• DMA Recitals 

  Turner, Carolyn (2012-05-01)

  DMA Project No. 3 Copland, Aaron Clarinet Concerto

• Variable mating behaviors and the maintenance of tropical biodiversity 

  Cannon, Charles H. (TTU); Lerdau, Manuel (2015)

  Current theoretical studies on mechanisms promoting species co-existence in diverse communities assume that species are fixed in their mating behavior. Each species is a discrete evolutionary unit, even though most empirical ...

• Pawnobiome: manipulation of the hologenome within one host generation and beyond 

  Voss, Jameson D.; Leon, Juan C.; Dhurandhar, Nikhil V. (TTU); Robb, Frank T. (2015)

  A metaorganism is a collection of interacting organisms where the sum is not the same as the simple addition of the individual isolated parts (Relman, 2008; Webster, 2014). In fact, the gut, nasal, and lung microbiome all ...

• Resident satisfaction with foodservice at a senior care community 

  Garcia, Mario (2010-08)

  The aging post World War II generations, swing and baby boomers are now reaching retirement age; the two generations form a large segment of the population therefore causing major changes in demographics and economies. The ...

• Morphological, Physiological and Proteomic Analyses Provide Insights into the Improvement of Castor Bean Productivity of a Dwarf Variety in Comparing with a High-Stalk Variety 

  Hu, Wenjun; Chen, Lin; Qiu, Xiaoyun; Lu, Hongling; Wei, Jia; Bai, Yueqing; He, Ningjia; Hu, Rongbin (TTU); Sun, Li (TTU); Zhang, Hong (TTU); Shen, Guoxin (2016)

  Ricinus communis displays a broad range of phenotypic diversity in size, with dwarf, common, and large-sized varieties. To better understand the differences in plant productivity between a high-stalk variety and a dwarf ...

• Augmenting iron accumulation in cassava by the beneficial soil bacterium Bacillus subtilis (GBO3) 

  Freitas, Mônica A.; Medeiros, Flavio H. V.; Carvalho, Samuel P.; Guilherme, Luiz R. G.; Teixeira, William D.; Zhang, Huiming (TTU); Paré, Paul W. (TTU) (2015)

  Cassava (Manihot esculenta), a major staple food in the developing world, provides a basic carbohydrate diet for over half a billion people living in the tropics. Despite the iron abundance in most soils, cassava provides ...

• The sensible choice: Family and consumer sciences in correctional education 

  Roberson, Kyle L. (TTU) (2015)

  Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) is a field of study based in the human sciences with a mission to improve the lives of individuals, families and communities through training, education and advocacy. FCS is defined as ...

• Human connections: Using self-reflection to gain insights for improving relationships and reducing recidivism 

  Roberson, Kyle L. (TTU); Alexander, Karen L. (TTU) (2021)

  Correctional workers have a responsibility to model positive behaviors for inmates in their charge. The more positive roles correctional workers take in the education, rehabilitation and reentry efforts of the inmate ...

• Therapeautic effects of FTY720 compounds in cellular and animal models of multiple system atrophy 

  Segura-Ulate, Ismael (2018-05)

  Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a rapidly progressing and fatal demyelinating neurodegenerative disorder with no effective treatment. MSA is characterized by the toxic accumulation of the protein alpha-synuclein (aSyn) ...

• Short-term meditation increases blood flow in anterior cingulate cortex and insula 

  Tang, Yi-Yuan (TTU); Lu, Qilin; Feng, Hongbo; Tang, Rongxiang; Posner, Michael I. (2015)

  Asymmetry in frontal electrical activity has been reported to be associated with positive mood. One form of mindfulness meditation, integrative body-mind training (IBMT) improves positive mood and neuroplasticity. The ...

• Genome-wide identification of multifunctional laccase gene family in cotton (Gossypium spp.); expression and biochemical analysis during fiber development 

  Balasubramanian, Vimal Kumar (TTU); Rai, Krishan Mohan (TTU); Thu, Sandi Win (TTU); Hii, Mei Mei (TTU); Mendu, Venugopal (TTU) (2016)

  The single-celled cotton fibers, produced from seed coat epidermal cells are the largest natural source of textile fibers. The economic value of cotton fiber lies in its length and quality. The multifunctional laccase ...

