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Examining ectomycorrhizal communities of ponderosa pine and lodgepole pine in the south-central Oregon pumice zone

Creator:: Garcia, Maria Osuna
Abstract:: Background information is presented that provides historical perspectives on the field of mycology in the Pacific Northwest and its role in forest management. The series of events and decisions that have led to previous studies (or lack of studies) in the field also dictate the directions of current research. Culture,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: OF Maria Osuna Garcia for the degree of Master of Science in Forest Science presented on June 28

Ontogenetic Shifts in Disease Response in Native and Invasive Anuran Species

Creator:: Urbina Gonzalez, Jenny Cecilia
Abstract:: This dissertation presents a different approach to understanding how amphibians are responding to disease through ontogeny. Although numerous efforts have been conducted to understand host responses to the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), studies have been restricted to distinct developmental stages. This dissertation provides information on host response to Bd across...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ____________________________________________________________________ Tiffany Sacra Garcia Andrew R. Blaustein This dissertation presents a different

Demand and profitability for albacore products : a multi-attribute analysis

Creator:: Garcia-Martinez, Salvador
Abstract:: The main purpose of this research is to provide the commercial seafood industry of the Pacific Northwest information on preferences of restaurateurs, retailers, and wholesalers for whole albacore, low-value added albacore products (chunks, medallions, and steaks), albacore loins, and high-value added albacore products (hot smoked and lox). All of these...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: -attribute analysis AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Salvador Garcia-Martinez for the degree of Master of

Metabolic Effects in C57B/6J Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet Supplemented With Walnuts, Raspberries and Other Whole Foods

Creator:: Miranda-Garcia, Omar
Abstract:: Health benefits obtained from consumption of fruits and vegetables have the potential to improve the lifestyle of individuals. The walnut is a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)-rich whole food that is readily available in the U.S and has been shown to potentially reduce risk of Metabolic Syndrome. Furthermore, consumption of polyphenol...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Omar Miranda-Garcia

Community Colleges Creating Academic Programming for Rural Areas

Creator:: Garcia-Chitwood, Jean
Abstract:: Community colleges serve various populations as part of their missions. Many community colleges serve the people who live in rural communities and are challenged with fewer financial resources. The term rural is not easily defined, and many variables need to be considered when creating academic programming for rural populations. There...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Jean Garcia-Chitwood for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented on

Movement of zoospores of Phytophthora citricola in saturated porous media

Creator:: Ochiai, Naoyuki
Abstract:: The genus Phytophthora comprises numerous plant pathogens in both natural and managed ecosystems. For Phytophthora spp. that infect roots, dispersal occurs in soil water through a combination of advection and swimming of specialized motile propagules (zoospores). Specific biological and physico-chemical processes, however, remain poorly understood, due to difficulties in studying...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: Maria I. Dragila Jennifer L. Parke The genus Phytophthora comprises numerous plant

Ectopic overexpression of Arabidopsis CBF genes enhances freezing tolerance of two potato species

Creator:: Pino, María-Teresa
Abstract:: Solanum species differ in their degree of frost tolerance and cold acclimation capacity. Cultivated potato species of Solanum tuberosum L. are frost-sensitive, incapable of cold acclimation, and have a maximum freezing tolerance of –3°C. Solanum commersonii Dun is frost-tolerant and can survive to –5ºC pre-acclimation and –10ºC post-acclimation. Breeding attempts...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ] AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF María-Teresa Pino for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

Approaches for Characterizing Plant Physiological Responses to Environmental Stress

Creator:: Marias, Danielle E.
Abstract:: It is uncertain how predicted changes in climate will impact vegetation responses and plant species’ distributions because the physiological mechanisms underlying thresholds for damage are not well understood, and responses to stress vary by functional type and developmental stage. Thus, it is crucial to investigate physiological responses to heat and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Ultrafiltration of grape juice by hollow fiber membranes

Creator:: Garcia-Quintero, Zeferino Heberto
Abstract:: The feasibility of using hollow fiber ultrafi1tration for clarification, stabilization and preservation of white grape juice was evaluated. Flux and process parameters of a hollow fiber membrane ultrafi1tration unit (Romicon pilot scale, model FXS-MXII), were studied using white Riesling grape juice. Optimum processing conditions were determined for different nominal membrane...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Zeferino H. Garcia-Quintero for

Investigation of inheritance of glyphosate resistance and the mechanisms of glufosinate resistance in Italian ryegrass (Lolium perenne L. spp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husnot) populations

Creator:: Avila Garcia, Wilson Vidal
Abstract:: Italian ryegrass populations have been identified with evolved resistance to glyphosate in orchards with a history of glyphosate use. Two of these populations were selected to investigate the inheritance of glyphosate resistance. The mechanisms involved in the herbicide resistance were an altered target site for the population SF and reduced...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Wilson Vidal Avila Garcia for the degree of Doctor of

Water management effects on birdsfoot trefoil seed production

Creator:: García-Díaz, Carlos Alberto
Abstract:: There is no information available on water management of birdsfoot trefoil grown for seed. Information is also not available describing how to minimize seed losses due to shattering in order to obtain consistently high birdsfoot trefoil seed yields. The objectives of this research are to: (i) quantify crop water use,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Carlos Alberto Garcia -Diaz for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

Creep-feeding to stimulate metabolic imprinting in nursing beef heifers : impacts on heifer growth, reproductive, and physiological parameters

Creator:: De Meireles Reis, Maria
Abstract:: The following experiment presented herein compared growth, physiological, and reproductive responses of beef heifers with (MI) or without (CON) access to a creep-feeder, as a manner to stimulate metabolic imprinting while nursing their dams. On d 0 of the experiment, 60 Angus × Hereford heifers were ranked by initial BW...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Maria de Meireles Reis

Organic soil amendements (sic) : impacts on snap bean common root rot and soil quality

Creator:: Cespedes Leon, Maria Cecilia
Abstract:: Common root rot is a major disease of commercially grown snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) on the irrigated sandy soils of central Wisconsin. The objective of this study was to determine the relationships between soil properties and suppressiveness to common root rot of snap bean (causal agent Aphanomyces euteiches) in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Maria Cecilia Cespedes Leon for

