Latest content added for UNT Digital Library Collection: UNT Scholarly Workshttps://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/UNTSW/browse/?fq=untl_decade:2010-2019&sort=creator&fq=str_degree_department:Biological+Sciences2022-06-15T15:19:54-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing UNT Digital Library Collection: UNT Scholarly WorksThe yeast lipin orthologue Pah1p is important for biogenesis of lipid droplets2014-03-14T08:48:34-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc277302/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc277302/"><img alt="The yeast lipin orthologue Pah1p is important for biogenesis of lipid droplets" title="The yeast lipin orthologue Pah1p is important for biogenesis of lipid droplets" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc277302/small/"/></a></p><p>Article on yeast lipin orthologue Pah1p and its importance for biogenesis of lipid droplets.</p>Effect of MS222 on Hemostasis in Zebrafish2022-06-15T15:19:54-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1944198/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1944198/"><img alt="Effect of MS222 on Hemostasis in Zebrafish" title="Effect of MS222 on Hemostasis in Zebrafish" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1944198/small/"/></a></p><p>Article studying the effect of MS222 on hemostasis in Zebrafish. The authors performed various assays and find that Hct values, the amount of blood collected, bleeding, and coagulation differ significantly between anesthetized and nonanesthetized fish. These results suggest that blood collected after MS222 anesthesia of zebrafish has altered hemostasis.</p>Hypoxia-induced reprogramming of the cardiac phenotype in American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) revealed by quantitative proteomics2020-06-16T10:27:33-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1703631/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1703631/"><img alt="Hypoxia-induced reprogramming of the cardiac phenotype in American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) revealed by quantitative proteomics" title="Hypoxia-induced reprogramming of the cardiac phenotype in American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) revealed by quantitative proteomics" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1703631/small/"/></a></p><p>Article describes study which tested if targeted and persistent changes in steady-state protein expression underlie this hypoxic heart phenotype, using isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ) proteomics.</p>Identification of and Composition Containing Polyphosphate Accumulating Bacteria2014-08-20T12:25:07-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330568/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330568/"><img alt="Identification of and Composition Containing Polyphosphate Accumulating Bacteria" title="Identification of and Composition Containing Polyphosphate Accumulating Bacteria" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330568/small/"/></a></p><p>Patent relating to the identification of and compositions containing polyphosphate accumulating bacteria.</p>A Combined Metabolomics and Fluxomics Analysis Identifies Steps Limiting Oil Synthesis in Maize Embryos2022-06-15T15:13:46-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1944194/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1944194/"><img alt="A Combined Metabolomics and Fluxomics Analysis Identifies Steps Limiting Oil Synthesis in Maize Embryos" title="A Combined Metabolomics and Fluxomics Analysis Identifies Steps Limiting Oil Synthesis in Maize Embryos" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1944194/small/"/></a></p><p>Article comparing the metabolism of embryos from two different maize lines, Alex and LH59, to test the hypothesis that directly changing their carbon metabolism may be the key to increasing oil content in maize kernels without affecting yield.</p>Dry Season Limnological Conditions and Basin Geology Exhibit Complex Relationships With δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N of Carbon Sources in Four Neotropical Floodplains2017-05-11T16:15:11-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974478/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974478/"><img alt="Dry Season Limnological Conditions and Basin Geology Exhibit Complex Relationships With δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N of Carbon Sources in Four Neotropical Floodplains" title="Dry Season Limnological Conditions and Basin Geology Exhibit Complex Relationships With δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N of Carbon Sources in Four Neotropical Floodplains" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974478/small/"/></a></p><p>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).</p>Erratum to: More Comprehensive Forensic Genetic Marker Analyses for Accurate Human Remains Identification Using Massively Parallel DNA Sequencing2017-06-20T09:03:14-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980844/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980844/"><img alt="Erratum to: More Comprehensive Forensic Genetic Marker Analyses for Accurate Human Remains Identification Using Massively Parallel DNA Sequencing" title="Erratum to: More Comprehensive Forensic Genetic Marker Analyses for Accurate Human Remains Identification Using Massively Parallel DNA Sequencing" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980844/small/"/></a></p><p>This article provides erratum for the article "More Comprehensive Forensic Genetic Marker Analyses for Accurate Human Remains Identification Using Massively Parallel DNA Sequencing," which incorrectly deleted an author from the author list.