OBJECTIVES: Subclinical vascular disease (SVD) contributes to the aging process and may decrease life expectancy. We aimed to determine the contribution of gradations of SVD to the likelihood of achieving longer survival, and to determine what allows some individuals to achieve longer survival in the presence of high SVD.
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of Biological and Population Health Sciences, OregonStateUniversity, Corvallis,
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The aromatic carbon structure is a defining property of chars and is often expressed with the help of two
concepts: (i) aromaticity and (ii) degree of aromatic condensation. The varying extent of these two features
is assumed to largely determine the relatively high persistence of charred material in the environment...
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cDepartment of Crop and Soil Science, OregonStateUniversity
The Columbia River Gillnetter is the pilot of the Lower Columbia River commercial fishing industry, keeping fishermen and the public in touch with today's important issues.
The objective of this research is to determine the correlation of lacustrine micro-fossils in Lake Tanganyika to changes in climate and lake levels during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene.
Lake Tanganyika is the second deepest and one of the oldest lakes in the world. The horst and graben geometry...
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The 1995/96 reintroduction of gray wolves (Canis lupus) into Yellowstone National Park
after a 70 year absence has allowed for studies of tri-trophic cascades involving wolves, elk
(Cervus elaphus), and plant species such as aspen (Populus tremuloides), cottonwoods (Populus
spp.), and willows (Salix spp.). To investigate the status of this...
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L. Beschta
Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, OregonStateUniversity, Corvallis, OR 97331
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) as energy storage devices play an important role in all aspects of our life. The increasing energy demand of the society requires LIBs with higher energy density and better performance. We here develop a new and easy-to-scaleup sol-gel method to coat a surface protection layer on commercial...
The abundance of microbial life and the sources of energy necessary for deep subsurface microbial communities remain enigmatic. Here we investigate deep microbial processes and their potential relationships to tectonic events in sediments from the Nankai Trough offshore Japan, drilled and sampled during IODP (Integrated Ocean Drilling Program) Expedition 316....
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4College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, OregonStateUniversity, 104 COAS Administration
Introduction. Age is the primary risk factor for major human chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disorders, cancer, type 2 diabetes, and neurodegenerative diseases. Chronic, low-grade, systemic inflammation is associated with aging and the progression of immunosenescence. Immunosenescence may play an important role in the development of age-related chronic disease and the...
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Schoolof Biological and Population Health Sciences, OregonStateUniversity, Corvallis, OR, United
Changes in the field of publishing and in scholarly communication have been impacting the distribution of scientific knowledge for years. The economics of publishing continues to have an impact on subscribers’ ability to maintain access and therefore the readership of established publications may diminish or look for legitimate alternatives to...
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Society meeting, 2009
OregonStateUniversity, Corvallis, OR
Email: andrea.wirth@oregonstate.edu
Mitigation strategies for reducing CO2 emissions include substitution of fossil fuel with bioenergy from forests, where carbon emitted is expected to be re-captured in the growth of new biomass to achieve zero net emissions, and forest thinning to reduce wildfire emissions. Here we use forest inventory data to show that...
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