Abscisic acid regulates secondary cell-wall formation and lignin deposition in Arabidopsis thaliana through phosphorylation of NST1 (open access)

Abscisic acid regulates secondary cell-wall formation and lignin deposition in Arabidopsis thaliana through phosphorylation of NST1

Article using a combination of biochemical and genetic approaches to show how ABA can regulate lignin biosynthesis. This work provides a basis for designing trees and other biomass plants that are better adapted to stress and climate change. This article includes a correction on the first page.
Date: February 2, 2021
Creator: Liu, Chang; Yu, Hasi; Rao, Xiaolan; Li, Laigeng & Dixon, R. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evolutionary models of lateralization: Steps toward stigmergy? (open access)

Evolutionary models of lateralization: Steps toward stigmergy?

Article discusses an interesting approach to accounting for brain and behavioral asymmetry based on competition and cooperation in phenotypically asymmetric individuals. The model in question shows, in an almost fully analytical way, that under proper conditions, there exists an unequal number of equilibrium of left-and right-lateralized individuals.
Date: February 2, 2023
Creator: Tonello, Lucio & Vallortigara, Giorgio
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health Information Behavior of Speakers of Endangered Languages (open access)

Health Information Behavior of Speakers of Endangered Languages

This article builds on health information behavior literature and participatory research models with indigenous communities to develop strategies for future work with indigenous communities of speakers of endangered languages, proposing a participatory methodology for future work with communities of endangered language speakers related to health using ethnographic interviews and focus groups.
Date: February 2, 2020
Creator: Burke, Mary
System: The UNT Digital Library
Prevalence and factors associated with diagnosed diabetes mellitus among Asian Indian adults in the United States (open access)

Prevalence and factors associated with diagnosed diabetes mellitus among Asian Indian adults in the United States

Article describes how a higher prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) has been documented among South Asians living in the United States. However, combining the south Asian subgroups into one category makes the heterogeneity in the diagnosed DM, after controlling for known protective and risk factors. The authors assessed the association of Asian Indian ethnicity to diagnosed DM using a nationally representative sample of 1,986 Asian Indian adults in the US compared to 109,072 Non-Hispanic Whites (NHWs) using disaggregated data from the National health Interview Survey (2012-2016).
Date: February 2, 2023
Creator: Misra, Ranjita; Madhavan, Suresh S.; Dhumal, Trupti & Sambamoorthi, Usha
System: The UNT Digital Library
Shifting Inequalities? Parents’ Sleep, Anxiety, and Calm during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia and the United States (open access)

Shifting Inequalities? Parents’ Sleep, Anxiety, and Calm during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia and the United States

This article examines traditional gender roles during the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout as an opportunity to evaluate shifting gender dynamics amidst rapid changes in employment and domestic demands for heterosexual couples with children in Australia and the United States. The authors argue that traditional gender roles were reinforced for U.S. parents but eroded for Australian parents.
Date: February 2, 2021
Creator: Ruppanner, Leah; Tan, Xiao; Scarborough, William; Landivar, Liana Christin & Collins, Caitlyn
System: The UNT Digital Library