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  • Exploring Pactamycin Biosynthesis

    Creator:
    Roland, Jessica
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    Pactamycin, produced by the soil bacterium Streptomyces pactum, is a cytotoxic antibiotic that belongs to the aminocyclitol family of natural products. This antibiotic has shown various forms of biological activity, including antibacterial, antifungal, antimalarial, and antitumor activities. Despite its outstanding biological activity, the mode of formation of its pharmacophore (the...
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    into Escherichia coli BL21 pLysS. SDS-PAGE gel electrophoresis showed that the transformed E. coli

  • The Effects of UV Irradiation on the Biosorption of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles to Heterotrophic Biomass

    Creator:
    Young, William M.
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    The production of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles has increased significantly in the past decades, which has generated concern due to their known toxicity in the environment. As a result of the production, use and disposal of productions containing TiO2, TiO2 nanoparticles are often received by wastewater treatment facilities. The adsorption...
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    , Nanoparticles, Wastewater, Ultraviolet, Biosorption Corresponding e-mail address: william.young2150@gmail.com

  • Exploring the Synthesis of 4-Deoxygadusol

    Creator:
    Jujjuri, Anantha Poojitha
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    Sunscreen products are used worldwide to protect the skin from ultraviolet radiation. However, some of the ingredients used in sunscreen products are fatal to coral reefs especially in areas where tourism is a large part of the economy. In this study, we explored a synthetic route to produce 4-deoxygadusol, which...
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    acids Corresponding e-mail address: jujjuria@oregonstate.edu 4 ©Copyright by Anantha

  • Empowered or exploited? Analyzing the attitudes of unpaid community health workers in Amhara, Ethiopia

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    Baranski, Emily A.
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    The Women’s Development Army (WDA), an all-female workforce of unpaid Community Health Workers (CHW), is Ethiopia’s answer to improving rural health. Through the WDA, Ethiopia’s government says it is empowering women to spark change in their community by disseminating healthy behaviors and by advocating on their own behalf to health...
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    , public health, global health, gender equality Corresponding e-mail address: baranske@oregonstate.edu