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The effects of training on upper body power in female cross-country skiers

Creator:: Downing, Julie J.
Abstract:: A distinguishing feature of elite cross-country (xc) skiers is their superlative upper body power (UBP). Race points/rankings are highly correlated to UBP, thus it appears that UIBP training is an integral component to the success of xc ski racers. Recently, roller board training was shown to be superior for improving...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF ThE DISSERTATION OF Julie J. Downing for the

Models relating camping to river terrace characteristics along the Rogue Scenic Waterway

Creator:: Pfister, Robert E.
Abstract:: The degree to which camping is related to selected characteristics of river terraces along the Rogue Waterway, Oregon has been analyzed. Previous attempts to formulate models relating campsite choice to characteristics of the natural environment focused on camping parties engaged in auto-camping and the aggregate population behavior rather than on...
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Full Text:: Drs. J. G. Jensen, and Kenton B, Downing. They created an academic atmosphere ideally suited for the

Factors supporting persistence of academically underprepared community college students

Creator:: Pelkey, Dave
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to identify factors that support the likelihood of persistence of academically underprepared community college students to 45 college level credits. Factors considered in this research include: (a) race/ethnicity, (b) age, (c) enrollment status, (d) socio-economic status (SES), (e) first quarter GPA, (f) developmental need,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Dave Pelkey for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

Effects of reservoir recreation development upon rural residential property values

Creator:: Boodt, William A.
Abstract:: Concern over the need to provide open space in communities for recreation and other uses and to estimate the public values involved is apparent to regional planners. This need, particularly evident in natural resource planning, indicates that more sophisticated analytical techniques be developed. The primary thrust of this study is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A quantitative genetic analysis of fitness characters in Tribolium confusum

Creator:: Zirkle, Dave F.
Abstract:: The objective of this study is to assess the quantitative genetic structure of fitness characters in Tribolium confusum flour beetles. Estimates of genetic variation and covariation for a series of fitness components (two measurements of survival, larval weight, development time, fecundity, and female productivity) were obtained from two populations of...
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Full Text:: Tribolium confusum AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Dave F. Zirkle for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

The impact of youth gang awareness training on school personnel

Creator:: Novotney, Dave C.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of youth gang awareness training on school personnel. Middle and high school level teachers, counselors, and school administrators in a rural Oregon school district were the focus of this study. Six specially designed modules were created by the researcher and...
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Full Text:: personnel AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Dave C. Novotney for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

Welfare distribution effects of US rice policies

Creator:: De Silva, G. A. Canute
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRPICT OF THE THESIS OF G. A. Canute De Silva for the

Exercise and Appetite : The Influence of Exercise Intensity on Appetite in Endurance Trained Women

Creator:: Howe, Stephanie Marie
Abstract:: In endurance-trained men, an acute bout of exercise is shown to suppress post-exercise appetite and alter changes in specific appetite regulating hormones. Limited research has examined these responses in endurance-trained women. PURPOSE: To investigate the effect of exercise intensity on the appetite regulating hormones acylated ghrelin, PYY and GLP-1 and...
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Full Text:: Wilcox and Dr. Julie Downing for their inspiration in pursuing a

Design, construction, and characterization of a neutron depth profiling facility at the Oregon State University TRIGA® reactor with an advanced digital spectroscopy system

Creator:: Robinson, Joshua A.
Abstract:: In this work, Neutron Depth Profiling (NDP) analysis capability has been added to the Oregon State University TRIGA® Reactor Prompt Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis Facility (PGNAA). This system has been implemented with an advanced digital spectroscopy system and is capable of rise time pulse shape analysis as well as coincidence...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: make improvements and characterization of the facility. I thank Dr. Downing for his support

Critical scaling of thin-film YBaCuO and NdCeCuO resistivity-current isotherms : implications for vortex phase transitions and universality

Creator:: Roberts, Jeanette Marie
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: smile. Dr. Dave Griffiths and Dr. Dave McIntyre for being last minute committee members. Bianca

The importance of maintenance respiration by living cells in the sapwood of subalpine conifers

