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  • Discovery and identification of antibacterial agents for dental use

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    Kirkpatrick, Adam G.
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    Dental disease is a very prevalent and costly disease in which the symptoms, not the disease, are currently being treated. The disease is caused by pathogenic oral bacteria, many of which are a part of the Mutans Streptococci. The objective of this thesis was to find a natural substance that...
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    approved: ______________________________________________________ Mark Zabriskie Dental

  • Hispanic and farmworker health : a community health survey of Hood River County, Oregon.

    Creator:
    Carne, David Michael
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    Hispanics in Hood River County, Oregon account for roughly 25% of the population, with many employed in agriculture. A community health survey was carried out in Hood River County during the winter months of 2001 with the purpose of evaluating the health conditions, needs, and barriers to access of needed...
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    and Martin cite the fact that farmworker health and living conditions have been in a sorry state for

  • Discovering white privilege : a series of difficult stories

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    Blumhardt, Tammy
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    This project combines service learning with narrative writing (fiction and non-fiction) as an effective tool for the discovery and communication of social understanding; more specifically, the project discusses white privilege in literary form. Four short stories and seven vignettes, drawn from service learning experience over the course of three years,...
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    White Privilege: A Series of Difficult Stories by Tammy Blumhardt A PROJECT submitted to

  • A Java implementation of the elliptic curve digital signature algorithm using NIST curves over GF(p)

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    Stadick, Rhea
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    The Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) is a public key cryptosystem used for creation and verification of digital signatures in electronic documents. In this thesis, we created a Java applet that provides the functionality of the ECDSA using all of the NIST elliptic curves over GF(p). This applet was...
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    cryptosystems in 1976 by Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman introduced a revolutionary way to address modern

  • A critical analysis of the globalization of English in the U.S. and abroad

    Creator:
    De Lora, Emily
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    Although thousands of volunteers from the United States go abroad each year to teach English, many are unprepared for their experiences. Undergraduate students teaching in a foreign country seem to lack training in educational methodology or foreign relations that would prepare them for teaching and living abroad. This project was...
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    Baccalaureate of Arts in Liberal Studies presented on June 5, 2007. Title: A Critical Analysis of the

  • Beyond free will: an empirical case for a capacity model of human agency

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    Helzer, Erik G.
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    Although the question of free will has persisted throughout the history of philosophy as an important metaphysical consideration, rarely does the inquiry include empirical evidence from other disciplines concerned with human behavior. In this interdisciplinary paper, I combine the wisdom of psychologists, metaphysicians, and philosophers of science to comment on...
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    November 29, 2005. Title: Beyond Free Will: An Empirical Case for a Capacity Model of Human Agency

  • The effects of oil price shocks on U.S. inflation

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    Kilfoil, Natasha M.
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    During the 1970’s the United States experienced several periods of high inflation that have been at least partially attributed to positive oil price shocks. The effectiveness of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries at controlling the price of oil has varied over time, as well as the responsiveness of U.S....
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    at San Diego. Hooker, Mark A. (1996), “What Happened to the Oil Price-Macroeconomy Relationship

  • Investigating the Role of the MutLα Endonuclease

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    Mankaney, Gautam Naresh
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    Lynch individuals have a predisposition to developing colorectal and other cancers due to inherited defects in their mismatch repair (MMR) system. Although mutations in MMR have been directly implicated in Lynch Syndrome, the precise mechanism(s) of MMR functions have yet to be elucidated. One essential complex, MutL (a dimer of...
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    individuals have a predisposition to developing colorectal and other cancers due to inherited defects in their

  • Exploring phylogeny of Rhodococcus fascians isolates using 16S ribosomal DNA sequence analysis

    Creator:
    Sandberg, Eva Song
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    Rhodococcus fascians is a Gram-positive, pleiomorphic actinomycete that causes leafy gall formation in a wide range of plant hosts. This particular phytopathogen has been a focus of research at the Oregon State University Plant Clinic, a diagnostic laboratory. Phylogeny of R. fascians isolates obtained from Plant Clinic submissions was determined...
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    Melodie Putnam Rhodococcus fascians is a Gram-positive, pleiomorphic actinomycete that causes leafy gall

  • The introduction of renewable wave energy to the existing power grid

    Creator:
    Ruthruff, William Arthur
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    Wind energy is a cornerstone to the world of renewables. It is widely used in many parts of the world as a clean and effective form of power generation. However, wind power has a number of drawbacks, which limits its use in many regions. Solar power has been used not...
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    : Annette von Jouanne Wind energy is a cornerstone to the world of renewables. It is widely used in many