• Inhibition of the neuromuscular acetylcholine receptor with atracurium activates FOXO/DAF-16-induced longevity 

  McIntyre, Rebecca L.; Denis, Simone W.; Kamble, Rashmi; Molenaars, Marte; Petr, Michael; Schomakers, Bauke V.; Rahman, Mizanur (TTU); Gupta, Siddhartha; Toth, Marton L.; Vanapalli, Siva A. (TTU); Jongejan, Aldo; Scheibye-Knudsen, Morten; Houtkooper, Riekelt H.; Janssens, Georges E. (2021)

  Transcriptome-based drug screening is emerging as a powerful tool to identify geroprotective compounds to intervene in age-related disease. We hypothesized that, by mimicking the transcriptional signature of the highly ...

• Editorial: Working Dogs: Form and Function, Volume II 

  Hall, Nathaniel J. (TTU); Otto, Cynthia M.; Baltzer, Wendy I. (2021)

  Working dogs span the spectrum of careers from high powered physical athletes working in protection fields to highly cognitive dogs working in the service sector. Regardless of the career, all working dogs share a common ...

• Working Dog Training for the Twenty-First Century 

  Hall, Nathaniel J. (TTU); Johnston, Angie M.; Bray, Emily E.; Otto, Cynthia M.; MacLean, Evan L.; Udell, Monique A. R. (2021)

  Dogs are trained for a variety of working roles including assistance, protection, and detection work. Many canine working roles, in their modern iterations, were developed at the turn of the 20th century and training ...

• Factors of Negative Affect in Elderly Patients With Substance Use Disorders During COVID-19 Pandemic 

  Wang, Qianjin; Wang, Yingying; Zuo, Jinsong; Zhou, Yanan; Yang, Winson Fu Zun (TTU); Liao, Yanhui; Tang, Jinsong; Wang, Xin; Yang, Qian; Wu, Qiuxia; Wu, Hanjing Emily; Goodman, Colin B.; Liu, Tieqiao; Zhang, Xiangyang (2021)

  Background: The outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become the greatest public health emergency and has attracted global attention. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the negative affect (NA) of elderly ...

• PRM-MS Quantitative Analysis of Isomeric N-Glycopeptides Derived from Human Serum Haptoglobin of Patients with Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma 

  Gutierrez Reyes, Cristian D. (TTU); Huang, Yifan (TTU); Atashi, Mojgan (TTU); Zhang, Jie; Zhu, Jianhui; Liu, Suyu; Parikh, Neehar; Singal, Amit G.; Dai, Jianliang; Lubman, David M.; Mechref, Yehia (TTU) (2021)

  Currently, surveillance strategies have inadequate performance for cirrhosis and early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The glycosylation of serum haptoglobin has shown to have significant differences between ...

• In Silico Identification of Cholesterol Binding Motifs in the Chemokine Receptor CCR3 

  van Aalst, Evan (TTU); Koneri, Jotham (TTU); Wylie, Benjamin J. (TTU) (2021)

  CC motif chemokine receptor 3 (CCR3) is a Class A G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) mainly responsible for the cellular trafficking of eosinophils. As such, it plays key roles in inflammatory conditions, such as asthma and ...

• Sustainability Transparency and Trustworthiness of Traditional and Blockchain Ecolabels: A Comparison of Generations X and Y Consumers 

  Navas, Rebekkah (TTU); Chang, Hyo Jung (Julie) (TTU); Khan, Samina (TTU); Chong, Jo Woon (TTU) (2021)

  Consumers and professionals realize the importance of adopting social and environmental responsibility, but it is not easy for companies to implement transparent sustainability strategies that consumers can trust. Thus, ...

• Cities on the Coast and Patterns of Movement between Population Growth and Diffusion 

  Kovalevsky, Dmitry V.; Volchenkov, Dimitri (TTU); Scheffran, Jürgen (2021)

  Sea level rise and high-impact coastal hazards due to on-going and projected climate change dramatically affect many coastal urban areas worldwide, including those with the highest urbanization growth rates. To develop ...

• Sensory and Physical Characteristics of M. biceps femoris from Older Cows Using Ginger Powder (Zingibain) and Sous Vide Cooking 

  Naqvi, Zahra B.; Thomson, Peter C.; Campbell, Michael A.; Latif, Sajid; Legako, Jerrad F. (TTU); McGill, David M.; Wynn, Peter C.; Friend, Michael A.; Warner, Robyn D. (2021)

  This study aimed to evaluate the sensory and physical characteristics of zingibain-injected meat combined with sous vide cooking. M. biceps femoris (BF; n = 12) acquired from 6–7 year old Angus cows were cooked using the ...

• Non-β-Lactam Allosteric Inhibitors Target Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: An In Silico Drug Discovery Study 

  Ibrahim, Mahmoud A. A.; Abdeljawaad, Khlood A. A.; Abdelrahman, Alaa H. M.; Alzahrani, Othman R.; Alshabrmi, Fahad M.; Khalaf, Esraa; Moustafa, Mahmoud F.; Alrumaihi, Faris; Allemailem, Khaled S.; Soliman, Mahmoud E. S.; Paré, Paul W. (TTU); Hegazy, Mohamed-Elamir F.; Atia, Mohamed A. M. (2021)

  Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) catalyze the final stages for peptidoglycan cell-wall bio-synthesis. Mutations in the PBP2a subunit can attenuate β-lactam antibiotic activity, resulting in unimpeded cell-wall formation ...