Radish anthocyanin extract as a natural red colorant for maraschino cherries

Creator:: Hundskopf, Maria Monica Giusti
Abstract:: Red radish anthocyanin extract (RAE) was investigated for coloring brined cherries as an alternative to FD&C Red No. 40. Red radish (Raphanus sativus L.) anthocyanins were extracted from liquid nitrogen powdered epidermal tissue using acetone, partitioned with chloroform, and isolated using C-18 resin. The monomeric anthocyanin content was determined by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Maria M6nica Giusti Hundskopf for

Pan, techo y libertad : women, gender and development in the Afro-Ecuadorian highlands

Creator:: Guerron-Montero, Carla Maria
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Carla MarIa Guerrón-Montero for

Structure and conformation of red radish (Raphanus sativus L.) anthocyanins and their effect on color and pigment stability

Creator:: Giusti Hundskopf, Maria Monica
Abstract:: Red radish (Raphanus sativus L.) anthocyanins were extracted from liquid nitrogen powdered epidermal tissue using acetone and chloroform and isolated using C-18 resin. Chemical structure and conformation of major pigments were elucidated by 1-D and 2-D NMR, Mass Spectroscopy, HPLC, and spectral analyses. Two novel di-acylated anthocyanins, pelargonidin 3-0-[2-0-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)-(6-0- trans-p-coumaroyl-...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Maria Monica Giusti Hundskopf for

Eelgrass-macroalgae interactions; context-dependency in upwelling-influenced estuaries

Creator:: Hessing-Lewis, Margot
Abstract:: This dissertation investigates the context-dependency of species interactions between seagrass and macroalgae in upwelling-influenced estuaries. In all coastal systems, nutrient loading is multidirectional, resulting from mostly freshwater and marine inputs. The directionality of nutrient inputs may affect the rate of supply of organic matter to the system. In systems where...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Broad-scale Predictive Models : Influences of Scale

Creator:: Hooper, Samuel
Abstract:: Developing accurate predictive distribution models requires adequately representing relevant spatial and temporal scales, as these scales are ultimately reflective of the relationships between distributions and influential environmental conditions. In this research, we considered both spatial and temporal scale and the influence each has on predicting broad-scale distributions of two disparate...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: graduate committee representative, Tiffany Garcia. Julia Jones, while not directly involved with this

Factors that motivate Latino students to pursue higher education in selected colleges in the state of Oregon

Creator:: Meza Discua, José Luis
Abstract:: Latinos are the largest and most rapidly growing ethnic minority in the United States, and they have the highest dropout rates of any major ethnic group in the country (U.S. Department of Labor, 2003). Latinos' educational attainment is consistently lower than that of other students (Gandara, 2008). The majority of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Cohen, thank you for your insights about and guidance through the program. Dr. Maria Palacio, thank

Towards a national map of soil liquefaction susceptibility : modeling with heuristic and geotechnical methods

Creator:: Lindsley, Adam E.
Abstract:: This study investigates the use of predictive mapping techniques as well as geotechnical criteria in developing a multiregional soil liquefaction model and subsequent maps. The maps were produced using National Cooperative Soil Survey data, in the gSSURGO format, combined with soil liquefaction data gathered from studies, articles, and traditional seismic...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: challenging project. Thank you also to my committee members, Maria Dragila, John Baham, and Michael Olsen

The Biology and ecology of weeping alkaligrass (Puccinellia distans) and Nuttall’s alkaligrass (Puccinellia nuttalliana)

Creator:: Tarasoff, Catherine
Abstract:: Weeping alkaligrass (Puccinellia distans) and Nuttall’s alkaligrass (Puccinellia nuttalliana) infest Kentucky bluegrass seed fields of eastern Oregon. Weeping alkaligrass is an introduced species from Eurasia, whereas Nuttall’s alkaligrass is native to semi arid environments of western North America. These species are often referred to collectively as ‘alkaligrass’; however, for farmers...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: summer weekends hiking the Wallowas. I would like to thank my graduate committee of Dr. Maria Dragila

Life history and environmental influences on avian incubation and parental care in songbirds

Creator:: Austin-Bythell, Suzanne H.
Abstract:: Patterns of nest attendance behavior by breeding birds represent a parent-offspring trade-off in which adults balance self-maintenance with parental care decisions. Incubation, in particular, is of interest because adults must provide an environment suitable for embryonic development through nest-building and contact-incubation. We evaluated how adult incubation constancy and nest visitation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: model to me and many other female graduate students. Thanks to my committee, Dr. Tiffany Garcia, Dr

Modeling Survival of Soilborne Phytophthora spp. and Characterizing Microbial Communities in Response to Soil Solarization and Biocontrol Amendment in Container Nursery Beds

Creator:: Funahashi, Fumiaki
Abstract:: In horticultural nurseries for container-grown plants, production and sales have been threatened by the presence of a quarantined plant pathogen, Phytophthora ramorum (causal agent of sudden oak death). Infested nursery beds are an important source of P. ramorum, which can initiate disease through movement with surface water to infect roots...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: within my own interests and strengths. I extend this gratitude to my committee member, Maria Dragila

Response of soil microbial communities to physical and chemical disturbances: implications for soil quality and land use sustainability

Creator:: Chaer, Guilherme M.
Abstract:: The objectives of this thesis were to evaluate the responses of soil microbial communities to physical and chemical disturbances, and associate these responses with soil functional stability and changes in soil quality. The first study consisted of application of heat shocks (HS) to soils with contrasting land use history to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : David Myrold, Maria Dragila, Roger Ely, and Anita Azarenko. Thanks to the CSS staff, in special to

Multiple-resistant Italian ryegrass (Lolium perenne spp. multiflorum) populations in Oregon

Creator:: Liu, Mingyang
Abstract:: Italian ryegrass (Lolium perenne spp. multiflorum) is a common weed management problem in turfgrasses, cereals and non-crop areas in the United States. In Oregon, the number of populations with multiple-resistance continues to increase. To manage these resistant populations, the resistance patterns must be determined. In this study, five Italian ryegrass...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . 6 REFERENCES Avila-Garcia WV and Mallory-Smith C, Glyphosate-resistant Italian ryegrass (Lolium

Molecular basis of target-site resistance to acetolactate synthase-inhibiting herbicides in mayweed chamomile (Anthemis cotula L.)