</p>More comprehensive forensic genetic marker analyses for accurate human remains identification using massively parallel DNA sequencing2017-03-15T12:42:30-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc958753/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc958753/"><img alt="More comprehensive forensic genetic marker analyses for accurate human remains identification using massively parallel DNA sequencing" title="More comprehensive forensic genetic marker analyses for accurate human remains identification using massively parallel DNA sequencing" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc958753/small/"/></a></p><p>This paper uses massively parallel sequencing (MPS) to characterize 140-year-old human skeletal remains discovered at a historical site in Deadwood, South Dakota, United States.</p>Direct Pcr Amplification of Dna From Human Bloodstains, Saliva, and Touch Samples Collected With Microfloq® Swabs2018-05-16T14:54:14-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1152218/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1152218/"><img alt="Direct Pcr Amplification of Dna From Human Bloodstains, Saliva, and Touch Samples Collected With Microfloq® Swabs" title="Direct Pcr Amplification of Dna From Human Bloodstains, Saliva, and Touch Samples Collected With Microfloq® Swabs" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1152218/small/"/></a></p><p>This article investigates the efficacy of direct amplification of DNA from bloodstains, saliva stains, and touch samples using microFLOQ® Direct swabs and the GlobalFiler™ Express system (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA).</p>Diabetes Treatment with Sunshine2019-03-15T11:51:16-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1459164/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1459164/"><img alt="Diabetes Treatment with Sunshine" title="Diabetes Treatment with Sunshine" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1459164/small/"/></a></p><p>Video from the Fall 2018 3 Minute Thesis (3MT®) Final Competition. In this video, Sujata Argawal presents her research methods, findings, and its significance in non-technical language.</p>Prioritizing Riparian Cooridors for Water Quality Protection in Urbanizing Watersheds2016-10-06T22:24:21-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc910337/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc910337/"><img alt="Prioritizing Riparian Cooridors for Water Quality Protection in Urbanizing Watersheds" title="Prioritizing Riparian Cooridors for Water Quality Protection in Urbanizing Watersheds" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc910337/small/"/></a></p><p>This article describes the design of a GIS and remote sensing based analysis tool called the Water Quality Corridor Management model to identify and prioritize highly functioning riparian ecosystems for the preservation of steam corridor conditions.</p>A determination of the spatial concordance between Lyme disease incidence and habitat probability of its primary vector Ixodes scapularis (black-legged tick)2016-10-06T22:24:21-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc910338/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc910338/"><img alt="A determination of the spatial concordance between Lyme disease incidence and habitat probability of its primary vector Ixodes scapularis (black-legged tick)" title="A determination of the spatial concordance between Lyme disease incidence and habitat probability of its primary vector Ixodes scapularis (black-legged tick)" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc910338/small/"/></a></p><p>This article involves mapping the probability of occurrence that the disease vector exists in the environment, mapping the incidence of Lyme disease in the human population and examining the spatial concordance between the probability map and incidence map.</p>Modelling spatial concordance between Rocky Mountain spotted fever disease incidence and habitat probability of its vector Dermacentor variabilis (American dog tick)2016-10-06T22:24:21-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc910329/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc910329/"><img alt="Modelling spatial concordance between Rocky Mountain spotted fever disease incidence and habitat probability of its vector Dermacentor variabilis (American dog tick)" title="Modelling spatial concordance between Rocky Mountain spotted fever disease incidence and habitat probability of its vector Dermacentor variabilis (American dog tick)" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc910329/small/"/></a></p><p>This article reports on the development and comparison of two maps of Texas related to Rocky Mountain spotted fever.</p>Interpreting genomic data via entropic dissection2014-07-15T05:33:31-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc306786/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc306786/"><img alt="Interpreting genomic data via entropic dissection" title="Interpreting genomic data via entropic dissection" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc306786/small/"/></a></p><p>Article on interpreting genomic data via entropic dissection.