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  • Optimizing shared mooring and anchoring strength for floating offshore wind turbine arrays

    Creator:
    Devin, Michael C.
    Abstract:
    Energy from offshore wind could provide substantial power generation if further utilized. One area of significant research focus is in developing floating offshore wind devices, which would allow for wind energy to be gathered in deep water where driven monopile turbines are infeasible. However, floating offshore wind is not currently...
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    Offshore Wind Turbine Arrays by Michael C Devin A THESIS submitted

  • Generation of expression plasmids to study the function of the PRC2 subunit Suz12 in Fusarium graminearum

    Creator:
    Park, Catherine
    Abstract:
    The Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2) catalyzes genome transcription repression through the methylation of lysine residue 27 in the amino terminal region of histone 3 (H3K27me1/2/3) [2], [7]. PRC2 is made up of three highly conserved core subunits: Kmt6, Eed, and Suz12. Accurate distribution of PRC2 is essential for proper...
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    Acknowledgments I would like to thank Michael Freitag for the invaluable opportunity to work in his lab and for

  • Morality of biometrics

    Creator:
    Tao, Dany
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    "‘Biometrics is at the forefront in our agenda for homeland security,’ declared Asa Hutchinson, the Department of Homeland Security's undersecretary for border and transportation security, at the 2004 Biometric Consortium Conference” [11]. Flashy retinal scanning and voice activated computers were once considered technologies for science fiction movies and novels. Nowadays,...
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    : ________________________________________________ Michael J. Quinn "‘Biometrics is

  • Things I Thought I Knew : An Exploration and Experimentation in Autobiography as Literature

    Creator:
    Sundberg, Brittany Kay
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    Autobiography is usually categorized with essays and other technical writings, and rarely considered creative or artistic literature in the public eye. This project explores the elements of autobiography and two authors who break the barriers of conventional practices to create works that also function as creative and artistic literature. Maya...
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    Things I Thought I Knew: An Exploration and

  • Corporate Oregon : A narrative study of Measure 97

    Creator:
    McMorris, Claire M.
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    Oregon Ballot Measure 97 is a contentious measure on the Oregon 2016 ballot that seeks to raise taxes on corporations with sales over 25 million dollars within the state of Oregon. Predictably, there has been a considerable amount of dialogue with the public as well as lobbying among elites to...
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    . Abstract approved:_____________________________________________________ Michael D. Jones Oregon

  • The role of the putative transcription factor DIS10 in PRC2-mediated gene silencing

    Creator:
    Jackson, Kendra K.
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    PRC2 (Polycomb Repressive Complex 2) mediated gene silencing plays an important role in cell differentiation, stem cell plasticity, and tumor suppression. In fungi, it is also involved in pathogenicity. The catalytic subunit, KMT6, trimethylates lysine 27 on histone h3 (H3K27me3) at loci targeted for silencing. In animals, PRC1 and PRC2...
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    edited the final version. Acknowledgments I would like to thank Michael Freitag for his

  • A Panel of Histone H3 Mutations to Investigate Centromere Maintenance and Gene Silencing

    Creator:
    Geisler, Mark S.
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    Histones, as part of nucleosomes, are responsible for DNA packaging in chromosomes. They also affect DNA expression by a multitude of post-translational modifications, especially prevalent on the amino terminus of histones. Co-activator protein complexes “write”, “read”, or “erase” histone modifications, and in balance determine which sections of DNA are free...
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    . Acknowledgments I would like to thank Michael Freitag for his invaluable help in conceiving and executing

  • Effects of Long-term Use of Ankle Taping on Balance

    Creator:
    McGregor, Stephanie
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    Regular ankle taping is commonly used to prevent ankle sprains, but the effects of its long-term use are not fully understood. This study examined the effects of ankle taping on balance in athletes who regularly tape their ankles versus those who do not. Fourteen collegiate gymnasts’ ability to balance on...
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    approved: _____________________________________________ Michael Pavol

  • Mutation of Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2) kmt6 to Probe in vivo Function in Fusarium

    Creator:
    Josephson, Brian
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    Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2) is a histone methyltransferase that initiates facultative heterochromatin formation by trimethylating histone H3 on lysine 27 (H3K27me3). Mutations within its three primary subunits, KMT6, EED, and SUZ12, result in inherited diseases and sporadic cancers. In the fungus Fusarium graminearum, deletion of the gene encoding the...
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    . Abstract approved:_____________________________________________________ Michael Freitag

  • Exploring Chromodomain Genes in the Fungus Fusarium graminearum Through Targeted Genetic Manipulation

    Creator:
    Peters, Alec
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    DNA segments in the fungus Fusarium graminearum were identified as possible genes encoding for chromodomain proteins (CDPs), and targeted for genetic manipulation. Targeted single-gene deletion strains, as wells as GFP-S tag fusion strains, were generated from wildtype F. graminearum protoplasts, and verified strains were screened for phenotypic differences, such as...
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    Manipulation Abstract approved: Michael Freitag DNA segments in the