Creator:: Intanon, Suphannika
Abstract:: Mayweed chamomile (Anthemis cotula L.) is an annual weed in the Asteraceae family that is commonly found in fields of the Pacific Northwest. Acetolactate synthase (ALS)-inhibiting herbicides are frequently used to control a broad spectrum of weed species including mayweed chamomile. Seeds of four biotypes of mayweed chamomile (KJ, KL1,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Elena Sanchez, Murali Bellamkonda, Melody Rudenko, Mike Quinn, Maria Zapiola, Bianca Martins

Learning from Women of Color working within the United States Forest Service

Creator:: Ramos, Jeanna A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to analyze women of colors's (WOC) experiences working within the United States Forest Service (USFS) accessing the challenges of recruitment, retention, and promotional efforts. Using testimonios and Anzaldúa's theory of mestiza consciousness, I found three themes that included white supremacist capitalist patriarchy, presumed incompetence,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ……………………………………………. 112 7.2 Poetic Voices of Ming Lee, Maria, and Kaya……………………… 113 Appendix A: Executive Summary

Comparing Ectomycorrhizal Communities of Understory Giant Chinquapin (Chrysolepis chrysophylla) and Overstory Pinaceae Trees in a Mixed Conifer Forest in Central Oregon

Creator:: Longway, Lucas J.
Abstract:: Giant chinquapin (Chrysolepis chrysophylla) is an evergreen hardwood often found as a shrubby understory component of coniferous forests in the Pacific Northwest United States. Due to its ability to sprout quickly after disturbances such as fire and logging it is often viewed as a pest by forest managers. Like its...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: like to express my gratitude to my lab mates Ariel Cowan, Maria Osuna Garcia and Benjamin Hart, my

Mycological Maintenance of Rangelands and the Impacts of a Thatch Forming Invasive Annual Grass (Taeniatherum caput-medusae)

Creator:: Hovland, Matthew
Abstract:: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) may exert profound influences on ecosystem resilience and invasion resistance in western North American sagebrush steppe and other arid rangeland plant communities. Maintenance of plant community structure through ecological feedbacks such as facilitation of nutrient cycling and uptake by host plants, physical and chemical contributions to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Leadership and Loyalty Revisited : Catholic Latinas and Leadership

Creator:: Morales-Warming, Melissa
Abstract:: White women’s experiences with major institutions, the church included, often are generalized to other women’s experiences, much like how the experience of men in often represented as the experience of all humankind. In 2001 Elaine Howard Ecklund studied white lay women in the Catholic Church and explored two questions: What...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: soldiers, activists, union organizers, politicians, writers and poets (Garcia, 1997). Hypothetically

Variability and tidal exchange of ecological properties in a coastal lagoon

Creator:: Lara-Lara, Ruben
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Rodriguez-Osuna, Eduardo Millan-Nunez and Josue Alvarez-Borrego spent during the sampling period and Sila

Hispanic community college student empowerment : developmental English participants describe their educational experiences

Creator:: Lawrenson, Lisa Aguilera
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to learn about the experiences of Generation 1.5 Hispanics in developmental English in community college. A qualitative comparative case study design was used for this social critical study. The key findings fell into three categories: road blocks, motivators, and actions. The road blocks included:...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: forged a pathway for me and my parents and my family. This work is dedicated with love to Lucy ―Maria

'Mejor Amancebada que Mal Casada' : Rhetoric and Practice of Amancebamiento in Seventeenth-Century New Spain

Creator:: Hisey, Aimee
Abstract:: Following a history of tensions surrounding concubinage in medieval and early modern Spain, the Church sought greater control of religious life, particularly over the sacrament of marriage, via the Holy Office of the Inquisition. The Church exercised its strengthened restrictions and prosecuted these relationships with more frequency, as did civil...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Pedro de la Pena Pedro Hortigosa Pedro de Morales Bartolomé López Lorenza de Alcázar Rosa García

Important Considerations for Food Process Validations : Strain Selection, Contamination Level, and Relevant Treatment Conditions

Creator:: Pearson, Eva
Abstract:: Reports of foodborne outbreaks have increased in the last decade, posing a public health risk to consumers. In an attempt to mitigate this risk, the newly established Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA) takes a preventive rather than reactive approach to food safety. Under FSMA, producers are required to validate...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Impacts of instream flows on the Colorado River Delta, Mexico : spatial vegetation change analysis and opportunities for restoration

Creator:: Zamora-Arroyo, Jose Francisco
Abstract:: Until the 1930s, flows of the Colorado River maintained approximately 781,060 hectares of wetlands in its delta. These wetlands provided important feeding and nesting grounds for resident and migratory birds as well as spawning and protection habitat for many fish and other invertebrate species. However, the Delta's wetlands started to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: in Corvallis, especially to Ruben Cruz, Armando Equihua, Gabino Garcia, Hector Alvarez, Jaime

Small broomrape (Orobanche minor) management using wheat (Triticum aestivum) as a false host

Creator:: Al-thahabi, Salam A.
Abstract:: Small broomrape (Orobanche minor) is an obligate, chlorophyll-lacking parasite that parasitizes red clover (Trifolium pratense) roots. This study was conducted to develop and implement an integrated, biologically based control program for small broomrape by using wheat as a false host to reduce the soil seed bank. The relationship between temperature...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Joshua Cannon, Kee-Woong Park, Lynn Fandrich, Ryan Lins, and Maria Zapiola for their assistance and

Metabolic and Renal Effects of Consumption of Five Phytochemicals in High-Fat Fed C57BL6J Mice

