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School board member and school counselor perceptions of school board knowledge, priorities, and policy

Creator:: Shea, Megyn L.
Abstract:: The role and function of school counselors remains a consistent source of concern in the school counseling profession. Aligning school counseling activities with comprehensive school counseling practice is a way to standardize the profession. Creating a school board policy for counseling is a strategy to gain support for and institutionalize...
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Full Text:: Counseling presented on March 14, 2013. Title: School Board Member and School Counselor Perceptions of

Computational methods for protein-protein interface prediction

Creator:: Tribelhorn, Benjamin
Abstract:: Protein-protein interactions underlie all biological processes and are a field of study that has wide implications throughout many other fields including medicine, genetics, biology, and ecology. Proteins are the building blocks and primary actors of life. They work together to accomplish virtually every task within a cell, including, metabolism, signal...
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Full Text:: degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science presented on August 14, 2013. Title: Computational

Dose-effects relationships in non-human biota : development of field sampling, dosimetric and analytic techniques through a case study of the aquatic snail Campeloma decisum at Chalk River Laboratories

Creator:: Ruedig, Elizabeth B.
Abstract:: In the last decade regulatory bodies have begun to implement standards to protect populations of non-human biota (NHB) from the consequences of radiation exposure. This is a departure from previous regulatory frameworks which were concerned only with protecting man. The implementation of these new standards has started an ongoing discussion...
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Full Text:: degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Radiation Health Physics presented on June 14, 2013. Title: Dose-E

Analysis and design on low-power multi-Gb/s serial links

Creator:: Hu, Kangmin
Abstract:: High speed serial links are critical components for addressing the growing demand for I/O bandwidth in next-generation computing applications, such as many-core systems, backplane and optical data communications. Due to continued process scaling and circuit innovations, today's CMOS serial link transceivers can achieve tens of Gb/s per pin. However, most...
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Full Text:: Computer Engineering presented on June 8, 2011. Title: Analysis and Design on Low-Power Multi-Gb/s

Shrinkage study of high performance concrete for bridge decks

Creator:: Fu, Tengfei
Abstract:: In the field of civil infrastructure, bridge desks are typically constructed using high performance concrete (HPC). Concrete bridge decks demand qualities such as low permeability, high abrasion resistance, superior durability, and long design life. Over decades of field and laboratory experience, many HPC bridge decks have been found to be...
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Full Text:: Engineering presented on June 3rd, 2013 Title: Shrinkage Study of High Performance Concrete for Bridge

Adaptation-based programming

Creator:: Bauer, Tim
Abstract:: Partial programming is a field of study where users specify an outline or skeleton of a program, but leave various parts undefined. The undefined parts are then completed by an external mechanism to form a complete program. Adaptation-Based Programming (ABP) is a method of partial programming that utilizes techniques from...
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Full Text:: 31, 2013. Title: Adaptation-Based Programming Abstract approved: Martin Erwig Partial

Effect of Zinc, Copper and Selenium supplementation on the humoral immune response of weaned beef steers

Creator:: Dill, Thomas O.
Abstract:: Two studies were conducted to determine the effects of zinc (Zn), copper (Cu) and/or selenium (Se) on the humoral immune response of weaned steers fed diets deficient in these minerals. Steers were bled weekly for eight weeks to measure plasma mineral levels. Humoral immune response was measured as antibody response...
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Full Text:: week 8. Humoral immune response was not different (P>.10) between treatments. In 1988, 20 steers were

Gamma irradiation of the western cherry fruit fly for the sterile male control technique

Creator:: Brown, Robert David
Abstract:: The western cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis indifferens Curran, was studied to determine the suitability of the sterile insect technique for its control. To obtain insect material, field collection of maggots is preferred to sifting of soil or rearing on artificial diet. The western cherry fruit fly is strictly univoltine; only...
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Full Text:: normal male 121 ratios of 4s1 and 8:1 (1st experiment) 14 Per cent egg hatch with sterile to normal male

The isolation and structure of leptosphaerin : a metabolite of the marine ascomycete, Leptosphaeria oraemaris (Linder) and A synthesis of the marine toxin, 9-isocyanopupukeanane

Creator:: Schiehser, Guy Alan
Abstract:: The ethyl acetate extract of the culture filtrate of the marine Ascomycete, Leptosphaeria oraemaris (Linder) yielded a novel metabolite designated by the common name leptosphaerin. An x-ray crystallographic structure analysis was disproved by the synthesis of 3-acetoxy-S-(1,2-dihydroxyethyl)- 3-pyrrolin-2-one 1, starting with N,N-dibenzylhydroxylamine 47 and D-mannitol 44. Oxidation of 47 followed...
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Full Text:: -8-ene 47. Treatment of 47 with isopro- penyllithium afforded 1,3-dimethy1-5-isopropeny1-9

Coliphage T3 S-adenosylmethionine hydrolase : properties of the cloned gene and consequences of its expression in Escherichia coli

Creator:: Hughes, Jeffrey A.
Abstract:: To begin the development of a research tool for use in the in vivo study of S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) metabolism, I attempted to locate, isolate, clone and elicit the expression of the SAM hydrolase gene (E.C. 3.3.1.2) of the coliphage T3. The gene was isolated and cloned into the M13mp8 cloning...
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Full Text:: that defines a 14 kd peptide identical to the carboxy terminal 82% of the larger protein. The

Pharmacological characterization of the porcine atrial A₁ adenosine receptor

Creator:: Leid, Mark
Abstract:: Cardiac A₁ adenosine receptors mediate cardioinhibitory properties of adenosine and structural congeners. The objective of these studies was to increase our understanding of molecular processes involved in ligand interactions with receptors mediating cardioinhibitory effects of adenosine and the interactions of these receptors with guanine nucleotide binding regulatory proteins. Porcine atrial...
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Full Text:: antagonist (8-cyclopentyl- 1,3[3H]dipropyl xanthine, [3H]DPCPX) radioligands. [3H]DPCPX was shown to be the

Mutagenic mechanisms associated with perturbations of DNA precursor biosynthesis in phage T4

