Studies towards the total synthesis of (−)-kendomycin (1), a bacterial metabolite with
a unique molecular architecture and pronounced biological activity, are described. These
studies resulted in the synthesis of advanced intermediate 208, containing all of the
carbon atoms of 1.
A Dötz annulation between alkyne 122 and novel chromium carbenoid...
The Second Pandemic had a profound impact on the people of Europe. In the few years between 1347 and 1350, a new epidemic disease spread across the entirety of Europe and killed between one third and two thirds of the population. While this initial wave was important, the real significance...
The purpose of this study was to investigate differences between fashion innovators and non-fashion innovators in clothing disposal practices defined by the length of time for retaining the clothing item, the ways of discarding clothing, and factors underlying
the discarding of clothing items. Information for the study was obtained with...
In an era of human-induced climate change, there is increasing interest in encouraging people to reduce their carbon dioxide (carbon) emissions by adopting low-carbon behaviors, or behaviors that reduce a person’s use of fossil fuels. I designed the Campus Carbon Challenge as a research and outreach project to gain a...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of deferring formal fraternity
and sorority rush upon scholastic achievement, levels of satisfaction, and quality
and quantity of involvement among students at a small, private liberal arts university.
It has been suggested that timing of rush may exercise an impact...
Fort Hoskins, located in Kings Valley, Oregon, was a U.S. Army post
established in 1856 and decommissioned in April 1865. In 1992, the site of Fort
Hoskins went into the public trust as a Benton County Park. Developing an
interpretive center for the park will necessitate ground disturbing activities on...
In this thesis, I argue that Christian fundamentalism is a threat to the traditions of religious liberty and the separation of church and state in US liberal democracy. I support this claim by exploring the writings of men who were instrumental in the foundation of the US, concluding that they...
Research indicates that child sex abuse contributes to emotional and behavioral
dysfunction in adult survivors. However, no one factor within the abuse experience has
been found to independently affect adult functioning, and it is unclear if several factors
acting together influence degree of dysfunction. This study compared the Global
Assessment...
Reducing future fire severity is a proposed ecological benefit of salvage logging following wildfire disturbance. Considerable debate continues over the ability of such management practices to achieve this objective given limited understanding of coarse woody detritus (CWD) dynamics, fuel bed alterations, and post-fire vegetative growth. The objective of this study...
This research was designed to study the perinatal and
postweaning effects of the interaction between ethanol and low
dietary zinc during gestation and lactation in the rat.
Pregnant rats were fed liquid diets containing either 2 or 10
μg zinc/ml with or without 30% of kcal from ethanol throughout
gestation...