17β-Estradiol Delivered in Eye Drops: Evidence of Impact on Protein Networks and Associated Biological Processes in the Rat Retina through Quantitative Proteomics (open access)

17β-Estradiol Delivered in Eye Drops: Evidence of Impact on Protein Networks and Associated Biological Processes in the Rat Retina through Quantitative Proteomics

Study analyzes target engagements through the identification of functional protein networks impacted after delivery of 17β-estradiol in eye drops to facilitate the development of broad-spectrum retina neuroprotectants that can be delivered through topical dosage forms.
Date: January 27, 2020
Creator: Prókai, László, 1958-; Zaman, Khadiza; Nguyen, Vien & Prokai-Tatrai, Katalin
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Accuracy of long-term volunteer water monitoring data: A multiscale analysis from a statewide citizen science program (open access)

Accuracy of long-term volunteer water monitoring data: A multiscale analysis from a statewide citizen science program

Article describes study which assesses the relative accuracy of volunteer water quality data collected by the Texas Stream Team (TST) citizen science program from 1992–2016 across the State of Texas by comparing it to professional data from corresponding stations during the same time period.
Date: January 29, 2020
Creator: Albus, Kelly Hibbeler; Thompson, Rudi; Mitchell, Forrest; Kennedy, James H. & Ponette-González, Alexandra G.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Achieving extraordinary structural efficiency in a wrought magnesium rare earth alloy (open access)

Achieving extraordinary structural efficiency in a wrought magnesium rare earth alloy

Article describes development of an ultrafine-grained magnesium alloy with an extraordinary strength and ductility combination, exceptional high specific strength, zero yield strength asymmetry and excellent high strain rate superplasticity.
Date: January 29, 2020
Creator: Panigrahi, S. K.; Mishra, Rajiv; Brennan, R.C. & Cho, K. C.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of the Fe 2p XPS for hematite 𝛂 Fe2O3: Consequences of covalent bonding and orbital splittings on multiplet splittings (open access)

Analysis of the Fe 2p XPS for hematite 𝛂 Fe2O3: Consequences of covalent bonding and orbital splittings on multiplet splittings

Article analyzes the origins of the complex Fe 2p X-Ray Photoelectron Spectra (XPS) of hematite (α-Fe₂O₃) and is related to the character of the bonding in this compound. This analysis provides a new and novel view of the reasons for XPS binding energies (BEs) and BE shifts, which deepens the current understanding and interpretation of the physical and chemical significance of the XPS. This article is part of the JCP Special Topic on Oxide Chemistry and Catalysis.
Date: January 2, 2020
Creator: Bagus, Paul S.; Nelin, Connie J.; Brundle, C. R.; Lahiri, N.; Ilton, Eugene S. & Rosso, Kevin M.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
ARABIDOPSIS DEHISCENCE ZONE POLYGALACTURONASE 1 (ADPG1) releases latent defense signals in stems with reduced lignin content (open access)

ARABIDOPSIS DEHISCENCE ZONE POLYGALACTURONASE 1 (ADPG1) releases latent defense signals in stems with reduced lignin content

Article highlights the importance of pectin in cell wall integrity and the value of lignin modification as a tool to interrogate the informational content of plant cell walls.
Date: January 23, 2020
Creator: Gallego-Giraldo, Lina; Liu, Chang; Pose-Albacete, Sara; Pattathil, Sivakumar; Peralta, Angelo Gabriel; Young, Jenna et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Confirmatory Influence of Trust in E-commerce: A Data Collection Bias and Suggestion (open access)

Confirmatory Influence of Trust in E-commerce: A Data Collection Bias and Suggestion

Article explores the importance of investigating the impact of trust on intention to purchase from both successful and unsuccessful purchase cases in order to provide a more balanced view of the critical role of trust in e-commerce transaction decisions.
Date: January 7, 2020
Creator: Kim, Dan J. & Ogbanufe, Obi
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Current Status of AMOEBA–IL: A Multipolar/Polarizable Force Field for Ionic Liquids (open access)

Current Status of AMOEBA–IL: A Multipolar/Polarizable Force Field for Ionic Liquids

Paper reviews the development and application of the multipolar and polarizable force field AMOEBA for ionic liquid systems, termed AMOEBA–IL.
Date: January 21, 2020
Creator: Vázquez-Montelongo, Erik Antonio; Vázquez-Cervantes, José Enrique & Cisneros, Gerardo Andrés
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Diversity in the Professional Psychology Training-to-workforce Pipeline: Results From Doctoral Psychology Student Population Data

