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Purification and characterization of polyphenol oxidases of Royal Anne cherries (Prunus avium L.)

Creator:: Benjamin, Namrod David
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF NAMROD DAVID BENJAMIN for

The psychological affect of modern and traditional schools on students' self-concepts, self-adjustment and social adjustment

Creator:: Ross, Dorian Mordecai Roseman
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between modern and traditional schools and children's self-concepts. In order to do this, it was necessary to describe and define the phenomenon "self-concept" as used in education and to describe what the author meant by modern...
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Full Text:: , whose love and support never wavered, and to Alex and David, who tried to give more to their schools

Structure and Dynamics of the Canine (Canis familiaris) Nasal Microbiome

Creator:: Knorr, Elizabeth
Abstract:: The diverse community of bacteria living within and on host organisms, known as the microbiome, has an important role in maintaining host health. Dysbiosis, known as a change in the healthy community of the microbiome, has been associated with a number of diseases across host organisms and body sites including...
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Full Text:: Microbiome Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Benjamin D

Experimental Study of the Impact of Physical and Chemical Properties on Smoldering Combustion in Natural Fuels

Creator:: Smucker, Benjamin
Abstract:: Smoldering combustion in wildland fires is difficult to extinguish, can transition to flaming combustion, and produces a significant amount of pollutants. It is necessary to understand parameters controlling smoldering in order to help predict the smoldering behavior and potentially mitigate these hazards. The wide variety of natural fuels that occur...
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Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Benjamin

Plastome phylogenomics in the genus Pinus using massively parallel sequencing technology

Creator:: Parks, Matthew Benjamin
Abstract:: This thesis summarizes work completed over the previous four years primarily focusing on chloroplast phylogenomic inquiry into the genus Pinus and related Pinaceae outgroups using next-generation sequencing on Illumina platforms. During the time of our work, Illumina sequence read lengths have essentially been limited to 25 to 100 base pairs,...
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Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Matthew Benjamin Parks for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

The physiology ecology and run diversity of adult Pacific lamprey, Entosphenus tridentatus, during the freshwater spawning migration

Creator:: Clemens, Benjamin J.
Abstract:: Pacific lamprey, Entosphenus tridentatus, have shown recent and rapid declines in abundance. These anadromous fish return to streams where they mature, spawn and die. It has been inferred that Pacific lamprey enter freshwater and reside for ~ 1 year before spawning. This long exposure to the freshwater environment may affect...
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Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Benjamin J. Clemens for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Fisheries Science

Usable and Scalable Querying of Scientific Datasets

Creator:: McCamish, Benjamin J.
Abstract:: Scientists and engineers have to analyze and query multiple large databases. Analysis over databases created by phasor measurement units can provide insight into the health of the grid, thereby improving control over operations. Realizing this data-driven control, however, requires validating, processing and storing massive amounts of PMU data efficiently, which...
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Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Benjamin John McCamish

Electron molecule interactions of amino acids and peptides

Creator:: Figard, Benjamin J.
Abstract:: Electron-biomolecule interactions are a biologically relevant field of study because there are several ion fragmentation techniques that have come to the forefront in mass spectrometric analysis that involve the interaction of charged peptides and free electrons. By studying the electron energies that cause fragmentation in neutral amino acids, amino acid...
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Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Benjamin J. Figard for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

Towards Resolving Functional and Evolutionary Mysteries of the Large and Heterozygous Genome of Hop (Humulus lupulus) and the Cannabaceae Family Using Genomic Data Science

Creator:: Padgitt-Cobb, Lillian K.
Abstract:: Hop (Humulus lupulus L. var. lupulus) is a diploid, dioecious plant with an extensive history of cultivation and use in brewing, as a textile, and for its therapeutic properties. Hop is prized for its ability to produce a variety of aromatic and flavor compounds, as well as compounds with anti-microbial...
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Full Text:: : David A. Hendrix Hop (Humulus lupulus L. var. lupulus) is a diploid, dioecious plant with an exten

