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Gender-role orientation as a predictor of marital quality

Creator:: Lange, Sandra L.
Abstract:: Over the past 10 years there has been much research on various aspects of gender-role orientation. Specifically, many studies have explored gender-role orientation as a predictor of psychological adjustment. Findings suggest that masculine and androgynous individuals are high on psychological adjustment whereas, feminine and undifferentiated individuals score lower on adjustment....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Sandra L. Lange for the degree of Master of Science in Human

Down-borehole permeable barrier reactor : primary substrate selection for aerobic dichlorophenol degradation

Creator:: Kaslik, Peter J.
Abstract:: In situ bioremediation of pentachlorophenol-contaminated ground water in a sequential anaerobic-aerobic down borehole permeable barrier reactor requires a non-toxic primary substrate for dichlorophenol cometabolism. Serum bottle tests comparing the effectiveness of eight primary substrates for aerobic dichlorophenol degradation showed phenol to be the most effective followed by imitation vanilla flavoring,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: approved: Sandra L. Woods In situ bioremediation of pentachlorophenol-contaminated ground water in a

A mathematical model for adsorptive bubble-separation processes

Creator:: T'ang, Li
Abstract:: Adsorptive bubble-separation processes are used to remove adsorptive contaminants from wastewater. A mathematical model was developed for the adsorptive bubble separation processes in a countercurrent column. The model included an assumption that linear adsorption of the solute occurred on the gas bubbles. Predictions indicated that aqueous column height has less...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Processes Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacyi Sandra Woods Adsorptive bubble-separation processes are

A robust Mycobacterium smegmatis Assay for the Discovery of Anti-tubercular Metabolites from Soil Bacteria

Creator:: Chen, Kathryn P
Abstract:: Tuberculosis (TB) is a pressing global health issue with approximately one third of the world’s population infected by this bacterium. As one of the most dangerous infectious diseases, it has killed approximately 1.7 million people of all ages around the world per year (World Health Organization, 2016). Currently, several drugs...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: :_____________________________________________________ Sandra Loesgen Tuberculosis (TB) is a pressing global health issue with

Insights into Cytostatic and Cytotoxic Properties of the Natural Product Mensacarcin

Creator:: Kaweesa, Elizabeth Namagoba
Abstract:: Mensacarcin is a stereogenic complex polyketide with potent anti-tumor activity produced by a soil-dwelling Streptomyces bottropensis. The US National Cancer Institute (NCI) 60 human tumor cell line anticancer drug screen (NCI-60) reveals mensacarcin’s cytostatic properties in almost all tested cell lines and distinct cytotoxic properties specifically in eight melanoma cell...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: approved: ______________________________________________________ Sandra Loesgen Mensacarcin is a

Drug Discovery from Diverse Bacteria – Bioactivity-guided Isolation of Known and New Metabolites

Creator:: Zhu, Chenxi
Abstract:: Exploring bioactive natural products has contributed largely to clinically approved drugs we have been using over the last 100 years. Especially among the anti-infective drugs, around 70% of currently used antibiotics were discovered or derived from microbial secondary metabolites, among them compounds like vancomycin, chloramphenicol, and erythromycin. Facing the unavoidable...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: _____________________________________________________ Sandra Loesgen Exploring bioactive

Effects of substrate interactions, toxicity, and bacterial response during cometabolism of chlorinted solvents by nitrifying bacteria

Creator:: Ely, Roger L.
Abstract:: Cometabolic biodegradation processes, important for bioremediation of hazardous waste sites, are not well understood and have not been modeled thoroughly. Toxic effects and bacterial responses to toxicity may change intracellular enzyme levels, rendering traditional enzyme kinetics models inappropriate. This document presents a novel cometabolic enzyme kinetics model that incorporates enzyme...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Roger L. Ely for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering presented on January

Magmatic processes beneath mid-ocean ridges : insights from mineral and glass chemistry in plagioclase ultraphyric basalts