Poster exploring the representation of race/ethnicity, disability, and gender identification of doctoral psychology students in the U.S. compared to national population figures. It was presented at the 2020 Midwinter Meeting of the Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology held on January 17-18, 2020 in Austin, Texas.
Date: 2020-01-17/2020-01-18
Creator: Callahan, Jennifer L.; Smotherman, Jesse M.; Dziurzynski, Kristan E.; Love, Patrick K.; Kilmer, Elizabeth D.; Niemann, Yolanda F. et al.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Durability of Portland Concrete Containing Polymeric Fillers and Fly Ash (open access)

Durability of Portland Concrete Containing Polymeric Fillers and Fly Ash

Article explores degradation of Portland concrete and finds that the combination of fly ash with polymers provides significantly improved properties.
Date: January 2, 2020
Creator: Brostow, Witold, 1934-; Chetuya, Nonso; Hong, Hee Jae; Gencel, Osman; Menard, Noah & Sayana, Susmitha
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effects of a Fundamental Motor Skill-Based Afterschool Program on Children’s Physical and Cognitive Health Outcomes (open access)

Effects of a Fundamental Motor Skill-Based Afterschool Program on Children’s Physical and Cognitive Health Outcomes

Paper describes study examining the effects of an 8-week fundamental motor skills-based afterschool program on physical and cognitive health outcomes among elementary children.
Date: January 23, 2020
Creator: Lee, Joonyoung; Zhang, Tao; Chu, Tsz Lun (Alan); Gu, Xiangli & Zhu, Ping
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ethnicity as a Moderator Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Suicidality in a Clinical Sample

Poster discussing the role of ethnicity in the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicidality. Research indicates an increased risk of suicide and suicidal behavior among individuals with PTSD. Latinx groups, in particular, have lower rates of suicide injury death in comparison to non-Latinx groups. These findings do not explain increased suicidality in non-Latinx clients, but is congruent with the Latinx health paradox, the contradictory finding of better health outcomes for Latinx despite known additional disadvantages.
Date: 2020-01-17/2020-01-18
Creator: Lopez, Acacia R.; Herrera, Christa N.; Callahan, Jennifer L. & Ruggero, Camilo J.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Excrescent vowels in Lamkang prefix sequences (open access)

Excrescent vowels in Lamkang prefix sequences

Article examines the nature of the super-short vowel-like segments between the C- prefixes of the Lamkang language by combining acoustic analysis with speakers' intuitions about syllable structure. The authors argue that an accurate phonetic description of Lamkang vowels must include these super-short vowels, as well as long and short vowels, which are phonemically distinct.
Date: January 14, 2020
Creator: Burke, Mary; Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi & Robinson, Melissa
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Exploring the Role of Income on Depression Severity Among College Students

Poster exploring the role of income on depression severity among college atmosphere. The hypothesis that students that reported being low income will also report more depressive symptoms. This was partially supported, but students from the middle income range reported more depressive symptoms that both low and high income students.
Date: 2020-01-17/2020-01-18
Creator: Rodriguez, Mayra; Duran, Andreina; Herrera, Christa N. & Callahan, Jennifer L.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fabrication of densified wood via synergy of chemical pretreatment, hot-pressing and post mechanical fixation (open access)

Fabrication of densified wood via synergy of chemical pretreatment, hot-pressing and post mechanical fixation

Article describes examination of the appearance, color, chemical composition, and physiology and mechanical properties of densified Abies wood before and after densification treatment using a colorimeter, FTIR and mechanical testing machine.
Date: January 30, 2020
Creator: Shi, Jiangtao; Peng, Junyi; Huang, Qiongtao; Cai, Liping & Shi, Sheldon
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Gender Differences in Anxiety Symptoms

Poster examining if gender differences exist for two common anxiety symptom categories: mood (e.g. nervousness) and somatic (e.g. sweating). A multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was conducted to examine gender differences in anxiety symptomology and yielded no significant differences in anxiety severity based on gender. A pattern was present of more somatic symptoms than mood symptoms for both males and females, and males reported lower rates of anxiety symptomology combined when compared to women.
Date: 2020-01-17/2020-01-18
Creator: Fortner, Angelina M.; Herrera, Christa N. & Callahan, Jennifer L.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Heterogeneous Distribution of Erucic Acid in Brassica napus Seeds (open access)

