Farmers rely almost exclusively on the imported European honeybee (Apis mellifera L.)
for fruit and vegetable crop pollination services. The recent decline in honeybee health
has underscored the danger of relying on a single species to provide vital services.
Increasing pollinator biodiversity with native bees may provide biological insurance
against...
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AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF
MelissaA. McKenney for the degree
Farmers rely almost exclusively on the imported European honeybee (Apis mellifera L.)
for fruit and vegetable crop pollination services. The recent decline in honeybee health
has underscored the danger of relying on a single species to provide vital services.
Increasing pollinator biodiversity with native bees may provide biological insurance
against...
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Cranberries
Melissa McKenney
BioResource Research, Honors College
Dr. Sujaya Rao, Dr. W.P. Stephen
Oregon
Farmers rely almost exclusively on the imported European honeybee (Apis mellifera L.)
for fruit and vegetable crop pollination services. The recent decline in honeybee health
has underscored the danger of relying on a single species to provide vital services.
Increasing pollinator biodiversity with native bees may provide biological insurance
against...
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insect floral visitors,
particularly bees. A number of plants, both in agricultural and natural
INTRODUCTION: Between 2004 and 2010, the number of home births in the United States rose by 41%, increasing the need for accurate assessment of the safety of planned home birth. This study examines outcomes of planned home births in the United States between 2004 and 2009.
METHODS: We calculated descriptive...
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the
United States: The Midwives Alliance of North America
Statistics Project, 2004 to 2009
Melissa
Captive rearing programs (hatcheries) are often used in conservation and management efforts
for at-risk salmonid fish populations. However, hatcheries typically rear juveniles in environments
that contrast starkly with natural conditions, which may lead to phenotypic and/or genetic changes that adversely affect the performance of juveniles upon their release to the...
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Enrichment
during Juvenile Rearing
Melissa L. Evans1¤a*, Tiago S. Hori1¤b, Matthew L. Rise1, Ian A. Fleming1
Captive rearing programs (hatcheries) are often used in conservation and management efforts
for at-risk salmonid fish populations. However, hatcheries typically rear juveniles in environments
that contrast starkly with natural conditions, which may lead to phenotypic and/or genetic changes that adversely affect the performance of juveniles upon their release to the...
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one with only cutoff for Green used (i.e. to prevent loss of genes that are switched off in a
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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Aging and serum MCP-1 are associated
with gut microbiome composition in a
murine model
Melissa N
The ovine sexually dimorphic nucleus (oSDN) is 2 times larger in rams than in ewes. Sexual
differentiation of the oSDN is produced by testosterone exposure during the critical period
occurring between gestational day (GD)60 and GD90 (term, 147 d). We tested the hypothesis
that testosterone acts through the androgen receptor...
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.
28. Veiga-Lopez A, Astapova OI, Aizenberg EF, Lee JS, Padmanabhan
V. Developmental programming
Lentisphaera araneosa is a marine microorganism, and its production of expolymer plays an important role in marine ecosystem. The exopolymer production in L. araneosa is studied by measuring the growth of bacteria (in cells/mL) and the viscosity of the medium (in centistokes) under different treatments. The treatment without serine and...
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A. Title: Culturing Experiments to Determine the Nutrient
Lentisphaera araneosa is a marine microorganism, and its production of expolymer plays an important role in marine ecosystem. The exopolymer production in L. araneosa is studied by measuring the growth of bacteria (in cells/mL) and the viscosity of the medium (in centistokes) under different treatments. The treatment without serine and...
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requirement for exopolymer production in HTCC 2155
By Connie Lee
PI: Stephen Giovannoni
Mentor: Amy Carter
Lentisphaera araneosa is a marine microorganism, and its production of expolymer plays an important role in marine ecosystem. The exopolymer production in L. araneosa is studied by measuring the growth of bacteria (in cells/mL) and the viscosity of the medium (in centistokes) under different treatments. The treatment without serine and...
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exopolymer production in HTCC 2155
By Connie Lee
PI: Stephen Giovannoni
Mentor: Amy Carter
Department
The bedrock of Thetis, Kuper, and seven adjacent islands and
islets of British Columbia's Gulf Islands consists of four Late Cretaceous
(Campanian) formations of the Nanaimo Group. The four, from
oldest to youngest, are the Cedar District, De Courcy, Northumberland,
and Geoffrey Formations.
The formations vary greatly in thickness but...
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The bedrock of Thetis, Kuper, and seven adjacent islands and
islets of British Columbia's Gulf Islands consists of four Late Cretaceous
(Campanian) formations of the Nanaimo Group. The four, from
oldest to youngest, are the Cedar District, De Courcy, Northumberland,
and Geoffrey Formations.
