These presentations, lightning talks and breakout reviews were given on the third day of the code4lib Conference held Feb. 15-17, 2006, at LaSells Stewart Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.
All streams in Oregon that are inhabited by salmon and trout have a statemandated
water temperature standard. However, temperatures of many streams,
especially during summer months, exceed the seven-day average maximum
temperature parameter (200 C for redband trout inhabited streams) accepted by the
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. To date,...
Potentially carcinogenic compounds may cause cancer through direct DNA damage or through indirect cellular or
physiological effects. To study possible carcinogens, the fields of endocrinology, genetics, epigenetics, medicine,
environmental health, toxicology, pharmacology and oncology must be considered. Disruptive chemicals may also
contribute to multiple stages of tumor development through effects...
Lifestyle factors are responsible for a considerable portion of cancer incidence worldwide, but credible estimates from the
World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) suggest that the fraction of cancers
attributable to toxic environmental exposures is between 7% and 19%. To explore the hypothesis that...
Monitoring wildlife habitats has become important to forest ecosystem
management because it provides valuable information about the response of forests
and their species to harvest practices, impacts from recreational use, conservation
efforts, and natural and human-caused disturbances. Monitoring is a complex task
that requires a variety of abiotic and biotic...
This study was conducted to explore differences in diversity and abundance of small
mammal populations in natural and restored wet prairies in Oregon's Willamette Valley.
Mammals were live-trapped in eight Willamette Valley wet prairies (four natural remnants and
four restorations) during the summer of 2000; population abundance estimates for each...
There are more than 87,000 chemicals in current use with little to no toxicity information available. Assessing such a large number of chemicals using traditional methods would take an unreasonable amount of time and money, and require the use a large number of animals. The incorporation of high-throughput in vivo...
Met is a prognostic indicator of colorectal cancer patient survival. Therapies that target Met may therefore have beneficial outcomes in the clinic. Recently, EGCG was reported to suppress Met activation, although the mechanisms were not elucidated. HCT116 and HT29 human colon cancer cells were used to examine the relationships between...
Forest management is rapidly undergoing a transformation from a discipline based on efficient commodity production to one for multiple uses, especially on federally managed land in the United States. This new management paradigm has challenged silviculturists to develop and adapt forest management techniques that can deal with increased demands. Using...
Juvenile salmonids display highly variable spatial and temporal movement patterns that are influenced by density dependent (e.g., competition, predation) and density independent (e.g., genetics, stream discharge, physical habitat conditions) factors. The effects of these factors differ with fish life history stage, but will ultimately affect how salmonids utilize freshwater nursery...