Creator:: Hansen, Allysa
Abstract:: A significant body of research demonstrates that phytochemical intake favorably influences hepatic metabolism via a number of different biological mechanisms. Other research has shown a positive effect of certain phytochemicals on kidney health, specifically in ameliorating symptoms of kidney disease. The current research used three separate studies that tested the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: antithrombotic activities (Garcia-Lafuente et al., 2009). The anti-inflammatory properties of polyphenols have

A study on the effects of enhanced pCO2 on open ocean diazotrophic assemblages

Creator:: Gradoville, Mary Rose
Abstract:: Biological di-nitrogen (N₂) fixation is a key process in open-ocean ecosystems, where the new nitrogen (N) provided by marine diazotrophs can support a large fraction of primary productivity and carbon (C) drawdown. Recent laboratory studies have shown that elevated pCO₂ enhances the rate of N₂ fixation by select laboratory isolates...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Maria Kavanaugh, Julie Arrington, Curt Vandetta, Carly Malm, Morgan Engle, Audrey Wheatcroft, Curt

Biomarkers of oxidative stress and DNA damage in agricultural workers

Creator:: Muniz, Juan Fermin
Abstract:: Pesticides are among the most pervasive environmental contaminants and they are an important potential risk for human health. Agricultural workers are constantly exposed to pesticide spray, drift and residues in the soil and foliage. Many agricultural pesticides are readily absorbed by the body, through contact with the skin, the respiratory...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Culturally appropriate supermarket nutrition education for Mexican-American families

Creator:: Saldana, Tina Marie
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the next 30 years (Garcia, 1991). The growth rate for the Hispanic population between 1980 and 1988

Flavor development of cheddar cheese under different manufacturing practices

Creator:: Lemus, Freddy Mauricio
Abstract:: Cheddar Cheese samples (good cheese, weak cheese, cheese made with pasteurized milk, cheese made with heat-shocked milk, cheese from production plant A, cheese from production plant B, cheese made with adjunct culture, and cheese made without adjunct culture), were evaluated during the ripening stage. Proteolysis was studied by a fractionation...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Empowerment or a 'citizenship project'? : microcredit with education in Cuzco, Peru

Creator:: Kearney, Emily Q.
Abstract:: Microfinance, or the technique of lending small amounts of money to the world's poor for productive activities, has emerged as a dominant approach to poverty alleviation among international development organizations. However, consensus does not yet exist as to the best mechanism for delivery of loans. While most organizations simply offer...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Preferred customers? : barriers for Hispanics in Oregon's managed care Medicaid program

Creator:: Keys, Robert T. III
Abstract:: From February to September of 2001, a significant body of qualitive data was collected to investigate barriers for Hispanic participation in Oregon's managed care Medicaid program. As a means to investigate this topic, comments were solicited from physicians, hospital administrators, social service agencies, and low-income Hispanics through semi-structured focus groups...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: found in Singer, Valentin, Baer and Jia's article "Why Juan Garcia Has a Drinking Problem" (1992). The

The Role of Plant-soil Feedback in the Invasion of Brachypodium sylvaticum in Douglas-fir Forests

Creator:: Esterson, Andrew
Abstract:: Invasive plants have the capacity to transform landscapes and alter ecosystem function, causing significant economic and ecological damage. These effects include displacement and reduction of native flora and fauna, altered fire regimes, modification of biotic and abiotic soil properties, as well as local, regional, and global economic impacts. With such...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (Philippot et al. 2013), along with leaf decomposition and mineralization (Aponte, García, and Marañón 2013

Opposing worldviews : Cuicatec values of cultural and natural resources in a western paradigm

Creator:: Hearn, Kyle P.
Abstract:: Both conflicts and new identities result when indigenous' traditional values of landscape and resource management are superimposed with federal governments' management of archaeological and forest resources in federally designated protected areas. This thesis examines the relationship and discourse between two Cuicatec towns in Oaxaca, Mexico and three Mexican government agencies...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Cañada region none of my research would have been possible. I wish to thank Dr. Nelly Robles Garcia

Plastome phylogenomics in the genus Pinus using massively parallel sequencing technology

Creator:: Parks, Matthew Benjamin
Abstract:: This thesis summarizes work completed over the previous four years primarily focusing on chloroplast phylogenomic inquiry into the genus Pinus and related Pinaceae outgroups using next-generation sequencing on Illumina platforms. During the time of our work, Illumina sequence read lengths have essentially been limited to 25 to 100 base pairs,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Syst. Bot., 34:481-491. Gernandt DS, Lopez G, Garcia SO, Liston A. 2005. Phylogeny and classification

An Oregonian Jarabe : Danza Folklórica and Mexicana Mothers

Creator:: Olvera, Monica L.
Abstract:: Acculturative stress can be associated with increased conflicts between Latino parents and adolescent youth, and have negative effects on Latino immigrant parents' psychosocial functioning and parenting practices. Yet, the potentially deleterious effects of acculturative stress on Latino immigrant parents' psychosocial functioning and parenting practices may be mitigated through positive acculturative...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: support, patience, and understanding: María Olvera, Alexander Olvera, ustedes son mi razón de ser y los

Red light ladies : settlement patterns and material culture on the frontier

Creator:: Simmons-Rogers, Alexandra L.
Abstract:: Red Light Ladies presents a perspective on prostitution in North America, within the context of the western mining frontier. A biographical profile of the frontier prostitutor is presented, along with an archaeological model of settlement patterns and material culture. Settlement patterns and demographic changes in the prostitutor population are hypothetically...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ROCK MINING, THE BONANZA YEARS 180 ECONOMIC DECLINE; RECESSION TURNS DEPRESSION 189 Maria Clapper 195

Rural Latinas/os of the Pacific Northwest: College and the Experience of Self- Identification

Creator:: Zaragoza, Mariana C.
Abstract:: There is an ever growing number of Latinas/os who reside and have settled permanently in rural America. Unbeknownst to most, rural Latinas/os face adversities unfamiliar to those living outside of this scope. As it stands, the barriers urban Latinas/os students face when transitioning to college has been well documented. However,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: society by assimilating into the dominant culture (Valencia, Garcia, Flores, & Juarez 22). The post 1848

