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  • Two epidemiological studies in central Haiti

    Creator:
    Bonnlander, Heinke P.
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    Two epidemiological studies, designed to expand our knowledge of morbidity and mortality indicators concerning malaria and Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccination in the Hospital Albert Schweitzer health district located in Central Haiti's Artibonite Valley, are presented. The hospital serves a rural population of 190,000 in its 610 square mile district. A large...
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    MacKay Rossignol Two epidemiological studies, designed to expand our knowledge of morbidity and

  • Strategic modeling of sustainable food supply systems

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    Jorgensen, Jane
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    approved: Annett MacKay Rossignol Sustainable food supply systems are based on sustainable agricultural

  • Transcriptional regulation of the human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide gene

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    Guo, Chunxiao
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    Human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide (CAMP/LL-37) is a cationic antimicrobial peptide that is widely expressed by myeloid and epithelial cells at the human-environment interface. It possesses broad spectrum antimicrobial capacity against bacteria, fungi and viruses. In addition to its direct antimicrobial activity, CAMP/LL-37 also attracts and recruits monocytes, neutrophils and other...
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    described in Chapter 2 were designed to identify alternative vitamin D receptor (VDR) ligands that

  • A study of nisin resistance in Listeria monocytogenes Scott A

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    Ming, Xintian
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    Eight foodborne pathogenic and spoilage Gram-positive bacteria were evaluated for their spontaneous resistance frequencies to the peptide antimicrobial nisin. In brain heart infusion (BHI) medium, nisin resistance frequencies were in the range of l06 to l08 when exposed to nisin at concentrations 2 to 4 times the minimal inhibitory concentrations....
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    different concentrations of nisin in BHI broth 63 d) Survival plot of L. monocytogenes Scott A (sensitive

  • Function of Oregon Estuaries to Juvenile Fishes, with Focus on Juvenile Rockfishes (Sebastes spp.) in Yaquina Bay, Oregon

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    Schwartzkopf, Brittany D.
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    The role that anthropogenic and natural habitats in estuaries play in long-term population trends for Oregon’s nearshore marine fishes is poorly understood, in part due to limited temporal sampling. One important nearshore marine group is northeastern Pacific rockfishes (Sebastes spp.), which are highly diverse, with around 96 documented species, and...
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    ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Brittany D. Schwartzkopf for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

  • Integrative risk analysis of vector-borne disease

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    Orme Zavaleta, Jennifer
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    In this dissertation I explore the application of two novel modeling techniques for improving risk analysis of vector-borne disease and discuss their potential use in integrating environmental risk assessment that guides environmental and public health decisions. Techniques for analyzing risk have been considered inadequate due to a lack of understanding...
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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I thank Drs. Lawrence Curtis, W. Daniel Edge, Annette MacKay Rossignol, Philippe Rossignol

  • How Nearshore Currents affect Larval Dispersal and Genetic Connectivity of China Rockfish (Sebastes nebulosus) Along Oregon and Washington Coasts

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    Avila, Alexandra M.
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    Connectivity of fish populations is a crucial question for fisheries conservation and the development of spatial management plans. Both adult and larval movement define the extent and direction of ecological and evolutionary overlap between geographic regions and, therefore, how we define stocks for management purposes. Within that context, my work...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Scott Heppell Connectivity of fish populations is a crucial question for fisheries

  • Response Sensitivity Formulations for Geometrically Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis

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    Al-Aukaily, Alabbas
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    Significant amounts of uncertainty owing to both modeling decisions and inherent randomness are present in simulating the material and geometric nonlinear response of structural systems to extreme loading. Computing the sensitivity of structural response with respect to model parameters indicates which parameters have the largest affect on the response, which...
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    . Scott Significant amounts of uncertainty owing to both modeling decisions and inher- ent randomness

  • Simulation of vegetation and hydrology for climate change analysis of a mountain watershed

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    Waichler, Scott R.
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    Climate change is expected to have both direct and indirect effects on water resources. Hydrologic impacts of two indirect effects, vegetation density and stomata! conductance, are evaluated for the American River, a 200 km² watershed in the Cascade Range of Washington state. First, a set of distributed hydrology-biogeochemistry model structures...
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    Analysis of a Mountain Watershed AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Scott R. Waichier for the degree of

  • Exploring the foundations of science interest development in early childhood

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    Pattison, Scott A.
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    There is growing evidence that children develop science-related interests in early childhood, before they enter school, and that these interests may have long-term implications for science participation and achievement. Although researchers have made headway in describing interest development in the preschool years, little is currently known about the proximal processes...
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    DISSERTATION OF Scott A. Pattison for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Science Education presented