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Thesis (M.S.) in Ecology and Environmental Sciences--University of Maine, 2001. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 153-157).

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri--Columbia, 1998. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves : 129-152). Also available on the Internet.

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Objective: To review in the literature on the association between diabetes and background exposure of dioxins among general population. Method: Systematic review on studies the association of background dioxin exposure and diabetes among general population, published from January 1960 to July 2013 in PubMed, and from January 1979 to July 2013 in China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). Result: A total of nine articles (including seven cross-sectional studies, one longitudinal study and one cohort study) out of 111 articles from PubMed and 5 articles from CNKI were included in the systematic review. Five out of nine studies found a positive association between background exposure to dioxins or dioxins-like compounds and the risk of diabetes whilst two studies reported an inverse association between dioxins and insulin concentrations or IGF-I serum levels. Two studies reported positive significant relation of dioxins and diabetes in women but not in men. Discussion: Based on this systematic review, the association of background dioxins exposure and diabetes among general population remains unclear. Given the crosssection design of the studies, causal relation between dioxin exposure and diabetic risks cannot be drawn. / published_or_final_version / Public Health / Master / Master of Public Health

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri--Columbia, 1998. / "December 1998" Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (l. 129-152). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1973. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [140]-168).

Plakortide E (85), which is isolated from the Jamaican marine sponge Plakortis halichondrioides, contains a five-membered peroxide ring, with the oxygen atoms are linked to tertiary C4 and C6 centers.34,57 In this thesis, the total synthesis of plakortide E (85) is described. A novel palladium-catalyzed approach towards 1,2-dioxolanes has been developed. A lipase-catalyzed kinetic resolution was employed to provide optically pure 1,2-dioxolane central cores. Coupling of the central cores and side chains was achieved by a Negishi reaction. All four isomeric structures of plakortide E methyl ester, namely, 86a-d were synthesized, and one of these molecules, 86d proved to be natural plakortide E methyl ester on the basis of 1H, 13C NMR spectra and specific rotation. With plakortide E methyl ester (4S,6R, 10R)-(-)- cis-(86d) and its other three isomers in hand, we successfully converted them into plakortone B (3S,4S,6 R,10R)-(87a), and its isomers ent-87a, 87b and ent-87b via an intramolecular oxa-Michael addition/lactonization cascade reaction. Saponification converted 1,2-dioxolane 86d into plakortide E (85a) whose absolute configuration (4S,6 R,10R) was confirmed by comparison of spectral and physical data with those previously reported.35b / Sun, Xiaoyu. / Adviser: Henry N. C. Wong. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 73-06, Section: B, page: . / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 183-195). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [201-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract also in Chinese.

Thesis (M.S.) in Ecology and Environmental Science--University of Maine, 2003. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 159-167).