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Dry Season Limnological Conditions and Basin Geology Exhibit Complex Relationships With δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N of Carbon Sources in Four Neotropical Floodplains

Description: This article assesses the potential for basin geology and local limnological conditions to predict stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values of six carbon sources at multiple locations in four Neotropical floodplain ecosystems (Paranaá , Pantanal, Araguaia, and Amazon).
Date: March 30, 2017
Creator: Alves, Gustavo H. Zaia; Hoeinghaus, David; Manetta, Gislaine I. & Benedito, Evanilde
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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A Comparison of Least Squares Regression and Geographically Weighted Regression Modeling of West Nile Virus Risk Based on Environmental Parameters

Description: This article discusses the effectiveness of utilizing local spatial variations in environmental data to uncover the statistical relationships between West Nile Virus (WNV) risk and environmental factors.
Date: March 28, 2017
Creator: Kala, Abhishek K.; Tiwari, Chetan; Mikler, Armin R. & Atkinson, Samuel F.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Breast Cancer Stem-Like Cells Are Inhibited by Diosgenin, a Steroidal Saponin, by the Attenuation of the Wnt β-Catenin Signaling via the Wnt Antagonist Secreted Frizzled Related Protein-4

Description: This article describes findings that demonstrate the affect of diosgenin (DG) on inhibiting the resilient breast cancer stem cells (CSCs) which could provide a benchmark for the development of DG-based therapies in breast cancer treatment.
Date: March 20, 2017
Creator: Bhuvanalakshmi, G.; Basappa; Rangappa, Kanchugarakoppal S.; Dharmarajan, Arunasalam; Sethi, Gautam; Kumar, Alan Prem et al.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Novel transcriptome assembly and comparative toxicity pathway analysis in mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) embryos and larvae exposed to Deepwater Horizon oil

Description: This article establishes the de novo transcriptomic database from the embryos and larvae of mahi-mahi exposed to water accommodated fractions (HEWAFs) of two Deepwater Horizon oil types (weathered and source oil) in an effort to advance understanding of the molecular aspects involved during specific toxicity responses.
Date: March 15, 2017
Creator: Xu, Elvis Genbo; Mager, Edward M.; Grosell, Martin; Hazard, E. Starr; Hardiman, Gary & Schlenk, Daniel
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Adsorption and molecular siting of CO₂, water, and other gases in the superhydrophobic, flexible pores of FMOF-1 from experiment and simulation

Description: This article discusses the use of neutron diffraction and molecular simulations to investigate the framework expansion behaviour and the accessibility of the small pockets to N₂, O₂, and CO₂.
Date: March 9, 2017
Creator: Moghadam, Peyman Z.; Ivy, Joshua F.; Arvapally, Ravi K.; dos Santos, Antonio M.; Pearson, John C.; Zhang, Li et al.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Redox Non-Innoence Permits Catalytic Nitrene Carbonylation by (dadi)Ti=NAd (Ad = Adamantyl)

Description: This article describes (dadi)Ti(X/L) species that manifest redox non-innocence (RNI), including a rare instance in which carbon monoxide does not affect redox activity at the metal, and does not bind, thus permitting its use as a substrate in catalysis.
Date: March 3, 2017
Creator: Heins, Spencer P.; Wolczanski, Peter T.; Cundari, Thomas R., 1964- & MacMillan, Samantha N.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Computational Identification of Amino-Acid Mutations That Further Improve the Activity of a Chalcone-Flavonone Isomerase From Glycine Max

Description: This article discusses a computational approach that combines multiple sequence alignment, positive selection detection, and molecular docking to identify and design beneficial amino-acid mutations that further improve the intramolecular-cyclization activity of a chalcone-flavonone isomerase from Glycine max (GmCHI).
Date: February 24, 2017
Creator: Yuan, Hui; Wu, Jiaqi; Wang, Xiaoqiang; Chen, Jiakuan; Zhong, Yang; Huang, Qiang et al.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Radio-Frequency Actuated Polymer-Based Phononic Meta-Materials for Control of Ultrasonic Waves

Description: This article describes the achievement of radio-frequency control of a n ultrasonic phononic crystal by encapsulating it in a composite of high k-10% KF-doped BaTiO₃ dielectric nanoparticles with poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIP Am)-based hydrogel.
Date: February 24, 2017
Creator: Walker, Ezekiel; Wang, Zhiming & Neogi, Arup
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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ALKBH7 Variant Related to Prostate Cancer Exhibits Altered Substrate Binding

