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Herman Melville, Hannah Crafts And Access To Authorship: The Germination Of International Copyright Law In Antebellum America, Lydia A. Willoughby Jan 2006

Herman Melville, Hannah Crafts And Access To Authorship: The Germination Of International Copyright Law In Antebellum America, Lydia A. Willoughby

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A Three -Dimensional Variational Approach To Video Segmentation, Aaron Benjamin Luttman Jan 2006

A Three -Dimensional Variational Approach To Video Segmentation, Aaron Benjamin Luttman

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Middle School Children Online: Comparing Parent Awareness And Supervision Of Students' Behaviors, Ann R. Minckler Jan 2006

Middle School Children Online: Comparing Parent Awareness And Supervision Of Students' Behaviors, Ann R. Minckler

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Colonization And Local Adaptation Of Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus Nerka) Of Lake Clark Alaska, Kristina Marie Ramstad Jan 2006

Colonization And Local Adaptation Of Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus Nerka) Of Lake Clark Alaska, Kristina Marie Ramstad

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Damage Recognition And Repair Of Oxidized Guanine Lesions Induced By Chromium Exposure, M. Katie Hailer Jan 2006

Damage Recognition And Repair Of Oxidized Guanine Lesions Induced By Chromium Exposure, M. Katie Hailer

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Serotonin Transporter Inhibitor Ligands: Synthesis Of 2-(2-Alkyl-Piperazin-1-Yl)-6-Nitroquinoline Analogs As Potential Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Agents, Brian R. Kusche Jan 2006

Serotonin Transporter Inhibitor Ligands: Synthesis Of 2-(2-Alkyl-Piperazin-1-Yl)-6-Nitroquinoline Analogs As Potential Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Agents, Brian R. Kusche

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Rainbow Trout Invasion And The Spread Of Hybridization With Native Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Matthew C. Boyer Jan 2006

Rainbow Trout Invasion And The Spread Of Hybridization With Native Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Matthew C. Boyer

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Negotiating Influence: The Experience Of Three Local Ngos In Marine Reserve Co-Management In Southern Belize, Jocelyn Rae. Finch Jan 2006

Negotiating Influence: The Experience Of Three Local Ngos In Marine Reserve Co-Management In Southern Belize, Jocelyn Rae. Finch

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Metabolic Gene Activation Following A Single Bout Of Extended-Duration Physical Activity And The Effects Of Carbohydrate Supplementation, Ana-Mishel Spiroski Jan 2006

Metabolic Gene Activation Following A Single Bout Of Extended-Duration Physical Activity And The Effects Of Carbohydrate Supplementation, Ana-Mishel Spiroski

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Towards Community-Owned Forests: Landowner Perspectives On The Blackfoot Community Conservation Area, Alison L. Duvall Jan 2006

Towards Community-Owned Forests: Landowner Perspectives On The Blackfoot Community Conservation Area, Alison L. Duvall

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Duvall, Alison, M.S., Autumn 2006 Environmental Studies Towards Community-Owned Forests: Landowner Perspectives on the Blackfoot Community Conservation Area Chairperson: Dr. Jill Belsky The Blackfoot Community Project is a partnership among the Blackfoot Challenge, a landowner-based watershed organization in the Blackfoot Valley and The Nature Conservancy to purchase and re-sell up to 88,092 acres of mid-elevation Plum Creek Timber Company lands to private and public interests as an alternative to subdivision and fragmentation of the landscape. In line with the project’s goal to maintain the working landscapes of the Blackfoot Valley and rural lifestyle through a “community-driven” process, the partnership has …


Cumulonimbus On Clay| Five Letters To A Difficult Place, Jesslyn Capen Shields Jan 2006

Cumulonimbus On Clay| Five Letters To A Difficult Place, Jesslyn Capen Shields

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Physiological Life History And Behavioral Responses Of A Breeding Bird Community To Experimentally Reduced Nest Predation Risk, Joseph J. Fontaine Jan 2006

Physiological Life History And Behavioral Responses Of A Breeding Bird Community To Experimentally Reduced Nest Predation Risk, Joseph J. Fontaine

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Phosphorus Cycling In Octopus Spring Yellowstone National Park Wyoming U.S.A., Laura A. Strumness Jan 2006

Phosphorus Cycling In Octopus Spring Yellowstone National Park Wyoming U.S.A., Laura A. Strumness

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Fates And Footprints| Yellowstone Grizzly Bears And The Endangered Species Act, Kelley Anne Mclandress Jan 2006