</p>MALDI-MS Imaging of Urushiols in Poison Ivy Stem2017-05-11T16:15:11-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974456/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974456/"><img alt="MALDI-MS Imaging of Urushiols in Poison Ivy Stem" title="MALDI-MS Imaging of Urushiols in Poison Ivy Stem" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974456/small/"/></a></p><p>This article reports on the first analysis of urushiols in poison ivy stems by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI).</p>Structural analysis of a plant fatty acid amide hydrolase provides insights into the evolutionary diversity of bioactive acylethanolamides2022-06-15T15:14:34-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1944109/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1944109/"><img alt="Structural analysis of a plant fatty acid amide hydrolase provides insights into the evolutionary diversity of bioactive acylethanolamides" title="Structural analysis of a plant fatty acid amide hydrolase provides insights into the evolutionary diversity of bioactive acylethanolamides" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1944109/small/"/></a></p><p>Article reporting the three-dimensional crystal structures of the signal-terminating enzyme fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) from Arabidopsis in its apo and ligand-bound forms at 2.1- and 3.2-Å resolutions, respectively.</p>Functional Assessment of the Medicago truncatula NIP/LATD Protein Demonstrates That It Is a High-Affinity Nitrate Transporter2012-12-21T14:22:32-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc130185/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc130185/"><img alt="Functional Assessment of the Medicago truncatula NIP/LATD Protein Demonstrates That It Is a High-Affinity Nitrate Transporter" title="Functional Assessment of the Medicago truncatula NIP/LATD Protein Demonstrates That It Is a High-Affinity Nitrate Transporter" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc130185/small/"/></a></p><p>Article on the functional assessment of the Medicago truncatula NIP/LATD protein demonstrating that it is a high-affinity nitrate transporter.</p>Noncatalytic chalcone isomerase-fold proteins in Humulus lupulus are auxiliary components in prenylated flavonoid biosynthesis2018-06-15T22:41:44-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1164516/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1164516/"><img alt="Noncatalytic chalcone isomerase-fold proteins in Humulus lupulus are auxiliary components in prenylated flavonoid biosynthesis" title="Noncatalytic chalcone isomerase-fold proteins in Humulus lupulus are auxiliary components in prenylated flavonoid biosynthesis" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1164516/small/"/></a></p><p>This article characterizes two noncatalytic chalcone isomerase (CHI)-like proteins using engineered yeast harboring all genes required for demethylxanthohumol (DMX) production.</p>Validation of a Non-Targeted LC-MS Approach for Identifying Ancient Proteins: Method Development on Bone to Improve Artifact Residue Analysis2017-03-31T09:51:19-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc967172/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc967172/"><img alt="Validation of a Non-Targeted LC-MS Approach for Identifying Ancient Proteins: Method Development on Bone to Improve Artifact Residue Analysis" title="Validation of a Non-Targeted LC-MS Approach for Identifying Ancient Proteins: Method Development on Bone to Improve Artifact Residue Analysis" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc967172/small/"/></a></p><p>This article discusses validation of the potential of an extraction and characterization approach via application to ancient bone proteins, as part of a larger method-development project for innovation and improvement of liquid chromatography - mass spectrometry analysis of protein residues from cooking pottery.</p>4-Coumarate 3-hydroxylase in the lignin biosynthesis pathway is a cytosolic ascorbate peroxidase2020-06-16T10:27:33-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1703642/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1703642/"><img alt="4-Coumarate 3-hydroxylase in the lignin biosynthesis pathway is a cytosolic ascorbate peroxidase" title="4-Coumarate 3-hydroxylase in the lignin biosynthesis pathway is a cytosolic ascorbate peroxidase" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1703642/small/"/></a></p><p>Article describes an enzyme catalyzing the direct 3-hydroxylation of 4-coumarate to caffeate in lignin biosynthesis as a bifunctional peroxidase that oxidizes both ascorbate and 4-coumarate at comparable rates.</p>Parental stressor exposure simultaneously conveys both adaptive and maladaptive larval phenotypes through epigenetic inheritance in the zebrafish (Danio rerio)2022-06-15T15:13:31-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1944186/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1944186/"><img alt="Parental stressor exposure simultaneously conveys both adaptive and maladaptive larval phenotypes through epigenetic inheritance in the zebrafish (Danio rerio)" title="Parental stressor exposure simultaneously conveys both adaptive and maladaptive larval phenotypes through epigenetic inheritance in the zebrafish (Danio rerio)" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1944186/small/"/></a></p><p>This article is a study using crude oil as an example of an environmental stressor in adult zebrafish. The offspring obtained were then assessed for transgenerational epigenetic transfer of oil-induced phenotypes. The authors conclude that epigenetic transgenerational inheritance can lead to an immediate and simultaneous inheritance of both beneficial and maladaptive traits in a large proportion of the F1 larvae. The adaptive responses may help fish populations survive when facing transient environmental stressors.