An Efficient Synthesis of Deoxyrhapontigenin-3-O-β-d-glucuronide, a Brain-Targeted Derivative of Dietary Resveratrol, and Its Precursor 4′-O-Me-Resveratrol (open access)

An Efficient Synthesis of Deoxyrhapontigenin-3-O-β-d-glucuronide, a Brain-Targeted Derivative of Dietary Resveratrol, and Its Precursor 4′-O-Me-Resveratrol

Article discusses the identification of the brain-available phenol glucuronide metabolite deoxyrhapontigenin-3-O-β-d-glucuronide (5) in perfused rat brains following subacute treatment with the stilbene resveratrol.
Date: May 7, 2019
Creator: de Fátima, Ângelo; Docampo-Palacios, Maite; Alvarez-Hernandez, Anislay; Pasinetti, Giulio M. & Dixon, R. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Infinitely Many Solutions for a Semilinear Problem on Exterior Domains With Nonlinear Boundary Condition (open access)

Infinitely Many Solutions for a Semilinear Problem on Exterior Domains With Nonlinear Boundary Condition

This article proves the existence of an infinite number of radial solutions to Δu + K(r)ƒ(u) = 0 with a nonlinear boundary condition on the exterior of the ball of radius R centered at the origin in ℝᴺ.
Date: May 8, 2018
Creator: Joshi, Janak & Iaia, Joseph A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Existence and Nonexistence of Solutions for Sublinear Problems With Prescribed Number of Zeros on Exterior Domains (open access)

Existence and Nonexistence of Solutions for Sublinear Problems With Prescribed Number of Zeros on Exterior Domains

This article proves the existence of radial solutions of Δu + K(r)ƒ(u) = 0 on the exterior of the ball, of radius R, centered at the origin in ℝᴺ such that limᵣ→∞u(r) = 0 if R > 0 is sufficiently small.
Date: May 16, 2017
Creator: Joshi, Janak
System: The UNT Digital Library
Thermal Stress Has Minimal Effects on Bacterial Communities of Thermotolerant Symbiodinium Cultures (open access)

Thermal Stress Has Minimal Effects on Bacterial Communities of Thermotolerant Symbiodinium Cultures

Article comparing the microbial communities of three isolates from different species of the genus Symbiodinium (formerly known as Symbiodinium clade A) with different ecophysiology, levels of interaction with the animal host, and thermal adaptations. Results suggest that bacteria associated or co-cultured with thermotolerant Symbiodinium might play an important role in thermotolerance.
Date: May 19, 2022
Creator: Díaz-Almeyda, Erika M.; Ryba, Tyrone; Ohdera, Aki H.; Shafer, Natali; Link, Caroline; Prado-Zapata, Marcela et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Commentary on "Correlation of solubility of hexamethylene-1,6-bisthiosulphate disodium salt dihydrate versus dielectric constants of water + ethanol mixtures"

This article discusses the finding that Apelblat model equation coefficients are found to give calculated mole fractions that exceed unity for the solubility of hexamethylene-1,6-bisthiosulphate disodium salt dihydrate dissolved in binary aqueous-ethanol solvent mixtures.
Date: May 19, 2017
Creator: Acree, William E. (William Eugene) & Yang, Chunhui
System: The UNT Digital Library
Brassinosteroid Mediated Cell Wall Remodeling in Grasses Under Abiotic Stress (open access)

Brassinosteroid Mediated Cell Wall Remodeling in Grasses Under Abiotic Stress

This article focuses on recent advances in brassinosteroid-regulated cell wall biosynthesis and remodeling in response to stresses, comparing the authors' understanding of the mechanisms in grass species with those in the more studied dicots.
Date: May 17, 2017
Creator: Rao, Xiaolan & Dixon, R. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Meditation-Induced Coherence and Crucial Events (open access)

Meditation-Induced Coherence and Crucial Events

This article emphasizes that 1/f noise has two different origins, one compatible with Laplace determinism and one determined by unpredictable crucial events.
Date: May 29, 2018
Creator: Tuladhar, Rohisha; Bohara, Gyanendra; Grigolini, Paolo & West, Bruce J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Physiological Regulation of Growth, Hematology and Blood Gases in Chicken Embryos in Response to Low and High Incubation Humidity (open access)

Physiological Regulation of Growth, Hematology and Blood Gases in Chicken Embryos in Response to Low and High Incubation Humidity

Article examining effects of Low relative humidity (25–35%), and High relative humidity (85–93%) on hatchability, embryonic growth, hematology and blood gases and pH in chicken embryos.
Date: May 24, 2022
Creator: Branum, Sylvia R.; Tazawa, Hiroshi & Burggren, Warren W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Frontiers in Aquatic Physiology – grand challenge (open access)