Creator:: Ji, Jiuping
Abstract:: A crucial factor in determining the accuracy of DNA replication is maintenance of a balanced supply of deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs) at replication forks. Perturbation of dNTP biosynthesis can induce dNTP pool imbalance with deleterious genetic consequences, including increased mutagenesis, recombination, chromosomal abnormalities and cell death. Using the T4 bacteriophage system,...
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Full Text:: mutations, I found 8- to 80-fold stimulation of GC-to-AT transitions induced by ts LB3 at a semipermissive

Modeling of the thermal behavior of irradiated sphere-pac mixed carbide fuel

Creator:: Ades, Maurice
Abstract:: Several fuels are being investigated for fast breeder reactor applications. One promising concept is sphere-pac mixed carbide fuel. As a part of the development of this fuel concept it is necessary to determine the behavior of the irradiated fuel for safe and reliable operation on a sound economic basis. It...
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Full Text:: . 227 IV.8. Limitations of the Models 243 IV.8.1. Effective Conductivity of Sphere-Pac Fuel 244 IV.8.2

Design and implementation of a heuristic-based decision support system for nurse scheduling

Creator:: Sitompul, Darwin
Abstract:: A decision support system (DSS) for nurse scheduling in hospitals is developed and implemented on microcomputer. The system includes algorithms and databases for developing weekly work and shift patterns and combining these into working schedules for nurses for a specified time horizon, and interface modules for the user to interact...
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Full Text:: 1.2 Research Objectives 8 1.3 Methodology 8 1.4 Scope 8 1.5 Contribution of this thesis 9 1.6

N fertilizer effects on soil solution Mn and Mn response of barley and oats

Creator:: Petrie, S. E.
Abstract:: A series of field experiments was established in 1978, 1979, and 1980 on Lower Klamath Lake where Mn deficiency of oats had been observed in previous years. The pH of the soils ranged from 7.6 to 8.3 and the organic matter content was between 17 and 19%. The objectives of...
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Full Text:: Soil System 5 Mn Availability 6 Fertilizers 11 Mn Uptake 14 CHAPTER 1. EFFECTS OF N FLRTILIZATION ON

Geographic variations in water quality and recreational use along the upper Wallowa River and selected tributaries

Creator:: McDowell, Theodore R.
Abstract:: Physical, chemical and bacterial water quality parameters of the upper Wallowa River were sampled periodically between July 2, 1978 and June 9, 1979 at nine stream and lake sampling sites. Water upstream from Wallowa Lake was typified by low nutrient concentrations ( generally below detectable limits except for nitrates), low....
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Full Text:: , July 5 - September 3, 1979 132 16 Fecal coliform counts during storm events at sites 8 and 14, August

Polychlorinated biphenyls and related metabolites : mode of action on phospholipid and glyceride biosynthesis

Creator:: Dzogbefia, Victoria Pearl
Abstract:: Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been reported to cause alterations in the metabolism of phospholipids and glycerides in animals and humans. This project was undertaken in an attempt to determine the mode of action of PCBs and their primary metabolites on phospholipid and glyceride biosynthesis. The activity of sn-glycerol-3 phosphate acyltransferase...
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Full Text:: - 14 C]glycerol-3 Phosphate Into Lipids by Cell-free Homogenates Effect of HCB on Microsomal sn

Proton-neutron-hole states in antimony isotopes populated in the beta decay of ¹²⁸SN and ¹³⁰SN

Creator:: Nunnelley, Lewis Lee
Abstract:: ¹³⁰ Sn and ¹²⁸Sn were separated from mixed fission products. The decay of these isotopes were studied with Ge(Li), LEPS, and plastic scintillator detector systems in single and two parameter coincidence modes. The decay scheme constructed for ¹²⁸Sn decay has levels at 0.0 (5+), 45.7 (4+), 77.8 (3+), 152.9 (2+),...
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Full Text:: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 LIST OF FIGURES Partial Chart of the Nuclides

Quasi-TEM and full wave numerical methods for the characterization on microstrip discontinuities

Creator:: Hill, Achim
Abstract:: Static and dynamic numerical techniques which are suited for the analysis and simulation of various planar microstrip components encountered in hybrid and monolithic microwave integrated circuits are presented. The static analysis makes use of an excess source formulation in conjunction with an efficient mathematical treatment to extract the discontinuity parameter...
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Full Text:: Capacitance 8 3.2.3 Excess Inductance 12 3.3 Coupled Bends 20 3.3.1 Equivalent Circuit 20 3.3.2 Excess

The perceived need for inservice training to improve the teaching of mathematics in primary schools in Bendel State of Nigeria

Creator:: Iloh, Gabriel Ogochukwu
Abstract:: Purpose: The study assessed the perceived need for inservice training to improve the teaching of mathematics in primary schools in Bendel State of Nigeria. Specifically, the study sought to know where and when the primary school mathematics teachers need inservice training to improve their standards of teaching elementary mathematics. The...
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Full Text:: Management 14 Summary of Ideas 15 Evaluation Procedures 16 Summary of Ideas 17 Instructional Materials 18

Employment opportunities for and competencies needed by graduates in animal production from a community college

Creator:: Wright, Rodney Joseph
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Full Text:: about what the curriculum should contain. Oregon was divided into 8 regions on the basis of similar

Pheromone-mediated behavior of adult Douglas-fir tussock moths, Orgyia pseudotsugata (McD.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)

Creator:: Swaby, James Archie
Abstract:: The sinuous flight behavior of male Douglas-fir tussock moths, Orgyia pseudotsugata, (McD.), is characterized by positive anemotaxis and positive chemoklinotaxis and varies depending on distance from the pheromone source, population density, and time of day. Visual cues play a minor role in close-range orientation to a pheromone source, but males...
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Full Text:: The Douglas-fir tussock moth sex pheromone (Z)-6-heneicosene-11-one 8 3 Photograph of the Los Alamos

Molecular cloning and analysis of the infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus genome and development of a subunit vaccine

Creator:: Gilmore, Robert D. (Robert Dean), 1956-
Abstract:: Complementary DNA (cDNA) clones were generated from the RNA genome of infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) by using random DNA oligomers to prime first strand synthesis. These clones were mapped to their respective locations on the genome and used to determine the nucleotide sequence of the nucleocapsid (N) gene and...
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Full Text:: recombinants. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35