Impact of voluntary compliance and compliance inspection programs on experience rates among small employers in California

Creator:: Nave, Michael E.
Abstract:: This study was conducted to evaluate government intervention as an effective strategy for implementing accident prevention programs and reducing occupational injuries in the workplace. The central issue was to determine if participation in the California Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Small Employer Voluntary Compliance Program (SEVCP) or compliance inspections conducted...
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Full Text:: . The concept for the research topic was the result of numerous conversations with David Valoff, former

Natural Products Discovery from Unique Microbial Habitats

Creator:: Gallegos, David A.
Abstract:: Marine natural products possess an abundance of diverse chemical scaffolds with unique biological activities. By targeting unusual or unique microbial environments within varying marine ecologies we can continue to discover novel chemistry with potentially new molecular targets. The research presented here is focused on exploring unusual chemical ecologies and the...
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Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF David A. Gallegos II for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

How Do Parasites Infect Salmon? Comparative Transcriptomics Reveal Myxozoan Adaptations for Parasitism

Creator:: Americus, Benjamin
Abstract:: The phylum Cnidaria contains three main branches: Anthozoa (corals, sea anemones) Medusozoa (jellyfish, hydra), and Endocnidozoa. This latter branch is characterized by parasitism and contains the microscopic fish-parasites Myxozoa. Myxozoa are highly simplified, consisting of only a few cell types, however they have retained the nematocyst stinging cells and complex...
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Full Text:: Benjamin Americus for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology presented on May 23, 2023

Selective inhibition of ion absorption by uranyl

Creator:: Mason, Benjamin J.
Abstract:: The research presented in this thesis evaluated the effects of uranyl (UO₂⁺⁺) upon the absorption of Li, Na, K, Rb, and Cl. Due to the biological importance of Na and K, these two ions were studied in the greatest detail. The results of this research showed that, at UO₂⁺⁺ concentrations...
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Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF BENJAMIN JORDAN MASON for the Ph. D. in Soils (Name) (Degree) (Major) Date

Applying higher order asymptotics to mixed linear models

Creator:: Lyons, Benjamin
Abstract:: Mixed linear models are a time honored method of analyzing correlated data. However, there is still no method of calculating exact confidence intervals or p-values for an arbitrary parameter in any mixed linear model. Instead, researchers must use either specialized approximate and exact tests that have been developed for particular...
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Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Benjamin Lyons for the degree of

Biaxial fatigue behavior of commercially pure titanium Ti-50A (Grade 2) and low-alloy titanium Ti-Code 12 (Grade 12) heat exchanger materials

Creator:: Tobias, Benjamin C.
Abstract:: Material failures in heat exchangers are often closely tied to events associated with the conditions of service and operating parameters. These events can generally be attributed to adverse load application and higher than optimum operating temperatures that could lead to changes in the microstructure of the materials and fatigue failure...
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Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Benjamin C. Tobias for the degree

An investigation of the self concept of Alaskan Eskimo adolescents in four different secondary school environments

Creator:: Benjamin, Elizabeth
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Full Text:: Adolescents in Four Different Secondary School Environments AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF ELIZABETH BENJAMIN

Computational methods for protein-protein interface prediction

Creator:: Tribelhorn, Benjamin
Abstract:: Protein-protein interactions underlie all biological processes and are a field of study that has wide implications throughout many other fields including medicine, genetics, biology, and ecology. Proteins are the building blocks and primary actors of life. They work together to accomplish virtually every task within a cell, including, metabolism, signal...
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Magnetotelluric Constraints on Lithospheric Properties in the Southeastern United States

Creator:: Murphy, Benjamin S.
Abstract:: By inverting EarthScope long-period magnetotelluric (MT) data from the southeastern United States (SEUS), we obtain electrical conductivity images that provides key insights into the geodynamics of this region. Significantly, we resolve a highly electrically resistive block that extends to mantle depths beneath the modern Piedmont and Coastal Plain physiographic provinces....
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Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Benjamin S. Murphy

