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  • Zimbabwean counselors' knowledge of and attitudes toward HIV/AIDS

    Creator:
    Richards, Kimberly A.
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    Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has become the world's foremost health threat and is the number one killer in Zimbabwe. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome impacts not only the individual who has AIDS, but on nuclear and extended families, and all aspects of society in Zimbabwe. Since studies have indicated that...
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    Dissertation

  • Zero kinetic energy photoelectron spectroscopy of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

    Creator:
    Zhang, Jie
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    In this dissertation, I present electronic spectra of a few polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): tetracene, pentacene, pyrene, benzo[g,h,i]perylene and benzo[a]pyrene using resonantly enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) and zero kinetic energy (ZEKE) photoelectron spectroscopy. The work of tetracene and pentacene also combine a laser desorption source with a ZEKE spectrometer, demonstrating...
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    , Dr. Wei Kong, whose encouragement, guidance and support through all these years enabled me to

  • Yeast extractives in the nutrition of San Francisco sourdough bacteria (Lactobacillus sanfrancisco)

    Creator:
    Berg, Ronald Wayne
    Abstract:
    A laboratory-prepared hot-water extract of yeast is required for vigorous growth of San Francisco sourdough bacteria (Lactobacillus sanfrancisco) in pure culture. This requirement was examined with the goal of determining what is unique about fresh yeast extractives (commercial extractives exhibit much lower growth promoting activity), and which components of fresh...
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    SANFRANCISCO) Redacted for privacy Abstract approved: Dr. A. W. Anderson A laboratory-prepared hot-water

  • Why does Regular Legume Consumption Matter for Colorectal Cancer Prevention?

    Creator:
    Perera, H. A. Thushanthi
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    Legumes are defined as the immature, germinated, or mature edible seeds of legume plants (Fabaceae). The primarily consumed legumes are dry beans, dry peas, lentils, chickpeas, cowpeas, fava beans, and pigeon peas, which are grouped as mature legumes, green beans and peas, which are considered green legumes, and sprouted or...
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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First, I would like thank my major advisor Dr. Gerd Bobe for his continued guidance

  • Where have all the women and children gone? An examination of domestic life at the Newell Farmstead (35MA41) in the early Oregon country

    Creator:
    Manion, Mollie Jo
    Abstract:
    The Newell Farmstead (35MA41) archaeological site lies in the heart of the French Prairie in the Willamette Valley in the Champoeg State Heritage Area, Oregon. The integrity and depth of deposition have made the Newell site a unique opportunity to look at activity areas and domestic life of early Euro-American...
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    and mentor Dr. David Brauner. I am the archaeologist I am today, largely due to your influence

  • Wheat lignin as a functional dietary fiber component

    Creator:
    Junyusen, Tiraporn
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    This dissertation has focused on lignin byproducts that result from the alkali processing of wheat straw. The first study evaluated the application of “standard” lignin quantification methods for summative analyses of alkali-based processes. Mass closure during NaOH processing at 25, 50, and 75°C of wheat straw was evaluated using the...
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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Dr. Michael H. Penner, who

  • Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Kernel Polymers as Breeding Targets for Improved End-Use Quality

    Creator:
    Trittinger, Susanne
    Abstract:
    Wheat is a staple food crop with many applications. The composition and quantity of major and minor flour components greatly influence functional dough properties, processing quality, and end-use suitability. Seven to 15% of the weight of wheat flour is protein and the gluten proteins comprise 80-85% of that. The gluten...
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    appreciation to my advisor Dr. Robert Zemetra for his continuous guidance throughout my studies. I will

  • Western Diet-Induced Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH): The Impact of Time on the Onset and Remission of Disease

    Creator:
    Spooner, Melinda H.
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    Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by an accumulation of neutral lipids in the form of triglycerides and cholesterol esters accounting for >5% of liver weight. Excess neutral lipids accumulate in large lipid droplets, i.e., macrosteatosis, displacing the nucleus of cells. Current theory suggests neutral lipid accumulation is the...
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    would like to give my primary advisor Dr. Donald B. Jump my sincere thank you for taking a leap of

  • Welfare distribution effects of US rice policies

    Creator:
    De Silva, G. A. Canute
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    Redacted for Privacy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I wish to express my sincere thanks to Dr. H. Alan Love, my

  • Weak-supervision Time-series Analysis

    Creator:
    You, Zeyu
    Abstract:
    Efficient time-series analysis can impact multiple application domains such as motif discovery in gene analysis or music data, extracting spectro-temporal patterns in acoustic scene analysis, or annotating and classifying electrical bio-signals (such as ECG, EEG, and EMG) for medical applications. Time-series analysis involves a variety of tasks. To predict future...
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