Probiotics are defined as “live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit to the host”. A wide variety of putative probiotics exist on the market; however, clinical evidence of their efficacy is lacking. Probiotics have been previously used in the treatment of metabolic diseases like type...
The gut microbiome of all mammals is composed of a diverse commune of microorganisms including bacteria, fungi, archaea, protozoa and viruses 1. Studies have shown a symbiotic relationship between the gut microbiome and host physiology, with there being implications in health and disease progression 2. In captive animals, there has...
Prediction of year-class strength is a critical challenge for fisheries managers. Theoretically,
predictions of recruitment should be better when they are based on estimates of cohort
size taken close to the age of recruitment and may improve if the effects of environmental factors
that influence pre-recruit mortality are accounted for....
Population growth is affected by several factors such as climate, species interaction
and harvesting pressure. However, additional complexity can arise if fishing increases the sensitivity
to environmental variability. To predict the effects of fisheries and climate on marine populations,
there is a need for improved understanding of how they affect...
Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is the most common primary immunodeficiency that is characterized by low immunoglobulin levels in the body. CVID is indicated by failure of b cell differentiation and decrease production of immunoglobulins such as IgG and at least one of IgA or IgM. CVID patients with enteropathy (E-CVID)...
Gut microbiota plays an essential role in health and diseases, a fact already established. With the explosive increase in obesity and its main complication, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2D), there is an immediate need for novel methods of diagnosis, prevention and treatment of these conditions. In the last one and...
Antigen presentation is a mechanism used by cells to present peptides on the cell surface. Peptides, derived from both viral or self-proteins are presented on the cell surface by MHC Class I molecules to be recognized and detected by cytotoxic T cells. T cells comprise the defense system to protect...
In this work we consider a model for pattern-producing vegetation in semi-arid regions of the world proposed by Klausmeier. It is a coupled nonlinear diffusion-advection evolutionary PDE system describing the vegetation density and water amount. The model was studied extensively by J.Sherratt who took into consideration the field data for...
Presentation as part of the session "Short Papers Panel: Diversity and Cultural Communities" at the 2016 annual Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) conference in Coral Gables, Florida, June 24, 2016. RBMS is a part of the Association of College & Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association.
In this study we explore Russian banking system and its development. The recent financial crisis of August 1998 revealed several fundamental problems in the Russian banking sector as well as the whole economy. Our analysis focuses on evaluation of relative performance of banks before and after the crisis. We compare...
Presentation as part of the session "Collaborations between Tribal and Non-Tribal Organizations: Sharing Expertise, Knowledge, and Cultural Resources" at the 2015 International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums conference hosted by the Association for Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums in Washington DC, September 11, 2015. Co-presenter: Elizabeth Joffrion, Director...
Presentation about the Oregon Tribal Archives Institute given at the 2013 Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
In the spring of 2015, I began the oral history project Latinos en Oregón to document the stories of Oregon’s Latino/a communities. As the curator and archivist of the Oregon Multicultural Archives (OMA) at the Oregon State University (OSU) Special Collec-tions and Archives Research Center, my job is to assist...
Models of ecosystem carbon (C) balance generally assume a strong relationship between net primary productivity (NPP), litter inputs, and soil C accumulation, but there is little direct evidence for such a coupled relationship. Using a unique 50-year detrital manipulation experiment in a in a mixed deciduous forest and restored prairie...
Presentation as part of a panel at the Society of American Archivists Conference, Portland, Oregon, on July 28, 2017. The panel "Building Better Bridges: Strategies and Best Practices for Engaging Archival Communities" consisted of a series of lightning talks followed by a panel-led discussion to shine a spotlight on innovative...
Presentation as part of a panel at the Society of American Archivists Conference, Portland, Oregon, on July 28, 2017. The panel "Building Better Bridges: Strategies and Best Practices for Engaging Archival Communities" consisted of a series of lightning talks followed by a panel-led discussion to shine a spotlight on innovative...
Presentation as part of a panel at the Society of American Archivists Conference, Portland, Oregon, on July 28, 2017. The panel "Building Better Bridges: Strategies and Best Practices for Engaging Archival Communities" consisted of a series of lightning talks followed by a panel-led discussion to shine a spotlight on innovative...
This presentation was presented as part of a lighting talk session at the Northwest Archivists conference in Spokane, WA, in May 2014. It was also presented at the August 2014 Society of American Archivists conference in Washington D.C. at the Performing Arts Roundtable meeting.