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Metabolic and transcriptomic study of pennycress natural variation identifies targets for oil improvement
Article describes how, although pennycress, a winter annual, could be grown as a dedicated bioenergy crop, an increase in its seed oil content is required to improve its economic competitiveness. In this work, the authors combined biomass composition with metabolomic and transcriptomic studies of developing embryos from 22 pennycress natural variants to identify targets for oil improvement.
Date:
June 19, 2023
Creator:
Arias, Cintia Lucía; García Navarrete, Leidy Tatiana; Mukundi, Eric; Swanson, Tyler; Yang, Fan; Hernandez, Jonathan et al.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Code Comparison in Galaxy-scale Simulations with Resolved Supernova Feedback: Lagrangian versus Eulerian Methods
Authors of the article present a suite of high-resolution simulations of an isolated dwarf galaxy using four different hydrodynamical codes: Gizmo, Arepo, Gadget, and Ramses. They find reasonable agreement on the time-averaged star formation rates as well as the joint density–temperature distributions between all codes.
Date:
June 16, 2023
Creator:
Hu, Chia-Yu; Smith, Matthew C.; Teyssier, Romain; Bryan, Greg L.; Verbeke, Robbert; Emerick, Andrew et al.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Structural and mechanistic studies of oxalate catabolism
Data management plan for the grant, "Structural and mechanistic studies of oxalate catabolism." Biologically derived oxalic acid has been shown to have a negative impact on crop production and human health. Oxalate present in plant foods can decrease their nutritional value by binding to calcium and rendering that calcium unavailable for nutritional absorption. This project will study the structure and function of key enzymes in oxalate turnover to understand their biological functions and mechanisms, facilitating metabolic engineering of plants toward improving nutritional quality and production of plant derived foods.
Date:
2023-06-15/2026-05-31
Creator:
Wang, Xiaoqiang
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Gemini Near Infrared Spectrograph–Distant Quasar Survey: Augmented Spectroscopic Catalog and a Prescription for Correcting UV-based Quasar Redshifts
Article describes how quasars at z ≳ 1 most often have redshifts measured from rest-frame ultraviolet emission lines. One of the most common such lines, C ivλ1549, shows blueshifts up to ≈5000 km s−1 and in rare cases even higher. The authors present spectroscopic measurements for 260 sources at 1.55 ≲ z ≲ 3.50 having −28.0 ≲ Mi ≲ − 30.0 mag from the Gemini Near Infrared Spectrograph–Distant Quasar Survey (GNIRS-DQS) catalog, augmenting the previous iteration, which contained 226 of the 260 sources whose measurements are improved upon in this work.
Date:
June 13, 2023
Creator:
Matthews, Brandon M.; Dix, Cooper; Shemmer, Ohad; Brotherton, Michael S.; Myers, Adam D.; Andruchow, I. et al.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Gemini Near Infrared Spectrograph–Distant Quasar Survey: Prescriptions for Calibrating UV-based Estimates of Supermassive Black Hole Masses in High-redshift Quasars
Article describes how the most reliable single-epoch supermassive black hole mass (MBH) estimates in quasars are obtained by using the velocity widths of low-ionization emission lines, typically the Hβλ4861 line. The authors find that utilizing both emission lines, where available, reduces the scatter of UV-based MBH estimates by ∼15% when compared to previous studies.
Date:
June 13, 2023
Creator:
Dix, Cooper; Matthews, Brandon; Shemmer, Ohad; Brotherton, Michael S.; Myers, Adam D.; Andruchow, I. et al.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Systematic approaches to C-lignin engineering in Medicago truncatula
Article describes how C-lignin is a homopolymer of caffeyl alcohol present in the seed coats of a variety of plant species including vanilla orchid, various cacti, and the ornamental plant Cleome hassleriana. The authors used information from a transcriptomic analysis of developing C. hassleriana seed coats to suggest strategies for engineering C-lignin in a heterologous system, using hairy roots of the model legume Medicago truncatula.
Date:
June 12, 2023
Creator:
Ha, Chan Man; Escamilla-Treviño, Luis; Zhuo, Chunliu; Pu, Yunqiao; Bryant, Nathan; Ragauskas, Arthur J. (Arthur Jonas), 1957- et al.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Holographic Fabrication of 3D Moiré Photonic Crystals Using Circularly Polarized Laser Beams and a Spatial Light Modulator
The authors of the article state that holographic fabrication of a 3D moiré photonic crystal is very difficult due to the coexistence of the bright and dark regions, where the exposure threshold is suitable for one region but not for the other. In this paper, the authors study the holographic fabrication of 3D moiré photonic crystals using an integrated system of a single reflective optical element (ROE) and a spatial light modulator (SLM) where nine beams (four inner beams + four outer beams + central beam) are overlapped.
Date:
June 9, 2023
Creator:
Hurley, Noah; Kamau, Steve; Cui, Jingbiao & Lin, Yuankun
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fractal structure of human and primate social networks optimizes information flow
Article describes how primate and human social groups exhibit a fractal structure that has a very limited range of preferred layer sizes. The authors calculate the size dependence of the scaling properties of complex social network models and argue that this aggregate behavior exhibits a form of collective intelligence.
