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First Investigation of the Microbiology of the Deepest Layer of Ocean Crust
(PLos One, 2010-11-05)
The gabbroic layer comprises the majority of ocean crust. Opportunities to sample this expansive crustal environment are rare because of the technological demands of deep ocean drilling; thus, gabbroic microbial communities ...
Temperature Sensitivity of Soil Organic Carbon Mineralization along an Elevation Gradient in the Wuyi Mountains, China
(PLos One, 2013-01-14)
Soil organic carbon (SOC) actively participates in the global carbon (C) cycle. Despite much research, however, our understanding of the temperature sensitivity of soil organic carbon (SOC) mineralization is still very ...
Ultrasound-Mediated DNA Transformation in Thermophilic Gram-Positive Anaerobes
(PLos One, 2010-09-04)
BackgroundThermophilic, Gram-positive, anaerobic bacteria (TGPAs) are generally recalcitrant to chemical and electrotransformation due to their special cell-wall structure and the low intrinsic permeability of plasma ...
Ecological Energetics of an Abundant Aerial Insectivore, the Purple Martin
(PLos One, 2013-09-25)
The atmospheric boundary layer and lower free atmosphere, or aerosphere, is increasingly important for human transportation, communication, environmental monitoring, and energy production. The impacts of anthropogenic ...
Reflections on the American Lyceum: The Legacy of Josiah Holbrook and the Transcendental Sessions
(2014-10-02)
The American Lyceum Movement became a pivotal foundation of U.S. adult education during the nineteenth-century. Holbrook recognized adult learners’ educational demands diversified during the rise of industrialism. Thus, ...
Nutritional Basis for Colonization Resistance by Human Commensal Escherichia coli Strains HS and Nissle 1917 against E. coli O157:H7 in the Mouse Intestine
(PLos One, 2013-01-17)
Escherichia coli is a single species consisting of many biotypes, some of which are commensal colonizers of mammals and others that cause disease. Humans are colonized on average with five commensal biotypes, and it is ...
Comparative Transcriptome Analyses of Deltamethrin-Resistant and -Susceptible Anopheles gambiae Mosquitoes from Kenya by RNA-Seq
(PLos One, 2012-09-07)
Malaria causes more than 300 million clinical cases and 665,000 deaths each year, and the majority of the mortality and morbidity occurs in sub-Saharan Africa. Due to the lack of effective vaccines and wide-spread resistance ...
Self-Renewal and Differentiation Capacity of Urine-Derived Stem Cells after Urine Preservation for 24 Hours
(PLos One, 2013-01-18)
Despite successful approaches to preserve organs, tissues, and isolated cells, the maintenance of stem cell viability and function in body fluids during storage for cell distribution and transportation remains unexplored. ...
The Influence of Engineering Competition Team Participation on College Students' Leadership Development
(2015-05)
Engineering competition teams are promoted as incubators for the development of leadership among college students, yet we know little about how leadership actually develops within the teams. This descriptive, instrumental ...
USE OF INTELLIGENT PUMPING SYSTEM TO DEVELOP RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION
(2018-05-11)
With the advancement in drilling and production technologies, deeper and more challenging formations are drilled every day. A pivotal part of sustaining this advancement is to permanently monitor the reservoir. While PDG ...