Non-toxic species of desiccated blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, may offer potential for use as a fertilizer on irrigated crops. Here, the non-toxic cyanobacteria species Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (AFA), collected from Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon, was evaluated for use as a biofertilizer in a controlled experiment on Swiss chard “Bright Lights” (Beta...
Inflammation is one of the first, most important responses of the immune system when presented with infection and is mediated primarily by eicosanoids and cytokines. The goal of this research was to generate monoclonal antibodies against murine IL17C, a poorly characterized cytokine involved in inflammation and linked to inflammatory conditions....
The relationship between nutrients and community structure is poorly understood in open-coast habitats. I created a system of artificial tidepools, of identical age and physical dimensions, at two sites that differed in wave exposure, and manipulated nutrient levels and the abundance of herbivores. Using these unique field mesocosms, I explored...
A Diels-Alder approach to biaryls (DAB) has been applied towards the synthesis
of highly substituted, programmable biaryl templates. Tri- and tetra-ortho-substituted
biaryls can be produced in just three to four steps from commercially available materials
utilizing the Diels-Alder [4+2] cycloaddition. The methods described herein will
illustrate the ability of mono...
The purpose of this study was to compare the level of behavioral
understanding of preschool children of mothers who had observed in
the nursery school with the level of behavioral understanding of
mothers who had not observed. "Behavioral understanding" was defined
as a mother's degree of awareness of the factors...
Running economy (RE) is the amount of oxygen utilized (ml.kg⁻¹min⁻¹) when
running a fixed speed, and it has been demonstrated to be an important factor
determining race performance in distance runners. There is evidence that running
economy and/or maximal oxygen consumption (VO₂max) improves over the course
of a training season...
Neutron diffraction experiments on europium telluride/lead telluride super-lattice systems reveal pronounced correlations between the antiferromagnetic EuTe layers. The results from an assortment of varying experimental conditions (applied
magnetic field, temperature, etc.) and their relevance to the physical mechanism underlying this striking phenomena are discussed. Stochastic computer simulations are compared to...
A 3D seismic volume was acquired summer 2000 over the southern end of
Hydrate Ridge (FIR), an anomalously shallow ridge 100 km offshore Newport,
Oregon. The survey followed a succession of scientific expeditions aimed at
studying the gas hydrates present in the shallow subsurface that gave the name to
the...
Traditional readings of George Bernard Shaw's texts suggest that he is not a pure
Marxist socialist because of the spiritual and nationalist aspects of his vision. This thesis
attempts to confront Shaw's politics in order to demonstrate that he indeed offers a viable
socialist program. Overlaying his socialism with Louis...