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Genome-Wide Association Analysis Of Hyperspectral Reflectance Data To Dissect The Genetic Architecture Of Growth-Related Traits In Maize Under Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria Inoculation, Rafael Massahiro Yassue, Giovanni Galli, Chun Peng James Chen, Roberto Fritsche-Neto, Gota Morota Apr 2023

Genome-Wide Association Analysis Of Hyperspectral Reflectance Data To Dissect The Genetic Architecture Of Growth-Related Traits In Maize Under Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria Inoculation, Rafael Massahiro Yassue, Giovanni Galli, Chun Peng James Chen, Roberto Fritsche-Neto, Gota Morota

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Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) may be of use for increasing crop yield and plant resilience to biotic and abiotic stressors. Using hyperspectral reflectance data to assess growth-related traits may shed light on the underlying genetics as such data can help assess biochemical and physiological traits. This study aimed to integrate hyperspectral reflectance data with genome-wide association analyses to examine maize growth-related traits under PGPB inoculation. A total of 360 inbred maize lines with 13,826 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were evaluated with and without PGPB inoculation; 150 hyperspectral wavelength reflectances at 386–1021 nm and 131 hyperspectral indices were used in the …

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New Boron Delivery Agents, Annette G. Beck-Sickinger, Daniel P. Becker, Oksana Chepurna, Bhaskar Das, Sebastian Flieger, Evamarie Hey-Hawkins, Narayan Hosmane, Satish S. Jalisatgi, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Rameshwar Patil, Maria Da Graça H. Vicente, Clara Viñas Apr 2023

New Boron Delivery Agents, Annette G. Beck-Sickinger, Daniel P. Becker, Oksana Chepurna, Bhaskar Das, Sebastian Flieger, Evamarie Hey-Hawkins, Narayan Hosmane, Satish S. Jalisatgi, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Rameshwar Patil, Maria Da Graça H. Vicente, Clara Viñas

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This proceeding article compiles current research on the development of boron delivery drugs for boron neutron capture therapy that was presented and discussed at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Workshop on Neutron Capture Therapy that took place on April 20-22, 2022. The most used boron sources are icosahedral boron clusters attached to peptides, proteins (such as albumin), porphyrin derivatives, dendrimers, polymers, and nanoparticles, or encapsulated into liposomes. These boron clusters and/or carriers can be labeled with contrast agents allowing for the use of imaging techniques, such as PET, SPECT, and fluorescence, that enable quantification of tumor-localized boron and their use …

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Interactive Effects Of Climate Change‐Induced Range Shifts And Wind Energy Development On Future Economic Conditions Of The Atlantic Surfclam Fishery, Stephanie Stromp, Andrew M. Scheld, John M. Klinck, Daphne M. Munroe, Eric N. Powell, Roger Mann, Sarah Borsetti, Eileen E. Hofmann Apr 2023

Interactive Effects Of Climate Change‐Induced Range Shifts And Wind Energy Development On Future Economic Conditions Of The Atlantic Surfclam Fishery, Stephanie Stromp, Andrew M. Scheld, John M. Klinck, Daphne M. Munroe, Eric N. Powell, Roger Mann, Sarah Borsetti, Eileen E. Hofmann

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Rising water temperatures along the northeastern U.S. continental shelf have resulted in an offshore range shift of the Atlantic surfclam Spisula solidissima to waters still occupied by ocean quahogs Arctica islandica. Fishers presently are prohibited from landing both Atlantic surfclams and ocean quahogs in the same catch, thus limiting fishing to locations where the target species can be sorted on deck. Wind energy development on and around the fishing grounds will further restrict the fishery. A spatially explicit model of the Atlantic surfclam fishery (Spatially Explicit Fishery Economics Simulator) has the ability to simulate the consequences of fishery displacement …

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The Zanjeras Of Ilocos In The Northern Philippines: A Legacy Of Sustainable Resource Management, José A. Rivera Ph.D Apr 2023

The Zanjeras Of Ilocos In The Northern Philippines: A Legacy Of Sustainable Resource Management, José A. Rivera Ph.D

