Computational design of environmental sensors for the potent opioid fentanyl (open access)

Computational design of environmental sensors for the potent opioid fentanyl

This article describes the computational design of proteins that bind the potent analgesic fentanyl.
Date: September 19, 2017
Creator: Bick, Matthew J.; Greisen, Per J.; Morey, Kevin J.; Antunes, Mauricio S.; La, David; Sankaran, Banumathi et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Identification of bottlenecks in the accumulation of cyclic fatty acids in camelina seed oil (open access)

Identification of bottlenecks in the accumulation of cyclic fatty acids in camelina seed oil

This article proposes a model for the accumulation of substantial levels of cyclopropane fatty acids (CPA) in camelina, and discusses the differences between CPA accumulation in camelina and Arabidopsis.
Date: July 10, 2017
Creator: Yu, Xiao-Hong; Cahoon, Rebecca E.; Horn, Patrick J.; Shi, Hai; Prakash, Richa R.; Cai, Yuanheng et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Convective oxygen transport during development in embryos of the snapping turtle Chelydra serpentina (open access)

Convective oxygen transport during development in embryos of the snapping turtle Chelydra serpentina

This article describes a study investigating the maturation of convective oxygen transport in embryos of the snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina). Measurements included: mass, oxygen consumption, heart rate, blood oxygen content and affinity and blood flow distribution at 50%, 70% and 90% of the incubation period.
Date: September 24, 2018
Creator: Sartori, Marina R.; Kohl, Zachary F.; Taylor, Edwin W.; Abe, Augusto S. & Crossley, Dane A., II
System: The UNT Digital Library
Parental stressor exposure simultaneously conveys both adaptive and maladaptive larval phenotypes through epigenetic inheritance in the zebrafish (Danio rerio) (open access)

Parental stressor exposure simultaneously conveys both adaptive and maladaptive larval phenotypes through epigenetic inheritance in the zebrafish (Danio rerio)

This article is a study using crude oil as an example of an environmental stressor in adult zebrafish. The offspring obtained were then assessed for transgenerational epigenetic transfer of oil-induced phenotypes. The authors conclude that epigenetic transgenerational inheritance can lead to an immediate and simultaneous inheritance of both beneficial and maladaptive traits in a large proportion of the F1 larvae. The adaptive responses may help fish populations survive when facing transient environmental stressors.
Date: September 5, 2019
Creator: Bautista, Naim M. & Burggren, Warren W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The osmorespiratory compromise in the euryhaline killifish: water regulation during hypoxia (open access)

The osmorespiratory compromise in the euryhaline killifish: water regulation during hypoxia

Article studying water regulation during hypoxia in euryhaline killifish.
Date: September 24, 2019
Creator: Mager, Edward M.; Wood, Chris M.; Ruhr, Ilan M.; Schauer, Kevin L.; Wang, Yadong; McDonald, M. Danielle et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Critical Developmental Windows for Morphology and Hematology Revealed by Intermittent and Continuous Hypoxic Incubation in Embryos of Quail (Coturnix Coturnix) (open access)

Critical Developmental Windows for Morphology and Hematology Revealed by Intermittent and Continuous Hypoxic Incubation in Embryos of Quail (Coturnix Coturnix)

This article describes the exposure of quail embryos in the intact egg to hypoxia during "early" or "late" incubation for their entire 16-18 day incubation to determine critical windows for viability and growth.
Date: November 14, 2016
Creator: Burggren, Warren W. & Elmonoufy, Nourhan
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Combined Metabolomics and Fluxomics Analysis Identifies Steps Limiting Oil Synthesis in Maize Embryos (open access)

A Combined Metabolomics and Fluxomics Analysis Identifies Steps Limiting Oil Synthesis in Maize Embryos

