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  • A Deterministic Photon and Electron Dosimetry Model for the Lens of the Eye

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    Boozer, David L.
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    The lens dose equivalent (LDE) is a regulatory limit set to protect radiation workers. Current methods for estimating the LDE are specific to beam sources in a vacuum and require interpolating data from tables. A new set of deterministic equations for photon and electron point sources has been developed. These...
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    approved: _____________________________________________________ David M. Hamby The lens dose

  • Comparative Aquatic Toxicology of Pesticides and Plastics Using the Model Estuarine Fish, Inland Silverside

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    Hutton, Sara J.
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    Based on current trends both pesticide and plastic production are expected to continue to rise in the coming decade. A growing global population coupled with the effects of climate change are the main drivers of increased pesticide use. Throughout this dissertation pesticides refer to herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides. Plastic production...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Susanne M. Brander Based on current trends both pesticide and plastic production are

  • The influence of selenium on selenoprotein W

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    Yeh, Jan-ying
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    The objective of our study was to investigate the effect of selenium on selenoprotein W. Western blot analysis indicated that selenoprotein W is present in muscle, brain, testis and spleen of rat tissues. Tissue distribution of selenoprotein W was not altered in rats fed various selenium levels. Among muscle, brain,...
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    were incubated with 10-7 M selenium, whereas selenoprotein W mRNA reached a plateau with 10' M

  • Biochemical and molecular characteristics of selenoprotein W

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    Gu, Qiu-Ping
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    , decoding of the selenoprotein mRNA pauses or terminates at the UGA codon (Leinfelder et al, 1988

  • Selenoprotein W : Purification and characterization of its interaction with calmodulin

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    Bauman, Andrew Thomas
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    Selenoprotein W (SeW) is a protein whose function is unknown, but potentially plays a vital role in calcium metabolism, as an indirect link has been established with white muscle disease (WMD). White muscle disease occurs in selenium deficient animals, and is characterized by the precipitation of calcium in muscle, leading...
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    N N BULG E A N N N * N n NN N N N N N N N N N N N N L V E S T E M N N 9-il b.p. 9 - i l

  • Selenoprotein W : distribution and function in rat tissue and cultured cells

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    Sun, Yu, 1963-
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    The objective of this study was to further determine the distribution of selenoprotein W (SeW) in tissues from rats and sheep fed different selenium levels and to search for the possible functions of this protein. In the rat study a total of 28 rat tissues were examined and SeW was...
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    required for selenoprotein synthesis and selenocysteine incorporation (Leinfelder et al., 1988). The Se1A

  • Characterization of rodent selenoprotein W promoter

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    Amantana, Adams
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    Rat selenoprotein W (SeW) promoter activity was investigated using different concentrations of cadmium, copper, and zinc. Two fragments (404bp and 1265bp) of the SeW promoter, containing a single metal response element (MRE), were ligated into the multiple cloning site of a pGL3-Basic reporter plasmid. The constructs were transfected into cultured...
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    ................................................................... 26 2.(a) Activity of unmutated (N) and mutant (M) versions of 404bp promoter constructs in 6-day

  • Patterns of carbon storage within a mature northern highbush blueberry production system

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    Nemeth, Denise Alexandra
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    The objectives of this study were to: 1) determine how organic matter (incorporated vs. surface mulch) and nitrogen fertilization rate impact northern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) plant biomass, carbon accumulation, plant losses and allocation, and mycorrhizal infection in mature plants, and 2) determine the magnitude of carbon fluxes (carbon...
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    infection of roots found from 0.15 to 0.30 m depth, ‘Elliott’, 2011. Legend: Mulch treatment

  • A stratigraphic approach to characterize the deposition and storage of organic matter in reservoir sediments

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    Stratton Garvin, Laurel E.
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    The relationship between carbon burial and sedimentation in reservoirs is unknown, exposing gaps in our fundamental understanding of the transport, processing, and deposition of sediment and organic matter in fluvial and lacustrine systems and contributing to uncertainty in our understanding of the net impact of dams to the global carbon...
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    , C., Gosse, P., Tremblay, A., Varfalvy, L., Dos Santos, M. A., and Matvienko, B. (2005). Carbon