The formations vary greatly in thickness but...
The bedrock of Thetis, Kuper, and seven adjacent islands and
islets of British Columbia's Gulf Islands consists of four Late Cretaceous
(Campanian) formations of the Nanaimo Group. The four, from
oldest to youngest, are the Cedar District, De Courcy, Northumberland,
and Geoffrey Formations.
The formations vary greatly in thickness but...
The bedrock of Thetis, Kuper, and seven adjacent islands and
islets of British Columbia's Gulf Islands consists of four Late Cretaceous
(Campanian) formations of the Nanaimo Group. The four, from
oldest to youngest, are the Cedar District, De Courcy, Northumberland,
and Geoffrey Formations.
The formations vary greatly in thickness but...
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a phenotypically variable disorder of hemoglobin that leads to abnormally shaped and dysfunctional red blood cells. Several studies have attempted to construct early predictive models for SCD, including Miller et al.’s (2000) model which uses easily identifiable predictors in early life. The primary aim of...
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Newborn Cohort
by
Nancy Jade LeeA PROJECT
Submitted to
Oregon State University
University Honors
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a phenotypically variable disorder of hemoglobin that leads to abnormally shaped and dysfunctional red blood cells. Several studies have attempted to construct early predictive models for SCD, including Miller et al.’s (2000) model which uses easily identifiable predictors in early life. The primary aim of...
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Africa. Naomi Marshall, a forty-one year old woman with SCD, tells us of her own experiences as a child
The thesis area includes 44 square miles of the Centennial
Range in Beaverhead County, Montana, and Clark County, Idaho.
The rocks exposed in the area range in age from Precambrian
to Recent and have been divided into 23 mapped units. Pre-Belt
metamorphic basement rocks are overlain unconformably by 3,433
feet...
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, Centennial range, Montana-Idaho
AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF
JOHN LEE MORAN for the MASTER OF SCIENCE
The thesis area includes 44 square miles of the Centennial
Range in Beaverhead County, Montana, and Clark County, Idaho.
The rocks exposed in the area range in age from Precambrian
to Recent and have been divided into 23 mapped units. Pre-Belt
metamorphic basement rocks are overlain unconformably by 3,433
feet...
Sometime in the early Mississippian, huge blocks
broke off the toe of the advancing Roberts Mountains
thrust and fell into the flysch trough. Within the thesis
area, the largest blocks are the Webb/Woodruff blocks,
which are composed of Devonian Woodruff Formation thrust
over Mississippian Webb Formation. The blocks came to...
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Sherri L. LeeA THESIS
submitted to
Oregon State University
in partial fulfillment of
the
Sometime in the early Mississippian, huge blocks
broke off the toe of the advancing Roberts Mountains
thrust and fell into the flysch trough. Within the thesis
area, the largest blocks are the Webb/Woodruff blocks,
which are composed of Devonian Woodruff Formation thrust
over Mississippian Webb Formation. The blocks came to...
Sometime in the early Mississippian, huge blocks
broke off the toe of the advancing Roberts Mountains
thrust and fell into the flysch trough. Within the thesis
area, the largest blocks are the Webb/Woodruff blocks,
which are composed of Devonian Woodruff Formation thrust
over Mississippian Webb Formation. The blocks came to...
The state of the knowledge for fault behavior in the northwest Himalaya and California varies dramatically. In the Pakistan and Kashmir Himalaya, few data constrain the role that individual active faults play in accommodating Indo-Eurasian convergence and the relative earthquake hazard across the region. By contrast, the San Andreas fault...
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by
Christopher Lee Madden Madugo
A DISSERTATION
submitted to
Oregon State University
in
The state of the knowledge for fault behavior in the northwest Himalaya and California varies dramatically. In the Pakistan and Kashmir Himalaya, few data constrain the role that individual active faults play in accommodating Indo-Eurasian convergence and the relative earthquake hazard across the region. By contrast, the San Andreas fault...
The state of the knowledge for fault behavior in the northwest Himalaya and California varies dramatically. In the Pakistan and Kashmir Himalaya, few data constrain the role that individual active faults play in accommodating Indo-Eurasian convergence and the relative earthquake hazard across the region. By contrast, the San Andreas fault...
The heterogeneous reactions of benzo[a]pyrene-d₁₂ (BaP-d₁₂), benzo[k]fluoranthene-d₁₂ (BkF-d₁₂), benzo[ghi]perylene-d₁₂ (BghiP-d₁₂), dibenzo[a,i]pyrene-d₁₄ (DaiP-d₁₄), and dibenzo[a,l]pyrene (DalP) with NO₂, NO₃/N₂O₅, and OH radicals were investigated at room temperature and atmospheric pressure in an indoor Teflon chamber and novel mono NO₂-DaiP, and mono NO₂-DalP products were identified. Quartz fiber filters (QFF) were used...
