Sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca²⁺-ATPase (SERCA) activity during the transition to endothermy in an altricial bird (open access)

Sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca²⁺-ATPase (SERCA) activity during the transition to endothermy in an altricial bird

Article describes SERCA activity in the pectoralis muscle and heart ventricle of red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) nestlings, fledglings and adults. Additionally, using a diet manipulation, the authors tested the hypothesis that muscle SERCA activity is affected by dietary fatty acid composition, as has been shown in some previous studies.
Date: June 28, 2019
Creator: Price, Edwin R.; Sirsat, Tushar S.; Sirsat, Sarah K. G. & Dzialowski, Edward M. (Edward Michael)
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
An “ideal lignin” facilitates full biomass utilization (open access)

An “ideal lignin” facilitates full biomass utilization

This article describes the ideal nature of the Catechyl lignin (C-lignin) via a revised compositional characterization of the vanilla seed coat fiber, new features of the C-lignin's reactivity and stability, and successful attempts at converting it to monomers in near-quantitative yields.
Date: September 28, 2018
Creator: Li, Yanding; Shuai, Li; Kim, Hoon; Hussain Motagamwala, Ali; Mobley, Justin K.; Yue, Fengxia et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Body shape differences in a pair of closely related Malawi cichlids and their hybrids: Effects of genetic variation, phenotypic plasticity, and transgressive segregation (open access)

Body shape differences in a pair of closely related Malawi cichlids and their hybrids: Effects of genetic variation, phenotypic plasticity, and transgressive segregation

This article investigates the contributions of genetic and plastic components for differences in body shape in two species of Lake Malawi cichlids using wild-caught specimens and a common garden experiment.
Date: January 28, 2017
Creator: Husemann, Martin; Tobler, Michael; McCauley, Cagney; Ding, Baoqing & Danley, Patrick D.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Identifying Native and Exotic Predators of Ground-Nesting Songbirds in Subantarctic Forests in Southern Chile (open access)

Identifying Native and Exotic Predators of Ground-Nesting Songbirds in Subantarctic Forests in Southern Chile

This article describes an artificial nest experiment to assess the impact of predators on daily survival rates of artificial bird nests in three different habitat types.
Date: April 28, 2011
Creator: Maley, Brett M.; Anderson, Christopher B.; Stodola, Kirk & Rosemond, Amy D.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Least Squares Regression and Geographically Weighted Regression Modeling of West Nile Virus Risk Based on Environmental Parameters (open access)

A Comparison of Least Squares Regression and Geographically Weighted Regression Modeling of West Nile Virus Risk Based on Environmental Parameters

This article discusses the effectiveness of utilizing local spatial variations in environmental data to uncover the statistical relationships between West Nile Virus (WNV) risk and environmental factors.
Date: March 28, 2017
Creator: Kala, Abhishek K.; Tiwari, Chetan; Mikler, Armin R. & Atkinson, Samuel F.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Is Exposure to Macondo Oil Reflected in the Otolith Chemistry of Marsh-Resident Fish? (open access)

Is Exposure to Macondo Oil Reflected in the Otolith Chemistry of Marsh-Resident Fish?

This article evaluates otolith microchemistry as a method for assessing oil exposure history.
Date: September 28, 2016
Creator: López-Duarte, Paola C.; Fodrie, F. Joel; Jensen, Olaf P.; Whitehead, Andrew; Galvez, Fernando; Dubansky, Benjamin et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Flocculation-Related Gene Identification by Whole-Genome Sequencing of Thauera aminoaromatica MZ1T Floc-Defective Mutants (open access)

Flocculation-Related Gene Identification by Whole-Genome Sequencing of Thauera aminoaromatica MZ1T Floc-Defective Mutants

This article discusses the identification of genes responsible for bacterial flocculation using a whole-genome phenotypic-sequencing technique.
Date: December 28, 2015
Creator: Prombutara, P. & Allen, Michael S.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Garcinol sensitizes human head and neck carcinoma to cisplatin in a xenoraft mouse model despite downregulation of proliferative biomarkers (open access)

Garcinol sensitizes human head and neck carcinoma to cisplatin in a xenoraft mouse model despite downregulation of proliferative biomarkers

This article investigates whether garcinol, a polyisoprenylated benzophenone can chemosensitize HNSCC to cisplatin.
Date: February 28, 2015
Creator: Li, Feng; Shanmugam, Muthu K.; Siveen, Kodappully Sivaraman; Wang, Fan; Ong, Tina H.; Loo, Ser Yue et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Redefining Agricultural Residues as Bioenergy Feedstocks (open access)

Redefining Agricultural Residues as Bioenergy Feedstocks

This article presents a review of traits relevant to the development of dual purpose varieties is presented with particular emphasis on stover moisture and stay-green.
Date: July 28, 2016
Creator: Caicedo, Marlon; Barros, Jaime & Ordás, Bernardo
Object Type: Review
System: The UNT Digital Library
Targeted inhibition of tumor proliferation, survival, and metastasis by pentacyclic triterpenoids: Potential role in prevention and therapy of cancer (open access)

Targeted inhibition of tumor proliferation, survival, and metastasis by pentacyclic triterpenoids: Potential role in prevention and therapy of cancer

Article on the targeted inhibition of tumor proliferation, survival, and metastasis by pentacyclic triterpenoids and the potential role in prevention and therapy of cancer.
Date: July 28, 2012
Creator: Shanmugam, Muthu K.; Nguyen, An H.; Kumar, Alan Prem; Tan, Benny K-H & Sethi, Gautam
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library