Cytokinin production by Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Creator:: Kaiss-Chapman, Richard Wilkinson
Abstract:: Certain plant-associated prokaryotes such as Corynebacteriurn fascians and Agrobacterium tumefaciens are known to produce substantial levels of cytokinins. In view of the fragmentary and presumptive evidence available on the quantitative and qualitative levels of cytokinins produced by A. tumefaciens, it was decided to conduct a study of the cytokinins produced...
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Full Text:: phase following three partitions; pH 8.0. 38 7 Trace enrichment recovery of [8-14C] -kinetin, added to

Selected effects of a computer game on achievement, attitude, and graphing ability in secondary school algebra

Creator:: Marty, James Frank
Abstract:: The hypotheses of this study stated the following: Interaction with the computer game will significantly increase the class means in: (1) mathematical achievement, (2) attitudes toward mathematics, and (3) graphing ability in high school advanced algebra. ALGEBRA ARCADE is a computerized simulation game played on a coordinate grid. One can...
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Full Text:: 0-534-01476-3) marketed by Wadsworth, Inc. 14 8. A video arcade same is a strategy game which is

Association between personality characteristics and an orientation to conflict resolution with a general systems interpretation

Creator:: Strong, John Ray
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study Redacted for Privacy J. Richard Connelly This study was to look at: (1) the orientation subjects' had toward the resolution of conflict situations, and (2) associations between personality traits, selected demographic characteristics and subjects' orientation to conflict resolution. Procedures Eighty-seven subjects, 23 male and 64 female...
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Full Text:: August 8, 1974 (Major Dept.) (Date) Title: ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN PERSONALITY CHARACTERIS- TICS AND AN

Circular dichroism spectroscopy and the conformational analysis of globular proteins in the native and denatured state

Creator:: Compton, Larry A.
Abstract:: A simple matrix method for the analysis of protein circular dichroism (CD) spectra is presented and used to compute the secondary structure of globular proteins in their native and denatured states. The method uses singular value decomposition and generalized inverse algorithms, and a basis set of CD spectra for proteins...
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Full Text:: SECONDARY STRUCTURE USING A SIMPLE MATRIX MULTIPLICATION Page 6 Abstract 7 Introduction 8 Method of

Parameter and volterra-kernel estimation of bilinear systems

Creator:: Baheti, Radhakisan Sohanlal
Abstract:: It has been established that bilinear models occur frequently in nature and offer some important advantages from the standpoint. of controllability, optimization and modeling. The estimation of bilinear systeim models from the Measurements of input-output data are discussed. In the first approach a parametric model of a discrete-time linear system...
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Full Text:: School Date thesis is presented 11-8-76 Typed by Kathy Nichols for Radhakisan Sohanlal. Baheti

Restoration of quadratically distorted images

Creator:: Kwon, Tae-hwan
Abstract:: The problem of the restoration of quadratically distorted images is considered in this investigation, based upon the fact that images formed by partially coherent illuminations are related quadratically to the amplitude of the object. Two of the most important problems in image restoration are: 1) determining the degradation characteristics of...
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Full Text:: Problems 9 1.4 Image Restoration as an Inverse Problem 11 1.5 Choice of the Quadratic Model 14 1.6 Linear

Selected factors related to children's adjustment following sibling death

Creator:: McCown, Darlene Elizabeth
Abstract:: Previous research had indicated that siblings of deceased children developed a variety of behavioral problems as a result of the death (Binger et al., 1969; Cain et al., 1964; Martinson et al., 1980; Stehbens, & Lascari, 1974). The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of selected factors...
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Full Text:: Standardized Norms by Sex 34 8 Pearson's Product Moment Correlation Coefficients for Number of Children in

Taxonomy and evolution of the Orthotyline genus Lopidea (Heteroptera: miridae)

Creator:: Asquith, Adam
Abstract:: The genus Lopidea Uhler is revised for America north of Mexico. The relationship of Lopidea to other orthotyline genera is discussed and it is proposed that the genus Ilnacora Reuter is the sister group of Lopidea. Forty-eight species of Lopidea are recognized in North America, one of which is described...
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Full Text:: 3 INTRODUCTION 5 MATERIALS AND METHODS 6 RESULTS 8 TAXONOMY 13 DISCUSSION OF SPECIES 30

Dynamics of enzyme polymorphism in a natural population of the boreal toad, Bufo boreas boreas Baird and Girard : evidence of natural selection via differential mortality in early life history stages

Creator:: Samollow, Paul B.
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Full Text:: pre-reproductive Bufo boreas from Lost Lake 8 PGI-1 allele and heterozygote frequencies in samples of

An Expert system for flexible manufacturing system scheduling : knowledge acquisition and development

Creator:: Kim, Joohee
Abstract:: Expert systems have been suggested as a solution for difficult problems, including FMS scheduling. As one of the aspects of artificial intelligence (AI), expert systems have achieved considerable success in recent years in medical science, chemistry, and engineering. However, building an expert system is a difficult task, the most crucial...
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Full Text:: FMS 12 2.1.2 Job Arrival 13 2.1.3 Size of Batch 14 2.1.4 Number of Part Types 14 2.1.5 Number of

Mitochondrial glutathione and the effect of perturbed calcium homeostasis on rat hepatocyte thiols

Creator:: Olafsdottir, Kristin
Abstract:: Recent studies have demonstrated that perturbations of intracellular thiol and calcium homeostasis may be important events in the early development of cell injury by toxic chemicals. Incubation of isolated rat hepatocytes in a calcium free medium, severely depleted intracellular Ca²⁺ levels and resulted in the loss of both cytosolic and...
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Full Text:: isolated rat hepatocytes (5). In a more careful study with guinea pig hepatocytes, Burgess et al. (8) saw

An investigation of the relationships between student evaluations and faculty, class, and student demographic variables in rating instructional effectiveness

Creator:: Anstine, Daniel D.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to analyze and interpret the results of fall term student ratings of faculty teaching performance (n= 40,000) in order to determine whether relationships exist between a range of demographic variables and the ratings professors receive from students enrolled in their classes. A population of...
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Full Text:: Limitations 8 Definition of Terms 8 II ANALYSIS OF RELEVANT LITERATURE AND RESEARCH 10 Introduction 10

Root symbionts and soil microorganisms associated with actinorrhizal plants

Creator:: Rose, Sharon Lee
Abstract:: Symbiotic associations are established between non-leguminous (actinorrhizal) nitrogen-fixing flowering plants and two categories of microorganisms: mycorrhizal fungi and a filamentous actinomycete. The actinomydete induces nodule formation and produces nitrogenase, the enzyme responsible for the reduction of atmospheric nitrogen to a form available to higher plants. The mycorrhizal fungus is found...
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Full Text:: Introduction 8 Methods and Materials 10 Results and Discussion 13 Acknowledgements 23 Literature Cited 24

The effects of parasites on host behavior : who benefits?