The Identification of Common Environmental and Demographic Associations for Tick-Borne Disease Risk and Surveillance Efforts in the United States

Creator:: Ashraf, Benjamin J.
Abstract:: Ixodes scapularis (e.g. blacklegged tick) is a hard-bodied tick considered endemic to certain regions within the United States. This species is considered a primary vector of Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi), anaplasmosis (Anaplasma phagocytophilum) and babesiosis (Babesia microti). Each of these tick-borne diseases represent a growing health concern within the nation...
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Full Text:: THE DISSERTATION OF Benjamin J. Ashraf for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health

Zeros of Replicable Functions

Creator:: Toomey, Benjamin J.
Abstract:: Following the work of Asai, Kaneko, and Ninomiya for Faber polynomials associated to the modular group, and Bannai, Kojima, and Miezaki's partial proof for the case of the Fricke group of level 2, we show that the zeros of certain modular functions for some low-level genus zero groups associated to...
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Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Benjamin John

Electroluminescent and photoluminescent phosphor development and a facile approach to synthesis of refractory silicates at low temperatures

Creator:: Clark, Benjamin L.
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Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Benjamin L. Clark for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry presented on May 3

Gene Activation Strategies in Filamentous Fungi for Natural Products Discovery

Creator:: Adpressa, Donovon A.
Abstract:: Fungi have long been a prolific source of clinically approved drugs. The antibiotic penicillin, the cholesterol lowering statins, and the immunosuppressant cyclosporine have changed the treatment of human diseases in the last century. Recently, genome analysis of filamentous fungi has revealed that the biosynthetic potential for natural product expression is...
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Selected demographic variables as predictors of small group attendance or nonattendance among adult Conservative Baptists : a discriminant analysis

Creator:: McBride, Neal
Abstract:: Small groups are an important and widely used educational format in adult church education. It is estimated that ninety percent of the churches that belong to the Conservative Baptist Association of Oregon provide some type of small group eductional opportunity for their adult members. The purpose of this study was...
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Full Text:: on sabbatical. The significant contributions Drs. Carve' Wood, Theodore Madden, and Benjamin

Selected attributes, interpersonal relationships, and aspects of psychosexual behavior of one hundred college freshman

Creator:: Tebor, Irving B. (Irving Benjamin), 1925-
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Full Text:: BENJAMIN TEBOR A THESIS ubrnitted to OREGON STATE COLLEE in artia1 f1fi11ment or the requiren-ient

From Microbes to Megafauna: The Ecology of Gut Microbiomes in Wild Herbivores

Creator:: Couch, Claire E.
Abstract:: All mammals host communities of commensal microbes in and on their bodies. Recent technological advances, combined with experimental studies in laboratory animals, are beginning to reveal the ubiquitous links between the gut microbiome and host disease, metabolism, immunity, and numerous other host functions. A new challenge of microbiome research is...
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Full Text:: : Benjamin Wise, Brandon Scurlock, Jared Rogerson, Rebecca Fuda, and Eric Cole assisted with sample

Total Synthesis of Cephalotaxus Alkaloids and Synthetic Studies toward Bazzanin K

Creator:: Ju, Xuan
Abstract:: Dearomatization reactions exist broadly in biosynthesis and chemical synthesis. The highly functionalized atoms of arenes can be masked by it aromaticity, and upon dearomatization, those reactive atoms can be readily applied to bond formation and further manipulation. The total synthesis of (–)-cephalotaxine and (–)- homoharringtonine is described via an oxidative...
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Mandelalides as Potent Mitochondrial ATP Synthase Inhibitors : From Discovery of New Analogs to Function-Oriented Synthetic Studies

Creator:: Nazari, Mohamad
Abstract:: Our quest for pharmaceutically important marine natural products led to re-isolation of known mandelalides A-D and identification of new congeners E-L from re-collected South African Lissoclinum tunicate specimens. Mandelalides A, B, and L were characterized as selective cancer cell toxins, with an unusual activity profile influenced by their glycosylation /...
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Full Text:: Prof. Benjamin Philmus for their insightful comments and encouragement. I would like to thank the