Ultraviolet radiation as an environmental stressor of amphibians

Creator:: Bancroft, Betsy A.
Abstract:: My thesis explored the effects of and potential mediating mechanisms for an important environmental stressor, ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation. UVB radiation has negative effects on organisms in both terrestrial and aquatic systems. I used meta-analysis to quantify the effects of UVB radiation on a diversity of aquatic organisms (Chapter 2). UVB...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Michael, Anna Jolles, Tiffany Garcia, and Josh Lawler made the Blaustein lab a fantastic home for five

The status and life history traits of endemic, native and introduced species in Lake Lanao, Philippines

Creator:: Ismail, Gladys B.
Abstract:: The endemic cyprinids of Lake Lanao, Philippines have been described as a species flock and are thought to be an example of explosive evolution. However, based on historical surveys, 16 of the 18 cyprinid species endemic to Lake Lanao are now believed to be extinct. Furthermore, non-native species have been...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Further Understanding Mycobacterial Biofilms and Their Interaction with the Host

Creator:: Rose, Sasha J.
Abstract:: Respiratory infections caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), especially Mycobacterium avium, can lead to progressive, recurrent disease that is refractory to therapy. Bacterial biofilms are intrinsically resistant to a variety of stressors and pressures, including host killing mechanisms and antibiotic therapy. Though it is becoming increasingly evident that NTM biofilms are...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: infection (Garcia-Contreras, Sethuraman et al. 2006; Garcia-Contreras, Fiegel et al. 2007). Inhaled

Chemical composition of dietary fiber and polyphenols of wine grape pomace skins and development of wine grape (cv. Merlot) pomace extract based films

Creator:: Deng, Qian
Abstract:: The objectives of this project were to investigate the chemical composition of five varieties of wine grape pomace (WGP) skins obtained in the Pacific Northwest of the United States with the emphasis on dietary fiber (DF) and polyphenolic compounds, and further to evaluate the feasibility of developing WGP extract based...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

What Lies Below: Options to Improve Sustainable Management of U.S./Mexico Transboundary Aquifers

Creator:: Welch, Christina, N.
Abstract:: Globally, as surface water quality and quantity diminishes there is increasing reliance on groundwater to buffer water demands of growing populations. Today in many arid regions around the world aquifer pumping rates far exceed recharge rates. Often the groundwater is nonrenewable, or thousands of years old. Despite the known hydrologic...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Trevor, Stephanie, Rianne, Nicki, Holly, Hannah, Dacotah, Michael, and Maria for your help during times

New perspectives on evolutionary relationships within Pinus (Pinaceae) and within subsection Ponderosae (subgenus Pinus)

Creator:: Willyard, Ann Nachreiner
Abstract:: A fossil-calibrated phylogenetic framework based on exemplars from each of the four taxonomic sections within Pinus was created using multiple nuclear and chloroplast loci. Calibration at the well-defined subgeneric split within Pinus with either fossil leaves and cones (ca. 45 million years ago) or fossil wood (ca. 85 million years...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Sci 163:737-747. Gernandt, D., G. Geada Lopez, S. Garcia, and A. Liston. 2005. Phylogeny and

Photophysics of organic semiconductors at the nanoscale

Creator:: Grollman, Rebecca R.
Abstract:: Organic semiconductors are used in a wide variety of applications including transistors,solar cells, and light emitting diodes. These materials are solution-processable,low cost, and tunable. Many successful organic optoelectronic materials utilizeblends of several types of molecules (such as donors and acceptors) in order topromote charge generation. As blends are an inherently...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Nutritional Management of Beef Cows During Late-Gestation to Enhance Offspring Productivity

Creator:: Marques, Rodrigo Da Silva
Abstract:: Two experiments evaluated nutritional management of late-gestating beef cows to enhance offspring productivity. The objective of experiment 1 was to evaluate the effects of organic and inorganic Cu, Mn, Zn, and Co supplementation to beef cows during late-gestation on performance and physiological responses of the offspring. The objective of experiment...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: program in the good and harder moments, especially Maria Reis, Thomaz Guarnieri, Italo Bueno, Juliana

Development of antioxidant dietary fibers from wine grape pomace and their applications as functional food ingredients

Creator:: Tseng, Angela Y.
Abstract:: Wine grape pomace (WGP), the byproduct from winemaking, is a good source of polyphenols and dietary fibers, and may be utilized as antioxidant dietary fibers (ADF) for food applications. The objectives of this thesis research were to first determine the phenolic compounds, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities in red WGP under...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Optofluidic Sensing from Inkjet-Printed Droplets on Diatom Biosilica

Creator:: Xi, Yuting
Abstract:: We explored an optofluidic sensing mechanism from inkjet-printed droplets on diatom biosilica using surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). Our study revealed a new biosensing strategy that combines the microscopic fluidic flow induced by the droplet evaporation and the photonic crystal effects of diatom frustules, which can provide an ultra-sensitive, cost-effective biosensing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Annotation of image segments with ontologies (AISO)

Creator:: Lingutla Venkata, Nikhil Tej
Abstract:: This M.S thesis presents an interactive software tool that I have developed in the course of the past two years. This interactive tool is called AISO. AISO is aimed at interactive image segmentation and annotation tool designed to allow users to segment an image – such as those produced with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Cooper, Justin Elser, Maria A. Gandolfo, Pankaj Jaiswal, Christopher J. Mungall, Justin Preece, Stefan

The effects of univalent cations on the activity of particulate starch synthetase

Creator:: Nitsos, Ronald Eugene
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Disease models and infectious phenotypes of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis

Creator:: Everman, Jamie L.
Abstract:: Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) is the causative agent of Johne's disease, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that affects ruminant populations worldwide. The characteristic stages of the disease make diagnosis difficult, resulting in silent transmission among animals in a herd for years before proper detection of the infection. The extensive...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , and Lucy Garcia Flores, your contributions to all our projects have been immense and are greatly

