In this research, a model system for studying the effects of the toxic metabolite, methylglyoxal, was created using Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells which produce tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA). The human gene for glyoxalase I was subcloned into an inducible mammalian expression vector. This vector was then used to create...
Agricultural land management, such as fertilization, liming, and tillage affects soil properties, including pH, organic matter content, nitrification rates, and the microbial community. Three different study sites were used to identify microorganisms that correlate with agricultural land use and to determine which factors regulate the relative abundance of the microbial...
Optimization of preparative nonlinear chromatography was carried out for
the first time for a biomolecule mixture. Conventional wisdom on optimization,
which roots from analytical chromatography, dictates optimizing resolution in an
analytical column and obtaining similar separation in a large column for isolation.
Such a method of optimization significantly under uses...
The purpose of this study was to determine if passive
peer group presence had a significant effect on the
performance of students on the Test of Gross Motor
Development (TGMD).
Fifty-eight volunteer nonhandicapped children aged
five, eight, and ten years were subjects for the study.
There were 18 subjects aged...
Adapting man, as an organic link, to closed loop control
systems, is increasingly presenting problems to designers of
systems of any nature. Performance of the human in the systems
is dependent upon a multitude of recognized factors, and
many as yet unknown factors and variables.
In order to investigate the...
Natural disasters including hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, and fires often involve substantial physical and mental impacts on affected populations and thus are public health priorities. Limited research shows that vulnerable populations such as the low-income, socially isolated migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFW) are particularly susceptible to the effects of natural...
Natural disasters including hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, and fires often involve substantial physical and mental impacts on affected populations and thus are public health priorities. Limited research shows that vulnerable populations such as the low-income, socially isolated migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFW) are particularly susceptible to the effects of natural...
Although research supports the use of whole-body vibration (WBV) to improve neuromuscular performance, the mechanisms for these improvements remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of WBV on the spectral properties of electrically evoked H-reflex recordings in the soleus (SOL) muscle. The H-reflex recordings were...
Studies were conducted in the Willamette Valley of western Oregon to evaluate the effects of plowing (7.5-15 cm deep) and disking (5-10 cm deep) in peppermint, Mentha piperita L., on the following factors: 1) emergence of adult "mint root borer", Fumibotys fumalis Guenée; 2) suppression of common groundsel, Senecio vulgaris...