Mass Spectrometry-based Analysis of Superwarfarins and their Metabolites and the Investigation of Novel Treatments for Poisoned Victims

Creator:: Nosal, Daniel Grzegorz
Abstract:: Superwarfarins are anticoagulant rodenticides that are 100 times more potent and 15 times more persistent than warfarin. They have been used since the 1980s and cause over 10,000 cases of accidental and intentional poisonings per year. Apart from inducing uncontrollable bleeding, by inhibiting the vitamin K cycle, superwarfarins can disrupt...
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Full Text:: from my graduate committee, Dr. Aleksandra Sikora, Dr. Benjamin Philmus, Dr. Kerry McPhail and Dr

The education of character : implications of Buber for the student services profession

Creator:: Keim, Will
Abstract:: Martin Buber was an internationally known scholar, teacher, and author whose works covered education, communication, politics, theology, philosophy, counseling, and related fields. The purpose of this study was to discover the implications of Buber's philosophy of education for the student services profession. Previous attempts to relate Martin Buber's philosophy to...
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Full Text:: Bryan, Dr. Marcus Borg, Dr. Michael Beachley, Dr. Paul Kopperman, and Dr. Benjamin Murdzek. You have

Drug Discovery from Diverse Bacteria – Bioactivity-guided Isolation of Known and New Metabolites

Creator:: Zhu, Chenxi
Abstract:: Exploring bioactive natural products has contributed largely to clinically approved drugs we have been using over the last 100 years. Especially among the anti-infective drugs, around 70% of currently used antibiotics were discovered or derived from microbial secondary metabolites, among them compounds like vancomycin, chloramphenicol, and erythromycin. Facing the unavoidable...
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Combining Disparate Data Sources with Ecosystem and Integrated Models: Case Studies for Improving Management of Protected Species

Creator:: Chasco, Brandon E.
Abstract:: Globally, the number of threatened species is increasing and conserving them is a high priority to the scientific community. Assessing the status of these protected species is challenging due to missing, contested, and or contradictory data streams. Integrated models (IMs) provide a statistical framework for combining disparate data sources to...
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Development of Novel Agents to Combat Tuberculosis and Malaria

Creator:: Almabruk, Khaled Husain G.
Abstract:: 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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Full Text:: committee members, Dr. Philip Proteau, Dr. Adam Alani, Dr. Benjamin Philmus, and Dr. Daniel Rockey for

Assessing Apparent Effects on Survival and Movement of Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) Following a Pneumonia Outbreak

Creator:: Dekelaita, Daniella J.
Abstract:: In the western United States, bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) have suffered major die-offs in every state since the mid-1800s, and disease from domestic sheep (Ovis aries) has been a primary factor in these events. Beginning in the early 1900s, poly-factorial, poly-microbial pneumonia was identified as a major disease affecting bighorn...
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Full Text:: , Benjamin Dalziel, and Thomas Savage for critical input and ongoing support. I thank the National Park

The evolutionary stability of partial migration

Creator:: Ohms, Haley A.
Abstract:: Natural selection, in its most basic form, is described as a process in which traitsincrease or decrease in frequency depending on their fitness, and only the trait withthe highest fitness will remain in the population. Yet, populations rarely have asingle `optimal' trait. The way natural selection maintains this observed variationwithin...
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Full Text:: Evolutionary Stability of Partial Migration Abstract approved: David A. Lytle Natural selection, in its most

Classical Density Functional for the Weeks-Chandler-Andersen Soft-Sphere Repulsive Potential using Soft Fundamental Measure Theory

Creator:: Finster, Kirstie L.
Abstract:: We present a classical density functional to model the soft, repulsive potential of a Weeks-Chandler-Andersen (WCA) fluid using Soft Fundamental Measure Theory (SFMT) with temperature-dependent parameters inspired by the Barker-Henderson method. Our functional uses soft spheres to model the soft-sphere WCA potential, and gives results that are in good agreement...
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Full Text:: Measure Theory Abstract approved: David Roundy We present a classical density functional to model the