Creator:: Lange, Amy E.
Abstract:: Prior to eruption at mid-ocean ridges, melts must travel through >6 km of crust from their origin in the mantle. The final composition of the melts is dependent on both the melting conditions and magmatic processes within the crust. While mid-ocean ridge basalt (MORB) glasses are commonly used to infer...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Amy E. Lange Roger L. Nielsen Frank J. Tepley III Adam J.R. Kent This manuscript is

An econometric model of hardwood lumber and stumpage markets in the United States

Creator:: Lange, William J.
Abstract:: Two econometric models were developed to forecast consumption, production, and price of hardwood lumber, and removals and price of hardwood sawlog stumpage. Four eastern U.S. regions were represented in the models. Hardwood lumber consumption by manufacturing, shipping, residential construction, and nonresidential construction industries was recognized. Hardwood sawlog stumpage removals from...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Perceptions of competence, affect, and persistence of Ghanaian elementary school students : specialist versus non-specialist physical education teachers

Creator:: Feddy, Beatrice Aku Dzifa
Abstract:: The aims of physical education in Ghana include developing personal qualities such as competence in students and generating interest in physical education and sports (Ghana Education Service, [GES], 1987). The GES has also reiterated the need to have competent teachers in the implementation of the school physical education syllabus; therefore...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Redacted for Privacy Acknowledgments I wish to express my sincere appreciation to Dr. Sandra Suttie

Native Bee and Spider Community Responses to Grassland Restoration and Wildfire

Creator:: Smith DiCarlo, Lauren A.
Abstract:: Up to 99.9% of native North American grasslands have been degraded since European settlement, primarily due to agricultural conversion. Today, grasslands are a top priority for restoration as they provide essential habitat for many rare and endangered species; however, the majority of studies in grasslands have focused on vegetation or...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: ______________________________________________________ Sandra J. DeBano Up to 99.9% of

Measurements of pupil size in response to pictures of food with changes in the percentage of blood glucose in underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obese women

Creator:: Blaha, Sandra Jeanne Mitchell
Abstract:: Human satiety and hunger are usually measured by observations of eating behavior or by verbal reports. Neither of these seems to be an objective method of measurement. Some studies have indicated that pupil responses to pictures of food may correspond with interest in food. The objective of this study was...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Sandra Jeanne Mitchell Blaha for

Inside, Outside : Light and Dark

Creator:: Knotts, L. William
Abstract:: In a story of his life Les reflects on what he has gained and what he has lost while seeking success in the moving and shifting of military and academic life through homes and schools all over the United States. He describes himself as between races, languages, and cultures.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THESIS OF L. William Knotts for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, in the co

Development of guidelines for the use of auxiliary personnel in home economics education programs

Creator:: Nyberg, Sandra Merrill
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore some of the practices of home economics teachers in the use of auxiliary personnel as expressed by city and state supervisors. A second purpose was to discover the beliefs of city and state supervisors regarding the use of auxiliary personnel in home...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: personnel in home economics education programs AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF SANDRA MERRILL NYBERG for the

The role of perinatal androgens in the development of neuroendocrine and behavioral characteristics of the gray-tailed vole, Microtus canicaudus

Creator:: Spielvogel, Sandra Petersen
Abstract:: These studies examined the role of perinatal androgen in the development of neuroendocrine and behavioral characteristics of gray-tailed voles, Microtus canicaudus. When mature, females exhibited alternating vaginal smear patterns or persistent vaginal cornification; estrogen and progesterone concentrations were not correlated with vaginal smear patterns. Corpora lutea were not observed in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THESIS OF Sandra Petersen Spielvogel for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology presented on

Sensory, compositional and texture profile analysis of high-pressure treated fresh renneted cheese - Queso Fresco style

Creator:: Sandra
Abstract:: A sensory method was developed to determine cheese texture by hand evaluation. Cheese sensory evaluation was conducted by panelists (n=8) on four commercial samples in duplicates. Standards, descriptors, methods of each attribute evaluation, sample size, and ballot were developed based on panelists' consensus. Fifteen total attributes, divided into five groups,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: HAND EVALUATION: PRELIMINARY STUDY Sandra, M. A. Stanford, and L. M. Goddik To be submitted to