</p>An Updated Understanding of Texas Bumble Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Species Presence and Potential Distributions in Texas, Usa2017-08-29T09:38:41-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc990972/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc990972/"><img alt="An Updated Understanding of Texas Bumble Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Species Presence and Potential Distributions in Texas, Usa" title="An Updated Understanding of Texas Bumble Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Species Presence and Potential Distributions in Texas, Usa" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc990972/small/"/></a></p><p>This article aims to update existing Texas bumble bee presence databases, model statewide species distributions, and identify conservation target areas.</p>Hawk Mountain: A Conservation Success Story2017-08-29T09:38:41-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc990936/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc990936/"><img alt="Hawk Mountain: A Conservation Success Story" title="Hawk Mountain: A Conservation Success Story" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc990936/small/"/></a></p><p>Book review of "Hawk Mountain: A Conservation Success Story" by James J. Brett and Keith L. Bildstein.</p>Synthesis, biological evaluation and in silico and in vitro mode-of-action analysis of novel dihydropyrimidones targeting PPAR-γ2017-08-29T09:38:41-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc990950/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc990950/"><img alt="Synthesis, biological evaluation and in silico and in vitro mode-of-action analysis of novel dihydropyrimidones targeting PPAR-γ" title="Synthesis, biological evaluation and in silico and in vitro mode-of-action analysis of novel dihydropyrimidones targeting PPAR-γ" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc990950/small/"/></a></p><p>This article reports the synthesis and related biological activity of novel dihydropyrimidones.</p>Agronomic Performance and Lignin Content of HCT Down-Regulated Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)2018-06-15T22:41:44-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1164544/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1164544/"><img alt="Agronomic Performance and Lignin Content of HCT Down-Regulated Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)" title="Agronomic Performance and Lignin Content of HCT Down-Regulated Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1164544/small/"/></a></p><p>This article evaluates HCT down-regulated alfalfa plants for their forage composition and agronomic performance in the greenhouse and under field conditions.</p>Epigenetic reprogramming converts human Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells into functional cardiomyocytes by differential regulation of Wnt mediators2017-08-29T09:38:41-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc990942/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc990942/"><img alt="Epigenetic reprogramming converts human Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells into functional cardiomyocytes by differential regulation of Wnt mediators" title="Epigenetic reprogramming converts human Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells into functional cardiomyocytes by differential regulation of Wnt mediators" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc990942/small/"/></a></p><p>This article studies the differentiation of human Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells into the cardiomyocyte lineage via epigenetic manipulations.</p>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-42017-05-11T16:15:11-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974466/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974466/"><img alt="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" title="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" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974466/small/"/></a></p><p>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.</p>Evidence for the Involvement of Electrical, Calcium and ROS Signaling in the Systemic Regulation of Non-Photochemical Quenching and Photosynthesis2020-08-03T15:07:04-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1705477/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1705477/"><img alt="Evidence for the Involvement of Electrical, Calcium and ROS Signaling in the Systemic Regulation of Non-Photochemical Quenching and Photosynthesis" title="Evidence for the Involvement of Electrical, Calcium and ROS Signaling in the Systemic Regulation of Non-Photochemical Quenching and Photosynthesis" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1705477/small/"/></a></p><p>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.</p>Computational design of environmental sensors for the potent opioid fentanyl2019-03-15T11:51:16-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1459146/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1459146/"><img alt="Computational design of environmental sensors for the potent opioid fentanyl" title="Computational design of environmental sensors for the potent opioid fentanyl" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1459146/small/"/></a></p><p>This article describes the computational design of proteins that bind the potent analgesic fentanyl.