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Generation of Novel Genetic Resources in the Model Organism Tribolium castaneum
(2020-04-23)
The stored product pest, the red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum), has emerged as a novel and powerful model organism over the last decade. Because these are stored product pests, the lab environment is similar to field ...
Development of Protocols to Test the Ability of Akkermansia muciniphila to Rescue Gut Barrier Integrity and Metabolize Azoxymethane
(2020-04-21)
The recent discovery of the bacterial species Akkermansia muciniphila (A. muc.) and subsequent studies have proposed a correlation between gut health and the presence of A. muc., however conflicting reports of enrichment ...
Understanding the RNA-Protein Contacts Required for Successful Infection of the ssRNA Bacteriophage Qβ
(2020-04-30)
The single-stranded (ss) RNA bacteriophage Qβ, which infects piliated bacteria, most commonly Escherichia coli, requires several RNA-protein interactions for successful infection. Based on modeling the RNA secondary structure ...
Chemical Characterization of Sargassum Fluitans
(2020-04-22)
Sargassum fluitans is a seaweed that has existed in the North Atlantic for thousands of years. The Sargasso Sea which gets its name from sargassum was observed by Portuguese seafarers in the 15th century (Rythner, 1956). ...
Impact of Social Mixing on Feedlot Steer Behavior
(2020-04-21)
Angus crossbred steers from two genetically similar sources (n = 48 BCS and n = 48 McG), were transported separately (833.64 ± 85.29 km) 39-d prior to commingling and housed at a feedlot without visual or tactile contact. ...
The Role of Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Metabolism in Influencing Physiological Fitness Under Metabolic Stress
(2020-04-23)
Metabolism involves a network of interconnected reactions, of which pathways are responsible for growth, renewal, and cellular maintenance. Environmental stress can pose challenges for the proper functioning of these ...
Hydrogels Stabilized Via Novel Click Chemistry-Enabled Secondary Interactions for Cell Culture
(2020-04-13)
Hydrogels, water-imbibing crosslinked polymer networks, are useful for 3D cell culture because of their tissue-like mechanical properties and high water content. A variety of “click chemistry” reactions have been utilized ...
Ostracism, Belongingness, and Alcohol Use: Comparing Different Racial/Ethnic Groups
(2020-04-13)
Research has shown that perceived social exclusion, characterized by the feeling of ostracism, is considered a stressful event that produces a negative affect. Ostracism, defined as exclusion by general consent from common ...
Microscopic Origin of Nonlinear Optical Properties of 2D Materials: A First Principles Study
(2020-04-16)
Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) have provided a unique materials platform with a variety of interesting optoelectronic properties and great potential for device applications. Janus 2D TMDCs ...
Clustering Events Based On Common Subevents
(2020-04-23)
The objective of this project is to create a methodology to find communities of similar events based on their context, which is represented by their subevents. The similarity is measured through a new metric we propose, ...