Creator:: Lefcort, Hugh G.
Abstract:: Some parasites may modify the behavior of their hosts. Altered behaviors may: 1) benefit the host in that they defend against the pathogen, 2) benefit the pathogen and represent manipulations of the host response, and 3) benefit neither the host or the pathogen and simply be a product of the...
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Full Text:: investigated predictions of the hypothesis in 26 species of lizards from 14 genera and 8 families (Table 11.1

Architectural and social comparisons of English manor houses, 1260-1735

Creator:: Hagerty, Dorothy Dean
Abstract:: This comparison study involved the exploration of architecture and social life of the thirteenth century Medieval, sixteenth century Tudor and eighteenth century Georgian periods. Within the architectural and social categories, the specific objective was to examine the changes in the five hundred year period. Three specific houses were chosen as...
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Full Text:: ) 14 3. Plan of manor (Ditchfield, p. 13) 15 4. Plowing the field (Smith, p. 92) 16 5. Hawking (Abram

Impact of sheep density and grazing duration on forage use in tall fescue-subclover hill pasture

Creator:: Ali, Eltom E.
Abstract:: A study investigating the effect of sheep stocking density and grazing duration on forage intake, grazing efficiency, dietary selectivity and subsequent forage accumulation in tall fescue(Festuca arundinacea)- subclover(Trifolium subtaranium) pastures was conducted near Corvallis, Oregon during early and late spring in 1988 and 1989. Grazing treatments were 2, 6, and...
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Full Text:: GRAZING ANIMALS 8 EFFECT OF GRAZING INTENSITY ON FORAGE USE BY GRAZING ANIMALS 15 LITERATURE CITED 24

Technology and the origin of human hemispheric asymmetry

Creator:: Boraas, Alan Sivert
Abstract:: This paper proposes that human asymmetrical hemispheric function originated because of the cognitive requirements of tool-making. The human brain can be considered to be a product of two evolutionary episodes. The first episode was shared with other mammals and resulted in a brain composed of a reptilian complex, paleomammalian and...
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Full Text:: Function 8 2 Positive Feedback Relationship of Nervous System and Behavior 11 3 The Triune Brain 12 4

Genomic Resources for Phylogenetics, Species Delimitation, and Geographic Localization of Neotropical Tree Species Cedrela odorata L. (Meliaceae)

Creator:: Finch, Kristen N.
Abstract:: Biodiversity loss is of global concern, and is due in part to deforestation and high consumer demand for wood and wood products. The neotropical tree species Cedrela odorata (“Spanish cedar” or “cedro”) is economically valuable for its wood and faces threats of overexploitation. Due to strong similarities in wood features...
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Full Text:: ANCESTRY ESTIMATION FOR K = 3, 4, 6, AND 8

Design of Energy-Efficient Equalization and Data Encoding/Decoding Techniques for Wireline Communication Systems

Creator:: Chun, Yu Sang
Abstract:: Ever increasing global internet data traﬃc has driven up the demand for cutting-edge high-speed wireline communication systems including SerDes PHY for various interfaces, interconnects, data centers servers and switches in optical systems. Operating wireline communications at higher data rates leads to signals suﬀering from greater channel loss and exponential increase...
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Full Text:: transceiver can operate from 12.0 Gb/s to 39.6 Gb/s and compensates 14 dB loss at 6.6 GHz with an efficiency

Magnetotelluric Constraints on Lithospheric Properties in the Southeastern United States

Creator:: Murphy, Benjamin S.
Abstract:: By inverting EarthScope long-period magnetotelluric (MT) data from the southeastern United States (SEUS), we obtain electrical conductivity images that provides key insights into the geodynamics of this region. Significantly, we resolve a highly electrically resistive block that extends to mantle depths beneath the modern Piedmont and Coastal Plain physiographic provinces....
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Full Text:: .................................................................................... 13 1.5.3 Deep Lithospheric Conductivity Contrast and the Piedmont Resistor ................... 14

Syntheses of some 1:8-naphthyridines

Creator:: Nitidandhaprabhas, Ovart
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Full Text:: Syntheses of Some 1:8-Naphthyridines 8frltrEss8 Sf 80[tE

Analysis of Carbon-14 Transport from a Contaminated Groundwater Source

Creator:: Napier, Jonathan Bamberger
Abstract:: Radioecology observes the movement of radioactive isotopes throughout the environment. For radioecology, locations of study are limited to areas accidentally contaminated from a number of sources. The Chalk River Laboratories of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited have stored low level waste since the mid 1940s. In certain instances, the wastes...
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Full Text:: )............................................... 38 19 Carbon-14 activity after subtracting local background of plants sampled in 2013.......... 41

Mechanisms and Regulation of the Mitotic Kinesin-14 KlpA

Creator:: Popchock, Andrew R.
Abstract:: Faithful segregation of genetic material during cell division is essential to all life on earth. In eukaryotes, the mitotic spindle – a bipolar array consisting of cytoskeletal filaments called microtubules – is the cellular machinery responsible for this function. The mitotic spindle requires both exquisite spatiotemporal organization and the generation...
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Full Text:: presented on June 8, 2018. Title: Mechanisms and Regulation of the Mitotic Kinesin-14 KlpA