Heterogeneous Distribution of Erucic Acid in Brassica napus Seeds

Article describes study examining low- and high-erucic acid accessions of B. napus seeds for the distribution of erucic acid-containing lipids and the gene transcripts encoding the enzymes involved in pathways for its incorporation into triacylglycerols (TAGs) across the major tissues of the seeds.
Date: January 29, 2020
Creator: Lu, Shaoping; Aziz, Mina; Sturtevant, Drew; Chapman, Kent Dean & Guo, Liang
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hydrogen bonding interactions of H2O and SiOH on a boroaluminosilicate glass corroded in aqueous solution (open access)

Hydrogen bonding interactions of H2O and SiOH on a boroaluminosilicate glass corroded in aqueous solution

This article simulates hydrous species (H2O and Si-OH) on nano-porous alteration layers (gels) formed on a boroaluminosilicate glass called International Simple Glass corroded in aqueous solutions at pH 7 and pH 9, and initially saturated with soluble silicon-containing species were analyzed using linear and non-linear vibrational spectroscopy in combination with molecular dynamics simulations. The simulation and experimental results obtained in this study indicate that the water mobility in the gel formed at pH 9 could be slower than that in the gel formed at pH 7, and as a result, the leaching rate at pH 9 is slower than that at pH 7.
Date: January 7, 2020
Creator: Ngo, Dien; Liu, Hongshen; Chen, Zhe; Huseyin, Kaya; Zimudzi, Tawanda J.; Gin, Stéphane et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Intermittent Hypoxic Conditioning Alleviates Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder-Induced Damage and Dysfunction of Rat Visceral Organs and Brain (open access)

Intermittent Hypoxic Conditioning Alleviates Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder-Induced Damage and Dysfunction of Rat Visceral Organs and Brain

Study examines intermittent hypoxic conditioning's (IHC) ability to alleviate harmful PTSD effects on a rat's heart, liver, and brain.
Date: January 5, 2020
Creator: Manukhina, Eugenia B.; Tseilikman, Vadim E.; Karpenko, Marina N.; Pestereva, Nina S.; Tseilikman, Olga B.; Komelkova, Maria V. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Introduction to the Minitrack on Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics Management, Governance, and Compliance (open access)

Introduction to the Minitrack on Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics Management, Governance, and Compliance

This article is an introduction to the Minitrack on Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics Management, Governance, and Compliance at the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.
Date: January 7, 2020
Creator: Sidorova, Anna; Saltz, Jeffrey & Goul, Michael
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Investigation of Predictors of Information Diffusion in Social Media: Evidence from Sentiment Mining of Twitter Messages (open access)

An Investigation of Predictors of Information Diffusion in Social Media: Evidence from Sentiment Mining of Twitter Messages

Article is a study examining how emotional arousal influences information diffusion in social media using a sentiment mining approach. The authors propose a research model and test it using data collected from Twitter.
Date: January 7, 2020
Creator: Kim, Dan J. & Salehan, Mohammad
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lightweight, Anisotropic, Compressible, and Thermally-Insulating Wood Aerogels with Aligned Cellulose Fibers (open access)

Lightweight, Anisotropic, Compressible, and Thermally-Insulating Wood Aerogels with Aligned Cellulose Fibers

Proposes a fabrication method for making a lightweight, anisotropic, and compressible wood aerogel with aligned cellulose fibers by a simple chemical treatment.
Date: January 8, 2020
Creator: Sun, Hao; Bi, Hongjie; Lin, Xin; Cai, Liping & Xu, Min
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry Quantification of ¹³C-Labeling in Sugars (open access)

Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry Quantification of ¹³C-Labeling in Sugars

This article describes a new methodology for monitoring sucrose labeling using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). To date, the most commonly used method to monitor sucrose labeling is by nuclear magnetic resonance, which requires substantial amounts of biological sample.
Date: January 10, 2020
Creator: Cocuron, Jean-Christophe; Ross, Zacchary & Alonso, Ana P.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Metabolomics as an Emerging Tool for the Study of Plant–Pathogen Interactions (open access)

Metabolomics as an Emerging Tool for the Study of Plant–Pathogen Interactions

Paper discusses metabolomics studies that link changes in primary or specialized metabolism to the defense responses of plants against bacterial, fungal, nematode, and viral pathogens.
Date: January 29, 2020
Creator: Castro-Moretti, Fernanda R.; Gentzel, Irene N.; Mackey, David & Alonso, Ana Paula
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Molecular characteristics and function of elliptical Kiwifruit (open access)

Molecular characteristics and function of elliptical Kiwifruit

Article describes study analyzing the chemical components of elliptical kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis Planch) using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC–MS) technologies.
Date: January 28, 2020
Creator: Hu, Zhe; Ge, Shengbo; Yang, Jun; Li, Yiyang; Bi, Huitao; Zheng, Dongfang et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library