Incised Dentalium Shell Beads in the Plateau Culture Area

Whole dentalium and segments of dentalium shell have been used as beads in the Northwest Coast and interior Plateau culture areas both prehistorically and ethnographically. Incised whole shells, and no more than five known examples of incised segments, have been recovered from the Plateau, limited to archaeological contexts. A review of the reported incising clearly shows the use of design elements typical of the Plateau Culture Area as often also used on bone, antler, wood, and historic copper in addition to dentalium. The Asotin site (45-AS-9), one of the few well-dated Plateau burial sites with incised beads indicates that this phenomena has a broad and, as yet, poorly defined chronological occurrence, largely from the protohistoric to the early historic

Observations and Problems in Researching the Contemporary Glass-Bead Industry of Northern China

The status of glass-bead manufacturing in northern China is undergoing rapid change due to the development of the plastic-bead industry. Several manufacturing plants, including the large Beijing Glass Ware Factory, are no longer making beads and several other plants are contemplating changes. The variety of domestic glass beads available for purchase today would indicate a greater number of manufacturing sites than are mentioned in the popular literature

Controlling seed-borne stinking smut of wheat by disinfectants

Published June 1939. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalo

Leaf reddening in oats in Oregon

Published October 1939. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalo

Large-Scale Recombinant Production of the SARS-CoV-2 Proteome for High-Throughput and Structural Biology Applications

The highly infectious disease COVID-19 caused by the Betacoronavirus SARS-CoV-2 poses a severe threat to humanity and demands the redirection of scientific efforts and criteria to organized research projects. The international COVID19-NMR consortium seeks to provide such new approaches by gathering scientific expertise worldwide. In particular, making available viral proteins and RNAs will pave the way to understanding the SARS-CoV-2 molecular components in detail. The research in COVID19-NMR and the resources provided through the consortium are fully disclosed to accelerate access and exploitation. NMR investigations of the viral molecular components are designated to provide the essential basis for further work, including macromolecular interaction studies and high-throughput drug screening. Here, we present the extensive catalog of a holistic SARS-CoV-2 protein preparation approach based on the consortium’s collective efforts. We provide protocols for the large-scale production of more than 80% of all SARS-CoV-2 proteins or essential parts of them. Several of the proteins were produced in more than one laboratory, demonstrating the high interoperability between NMR groups worldwide. For the majority of proteins, we can produce isotope-labeled samples of HSQC-grade. Together with several NMR chemical shift assignments made publicly available on covid19-nmr.com, we here provide highly valuable resources for the production of SARS-CoV-2 proteins in isotope-labeled form

Plate VID - Observations and Problems in Researching the Contemporary Glass-Bead Industry of Northern China

Chinese Beads: Monochrome wound beads purchased in Boshan. Photo by R. Sprague.https://surface.syr.edu/beads-gallery_vol2/1009/thumbnail.jp

Plate VIB - Observations and Problems in Researching the Contemporary Glass-Bead Industry of Northern China

Chinese Beads: Small wound beads purchased at the Beijing Glass Ware Factory. Photo by R. Sprague.https://surface.syr.edu/beads-gallery_vol2/1007/thumbnail.jp

Plate VIC - Observations and Problems in Researching the Contemporary Glass-Bead Industry of Northern China

Chinese Beads: Reject glass beads made in the past at Qianyang Brigade. Photo by R. Sprague.https://surface.syr.edu/beads-gallery_vol2/1008/thumbnail.jp