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  • The People's band: U2 and international activism

    Creator:
    Peterson, Maxie Jean
    Abstract:
    The end of the Cold War brought about changes within international political relations that resulted in expanded interest in global civil society. Such developments, like globalization and democratization, have encouraged the growth of social and political organizations. Political scientists have found that these inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations have a significant...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Jean, and Jennifer Lopez. This activism ranges from AIDS advocacy to racial equality and

  • An autoethnography of whiteness

    Creator:
    Burke, Deborah A.
    Abstract:
    Many White social scientists and educators are unaware of and/or detached from the realities of racism and conduct social research that 1.) perpetuates stereotypes, falsely setting People of Color as inferior and White people as superior and/or 2.) explains the differences of White people and People of Color in terms...
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    Dissertation
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     March 8, 2007.   Title: An Autoethnography of Whiteness.     Abstract approved:  Jean Moule

  • The epidemiology of sudden oak death in Oregon forests

    Creator:
    Peterson, Ebba K.
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    The phytopathogen Phytophthora ramorum (Werres, DeCock & Man in't Veld), causal agent of Sudden Oak Death (SOD) of oaks (Quercus spp.) and tanoaks (Notholithocarpus densiflorus syn. Lithocarpus densiflorus), is established in coastal forests of the western United States. Since the discovery of SOD in the Douglas-fir / tanoak forests of...
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    Dissertation
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    Ebba K. Peterson for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Botany and Plant Pathology presented on

  • Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids and leukotriene production in poultry

    Creator:
    Jha, Shantibhushan
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    Inflammation is the body's response to injury and is characterized by pain, swelling, redness, and heat. Eicosanoids are lipid mediators of inflammation. Leukotrienes (LT) are 20-carbon eicosanoids produced from arachidonic acid (AA), an n-6 fatty acid (FA), and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), an n-3 FA. LT produced from AA are proinflammatory...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Leukotriene Production in Poultry Abstract approved: Dr. Gita Chenan & Dr. Jean

  • Role of a grass riparian zone in controlling the fate of nitrogen in a poorly drained agricultural landscape

    Creator:
    Davis, Jennifer H.
    Abstract:
    Riparian ecosystems, through their unique positions in the agricultural landscape, have the potential to mitigate nutrient loading to streams. This study was conducted to gain a better understanding of N cycling in a poorly drained Grass Riparian Zone (GRZ) and adjacent Perennial Ryegrass seed Field (PRF) in the Willamette Valley,...
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    Dissertation
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    Pyles and Jean Hall for their participation as graduate representatives for my committee. Thanks to

  • The identification of common skills, knowledges and related factors needed for successful employment in Oregon

    Creator:
    Fancher, Ada Jean
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    The purpose of the study was to identify a list of skills, knowledges and related factors that are common to fourteen occupational cluster areas representative of the work community of Oregon. PROCEDURES A list of skills, knowledges and related factors needed for successful employment was derived from existing task analyses...
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    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Ada Jean Fancher for the

  • Molecular characterization of bacterial populations implicated inthe anaerobic metabolism of toxic plant alkaloids from two different experimental and environmental sources

    Creator:
    Rattray, Rogan MacKay
    Abstract:
    There have been many studies that describe the protective degradation or metabolism of potentially harmful plant toxins, such as, mimosine from Leucaena leuconcephala, pyrrolizidine alkaloids from tansy ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), oxalate and some mycotoxins by rumen microbes. There are many cases of plant-related toxicoses suffered by ruminant animals where there...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • Vitamin E and the alpha-tocopherol transfer protein during zebrafish embryogenesis

    Creator:
    Miller, Galen W.
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    Vitamin E was first described in 1922 as an unknown factor required for impregnated rats to carry their offspring to term. In fact, when vitamin E was chemically characterized it was given the name "tocopherol" derived from the Greek: tokos = childbirth; phero = to bear; and –ol, indicating an...
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    Dissertation
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    my graduate school interview six years ago. Dr. Jean Hall provided stability and support as my

  • Polyunsaturated fatty acid synthesis and type 2 diabetes complications

    Creator:
    Tripathy, Sasmita
    Abstract:
    Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a disease of multi-complications affecting more than 20 million US adults. Hyperglycemia is the classic clinical feature of diabetes, and uncontrolled hyperglycemia leads to deadly health complications. Thus, control of blood glucose represents a major goal for diabetics. Human and rodent studies revealed another...
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    Dissertation
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    and my graduate council representative Dr. Jean Hall who have been very instrumental throughout my

  • Long-chain (n-3) PUFA and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

    Creator:
    Depner, Christopher Michael
    Abstract:
    Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is defined as excess hepatic lipid accumulation, in the absence of excess alcohol consumption and chronic liver disease. NAFLD can range in severity from simple fatty liver (steatosis) to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). NASH is defined as hepatic steatosis with inflammation and hepatic injury and describes...
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    Dissertation
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    members of my graduate committee; Dr. Emily Ho, Dr. Jean Hall, and Dr. Juyun Lim, I thank you for always