Evaluating the Effects of Alleyway Management on the Performance of Dry-Farmed Pinot noir Grown in Different Soils

Creator:: Lange, Mathew
Abstract:: Vineyards in Oregon’s Willamette Valley are predominately planted to perennial grass cover in the alleyways of vineyards. This grass cover is grown to increase worker and equipment traction, as well as reduce erosion and manage vine vegetative vigor. However, with increasing frequencies of drought and warming temperatures, the use of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Mathew Lange

Psychological Elements of Trauma and Grief among Young Banso Widows in Cameroon

Creator:: Lange, Ruth Kinyuy
Abstract:: Because of disease, industrialization, and regional conflicts, young widowhood is an expanding phenomenon in many parts of the world. Young widows face many challenges that can lead to mental health problems. The young widows have to make adjustments to fit their new roles as bread winners of the families, having...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Ruth Kinyuy Lange for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling presented on December 9, 2016

The effects of the rural school district law on financing Oregon's schools, 1947-1949

Creator:: Lange, Erwin Fred
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: 197-19 9 by ERWIN FRED LANGE A THESIS submitted to ORÍ'GON STATE COLLEGE in ïvrtial

Numerical response of concrete-lined tunnels crossing active faults

Creator:: Lange, Stephanie
Abstract:: A challenge for municipal authorities of growing urban areas is to provide larger and faster transportation and utility networks that are safe and resilient to significant disruptions after an earthquake event and other disasters. Urban regions, like the San Francisco Bay or the Los Angeles area, are situated in seismically...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Stephanie Lange for the

An economic analysis of enterprise combinations on farms in the Willamette Valley

Creator:: Lange, John Erwin
Abstract:: Questionnaires were mailed to farmers in six counties of the Willamette Valley requesting the kind and size of enterprises and the gross income received from the enterprises on each farm. Enterprises were defined both as general livestock or crop categories and as individual crop or livestock enterprises. Two computer programs...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF JOHN ERWIN LANGE for the MASTER OF

Evaluation of bioluminescence as a measure of bacterial cell density in porous media

Creator:: Uesugi, Sandra L.
Abstract:: Salicylate-induced, lux gene dependent bioluminescence was measured using a cooled charge-coupled device (CCD) camera to evaluate its potential as a quantitative measurement of cell density of Pseudomonas fluorescens HK44 in porous media. The CCD camera was able to detect bioluminescence from cell densities between 1x10⁶ and 1x10⁸ cells/ml in both...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: density in porous media AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Sandra L. Uesugi for the degree of Master of

An Osteo-archaeological Investigation of Pinniped Remains at Seal Rock, Oregon (35 LNC 14)

Creator:: Snyder, Sandra L.
Abstract:: Analysis of the pinniped remains from site 35 LNC 14 reveal the presence of four species: Eumetopias jubata (Stellar sea lion), Zalophus californianus (California sea lion), Callorhinus ursinus (Northern fur seal),'and Phoca vitulina (Harbor seal). Ratios based on minimum number of individuals calculations disclose a high incidence of mature Stellar...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: remains at Seal Rock, Oregon (35 LNC 14) AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Sandra Lee Rambo for the degree

Partnerships between secondary/elementary science teachers and laboratory-based scientists : delineating best practices

Creator:: Henderson, Sandra
Abstract:: Given the high probability of national and federal research laboratories continuing to sponsor science education partnerships between their staff and classroom science teachers and the dearth of research in this area, this study set out to delineate best practices associated with such partnerships for the purpose of increasing the effectiveness...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Sandra Henderson for the degree of

A model for the prediction of biologically mediated reductive dechlorination pathways

Creator:: Cozza, Cynthia L.
Abstract:: The environment has been exposed to a number of hazardous chlorinated organic compounds. These compounds may be anaerobically biotransformed by sequential reductive dechlorination reactions in which the chlorine atoms are replaced with hydrogen atoms. Because reductive dechlorination processes may occur very slowly in the environment and chlorine position affects the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Biologically Mediated Reductive Dechlorination Pathways. Abstract Approved:(Redacted for Privacy Sandra L