Kinesin-14 Motors with Novel Motility Behaviors and Functions

Creator:: Feng, Guangxi
Abstract:: Cell division, arguably the most important event during the life cycle of the eukaryotic cell, is achieved through a complicated yet beautiful machinery. The mitotic spindle — a microtubule-based bipolar structure—is the cellular machinery responsible for the correct segregation of the genetic material, chromosomes. The protein-based nanomachines termed molecular motors...
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Full Text:: degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Physics presented on May 5th, 2021. Title: Kinesin-14 Motors with

Physiological, Chemical and Genetic Studies in Meadowfoam (Limnanthes alba)

Creator:: Zhang, Jun
Abstract:: Meadowfoam (Limnanthes alba) is an oilseed crop with unique chemical characteristics. The ability to identify physiological maturity (PM) and harvest maturity HM of the crop would permit timely harvest of high quality seeds. However, changes of oil contents, fatty acid profile and glucosinolate contents, as well as seed quality during...
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Full Text:: two years 2013 and 2014. Seeds from each cultivar were sampled twice each week from anthesis until

Design of a 14-bit continuous-time Delta-Sigma A/D modulator with 2.5MHz signal bandwidth

Creator:: Li, Zhimin
Abstract:: In recent years, there has been growing interest in both industry and academia to use continuous-time (CT) Δ-Σ A/D converters for wideband wireless and wireline communication applications. So far no reported CT Δ-Σ A/D modulator achieves 14-bit or higher dynamic range (DR) with more than 2MHz signal bandwidth (equivalently 4MS/s)....
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Full Text:: for their DT counterparts. 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Year N um be r o

Incorporation of carbon-14 into Lee influenza virus, using labeled metabolites in a tissue culture system

Creator:: Buckley, Patricia Myers
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Full Text:: Incoporation of carbon-14 into lee influenza virus, using

Cross section measurements for the production of activities by 14-mev neutrons

Creator:: Forbes, Stuart Gordon
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Full Text:: --+--~~--~--~-+--~--~-+--~~---r--+-_, 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 PULSE HEIGHT - MILLIVOLTS FIG. 7 38 This

Enhancement of cold tolerance in tomato plants by genetic engineering of glycinebetaine biosynthesis

Creator:: Park, Eung-Jun
Abstract:: Tomato [Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.] plants are chilling sensitive and do not naturally accumulate glycinebetaine (GB), a metabolite that functions as a stress protectant in plants. While GB can increase tolerance of tomato plants to salt and drought stresses, its effect on chilling tolerance has not been examined. To evaluate whether...
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Full Text:: ; Sakamoto 14 et al., 2000; Park et al., 2003). Studies in vitro have shown that GB is effective in

In vitro anaerobic trinitrotoluene (TNT) degradation with rumen fluid and an isolate, G.8

Creator:: Lee, Taejin
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Full Text:: rumen fluid and an isolate, G.8 AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Taejin Lee for the degree of Doctor of

Kinetics of synthesis and degradation of chicken liver xanthine dehydrogenase

Creator:: Epstein, Arnold
Abstract:: The role of synthesis and degradation in controlling enzyme concentrations was studied. Concentrations of chloride and arginine were determined for blood and liver at various stages of development from the embryo to the 8 day old chicken. The chloride concentrations were used to obtain the volume of extracellular blood in...
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Full Text:: . chick and 8 day old chick respectively. The kinetics of incorporation of L-(guanido- 14 C)-arginine

Algorithms for massive biological datasets

Creator:: Bryant, Douglas W. (Douglas Wesley)
Abstract:: Within the past several years the technology of high-throughput sequencing has transformed the study of biology by offering unprecedented access to life's fundamental building block, DNA. With this transformation's potential a host of brand-new challenges have emerged, many of which lend themselves to being solved through computational methods. From de...
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Full Text:: the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science presented on October 14, 2011. Title

The effect of trained hearing peer tutors on the physical activity levels of deaf students in inclusive elementary school physical education classes

Creator:: Lieberman, Lauren J., 1965-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of trained hearing peer tutors on the physical activity levels of deaf students in integrated elementary physical education classes. This study utilized a single subject multiple baseline design across subjects. Eight deaf 4th and 5th grade students and eight hearing...
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Full Text:: Performance presented on August 14. 1995. Title: The Effect of Trained Hearing Peer Tutors on the Physical

Effect of a systems-oriented graduate training program on practitioner systemic thinking : a follow-up study

Creator:: Peterson, Raymond W.
Abstract:: This follow-up study investigated the effect of a systems-oriented graduate training program upon system thinking among practitioners who had completed training, using a post-test only, treatment-comparison group design. The subjects consisted of practitioners matriculated through two counselor-related programs at a medium-sized college in the Northwest during the years 1985-1991. A...
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Full Text:: of Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling presented on September 14, 1994. Title: Effect of a Systems

Right whale ecology in the northwest Atlantic ocean

Creator:: Baumgartner, Mark F.
Abstract:: The ecology of the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) was examined at three spatial scales during the summer and early fall on their northern feeding grounds. The diving and foraging behavior of right whales was investigated at spatial scales of hundreds to thousands of meters by tagging right whales...
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Pressure losses and heat transfer for the flow of mixtures of immiscible liquids in circular tubes

Creator:: Finnigan, Jerome Woodruff
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Marking, movement, and management of Drosophila suzukii in Oregon berry crops

Creator:: Klick, Jimmy
Abstract:: Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae) are small invasive flies that in the past five years (2009-2014) invaded berry and stone fruit production regions in Europe and the Americas. Evolutionary adaptations, biological traits, and anthropogenic factors have contributed to its current status as a global pest. Females oviposit eggs into ripe...
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Full Text:: the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Horticulture presented on November 14, 2014. Title: Marking

Smooth and roughened horizontal cylinders in periodic waves and current

Creator:: Teng, Chung-chu
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Full Text:: and a for 41 cyiinders in planar oscillatory flow (from Sarpkaya, 1976) 14 1.2.1-8 Ckr for a smooth

The nutritive interrelationships of tallow and urea in ruminants

Creator:: Phillips, Ralph L.
Abstract:: The object of this study was to observe the effect of tallow plus urea in vitro and in vivo. The study was carried out in three parts; an in vitro fermentation study, a metabolism trial and a feedlot trial. The in vitro study was conducted using a 4 x 2...
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Full Text:: DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Name) (Degree) in Animal Science presented on November 14, 1973 (Major) (Date

