Browsing OSU Theses by Subject "zinc"
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Adaptive Tolerance to Zinc in Freshwater Snails (Physa acuta) Across a Contamination Gradient
(2019-07)The Tri-State-Mining district is an area of northeast Oklahoma, southwest Missouri, and southeast Kansas in which zinc and lead mines operated for over 100 years. Metal contamination from wastes left behind by these historic ... -
Community Composition, Population Demographics, and Tissue Metal Concentrations in Bats (Chiroptera) at Tar Creek Superfund Site: with Focus on Use of a Behavioral Flight Cage Assay
(Oklahoma State University, 2014-07-01)My goals were to: 1) determine community structure and population demographics of Chiroptera within Tar Creek Superfund Site, an area contaminated with lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), and cadmium (Cd), 2) analyze liver, kidney, and ... -
Influence of Supplemental Vitamin E and Zinc on the Response of Mouse Macrophages to Lipopolysaccharide
(Oklahoma State University, 2005-07-01)This study, conducted to determine the synergistic effect vitamin E and zinc supplementation has on the mouse macrophage's release of inflammatory mediators in response to an immune challenge, used the RAW 264.7 mouse ... -
Optical Response of Doped Zinc Oxide Films
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-12-01)Re-doped ZnO thin films were deposited on c-plane and r-plane sapphire substrates using pulsed laser deposition (PLD). The effects of doping ZnO with Re were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, ... -
Reproductive life history decisions and success of freshwater pond snails (Physa acuta) during chronic zinc exposure
(2019-12)Life history theory examines how individuals should make trade-offs between current reproductive effort and survival to achieve future reproductive gains. A prediction is that as future life expectancy decreases, individuals ... -
Zinc, Iron, Iodine and Cognitive Function of Women from Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia
(Oklahoma State University, 2010-07-01)The purpose of the study was examine zinc, iron, and iodine status and their relation to cognitive function of women. A cross-sectional convenience sample of 202 women from three adjoining subsistence farming communities ...