As the global demand for seafood increases each year, there is a growing need to expand sustainable aquaculture in the interests of food security and resilience of coastal communities. Pacific oysters, Crassostrea gigas, are grown in West coast estuaries - where cultures often overlap with the federally protected native eelgrass,...
The ongoing worldwide loss of biodiversity has been described as a "biodiversity crisis," "the Anthropocene defaunation," and alternatively "an extinction spasm." More recently, many scientists have come to the conclusion that we are witnesses to Earth's sixth major mass extinction event, which has the potential to fundamentally alter basic ecological...
The scientific endeavors that took place at Hanford Engineer Works, beginning in World War II and continuing thereafter, are often overlooked in the literature on the Manhattan Project, the Atomic Energy Commission, and in regional histories. To historians of science, Hanford is described as an industrial facility that illustrates the...
Sea star wasting disease (SSWD) first appeared in Oregon in April 2014, and by June had spread to most of the coast. Although delayed compared to areas to the north and south, SSWD was initially most intense in north and central Oregon and spread southward. Up to 90% of individuals...
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is an enabling technique for many new micro- and nanoscale technologies. The self-limiting surface chemical reactions by which ALD fundamentally operates give rise to uniquely high precision (atomic) control over deposited film thickness, uniformity over large areas, and conformality over complex and extreme topographies. One such...
Prostaglandin F₂α (PGF₂α), a stimulatory hormone of luteal oxytocin
secretion, is known to activate protein kinase C (PKC); however, the
intracellular signals that promote exocytosis of oxytocin remain to be
elucidated. Myristoylated alanine-rich C kinase substrate (MARCKS), a
protein specifically phosphorylated by PKC, crosslinks actin filaments
associated with the inner...
The Purpose of the Study:
The purpose of this study was to examine early teacher
attrition through a follow-up of Washington County teachers
in Oregon who left the profession with five years of experience
or less. Focus was given to background data and
areas of greatest professional concerns for former...