An empirical study of the possible relationship between adult perception of parents and expressed self-concept

Creator:: Singer, Daniel Jay.
Abstract:: This study examined the possible relationship that perception of parents has in determining the self-concept of the adult offspring. The literature search revealed that there has been a lack of studies regarding the adult offspring's perception of parents. Furthermore, until this study, no instrument that measures the adult offspring's perception...
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Full Text:: for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Foundations presented on March 14, 1984. TITLE

Multielement atomic absorption and fluorescence spectrometry

Creator:: Salin, Eric Dunbar
Abstract:: A multielement spectrometer has been developed for the simultaneous determination of four elements by atomic absorption (AA) or atomic fluorescence (AF). The spectrometer is based on a multiple exit slit monochromator and uses a mirrored funnel to direct light from the various exit slits to a single photomultiplier. There are...
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Full Text:: conditions the following detection limits (in ppb) were obtained: Au, 50; Cd, 8; Co, 300; Cu, 5; Fe, 60; Mg

Integration of Evolutionary Theory and Genomics to Understand Processes Involved in Host Adaptation and Divergence in Phytophthora Plant Pathogens

Creator:: Tabima, Javier F.
Abstract:: Modern plant pathology benefits from integrating methods and concepts from evolutionary biology. For example, evolutionary concepts are used to identify and examine species boundaries of plant pathogens, recognize processes underlying pathogen biogeography, identify traits that characterize emerging species, and discover new molecular interactions that originate under processes of selection. In...
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Full Text:: Botany and Plant Pathology presented on December 14, 2017 Title: Integration of Evolutionary Theory

The influence of ectomyorrhizae on drought tolerance characteristics of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco) seedlings

Creator:: Dosskey, Michael G.
Abstract:: Douglas-fir seedlings were inoculated with different species of ectomycorrhizae-forming fungi in order to test the concept that ectomycorrhizae enhance the drought tolerance of seedlings and to investigate the mechanisms responsible for this effect. Seedlings were transplanted at age 6 to 8 weeks into pots containing pasteurized loam soil and inoculated...
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Full Text:: Michael G. Dosskey for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Science presented on March 14. 1989

The maintenance and stability of the shell color polymorphism in the rocky intertidal gastropod Thais (Nucella) emarginata

Creator:: Davis, Charles Lee
Abstract:: Thais (Nucella) emarginata is a common predatory gastropod of the rocky intertidal system of western North America. It is usually found at low tide on top of its sedentary prey, barnacles and mussels. Thais is also highly polymorphic for shell color, and breeding of isolated females has shown that the...
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Full Text:: Charles Lee Davis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology presented on 14 December 1979 Title

Protective Action Decision Making in Large-Scale Emergencies: The Role of Information Requirements and Job Aids in Community-Level Decision Making

Creator:: Al-Abdrabbuh, Sami
Abstract:: Protective Action Decision Making is used to protect communities from adverse events and hazards. Models such as PADM (Lindell & Perry 2012) describe individual behaviors but have not robustly examined the information requirements in the solicitation process. The literature further indicates gaps in understanding the individual impacts of specific factors...
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Full Text:: the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Engineering presented on December 14, 2020. Title

Experimental analysis of subsurface heating and irrigation on the temperature and water content of soils

Creator:: Sepaskhah, Ali Reza
Abstract:: Multiple use of waste heat from power plants may become an important consideration in the development, siting, and certification of these plants. A multiple use system of components that can beneficially utilize waste heat may include home heating and cooling, greenhouses, animal enclosures, open basins for single cell protein production...
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Full Text:: DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Name) (Degree) in SOIL SCIENCE presented on September 14, 1973 (Major) (Date

The genus Leucogaster (Basidiomycetes, Leucogastraceae)

Creator:: Fogel, Robert Dale
Abstract:: Three provisional species are described as new: Leucogaster couchii, L. gelatinosus, and L. microsporus. Leucophlebs candida is transferred to Leucogastef, completing the transfer of all Leucophlebs species to Leucogaster. L. columellatus is transferred to Sclerogaster. L. longisterigmatus is synonymized with L. rubescens, L. foveolatus with L. odoratus, and L. fulvimaculatus...
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Full Text:: x 14-17 4m, clavate, pedicellate, two to four-spored, hyaline, thin-walled, sterigmata 5-8 x 1. 5-2

The ecology and production dynamics of four black fly species (Diptera:simuliidae) in western Oregon streams

Creator:: Speir, Jon A.
Abstract:: Ecological and production studies of Prosimulium caudatum Shewell, P. dicum Dyar and Shannon, Simulium arcticum Malloch and S. canadense Hearle (Diptera: Simuliidae) were made in 1971 and 1972 in three streams near Corvallis, Oregon. The purpose of the study was to characterize the biology and population dynamics of larvae, and...
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Full Text:: the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Entomology presented on August 14, 1975 Title: THE ECOLOGY AND

Relativistic field-theoretical transport in condensed matter

Creator:: Vischer, Axel P.
Abstract:: We discuss a relativistic transport theory of condensed matter based on a microscopic system containing bosonic and fermionic degrees of freedom interacting via 3 - and 4-point interactions. We use the Dyson hierarchy as a solution to the underlying field theory and truncate this hierarchy by parametrizing the 2-particle-irreducible kernels...
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Full Text:: r (4) aabed 1,-1.2, -13..14) -7- 8-IF (51id(X4)-1.811(41.3)181b(X2)-1.511a(1.1) 50 14 )511( Cr 3

Characteristics, Pathways, and Predictors Related to the Transfer Behaviors of Adult College and University Students

Creator:: Potter, Charlie
Abstract:: Adult students are a population that is critical to addressing the college completion crisis. Retention and completion for adults lags behind students who enter college directly from high school. However, higher education has largely been built around service to younger high school graduates, and institutions are slow to change. A...
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Full Text:: Potter for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Adult and Higher Education presented on May 14, 2020

Internationalization in Oregon and Washington community colleges

Creator:: Sipe, Deborah M.
Abstract:: Research on higher education during the period 1990 to 2013 has suggested that U.S. higher education institutions were significantly impacted by a number of global forces, including an increase in the movement of goods, information, and people across borders. During the same period, a measurable increase occurred in the number...
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Full Text:: Philosophy in Education presented on April 14, 2014. Title: Internationalization in Oregon and