Frontiers in Aquatic Physiology – grand challenge

Opinion article covering grand challenges to aquatic physiology based on the five "grand challenges in organismal biology" proposed by Schwenk et al. (2007). This article also provides a list of specific examples of emerging areas of research interest in aquatic physiology.
Date: May 18, 2010
Creator: Evans, David H.; Axelsson, Michael; Beltz, Barbara; Burggren, Warren W.; Castellini, Michael; Clements, Kendall D. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Genetically engineered probiotic for the treatment of phenylketonuria (PKU); assessment of a novel treatment in vitro and in the PAHᵉⁿᵘ² mouse model of PKU (open access)

Genetically engineered probiotic for the treatment of phenylketonuria (PKU); assessment of a novel treatment in vitro and in the PAHᵉⁿᵘ² mouse model of PKU

This article describes the testing of a phenylalanine lyase gene from Anabaena variabilis (AvPAL) codon-optimized and cloned into a shuttle vector for expression in Lactobacillus reuteri 100-23C (pHENOMMenal).
Date: May 17, 2017
Creator: Durrer, Katherine E.; Allen, Michael S. & Hunt von Herbing, Ione
System: The UNT Digital Library
Altered expression of ionotropic L-Glutamate receptors in aged sensory neurons of Aplysia californica (open access)

Altered expression of ionotropic L-Glutamate receptors in aged sensory neurons of Aplysia californica

Article describes study in which mRNA expression of iGluR was quantified in two sensory neuron clusters of two cohorts of Aplysia californica (Aplysia) at both sexual maturity (~8 months) and advanced age (~12 months) in order to examine if changes in ionotropic L-Glu receptor (iGluR) transcription underlie reduced physiology8
Date: May 23, 2019
Creator: Greer, Justin B.; Mager, Edward M. & Fieber, Lynne A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Subcellular localization of fungal specialized metabolites (open access)

Subcellular localization of fungal specialized metabolites

Article discusses how fungal specialized metabolites play an important role in the environment and have impacted human health and survival significantly. This review illustrates the biosynthesis of specialized metabolites where the localization of all, or some, of the biosynthetic enzymes have been determined and describes the methods used to identify the sub-cellular localization.
Date: May 25, 2022
Creator: Skellam, Elizabeth
System: The UNT Digital Library
Systemic signaling during abiotic stress combination in plants (open access)

Systemic signaling during abiotic stress combination in plants

Article reveals that plants can integrate different local and systemic signals generated during conditions of stress combination. Furthermore, results show that the specific part at which plants sense the two co-occurring stresses makes a significant difference in how fast and efficient they acclimate.
Date: May 29, 2020
Creator: Sengupta, Soham; Azad, Rajeev K.; Zandalinas, Sara I.; Fichman, Yosef; Devireddy, Amith R. & Mittler, Ron
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coordination corrected ab initio formation enthalpies (open access)

Coordination corrected ab initio formation enthalpies

Article proposes the “coordination corrected enthalpies” method (CCE), based on the number of nearest neighbor cation–anion bonds, and also capable of correcting relative stability of polymorphs.
Date: May 15, 2019
Creator: Friedrich, Rico; Usanmaz, Demet; Oses, Corey; Supka, Andrew; Fornari, Marco; Buongiorno Nardelli, Marco et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Descriptors for Cyclooctasulfur: Estimation of Water−Solvent Partition Coefficients, Solubilities in Solvents, and Physicochemical Properties (open access)

Descriptors for Cyclooctasulfur: Estimation of Water−Solvent Partition Coefficients, Solubilities in Solvents, and Physicochemical Properties

This article uses literature data on the solubility of cyclooctasulfur in a number of solvents to drive Abraham descriptors for cyclooctasulfur.
Date: May 21, 2018
Creator: Abraham, M. H. (Michael H.) & Acree, William E. (William Eugene)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Global Warming Potential Estimates for the C₁–C₃ Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) Included in the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol (open access)

Global Warming Potential Estimates for the C₁–C₃ Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) Included in the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol

This article reports global warming potentials (GWPs) for all C₁-C₃ hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) based on estimated atmospheric lifetimes and theoretical methods used to calculate infrared absorption spectra.
Date: May 4, 2018
Creator: Papanastasiou, Dimitrios K.; Beltrone, Allison; Marshall, Paul & Burkholder, James B. (James Bart), 1954-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Combining loss of function of FOLYLPOLYGLUTAMATE SYNTHETASE1 and CAFFEOYL-COA 3-O-METHYLTRANSFERASE1 for lignin reduction and improved saccharification efficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana (open access)

Combining loss of function of FOLYLPOLYGLUTAMATE SYNTHETASE1 and CAFFEOYL-COA 3-O-METHYLTRANSFERASE1 for lignin reduction and improved saccharification efficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana

This article tests if lignin content can be further reduced by combining genetic mutations in C1 metabolism and the lignin biosynthetic pathway by generating and functionally characterizing fpgs1ccoaomt1 double mutants. The observations demonstrate that additional reduction in lignin content and improved sugar release can be achieved by simultaneous downregulation of a gene in the C1 (FPGS1) and lignin biosynthetic (CCOAOMT) pathways.
Date: December 31, 2018
Creator: Xie, Hongli; Engle, Nancy L.; Venketachalam, Sivasankari; Yoo, Chang Geun; Barros, Jaime; Lecoultre, Mitch et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agronomic Performance and Lignin Content of HCT Down-Regulated Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) (open access)

Agronomic Performance and Lignin Content of HCT Down-Regulated Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

This article evaluates HCT down-regulated alfalfa plants for their forage composition and agronomic performance in the greenhouse and under field conditions.
Date: May 5, 2018
Creator: Bhattarai, Kishor; Rajasekar, Shanmugam; Dixon, R. A. & Monteros, Maria J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Combining loss of function of FOLYLPOLYGLUTAMATE SYNTHETASE1 and CAFFEOYL-COA 3-O-METHYLTRANSFERASE1 for lignin reduction and improved saccharification efficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana (open access)

Combining loss of function of FOLYLPOLYGLUTAMATE SYNTHETASE1 and CAFFEOYL-COA 3-O-METHYLTRANSFERASE1 for lignin reduction and improved saccharification efficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana

Article describes study in which fpgs1ccoaomt1 double mutants were generated and functionally characterized in order to test if lignin content can be further reduced by combining genetic mutations in C1 metabolism and the lignin biosynthetic pathway.
Date: May 3, 2019
Creator: Xie, Hongli; Engle, Nancy L.; Venketachalam, Sivasankari; Yoo, Chang Geun; Barros, Jaime; Lecoultre, Mitch et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Generation of transgenic zebrafish with 2 populations of RFP- and GFP-labeled thrombocytes: analysis of their lipids (open access)

Generation of transgenic zebrafish with 2 populations of RFP- and GFP-labeled thrombocytes: analysis of their lipids

Article analyzing the lipids in transgenic zebrafish. Separating RFP+ and GFP+ thrombocytes from the GloFli fish developed here led to the analysis of their lipid composition.DiI-labeled liposomes with similar PE and PC concentrations found in RFP+ thrombocytes explained DiI labeling of thrombocytes.
Date: July 23, 2018
Creator: Fallatah, Weam; De Silva, Imesha W.; Verbeck, Guido F. & Jagadeeswaran, Pudur
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcriptional Programs and Regulators Underlying Age-Dependent and Dark-Induced Senescence in Medicago truncatula (open access)

Transcriptional Programs and Regulators Underlying Age-Dependent and Dark-Induced Senescence in Medicago truncatula

Article presents a study that reveals the dynamics of transcriptomic responses to age- and dark-induced senescence in M. truncatula and identifies senescence-associated TFs that are attractive targets for future work to control senescence in forage legumes.
Date: May 6, 2022
Creator: Mahmood, Kashif; Torres-Jerez, Ivone; Krom, Nick; Liu, Wei & Udvardi, Michael K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A conserved oxalyl-coenzyme A decarboxylase in oxalate catabolism (open access)

A conserved oxalyl-coenzyme A decarboxylase in oxalate catabolism

Article presents research on oxalate catabolism in plants.
Date: May 5, 2022
Creator: Cheng, Ninghui; Paris, Vincent; Rao, Xiaolan; Wang, Xiaoqiang & Nakata, Paul A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Can X-Ray Observations Improve Optical-UV-based Accretion-rate Estimates for Quasars? (open access)

Can X-Ray Observations Improve Optical-UV-based Accretion-rate Estimates for Quasars?

Article presents a study utilizing a carefully selected sample of 53 radio-quiet quasars that have Hβ and C iv λ1549 spectroscopy as well as Chandra coverage, to search for a robust accretion-rate indicator for quasars, particularly at the highest-accessible redshifts (z ∼ 6–7).
Date: May 23, 2022
Creator: Marlar, Andrea
System: The UNT Digital Library
Do gene-environment interactions play a role in COVID-19 distribution? The case of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin, air pollution and COVID-19 (open access)

Do gene-environment interactions play a role in COVID-19 distribution? The case of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin, air pollution and COVID-19

This article evaluates the role that gene-environment interaction between air-pollution and Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) genes plays in the severity of COVID-19. Results find parallelism between the number of COVID deaths and the AAT*air pollution global risk in Europe.
Date: May 7, 2021
Creator: Murgia, Nicola; Corsico, Angelo Guido; D'Amato, Gennaro; Maesano, Cara Nichole; Tozzi, Arturo & Annesi-Maesano, Isabella
System: The UNT Digital Library