• Common Themes in Zoonotic Spillover and Disease Emergence: Lessons Learned from Bat- and Rodent-Borne RNA Viruses 

  Williams, Evan P.; Spruill-Harrell, Briana M.; Taylor, Mariah K.; Lee, Jasper; Nywening, Ashley V.; Yang, Zemin; Nichols, Jacob H.; Camp, Jeremy V.; Owen, Robert D. (TTU); Jonsson, Colleen B. (2021)

  Rodents (order Rodentia), followed by bats (order Chiroptera), comprise the largest percentage of living mammals on earth. Thus, it is not surprising that these two orders account for many of the reservoirs of the zoonotic ...

• Horse Behavior towards Familiar and Unfamiliar Humans: Implications for Equine-Assisted Services 

  Brubaker, Lauren; Schroeder, Katy (TTU); Sherwood, Dawn; Stroud, Daniel; Udell, Monique A. R. (2021)

  While human benefits of animal-assisted therapy programs have been documented, relatively little research has been conducted on behavioral factors that predict a successful equine-assisted services (EAS) horse. This study ...

• Recent Advances in Biopolymer-Based Dye Removal Technologies 

  Dassanayake, Rohan S.; Acharya, Sanjit (TTU); Abidi, Noureddine (TTU) (2021)

  Synthetic dyes have become an integral part of many industries such as textiles, tannin and even food and pharmaceuticals. Industrial dye effluents from various dye utilizing industries are considered harmful to the ...

• Cancer caregivers unmet needs and emotional states across cancer treatment phases 

  Yang, Winson Fu Zun (TTU); Lee, Rachel Zhi Yi; Kuparasundram, Sangita; Tan, Terina; Chan, Yiong Huak; Griva, Konstadina; Mahendran, Rathi (2021)

  Study objective: To investigate the association between family cancer caregivers’ unmet daily needs and emotional states of depression, anxiety and stress across their care recipient’s treatment phases. Method: A ...

• Substance use disorders and suicidality in youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis with a focus on the direction of the association 

  Rioux, Charlie (TTU); Huet, Anne-Sophie; Castellanos-Ryan, Natalie; Fortier, Laurianne; Le Blanc, Myriam; Hamaoui, Stéphanie; Geoffrey, Marie-Claude; Renaud, Johanne; Séguin, Jean R. (2021)

  Background: Reviews and meta-analyses suggest that substance use and suicidality (i.e., suicidal ideations and attempts) are associated in youth, but the direction of this association remains unclear. Theoretically, the ...

• Exercise in Aging: Be Balanced 

  Gronek, Joanna; Boraczyński, Michał; Gronek, Piotr; Wieliński, Dariusz; Tarnas, Jacek; Marszałek, Sławomir; Tang, Yi-Yuan (TTU) (2021)

  The beneficial effects of exercise are recognized for preventing physical and cognitive decline during the aging process. However, there is still a gap concerning recommended intensity, volume, frequency and mode of exercise ...

• Review of Biological Effects of Acute and Chronic Radiation Exposure on Caenorhabditis elegans 

  Dhakal, Rabin (TTU); Yosofvand, Mohammad (TTU); Yavari, Mahsa (TTU); Abdulrahman, Ramzi; Schurr, Ryan; Moustaid-Moussa, Naima (TTU); Moussa, Hanna (TTU) (2021)

  Knowledge regarding complex radiation responses in biological systems can be enhanced using genetically amenable model organisms. In this manuscript, we reviewed the use of the nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans), ...

• Offseason Body Composition Changes Detected by Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry versus Multifrequency Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Collegiate American Football Athletes 

  Boykin, Jake R. (TTU); Tinsley, Grant M. (TTU); Harrison, Christine M.; Prather, Jessica; Zaragoza, Javier; Tinnin, Matthias; Smith, Shay; Wilson, Camden; Taylor, Lem W. (2021)

  Tracking changes in body composition may provide key information about the effectiveness of training programs for athletes. This study reports on the agreement between bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and dual-energy ...

• Nickel-based electrochemical sensor with a wide detection range for measuring hydroxyl ions and pH sensing 

  Jafari, Behnaz (TTU); Muthuvel, Madhivanan; Botte, Geraldine G. (TTU) (2021)

  The importance of hydroxyl ions concentration measurement in solution necessitates the development of suitable and simple sensing methods for online detection. To address this need, an electrochemical sensor was developed ...

• The Genomic Signature of Allopatric Speciation in a Songbird Is Shaped by Genome Architecture (Aves: Certhia americana) 

  Manthey, Joseph D. (TTU); Klicka, John; Spellman, Garth M. (2021)

  The genomic signature of speciation with gene flow is often attributed to the strength of divergent selection and recombination rate in regions harboring targets for selection. In contrast, allopatric speciation provides ...

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