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Poster and Presentation Abstracts : 7th Biennial Conference on University Education in Natural Resources

Creator:: 7th Biennial Conference on University Education in Natural Resources and Biennial Conference on University Education in Natural Resources
Abstract:: List of abstracts for posters and papers presented at the 7th Biennial Conference on University Education in Natural Resources, held March 13-15 2008 at Oregon State University. Contact the author(s) for more information on papers is listed here for which no entry appears in the conference collection at: http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/dspace/handle/1957/7138
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: Forestry and Environmental Management Investing in leadership development for natural resource

Method development in in vitro immune response

Creator:: Huber, Jacob
Abstract:: The AhR is a ligand-activated transcription factor that mediates the potent immunosuppressive effects of TCDD. AhR-dependent changes in gene expression appear to alter the differentiation of CD4+ T cells to induce a population of CD4+CD25+ T regulatory cells (Tregs) that suppress the immune response. Ascertaining if and how the AhR...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis and Presentation

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

Creator:: Helzer, Erik G.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: INTRODUCTION The human organism resides in a sea of information. Research suggests that in any one second

Expression of prolactin in feline mammary adenomas and adenocarcinomas

Creator:: Trummel, Danielle K.
Abstract:: Mammary tumors are the third most common tumor in cats after cutaneous neoplasia and lymphosarcoma. More than 80% of feline mammary tumors are adenocarcinomas, which are similar to human mammary adenocarcinomas in their biologic behavior and histologic characteristics. Despite treatment with radical mastectomy, feline mammary adenocarcinoma is associated with a...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis and Presentation
Full Text:: . Trummel A Thesis Submitted to Oregon State University Bioresource Research Program In partial

Teaching business to the poor : the effectiveness of business development services within microenterprise development

Creator:: Wilson, Taylor Anne
Abstract:: Many economic development methods over the years have tried to solve the problem of poverty with varied success. Microenterprise development is a method that works with the poor to create small self-run businesses to increase their income, and therefore bring more freedom from disease illiteracy and discrimination. Within microenterprise development...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: better the human living condition in a region. When it comes down to the clear purpose of the work for

The utility of playfulness in terms of innovation and productivity for business and a life of learning

Creator:: Adams, Jason S.
Abstract:: The purpose of this project was to investigate play and our cultural assumptions as to its usefulness or lack there of. The concepts of hard work versus hard play were explored in order to discover when human beings are operating at their best. In terms of innovation and productivity in...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: exploration of this project, that the inherent study of utility in play has misdirected the research from

Patterns of age and growth in young-of-year rockfish, sebastes spp., along the Oregon coast

Creator:: Young, Thomas
Abstract:: Rockfish of the genus Sebastes are important components of Oregon reef communities. I examined patterns of age and growth in young-of-year rockfish across two nested spatial scales – local and regional – along the Oregon coast. Using otolith microstructural examination, I examined the relative importance of local versus regional factors...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Thomas H. Young for the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Zoology presented August 12, 2004

Studies on a transgenic approach to decrease gliadin content in wheat

Creator:: Bell, Shannon M.
Abstract:: Celiac disease, an autoimmune response triggered by the consumption of seed storage proteins of cereals, affects an estimated 1% of the human population. In the case of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), one of the world’s most consumed cereals, alcohol-soluble proteins, the gliadins, have been identified as the allergy-eliciting agents. Previous...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: the development of wheat genotypes with reduced levels of gliadin proteins in its seeds, this research

The role of CYP2E1 and CYP4A in the development of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Creator:: Hawkins, Jenna M.
Abstract:: 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,...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: The Role of CYP2E1 and CYP4A in the Development of

Vox comm: product development and program management

Creator:: Braunworth, Daniel W.
Abstract:: Vox comm is a digital wireless, voice-operated personal communicator developed as an electrical engineering Senior Design project. It is designed to provide a method for hassle-free, short-range communication. The product platform boasts of low power and small size for a host of usage models. This thesis details the product design...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: development in the project. It appeared to be an interesting, broad-based project. With direct relation to

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Poster and Presentation Abstracts : 7th Biennial Conference on University Education in Natural Resources

Method development in in vitro immune response

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

Expression of prolactin in feline mammary adenomas and adenocarcinomas

Teaching business to the poor : the effectiveness of business development services within microenterprise development

The utility of playfulness in terms of innovation and productivity for business and a life of learning

Patterns of age and growth in young-of-year rockfish, sebastes spp., along the Oregon coast

Studies on a transgenic approach to decrease gliadin content in wheat

The role of CYP2E1 and CYP4A in the development of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Vox comm: product development and program management

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