• An Escalated Performance Aware Approach for Cumulative Effectiveness in Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks 

  Brown, Karl (TTU) (2022)

  In order to provide secure communication between mobile nodes in a hostile environment, security has become a top priority. There are a variety of nontrivial difficulties to security design in mobile ad hoc networks because ...

• Quantitative dynamics of Salmonella and E. Coli in feces of feedlot cattle treated with ceftiofur and chlortetracycline 

  Ohta, Naomi; Norby, Bo; Loneragan, Guy H. (TTU); Vinasco, Javier; den Bakker, Henk C.; Lawhon, Sara D.; Norman, Keri N.; Scott, Harvey M. (2019)

  Antibiotic use in beef cattle is a risk factor for the expansion of antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella populations. However, actual changes in the quantity of Salmonella in cattle feces following antibiotic use have not ...

• Projected heat stress challenges and abatement opportunities for U.S. Milk production 

  Gunn, Kpoti M.; Holly, Michael A.; Veith, Tamie L.; Buda, Anthony R.; Prasad, Rishi; Alan Rotz, C.; Soder, Kathy J.; Stoner, Anne M.K. (TTU) (2019)

  Cost-effective heat mitigation strategies are imperative for maintaining milk production and dairy farm profitability in the U.S. with projected climate change. This study investigated the cost-effectiveness of four heat ...

• A DNA aptamer reveals an allosteric site for inhibition in metallo-β-lactamases 

  Khan, Nazmul H. (TTU); Bui, Anthony A. (TTU); Xiao, Yang (TTU); Sutton, R. Bryan (TTU); Shaw, Robert W. (TTU); Wylie, Benjamin J. (TTU); Latham, Michael P. (TTU) (2019)

  The hydrolysis of β-lactam antibiotics by β-lactamase enzymes is the most prominent antibiotic resistance mechanism for many pathogenic bacteria. Out of this broad class of enzymes, metallo-β-lactamases are of special ...

• Turbulent particle pair diffusion: Numerical simulations 

  Malik, Nadeem A. (TTU) (2019)

  A theory for turbulent particle pair diffusion in the inertial subrange [Malik NA, PLoS ONE 13 (10):e0202940 (2018)] is investigated numerically using a Lagrangian diffusion model, Kinematic Simulations [Kraichnan RH, Phys. ...

• Yeast species isolated from Texas High Plains vineyards and dynamics during spontaneous fermentations of Tempranillo grapes 

  Bougreau, Matthias (TTU); Ascencio, Kenia (TTU); Bugarel, Marie (TTU); Nightingale, Kendra (TTU); Loneragan, Guy (TTU) (2019)

  Vineyards and grape musts harbor complex locally specific microbial communities, among which yeast species can be responsible of spontaneous alcoholic fermentation. Although relying on indigenous yeast can be a risk for ...

• A novel diversity method for smartphone camera-based heart rhythm signals in the presence of motion and noise artifacts 

  Tabei, Fatemehsadat (TTU); Zaman, Rifat (TTU); Foysal, Kamrul H. (TTU); Kumar, Rajnish (TTU); Kim, Yeesock; Chong, Jo Woon (TTU) (2019)

  The advent of smartphones has advanced the use of embedded sensors to acquire various physiological information. For example, smartphone camera sensors and accelerometers can provide heart rhythm signals to the subjects, ...

• Chronic wound microbiome colonization on mouse model following cryogenic preservation 

  Tipton, Craig D. (TTU); Sanford, Nicholas E.; Everett, Jake A. (TTUHSC); Gabrilska, Rebecca A. (TTUHSC); Wolcott, Randall D.; Rumbaugh, Kendra P. (TTUHSC); Phillips, Caleb D. (TTU) (2019)

  Chronic wound infections are increasingly recognized to be dynamic and polymicrobial in nature, necessitating the development of wound models which reflect the complexities of infection in a non-healing wound. Wound slough ...

• Growth response of the ichthyotoxic haptophyte, Prymnesium parvum Carter, to changes in sulfate and fluoride concentrations 

  Rashel, Rakib H. (TTU); Patiño, Reynaldo (TTU) (2019)

  Golden alga Prymnesium parvum Carter is a euryhaline, ichthyotoxic haptophyte (Chromista). Because of its presumed coastal/marine origin where SO4 2- levels are high, the relatively high SO4 2- concentration of its brackish ...

• Behavioral predictors of subsequent respiratory illness signs in dogs admitted to an animal shelter 

  Protopopova, Alexandra; Hall, Nathaniel J. (TTU); Brown, Kelsea M. (TTU); Andrukonis, Allison S. (TTU); Hekman, Jessica P. (2019)

  Individual variability is evident in behavior and physiology of animals. Determining whether behavior at intake may predict subsequent illness in the animal shelter may influence the management of dogs housed at animal ...