Creator:: Ryan, Michael G.
Abstract:: Xylem conducting tissue or sapwood is an important storage organ for water, carbohydrates, and nutrients, and this storage helps trees accommodate environmental change. However, the living ray parenchyma cells in sapwood, which store the carbohydrates and nutrients, require energy for maintenance. I examined how sapwood maintenance costs vary among species,...
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Tradeoffs and Synergies among Wild Ungulates, Early Successional Plant Communities and Management Intensification in Forest Plantations of the Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Stokely, Thomas D.
Abstract:: As the global demand for natural resources increases, more land will be intensively managed for the production of commodities such as timber, with potential consequences to biodiversity, ecological functioning and ecosystem services provided to society. Although there is strong consensus that intensive land management practices can negatively affect biodiversity, less...
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Full Text:: professor, Matthew G. Betts. Many debts of gratitude to my committee members, Joan Hagar, Dave

Parallel simplex algorithms and loop spreading

Creator:: Wu, Youfeng
Abstract:: Parallel solutions for two classes of linear programs are presented. First we parallelized the two-phase revised simplex algorithm and showed that it is possible to get linear improvement in performance. The simplex algorithm is the best known algorithm for solving linear programs, and we claim our result is the best...
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Full Text:: Privacy Abstract approved: Ted. G. Lewis Parallel solutions for two classes of linear programs are

Individual and population responses to abiotic stresses in Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.)

Creator:: Martinez-Ghersa, Maria Alejandra
Abstract:: Plant form is a compromise between resource gathering, reproduction and the tolerance to physical demands of the abiotic and biotic environment. In an agricultural field in addition to the natural factors causing stress, humans also introduce physical and mechanical stresses, and chemical pesticides into the environment. Many of these factors...
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Full Text:: making us part of their own family, Dave Olszyk, Member of my Committee. He received me with great

Ecology and distribution of riparian vegetation in the Trout Creek Mountains of southeastern Oregon

Creator:: Evenden, Angela G.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Angela G. Evenden for the degree

Physical processes affecting soil biotic and abiotic responses to disturbance in forest ecosystems of southwestern Oregon

Creator:: Borchers, Jeffrey G.
Abstract:: The effect of physical factors such as soil structure, bulk density, parent material, and topographic variables on soil C and N dynamics and ectomycorrhizal inocululu potential in forests of southwest Oregon were investigated In the high-elevation white fir (Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl.) zone, two old poorly-vegetated clearcuts with...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Studies towards the total syntheses of (+)-phomactins A, D and G

Creator:: Schwartz, Keith D.
Abstract:: Studies towards the total synthesis of (+)-Phomactin A (1), D (6), and G (9), fungal metabolites with unique molecular architecture and pronounced biological activity, are described. These studies resulted in the synthesis of advanced intermediates 354 and 356, which contain all of the carbon atoms of 1, 6 and 9....
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Full Text:: September 23, 2009. Title: Studies Towards the Total Syntheses of (+)-Phomactins A, D and G. Abstract

Reaeration in a turbulent stream system

Creator:: Ice, George G.
Abstract:: The oxygen concentration in a stream is an important parameter of water quality. Changes in oxygen concentrations can affect various stream organisms including fish. Foresters have become concerned with predicting the impacts of forest activities on oxygen levels in streams. Slash, which accumulates in streams as a result of harvesting...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Effects of CO₂ enrichment during flowering and podfill on net photosynthesis, dry matter accumulation and yield of beans, Phaseolus vulgaris L.

Creator:: Gustafson, Steven Wayne
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Full Text:: (10.7 g m , maximum) and 50% decreases in leaf conductance. In 1980, enrichment during flowering

Completeness and sufficiency under normality in mixed model designs

Creator:: VanLeeuwen, Dawn
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Full Text:: Department of Physics Dean G duate School Date thesis is presented February 23, 1994 Typed by Caihua Yan

Hot electron transport and relaxation in quantum wells and superlattices

Creator:: Lary, Jenifer Edith
Abstract:: Electron transport and relaxation may be substantially different in low-dimensional systems compared to that observed in bulk material. In the present work, Monte Carlo models are used for the solution to the Boltzmann transport equation, with scattering rates calculated quantum mechanically for superlattice and quantum wells. Carrier relaxation following optical...
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Full Text:: acknowledged. The time and interest of my committee members, Vijai Tripathi, Dave Allstot, John Wager, John

Evaluation of long term reacidification and growth of alfalfa on selected limed soils in western Oregon

Creator:: Doerge, Thomas A.
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Full Text:: to Dr. Peter Bottomley, Dr. John Baham, Dr. Dave Chilcote, Dr. Rod Frakes, and Dr. Dave Paine

Influence of irrigation and plant population on yield parameters, flower and pod abscission, and photosynthate distribution in snap beans, Phaseolus vulgaris L.

