• Leaf nitrogen from the perspective of optimal plant function 

  Dong, Ning; Prentice, Iain Colin; Wright, Ian J.; Wang, Han; Atkin, Owen K.; Bloomfield, Keith J.; Domingues, Tomas F.; Gleason, Sean M.; Maire, Vincent; Onoda, Yusuke; Poorter, Hendrik; Smith, Nicholas G. (TTU) (2022)

  Leaf dry mass per unit area (LMA), carboxylation capacity (Vcmax) and leaf nitrogen per unit area (Narea) and mass (Nmass) are key traits for plant functional ecology and ecosystem modelling. There is however no consensus ...

• Characterization of metabolic profile, health, milk production, and reproductive outcomes of dairy cows diagnosed with concurrent hyperketonemia and hypoglycemia 

  Hubner, A.; Canisso, I. F.; Peixoto, P. M.; Coelho, W. M.; Ribeiro, L.; Aldridge, B. M.; Menta, P. (TTU); Machado, V. S. (TTU); Lima, F. S. (2022)

  The objective of this prospective cohort study was to characterize the metabolic profile, health, milk production, and reproductive outcomes of cows diagnosed with hyperketonemia (HK; β-hydroxybutyrate ≥1.2 mmol/L), ...

• Impact of golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) colonization on bacterial communities and potential risk to water quality 

  Zhang, Jiahao; Xu, Mengzhen; Sun, Luo; Reible, Danny (TTU); Fu, Xudong (2022)

  Mussel colonization can affect the water quality through restructuring nearby bacterial communities. In this study, we conducted an experiment to detect the bacterial alteration associated with live and dead golden mussel ...

• Targeted analysis and Total Oxidizable Precursor assay of several insecticides for PFAS 

  Lasee, Steven (TTU); McDermett, Kaylin (TTU); Kumar, Naveen (TTU); Guelfo, Jennifer (TTU); Payton, Paxton; Yang, Zhao (TTU); Anderson, Todd A. (TTU) (2022)

  Targeted analysis for 24 Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) was conducted on 10 insecticide formulations used on a United States Department of Agriculture crop research field. Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) ...

• Metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses reveal that sucrose synthase regulates maize pollen viability under heat and drought stress 

  Li, Hongwei; Tiwari, Manish; Tang, Yulou; Wang, Lijuan; Yang, Sen; Long, Haochi; Guo, Jiameng; Wang, Yongchao; Wang, Hao; Yang, Qinghua; Jagadish, S. V.Krishna (TTU); Shao, Ruixin (2022)

  Maize pollen is highly sensitive to heat and drought, but few studies have investigated the combined effects of heat and drought on pollen viability. In this study, pollen's structural and physiological characteristics ...

• Knitted Denim Fabrics: Fabrication Process and Fibrous Influence on Several Properties of the Fabric 

  Hoque, Md Saiful; Shahid, Md Imranul; Parvez, Abdullah Al; Hossain, Md Jakir (TTU); Sheen, Sheenrina Miyan (2022)

  Denim-like knitted fabrics are getting popular for their several favorable properties, such as flexibility, comfort, and ease of manufacturing. This study aimed to manufacture knitted denim fabrics made from various blend ...

• Combining multiple human physiological signals using fuzzy logic to determine stress caused by battle dress uniforms 

  Periyaswamy, Thamizhisai; Balasubramanian, Mahendran (TTU) (2022)

  Abstract: This study presents a novel stress index for clothing using physiological signals to estimate stress induced by battle dress uniforms (BDU) during physical activity. The approach uses a fuzzy logic-based nonlinear ...

• Effects of Nutritional and Social Factors on Favorable Fetal Growth Conditions Using Structural Equation Modeling 

  Moyo, Gugulethu (TTU); Stickley, Zachary (TTU); Little, Todd (TTU); Dawson, John (TTU); Thomas-Jackson, Shera (TTU); Ngounda, Jennifer; Jordaan, Marizeth; Robb, Liska; Walsh, Corinna; Oldewage-Theron, Wilna (TTU) (2022)

  Poor birth outcomes such as low birth weight, low birth length and short gestational age, are public health concern issues in South Africa (SA). This study utilized structural equation modeling (SEM) to explore how nutritional ...