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: Prediction, Laboratory Studies and Mutagenicity 2
NARUMOL JARIYASOPIT1, MELISSA MC INTOSH1, KATHRYN
INTRODUCTION: Between 2004 and 2010, the number of home births in the United States rose by 41%, increasing the need for accurate assessment of the safety of planned home birth. This study examines outcomes of planned home births in the United States between 2004 and 2009.
METHODS: We calculated descriptive...
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suggesting a revised definition of postpartum hemor-
rhage, more appropriate alternative recommendations
The purpose of this book is to
provide you with a bit more information about the organisms maintained at the ASLC so that you
may deepen your understanding and appreciation of them.
However, as a prelude to the more species-specific information contained in this document, there
are three short chapters...
The purpose of this book is to
provide you with a bit more information about the organisms maintained at the ASLC so that you
may deepen your understanding and appreciation of them.
However, as a prelude to the more species-specific information contained in this document, there
are three short chapters...
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,
my mentor in the study of invertebrates
Above: Dr. Howard M. Feder, seen here as a young
Shifting priorities in academic libraries have led to experimentation in methods of keeping a reference desk open for the users who still need in-person immediate help, while at the same time freeing up faculty librarians to pursue other pressing priorities. The Valley Library at Oregon State University has relied entirely...
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Staffing
Realities, Meeting User Needs
King, V., & Christensen-Lee, S. (2014). Full-Time Reference with
Shifting priorities in academic libraries have led to experimentation in methods of keeping a reference desk open for the users who still need in-person immediate help, while at the same time freeing up faculty librarians to pursue other pressing priorities. The Valley Library at Oregon State University has relied entirely...
We hypothesized that vitamin E (α-tocopherol) is required by the developing embryonic brain to prevent depletion of highly polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6), the loss of which we predicted would underlie abnormal morphological and behavioral outcomes. Therefore, we fed adult 5D zebrafish (Danio rerio) defined diets without...
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deficient zebrafish
(danio rerio) embryos
Melissa Q. McDougall a,b, Jaewoo Choi a, Jan F. Stevens a,c,f
We hypothesized that vitamin E (α-tocopherol) is required by the developing embryonic brain to prevent depletion of highly polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6), the loss of which we predicted would underlie abnormal morphological and behavioral outcomes. Therefore, we fed adult 5D zebrafish (Danio rerio) defined diets without...
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Supplementary Figure. H218O labeling optimization trial. A
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...
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...
The ovine sexually dimorphic nucleus (oSDN) is 2 times larger in rams than in ewes. Sexual
differentiation of the oSDN is produced by testosterone exposure during the critical period
occurring between gestational day (GD)60 and GD90 (term, 147 d). We tested the hypothesis
that testosterone acts through the androgen receptor...
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oSDN development. A, treatment differences in thionin
volume; B, treatment differences in oSDN
Natural resource policymakers and planners increasingly rely on regional and national-level spatial data describing projections of future housing growth, to anticipate development impacts on natural resources and identify policy and planning needs. Such projections have not always been well-grounded in demographic and other factors that influence population and thus housing...
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Natural resource policymakers and planners increasingly rely on regional and national-level spatial data describing projections of future housing growth, to anticipate development impacts on natural resources and identify policy and planning needs. Such projections have not always been well-grounded in demographic and other factors that influence population and thus housing...
A publication containing advice on a wide range of gardening topics, including composting, container gardens, fall/winter gardens, fertilizing, insect pests, plant diseases, planting guidelines, raised beds, site selection, slugs, soil improvement, tilling, warm-season crops, watering, and weeds. Includes regional tips for various parts of Oregon.
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This literature review completes the first of four research tasks that make up the
research project “Identification of Outer Continental Shelf Renewable Energy Space-
Use Conflicts and Analysis of Potential Mitigation Measures. The four tasks are:
• Access to and understanding of relevant literature. The foundation for the
development of...
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This literature review completes the first of four research tasks that make up the
research project “Identification of Outer Continental Shelf Renewable Energy Space-
Use Conflicts and Analysis of Potential Mitigation Measures. The four tasks are:
• Access to and understanding of relevant literature. The foundation for the
development of...