Creator:: Mauk, Craighton Stiles
Abstract:: During 2 seasons effects of high and low irrigation (water applied at -0.6 and -2.5 bars soil water potential, respectively) and density were evaluated on yield parameters and flower/pod development at mainstem nodes 2 and 6 (terminal) of 'Oregon 1604', a determinate snap bean. High and low plant densities were...
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Full Text:: graduate committee, Dave Chlicote, Ralph Quatrano, Dave Loomis, and Dave Mok for their contributions. I

Modeling riparian zone processes : biomass production and grazing

Creator:: Korpela, Edwin J.
Abstract:: Seasonal trends in forage production and environmental parameters for five plant community types within a northeastern Oregon riparian zone were described and modeled using correlation and path analysis. Wet meadows produced the greatest amount of herbage biomass, followed by moist bluegrass meadows, gravel bars, forests and dry bluegrass meadows. Trends...
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Full Text:: , Doug Johnson, Dave McIntire and Dave Perry. Their support and patience is greatly appreciated. A very

Development of a methodology for containership load planning

Creator:: Cho, Doug Woon
Abstract:: Ship turnaround time at a marine containerport is an important measure of the port's efficiency and attractiveness. Both the speed and quality of load planning affect the length of turnaround time considerably. Past attempts at computerizing the load planning function have been unsatisfactory and have not reflected the port's objective...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Drs. Dave Butler, Dave Thomas, and Terry Brown, along with Jim Riggs and Tom West, have been

Molecular identification and characterization of two plasma membrane associated auxin-binding proteins

Creator:: Hicks, Glenn R.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: relationship. I would also like to express my gratitude to Dave Ray le. Not only has he been a great lab mate

Historical forest succession and disturbance dynamics in Coastal Douglas-fir forests in the southern western Cascades of Oregon

Creator:: Merschel, Andrew G.
Abstract:: Coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var menziesii) forests are extensive west of the crest of the Cascade Mountains in Oregon and Washington and are renowned for their productivity, biodiversity, and the ecosystem services they provide. Increasing wildfire activity in recent years including the extensive 2020 Labor Day fires, and a warming...
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Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Andrew G

Effectiveness of pheromone mating disruption for the ponderosa pine tip moth, Rhyacionia zozana (Kearfott) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), and its influence on the associated parasite complex

Creator:: Niwa, Christine Gail
Abstract:: The importance of pheromones in insect control relies both on their ability to reduce pest populations and on their relatively benign effects on nontarget organisms. This study was conducted to test the effectiveness of a pheromone application for mating disruption of the ponderosa pine tip moth, Rhyacionia zozana (Kearfott), and...
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Full Text:: associated parasite complex AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Christine G. Niwa for the degree of Doctor of

Ectomycorrhizal inoculation of Douglas-fir nursery stock with commercially produced inoculum

Creator:: Hung, Ling-ling L.
Abstract:: Nine species of ectomycorrhizal fungi were grown in liquid media over a pH range of 2-7. Species fell into five major groups: (1) growth significantly best only at the optimal pH, (2) growth increased with increase of pH, (3) significantly best growth spans three pH units, (4) spans four pH...
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Beaches, Wine, and Weed: Economic Implications of Land Use Change in Oregon

Creator:: Beasley, W. Jason
Abstract:: The economic analysis of land use decisions provides insight into incentive structures faced by landowners and the impacts of landowner decisions on others. Qualifying and quantifying these incentives and impacts offers insight into the relevant characteristics of decision-making. In turn, this allows the researcher to model and predict land use...
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Full Text:: J. Dundas, Dr. Dave Lewis, Dr. Junjie Wu, and Dr. Yong Chen for their insight and support. The

Soil respiration, carbon and nitrogen leaching, and nitrogen availability in response to harvest intensity and competing vegetation control in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) forests of the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Slesak, Robert A.
Abstract:: Management practices following forest harvest can affect long-term soil productivity through alteration of soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) pools, but processes contributing to change are poorly understood. I assessed effects of three levels of logging-debris retention in combination with initial or annual applications of competing vegetation control (CVC) following...
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Full Text:: I asked for it. Many thanks to Mark Johnson, Dave Myrold, and Terry Brown for serving on my