• A simplified computational memory model from information processing 

  Zhang, Lanhua; Zhang, Dongsheng; Deng, Yuqin; Ding, Xiaoqian; Wang, Yan; Tang, Yiyuan (TTU); Sun, Baoliang (2016)

  This paper is intended to propose a computational model for memory from the view of information processing. The model, called simplified memory information retrieval network (SMIRN), is a bi-modular hierarchical functional ...

• Detection and Mapping of Black Rock Coatings Using Hyperion Images: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada 

  Leverington, David W. (TTU); Schindler, Michael (2016)

  Base metal smelting activities can produce acidic rain that promotes vegetation loss and the development of black coatings on bedrock. Such coatings can form over large areas and are among the most prominent long-term ...

• Using Remotely Sensed Imagery to Document How Land Use Drives Turbidity of Playa Waters in Texas 

  Starr, Scott M. (TTU); Heintzman, Lucas J. (TTU); Mulligan, Kevin R. (TTU); Barbato, Lucia S. (TTU); McIntyre, Nancy E. (TTU) (2016)

  Sedimentation (primarily from human land use) is a major threat to runoff-fed wetlands of the Great Plains of North America (playas), but it is unknown how many playas are turbid, how prevalence of turbidity has changed ...

• Casbane Diterpenes from Red Sea Coral Sinularia polydactyla 

  Hegazy, Mohamed-Elamir F.; Mohamed, Tarik A.; Elshamy, Abdelsamed I.; Al-Hammady, Montaser A.; Ohta, Shinji; Paré, Paul W. (TTU) (2016)

  The soft coral genus Sinularia is a rich source of bioactive metabolites containing a diverse array of chemical structures. A solvent extract of Sinularia polydactyla resulted in the isolation of three new casbane diterpenes: ...

• Quantitative Proteomics of an Amphibian Pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, following Exposure to Thyroid Hormone 

  Thekkiniath, Jose; Zabet-Moghaddam, Masoud (TTU); Kottapalli, Kameswara Rao (TTU); Pasham, Mithun R.; San Francisco, Susan (TTU); San Francisco, Michael (TTU) (2015)

  Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), a chytrid fungus, has increasingly been implicated as a major factor in the worldwide decline of amphibian populations. The fungus causes chytridiomycosis in susceptible species leading ...

• Season of Birth, Sex and Sleep Timing Preferences 

  Huang, Yuee; Lin, Dongdong; Lu, Chuanwen (TTU); Ali, Gholam; Metzger, James; Shankar, Nivedita; Xu, Tan; Sun, Wenjie; Shan, Guangliang (2015)

  Objective: To evaluate whether the season of birth and sex are associated with preferences for bedtime among Chinese adults. Methods: A national population-based study on sleep preferences was conducted among Chinese in ...

• Isomerization of Internal Alkynes to Iridium(III) Allene Complexes via C–H Bond Activation: Expanded Substrate Scope, and Progress towards a Catalytic Methodology 

  Phadke, Neha (TTU); Findlater, Michael (TTU) (2015)

  The synthesis of a series of allene complexes (POCOP)Ir(η2-RC==CR’) 1b–4b (POCOP = 2,6-bis(di-tert-butylphosphonito)benzene) via isomerization of internal alkynes is reported. We have demonstrated that the application of ...

• Effect of Guest Atom Composition on the Structural and Vibrational Properties of the Type II Clathrate-Based Materials AxSi136, AxGe136 and AxSn136 (A = Na, K, Rb, Cs; 0 ≤ x ≤ 24) 

  Xue, Dong (TTU); Myles, Charles W. (TTU); Higgins, Craig (TTU) (2016)

  Type II clathrates are interesting due to their potential thermoelectric applications. Powdered X-ray diffraction (XRD) data and density functional calculations for NaxSi136 found a lattice contraction as x increases for ...

• Index of Soil Moisture Using Raw Landsat Image Digital Count Data in Texas High Plains 

  Shafian, Sanaz (TTU); Maas, Stephen J. (TTU) (2015)

  The growth and yield of crops in the arid and semi-arid regions of the world is driven by the amount of soil moisture available to the crop through rainfall and irrigation. Various methods have been developed for quantifying ...

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