Computational Approaches for RNA Structure Prediction with Dynamic Programming and Deep Neural Networks

Creator:: Deng, Dezhong
Abstract:: Our goal is to build a system to model the RNA sequences that reveals their structural information by using efficient dynamic programming algorithms and deep learning approaches. We aim to 1) achieve linear-time for RNA secondary structure prediction based on existing minimum free energy models; 2) utilize deep neural networks...
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Full Text:: Abstract approved: David A. Hendrix Our goal is to build a system to model the RNA sequences that reveals

Exploring the structural dynamics of human understanding : an historico-philosophical analysis of the problem of meaning in Heidegger and Bohr

Creator:: Tattersall, Mason
Abstract:: This dissertation explores the structural dynamics of human understanding and particularly the concept of meaning and its connections to concepts of ultimate ground, necessity and contingency, language, and perception. It focuses on the history of the concept of meaning in early twentieth-century European physics and philosophy, through an analysis of...
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Full Text:: approved: _______________________________________________________ David S. Luft This

Hybridization of Non-Native Dune-Building Beachgrasses on the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast: Characterization of Functional Morphology, Hybrid Swarm Composition, and Ecological Consequences of Ammophila arenaria × A. breviligulata

Creator:: Mostow, Rebecca S.
Abstract:: The rates of biological introductions and invasions are increasing, driving up the associated harms to ecosystems and economies. The spread and effects of invasive organisms depend on the specifics of the introduction, the character of the invaded ecosystem, and multiple traits of the invasive organism itself. One mechanism by which...
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Full Text:: (47°N) (Seabloom and Wiedemann 1994, Hacker et al. 2012, David et al. 2015, Zarnetske et al. 2015

Drug Discovery and Chemical Ecology Investigations of Specialized Metabolism in Tolypocladium and Paraisaria

Creator:: Tehan, Richard M.
Abstract:: Since the discovery of penicillin in 1928, the fungal kingdom has remained a fertile source for the discovery of new, biologically active, natural products. Further, as natural products continue to be discovered from fungi, a deeper understanding of the critical role of specialized metabolism in fungal ecology is afforded. The...
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Full Text:: members of my committee, Dr. Joey Spatafora, Dr. Benjamin Philmus, Dr. Jane Ishmael, and Dr. Sarah

Effects of Diversity on Emerging Infectious Diseases of Amphibians

Creator:: Snyder, Paul W.
Abstract:: Species declines and extinctions have been recorded across taxa as evidence of an ongoing global biodiversity crisis. Amphibians are at the forefront of these declines with nearly one third of amphibian species estimated to be at risk of extinction. While many factors contribute to population declines and extinctions, the role...
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Full Text:: and supported through this process. David Fugit, my oldest friend. Dr. Erin Gorsich for letting Nick

The comparative metabolism of cadmium, mercury and zinc as environmental contaminants in the freshwater mussel, Margaritifera margaritifera

Creator:: Mellinger, P. J.
Abstract:: The uptake, tissue distribution and retention patterns of cadmium, mercury and zinc were examined in the freshwater mussel, Margaritifera margaritifera. All three of these heavy metals are found in the environment. Both cadmium and mercury are toxic at low environmental concentrations. Zinc may also be toxic at low concentrations but...
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Full Text:: Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy VS, ...P..... Dr. David L. Willis The uptake, tissue

Understanding Circadian and Light-activated Transcriptional Regulatory Changes During Aging in Drosophila melanogaster

Creator:: Fey, Rosalyn M.
Abstract:: Systems biology is a powerful approach which considers and sheds light on all of the puzzle pieces which make up complex biological processes, and is an effective alternative to unraveling these processes using traditional molecular approaches alone. It is a natural companion approach for computational biology, which leverages the power...
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Full Text:: Drosophila melanogaster Abstract approved: David A. Hendrix Systems biology is a powerful approach which