Competitive interactions and resource partitioning between northern spotted owls and barred owls in western Oregon

Creator:: Wiens, J. David
Abstract:: The federally threatened northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) is the focus of intensive conservation efforts that have led to much forested land being reserved as habitat for the owl and associated wildlife species throughout the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Recently, however, a relatively new threat to spotted...
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Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ Robert G. Anthony Eric D. Forsman The federally threatened northern spotted owl (Strix

The population dynamics and growth of salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis) and thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)

Creator:: Maxwell, Bruce D.
Abstract:: Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis) and thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus) are clonal shrub species common to reforestation sites in the Oregon Coast Range. These species have economic importance, because they reduce conifer seedling growth and survival. A population modeling approach was used to facilitate study of the biology of these species and to...
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Full Text:: work are: Drs. Arnold Appleby, Neil Christensen and Dave Hibbs. Dr. Mark Wilson, although not a

Oceanography of the north Pacific during the last 18,000 years derived from fossil diatoms

Creator:: Sancetta, Constance Antonina
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: service on my doctoral committee. Larry Small, Dave Mclntire, and Julius Dasch also provided me with

Distribution center performance assessment

Creator:: Kuo, Chun-Ho, 1969-
Abstract:: The objective of this research is to assess the performance measurement systems currently used in today's distribution centers. A comprehensive investigation of distribution centers' performance measurement system is completed. Three major research phases are included in this study. An overview of distribution centers, including background, components, functions, and material handling...
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Full Text:: possible. I am very fortunate to work with them. To the other members of my committee, Dr. Dave Thomas

The application of spatial data analysis and visualization in the development of landscape indicators to assess stream conditions

Creator:: Buckley, Aileen R.
Abstract:: The main theme of this research is the application of geographic techniques in a study involving environmental monitoring and analysis of the associations between landscape and in-stream characteristics in the Pacific Northwest. The geographic techniques used in this study include (1) geographic information systems (GIS) coupled with statistical analysis and...
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Full Text:: of my committee, Dave Christie, was the best -- I could not have asked for a better grad council

The ecological legacy of Indian burning practices in southwestern Oregon

Creator:: Carloni, Kenneth R.
Abstract:: Two research questions are posed: (1) How have ecosystem conditions changed through time in southwestern Oregon? (2) How have culture-driven and climate-driven processes contributed to ecosystem change in southwestern Oregon? A brief introduction to the Little River study area is followed by a cultural and ecological history of the watershed....
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Full Text:: . ______________________________________________________________ Kenneth R. Carloni, Author ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I offer my deepest thanks to Dave

The effect of age, sex and eye-hand coordination on the ability to predict the readiness of elementary students to learn an effective dental flossing technique

Creator:: Terhune, James Albert
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between age, sex, eye-hand coordination, the time it takes individuals to learn how to manipulate dental floss between all of their teeth, and the time it takes individuals to learn how to effectively clean their teeth with dental floss. The...
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Full Text:: Education, Dr. Dave Lawson, Professor of Health Education, Dr. Jack Lyford, Professor of General Science

Modeling and optimization of the dilute-sulfuric acid pretreatment of lignocellulosic

Creator:: Esteghlalian, Alireza
Abstract:: Environmental concerns about urban air quality, global climate change, energy security and economic considerations motivate a growing interest in alternative fuels for the transportation sector. Ethanol, a fermentation-derived fuel, can be produced by bioconversion of renewable materials, such as wood, grass, and waste. Combustion of ethanol fuel, in both neat...
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Full Text:: : Andrew G. Hashimoto Environmental concerns about urban air quality, global climate change, energy

Estimating population totals from area frame samples

Creator:: Garoui, Abderrazak
Abstract:: Area frame sampling for agricultural statistics is a procedure currently used by the Statistical Reporting Service of the US Department of Agriculture as well as by agriculture departments in other countries. A primary advantage of the area frame is that it provides complete coverage of the population. In area frame...
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Full Text:: :, Redacted for Privacy G. David Fauikenberry Area frame sampling for agricultural statistics is a

An analysis of ecological indices and leisure participation with selected dimensions of self-concept among the elderly

