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  • Yeast extractives in the nutrition of San Francisco sourdough bacteria (Lactobacillus sanfrancisco)

    Creator:
    Berg, Ronald Wayne
    Abstract:
    A laboratory-prepared hot-water extract of yeast is required for vigorous growth of San Francisco sourdough bacteria (Lactobacillus sanfrancisco) in pure culture. This requirement was examined with the goal of determining what is unique about fresh yeast extractives (commercial extractives exhibit much lower growth promoting activity), and which components of fresh...
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    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF RONALD WAYNE BERG for the

  • Antarctic intermediate water in the South Pacific Ocean

    Creator:
    Johnson, Ron (Ronald E.)
    Abstract:
    The distribution of Antarctic Intermediate Water in the South Pacific has been examined using a model of horizontal advection, along the Sigma-t surface 27.10, with three point vertical mixing. The core of the Antarctic Intermediate Water mass was traced from the Antarctic Convergence northward. The charts used to describe the...
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    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Ronald Ernest Johnson (Name) for

  • On Avoiding Power-Seeking by Artificial Intelligence

    Creator:
    Turner, Alexander M.
    Abstract:
    We do not know how to align a very intelligent AI agent's behavior with human interests. I investigate whether—absent a full solution to this AI alignment problem—we can build smart {\ai} agents which have limited impact on the world, and which do not autonomously seek power. In this thesis, I...
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    , including Karen Shuman, Jared Weinman, Samuel Rebelsky, Joe Buck, Marianne Marcek, Ronald Mallett, Craig