Fates And Footprints| Yellowstone Grizzly Bears And The Endangered Species Act, Kelley Anne Mclandress

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The Role Of B-Arrestin In Agonish-Induced Down-Regulation Of The M1 Machr, Laura Elizabeth Wilham Jan 2006

The Role Of B-Arrestin In Agonish-Induced Down-Regulation Of The M1 Machr, Laura Elizabeth Wilham

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Wilham, Laura E., M.S., December 2006 Pharmaceutical Sciences THE ROLE OF â–ARRESTIN IN AGONIST-INDUCED DOWN-REGULATION OF THE M1 mAChR Chair: Darrell A. Jackson G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest family of integral membrane receptors. They mediate diverse cell signaling pathways and therefore are currently the target for 50% of all prescribed drugs. Cells utilize these receptors to transduce extracellular stimuli across the plasma membrane and activate intracellular G proteins, which then initiate second messenger system cascades. GPCR signaling is the focus of much research. One member of this large family of membrane receptors is the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR). …


Rhetoric And The Restoration Landscape: Forest Restoration In Environmental Debate, Gregory M. Vranizan Jan 2006

Rhetoric And The Restoration Landscape: Forest Restoration In Environmental Debate, Gregory M. Vranizan

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Vranizan, Gregory M. M.S. Autumn 2006 Environmental Studies RHETORIC AND THE RESTORATION LANDSCAPE: FOREST RESTORATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL DEBATE Committee Chairperson: Phil Condon Forest restoration on federal land has become the focus of an ongoing public debate in the West. Interest groups on various sides have engaged in a rhetorical contest to define restoration in ways that accord with their own ideas about the use and management of the nation’s public lands. This study examines the positions taken by different groups and considers the rhetorical claims they make. Disputes over meanings and practices have thus far limited the chances for a …


Ecosystem Engineering: Beaver And The Population Structure Of Columbia Spotted Frogs In Western Montana, Stephen Joseph Amish Jan 2006

Ecosystem Engineering: Beaver And The Population Structure Of Columbia Spotted Frogs In Western Montana, Stephen Joseph Amish

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Amish, Stephen J. M.S., Autumn 2006 Wildlife Biology ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING: BEAVER AND THE POPULATION STRUCTURE OF COLUMBIA SPOTTED FROGS IN WESTERN MONTANA Chairperson: Lisa Eby Beavers (Castor canadensis) are considered ecosystem engineers, altering hydrologic regimes, ecosystem processes, and modifying community structure. Effects of beaver on the spatial pattern of lentic habitat and populations using those habitats have not been examined. I used a landscape database and eight microsatellite markers to compare the scale and pattern of lentic sites, their occupancy, and population structure by Columbia spotted frogs (Rana luteiventris) between watersheds with and without beaver activity. Across all watersheds frog …


Sustainability Of Commercial Woodcraft Production In Mision Chaquena, Argentina| A Preliminary Assessment, Thaden E. Brient Jan 2006

Sustainability Of Commercial Woodcraft Production In Mision Chaquena, Argentina| A Preliminary Assessment, Thaden E. Brient

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Early Basal Area Growth Response Of Reserved Lodgepole Pine To Shelterwood Harvesting In Central Montana, P. Chris Roy Jan 2006

Early Basal Area Growth Response Of Reserved Lodgepole Pine To Shelterwood Harvesting In Central Montana, P. Chris Roy

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Opting-Out: A Feminist Exploration Of Stay-At-Home Motherhood Among Missoula's Pink-Collar Professionals, Jodi R. Case Jan 2006

Opting-Out: A Feminist Exploration Of Stay-At-Home Motherhood Among Missoula's Pink-Collar Professionals, Jodi R. Case

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Community Dynamics And Social Status At The Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park, St. Kitts, West Indies, Jennifer B. Camp Jan 2006

Community Dynamics And Social Status At The Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park, St. Kitts, West Indies, Jennifer B. Camp

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Douglas Macarthur's Occupation Of Japan| Building The Foundation Of U.S.-Japan Relationship, Mieko Endo Jan 2006

Douglas Macarthur's Occupation Of Japan| Building The Foundation Of U.S.-Japan Relationship, Mieko Endo

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All Grown Up: How The Counterculture Affected Its Flower Children, Eva P. Dunn-Froebig Jan 2006

All Grown Up: How The Counterculture Affected Its Flower Children, Eva P. Dunn-Froebig