Creator:: Guadagnolo, Frank Bernard, 1940-
Abstract:: The primary focus of this investigation was to assess whether or not selected ecological indices and leisure preferences demonstrated statistically significant relationships with the aged's self-concept. Gerontology, a relatively embryonic discipline, has only recently begun to examine the impact of demographic, physical and socio-psychological stresses upon the geron's self-concept. Even...
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Full Text:: DIMENSIONS OF SELF - CONCEPT' AMONG THE ELDERLY Abstract approved: Redacted for privacy (3 Dr. Roya G

Addressing wastewater epidemiology limitations with the use of dynamic population surrogates, complementary urinalyses and in-situ experiments

Creator:: Brewer, Alex J.
Abstract:: Wastewater epidemiology is an emerging discipline that requires collaborative research involving analytical chemists, drug epidemiologists, and wastewater engineers. Wastewater epidemiology involves the sampling and quantitative analysis of raw wastewaters from communities for illicit drugs and their metabolites. Mass loads (mass per day) and per capita (mg per day per person)...
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Full Text:: substance. The high (g/day) mass flows of caffeine, methamphetamine, and creatinine indicate that lower

Part I: Synthetic Studies Toward Mandelalide A and Madeirolide A; Part II: Synthesis of Mandelalide/Madeirolide Hybrid Structures

Creator:: Li, Jinming
Abstract:: Mandelalide A has attracted considerable interest from the synthetic community due to its intriguing structure and important cytotoxic activity. Madeirolide A, a structurally related macrolide, shows promising antifungal activity but no appreciable anticancer activity. This dissertation describes synthetic studies toward mandelalide A, madeirolide A and their hybrid structures. Part I...
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Full Text:: Structures. Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Rich G

DataLab, a graphical system for specifying and synthesizing abstract data types

Creator:: Al-Mulhem, Muhammed Saleh
Abstract:: Formal methods using text to specify abstract data types (ADTs) are powerful, but they require great effort and a high level of expertise. Visual programming languages present an alternative way of programming but are limited to building small programs. This research presents an approach for specifying ADTs using a combination...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Ted G. Lewis Formal methods using text to specify abstract data types (ADTs) are powerful, but they

The relationship between competitive recreation and personal adjustment

Creator:: Klar, Lawrence R.
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Full Text:: Dr. Royal G. Ja kson The purpose of this investigation was to explore the relationship between

Evaluating space use and pesticide exposure risk for burrowing owls in an agricultural environment

Creator:: Gervais, Jennifer A.
Abstract:: Large burrowing owl (Aihene cunicularia) populations exist in areas of intensive agriculture in California, and pesticide exposure has been identified as a potential threat to population persistence. I evaluated breeding season use of agricultural fields by adult male owls using radio telemetry, and examined egg contaminant residues to estimate population-level...
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Full Text:: : Robert G. Anthony Large burrowing owl (Aihene cunicularia) populations exist in areas of Intensive

Inhibition of exercise-induced oxidative stress, inflammation and muscle damage by prior supplementation with the antioxidant vitamins E and C

Creator:: Mastaloudis, Angela
Abstract:: To determine if 6 weeks prior supplementation with vitamins E and C could alleviate exercise-induced DNA damage, prevent lipid peroxidation and inflammation, slow the rate of vitamin E utilization and/or attenuate muscle damage, 22 subjects (11 females: 11 males) were studied during a 50 km (32 mile) ultramarathon. Subjects were...
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Full Text:: the Antioxidant Vitamins E and C. Abstract approved: Maret G. Traber To determine if 6 weeks prior

Spatial and temporal variations in sediment accumulation in the central tropical Pacific

Creator:: Murray, David W. (David William), 1956-
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Full Text:: Variations in Sediment Accumulation in the Central opical Pacific Abstract Approved: -4 Øi' G. Ross }f'eath

High resolution paleoclimatology from the varved sediments of the Gulf of California

Creator:: Baumgartner, Timothy Robert
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: dealing with the physical aspects of El Niño, while Dave Nelson helped with review and discussion of the

Vitamin E Protects Developmental Gene Expression and Metabolic Networks in Zebrafish Embryos

Creator:: Head, Brian A.
Abstract:: Vitamin E (VitE) is necessary for vertebrate embryonic development. VitE prevents lipid peroxidation (LPO), which requires detoxification by cellular antioxidant systems subsequently involving reducing power derived from energy metabolism. Thus, VitE protects metabolic networks in the developing embryo and the integrated gene expression networks compensating for and impaired by LPO-induced...
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Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ Maret G. Traber Vitamin E (VitE) is necessary for vertebrate embryonic development. VitE

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