Characterization and removal of unstable proteins from grape juice and wine

Creator:: Hsu, Juinn-chin
Abstract:: Improved sensitive techniques were developed for the determination of soluble proteins in grape, juice and wine. These techniques which permitted direct sample analysis without prior dialysis or concentration, were used for: 1) characterization of heat unstable proteins, 2) evaluating the effect of bentonite fining and ultrafiltration (UF) on the soluble...
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Full Text:: : •— "~* ^—*»■ David A. Heatherbell Improved sensitive techniques were developed for the determination of soluble

Manganese absorption by barley roots

Creator:: Maas, E. V. (Eugene Vernon), 1936-
Abstract:: An investigation of Mn uptake by five-day-old excised barley roots revealed that a metabolically-mediated process was involved. In short-term experiments, the rate of Mn absorption was comparable to that of the macronutrient cations. Like other metabolically absorbed cations, the Mn absorption rate was a direct function of the ambient concentration...
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Full Text:: various ways during the course of this study. My gratitude is particularly expressed: To Dr. David P

Identifying the Effects of Combustion Products, Turbulent Fluctuations, and Delivered Energy on Ignition Characteristics of Forced Ignition of Jet-A/air Mixtures

Creator:: Teope, Kaz I.
Abstract:: The operation of gas turbine engines depends on the reliable ignition of fuel/air mixtures. Gas turbine engines are commonly used as commercial and military aviation power plants. However, consistent ignition within gas turbine engines is still a problem, especially for more challenging operating conditions such as emergency operations. This work...
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Full Text:: Characteristics of Forced Ignition of Jet-A/air Mixtures Abstract approved: David L. Blunck The operation of

The effect of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) on the radiosensitivity of the rough-skinned newt (Taricha granulosa)

Creator:: Lappenbusch, William L.
Abstract:: More than 2,000 male newts were collected during the summer and maintained unfed at 10°C both pre- and post-irradiation. Exposures ranging up to 30 kR were given with 300 kVp X-rays and ⁶⁰Co gamma rays. Half of the newts were injected (I. P.) with 15 g DMSO/kg (the maximum sublethal...
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Full Text:: OF THE ROUGH-SKINNED NEWT (TARICHA GRANULOSA) Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Dr. David L

Theory of Inhomogeneous Fluids

Creator:: Krebs, Eric J.
Abstract:: This dissertation reports on the computational physics research in the area of inhomogeneous fluids. I first discuss the theory background for this work beginning with water, which is important for the two published articles that are presented in this work (Chapters 5 and 6). Next, I give a brief overview...
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Full Text:: . Title: Theory of Inhomogeneous Fluids Abstract approved: David J. Roundy This dissertation reports on

Performance of some tests for bivariate independence, interchangeability, and equality of distributions of ratios

Creator:: Ferguson, Nancy Lo
Abstract:: The purpose of this thesis is to derive and compare asymptotic performances of certain tests of independence, interchangeability and equality of the distributions of_ratios Y/X for positive variates and Y with joint c.d.f. H(x,y) of particular forms. Three bivariate families, Morgenstern, Plackett, and Moran, are considered which permit marginal c.d.f.'s...
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Full Text:: RATIOS Redacted for Privacy Abstract approved: DR. DAVID R. THOMAS The purpose of this thesis is to

Soil genesis, classification, and nitrogen cycling in forest ecosystems of the northwestern Rif region of Morocco

Creator:: Ben Jelloun, Hassane
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Full Text:: grateful to all the members of my committee: professors David D. Myrold, Gerald H. Simonson, Donald B

An Econometric Analysis of the Impact of Climate Change on Forest Land Value and Broad Land-use Change

Creator:: Mihiar, Christopher
Abstract:: Climate change affects the choice of land-use not only through its direct effect on the productive potential of land, but also through human actions that alter the landscape. In this dissertation, I estimate current climate's effect on the economic net returns to alternative land-use systems in the United States. Then...
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Full Text:: approved: David J. Lewis Climate change affects the choice of land-use not only through its direct effect

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