Life cycle assessment of algal biofuels

Creator:: Kirby, Bryan L.
Abstract:: This thesis consists of three studies to better understand the environmental sustainability potential for algal-based biofuels. Initially, a comparison of recent life cycle assessments (LCA) of theoretical full-scale algal biofuel facilities was developed. These studies include varying boundaries and scope, functional units, and technology maturity assumptions. The comparison converted results...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , & Ghirardi, Maria L. (2010). Comparative energy life-cycle analyses of microalgal biomass

Countering the subjugation of Indian women : strategies for adaptation and change

Creator:: Moyer, Dawn J.
Abstract:: This thesis outlines dominant ideologies and practices that affect women's authority in the urban social milieu of north India. Theories that consider the causes of social stratification by gender as well as social movement patterns are useful for understanding the durability of gender roles. The utility of these theories for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Anthropologist Maria Mies proposes that the attitude of moral superiority with which the Indian Ideal of

Experimental studies on species relationships in T. turgidum ssp. carthlicum and T. aestivum ssp. carthlicoides

Creator:: Vieira, Luiz Gonzaga E.
Abstract:: A study of populations characteristics of T. turgidum ssp. carthlicum and T. aestivum ssp. carthlicoides was completed using numerical analysis. A sample of 74 accessions of ssp. carthlicum and 20 of ssp. carthlicoides were scored for 46 characters. It was established that three morphological distinguishable groups of ssp. carthlicum can...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Vieira. DEDICATION My wife, Maria, and our children for their help, patience, and sharing of the

"I'm a Mom too!" - Stigma, Support & Contested Identities among Adolescent Mothers in the United States

Creator:: Everson, Courtney L.
Abstract:: This dissertation aims to provide a comprehensive portrayal of doula care in the lives of pregnant and parenting adolescent mothers. The purpose of this research was to examine the relationships between psychosocial stress, social support, institutionalized constraints, and their impacts on health and well-being among adolescent mothers in the Northwestern...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ; Gravlee 2009; HealthConnect One 2014; Hruschka 2005; Jiménez, Martín, and García 2000; Luttrell 2011

Recordando memoria : shaping Chicana identity

Creator:: Martinez, Yolanda Tellez
Abstract:: This research explored the self-concept of Chicanas in terms of their lived experiences and how those experiences influenced the shaping of their identity. It examined the multiple labels Chicanas use to self-identify and the context or situations in which they use specific labels. Moreover, it took into account the influence...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Recovering Lost Ground : Effects of Soil Burn Intensity on Nutrients and Ectomycorrhiza Communities of Ponderosa Pine Seedlings

Creator:: Cowan, Ariel D.
Abstract:: Fuel accumulation and climate shifts are predicted to increase the frequency of high-severity fires in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws) forests of central Oregon. The combustion of fuels containing large downed wood can result in intense soil heating, alteration of soil properties, and mortality of microbes. Previous studies...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and support. To my labmates Lucas J. Longway, Ben Hart, and Maria O. Garcia: thank you for your

Cooling characterization and practical utilization of sub-micron slurry ice for the chilling of fresh seafood

Creator:: Keys, Dustin R.
Abstract:: Consumption of seafood products continues to grow each year, but post-harvest losses and inedible seafood waste remain as high as 25%. Ice-based systems are the most common form of preservation to increase shelf life, preserve product quality, and enhance product safety. Slurry ice is a type of chilling media, consisting...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Regeneration and growth of several canopy tree species in the Maya Forest of Quintana Roo, Mexico : the role of competition and microhabitat conditions

Creator:: Sorensen, NaDene S.
Abstract:: We evaluated the regeneration behavior and early growth rates of 10 non-pioneer canopy tree species in medium-height, semi-evergreen dry tropical forest in Quintana Roo, Mexico. These species provide timber and non-timber forest products for local communities and include evergreen and deciduous species with varied dispersal mechanisms. The species were Coccoloba...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the communities where this research was conducted: Edilberta Miss, Doña Enedina Uh, Rosa María

Post-colonialist Pathways : Building Potential for Multicultural Service Learning at Community Colleges

Creator:: Cate, Rachael
Abstract:: Latina/o student enrollments in community colleges in the United States are rapidly growing, yet Latina/o student success rates have not matched this growth. There is a need for community college programs that serve Latina/o student populations more effectively and that incorporate multicultural educational practices into college programs. The purpose of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The praxis of cultural competence in medical education : using environmental factors to develop protocols for action

Creator:: Stohs, Sheryl Magee
Abstract:: Cultural competence is a topic that concerns social scientists and medical anthropologists who pay attention to demographic changes and health disparities. This study demonstrates practical approaches to developing cultural competence in medical education by using factors from the social environment to develop protocols for action. With current concerns in domestic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , and my life group: Roanne Little Light, Maria Parra, Karen Preston, Estella and Yesenia Rosales

What says your heart: community, learning, and education in a Nahua indigenous village

Creator:: Anderson, Jessica
Abstract:: The purpose of this thesis is to understand the experiences that Nahua children, in rural Mexico, have as they attend schools that are primarily influenced by formal Western education in relation to their own ways of learning and knowing. This research took place over the course of three months within...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Colombia's national parks : an analysis of management problems and perceived values

Creator:: Meganck, Richard Albert
Abstract:: This analysis of Colombia's System of National Park Reservations accomplishes four objectives: 1) The historical development of national parks in Colombia was described; 2) The status, as of August, 1974, of the areas administered by the Colombian Renewable Natural Resources Development Institute (INDERENA) was summarized; 3) An analysis of major...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

John Archibald Wheeler : a study of mentoring in modern physics

Creator:: Christensen, Terry M.
Abstract:: This dissertation has two objectives. The first objective is to determine where best to situate the study of mentoring (i.e. the 'making of scientists') on the landscape of the history of science and science studies. This task is accomplished by establishing mentoring studies as a link between the robust body...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Landscape composition around northern spotted owl nests, central Cascade Mountains, Oregon

Creator:: Swindle, Keith A.
Abstract:: This study describes the composition of forest landscapes surrounding northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) nests in the central Cascade Mountains of Oregon. I compared forest composition around 126 owl nests in 70 pair territories with forest composition around 119 points drawn randomly from all terrestrial cover-types, and around 104...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: cooperators [USFS] Dan Garcia, Virgil Morris, Joe Serna, Ruby Seitz, Cheryl Friesen, Shane Kamrath, Lisa

An analysis of the effects of Boron and plant growth regulators on flower development in Filbert, Corylus avellana L.

