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  • The Role of Arabidopsis RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase Genes 3, 4 and 5 in Antiviral Defense

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    Lowery, Nicholas C.
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    RNA silencing plays a critical role in plant defense against viral infection. Plants use virusderived small interfering RNA to target and silence invading viruses. The antiviral silencing pathway can be broken down into three conceptual stages: initiation, amplification, and systemic movement. The molecular mechanisms of silencing initiation are not well...
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  • The role of CYP2E1 and CYP4A in the development of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

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    Hawkins, Jenna M.
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    Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) is an emerging form of liver disease associated with obesity, type II diabetes and dyslipidemia. As the prevalence of these metabolic conditions increases, so too has the occurrence of NASH in all sectors of the population. The pathology of this disease is similar to its alcoholic form,...
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    standard in comparison with standard curves generated from known amounts of product. A p

  • Sulforaphane Regulation of LncRNA in a Transplacental Nrf2 Knockout Mouse Model Exposed to Dibenzo[def,p]chrysene

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    Patel, Karan A.
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    Dibenzo[def,p]chrysene (DBC) is a highly potent, but less prevalent, environmental carcinogen belonging to a class of compounds known as Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs). They are highly ubiquitous and arise as a byproduct of natural and anthropogenic combustion processes. Previous studies have documented carcinogenic effects upon in utero exposure of PAHs....
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    : ______________________________________________________________ David E. Williams Dibenzo[def,p]chrysene (DBC) is a highly potent, but less prevalent

  • Dielectric Properties of Perovskite Ceramics Based on BaTiO3 and Bi(Mg1/2Ti1/2)O3

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    Sundahl, Christopher S.
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    The properties of (1-x)BaTiO3-xBi(Mg1/2Ti1/2)O3 (BT-BMT) ceramics were fabricated from reagent-grade ceramic powders by solid-state methods and investigated for solubility, relative permittivity, dielectric loss, polarization, and electromechanical strain. The solubility limit was found to be between x = 0.3 and 0.4. Ba-deficient samples were fabricated, corresponding to stable single-phase compositions; these...
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    . Abstract approved: _______________________________________________ David P. Cann The

  • Examination of Dielectric Properties of BaTiO3-SrTiO3 Based Systems

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    Trobough, Nathaniel D.
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    This thesis examines the dielectric properties of two systems based on the perovskite materials barium titanate and strontium titanate. A solid solution was created starting with these base materials and then adding varying amounts of bismuth-zinc titanate and sodium niobate. These compositions were calcined and sintered at temperatures determined to...
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    :_____________________________________________________ David Cann This thesis examines the dielectric properties of two systems based on the

  • TO PAY OR NOT TO PAY, THAT IS THE QUESTION

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    Oster, Sidney C.
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    The “why” of any situation is one of the most important questions to ask. Inventors have ideas every day. Some ideas are the brilliant ideas that lead to a better tomorrow. To protect these ideas, inventors turn to patents, a governmental grant of the right to stop others, for a...
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    :_____________________________________________________ David Cann Abstract: The “why” of any situation is one of the most important questions

  • Computing Wavefunctions of Silicon Donor Qubits with Density Functional Theory

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    Almulla, Yousif Waleed
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    Silicon based quantum computing is an attractive approach to large-scale quantum computation due to the significant success of the modern semiconductor fabrication industry. Despite many advances in silicon quantum computing since its inception in 1998, there remains no software for efficiently designing candidate silicon quantum computing devices. Such a development...
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    Density Functional Theory Abstract approved: David Roundy Silicon based quantum computing is an

  • Perspectives on a Community Forest : A Practice in Nature Writing

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    Hadella, Lucia C.
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    The McDonald Forest is one of the Oregon State University Research Forests, owned by the College of Forestry and located approximately seven miles northwest of the heart of Corvallis. I took four hikes on the McDonald Forest at four major recreation destinations: Oak Creek, Dimple Hill, Lewisburg Saddle, and Peavy...
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    Michael P. Nelson The McDonald Forest is one of the Oregon State University Research Forests, owned

  • Position-Dependent Codon Usage Bias in the Human Transcriptome

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    Subramanian, Kaavya
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    All life depends on the reliable translation of RNA to protein according to complex interactions between translation machinery and RNA sequence features. While ribosomal occupancy and codon frequencies vary across coding regions, well-established metrics for computing coding potential of RNA do not capture such positional dependence. Here, we investigate position-dependent...
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    :_____________________________________________________ David Hendrix All life depends on the reliable translation of RNA to protein according

  • Observing the relationship between chronic pain and cannabis use and opioid misuse among college students (ages 18-24) : differences by state cannabis legalization

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    Castillo, Gabriela C.
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    As laws regarding medical and recreational cannabis use are changing across the United States, one must begin to understand the effects among individuals with chronic pain. Specifically, it is unclear how legalization may change their use of marijuana and opioids to self-medicate or for recreational use. To address these questions,...
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    approved:_____________________________________________________ David Kerr As laws regarding medical