Wildland firefighters encounter many situations during forest fires that require
them to rely on their knowledge, experience, and fitness level for survival While energy
expenditure of wildland firefighters on the fire line has been well established, relatively
little is known about the physical fitness level of wildland firefighters when they...
Forests play an integral role in the global carbon cycle, regulating the atmospheric CO₂ concentration by sequestering nearly one third of anthropogenic carbon emissions and storing carbon for centuries. Forest ecosystems are integrated into the culture, ecology, and economy of western North America, supporting wildlife habitat, local economies, recreation, and...
Seeding is a vital tool to facilitate recovery of degraded ecosystems, but low seedling recruitment rates limit the utility of this practice in a range of ecosystems across the globe. Plant functional traits impact individual fitness through effects on growth, reproduction and survival. Consequently, seed and seedling trait variation among...
The purpose of this study was to describe the life cycles,
feeding ecology, and habitat use of western species in the mayfly
family Ephemerellidae. Data were used to compare the ecological
relationships and strategies among species and to examine patterns
of adaptive radiation within the family. Data were further used...
The purpose of this study was to determine if the preferences in
clothing fabrics and preferences in home furnishing fabrics are
similar or different in color, design size, and line. The
relationships of age, education, and training in color and design to
agreement of clothing fabrics and home furnishing fabrics...
Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) is an emerging form of liver disease associated with obesity, type II diabetes and dyslipidemia. As the prevalence of these metabolic conditions increases, so too has the occurrence of NASH in all sectors of the population. The pathology of this disease is similar to its alcoholic form,...
Callianassa californiensis (Dana), a burrowing crustacean
inhabitant of estuarine mudflats along the Pacific coast, is subjected
to severely hypoxic interstitial water twice each tidal
cycle.
A preliminary approach was made to understanding the metabolic
mechanisms employed by Callianassa during periods of anoxic stress.
Percent glycogen in the hepatopancreas and chela...
Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) is an emerging form of liver disease associated with obesity, type II diabetes and dyslipidemia. As the prevalence of these metabolic conditions increases, so too has the occurrence of NASH in all sectors of the population. The pathology of this disease is similar to its alcoholic form,...
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oxidative scheme:
NADPH + H+ + R + O2 ( NADP+ + H2O + ROH
(R= substrate, ROH= product)
In mammals the
Using ¹³C cross polarization magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance techniques on 5 species of dead trees from the northwest (western hemlock, Douglas fir, Sitka spruce, lodgepole pine and ponderosa pine) I tracked the lignin and cellulose content over a 22 to 36 year period in order to determine the...