Date:
June 7, 2023
Creator:
West, Bruce J.; Culbreth, Garland; Dunbar, Robin I. M. & Grigolini, Paolo
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Histological features of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease revealed in response to mixed vehicle emission exposure and consumption of a high-fat diet in wildtype C57Bl/6 male mice
Article describes how non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is currently plaguing the population at pandemic proportions and is expected to become more prevalent over the next decade. The authors investigated the hypothesis that exposure to a mixture of gasoline and diesel engine emissions (MVE), coupled with the concurrent consumption of a HF diet, promotes the development of a NAFLD phenotype within the liver.
Date:
June 6, 2023
Creator:
Schneider, Leah J.; Santiago, Isabella; Johnson, Bailee; Stanley, Analana Hays; Penaredondo, Bea & Lund, Amie K.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Evolution of microstructure and mechanical properties in gas tungsten arc welded dual-phase Fe50Mn30Co10Cr10 high entropy alloy
Article describes how in recent years, high entropy alloys (HEAs) have been shown to be promising alternatives to common engineering alloys, depending on their composition and thermomechanical processing. In the present work, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) was used to achieve defect-free joints based on a novel transformation induced plasticity (TRIP) Fe50Mn30Co10Cr10 HEA.
Date:
June 3, 2023
Creator:
Lopes, J. G.; Agrawal, Priyanka; Shen, Jiajia; Schell, N.; Mishra, R. S. & Oliveira, J. P.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Examining the Viability of the use of Sarocladium zeae as a Biocontrol Agent in the Agricultural Production of Maize
Data management plan for the grant, "Examining the Viability of the use of Sarocladium zeae as a Biocontrol Agent in the Agricultural Production of Maize." Sarocladium zeae is a fungus that naturally grows within corn and produces pyrrocidines, compounds that inhibit the production of two exogenous threats to maize, aflatoxins and fumonisins. This project aims to identify other natural products that may be produced by S. zeae through genetic modification in native and non-native fungal hosts to ensure there are no toxins present. In doing so, further information will be gathered about the possibility of using S. zeae as a targeted biocontrol agent that protects against exogenous threats while remaining safe for consumption.
Date:
2023-06-01/2026-05-31
Creator:
Skellam, Elizabeth & Schoellhorn, Sydney
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Renin-Angiotensin System in Air Pollution-Mediated Exacerbation of Obesity
Data management plan for the grant, "The Renin-Angiotensin System in Air Pollution-Mediated Exacerbation of Obesity."
Date:
2023-06-01/2026-05-31
Creator:
Lund, Amie K.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Delayed Antarctic melt season reduces albedo feedback
Article discusses how Antarctica's response to climate change varies greatly both spatially and temporally. The authors used a 43-year record of Antarctic snow melt seasons from space-borne microwave radiometers with a machine-learning algorithm to show that both the onset and the end of the melt season are being delayed.
Date:
May 27, 2023
Creator:
Liang, Lei; Guo, Huadong; Liang, Shuang; Li, Xichen; Moore, John C.; Li, Xinwu et al.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sibling Aggression, Feeding Rates, and Hatch Rank of Nestling Red-Shouldered Hawks (Buteo lineatus)
Article describes how, in many raptor species, hatching asynchrony results in a size hierarchy among nestlings, which may facilitate brood reduction by means of sibling aggression-induced mortality, especially in times of low food resources. The authors studied the influence of hatch rank, brood size, and brood age on aggression and feeding rates among Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) nestlings in suburban southwestern Ohio.
Date:
May 25, 2023
Creator:
Miller, Sara J.; Dykstra, Cheryl R.; Rolland, Virginie; Simon, Melinda M.; Hays, Jeffrey L. & Bednarz, James C.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Temporal complexity measure of reaction time series: Operational versus event time
Article describes how detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA) is a well-established method to evaluate scaling indices of time series, which categorize the dynamics of complex systems. The authors propose treating each reaction time as a duration time that changes the representation from operational (trial number) time n to event (temporal) time t, or X(t).
Date:
May 23, 2023
Creator:
Mahmoodi, Korosh; Kerick, Scott E.; Grigolini, Paolo; Franaszczuk, Pitor J. & West, Bruce J.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Integrating low-cost sensor monitoring, satellite mapping, and geospatial artificial intelligence for intra-urban air pollution predictions☆
Article describes how there is a growing need to apply geospatial artificial intelligence analysis to disparate environmental datasets to find solutions that benefit frontline communities. This research addresses these challenges by leveraging a strategically deployed, extensive low-cost sensor (LCS) network that was rigorously calibrated through an optimized neural network.
