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

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    Padgitt-Cobb, Lillian K.
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    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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    : David A. Hendrix Hop (Humulus lupulus L. var. lupulus) is a diploid, dioecious plant with an exten

  • Gender Matters : The Perspectives and Experiences of Living Unit Staff in Juvenile Correctional Facilities

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    Galardi, Tasha Randall
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    Front line staff members in youth correctional facilities are generally the primary adults in the lives of incarcerated young people. In many ways, they serve as surrogate parents who may promote positive development while holding delinquent youth accountable for their actions. They accomplish these often conflicting goals through the provision...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Richard A. Settersten, Jr. Front line staff members in youth correctional facilities

  • Applications of Silicone Wristbands to Improve Personal Chemical Exposure Assessment

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    Dixon, Holly M.
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    Silicone wristbands are easy-to-wear passive samplers that have been readily adapted into environmental health studies since first reported in 2014. Wristbands can be worn during normal daily activities and sequester a wide range of bioavailable organic chemicals. This dissertation includes a thorough review of silicone wristband technology, as well as...
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    : Kim A. Anderson Silicone wristbands are easy-to-wear passive samplers that have been readily

  • Examining the Environmental Behavior and Treatment Efficacy of Titanium Dioxide Nanomaterials in Complex Systems

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    Deline, Alyssa R.
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    Metal oxide nanoparticles (MONPs) are manufactured at the greatest rate of any class of nanomaterial due to their wide variety of industrial, commercial, and environmental applications. The sustainable use of MONPs requires a balance of careful consideration of their potential negative environmental impacts with the effective exploitation of their unique...
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    : _____________________________________________________________________ Jeffrey A. Nason Metal oxide nanoparticles (MONPs) are manufactured at the greatest rate of

  • Structure and Actuation of Cephalopod-Inspired Soft Robots

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    Olson, Gina M.
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    Cephalopod-inspired soft robot arms have been studied as a new type of manipulator. These arms have been proposed for reach and grab tasks, underwater locomotion via swimming and walking, and robotic surgery. However, the capabilities of existing soft arms are limited to simple motions and light loads. Arm design has...
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    . Title: Structure and Actuation of Cephalopod-Inspired Soft Robots Abstract approved: Julie A. Adams

  • On the Manifestation of Deformation and Evolution of Two Cenozoic Orogens

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    Lamont, Ellen A.
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    The word orogenesis is derived from the Greek words oros meaning mountains and genesis meaning creation and refers to the study of the complex processes involved in the growth and evolution of mountain ranges (orogens). Orogens develop where crustal deformation builds topography and forms landscapes. This dissertation explores the role...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Ellen A

  • Virtual Liberatory Women of Color Mentorship

    Creator:
    McAloney, Kimberly A.
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    Higher education literature lacks frameworks and models that consider women of color mentoring and fewer that discuss virtual mentorship among women of color. This work examined a successful and productive virtual mentorship and explored the key features of the mentorship, how the mentorship was maintained virtually, and the benefits and...
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    color. This work examined a successful and productive virtual mentorship and explored the key features

  • Dehydroepiandrosterone carcinogenesis and tumor modulating effects in trout

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    Orner, Gayle A.
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    effects in trout AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Gayle A. Omer for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

  • The Influence of Wildfire and Invasive Vegetation on Mule Deer

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    Schuyler, Elizabeth
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    The western United States has experienced large-scale degradation due to land use and land cover changes, invasion of annual grasses, and expansion of woody plants into grass and shrublands and the resultant altered fire regimes. These landscape-scale changes have coincided with declining mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) populations, making habitat loss...
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    annual grasses, and western juniper expansion influenced habitat use and survival for a partially

  • A study of antimutagenicity in yogurt

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    Sudarshan, Nadathur R.
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    The purpose of this study was to identify antimutagens in yogurt active against the experimental colon carcinogen, N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG). Our initial experiments showed that acetone extracts of yogurt, or milk fermented by various lactic acid bacteria were antimutagenic against MNNG and 3,2'-dimethyl-4-aminobiphenyl (DMAB) in the Ames test (Salmonella typhimurium TA...
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    Doctor of Philosophy in Food Science and Technology presented on December 5. 1995. Title: A Study of