Description: This article reports a targeted search for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and functional impact characterization of human ALKBH family dioxygenases related to prostate cancer.
Date: February 23, 2017
Creator: Walker, Alice R.; Silvestrov, Pavel; Müller, Tina A.; Podolsky, Robert H.; Dyson, Gregory; Hausinger, Robert P. et al.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Delta-Flux: An Eddy Covariance Network for a Climate-Smart Lower Mississippi Basin

Description: This article describes the rationale to create the new Delta-Flux network, which will coordinate efforts to quantify carbon and water budgets at seventeen eddy covariance flux tower sites in the Lower Mississippi River Basin.
Date: February 23, 2017
Creator: Runkle, Benjamin R. K.; Rigby, James R.; Reba, Michele L.; Anapalli, Saseendran S.; Bhattacharjee, Joydeep; Krauss, Ken W. et al.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Transgenic Switchgrass (Panicum Virgatum L.) Targeted for Reduced Recalcitrance to Bioconversion: A 2-Year Comparative Analysis of Field-Grown Lines Modified for Target Gene or Genetic Element Expression

Description: This article discusses the investigation of clones of plants representing independent transgenic events and their respective nontransgenic control lines for biomass yield, carbohydrate composition and recalcitrance to bioconversion via separate hydrolysis and fermentation to yield ethanol.
Date: February 20, 2017
Creator: Dumitrache, Alexandru; Natzke, Jace; Rodriguez, Miguel, Jr.; Yee, Kelsey L.; Thompson, Olivia A.; Poovaiah, Charleson R. et al.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Phylogenetic analysis of eukaryotic NEET proteins uncovers a link between a key gene duplication event and the evolution of vertebrates

Description: This article describes the use of three members of the human NEET protein family (CISD1, mitoNEET; CISD2, NAF-1 or Miner 1; and CISD3, Miner2) as guides to conduct a phylogenetic analysis of eukaryotic NEET proteins and their evolution.
Date: February 16, 2017
Creator: Inupakutika, Madhuri A.; Sengupta, Soham; Nechushtai, Rachel; Jennings, Patricia A.; Onuchic, José N.; Azad, Rajeev K. et al.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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A new, faint population of X-ray transients

Description: This article reports on the detection of a remarkable new fast high-energy transient found in the Chandra Deep Field-South, robustly associated with a faint host in the CANDELS survey.
Date: February 15, 2017
Creator: Bauer, Franz E.; Treister, Ezequiel; Schawinski, K.; Schulze, S.; Luo, Bin; Alexander, David M. et al.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences

Physical activity counseling in primary care: Insights from public health and behavioral economics

Description: This article evaluates pertinent literature from the fields of medicine/public health and economics/psychology to suggest a comprehensive approach to physical activity counseling at the primary care level.
Date: February 15, 2017
Creator: Shuval, Kerem; Leonard, Tammy; Drope, Jeffrey; Katz, David L.; Patel, Alpa V.; Maitin-Shepard, Melissa et al.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Evidence for the Involvement of Electrical, Calcium and ROS Signaling in the Systemic Regulation of Non-Photochemical Quenching and Photosynthesis

Description: Article presents study in which pulse amplitude-modulated Chl fluorescence imaging and surface electrical potential measurements accompanied by pharmacological treatments were employed to study stimuli-induced electrical signals in leaves from a broad range of plant species and in Arabidopsis thaliana mutants.
Date: February 10, 2017
Creator: Białasek, Maciej; Górecka, Magdalena; Mittler, Ron & Karpiński, Stanisław
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Spatial and Temporal Mapping of Key Lipid Species in Brassica napus Seeds

Description: This article describes the use of matrix-assisted laser/desorption ionization-mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI) to study the spatial distribution of two major lipid species, triacylglycerols and phosphatidylcholines.
Date: February 10, 2017
Creator: Woodfield, Helen K.; Sturtevant, Drew; Borisjuk, Ljudmilla; Munz, Eberhard; Guschina, Irina A.; Chapman, Kent D. et al.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences

Commentary on "Effect of β-alanine and the solvent composition on the solubility of solvate of calcium D-pantothenate containing four molecules of methanol and one molecule of water (D-PC·4MeOH·1H₂O)"

Description: This article points out problems associated with two of the mathematical treatments used by authors Han et al. (2017) for the solubility behavior of calcium D-panthenate solvate as the mole fraction concentration β-alanine approaches zero.
Date: February 7, 2017
Creator: Acree, William E. (William Eugene)
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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