Until recently, occurrence of milk fever (MF) has been attributed to prepartum calcium intake. However, researchers in Iowa have concluded that high prepartum dietary potassium (K) is the major cause of MF. Potassium concentrations have been increasing on manure fertilized soils over the last 20 years. Grasses grown on these...
The purpose of this project is to characterize mixing effects of the Beta 2 tool that is under development by the Hewlett Packard Pinot team. By optimization of a stage oscillation process, the undesirable effects of a locally high concentrated drug elution within a well plate can be alleviated. This...
The primary goal was to characterize the adsorption of a recombinant therapeutic protein
in the presence of selected surfactant species at the air-water interface. For this purpose,
dynamic interfacial tensiometry was used to determine the surface tension kinetics
exhibited by protein solutions containing either Tween 80 or the poly[ethylene oxide]-...
A more quantitative understanding of peptide loading and release from polyethylene oxide (PEO) brush layers will provide direction for development of new strategies for drug storage and delivery. The antimicrobial peptide nisin shows potent activity against Gram-positive bacteria including the most prevalent implant-associated pathogens, its mechanism of action minimizes the...
This research was conducted in the Mamora National Forest of
Morocco to: (1) Evaluate the effect of cork oak (Quercus suber L.)
crown cover on seasonal herbage production, nutritive quality, and
foliar cover on two distinctive sites in each of two years (1982,
1983) and to (2) assess the effects...
Excavation of a pit feature designated as Feature 59 (F59) from the Cooper’s Ferry site (10IH73) in western Idaho offers a unique opportunity to explore more about the Western Stemmed Tradition (WST) and how people used pits in the Far West. In this thesis, an analysis is conducted on the...
The project objective was to characterize stabilization of human recombinant Factor VIII (FVIII) with two surfactants, Pluronic® F-68 (F68) and Polysorbate 80 (PS80). Factor VIII is an essential blood clotting protein manufactured for treatment of Hemophilia A. Factor VIII has multiple hydrophobic regions requiring the use of amphiphilic molecules, such...