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  • Use of nondestructive spectroscopy to assess chlorophyll and nitrogen in fresh leaves

    Creator:
    Ding, Pinghai
    Abstract:
    Four aspects of factors influencing the accuracy of nondestructive chlorophyll (Chl) and nitrogen (N) measurement in fresh leaves were studied: (1) optimum wavelength (OW) identification; (2) indices development and evaluation; (3) influence of leaf properties; and (4) influence of meter parameters and sampling technique. Results were used to develop indices...
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    Dissertation
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    committee, Drs. Carolyn Scagel, Robert Linderman, Carmo M. Vasconcelos, John A. Young, and Thomson K

  • Range-wide abundance and fluctuating asymmetry patterns of sagebrush-obligate passerine birds

    Creator:
    Krissman, Cortnie M.
    Abstract:
    North American sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystems are suffering from reductions in habitat extent and quality. Only about 50% of sagebrush remains from pre-settlement conditions, and much of the remaining habitat is fragmented or degraded by invasive species, fire suppression and overgrazing. Sagebrush-obligate species are experiencing population declines as a result...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Cortnie M. Krissman for the degree of Master of Science in Wildlife Science presented on December 15

  • Hispanic family diabetes project : a pilot intervention study

    Creator:
    White, Beverly B.
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    Changes in lifestyle over the last century have resulted in a dramatic increase in the incidence of diabetes in the United States (U.S.). Mexican-Americans, the largest Hispanic/Latino subgroup in the U.S., are 1.7x’s as likely to have diabetes as non- Hispanic Whites. Culturally appropriate approaches for treating diabetes in minority...
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    Dissertation
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    : ________________________________________________________________________ Melinda M. Manore Changes in

  • Northern goshawk breeding habitat selection within high-elevation forests of southwestern Colorado

    Creator:
    Ferland, Cheron L.
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    The northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) is a species of concern in the western United States due to its association with mature structural stage forests. I employed a use-versus-availability study design to quantify the vegetative, physiographic, and landscape variables associated with goshawk breeding habitat selection in the San Juan Mountains of...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . Forsman, Katie M. Dugger, John Hayes, and Richard T. Reynolds. My goshawk field crewmembers were

  • Analysis of Bacteroidales 16S rRNA gene sequences from a geographically isolated human population

    Creator:
    Petersen, Carolyn A.
    Abstract:
    Standard methods of measuring fecal pollution in water do not distinguish between human and non-human sources. Molecular technology enabled the development of host-specific markers that distinguish fecal sources. Human specific PCR primers, HF183F and HF134F, were designed based on phylogenetic analyses of partial 16S rRNA gene sequences from the Bacteroidales...
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    Masters Thesis
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    THESIS OF Carolyn A. Petersen for the degree of Master of Science in Microbiology presented on

  • Survival and persistence of Bacteroidales human and ruminant specific fecal markers and occurrence with fecal pathogens

    Creator:
    Walters, Sarah P.
    Abstract:
    Aquatic fecal contamination from non-point sources impairs environmental health and serves as a vehicle for transmission of waterborne disease, resulting in economic losses worldwide. Accurate methods of diagnosing fecal pollution and its source are needed to prevent human exposure, remediate pollution, and reduce economic impacts. In order to obtain this...
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    Dissertation
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    willingness to discuss science with me. Micah Walter and Carolyn Petersen provided humor, friendship, and

  • A phenomenological inquiry into the experience of reflection by older adults in adventure-based experiential education

    Creator:
    Brennan, L. A.
    Abstract:
    This phenomenological inquiry explored dimensions of reflection for older adults in a developmental oriented adventure education experience. Data were gathered from emergent interviews with four individuals while participating in a multi-day, self-contained experiential education program conducted in a rugged environment, and led by a Navajo leader. Two principle research questions...
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    Dissertation

  • Voices of CALYX: Narratives of Feminist Publishing Activism, 1976-2006

    Creator:
    Steuben, Marieke L.
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    This thesis examines the nature of publishing as a political endeavor through a detailed investigation of the feminist publishing movement in the U.S. since the 1970s. Feminist publishers emerged from an activist context of feminist struggle, and they evolved within changing political and social climates, facing ideological and economic challenges...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Sesame oil increases plasma γ-tocopherol and inhibits γ-tocopherol metabolism in humans

    Creator:
    Lee, Sangeun
    Abstract:
    In rats, sesame lignans increase plasma γ-tocopherol concentrations and inhibit γ-tocopherol degradation to its metabolite γ-carboxyethylhydroxychroman (γ-CEHC). To test if sesame lignan consumption inhibits γ- tocopherol metabolism in humans, muffins prepared with either corn oil (control) or sesame oil and an equimolar mixture of deuterium labeled d6-α- and d2-γ- tocopheryl...
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    Masters Thesis
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    -(C2H3)3] tocopheryl acetate (d9-α-tocopheryl acetate), was provided by Dr. Carolyn Good of The Bell

  • Patoka : four stories of Southern Indiana

    Creator:
    Drew, Christopher M. (Christopher Max)
    Abstract:
    These stories are an attempt to give a distinct literary voice to the people and places of rural Southern Indiana. They also strive to deal with certain elements indigenous to that region, some of which can be described generally as the tension between modernization and tradition, family and marriage as...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Christopher M. Drew for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing presented on April 18, 2007