• Moisture, Not Temperature, in the Pre-Monsoon Influences Pinus wallichiana Growth along the Altitudinal and Aspect Gradients in the Lower Himalayas of Central Nepal 

  Gautam, Deepak; Gaire, Narayan Prasad; Subedi, Mukti (TTU); Sharma, Ram P.; Tripathi, Shankar; Sigdel, Rajesh; Basnet, Saroj; Miya, Mahamad Sayab; Chhetri, Parveen K.; Tong, Xiaojuan (2022)

  Changing climate can strongly affect tree growth and forest productivity. The dendrochronological approach to assessing the impact of climate change on tree growth is possible through climate–growth correlation analysis. ...

• Ancient Lowland Maya neighborhoods: Average Nearest Neighbor analysis and kernel density models, environments, and urban scale 

  Thompson, Amy E.; Walden, John P.; Chase, Adrian S.Z.; Hutson, Scott R.; Marken, Damien B.; Cap, Bernadette; Fries, Eric C.; Piedrasanta, M. Rodrigo Guzman; Hare, Timothy S.; Horn, Sherman W.; Micheletti, George J.; Montgomery, Shane M.; Munson, Jessica; Richards-Rissetto, Heather; Shaw-Müller, Kyle; Ardren, Traci; Awe, Jaime J.; Brown, M. Kathryn; Callaghan, Michael; Ebert, Claire E.; Ford, Anabel; Guerra, Rafael A.; Hoggarth, Julie A.; Kovacevich, Brigitte; Morris, John M.; Moyes, Holley; Powis, Terry G.; Yaeger, Jason; Houk, Brett A. (TTU); Prufer, Keith M.; Chase, Arlen F.; Chase, Diane Z. (2022)

  Many humans live in large, complex political centers, composed of multi-scalar communities including neighborhoods and districts. Both today and in the past, neighborhoods form a fundamental part of cities and are defined ...

• Herbs and Spices Modulate Gut Bacterial Composition in Adults at Risk for CVD: Results of a Prespecified Exploratory Analysis from a Randomized, Crossover, Controlled-Feeding Study 

  Petersen, Kristina S. (TTU); Anderson, Samantha; Chen See, Jeremy R.; Leister, Jillian; Kris-Etherton, Penny M.; Lamendella, Regina (2022)

  Background: Herbs and spices are rich in polyphenolic compounds that may influence gut bacterial composition. The effect of culinary doses of herbs and spices consumed as part of a well-defined dietary pattern on gut ...

• Neural connectivity underlying adolescent social learning in sibling dyads 

  Rogers, Christy R. (TTU); Fry, Cassidy M.; Lee, Tae Ho; Galvan, Michael (TTU); Gates, Kathleen M.; Telzer, Eva H. (2022)

  Social learning theory posits that adolescents learn to adopt social norms by observing the behaviors of others and internalizing the associated outcomes. However, the underlying neural processes by which social learning ...

• Defective Human SRP Induces Protein Quality Control and Triggers Stress Response 

  Tikhonova, Elena B (TTUHSC); Guarnizo, Sneider Alexander Gutierrez (TTUHSC); Kellogg, Morgana K (TTUHSC); Karamyshev, Alexander (TTUHSC); Dozmorov, Igor M; Karamysheva, Zemfira N (TTU); Karamyshev, Andrey L (TTUHSC) (2022)

  Regulation of Aberrant Protein Production (RAPP) is a protein quality control in mammalian cells. RAPP degrades mRNAs of nascent proteins not able to associate with their natural interacting partners during synthesis at ...