Date:
May 18, 2023
Creator:
Liang, Lu; Daniels, Jacob; Bailey, Colleen; Hu, Leiqiu; Phillips, Ronney & South, John
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
X-Ray Unveiling Events in a z ≈ 1.6 Active Galactic Nucleus in the 7 Ms Chandra Deep Field-South
Authors of the article explain that they investigated the extreme X-ray variability of a z = 1.608 active galactic nucleus in the 7 Ms Chandra Deep Field-South (XID 403), which showed two significant X-ray brightening events.
Date:
May 18, 2023
Creator:
Yu, Li-Ming; Luo, Bin; Brandt, William Nielsen; Bauer, Franz E.; De Cicco, D.; Fabian, Andrew C. et al.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Combined influence of soil moisture and atmospheric humidity on land surface temperature under different climatic background
Article describes how soil moisture (SM) and atmospheric humidity (AH) are crucial climatic variables that significantly affect the climate system. However, the combined influencing mechanisms of SM and AH on the land surface temperature (LST) under global warming are still unclear. The authors systematically analyzed the interrelationships among annual mean values of SM, AH, and LST using ERA5-Land reanalysis data and revealed the role of SM and AH on the spatiotemporal variations of LST through mechanism analysis and regression methods.
Date:
May 9, 2023
Creator:
Jiang, Kang; Pan, Zhihua; Pan, Feifei; Teuling, Adriaan J.; Han, Guolin; An, Pingli et al.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Two legume fatty acid amide hydrolase isoforms with distinct preferences for microbial- and plant-derived acylamides
Article describes how analysis of FAAHs from multiple angiosperm species, which revealed two conserved phylogenetic groups that differed in key conserved residues in the substrate binding pocket. The authors combined computational and biochemical approaches to compare the structural and enzymatic properties of two FAAH isoforms in the legume Medicago truncatula designated MtFAAH1 MtFAAH2a.
Date:
May 9, 2023
Creator:
Arias-Gaguancela, Omar; Herrell, Emily; Aziz, Mina & Chapman, Kent Dean
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The universal shape of the X-ray variability power spectrum of AGN up to z ∼ 3
Authors of the article assert that they studied the ensemble X-ray variability properties of active galactic nuclei (AGN) over large ranges of timescale (20 ks ≤ T ≤ 14 yr), redshift (0 ≤ z ≲ 3), luminosity (1040 erg s−1 ≤ LX ≤ 1046 erg s−1), and black hole (BH) mass (106 ≤ M⊙ ≤ 109). The authors show that the data collected from archival observations and previous literature studies are fully consistent with a universal PSD form, which does not show any evidence for systematic evolution of shape or amplitude with redshift or luminosity, even if there may be differences between individual AGN at a given redshift or luminosity.
Date:
May 8, 2023
Creator:
Paolillo, Maurizio; Papadakis, I.; Brandt, William Nielsen; Bauer, Franz E.; Lanzuisi, G.; Allevato, V. et al.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Formation of cotton bast fiber as a means to modulate carbon capture and increase bio-product utilization
Data management plan for the grant "Formation of cotton bast fiber as a means to modulate carbon capture and increase bio-product utilization."
Date:
2023-05-01/2026-04-30
Creator:
Ayre, Brian G.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A multiscale approach reveals elaborate circulatory system and intermittent heartbeat in velvet worms (Onychophora)
Article describes how an antagonistic hemolymph-muscular system is essential for soft-bodied invertebrates. The authors analyzed the entire circulatory system of the peripatopsid Euperipatoides rowelli and claimed they discovered a surprisingly elaborate organization.
Date:
April 28, 2023
Creator:
Jahn, Henry; Hammel, Jörg U.; Göpel, Torben; Wirkner, Christian S. & Mayer, Georg
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Remarkable Difference in Pharmacokinetics of Fluorinated Versus Iodinated Photosensitizers Derived from Chlorophyll-a and a Direct Correlation between the Tumor Uptake and Anti-Cancer Activity
Article says that to investigate and compare the pharmacokinetic profile and anti-cancer activity of fluorinated and iodinated photosensitizers (PSs), the 3-(1′-(o-fluorobenzyloxy)ethyl pyropheophorbide and the corresponding meta-(m-) and para (p-) fluorinated analogs (methyl esters and carboxylic acids) were synthesized. According to the authors, the nature of the delivery vehicle and tumor types showed a significant difference in uptake and long-term cure by photodynamic therapy (PDT), especially in the iodinated PS.
Date:
April 27, 2023
Creator:
Pandurang, Taur Prakash; Cacaccio, Joseph; Durrani, Farukh A.; Dukh, Mykhaylo; Alsaleh, Ajyal Z.; Sajjad, Munawwar et al.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Dynamic Motions of Topological Defects in Nematic Liquid Crystals under Spatial Confinement
Article discusses how topological defects (TDs) have become a sensational topic due to their significant influence on the unusual optical and physiochemical characteristics of the material. Here, authors assert how nematic liquid crystals confined in a cell exhibiting surfaces with periodic anchoring conditions containing surface topography are relied on.
Date:
April 25, 2023
Creator:
Pawale, Tejal; Swain, Justin; Hashemi, Mohammad Reza; Tierra, Giordano & Li, Xiao
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library