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The heterogeneous reactions of benzo[a]pyrene-d₁₂ (BaP-d₁₂), benzo[k]fluoranthene-d₁₂ (BkF-d₁₂), benzo[ghi]perylene-d₁₂ (BghiP-d₁₂), dibenzo[a,i]pyrene-d₁₄ (DaiP-d₁₄), and dibenzo[a,l]pyrene (DalP) with NO₂, NO₃/N₂O₅, and OH radicals were investigated at room temperature and atmospheric pressure in an indoor Teflon chamber and novel mono NO₂-DaiP, and mono NO₂-DalP products were identified. Quartz fiber filters (QFF) were used...
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NARUMOL JARIYASOPIT1, MELISSA MC INTOSH1, KATHRYN ZIMMERMANN2, JANET AREY2,
ROGER ATKINSON2, PAUL HA-YEON
Predatory lionfishes (Pterois volitans and P. miles) were introduced to Florida waters during the mid to late 1980s, and eventually established self-sustaining breeding populations in the tropical western Atlantic. These invasive species are now widespread along the southeastern seaboard of the United States, across the Caribbean Sea, and in the...
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island (or at a remote research station). Along with
Melissa Errend and Alyssa Adler, these tireless
A three-dimensional sea ice model is presented with resolved snow thickness variations and
melt ponds. The model calculates heating from solar radiative transfer and simulates the formation and
movement of brine/melt water through the ice system. Initialization for the model is based on observations
of snow topography made during the...
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Season using a Resolved Sea Ice Model with Snow Cover and
Melt Ponds
Eric D. Skyllingstad, Karen M
A three-dimensional sea ice model is presented with resolved snow thickness variations and
melt ponds. The model calculates heating from solar radiative transfer and simulates the formation and
movement of brine/melt water through the ice system. Initialization for the model is based on observations
of snow topography made during the...
Illusory motions refer to the phenomena in which static images composed of certain colors and patterns lead to the illusion of motions. This paper presents an approach for generating illusory motions on 3D surfaces which can be used for shape illustration as well as artistic visualization of line fields on...
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., Zhang, E., & Lee, T. Y. (2014). Optical illusion shape
texturing using repeated asymmetric patterns
Illusory motions refer to the phenomena in which static images composed of certain colors and patterns lead to the illusion of motions. This paper presents an approach for generating illusory motions on 3D surfaces which can be used for shape illustration as well as artistic visualization of line fields on...
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@csie.ntust.edu.tw
Ming-Te Chi
mtchi@cs.nccu.edu.tw
Eugene Zhang
zhange@eecs.oregonstate.edu
Tong-Yee Lee
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Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) growth in the Pacific Northwest is affected by climatic, edaphic factors and Swiss needle cast (SNC) disease. We examine Douglas-fir growth responses to temperature, dew point deficit (DPD), soil moisture, and SNC using time series intervention analysis of intra-annual tree-ring width data collected...
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∼1960 and a multi-decadal climate
178 E.H. Lee et al. / Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 221 (2016
Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) growth in the Pacific Northwest is affected by climatic, edaphic factors and Swiss needle cast (SNC) disease. We examine Douglas-fir growth responses to temperature, dew point deficit (DPD), soil moisture, and SNC using time series intervention analysis of intra-annual tree-ring width data collected...
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a Mediterranean ecoregion displayed an inverse
relationship between temperature and precipitation
Honey bee colony losses are a major concern in the USA and across the globe. Long-term data on losses
are critical for putting yearly losses in context. US colony loss surveys have been conducted yearly since the winter
of 2006–2007. Here, we report the results from the eighth annual survey...
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included below each
question. A required response is indicated by a “*.” Definitions for a “colony
We investigated DNA methylomes of pediatric B-cell
acute lymphoblastic leukemias (B-ALLs) using
whole-genome bisulfite sequencing and high-definition
microarrays, along with RNA expression
profiles. Epigenetic alteration of B-ALLs occurred in
two tracks: de novo methylation of small functional
compartments and demethylation of large intercompartmental
backbones. The deviations were exaggerated
in lamina-associated...
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Lee, S. T., Muench, M. O., Fomin, M. E., Xiao, J., Zhou, M., de Smith, A., ... &
Wiemels, J. L. (2015
The origin of the late pre-industrial Holocene (LPIH) increase in atmospheric methane concentrations has been much debated. Hypotheses invoking changes in solely anthropogenic sources or solely natural sources have been proposed to explain the increase in concentrations. Here two high-resolution, high-precision ice core methane concentration records from Greenland and Antarctica...