• Defective Human SRP Induces Protein Quality Control and Triggers Stress Response 

  Tikhonova, Elena B.; Gutierrez Guarnizo, Sneider Alexander; Kellogg, Morgana K.; Karamyshev, Alexander; Dozmorov, Igor M.; Karamysheva, Zemfira N. (TTU); Karamyshev, Andrey L. (2022)

  Regulation of Aberrant Protein Production (RAPP) is a protein quality control in mammalian cells. RAPP degrades mRNAs of nascent proteins not able to associate with their natural interacting partners during synthesis at ...

• Examining the impact of emissions scenario on lower Mississippi River flood hazard projections 

  Dunne, K. B.J.; Dee, S. G.; Reinders, J.; Muñoz, S. E.; Nittrouer, J. A. (TTU) (2022)

  The Mississippi River is the largest commercial waterway in North America and one of the most heavily engineered rivers in the world. Future alteration of the river’s hydrology by climate change may increase the vulnerability ...

• Adjuvant Effects of a New Saponin Analog VSA-1 on Enhancing Homologous and Heterosubtypic Protection by Influenza Virus Vaccination 

  Bhatnagar, Noopur; Kim, Ki Hye; Subbiah, Jeeva; Park, Bo Ryoung; Wang, Pengfei; Gill, Harvinder Singh (TTU); Wang, Bao Zhong; Kang, Sang Moo (2022)

  Adjuvants can increase the magnitude and durability of the immune response generated by the vaccine antigen. Aluminum salts (Alum) remain the main adjuvant licensed for human use. A few new adjuvants have been licensed for ...

• Newton-X Platform: New Software Developments for Surface Hopping and Nuclear Ensembles 

  Barbatti, Mario; Bondanza, Mattia; Crespo-Otero, Rachel; Demoulin, Baptiste; Dral, Pavlo O.; Granucci, Giovanni; Kossoski, Fábris; Lischka, Hans (TTU); Mennucci, Benedetta; Mukherjee, Saikat; Pederzoli, Marek; Persico, Maurizio; Pinheiro, Max; Pittner, Jiří; Plasser, Felix; Sangiogo Gil, Eduarda; Stojanovic, Ljiljana (2022)

  Newton-X is an open-source computational platform to perform nonadiabatic molecular dynamics based on surface hopping and spectrum simulations using the nuclear ensemble approach. Both are among the most common methodologies ...

• LC-MS/MS Isomeric Profiling of N-Glycans Derived from Low-Abundant Serum Glycoproteins in Mild Cognitive Impairment Patients 

  Reyes, Cristian D.Gutierrez (TTU); Hakim, Md Abdul (TTU); Atashi, Mojgan (TTU); Goli, Mona (TTU); Gautam, Sakshi (TTU); Wang, Junyao (TTU); Bennett, Andrew I. (TTU); Zhu, Jianhui; Lubman, David M.; Mechref, Yehia (TTU) (2022)

  Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is an early stage of memory loss that affects cognitive abilities, such as language or virtual/spatial comprehension. This cognitive decline is mostly observed with the aging of individuals. ...

• Quantifying epithelial cell proliferation on curved surfaces 

  Chang, Ya Wen (TTU); Cruz-Acuña, Ricardo; Tennenbaum, Michael; Fragkopoulos, Alexandros A.; García, Andrés J.; Fernández-Nieves, Alberto (2022)

  Out-of-plane curvature is an important, but poorly explored geometric parameter that influences cell behavior. We address the impact of curvature on epithelial proliferation through monitoring how MDCK cells proliferate ...

• Experimental inoculation trial to determine the effects of temperature and humidity on White-nose Syndrome in hibernating bats 

  Frick, Winifred F.; Johnson, Emily (TTU); Cheng, Tina L.; Lankton, Julia S.; Warne, Robin; Dallas, Jason; Parise, Katy L.; Foster, Jeffrey T.; Boyles, Justin G.; McGuire, Liam P. (TTU) (2022)

  Disease results from interactions among the host, pathogen, and environment. Inoculation trials can quantify interactions among these players and explain aspects of disease ecology to inform management in variable and ...

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