Creator:: Kelley, John Roberts
Abstract:: Three distinct stages of flower cluster abscission were identified prior to fertilization: flowers which did not begin development (stage 1), flowers which had begun development (stage II) and clusters which had begun to form distinct nuts (stage III). Abscission of stages I and II coincided with a rapid increase in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: cultivars. Staminate catkin primordia were found between June 20-30 in the cultivar 'Santa Maria di Gesu

Health status in migrant and seasonal farm workers, and other clients in a community and migrant health center

Creator:: Greer, Marsha
Abstract:: Unknown questions remain concerning the health of migrant farm workers, seasonal farm workers, and other rural poor people. The objectives of this study were to determine the demographic profile of a sample from a Community and Migrant Health Center; to determine the prevalence of disease in migrant farm workers, seasonal...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Problems of Shape and Information in Multiscale Modeling of Transport Phenomena

Creator:: Ostvar, Sassan
Abstract:: This work is a compilation of problems that deal with multiscale analysis of transport phenomena in environmental systems. A common feature among the problems studied here is the presence of non-negligible microscale structure in various forms. Each problem is approached from the perspective that a macroscopic observable encodes aspects of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Molecular cloning and characterization of the diageotropica gene in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)

Creator:: Oh, KwangChul
Abstract:: The auxin-resistant diageotropica (dgt) mutant of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) has a pleiotropic phenotype including a lack of lateral roots and reduced gravitropic response, apical dominance, vascular development, and fruit growth. The dgt mutation reduces the auxin sensitivity of only a subset of auxin responses while levels, metabolism, and transport...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: high-resolution mapping in Chapter 2. Maria G. Ivanchenko and Ti White assisted in some of the

Examining the Latino experience in California agricultural education : a parallel mixed methods multiple case study

Creator:: Elliott, Kristopher Michael
Abstract:: Latino students are among the fastest growing demographic groups in the nation, particularly in California, Texas, Florida, and New York. Within California in 2014, over 70,000 students are involved in Agricultural Education programs, and Latino students now account for over 50% of the total enrollment - and the percentage of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Hybridization between imidazolinone-resistant wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and jointed goatgrass (Aegilops cylindrical Host.) and selection pressure impacts on proportion of resistance alleles

Creator:: Martins, Bianca Asssis Barbosa
Abstract:: Imazamox-resistant wheat (Clearfield®) cultivars carry the Imi1 gene, which confers resistance to the imidazolinone (IMI) herbicide imazamox. Imazamox provides selective control of jointed goatgrass and other weeds in IMI-resistant wheat. Imi1 gene flow between IMI-resistant wheat and jointed goatgrass may occur via hybridization and backcross events. In 2009 and 2010,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: to my fellows and friends Elena Sánchez (in memoriam), Dr. Maria Zapiola, Dr. Alejandro Perez-Jones

Investigation of Optimal Extraction Conditions and Microencapsulation Technique for Stabilizing Anthocyanins and Polyphenols from Fruit Materials

Creator:: Wang, Wenjie
Abstract:: The objectives of this research were to investigate the optimal conditions for anthocyanins extraction from different anthocyanin rich fruit and to develop microencapsulation formulation for improving stability of anthocyanin extracts. In the extraction optimization study, two extraction methods, "conventional solvent extraction (CE)" and "ultrasound-assisted extraction (UE)" for three different anthocyanin-rich...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The role of oxygen and other environmental variables on survivorship, abundance, and community structure of invertebrate meroplankton of Oregon nearshore coastal waters

Creator:: Eerkes-Medrano, Dafne I.
Abstract:: The high productivity of Eastern Boundary Upwelling Ecosystems (EBUE), some of the most productive ecosystems in the globe, is attributed to the nutrient rich waters brought up through upwelling. Climate change scenarios for coastal upwelling systems, predict an intensification of coastal upwelling winds. Associated with intensification in upwelling are biogeochemical...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Laura Eerkes-Medrano), my boyfriend Satoshi Kimura, my grandmothers (Maria Isabel Castro-Medrano and

Movement patterns and marine habitat associations of juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean

Creator:: Barceló, Caren
Abstract:: Bycatch, or the incidental capture of non-target species, has been implicated as one of the main factors leading to population declines of many large marine vertebrates, including sea turtles. To effectively manage and conserve these long-lived species, their marine distribution, high use areas, foraging habitats, and regions of highest likelihood...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Maria Marcovaldi, Selina S. Heppell, Yonat Swimmer 2 ABSTRACT Characterizing

Small broomrape (Orobanche minor) biology and management in red clover (Trifolium pratense) seed production

Creator:: Lins, Ryan D.
Abstract:: Small broomrape (Orobanche minor) is a parasitic weed that attaches to the roots of red clover (Trifolium pratense). Small broomrape invasion presents a significant threat to the future of red clover seed production in Oregon. This study was conducted to investigate and develop small broomrape management options for red clover...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Fandrich, Matt Faletti, Salam Althahabi, Maria Zapiola, and Kelly Richardson, for their assistance

Breeding food barley : from agronomic assessment to marker assisted selection

Creator:: Rey, Juan Ignacio
Abstract:: This research was undertaken to provide barley growers, processors, and consumers with quality food barley. Because all currently available varieties of food barley are of spring growth habit, the first phase of the research involved agronomic assessment of these varieties under Oregon conditions. Because winter barley usually yields more than...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: fellow graduate students for their help, advice and friendship: Martin Quincke, Maria Zapiola and

Mitigating cyanobacterial harmful algae blooms : the role of plant humics

Creator:: Theis, Susan A. F.
Abstract:: Cyanobacterial harmful algae blooms (cyanoHABs) are a growing concern worldwide due to damage of ecosystems and threats to human health. Previous research indicates that plant humics from aquatic and wetland vascular plants are effective inhibitors of cyanobacterial metabolism and growth and may be useful as control agents for mitigating cyanoHABs....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Effects of growth-regulating treatments on eradication of PVX and PVS in potato shoot-tip culture