The NRF2-controlled Antioxidant Response, Alternative Forages, and Selenium supplementation for Improving Ruminant Productivity and Health

Creator:: Ford, Hunter
Abstract:: Oxidative dysfunction can affect dairy animals during periods of heightened stress, particularly during the transition from pregnancy to lactation and during diseases, such as intramammary infection (IMI), and can contribute to increased inflammation, immune dysfunction, and cell death. As such, methods for ameliorating oxidative stress and restoring redox regulation may...
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Full Text:: for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Animal Science presented on February 14, 2023. Title

PEESHTAZ : the interactive computer programming system in Farsi

Creator:: Ayromloo, Shahram Shawn
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Full Text:: f0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 f 15 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0

Out-of-pocket health care expenditures and household food insecurity among families with children

Creator:: Patton-Lopez, Megan M.
Abstract:: Since the late 1990s accelerated growth in health care spending coupled with a cost shift of health insurance from employers to employees has created an increased financial burden for many families. Past research suggests that financial burden due to out-of-pocket (OOP) health care costs limits access to health care and...
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Full Text:: in Public Health on June 14, 2012. Title: Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditures and Household

Development of bi-based lead-free piezoelectric materials : thin film piezoelectric materials via PVD and CSD routes

Creator:: Jeon, Yu Hong
Abstract:: Piezoelectric materials have been widely used in electromechanical actuators, sensors, and ultrasonic transducers. Among these materials, lead zirconate titanate Pb(Zr[subscript 1‐x]Ti[subscript x])O₃ (PZT) has been primarily investigated due to its excellent piezoelectric properties. However, environmental concerns due to the toxicity of PbO have led to investigations into alternative materials systems....
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Full Text::     Presented September 14, 2012  Commencement June 2013       Doctor of Philosophy dissertation of Yu

Description of the plant communities and succession of the Oregon coast grasslands

Creator:: Ripley, James Douglas
Abstract:: In an effort to describe the plant communities and succession of the Oregon coastal grasslands, vegetation and environmental data were collected from 75 stands at 24 separate locations ranging from Cape Falcon in Tillamook County to Cape Ferrelo in Curry County. The vegetation data consisted of cover and frequency values...
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Full Text:: of Philosophy in Botany and Plant Pathology presented on December 14, 1983. Title: Description of

The identification and quantitation of complex polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures in environmental samples using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry

Creator:: Manzano, Carlos A.
Abstract:: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous contaminants and are mostly products of the incomplete combustion of organic material. PAHs are often found in environmental samples as a complex mixture of isomers. In addition, the same sources that produce complex PAH mixtures also produce other poorly characterized mixtures of organic compounds,...
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Full Text:: 2013 Doctor of Philosophy dissertation of Carlos A. Manzano presented on December 14, 2012

An interactive computer graphics system applied to the life sciences

Creator:: Watson, Charles Ross
Abstract:: Graph production by computer requires a blending of human effort in scale selection with computer precision in datum point placement. Existing techniques are designed primarily for computer scientists; the average scientific investigator, educator, or businessman tends to avoid them for one or more of the following reasons: expense, complexity, or...
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Full Text:: degree Doctor of Philosophy (Name) (Degree) in General Science presented on December 14, 1973 (-Major

Concept coverage and its application to two learning tasks

Creator:: Almuallim, Hussein Saleh
Abstract:: The coverage of a learning algorithm is the number of concepts that can be learned by that algorithm from samples of a given size for given accuracy and confidence parameters. This thesis begins by asking whether good learning algorithms can be designed by maximizing their coverage. There are three questions...
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Full Text:: Computer Science presented on April 14, 1992. Title: Concept Coverage and Its Application to Two Learning

Estimation and modeling of selected forest metrics with lidar and Landsat

Creator:: Strunk, Jacob L.
Abstract:: Lidar is able to provide height and cover information which can be used to estimate selected forest attributes precisely. However, for users to evaluate whether the additional cost and complication associated with using Lidar merits adoption requires that the protocol to use lidar be thoroughly described and that a basis...
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Full Text:: the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Presented June 14, 2012 Commencement June 2013

Methane and carbon monoxide oxidation by nitrifying bacteria

Creator:: Jones, Ronald Dean
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Full Text:: Microbiology presented on March 14, 1984 Title: Methane and Carbon Monoxide Oxidation by Nitrifying Bacteria

A study of methods of parental evaluation using testers to predict subsequent progeny performance in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Creator:: Alexander, William Larry
Abstract:: The major objective of this study was to determine why certain winter wheat cultivars, when hybridized, will produce a greater proportion of desirable plants in subsequent, segregating generations. Three winter wheat parents were chosen as the experimental material, based on their known performance as parents. Yamhill and Pullman Selection 101...
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Full Text:: April 14, 1980 Title: AN EVALUATION OF METHODS TO SELECT SUPERIOR PARENTS UTILIZING TESTER CROSSES TO

Oxidative stress and carcinogenesis in trout

Creator:: Kelly, Jack D.
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Full Text:: February 14, 1992 Title: Oxidative Stress and Carcinogenesis in the Trout Redacted for Privacy Abstract

Qualitative study of patterns in attitudes, values and behaviors among fathers of gifted and non-gifted children in selected preschools

Creator:: Clausing-Lee, Marianne Sue
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine differences in patterns and underlying practices between fathers of gifted and fathers of non-gifted children. The study included 10 fathers of gifted (FG) children and 10 fathers of non-gifted (FN) children. The children were preschoolers, ages 5-6 years old. Giftedness of the...
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Full Text:: help child learn school-related skills 8 9 Table 4 continued 14. Number of fathers who buy games

The genus Anthracobia Boudier (Pezizales, Ascomycetes)

Creator:: Larsen, Harold J.
Abstract:: A taxonomic revision of the genus Anthracobia Boudier is presented. The genus and eight included taxa are described and figured. A discussion of the taxonomic criteria used to delimit the genus and the species is included, and a key to the recognized taxa is given. Four imperfect states for included...
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Full Text:: of Anthracobia melaloma. 14 7 Excipular hair fascicles of Anthracobia taxonomic species "B." 14 8

