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  • Investigation of the roles of viral proteinases in the vaccinia virus life cycle

    Creator:
    Page, Jessica M.
    Abstract:
    An inducible, mutant virus, designated vvtetO:I7L/G1L, was used to study the morphogenic proteolysis step of the vaccinia virus life cycle. The vvtetO:I7L/G1L controlled the expression of two genes, I7L, a cysteine proteinase, and G1L, a putative metalloproteinase. These proteins are involved in the maturation of viral core proteins, p4a, p4b,...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    THESIS OF Jessica M. Page for the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Biochemistry and

  • Young Adult Breast Cancer Survivors’ Experiences with Body Image Changes

    Creator:
    Benoit, Lindsey M.
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    The purpose of this thesis is to identify the issues relating to body image in young adult breast cancer survivors, and to observe which physical issues are related to which psychological issues. Participants were recruited through Army of Women and through social media. The study partcipants were 29 English-speaking female...
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    approved:_____________________________________________________ Jessica Gorman The purpose of

  • Intersection of political party control and health outcomes in Medicaid expansion

    Creator:
    Page, Joe
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    The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) sought to reform the health care system of the United States in a number of key ways, including by expanding access to health insurance to low-income Americans. The legislation provided for the expansion of Medicaid, the jointly funded federal-state public...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Health Outcomes in Medicaid Expansion by Joe Page A THESIS

  • Exploring Pactamycin Biosynthesis

    Creator:
    Roland, Jessica
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    Pactamycin, produced by the soil bacterium Streptomyces pactum, is a cytotoxic antibiotic that belongs to the aminocyclitol family of natural products. This antibiotic has shown various forms of biological activity, including antibacterial, antifungal, antimalarial, and antitumor activities. Despite its outstanding biological activity, the mode of formation of its pharmacophore (the...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    by Jessica Roland A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University

  • Use of Artemisinin to Treat Mycoplasma haemolama Infection in Llamas

    Creator:
    Puccetti, Jessica N.
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    Mycoplasma haemolamae is associated with mild to marked anemia in stressed, immune-suppressed, and debilitated animals, and may be found in low numbers in healthy animals. The continued presence of the organism, detectable by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based assay, may be associated with an underlying problem, such as stress or immune-suppression...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jessica N. Puccetti for

  • Multiple Approaches to Novel Rifamycin Analogs to Combat MDR-TB

    Creator:
    Blank, Jessica A.
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    According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2015 10.4 million people worldwide became infected with tuberculosis (TB) with 1.8 million TB related deaths. Tuberculosis is a bacterial infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a slow growing yet highly infectious bacterium. Among the first line of treatments...
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    i AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jessica Anne Blank for

  • Is there a change in expression of apoptosis and autophagy genes in Aiptasia sp. after thermal stress?

    Creator:
    Flesher, Jessica L.
    Abstract:
    Corals form the foundation for coral reef ecosystems and contain symbiotic dinoflagellates which greatly contribute to reef primary productivity. Loss of dinoflagellates from animal (host) cells results in cnidarian bleaching which leads to decreased coral fitness, and reef deterioration. Elevated temperature, caused by global warming, is the primary environmental stressor...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jessica L. Flesher

  • The Creation of a Bilingual Children's Book to Promote Breastfeeding to Acculturating Latin@s

    Creator:
    Newgard, Jessica Lorraine
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    The purpose of this project is to write a children’s book that promotes breastfeeding to acculturating Latin@s. María’s Mamá’s Milk or La leche de la mamá de María is about a little girl named María whose mother is about to give birth. María wonders what the new baby will eat,...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jessica Lorraine Newgard

  • Wiesel's Night: A Biography

    Creator:
    Krueger, Jessica
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    Elie Wiesel’s Night has become a canonical work in the genre of Holocaust literature. This thesis examines the process by which Night achieved this status. An argument will be composed using, as evidence, analysis of Elie Wiesel’s life, the broad history of Holocaust literature, and the complexities surrounding Night’s publication...
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    Jessica Krueger's HC Thesis (Final-2) 1 Wiesel’s Night: A

  • Cultural and Structural Barriers that Affect the Doctor-Patient Relationship : A Bolivian perspective

    Creator:
    Fowler, Jessica D.
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    The doctor-patient relationship is one of the most unique and privileged relations a person can have with another human being, and having access to a well-developed and effective association is important for the experienced and objective quality of health care. Yet, over the past few decades a number of cultural...
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    Jessica D. Fowler for the degrees of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Biology (Honors Associate) and