Article comparing the metabolism of embryos from two different maize lines, Alex and LH59, to test the hypothesis that directly changing their carbon metabolism may be the key to increasing oil content in maize kernels without affecting yield.
Date: September 17, 2019
Creator: Alonso, Ana Paula; Cocuron, Jean-Christophe; Koubaa, Mohamed; Kimmelfield, Rebecca & Ross, Zacchary
System: The UNT Digital Library
Improved Campephiline detection: An experiment conducted with the Magellanic Woodpecker (open access)

Improved Campephiline detection: An experiment conducted with the Magellanic Woodpecker

Article describes a study which tried to determine which of three methods (useing a drumming device to simulate a double‐knock (i.e., territorial acoustical signal), broadcasting a territorial call, or passively listening) best results in a detection of Magellanic Woodpeckers (Campephilus magellanicus ), and if weather variables influence detection probability.
Date: September 27, 2019
Creator: Wynia, Amy L.; Rolland, Virginie & Jiménez, Jaime E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Editorial: Advances in Plant-Hemipteran Interactions (open access)

Editorial: Advances in Plant-Hemipteran Interactions

This editorial discusses sixteen manuscripts which address the physiology and molecular biology of plant-hemipteran interactions at different levels.
Date: September 21, 2017
Creator: Shah, Jyoti & Walling, Linda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Altered embryonic development in northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) induced by pre-incubation oscillatory thermal stresses mimicking global warming predictions (open access)

Altered embryonic development in northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) induced by pre-incubation oscillatory thermal stresses mimicking global warming predictions

This article describes the exposure of freshly laid bobwhite quail eggs to one of five thermal regimes during a 12 day pre-incubation period.
Date: March 31, 2017
Creator: Reyna, Kelly S. & Burggren, Warren W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Brain Inflammation, Blood Brain Barrier dysfunction and Neuronal Synaptophysin Decrease after Inhalation Exposure to Titanium Dioxide Nano-aerosol in Aging Rats (open access)

Brain Inflammation, Blood Brain Barrier dysfunction and Neuronal Synaptophysin Decrease after Inhalation Exposure to Titanium Dioxide Nano-aerosol in Aging Rats

This article focuses on the consequences of TiO₂ distribution on the central nervous system and particularly on the blood-brain barrier functions.
Date: June 15, 2017
Creator: Disdier, Clémence; Chalansonnet, Monique; Gagnaire, François; Gaté, Laurent; Cosnier, Frédéric; Devoy, Jérôme et al.
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.
System: The UNT Digital Library
State of the world's raptors: Distributions, threats, and conservation recommendations (open access)

State of the world's raptors: Distributions, threats, and conservation recommendations

Article exploring the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's Red List to examine the conservation status, distributions, threats, and conservation recommendations for all 557 raptor species.
Date: September 6, 2018
Creator: McClure, Christopher J.W.; Westrip, James R.S.; Johnson, Jeff A.; Schulwitz, Sarah; Virani, Munir Z.; Davies, Robert et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A dynamic model of lignin biosynthesis in Brachypodium distachyon (open access)

A dynamic model of lignin biosynthesis in Brachypodium distachyon

Article proposes a dynamic mathematical model that integrates various datasets and other information regarding the lignin pathway in Brachypodium distachyon and permits explanations for some counterintuitive observations.
Date: September 19, 2018
Creator: Faraji, Mojdeh; Fonseca, Luis L.; Escamilla-Treviño, Luis; Barros-Rios, Jaime; Engle, Nancy L.; Yang, Zamin K. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A dynamic model of lignin biosynthesis in Brachypodium distachyon (open access)

A dynamic model of lignin biosynthesis in Brachypodium distachyon

This article proposes a dynamic mathematical model that integrates various datasets and other information regarding the lignin pathway in Brachypodium distachyon and permits explanations for some counterintuitive observations.
Date: September 19, 2018
Creator: Faraji, Mojdeh; Fonseca, Luis L.; Escamilla-Treviño, Luis; Barros, Jaime; Engle, Nancy L.; Yang, Zamin K. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library