in this study, we carried out large-scale comparative genomics analysis of regulatory interactions in Desulfovibrio vulgaris and 12 related genomes from Desulfovibrionales order using our recently developed web server RegPredict (http://regpredict.lbl.gov). An overall reference collection of 26 Desulfovibrionales regulogs can be accessed through RegPrecise database (http://regpredict.lbl.gov).

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a dangerous Actinobacteria infecting nearly one third of the human population. It becomes dormant and phenotypically drug resistant in response to stresses. An important feature of the M. tuberculosis pathogenesis is the prevalence of latent infection without disease, making understanding of the mechanisms used by the bacteria to exist in this state and to switch to metabolically active infectious form a vital problem to consider. M. tuberculosis dormancy is regulated by the three-component regulatory system of two kinases (DosT and DevS) and transcriprional regulator (DevR). DevR activates transcription of a set of genes, which allow the bacteria to survive long periods of anaerobiosis, and may be important for long-term survival within the host during latent infection. The DevR-regulon is studied experimentally in M. tuberculosis and few other phylogenetically close Mycobacteria spp. As many other two-component systems, the devRS operon is autoregulated. However, the mechanism of the dormancy is not completely clear even for these bacteria and there is no data describing the dormancy regulons in other species.

Due to increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations causing the global energy and environmental crises, geological sequestration of carbon dioxide is now being actively considered as an attractive option to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. One of the important strategies is to use deep unminable coal seams, for those generally contain significant quantities of coal bed methane that can be recovered by CO2 injection through enhanced coal bed natural gas production, as a method to safely store CO2. It has been well known that the adsorbing CO2 molecules introduce structural deformation, such as distortion, shrinkage, or swelling, of the adsorbent of coal organic matrix. The accurate investigations of CO2 sorption capacity as well as of adsorption behavior need to be performed under the conditions that coals deform. The U.S. Department of Energy-National Energy Technology Laboratory and Regional University Alliance are conducting carbon dioxide sorption isotherm experiments by using manometric analysis method for estimation of CO2 sorption capacity of various coal samples and are constructing a gravimetric apparatus which has a visual window cell. The gravimetric apparatus improves the accuracy of carbon dioxide sorption capacity and provides feasibility for the observation of structural deformation of coal sample while carbon dioxide molecules interact with coal …

The goal of this specific research task is to develop proxy tracers that mimic contaminant movement to better understand and predict contaminant fate and transport in karst aquifers. Hydrogel tracer beads are transported as a separate phase than water and can used as a proxy tracer to mimic the transport of non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPL). They can be constructed with different densities, sizes & chemical attributes. This poster describes the creation and optimization of the beads and the field testing of buoyant beads, including sampling, tracer analysis, and quantitative analysis. The buoyant beads are transported ahead of the dissolved solutes, suggesting that light NAPL (LNAPL) transport in karst may occur faster than predicted from traditional tracing techniques. The hydrogel beads were successful in illustrating this enhanced transport.

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Recent advancements in utility-scale wind turbine technology and pricing have vastly increased the potential land area where turbines can be deployed in the United States. This presentation quantifies the new developable land potential (e.g., capacity curves), visually identifies new areas for possible development (e.g., new wind resource maps), and begins to address deployment barriers to wind in new areas for modern and future turbine technology.

This poster provides graphic data for 2010-2012 of collective total effective dose (TED) by site, and graphical data for 2008-2012 of components of TED, average measurable TED, percentage of collective TED above dose, collective dose and average measurable dose (1974-2012), and numbers of individuals in the DOE workforce, total number of records of monitored individuals, and number of individuals with a measurable dose. Also, there is a table of the number of individuals receiving >2 rems administrative control level and >5 rems annual limit for 2008-2012.

Poster discussing healthy eating during pregnancy to support a healthy pregnancy. The front of the poster depicts a pregnant woman wearing a green sweater resting her hands on her belly.

Poster with a photograph of four children laying on grass and listing ten ways to encourage healthy habits in children, focusing on healthy eating.

Poster discussing how extended bottlefeeding can damage a child's dental health and tips to reduce bottlefeeding.

Poster of a woman wearing a lab coat with the text, "As a doctor i know breastfeeding is the healthiest thing you can do for your baby. As a mother i feel it is the most beautiful." printed at the top of the poster.

Image with short graphs describing the benefits of immunization by maternal breastmilk feeding for infants.

Poster depicting a three-compartment sink labelled with the purpose of each area. There is also information about sanitizing solutions and minimum required temperatures to meet Texas Health Department regulations.

Poster about the importance of having a healthy diet during pregnancy, also the implications that it takes. El póster es acerca la importancia de una dieta saludable durante el embarazo, también las implicaciones que lleva.

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Poster discussing healthy foods and tips for making them appealing to children.

Poster depicting a three-compartment sink labelled with the purpose of each area. There is also information about sanitizing solutions and minimum required temperatures to meet Texas Health Department regulations.

2 posters promoting the importance of regular doctor visits and listing questions for women to ask their doctors about their health. The first poster is aimed at pregnant women and includes questions about breastfeeding, relationships, and birth plans. The second poster is aimed at women hoping to become pregnant and includes questions about lifestyle, medical history, and general health.

Poster over the healthiest methods to raise children. Póster sobre los metodos mas saludables para criar niños.

Poster of a small child wearing a gingham dress and clapping her hands and discussing the importance of playing with children.

This poster contains an illustration of the water cycle, a crossword puzzle, word scramble, and information on the water cycle.

Poster reading "And Justice for All" in large print above an image of the Statue of Liberty on a background of a crowd. There is text in English and Spanish at the bottom of the poster, stating that the United States Department of Agriculture is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, gender, color, national origin, age, or disability.

A poster telling employees of restaurants and other businesses handling food they must wash their before returning to work and illustrating how to double hand wash.

A bi-lingual poster showing the recommended immunization schedule for children and how breastfeeding means immunizations are not required till later.