</p>Bioinformatics tools for cancer metabolomics2017-03-15T12:42:30-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc958743/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc958743/"><img alt="Bioinformatics tools for cancer metabolomics" title="Bioinformatics tools for cancer metabolomics" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc958743/small/"/></a></p><p>This review focuses on the use of different bioinformatics tools in cancer metabolomics studies.</p>Metabolic Allometry during Development and Metamorphosis of the Silkworm Bombyx mori: Analyses, Patterns, and Mechanisms2017-02-27T21:29:54-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc957459/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc957459/"><img alt="Metabolic Allometry during Development and Metamorphosis of the Silkworm Bombyx mori: Analyses, Patterns, and Mechanisms" title="Metabolic Allometry during Development and Metamorphosis of the Silkworm Bombyx mori: Analyses, Patterns, and Mechanisms" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc957459/small/"/></a></p><p>This article studies the silkworm Bombyx mori, and hypothesizes that allometric relationships for metabolism both across all developmental stages and within each stage would not reflect conventional scaling coefficients.</p>Phenotypic developmental plasticity induced by preincubation egg storage in chicken embryos (Gallus gallus domesticus)2016-08-31T10:05:56-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862671/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862671/"><img alt="Phenotypic developmental plasticity induced by preincubation egg storage in chicken embryos (Gallus gallus domesticus)" title="Phenotypic developmental plasticity induced by preincubation egg storage in chicken embryos (Gallus gallus domesticus)" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862671/small/"/></a></p><p>This article investigates how preincubation egg storage conditions (temperature, duration, hypoxia, and hypercapnia) affects viability, body mass, and physiological variables and functions in day 15 chicken embryos.</p>Concept Inventory Development Reveals Common Student Misconceptions about Microbiology2019-03-15T11:51:16-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1459145/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1459145/"><img alt="Concept Inventory Development Reveals Common Student Misconceptions about Microbiology" title="Concept Inventory Development Reveals Common Student Misconceptions about Microbiology" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1459145/small/"/></a></p><p>This article identifies misconceptions in microbiology held by undergraduate students upon entry into an introductory, general microbiology course.</p>Response to: Use of prior odds for missing persons identifications - author's reply2012-11-30T09:15:12-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc122169/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc122169/"><img alt="Response to: Use of prior odds for missing persons identifications - author's reply" title="Response to: Use of prior odds for missing persons identifications - author's reply" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc122169/small/"/></a></p><p>This article is in response to an authors' reply to 'Use of prior odds for missing persons identifications.' This response is to the reply by Alex Biedermann, Franco Taroni, and Pierre Margot.</p>Use of prior odds for missing persons identifications2012-11-30T09:15:12-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc122168/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc122168/"><img alt="Use of prior odds for missing persons identifications" title="Use of prior odds for missing persons identifications" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc122168/small/"/></a></p><p>This article discusses the use of DNA typing, likelihood ratios, and prior odds for missing persons identifications.</p>Bringing real world applications for wireless sensor networks into the classroom: Telemetric monitoring of water quality in an artificial stream [2012]2013-04-16T08:47:11-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc155617/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc155617/"><img alt="Bringing real world applications for wireless sensor networks into the classroom: Telemetric monitoring of water quality in an artificial stream [2012]" title="Bringing real world applications for wireless sensor networks into the classroom: Telemetric monitoring of water quality in an artificial stream [2012]" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc155617/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses research on aquatic sensors and telemetric monitoring of water quality in an artificial stream with the use of a wireless sensor networks (WSN) using the ZigBee protocol to remotely monitor an artificial aquatic ecosystem. This research is part of Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Sensor Education, a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded grant project.</p>Bringing real world applications for wireless sensor networks into the classroom: Telemetric monitoring of water quality in an artificial stream [2012: Poster]2013-04-16T08:47:11-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc155616/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc155616/"><img alt="Bringing real world applications for wireless sensor networks into the classroom: Telemetric monitoring of water quality in an artificial stream [2012: Poster]" title="Bringing real world applications for wireless sensor networks into the classroom: Telemetric monitoring of water quality in an artificial stream [2012: Poster]" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc155616/small/"/></a></p><p>This poster discusses research on bringing real world applications for wireless sensor networks into the classroom and covers the use of a wireless sensor network (WSN) using the ZigBee protocol to remotely monitor an artificial aquatic ecosystem.