• Time-restricted eating and age-related muscle loss 

  Tinsley, Grant M. (TTU); Paoli, Antonio (2019)

  In recent years, the potential benefits of incorporating regular periods of fasting have been explored for improving health and combating disease [1, 2]. While numerous rodent studies have demonstrated potential benefits ...

• Mask Material Filtration Efficiency and Mask Fitting at the Crossroads: Implications during Pandemic Times 

  Ardon-Dryer, Karin (TTU); Warzywoda, Juliusz (TTU); Tekin, Rumeysa (TTU); Biros, Jnev (TTU); Almodovar, Sharilyn (TTUHSC); Weeks, Brandon L. (TTU); Hope-Weeks, Louisa J. (TTU); Sacco, Albert Jr (TTU) (2021)

  The COVID-19 pandemic triggered the widespread use and need for respirators and face masks for the healthcare workers and public. In this study, several generally available respirators and mask designs were fit tested, and ...

• Interior Estimates for Generalized Forchheimer Flows of Slightly Compressible Fluids 

  Hoang, Luan T. (TTU); Kieu, Thinh T. (2017)

  The generalized Forchheimer flows are studied for slightly compressible fluids in porous media with time-dependent Dirichlet boundary data for the pressure. No restrictions are imposed on the degree of the Forchheimer ...

• Parasite dynamics in untreated horses through one calendar year 

  Steuer, Ashley E (TTU); Anderson, Haley P; Shepherd, Taylor; Clark, Morgan; Scare, Jessica A; Gravatte, Holli S; Nielsen, Martin K (2022)

  Background: Horses are host to a plethora of parasites. Knowledge of the seasonality of parasite egg shedding and transmission is important for constructing parasite control programs. However, studies describing these ...

• Differential gene expression associated with a floral scent polymorphism in the evening primrose Oenothera harringtonii (Onagraceae) 

  Bechen, Lindsey L; Johnson, Matthew G (TTU); Broadhead, Geoffrey T; Levin, Rachel A; Overson, Rick P; Jogesh, Tania; Fant, Jeremie B; Raguso, Robert A; Skogen, Krissa A; Wickett, Norman J (2022)

  Background: Plant volatiles play an important role in both plant-pollinator and plant-herbivore interactions. Intraspecific polymorphisms in volatile production are ubiquitous, but studies that explore underlying ...

• Transactional sex work and HIV among women in confict-afected Northeastern Uganda: a population-based study 

  Mootz, Jennifer J; Odejimi, Omolola A (TTU); Bhattacharya, Aishwarya; Kann, Bianca; Ettelbrick, Julia; Mello, Milena; Wainberg, Milton L; Khoshnood, Kaveh (2022)

  Background: Armed conflict and the HIV pandemic are significant global health issues. Evidence of the association between armed conflict and HIV infection has been conflicting. Our objective was to examine the role of ...

• Efficacy of low-fat milk and yogurt fortified with vitamin D3 on systemic inflammation in adults with abdominal obesity 

  Sharifan, Payam; Rashidmayvan, Mohammad; Khorasanchi, Zahra; Darroudi, Susan; Heidari, Azam; Hoseinpoor, Fatemeh; Vatanparast, Hassan; Safarian, Mohamad; Eslami, Saeid; Afshari, Asma; Asadi, Zahra; Ghazizadeh, Hamideh; Bagherniya, Mohammad; Khedmatgozar, Hamed (TTU); Ferns, Gordon; Rezaie, Mitra; Mobarhan, Majid Ghayour (2022)

  Background: The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is increasing globally and is associated with an increased risk of metabolic syndrome, autoimmune disease, and cardiovascular disease. Vit D deficiency is also associated ...

• Accelerating flash droughts induced by the joint influence of soil moisture depletion and atmospheric aridity 

  Qing, Yamin; Wang, Shuo; Ancell, Brian C (TTU); Yang, Zong-Liang (2022)

  The emergence of flash drought has attracted widespread attention due to its rapid onset. However, little is known about the recent evolution of flash droughts in terms of the speed of onset and the causes of such a rapid ...

• The bacterial community of childcare centers: potential implications for microbial dispersal and child exposure 

  Beasley, D. E; Monsur, M (TTU); Hu, J; Dunn, R.R; Madden, A.A (2022)

  Background: Bacterial communities within built environments reflect differences in sources of bacteria, building design, and environmental contexts. These communities impact the health of their occupants in many ways. ...

• Towards a probabilistic foundation for non-relativistic and relativistic quantum theory 

  Reddiger, Maik (2022-12)

  The controversy on the interpretation and conceptual foundations of quantum mechanics has been accompanying the theory since its inception in the 1920s. The question of which probability theory ought to be used to statistically ...