Bilinear stochastic processes and time series

Creator:: Tang, Zhigiang
Abstract:: In engineering, biology, ecology, medicine, economics and social science, some processes are essentially bilinear, and some could be approximated accurately by bilinear processes under certain conditions. In this thesis the bilinear stochastic process and bilinear time series are discussed. Bilinear models essentially are nonlinear; the superposition rule is not valid....
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Full Text:: Engineering presented on May 14, 1987 Title: Bilinear Stochastic Processes and Time Series Abstract approved

The effects of community college laboratory instruction and video-taped presentations involving the skeletal system on cognitive achievement and retention

Creator:: Kennedy, Gary Gower
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine if a significant difference in cognitive achievement and retention occurred when skeletal system anatomy and terminology were presented utilizing either videotaped presentations or a traditional laboratory procedure. Fifty-three first semester nursing students enrolled in biology (Bio. 160 anatomy and physiology) at Lethbridge...
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Full Text:: 8 Definition of Terms 9 Organization of the Study 13 II LITERATURE REVIEW 14 The Advent of

Effects of nucleosomes on transcription by polymerase I in a reconstituted system

Creator:: Georgel, Philippe, 1961-
Abstract:: The aim of this study was to gain more information about the interactions between DNA and the histone octamer during the process of transcription. This work used a pUC8 plasmid derivative that contained the core promoter region of the RNA polymerase I of Acanthamoeba castellanii, placed upstream of four repeats...
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Full Text:: octamers on the DNA templates 1 14 7) Preparation of end labeled DNA templates 1 1 5 8) Nucleoprotein

Verbal classroom interaction in elementary school mathematics classes in Saudi Arabia

Creator:: Filemban, Samir Noorudein
Abstract:: Currently there is a lack of documentation on the types of teaching methods being used to teach elementary mathematics in Saudi Arabia, To help meet this need, this research project studied the verbal behavior of Saudi Arabian elementary mathematics teachers. A two-fold problem was addressed. 1. To obtain a description...
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Full Text:: Doctor of Philosophy in Science Education presented on August, 14, 1981. Title: VERBAL CLASSROOM

Physiological, biochemical, and genetic studies on the [delta]²⁴ sterol methyltransferase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Creator:: McCammon, Mark Thomas
Abstract:: The role of the yeast S-adenosylmethionine: Δ²⁴-sterol-C-methyltransferase (SCMT) in sterol metabolism was investigated. Structural analogs of S-adenosylhomocysteine were tested for inhibition of the SCMT enzyme. A wide inhibitory range by these compounds was observed, indicating which structural features of the parent compound are important for binding to the enzyme. The...
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Full Text:: -8,22-dienol. This was later shown to be a mixture of the ergosta-7,22-dienol and the A 8 isomer (14

Hemispheric processing of kinesthetically oriented spatial perception

Creator:: Nishizawa, Sho
Abstract:: Right cerebral hemispheric lateralization for spatial perception has been reported by using visual and tactile spatial tasks in brain-damaged patients, split-brain patients, and normal subjects. The main purpose of the present study was to investigate whether or not kinesthetic spatial perception was dominantly processed with the right cerebral hemisphere as...
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A new general method for the optimization of HPLC ternary of pseudo-quaternary mobile phases and the separation of two new metabolites of nefopam from greyhound urine

Creator:: Chen, Hsiao and Chen, Xiao
Abstract:: A new general method is developed for the optimization of HPLC ternary or pseudo-quaternary mobile phases which are represented by the trilinear coordinate system. This method can predict the global optimum of the mobile phase composition. The global optimum composition along each edge of the triangle and the corresponding selectivity...
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Full Text:: Chemistry presented on June 14, 1990. Title: A New General Method for the Optimization of HPLC Ternary or

Specifications for a fuzzy system modeling language

Creator:: Fellinger, William Lowell
Abstract:: Specifications for a simulation language capable of modeling fuzzy systems are presented. Actions occurring in the running model are to be displayed on a graphics terminal in the .form of modified E-nets. The concept of partial execution of predicates is introduced in connection with the underlying continuously valued logic. Fuzzy...
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Full Text:: the, degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Name) (Degree) in Computer Science presented on June 14, 1974

The effects of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin on acetyl-CoA carboxylase and other lipogenic enzymes

Creator:: McKim, James M.
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Full Text:: this reaction is shown below. 8 acetyl-CoA + 7 ATP + 14 NADPH + 14 HI- } palmitic acid (4) + 8 CoA-SH

Morphology, ultrastructure and mating of sporidia of a wheat-bunt fungus, Tilletia caries (DC.) Tul.

Creator:: Kollmorgen, James Frederick
Abstract:: The teliospore of Tilletia caries germinates to produce a promycelium with a whorl of primary sporidia at its tip. The time between emergence of the promycelium and the development of primary sporidia averaged 2.3 h. Fusion between compatible sporidia occurred within an additional 3.8 h. Primary sporidia appeared to be...
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Full Text:: observed which contrast with the reticulate teliospores, 14-18 pm diam. 8 DISCUSSION These results

Analysis of binary data in the presence of non-Bernoulli sources of variation

Creator:: Sands, Bradley Roy
Abstract:: A quantal response model, more general than the usual logistic model, is introduced. This model takes into account sources of variability, or experimental error, other than that arising from variability in response between individual organisms (or other objects on test). It is assumed that this extra source of variation is...
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Full Text:: degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Name) (Degree) in STATISTICS presented on August 14, 1975 (Major Department

The relationship between environmental lighting and hydroxyindole-o-methyltransferase activity in the pineal gland of steelhead trout (Salmo gairdneri)

Creator:: Smith, John Robert
Abstract:: Pineal hydroxyindole-0-methyltransferase (HIOMT) activity was monitored over a 24 h period under three different photoperiods, 16L:8D, 8L: 16D, and 12 L:12D. It was observed that in all three groups of fish HIOMT activity was high' during the dark portion of the photoperiod in comparison to activity during the light portion....
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Full Text:: degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in Pharmacology and Toxicology presented on August 14, 1975 Title: THE

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