There has been concern voiced for a number of years about the problem of program plagiarism. A number of SIGCSE Bulletin articles have discussed the issue. However, it is not at all clear as to what behavior we are actually referring, nor to what extent it is occurring. How do...
Once abundant in their native range, Pacific salmon species (Oncorhynchus spp.) were widely distributed across the northern Pacific Rim from South Korea and Japan to the Sacramento River in California. Remaining populations are subject to population-level threats, including pathogens. The freshwater parasitic copepod Salmincola californiensis is associated with the reduced...
The gray-tailed vole (Microtus canicaudus) demonstrated a
requirement for selenium and vitamin E. Animals deficient in both
nutrients suffered from liver necrosis and an unthrifty condition
characterized by inappetence, profuse diarrhea, and swollen eyes.
Vitamin E appeared less effective than selenium as a prophylaxis
against this syndrome.
Total body weights,...
Low-tech habitat restoration techniques, including Stage 0 treatments, are increasingly applied but often lack robust evaluation of their effects. In 2018, one kilometer of the South Fork McKenzie (SFMK) River, OR was modified to the Stage 0 condition for the benefit of ESA-listed Chinook by raising the incised channel to...
Pacific whiting and its by-products were good raw materials for high quality fish sauce production. Heat stable and salt activated enzymes were responsible for autolytic activity in Pacific whiting and by-products. According to temperature profiles of raw materials at various salt concentrations, two fermentation temperatures, 35°C and 50°C, were selected...
Although the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is a global crop, few growing regions rival the high yields of the Columbia Basin of Eastern Oregon and Washington. Two research projects were conducted in Hermiston, OR to contribute to best management practices for the region. The first project evaluated the efficacy of...
This thesis examines the origins and outcomes of Operation Paperclip, a program the U.S. government operated in the years immediately following WWII to recruit former Nazi doctors, scientists, and technicians, and capitalize on their research experience. As part of this operation, the U.S. welcomed two doctors who had conducted medical...
Five strains of the bean pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv.
phaseolicola were analyzed for plasmid number, size, and relatedness.
Each strain contained one or two indigenous plasmids which ranged in
size from 6.8 to 151 kbp. BamHI and EcoRI restriction patterns revealed that total plasmid DNA from each strain had a...
An in vitro study was conducted to investigate the metabolism and distribution of Se⁷⁵-selenite and Se⁷⁵-selenomethionine (SEM) in
chick blood. Se⁷⁵-selenite is taken up by RBC (13% within 20
minutes) and expelled into the plasma to become bound to proteins. In
contrast, Se⁷⁵-SEM showed a more gradual and continuous buildup...