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Using The Maximal Vertical Jump Test To Evaluate Training And Fatigue In Collegiate Soccer Players| A Series Of Case Studies, Jonathan Berdanier Jan 2006

Using The Maximal Vertical Jump Test To Evaluate Training And Fatigue In Collegiate Soccer Players| A Series Of Case Studies, Jonathan Berdanier

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Effectiveness Of Stand-Scale Forest Restoration, Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon, Jay C. Lininger Jan 2006

Effectiveness Of Stand-Scale Forest Restoration, Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon, Jay C. Lininger

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Lininger, Jay Charles, Fall 2006 Environmental Studies Chair: Dr. Len Broberg This case study documents the effectiveness of stand-scale forest restoration activities undertaken in the “Penny Stew” project on federal land in the central Siskiyou Mountains of southwest Oregon. Its dual purpose is to 1) define reference conditions and build a site-specific case for restoration through multi-scale analysis of historical ecology (Chapter III), and 2) demonstrate streamlined monitoring protocols that practitioners can use to adapt restoration practices over time (Chapter IV). Discussion of methodological efficacy in Chapter IV offers implications for FEAT-FIREMON Integration (FFI), a fire effects monitoring and data …


Forensic Anthropology : Its Contribution To Forensic Cases Submitted To The University Of Montana For Analysis, Ana M. Byrne Jan 2006

Forensic Anthropology : Its Contribution To Forensic Cases Submitted To The University Of Montana For Analysis, Ana M. Byrne

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The Anthropology Lab at the University of Montana is regularly consulted by law enforcement agencies throughout the state of Montana on cases suspected to involve skeletal human remains. In this paper, how specifically Forensic Anthropology contributes to these cases is examined. Cases submitted to the UM Lab for analysis between the years of 1971 and 2004 are followed up and the agencies involved are asked specific questions regarding each case. Agencies responded to questions regarding 97 of the UM’s 238 total cases. Results of this study show that of those cases containing contemporary human remains about 18% were identified after …


Charcoal Quantity And Adsorptive Activity In Ponderosa Pine Ecosystems Of Western Montana, Rachel J. Brimmer Jan 2006

Charcoal Quantity And Adsorptive Activity In Ponderosa Pine Ecosystems Of Western Montana, Rachel J. Brimmer

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Demographic And Behavioral Responses Of Breeding Birds To Variation In Food Nest Predation And Habitat Structure Across Multiple Spatial Scales, Anna D. Chalfoun Jan 2006

Demographic And Behavioral Responses Of Breeding Birds To Variation In Food Nest Predation And Habitat Structure Across Multiple Spatial Scales, Anna D. Chalfoun

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A 3-Dimensional Evaluation Of Wing Movement In Ground Birds During Flap-Running And Level Flight: An Otogenetic Study, Paolo Stefano Segre Jan 2006

A 3-Dimensional Evaluation Of Wing Movement In Ground Birds During Flap-Running And Level Flight: An Otogenetic Study, Paolo Stefano Segre

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Segre, Paolo Stefano, M.S., December 2006 Biology A 3-dimensional evaluation of wing movement in ground birds during flap-running and Level Flight: an ontogenetic study Chair: Dr. Kenneth P. Dial The science of animal flight requires the quantification of wing movement over a range of behaviors. Despite numerous studies of avian locomotion, we are only beginning to grasp the intricacies of flapping flight. Birds create aerodynamic forces by manipulating the fluid environment of air by beating their wings. The question remains, how do they perform such a wide range of locomotor behaviors (e.g. takeoff, horizontal, flap-running) with their forelimbs? We measure …


Differences Of Dna-Transcription Factor Interactions Following Chromium Exposure, Kathryn Louise Mintz Jan 2006

Differences Of Dna-Transcription Factor Interactions Following Chromium Exposure, Kathryn Louise Mintz

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

The effect of 8-oxoguanine in the consensus sequence of êB DNA on the binding affinity of p50BD was determined using a 22-mer and a 30-mer double-stranded DNA oligonucleotide containing the NF-êB binding site. The addition of a carboxyl moiety at position 8 on guanine (creating 8-oxoguanine) was observed to change the binding affinity of the transcription factor for the êB DNA sequences at each modified guanine site. The protocol used a p50 binding domain protein (residues 23 to 366 from the p50 protein) and a p50 mutant protein with a single amino acid mutation of the wild type histidine 67 …