The symbiosis between cnidarians, such as corals and sea anemones, and photosynthetic dinoflagellates belonging to the genus Symbiodinium spp. is one of the most productive in the marine environment. This mutualistic endosymbiosis allow reef-building corals to lay down the foundation of coral reef ecosystems, which supports a highly biodiverse community...
The purpose of this study was to propose recommendations
for improved diffusion of clothing information to
orthopedically limited adults.
A sample of 180 orthopedically limited adults residing
in the Willamette Valley of Oregon was selected using
mailing lists from the Oregon Governor's Conference for the
Handicapped, from Oregon State University...
In this thesis, we expand the scope of a previously introduced Artificial Neural Network (ANN) method to solve the slab-geometry discrete ordinates (S$_N$) neutron transport equations. Specifically, we extend the method to energy-dependent (multi-group) fixed source problems involving heterogeneous media and more general boundary conditions - vacuum and incident flux...
Growth hormone binding protein (GHBP) may be an important
factor in the regulation of growth as well as an indirect,
less invasive way of predicting the status of growth hormone
receptors. Several factors (age, nutritional status, sex,
and glucocorticoid administration) have been reported to
influence circulating growth hormone (GH) levels,...
Metabolomics is a comprehensive analysis of small molecules, or metabolites, in a system. Metabolomics is a hypothesis-generating experiment and offers an unbiased analysis of cell metabolism that can aid in the understanding of fundamental biological processes. Metabolomics is widely and broadly applicable in the biological sciences and has been used...
Chloroplast genomes of conifers are unusual in a
number of respects, including the possession of much
repetitive DNA. By studying the distribution and sequences
of dispersed repetitive DNA, I hoped to gain insight into
the mechanisms of chloroplast genome evolution.
I used restriction mapping and DNA sequencing to
characterize dispersed...
The level of polymorphisms of many biochemical and DNA markers are low in
cultivated sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). The number of mapped public DNA
markers is limited. Molecular markers have not been developed for the most
important diseases of sunflower, such as downy mildew. The objectives of this
study were...
The effect of defoliation intensity and season on Douglas-fir growth
were studied in three replications in the Siuslaw National Forest during
1988-1990. Four intensities of defoliation were applied once in either spring or
summer 1988. Stem diameter and canopy area were linearly inversely
proportional to the level of defoliation. Defoliation...