• Chemoselective aerobic oxidation of aliphatic alcohols in lignin in micellar system 

  Azadfar, Mohammadali; Hiscox, William C.; Chen, Shulin (2016-05)

  A micellar catalytic system for chemoselective aerobic oxidation of primary alcohol in the diol fragment guaiacylglycerol-guaiacyl ether as one of the most common structure in lignin has been proposed. The catalyst system ...

• The effect of Potato virus S infection on late blight severity in selected potato genotypes 

  Lin, Yu-Hsuan; Johnson, Dennis A.; Pappu, Hanu R. (4/30/2012)

  Late blight, caused by Phytophthora infestans, is an important disease of potato. Potato cv. Defender is the only cultivar with foliar resistance to late blight. However, this cultivar exhibited susceptibility to infection ...

• Exploring Smart Home Sensor Placement Algorithms 

  Crandall, Aaron S.; Thomas, Brian L.; Cook, Diane J. (4/27/2012)

  With the continued success of research into using smart homes for elder care applications, there is a commiserate drive to build tools to assist in the deployment of these smart technologies in the real world. This deployment ...

• The effect of azolla on denitrification and greenhouse gas production in wetlands. 

  Jacobs, Allison E.; Harrison, John A. (3/30/2012)

  A wetland with floating plants was observed to have higher nitrogen gas production rates than a wetland without floating plants indicating possibility of increased denitrification.

• Wildfire hazards: an analysis of duration, cost and size 

  Bayham, Jude; Yoder, Johnathan (3/30/2012)

  Wildfires may last longer, be larger, and cost more because of emphasis on protecting residential property.

• Designing to balance function and aesthetics: visualize victory! 

  Salusso, Carol J. (3/30/2012)

  Volleyball uniform design demonstrates a design process that balances function and aesthetics to create a comfortable, high performance uniform with visual zest.

• Application of a novel cognitive bias task for measuring the psychological value of enrichment 

  Keen, Heidi A.; Nelson, O. Lynne; Robbins, Charles T.; Newberry, Ruth C. (3/30/2012)

  Application of a novel cognitive bias task for measuring the psychological value of enrichment.

• Factors influencing language choice among latino/a spanish english bilinguals 

  Quezada, Evelyn; Adescope, Olusola (3/30/2012)

  This study explores the factors that influence students’ language choice. Results found that participants followed the researcher’s initial language choice and code-switched due to context.

• Depression and pain interference among emergency department chronic pain patients 

  Wilson, Marian; Roll, John; Pritchard, Patty; Masterson, Bat; Howell, Donelle; Barbosa_Leiker, Celestina; Peters, Nikki; Wilson, John (3/30/2012)

  Patients with chronic pain have high levels of depression and pain interference after seeking treatment in emergency departments.

• Role of VIsE in host reinfection by the lyme disease spirochete, borretia burgdorferi 

  Rogovskyy, Artem; Bankhead, Troy (3/30/2012)

  A key mechanism for immune evasion and persistent infection by the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis, Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), is antigenic variation of the immunodominant VIsE surface protein. Although a multitude ...

• The theory of single-session manualized abreactive ego state therapy for combat stress injury PTSD and ASD 

  Barabasz, Arreed F.; Barabasz, Marianne; Watkins, John G. (3/30/2012)

  Ego State Therapy (EST) had emerged from a psychodynamic understanding of personality as a product of an individual's multiplicities (ego States), to a conceptualization of how ego-energized and object-energized elements ...

• Discovery of microbial biocatalysts by improved enzyme prediction 

  Piao, Hailan; Froula, Jeff; Wang, Zhong; Klenk, Hans-Peter; Hess, Mattias (3/30/2012)

  We identified 62 genes that possess a cellulase-specific fingerprint and that have not been identified as “cellulases” by currently available annotation algorithms.

• Educational attainment, party identification, and beliefs about the Gulf War: a test of the belief gap hypothesis 

  Hindman, Douglas Blanks (3/30/2012)

  In a polarized political environment, party identification is a better predictor of knowledge regarding heavily covered controversial issues than is educational level.

• Professional development design and outcomes 

  Frost, Janet; Coomes, Jacqueline; Lindeblad, Kristine (3/30/2012)

  This study discusses the outcomes of a secondary - postsecondary professional development project designed to improve student transitions from high school to college mathematics courses.

• Waterpipe (Hookah) smoking effects and study design 

  Shishani, k.; Howell, D.; Lamp, A.; Short, B.; Byers, A.; Cameron, J.; Roll, J. (3/30/2012)

  The purpose of this study is to describe waterpipe (hookah) smoking behaviors in intermittent smokers.

• Engineering artificial microRNA-based resistance against tospoviruses 

  Mitter, Neena; Chua, Keith; Bag, Sudeep; Mitchell, Roger; Williams, Sarah; Pappu, Hanu R. (3/30/2012)

  Custom-designed, artificial micro-RNAs are shown to provide targeted suppression of virus replication in infected plants thereby making plants resistant to virus infections

• Mathematics teaching and learning at a STEM-focused high school 

  Roth McDuffie, Amy; Morrison, Judith; Trevisan, Mike; Owens, Robert (3/30/2012)

  This study investigated a mathematics teacher’s teaching practices at a STEM-focused high school. Her focus on problem solving and reasoning supported students’ engagement and learning.

• Characterization of small RNAs derived from tomato spotted wilt virus infection by deep sequencing 

  Koundal, Vikas; Mitter, Neena; Williams, Sarah; Papu, H.R. (3/30/2012)

  RNA silencing is a conserved eukaryotic surveillance mechanism thought to play a role in protection against invading nucleic acids such as viruses, transposons and transgenes. Virus infection leads to accumulation of viral ...

• Enhancing stateholder feedback on the 2011 long-term forecast of water supply and demand for the Columbia River basin 

  Yorgey, Georgine; Kruger, Chad; Kantor, Sylvia; Zimmerman, Tara; Adam, Jennifer; Barber, Michael; Brady, Michael; Rajagopalan, Kirti; Allen, Elizabeth (3/30/2012)

  Every five years, the Department of Ecology’s Office of Columbia River (OCR) is required to submit a long-term water supply and demand forecast to the Legislature.A significant portion of the 2011 Forecast was carried out ...

• Misinformation and knowledge gaps related to diabetes in medical rehabilitation paitients 

  Davis, April D.; Shultz, Jill Armstrong; Weeks, Douglas L.; Ballejos, Miriams S. (3/30/2012)

  Knowledge assessment test scores combined with information from follow-up debriefs were used to evaluate the education needs related to diabetes among 60 medical rehabilitation patients.

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