Creator:: Gallardo-Ramirez, Mirian
Abstract:: Four experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of growth-promoting treatments on potato sprouts and plantlets grown in vitro, and to determine the relationships between growth rate and eradication of PVX and PVS through shoot-tip culture. The approach consisted of exposing plant material to potential growth-regulating treatments, selecting the more...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Garcia-Betancourt and Augusto Gallardo. Finally, I want to dedicate this thesis to my family. To my

Macrophage infection with wild-type Mycobacterium avium or isogenic attenuated PPE mutant revealed differences in gene expression and mycobacterial vacuole proteins

Creator:: Jha, Samradhni
Abstract:: Mycobacterium avium is a ubiquitous environmental organism found in water and soil. It can cause disease in patients with pre-existing pulmonary conditions, immunocompromised patients with the most prevalent being AIDS patients, as well as apparently healthy people. Studies have indicated that, upon macrophage uptake, Al. avium prevents phagosome-lysosome fusion, thus...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , dextrose and catalase (OADC; Hardy Diagnostics, Santa Maria, CA) at 37°C for 21 days. Bacteria were

Biological insertion of nanostructured germanium and titanium oxides into diatom biosilica

Creator:: Jeffryes, Clayton S.
Abstract:: There is significant interest in titanium oxide and germanium-silicon oxide nanocomposites for optoelectronic, photocatalytic, and solar cell applications. The ability of the marine diatom Pinnularia sp. to uptake soluble metal oxides from cell culture medium, and incorporate them into the micro- and nano-structure of their amorphous silica cell walls, called...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The role of Salmonella typhimurium type three secretion system (T3SS) and effector proteins in chromatophore cell response.

Creator:: Farhad, Mohammad
Abstract:: Bacterial contamination of food poses a great risk to human health worldwide. A chromatophore cell-based biosensor, utilizing B. splendens erythrophore cells, is an emerging technology that has shown potential to detect bacterial toxicity based on function-dependent mechanisms. Previous studies have investigated the response of erythrophore cells to foodborne pathogens, pesticides,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: graduate studies. I would like to thank all the Trempy lab members, especially Roberto Garcia and

Rainbow trout cystatin C : gene expression, heterologous production and characterization

Creator:: Li, Fugen
Abstract:: Rainbow trout cystatin C cDNA has been isolated from trout liver. The full-length cystatin cDNA (674 bp) included the 5'untranslated region and the polyadenylation signal sequence AATAAA in the 3' region. Translation of the cDNA defines 132 amino acid residues. Comparison of the amino acid sequence with those of family...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Araz, Maria, Natalia and Sam for their wonderful cooperation and support. TABLE OF CONTENTS

Fish sauce : the alternative solution for Pacific whiting and its by-products

Creator:: Lopetcharat, Kannapon
Abstract:: Pacific whiting and its by-products were good raw materials for high quality fish sauce production. Heat stable and salt activated enzymes were responsible for autolytic activity in Pacific whiting and by-products. According to temperature profiles of raw materials at various salt concentrations, two fermentation temperatures, 35°C and 50°C, were selected...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

An ethnographic crossing : voices from the Latino community in Yamhill County, Oregon

Creator:: Nicklous, Nan Gilmore
Abstract:: Changing demographics in Oregon, accompanied by a rising Latino population, serve to dispel myths that we live in homogeneous, monolithic communities. Migration studies indicate migration is reshaping communities, contributing to ethnic diversity thus challenging our notion of identity and culture. Through the medium of oral histories and ethnography, this study...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Joan Gross, Dr. Kayla Garcia, Dr. Laura Rice and to Dr. Mar lan Carlson for their suggestions

The Ocean Circulation and Carbon Cycle during the Last Glacial Maximum

Creator:: Muglia, Juan
Abstract:: During the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, ∼ 21 ky before present) the atmospheric CO2 concentration was about 100 ppm lower than its pre-industrial (PI)value. The missing carbon from the atmosphere must have been stored in thedeep ocean during this period, but the mechanisms driving such re-distribution ofthe carbon cycle are...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: memory of my mom, Ana Maria Gayoso. If I am a scientist it is because of her. Chapter 1: Introduction

Evaluating Field Production Issues by Investigating Grain Dormancy and Plant Segregation Patterns in Soft White Winter Wheat

Creator:: McCarthy, Christy A.
Abstract:: Wheat (Triticum aestivum) is a highly valuable crop that makes up a large portion of the world’s food. However, breeding for improved varieties with desirable characteristics can be a challenge. This research examined two different issues wheat breeders deal with throughout the selection process all the way to production of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Surface-exposed proteins in the pathogenesis of Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis

Creator:: McNamara, Michael J.
Abstract:: Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis (MAH) is a pervasive environmental bacterium that can cause opportunistic infections in humans. Among the most robust and hardy members of the Mycobacterium genus, M. avium can persist and thrive in a range of challenging environments, including many which place it in direct contact with humans....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Design Thinking as a Framework to Maximize Learning Foreign Languages in Online Environments

Creator:: Beged-Dov, Yael
Abstract:: In this qualitative case study, the implementation of a student-centered model of teaching, “Design Thinking, is explored to understand the difficulties learners experience when studying a foreign language in formal learning environments. This study suggests that excessive concentration on factors of grammar, translation, pronunciation, vocabulary, and lack of speech activity...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Infectious diseases of the Felidae : parasite communities from miniature to massive

Creator:: Broughton, Heather M.
Abstract:: Direct anthropogenic stressors have caused drastic declines in wildlife populations over the past two centuries. In the face of these threats, spillover of infectious disease from domestic animals and livestock into wildlife, and novel interactions between parasites and pathogens within wildlife communities, have further suppressed already vulnerable populations. As management...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: - ranging wildlife (Brenner et al., 2002; Zuccarelli, 2004; Beechler et al., 2009; Garcia et al., 2010

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