The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the overall
changes in concentration of plasma pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP), red blood cell PLP (rbc
PLP) and plasma glucose during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in persons with
diabetes mellitus (DM), and to test the hypothesis that the...
Poet John Haines is best known for his first book of
poetry, Winter News, which was published in 1966. The book
contains poems about the Alaskan landscape that surrounded
Haines during his many years of living in Richardson,
Alaska. The recurring motifs in his poems include hunting,
trapping, the Arctic...
Literary fairy tales facilitate a specific inquiry into heroine quests. Due to the flexibility of the fairy tale genre, a variety of heroine tales have been produced. The specific stages of a heroine quest must be described in order to understand the direction and goals of these quests. In order...
Thomas Stearns Eliot’s 1922 modernist poem The Waste Land presents itself as an alternative to the decaying society Eliot found himself inhabiting. It begins as a personal means of pulling together one’s fragmented consciousness, but in doing so Eliot manages to present a solution to a world of selfishness—looking beyond...
Recent developments in NMR hardware have extended the reach of natural products chemists to structure elucidation of compounds isolated on a nanomolar scale. In parallel with advances in hardware new NMR techniques for structure elucidation have evolved, e.g. quantitative NOEs, residual dipolar couplings (RDCs)and diffusion-ordered spectroscopy (DOSY). The application of...
Climate change remains controversial and misunderstood, despite the consensus among climate scientists that recent climate change is anthropogenic. Many American adults do not agree with or do not understand this scientific consensus, suggesting a disconnect in science communication or a distrust in science. This disconnect may begin in formal education...
As the embodiment of the religiously unsettled Victorian Era in which she lived,
George Eliot sought to discover a system of belief that would allow her to reaffirm and
maintain her feelings of faith and morality. She believed that the subjective nature of
traditional Christianity needed to be replaced with...
Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), (Halyomorpha halys, Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is an invasive species that damages numerous agricultural crops including grapes. Related damage include lower berry weight with increased exposure and cracked berries as a result of BMSB feeding activity. The insect is currently detected in 43 US states including Oregon,...
Aroma is one of the major components that determines the quality of wine and consumer acceptability. Fruitiness is a highly desirable aroma quality in white wines and has been well accepted by consumers across the globe. Tropical fruit aroma has been substantially studied in Sauvignon Blanc wines due to its...
Previous research had indicated that siblings of deceased children
developed a variety of behavioral problems as a result of the
death (Binger et al., 1969; Cain et al., 1964; Martinson et al., 1980;
Stehbens, & Lascari, 1974). The purpose of this study was to determine
the relationship of selected factors...