystems are stressed and poised to shift in fundamental ways, with or without human intervention. This dissertation probes the nature of forest responses to environmental change through investigations of morphology and genetics of three species of alder co-occurring...
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    , Data curation, Formal analysis. Melodie L Putnam: Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

  • Exploring the Limits of Ligation Rate and Specificity in Protein Immobilization Using the Genetically Encoded Tetrazine Ligation

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    Bednar, Riley M.
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    Immobilized proteins are integral components of a number of important technologies, including the principal component of many biosensors, as functional coatings in various implants, as catalysts is industrial biosynthesis, and as the building blocks of next-generation nanotechnologies. Despite their ubiquity, relatively little is known about the processes that shape immobilized...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Riley M

  • Development of Novel Agents to Combat Tuberculosis and Malaria

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    Almabruk, Khaled Husain G.
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    Despite the advance of biomedical science, infectious diseases remain one of the number one killers in the world. They claim the lives of millions of people annually, particularly in underdeveloped and developing countries. In fact, more than 32% of the health burden in Africa is caused by infectious diseases, e.g.,...
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    resistant strains of M. tuberculosis in recent years has rendered some of the first-line anti-TB drugs

  • In vivo Reactions of Tetrazines Incorporated through Genetic Code Expansion

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    Blizzard, Robert J.
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    The inverse electron demand Diels Alder reaction between tetrazines and strained alkenes is an exceptionally useful tool in functionalizing to biomolecules since it is orthogonal to the chemistry of most living systems and have exceptionally high rate constants. In particular reactions between strained trans-cyclooctenes (sTCO) and tetrazines can achieve second...
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    trans-cyclooctenes (sTCO) and tetrazines can achieve second order rate constants of 106 M-1s-1 or

  • Effects of maternal age on reproductive success in black rockfish, Sebastes melanops

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    Bobko, Stephen J.
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    From 1996 through 1998 I collected mature female black rockfish off Oregon and examined ovaries and otoliths to estimate weekly, age-specific larval production. In all reproductive seasons, older black rockfish extruded larvae earlier in the season, followed by progressively younger fish. Each year, beginning in May, I collected young-of-the-year (YOY)...
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    indebted to my wife Melodie for her understanding and support. She was always willing to accompany me on

  • Phylogeny and Evolution of Gall-Associated Plant Pathogenic Bacteria

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    Davis, Edward W., II
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    Gall-associated phytopathogens have unique evolutionary histories that haveshaped both their modes of infection and genomic structures. Pathogenicity of the gall-associated plant pathogens of the Rhodococcus, Agrobacterium, and Rathayibactergenera is mediated by horizontally acquired virulence loci. The relative ease of gainand loss of the virulence loci has confounded accurate characterization of...
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    extend a special thank you to Melodie Putnam and members of the OSU Plant Clinic; I would not have

  • Surface-Initiated Click-Ready Bioactive Polymer Coatings: Synthesis and Characterization

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    Yu, Bonan
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    Protein adsorption on blood contacting medical devices usually causes fouling and failure, and may promote clotting and undesirable immune responses. Hydrophilic polymer coatings in a dense, pendent “brush” conformation can resist protein adsorption on the surface while increasing biocompatibility. Such coatings can also be used to immobilize a variety of...
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    . Synthesis of methyl homobifunctional PEO block polybutadiene block PEO (m-PEO- PBD-PEO-m) triblock copolymer

  • Diseases of Rhododendron and Boxwood: Survey and Virulence of Phytophthora Root Rot and Management of Boxwood Blight with Systemic Fungicides

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    Sacher, Gabriel
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    Diseases can be a substantial threat to woody plant production, a major industry in Oregon. Boxwood (Buxus spp.) and rhododendron (Rhododendron subgenus Rhododendron and Hymenanthes) represent the top two broadleaf evergreen woody plants by farmgate value in Oregon. Historically, Phytophthora root rot has been considered the most destructive disease of...
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    . Melodie Putnam, Dr. Jo Anne Crouch, and Dr. Vanina Castroagudin assisted with laboratory work and

  • Population genetics, ecology and evolution of a vertebrate metacommunity

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    Manier, Mollie Kim
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    Population genetic structure is widespread in many organisms and can be found at small spatial scales. Fine-scale differentiation is the result of ecological and evolutionary processes working together to produce an overall pattern, but the relative importance of these factors in population differentiation is poorly understood. The goals of my...
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    Linton, David Scott, Weezie Mead, Dede Olson, Shannon McDowell, Matt McDowell, Mike Pfrender, Melodie

  • Regulation of neuronal A₁ adenosine receptors

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    Hettinger, Barbara D.
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    Crawford), as well as Jennifer De Hart, Melodie Graber-Orjala and Janice Woelfl who have been a constant