Startup and performance of a gas-permeable-membrane-supported (GPMS) biofilm system using a mixed culture of methylotrophs to degrade methylene chloride, chloroform, and carbon tetrachloride

Creator:: Ely, Roger L.
Abstract:: The methane monooxygenase (MMO) enzyme, used by methylotrophs to oxidize methane, has been shown to possess quite broad substrate specificity, being able to oxidize many organic compounds including n-alkanes, n-alkenes, ethers, and aromatic, alicyclic, and heterocyclic compounds. In this research, it was sought to determine whether a gas-permeable-membrane-supported (GPMS) biofilm...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Chloride Chloroform, and Carbon Tetrachloride. Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Sandra L. Woods

The effect of environmental conditions on the reductive dechlorination of pentachlorophenol by a mixed, methanogenic culture

Creator:: Stuart, Sheryl L.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Mixed, Methanogenic Culture. Abstract approved: Sandra L. Woods Reductive dechlorination is an energy

Demonstration of a permeable barrier technology for the in-situ bioremediation of pentachlorophenol contaminated groundwater

Creator:: Cole, Jason David
Abstract:: A pilot scale demonstration of a biological permeable barrier was conducted in a pentachlorophenol-contaminated aquifer at a wood preserving facility. A permeable reactor was constructed to fit within a large diameter well. Arranged in series, a cylindrical reactor 24" x 36" (0.61 x 0.91m) (diameter x height) was partitioned to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: opportunity to thank my major professor Dr. Sandra Woods for the guidance and enthusiasm that she provided

Reductive, dechlorination of sediment-sorbed polychlorinated biphenyls by vitamin B₁₂(subscript s)

Creator:: Trobaugh, Darin James
Abstract:: The reductive dechlorination of chlorobiphenyls in sediment by titanium(III) citrate-reduced vitamin Bus was studied in batch reactors. Long term ampoule studies demonstrated reductive dechlorination of sediment-sorbed 2,3,4,5,6-pentachlorobiphenyl (2,3,4,5,6-PeCB) to tetra-, tri-, di-, and monochlorobiphenyl products. Over 50% chlorine removal was observed over 160 days. The results of the ampoule experiment...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Dechlorination of Sediment-Sorbed Polychlorinated Biphenyls by Vitamin B12s. Abstract approved.:--- Sandra L

A kinetic approach for the determination of sorption rate constants using a column-type reactor

Creator:: Patrier, Lionel
Abstract:: A Langmuir sorption model incorporating a second step of irreversible absorption was applied to a model soil system. The column was packed with cellulose triacetate; pulse and step input tests with 3,4-dichlorophenol were performed; the effluent concentration was measured by electron capture detector gas chromatography and sorption rate constants were...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Privacy Abstract approved:_ ,..--- Sandra L. Woods A Langmuir sorption model incorporating a second step

Down-borehole permeable barrier reactor : verification of complete mineralization of pentachlorophenol in a sequential anaerobic-aerobic process

Creator:: Roberts, David Bradley
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Pentachlorophenol in a Sequential Anaerobic-Aerobic Process Abstract approved. Sandra L. Woods

The development of a gas-permeable-membrane-supported (GPMS) biofilm reactor for the combined anaerobic/aerobic treatment of polychlorinated biphenyls

Creator:: Polonsky, Jon D.
Abstract:: A continuous flow, gas-permeable-membrane-supported (GPMS) biofilm reactor was developed to facilitate the treatment of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The GPMS biofilm reactor consisted of a cylindrical glass vessel made up of three compartments: the gas, liquid and headspace compartments. A gas-permeable membrane separated the bottom gas compartment from the liquid compartment....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Redacted for Privacy Sandra L. wooas A continuous flow, gas-permeable-membrane-supported (GPMS) biofilm

Measurement of the rates of reductive dechlorination of chlorinated phenols

Creator:: Nicholson, David K.
Abstract:: Knowledge of a compound's degradation pathway is crucial to the assessment of risk at contaminated sites. Pentachlorophenol and its metabolic products can serve as model compounds to study the fate and transport of halogenated aromatic compounds in the environment. Acclimation of anaerobic sewage sludge to pentachlorophenol produced a microbial consortium...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: I would like to gratefully acknowledge the help of my advisor, Dr. Sandra L. Woods, and the other