• Colonization with non-mycorrhizal culturable endophytic fungi enhances orchid growth and indole acetic acid production 

  Shah, Sujit; Shah, Biva; Sharma, Rohit; Rekadwad, Bhagwan; Shouche, Yogesh S; Sharma, Jyotsna (TTU); Pant, Bijaya (2022)

  Background: Symbiotic associations of endophytic fungi have been proved by possessing an ability to produce hormones and metabolites for their host plant. Members of the Orchidaceae are obligate mycorrhizal species but ...

• Magnons and magnetic fluctuations in atomically thin MnBi2Te4 

  Lujan, David; Choe, Jeongheon; Rodriguez-Vega, Martin; Ye, Zhipeng (TTU); Leonardo, Aritz; Nunley, T. Nathan; Chang, Liang-Juan; Lee, Shang-Fan; Yan, Jiaqiang; Fiete, Gregory A; He, Rui (TTU); Li, Xiaoqin (2022)

  Electron band topology is combined with intrinsic magnetic orders in MnBi2Te4, leading to novel quantum phases. Here we investigate collective spin excitations (i.e. magnons) and spin fluctuations in atomically thin ...

• Analogous sonic archetypal representation: Symbolic lineage in syntactic modal structures 

  Glosson, Justin (2022-12)

  The lineage systems of musical meaning trace themselves to antiquity. Through lines of compositional use, emotional connotation, and symbolic meaning can be discovered through topics and experimentation that reveals common ...

• Amplification of downstream flood stage due to damming of fine-grained rivers 

  Ma, Hongbo; Nittrouer, Jeffrey A (TTU); Fu, Xudong; Parker, Gary; Zhang, Yuanfeng; Wang, Yuanjian; Wang, Yanjun; Lamb, Michael P; Cisneros, Julia; Best, Jim; Parsons, Daniel R; Wu, Baosheng (2022)

  River dams provide many benefits, including flood control. However, due to constantly evolving channel morphology, downstream conveyance of floodwaters following dam closure is difficult to predict. Here, we test the ...

• Orbital selective Kondo effect in heavy fermion superconductor UTe2 

  Kang, Byungkyun; Choi, Sangkook; Kim, Hyunsoo (TTU) (2022)

  Heavy fermion systems emerge from the collective Kondo effect, and their superconductivity can serve as a promising platform for realizing next-generation quantum technologies. However, it has been a great challenge to ...

• Microrheology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms grown in wound beds 

  Rahman, Minhaz Ur (TTU); Fleming, Derek F (TTUHSC); Wang, Liyun; Rumbaugh, Kendra P (TTUHSC); Gordon, Vernita D; Christopher, Gordon F (TTU) (2022)

  A new technique was used to measure the viscoelasticity of in vivo Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. This was done through ex vivo microrheology measurements of in vivo biofilms excised from mouse wound beds. To our knowledge, ...

• Nanomechanical variability in the early evolution of vertebrate dentition 

  Shohel, Mohammad; Ray, Kamal K; Tivanski, Alexei V; McAdams, Neo E. B (TTU); Bancroft, Alyssa M; Cramer, Bradley D; Forbes, Tori Z (2022)

  Conodonts are an extinct group of primitive jawless vertebrates whose elements represent the earliest examples of a mineralized feeding apparatus in vertebrates. Their relative relationship within vertebrates remains ...

• Presidential Strategies in Statements of Administration Policy 

  Sievert, Joel (TTU); Ostrander, Ian (2022)

  Presidents routinely employ Statements of Administration Policy (SAPs) to inform Congress about the executive's thoughts and position on pending legislation. Such statements are used for a variety of purposes, including ...

• Warming-induced increase in carbon uptake is linked to earlier spring phenology in temperate and boreal forests 

  Gu, Hongshuang; Qiao, Yuxin; Xi, Zhenxiang; Rossi, Sergio; Smith, Nicholas G (TTU); Liu, Jianquan; Chen, Lei (TTU) (2022)

  Under global warming, advances in spring phenology due to rising temperatures have been widely reported. However, the physiological mechanisms underlying the advancement in spring phenology still remain poorly understood. ...

• Mitochondrial ATP synthase c-subunit leak channel triggers cell death upon loss of its F1 subcomplex 

  Mnatsakanyan, Nelli; Park, Han-A; Wu, Jing; He, Xiang; Llaguno, Marc C.; Latta, Maria; Miranda, Paige; Murtishi, Besnik; Graham, Morven; Weber, Joachim (TTU); Levy, Richard J.; Pavlov, Evgeny V.; Jonas, Elizabeth A. (2022)

  Mitochondrial ATP synthase is vital not only for cellular energy production but also for energy dissipation and cell death. ATP synthase c-ring was suggested to house the leak channel of mitochondrial permeability transition ...

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