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Creator:: Brown, William M., 1935-
Abstract:: English holly culture in Oregon has been threatened by the development of red leaf spots which prevent sale of cut holly. Chemical, mechanical and insect injury and boron deficiency have been shown in the past to cause different types of red leaf spotting, but the cause of holly scab, a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: undescribed species of Sclerophoma AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF William Malcolm Brown, Jr. for the Ph. D

Creator:: Cavanaugh, William M.
Abstract:: Reduction of stratospheric ozone caused by human perturbation with halocarbon compounds and the consequent increase in mid-wavelength ultraviolet radiation (UV-B radiation. 290-320 nm) reaching the earth's surface could have deleterious ecological effects on marine primary producers. Unialgal and mixed cultures of Thalassiosira pseudonana and Thalassiosira weisflogii were exposed to three...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: unialgal and mixed cultures of two centric diatoms AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF William M. Cavanaugh for

Creator:: Williams, Pascale M.
Abstract:: Coproporphyrinogen III oxidase (CPX) is an enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of tetrapyrroles, catalyzing the oxidative decarboxylation of coproporphyrinogen III to protoporphyrinogen IX. In bacteria and yeast this enzyme is cytosolic, in animals it is mitochondrial, and in each it functions to produce heme. However, in all plants investigated, the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Pascale M. Williams for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular and Cellular Biology presented on

Creator:: McGuigan, William M.
Abstract:: These two studies investigated maternal engagement and retention in a voluntary, home-visiting program. The program screened families at the birth of their first child for risk characteristics associated with poor child and family outcomes. Higher risk families were offered regular home visits and support for up to 5 years. In...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: An Abstract of the Dissertation of William M. McGuigan for the

Creator:: McGuigan, William M.
Abstract:: This investigation identifies one pathway by which domestic violence increases the potential for child abuse in both mothers and fathers of newborns. Longitudinal data from 181 couples with firstborn infants were used to test a mediational model linking domestic violence and the family's risk of child abuse. Analysis of covariance...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: An Abstract of the Thesis of William M. McGuigan for the

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