A method of PCB metabolite determination in anaerobic freshwater sediments using a upflow anaerobic biofiltration process (ANBIOF)

Creator:: Low, Edmond J.
Abstract:: The biodegradation of five polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by Hudson River and Silver Lake sediments was studied using gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC/ECD) and gas chromatography with mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analyses. Methanogenic sediments from the Hudson River and Silver Lake were used to inoculate four anaerobic filter reactors. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Anaerobic Biofiltration Process (ANBIOF). Abstract Approve Redacted for PrivacyL Sandra L. Woods The

Pentacholorophenol reductive dechlorination and the significance of temperature : development of an interceptor trench technology

Creator:: Cole, Jason David
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Trench Technology Abstract approve Sandra L. Woods A pentachlorophenol-acclimated methanogenic

Transformation of halogenated methanes by microbially-reduced vitamin B₁₂

Creator:: Workman, Darla J.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Microbial Iv-Reduced Vitamin BL2 Abstract Approved: Sandra L. Woods The contamination of environmental

Reductive dechlorination of chlorophenols by vitamin B

Creator:: Smith, Mark Harrison
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Abstract Approved: Sandra L. Woods The reductive dechlorination of chlorinated phenols by vitamin B12

Development of a method to elucidate biodegradation pathways of chlorinated one and two carbon compounds using a gas-permeable-membrane-supported methylotrophic biofilm

Creator:: Ryan, Kelly M.
Abstract:: A gas-permeable-membrane-supported (GPMS) biofilm consisting of methylotrophic bacteria was effective in degrading chlorinated methanes, ethanes, and ethenes. The biofilm was developed on a gas-permeable fabric (Goretex, W.L.Gore & Associates, Elkton, Maryland) that divided a reactor vessel into a liquid compartment and a gas compartment. Goretex is a nylon-backed teflon mesh...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Biofilm Redacted for privacy Abstract Approvecr:_-___--- Sandra L. Woods A gas-permeable-membrane

The activity and growth of a chlorophenol reductively dechlorinating soil culture in the presence of exogenous hydrogen

Creator:: Lotrario, Joseph Bryce
Abstract:: The addition of exogenously supplied hydrogen stimulates PCP reductive dechlorination and increases bacterial growth. While research focuses mainly on pure cultures, few exist capable of aryl reductive dechlorination, and few markers exist to identify reductively dechlorinating bacteria within mixed cultures. Furthermore, most active bioremediation projects stimulate mixed cultures of native...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Exogenous Hydrogen. Abstract Sandra L. Woods The addition of exogenously supplied hydrogen stimulates PCP

Bioremediation of low-permeability, pentachlorophenol-contaminated soil by laboratory and full-scale processes

Creator:: Havighorst, Mark B.
Abstract:: Ex-situ bioremediation of saturated soil contaminated with pentachlorophenol and 2,3,5,6-TeCP is commonly accomplished by landfarming or by treatment in a bioreactor. Treating saturated, low-permeability soils in bioreactors, without pre-treatment requires a reactor capable of promoting anaerobic and/or aerobic removal of chlorophenols without transferring these contaminants to the aqueous phase. A...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved Sandra L. Woods Ex-situ bioremediation of saturated soil contaminated with

Bioactivity Screening and Gene Activation Strategies in Fungi

Creator:: Coddington, Nathan C.
Abstract:: Natural products from plants, bacteria, and fungi play an important role in society. Over the last 35 years, natural products and their derivatives have inspired over 60% of all FDA approved small-molecule drugs, and are among the top prescribed therapeutics.1-2 Fleming’s discovery of the fungal antibiotic penicillin started the “Golden...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________________ Sandra Loesgen

Gene Expression, Structure Elucidation, and Bioactivity of Aspergillus Natural Products

