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  • Dietary soy and green tea in the prevention of prostate cancer

    Creator:
    Hsu, Anna
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    Prostate cancer risk is significantly lower in Asian countries compared to the US, which has prompted interest in the chemo-preventative action of dietary components such as soy and green tea commonly found in Asian diets, such as soy and green tea. Studies have suggested that soy isoflavones and green tea...
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    Prostate Cancer Abstract approved: Emily Ho Prostate cancer risk is significantly lower in Asian

  • Managing for landscape resilience in the frequent-fire forests of central Oregon

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    Platt, Emily K.
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    Wildfire in dry, frequent-fire forests is a pressing issue for natural resource managers, communities and politicians in the western United States. Area affected by wildfire has climbed steadily over the last twenty years and is expected to increase in the future. Recognition of the importance of both social and biophysical...
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    Landscapes of Central Oregon         AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Emily K. Platt for the

  • Safety performance of curve advisory speed signs

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    Avelar Moran, Raúl Eduardo
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    Posting advisory speed signs at sharp horizontal curve sites is a practice well established in the United States. The purpose of these signs is to provide the driving public with a safe speed to negotiate such curves; however, the link between these signs and safety has not yet been clearly...
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    approved: ___________________________ Karen K. Dixon Posting advisory speed signs at sharp

  • Cross-section fatal crash type prediction models

    Creator:
    Zhu, Hong
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    The rural two-lane highway in the southeastern United States is frequently associated with a disproportionate number of serious and fatal crashes. The major research objectives are to investigate the relations between probabilities of fatal crash type occurrence and potential contributing factors from road geometric design characteristics and roadside, environmental features....
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    Abstract approved: ________________________________________________________ Karen K. Dixon

  • Vitamin E and K interactions : investigating mechanisms of reduced vitamin K status in response to excess vitamin E

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    Farley, Sherry Mae
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    The primary goal of my studies was to elucidate the mechanisms for the well-recognized interaction between two nutrients, vitamins E and K. The outcomes from my studies assess mechanisms for adverse effects of vitamin E and provide novel information on mechanisms for vitamin K homeostasis. These findings will provide information...
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    November 12, 2012. Title: Vitamin E and K Interactions: Investigating Mechanisms of Reduced Vitamin K

  • The Response to Sulforaphane in Metastatic Prostate Cancer Cells

    Creator:
    Watson, Gregory
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    Sulforaphane is an isothiocyanate derived from cruciferous vegetables and has been under investigation as a cancer chemopreventive agent for over two decades. The compound is well tolerated and has been shown to slow cancer progression in several different pre-clinical models of carcinogenesis, such as of the lung, breast and colon....
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    : ______________________________________________________ Emily Ho Sulforaphane is an isothiocyanate derived from cruciferous vegetables and

  • Brassicas, microbes, and metabolites : a multi-omic investigation of cruciferous vegetable phytochemical metabolism

    Creator:
    Bouranis, John A.
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    Phytochemicals from cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, contain a multitude of bioactive compounds that prevent and suppress cancer and promote optimal health. Some of the health promoting effects of cruciferous vegetables are attributed to a class of compounds known as isothiocyanates (ITCs), a potent nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Emily Ho Phytochemicals from cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, contain a

  • Characterizing the Roles of Dietary Sulforaphane in Human Health

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    Atwell, Lauren Lee, 1984-
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    The consumption of cruciferous vegetables is associated with several health benefits, including cancer prevention. Many of these benefits are attributed to the phytochemical, sulforaphane (SFN), which is derived from cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and broccoli sprouts. These vegetables contain glucoraphanin (GFN), SFN’s precursor, which is converted to SFN by...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Emily Ho The consumption of cruciferous vegetables is associated with several health

  • The function of zinc in the maintenance of DNA integrity in vivo

    Creator:
    Song, Yang
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    Approximately 12% of Americans do not consume the amount of zinc equal to the Estimated Average Requirement for zinc and could be at risk for marginal zinc deficiency. Zinc is an essential component of proteins in the defense against oxidative stress and DNA damage repair. Specifically in the prostate, zinc...
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    . Abstract approved: Emily Ho Approximately 12% of Americans do not consume the amount of

  • Wind-current Interactions of the Sri Lanka Dome and Tropical Indian Ocean

    Creator:
    Cullen, Kerstin
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    The southwest monsoon, which may be idealized as the northward movement of the intertropical convergence zone in the Indian Ocean associated with differential heating of land and ocean, brings a seasonal reversal of currents and winds in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. Atmospheric convection from monsoon activity...
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    : Emily Shroyer The southwest monsoon, which may be idealized as the northward movement of the