Two studies used DNA markers to assess their usefulness in germplasm identification and evaluation of genetic stability in four cryopreserved Rubus accessions that were stored for over 10 years in liquid nitrogen. In the first study, 12 robust Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) markers were developed from two microsatellite-enriched libraries of...
Ambifunctional axially chiral 2,2',6,6'-tetrasubstituted biphenyls containing nucleophilic (or basic) functional groups juxtaposed with hydrogen-bond donors were synthesized and their properties studied. Applications for the prepared biaryls as potential organocatalysts for enantioselective carbon-carbon bond forming reactions were examined. Processes investigated included: aldol, Michael, nitroaldol (Henry), and Baylis-Hillman reactions.
The novel amidoamine...
Previous research suggests that little is known about female
mentoring relationships, particularly among undergraduate students.
The purpose of the present study was to investigate mentoring
relationships experienced by female undergraduate merchandising
management students. The investigation included the overall
prevalence of mentoring experiences, the specific kinds of mentor
roles, the prevalent...
We combine information from several global fisheries databases including
those from the Sea Around Us Project (www.seaaroundus.org) and the
Fisheries Economics Research Unit (http://feru.org) to project the future
potential gains in human welfare under the assumption that (i) global
fisheries continue the current declining trend observed over the last several...
This thesis develops a model for locating field offices for the
Motor Vehicles Division of Oregon. The locations are determined by
minimizing the total cost to the Public. This is reasonable because
the Public finances the operation and the opening of the offices
through tax dollars, and it bears the...