• Incorporating evaporative water loss into bioenergetic models of hibernation to test for relative influence of host and pathogen traits on white-nose syndrome 

  Haase, Catherine G.; Fuller, Nathan W. (TTU); Reed Hranac, C.; Hayman, David T.S.; McGuire, Liam P. (TTU); Norquay, Kaleigh J.O.; Silas, Kirk A.; Willis, Craig K.R.; Plowright, Raina K.; Olson, Sarah H. (2019)

  Hibernation consists of extended durations of torpor interrupted by periodic arousals. The ‘dehydration hypothesis’ proposes that hibernating mammals arouse to replenish water lost through evaporation during torpor. Arousals ...

• Moral grandstanding in public discourse: Status-seeking motives as a potential explanatory mechanism in predicting conflict 

  Grubbs, Joshua B.; Warmke, Brandon; Tosi, Justin (TTU); James, A. Shanti; Campbell, W. Keith (2019)

  Public discourse is often caustic and conflict-filled. This trend seems to be particularly evident when the content of such discourse is around moral issues (broadly defined) and when the discourse occurs on social media. ...

• The effect of ‘Traffic-Light’ nutritional labelling in carbonated soft drink purchases in Ecuador 

  Sandoval, Luis A.; Carpio, Carlos E. (TTU); Sanchez-Plata, Marcos (TTU) (2019)

  Overweight and obesity have become global concerns in developed and developing countries due to their rise in recent years and their association with the prevalence of non-communicable diseases including diabetes, hypertension ...

• When calculators lie: A demonstration of uncritical calculator usage among college students and factors that improve performance 

  LaCour, Mark (TTU); Cantu, Norma G.; Davis, Tyler (TTU) (2019)

  Calculators are often unnecessary to solve routine problems, though they are convenient for offloading cognitively effortful processes. However, errors can arise if incorrect procedures are used or when users fail to monitor ...

• Microtranscriptome analysis of sugarcane cultivars in response to aluminum stress 

  da Silva, Renan Gonçalves; Rosa-Santos, Thiago Mateus; de Castro França, Suzelei; Kottapalli, Pratibha (TTU); Kottapalli, Kameswara Rao (TTU); Zingaretti, Sonia Marli (2019)

  Although several metallic elements are required for plant growth, excessive amounts of aluminum ions (Al3+) can result in the inhibition of root growth, thus triggering water and nutrient deficiencies. Plants under stress ...

• Stochasticity and non-additivity expose hidden evolutionary pathways to cooperation 

  Fumagalli, Sarah E. (TTU); Rice, Sean H. (TTU) (2019)

  Cooperation is widespread across the tree of life, with examples ranging from vertebrates to lichens to multispecies biofilms. The initial evolution of such cooperation is likely to involve interactions that produce ...

• Coinfections by noninteracting pathogens are not independent and require new tests of interaction 

  Hamelin, Frédéric M.; Allen, Linda J.S. (TTU); Bokil, Vrushali A.; Gross, Louis J.; Hilker, Frank M.; Jeger, Michael J.; Manore, Carrie A.; Power, Alison G.; Rúa, Megan A.; Cunniffe, Nik J. (2019)

  If pathogen species, strains, or clones do not interact, intuition suggests the proportion of coinfected hosts should be the product of the individual prevalences. Independence consequently underpins the wide range of ...

• Sterol 14-α-demethylase is vital for mitochondrial functions and stress tolerance in Leishmania major 

  Mukherjee, Sumit (TTU); Moitra, Samrat (TTU); Xu, Wei (TTU); Hernandez, Veronica (TTU); Zhang, Kai (TTU) (2020)

  Sterol 14-α-demethylase (C14DM) is a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of sterols and the primary target of azoles. In Leishmania major, genetic or chemical inactivation of C14DM leads to accumulation of 14-methylated sterol ...

• Bioaccessibility of antimony and other trace elements from lead shot pellets in a simulated avian gizzard environment 

  French, Amanda D. (TTU); Shaw, Katherine (TTU); Barnes, Melanie (TTU); Cañas-Carrell, Jaclyn E. (TTU); Conway, Warren C. (TTU); Klein, David M. (TTU) (2020)

  Many studies have used grit (in the form of lead (Pb) pellets) presence in avian gizzards as an indicator of Pb shot exposure. However, due to nearly complete pellet absorption in gizzards or rapid passage of pellets, the ...

• Early and late rapid torque characteristics and select physiological correlates in middle-aged and older males 

  Olmos, Alex A.; Stratton, Matthew T. (TTU); Ha, Phuong L.; Dalton, Benjamin E.; VanDusseldorp, Trisha A.; Mangine, Gerald T.; Feito, Yuri; Poisal, Micah J.; Jones, Joshua A.; Smith, Tyler M.; Hester, Garrett M. (2020)

  Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare early and late rapid torque parameters of the plantar flexors (PFs) in middle-aged (MM) and older (OM) males, and determine the effect of normalization to peak torque (PT) ...

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