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Sequence Evolution and Expression of the Androgen Receptor and Other Pathway-Related Genes in a Unisexual Fish, the Amazon Molly, Poecilia formosa, and Its Bisexual Ancestors
(PLos One, 2016-06-01)
The all-female Amazon molly (Poecilia formosa) originated from a single hybridization of two bisexual ancestors, Atlantic molly (Poecilia mexicana) and sailfin molly (Poecilia latipinna). As a gynogenetic species, the ...
A Grammatical Approach for Customization of Laminated Composite Materials
(Concurrent Engineering, 2011-06-01)
The wide range of properties covered by the manufacturable fiber—matrix combinations of composite materials, along with their directional property characteristics, provides designers with material selection flexibility ...
Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase Targeted by Annexin V to Breast Cancer Vasculature for Enzyme Prodrug Therapy
(PLos One, 2013-10-03)
Background and PurposeThe targeting of therapeutics is a promising approach for the development of new cancer treatments that seek to reduce the devastating side effects caused by the systemic administration of current ...
Provenance of Permian eolian and related strata in the North American midcontinent: Tectonic and climatic controls on sediment dispersal in western tropical Pangea
(2018-02-01)
The Permian marks a time of substantial climatic and tectonic changes in the late Paleozoic. Gondwanan glaciation collapsed after its earliest Permian acme, aridification affected the equatorial region, and monsoonal ...
Historical geography I: Vital traditions
(Progress in Human Geography, 2012-08-01)
In the first of three reports outlining the current state of historical geography, I review recently published work from three research themes: the geographic imagination (maps and cartography), geographies of knowledge, ...
The TRPA1 Ion Channel Contributes to Sensory-Guided Avoidance of Menthol in Mice
(2019-10-17)
The flavoring agent menthol elicits complex orosensory and behavioral effects including perceived cooling at low concentrations and irritation and ingestive avoidance at higher intensities. Oral menthol engages the ...
The Leviathan: How to Move 2.9 Million Government Documents Offsite
(2019-03-18)
The concept of moving a university’s historic, 2.9 million item government documents collection offsite was daunting. The actual move of the collection took 24 months. In this move, much was learned about developing a ...
Health as Submission and Social Responsibilities: Embodied Experiences of Javanese Women With Type II Diabetes
(Qualitative Health Research, 2015-03-25)
By examining women’s experiences with type II diabetes, we explore how illness can provide resources to construct meanings of everyday life in Javanese culture. We conducted in-depth interviews with 30 female participants ...
A Genome-Wide Survey of Imprinted Genes in Rice Seeds Reveals Imprinting Primarily Occurs in the Endosperm
(PLos Genetics, 2011-06-23)
Author Summary The expression of maternal or paternal alleles in either a preferentially or exclusively uniparental manner, termed imprinting, is prevalent in the transient endosperm of seeds in the model plant ...
Organization of Parent Knowledge: Compartmentalization and Integration in Adult Child-Parent Relationships
(Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 2010-09-01)
Previous research has demonstrated an association between structure of beliefs about romantic partners and feelings for that partner. Here, the structure of college students’ beliefs about their parents was linked to ...