</p>Developmental phenotypic plasticity helps bridge stochastic weather events associated with climate change2018-11-28T17:21:18-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1390646/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1390646/"><img alt="Developmental phenotypic plasticity helps bridge stochastic weather events associated with climate change" title="Developmental phenotypic plasticity helps bridge stochastic weather events associated with climate change" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1390646/small/"/></a></p><p>This article posits that the frequently abrupt environmental changes accompanying much longer-term general climate change require consideration of the true nature of environmental change coupled with an expansion of focus to consider developmental phenotypic plasticity.</p>Dynamics of Epigenetic Phenomena: Intergenerational and Intragenerational Phenotype 'Washout'2016-11-02T09:20:00-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc919590/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc919590/"><img alt="Dynamics of Epigenetic Phenomena: Intergenerational and Intragenerational Phenotype 'Washout'" title="Dynamics of Epigenetic Phenomena: Intergenerational and Intragenerational Phenotype 'Washout'" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc919590/small/"/></a></p><p>This review contains a discussion of epigenetic dynamics in comparative biology with a focus on a more organismal level perspective, befitting of comparative physiology, that considers complex phenotypic changes.</p>Epigenetic Inheritance and Its Role in Evolutionary Biology: Re-Evaluation and New Perspectives2016-08-31T10:05:56-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862647/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862647/"><img alt="Epigenetic Inheritance and Its Role in Evolutionary Biology: Re-Evaluation and New Perspectives" title="Epigenetic Inheritance and Its Role in Evolutionary Biology: Re-Evaluation and New Perspectives" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862647/small/"/></a></p><p>This essay poses an argument for epigenetics having a potentially profound role in our understanding of inheritance, natural selection and evolution, and deserving more attention.</p>Epigenetics as a Source of Variation in Comparative Animal Physiology - or - Lamarck Is Lookin' Pretty Good These Days2016-11-02T09:20:00-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc919587/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc919587/"><img alt="Epigenetics as a Source of Variation in Comparative Animal Physiology - or - Lamarck Is Lookin' Pretty Good These Days" title="Epigenetics as a Source of Variation in Comparative Animal Physiology - or - Lamarck Is Lookin' Pretty Good These Days" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc919587/small/"/></a></p><p>This article discusses the ecological and and evolutionary significance of such epigenetic inheritance in a comparative physiological context, and provides a number of caveats and warnings regarding the interpretation of transgenerational phenotype modification as a true epigenetic phenomenon.</p>Evaluation of Online-Only Journal Quality from Analysis of Email Solicitations2016-06-30T15:10:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc849982/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc849982/"><img alt="Evaluation of Online-Only Journal Quality from Analysis of Email Solicitations" title="Evaluation of Online-Only Journal Quality from Analysis of Email Solicitations" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc849982/small/"/></a></p><p>This presentation contains an analysis of ~600 solicitation emails related to 317 scholarly journals received within a one-year period to assess the quality of publishing venues available.</p>Critical Developmental Windows for Morphology and Hematology Revealed by Intermittent and Continuous Hypoxic Incubation in Embryos of Quail (Coturnix Coturnix)2017-09-29T09:53:09-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc993950/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc993950/"><img alt="Critical Developmental Windows for Morphology and Hematology Revealed by Intermittent and Continuous Hypoxic Incubation in Embryos of Quail (Coturnix Coturnix)" title="Critical Developmental Windows for Morphology and Hematology Revealed by Intermittent and Continuous Hypoxic Incubation in Embryos of Quail (Coturnix Coturnix)" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc993950/small/"/></a></p><p>This article describes the exposure of quail embryos in the intact egg to hypoxia during "early" or "late" incubation for their entire 16-18 day incubation to determine critical windows for viability and growth.</p>Cardiac and metabolic physiology of early larval zebrafish (Danio rerio) reflects parental swimming stamina2021-09-22T14:35:29-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1839016/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1839016/"><img alt="Cardiac and metabolic physiology of early larval zebrafish (Danio rerio) reflects parental swimming stamina" title="Cardiac and metabolic physiology of early larval zebrafish (Danio rerio) reflects parental swimming stamina" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1839016/small/"/></a></p><p>This article explores swimming stamina in fish. Mature adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) were subjected to a swimming performance test and then bred within performance groups to discover if enhanced swimming stamina in offspring appears only in juveniles/adults, or if these traits appear as early as larvae.