Creator:: Neuhaus, George F.
Abstract:: The study of natural products (NPs) and their application has shaped humanity. Starting with the idea of using plants as medicine, it has now grown into the science of purifying and identifying organic molecules from nature to study their inherent biological activities. Understanding the molecular structures of NPs is the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Sandra Loesgen The study of natural products (NPs) and their application has shaped

Gene Activation Strategies in Filamentous Fungi for Natural Products Discovery

Creator:: Adpressa, Donovon A.
Abstract:: Fungi have long been a prolific source of clinically approved drugs. The antibiotic penicillin, the cholesterol lowering statins, and the immunosuppressant cyclosporine have changed the treatment of human diseases in the last century. Recently, genome analysis of filamentous fungi has revealed that the biosynthetic potential for natural product expression is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ Sandra Loesgen Fungi have long been a prolific source of clinically approved drugs. The

A Dive into the Pacific Fish Microbiome: Exploration of Antibiotics from a Unique Ecosystem

Creator:: Austin, Molly C.
Abstract:: With the rise of resistant bacterial pathogens, currently prescribed antibiotics are rendered useless. In recent years, marine natural products (MNPs) have emerged as novel sources for drug leads. The ocean is a complex environment where marine animals cohabitate with many, and sometimes harmful microorganisms and viruses, but resist infections. Developed...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: :_____________________________________________________ Sandra Loesgen With the rise of resistant bacterial pathogens, currently prescribed

Bioprospecting the Chemical Diversity of Plant-associated Fungi

Creator:: González-Montiel, Gisela Abigail
Abstract:: Fungi have long been used for discovery of new chemical scaffolds. In the clinical setting, the fungal natural products penicillin, statins, and cyclosporine have revolutionized medicine to treat diseases and infections. In the environment, fungal natural products have been used as herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides to protect crops, livestock, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Sandra Loesgen Fungi have long been used for discovery of new chemical scaffolds. In the

New Treatments for HIV and Cancer: Uncovering Bioactive Compounds from Small Molecule Sources

Creator:: Overacker, Ross D.
Abstract:: Small molecule drugs have been instrumental in our fight against diseases, beginning when some of the earliest ancient cultures used plant remedies to treat illnesses. More recently, the skill of isolating and characterizing the active ingredients within bioactive plants and microbial extracts has led to the isolation and design of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________ Sandra Loesgen Small molecule drugs have been instrumental in our fight against diseases

Isolation, Characterization, and Antibiotic Activity of Fungal Metabolites from an Algal Endophyte

Creator:: Stoumbos, Demetri
Abstract:: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a gram-negative nosocomial pathogenic bacterium known for its resilience against antibiotics. The bacterium infects over 50,000 patients each year in the United States, with 13% of reported cases involving multi-drug-resistant strains of Pseudomonas. This research discovered several fungal natural products with promising activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Sandra Loesgen

The fate of hydrophobic organic compounds in soil systems : a kinetic model and sensitivity analysis

Creator:: Cork, Tracy D.
Abstract:: A mathematical model was developed using finite difference numerical techniques to examine the effects of kinetic parameters on the fate of hydrophobic organic compounds in soil systems. The model included advection; dispersion; bacterial metabolism; and sorption and desorption to soil solids and bacteria, and degradation by bacteria. The most important...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for Privacy Approved Sandra Woods A mathematical model was developed using finite difference

An Overview of Bumble Bee Conservation in Wisconsin and a Management Plan for Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge

Creator:: Walsh, Amanda E.
Abstract:: Native, wild bee populations play an important functional role in terrestrial ecosystems through pollination services. In recent years, increased attention has been paid to the importance of bumble bee species and their contribution to the agricultural economy, in large part because of the widespread losses of populations across landscapes, both...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Cultural and historical transformation of judo in the United States and Japan : is sport dependent on the dominant culture?

Creator:: Fushimi, Katsutoshi
Abstract:: Among sport sociologists, the dependency relationship between sport and the dominant culture has become an important area of concern. Examination of the cultural and historical transformations of specific sports may be expected to provide significant insights into the nature of this relationship. The purpose of this study was to develop...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Is Sport Dependent on the Dominant Society? Abstract approved: Dr. Sandra Suttie Among sport

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