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Anthropogenic Contribution to the
Atmospheric Methane Budget
Logan Mitchell,* Ed Brook, James E. Lee, Christo
The origin of the late pre-industrial Holocene (LPIH) increase in atmospheric methane concentrations has been much debated. Hypotheses invoking changes in solely anthropogenic sources or solely natural sources have been proposed to explain the increase in concentrations. Here two high-resolution, high-precision ice core methane concentration records from Greenland and Antarctica...
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are used to construct a high-resolution record of the methane
inter-polar difference (IPD). The IPD
We investigated DNA methylomes of pediatric B-cell
acute lymphoblastic leukemias (B-ALLs) using
whole-genome bisulfite sequencing and high-definition
microarrays, along with RNA expression
profiles. Epigenetic alteration of B-ALLs occurred in
two tracks: de novo methylation of small functional
compartments and demethylation of large intercompartmental
backbones. The deviations were exaggerated
in lamina-associated...
Honey bee colony losses are a major concern in the USA and across the globe. Long-term data on losses
are critical for putting yearly losses in context. US colony loss surveys have been conducted yearly since the winter
of 2006–2007. Here, we report the results from the eighth annual survey...
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apiary^ is a proxy ques-
tion for CCD as it is one of the classically
302 K.V. Lee et al.
described
Spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, is a devastating invasive pest of small and stone fruits in the Americas and Europe. To better understand the population dynamics of D. suzukii, we reviewed recent work on juvenile development, adult reproduction, and seasonal variation in life history parameters including the abiotic/biotic factors that...
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hosts in laboratory choice tests (Lee
et al. 2011; Bellamy et al. 2013), and are infested at a
greater
Spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, is a devastating invasive pest of small and stone fruits in the Americas and Europe. To better understand the population dynamics of D. suzukii, we reviewed recent work on juvenile development, adult reproduction, and seasonal variation in life history parameters including the abiotic/biotic factors that...
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, and
reproductive biology of Drosophila suzukii
Kelly A. Hamby, David Bellamy, Joanna C. Chiu
The amino acid acridon-2-ylalanine (Acd) can be a valuable probe of protein conformational change because it is a
long lifetime, visible wavelength fluorophore that is small enough to be incorporated during ribosomal biosynthesis. Incorporation
of Acd into proteins expressed in E. coli requires efficient chemical synthesis to produce large quantities...
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Acridon-2-ylalanine, a Fluorescent Amino Acid for Lifetime and Forster Resonance Energy Transfer
The amino acid acridon-2-ylalanine (Acd) can be a valuable probe of protein conformational change because it is a
long lifetime, visible wavelength fluorophore that is small enough to be incorporated during ribosomal biosynthesis. Incorporation
of Acd into proteins expressed in E. coli requires efficient chemical synthesis to produce large quantities...
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Information
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ylalanine, a
CONTEXT: In older adults with multiple conditions, medications may not impart the same benefits seen in patients who are younger, or without multi-morbidity. Furthermore, medications given for one condition may adversely affect other outcomes. Beta-blocker (β-Blocker) use with coexisting cardiovascular disease (CVD) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is such...
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Disease
Lee, D. S. H., Markwardt, S., McAvay, G. J., Gross, C. P., Goeres, L. M., Han,
L., . . . Tinetti
CONTEXT: In older adults with multiple conditions, medications may not impart the same benefits seen in patients who are younger, or without multi-morbidity. Furthermore, medications given for one condition may adversely affect other outcomes. Beta-blocker (β-Blocker) use with coexisting cardiovascular disease (CVD) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is such...
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COPD (N=1,062) a
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CONTEXT: In older adults with multiple conditions, medications may not impart the same benefits seen in patients who are younger, or without multi-morbidity. Furthermore, medications given for one condition may adversely affect other outcomes. Beta-blocker (β-Blocker) use with coexisting cardiovascular disease (CVD) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is such...
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Beta-Blocker Users and Non-Beta-Blocker Users a
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users
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CONTEXT: In older adults with multiple conditions, medications may not impart the same benefits seen in patients who are younger, or without multi-morbidity. Furthermore, medications given for one condition may adversely affect other outcomes. Beta-blocker (β-Blocker) use with coexisting cardiovascular disease (CVD) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is such...
CONTEXT: In older adults with multiple conditions, medications may not impart the same benefits seen in patients who are younger, or without multi-morbidity. Furthermore, medications given for one condition may adversely affect other outcomes. Beta-blocker (β-Blocker) use with coexisting cardiovascular disease (CVD) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is such...
CONTEXT: In older adults with multiple conditions, medications may not impart the same benefits seen in patients who are younger, or without multi-morbidity. Furthermore, medications given for one condition may adversely affect other outcomes. Beta-blocker (β-Blocker) use with coexisting cardiovascular disease (CVD) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is such...