</p>Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill as a Case Study for Interdisciplinary Cooperation within Developmental Biology, Environmental Sciences and Physiology2016-08-31T10:05:56-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862639/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862639/"><img alt="Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill as a Case Study for Interdisciplinary Cooperation within Developmental Biology, Environmental Sciences and Physiology" title="Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill as a Case Study for Interdisciplinary Cooperation within Developmental Biology, Environmental Sciences and Physiology" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862639/small/"/></a></p><p>This article makes the argument for interdisciplinary teams that bring together scientists with different specialties as an efficient way--and perhaps the only way--to unravel highly complex biological effects of marine oil spills.</p>Marketing via E-mail Solicitation by Predatory (and Legitimate) Journals: An Evaluation of Quality, Frequency, and Relevance2018-12-19T12:07:19-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1393803/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1393803/"><img alt="Marketing via E-mail Solicitation by Predatory (and Legitimate) Journals: An Evaluation of Quality, Frequency, and Relevance" title="Marketing via E-mail Solicitation by Predatory (and Legitimate) Journals: An Evaluation of Quality, Frequency, and Relevance" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1393803/small/"/></a></p><p>This article studies the marketing practices of predatory journals through the analysis of a a subset of the 1,816 e-mails received by a single university biology faculty member during a 24-month period.</p>Metabolic rate and hypoxia tolerance are affected by group interactions and sex in the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster): new data and a literature survey2017-08-29T09:38:41-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc990981/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc990981/"><img alt="Metabolic rate and hypoxia tolerance are affected by group interactions and sex in the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster): new data and a literature survey" title="Metabolic rate and hypoxia tolerance are affected by group interactions and sex in the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster): new data and a literature survey" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc990981/small/"/></a></p><p>This article characterizes the effects of fly density and sex on both mass-specific routine oxygen consumption and hypoxia tolerance.</p>Identification and Network-Enabled Characterization of Auxin Response Factor Genes in Medicago truncatula2016-12-21T23:10:09-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc944368/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc944368/"><img alt="Identification and Network-Enabled Characterization of Auxin Response Factor Genes in Medicago truncatula" title="Identification and Network-Enabled Characterization of Auxin Response Factor Genes in Medicago truncatula" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc944368/small/"/></a></p><p>This article discusses a comprehensive analysis of the Medicago truncatula genome and transcriptome that entailed search for novel Auxin Response Factor genes and the co-expression networks.</p>Environmental vibrios represent a source of antagonistic compounds that inhibit pathogenic Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains2017-09-17T18:24:22-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc993385/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc993385/"><img alt="Environmental vibrios represent a source of antagonistic compounds that inhibit pathogenic Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains" title="Environmental vibrios represent a source of antagonistic compounds that inhibit pathogenic Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc993385/small/"/></a></p><p>This article predicts that marine-derived bacteria should inhibit Vibrio pathogens and may be a source of unique antibiotic compounds.</p>Association between CYP2D6 Genotypes and the Risk of Antidepressant Discontinuation, Dosage Modification and the Occurrence of Maternal Depression during Pregnancy2017-08-29T09:38:41-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc991051/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc991051/"><img alt="Association between CYP2D6 Genotypes and the Risk of Antidepressant Discontinuation, Dosage Modification and the Occurrence of Maternal Depression during Pregnancy" title="Association between CYP2D6 Genotypes and the Risk of Antidepressant Discontinuation, Dosage Modification and the Occurrence of Maternal Depression during Pregnancy" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc991051/small/"/></a></p><p>This article investigates the association between CYP2D6 genotype and the risk of antidepressant discontinuation, dosage modification, and the occurrence of maternal CYP2D6, Antidepressants, Depression during pregnancy.</p>