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Ultraviolet radiation as an environmental stressor of amphibians

Creator:: Bancroft, Betsy A.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: OF THE DISSERTATION OF Betsy A. Bancroft for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology

B-cell heterogeneity in salmonids

Creator:: Irwin, Michael J.
Abstract:: Salmonid B lymphocytes were stimulated both in vivo and in vitro and shown to produce antibody specific for the immunogen. A passive hemolytic plaque assay was employed to demonstrate B cells producing specific antibody. Characterization of plaque forming cells (PFCs) involved sequential inhibition with a series of graded concentrations of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: B-cell heterogeneity in salmonids AN ABSTRACT OF THE

Reductive dechlorination of chlorophenols by vitamin B

Creator:: Smith, Mark Harrison
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Reductive dechlorination of chlorophenols by vitamin B

The legacy of two African American women in college administration : Maxine Buie Mimms and Wintonnette Joye Hardiman : a look back to go forward

Creator:: Washington, Kim Elaine
Abstract:: The focus of this study was to examine the administrative legacy of two African American women administrators, Maxine Buie Mimms and Wintonnette Joye Hardiman, who administrated The Evergreen State College-Tacoma, Washington (TESC-T) campus for more than three decades. TESC-T is nationally known for its community-based curriculum and pedagogy, high retention...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Administration: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Kim Elaine Washington for the degree of

Hepatitis B and liver cancer among Hmong : knowledge, perceptions of risk, and barriers to hepatitis B screening and vaccination

Creator:: Kue, Jennifer
Abstract:: Chronic hepatitis B disproportionately affects Asian Americans. Although Asians make up only 4.2% of the total United States (U.S.) population, they account for more than half of those infected with hepatitis B. If left untreated, chronic hepatitis B could lead to cirrhosis, liver damage, and liver cancer. Studies show that...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , 2011. Title: Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer Among Hmong: Knowledge, Perceptions of Risk, and Barriers

An investigation into the characteristics, perceptions, and expectations of high school students involved in a pilot statewide tech prep in agriculture program in Washington state

Creator:: Willis, James Franklin
Abstract:: The purpose of the investigation was to develop a profile of characteristics, perceptions and expectations of high school students involved in the Washington Tech Prep in Agriculture Statewide Articulation Program (TPAG). The investigation involved nine individual interviews, the responses of 165 students to a forced response survey instrument, and a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Program in Washington State Abstract approved: Daniel B. Dunham The purpose of the investigation was

Education as a rite of passage : an ethnographic study of an alternative adult education program

Creator:: Keegan, Macaela Cashman
Abstract:: This microethnographic study examines critical literacy and the lives of participants in an urban, non-profit organization, the Opportunity Center, serving low income youth and adults in the Seattle area. The Center's primary mission was to provide alternative educational opportunities for youth who have been unsuccessful in traditional school settings. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Coming to community college via welfare reform : an exploration of expectations and experience of women in Washington's WorkFirst program

Creator:: Kostick, Susan
Abstract:: This qualitative study explores the experiences of women who are welfare recipients attending a community college under the auspices of a new program, Washington State's WorkFirst/Work Study program. The study, conducted over two academic quarters, includes in-depth interviews with WorkFirst/Work Study students, observations in a weekly seminar, and interviews with...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: auspices of a new program, Washington State's WorkFirst/ Work Study program. The study, conducted over

Responses of forest understory plants to burial by volcanic tephra from Mount St. Helens, Washington

Creator:: Antos, Joseph A.
Abstract:: The effects of burial by tephra (volcanic aerial ejecta) on forest understory plants were examined northeast of Mount St. Helens, Washington, in the area where the 18 May 1980 eruption deposited tephra but did not destroy canopy trees. At six sites along a tephra depth gradient from 2-15 cm, understory...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: volcanic tephra from Mount St. Helens, Washington AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Joseph A. Antos for the

Nitrogen transformation and losses in Walla Walla silt loam soil as influenced by wheat straw and nitrogenous fertilizers

Creator:: Chandra, Purna
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: CONCLUS IONS SUMMARY B I]3L lOGRA PHY Page 78 80 83 94 LIST OF TAbLES Page Table 1

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Ultraviolet radiation as an environmental stressor of amphibians

B-cell heterogeneity in salmonids

Reductive dechlorination of chlorophenols by vitamin B

The legacy of two African American women in college administration : Maxine Buie Mimms and Wintonnette Joye Hardiman : a look back to go forward

Hepatitis B and liver cancer among Hmong : knowledge, perceptions of risk, and barriers to hepatitis B screening and vaccination

An investigation into the characteristics, perceptions, and expectations of high school students involved in a pilot statewide tech prep in agriculture program in Washington state

Education as a rite of passage : an ethnographic study of an alternative adult education program

Coming to community college via welfare reform : an exploration of expectations and experience of women in Washington's WorkFirst program

Responses of forest understory plants to burial by volcanic tephra from Mount St. Helens, Washington

Nitrogen transformation and losses in Walla Walla silt loam soil as influenced by wheat straw and nitrogenous fertilizers

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