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Zanjeras are farmer-managed irrigation systems that have endured for centuries in the Ilocos region of northern Luzon in the Philippines. These cooperative irrigation societies emerged during the Spanish regime when Augustinians were deployed to congregate indigenous populations into pueblos, convert them to Christianity, and raise tributes for the Crown. Zanjeras evolved from a blending of two traditions: the Iberian model of irrigation and indigenized practices of water-for-land exchanges with landowners and atar-holdings to distribute shares among the members. Like other community-based irrigation systems in Southeast Asia and globally, zanjeras are self-governed, long-enduring, and serve as exemplary models of …

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What Is New In The New Covenant?, Jiří Moskala Apr 2023

What Is New In The New Covenant?, Jiří Moskala

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Slow-Goverance In Smart Cities: An Empirical Study Of Smart Intersection Implementation In Four U. S. College Towns, Brett Frischmann, Madelyn Rose Sanfilippo Mar 2023

Slow-Goverance In Smart Cities: An Empirical Study Of Smart Intersection Implementation In Four U. S. College Towns, Brett Frischmann, Madelyn Rose Sanfilippo

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Cities cannot adopt supposedly smart technological systems and protect human rights without developing appropriate data governance, because technologies are not value-neutral. This paper proposes a deliberative, slow-governance approach to smart tech in cities. Inspired by the Governing Knowledge Commons (GKC) framework and past case studies, we empirically analyse the adoption of smart intersection technologies in four US college towns to evaluate and extend knowledge commons governance approaches to address human rights concerns. Our proposal consists of a set of questions that should guide community decision-making, extending the GKC framework via an incorporation of human-rights impact assessments and a consideration of …

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Adsorption Studies At The Graphene Oxide-Liquid Interface: A Molecular Dynamics Study, Visal Subasinghege Don, Lukas Kim, Rolf David, Julia A. Nauman, Revati Kumar Mar 2023

Adsorption Studies At The Graphene Oxide-Liquid Interface: A Molecular Dynamics Study, Visal Subasinghege Don, Lukas Kim, Rolf David, Julia A. Nauman, Revati Kumar

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The adsorption of organic aromatic molecules, namely aniline, onto graphene oxide is investigated using molecular simulations. The effect of the oxidation level of the graphene oxide sheet as well as the presence of two different halide salts, sodium chloride and sodium iodide, were examined. The aniline molecule in the more-reduced graphene oxide case, in the absence of added salt, showed a slightly greater affinity for the graphene oxide-water interface as compared to the oxidized form. The presence of the iodide ion increased the affinity of the aniline molecule in the reduced case but had the opposite effect for the more-oxidized …

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Capturing Children Food Exposure Using Wearable Cameras And Deep Learning, Shady Elbassuoni, Hala Ghattas Ph.D., Jalila El Ati, Yorgo Zoughby, Aline Semaan, Christelle Akl, Tarek Trabelsi, Reem Talhouk, Houda Ben Gharbia, Zoulfikar Shmayssani, Aya Mourad Mar 2023

Capturing Children Food Exposure Using Wearable Cameras And Deep Learning, Shady Elbassuoni, Hala Ghattas Ph.D., Jalila El Ati, Yorgo Zoughby, Aline Semaan, Christelle Akl, Tarek Trabelsi, Reem Talhouk, Houda Ben Gharbia, Zoulfikar Shmayssani, Aya Mourad

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Children’s dietary habits are influenced by complex factors within their home, school and neighborhood environments. Identifying such influencers and assessing their effects is traditionally based on self-reported data which can be prone to recall bias. We developed a culturally acceptable machine-learning-based data-collection system to objectively capture school-children’s exposure to food (including food items, food advertisements, and food outlets) in two urban Arab centers: Greater Beirut, in Lebanon, and Greater Tunis, in Tunisia. Our machine-learning-based system consists of 1) a wearable camera that captures continuous footage of children’s environment during a typical school day, 2) a machine learning model that automatically …

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Toward A Simulation Model Complexity Measure, J. Scott Thompson, Douglas D. Hodson, Michael R. Grimaila, Nicholas Hanlon, Richard Dill Mar 2023

Toward A Simulation Model Complexity Measure, J. Scott Thompson, Douglas D. Hodson, Michael R. Grimaila, Nicholas Hanlon, Richard Dill

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Is it possible to develop a meaningful measure for the complexity of a simulation model? Algorithmic information theory provides concepts that have been applied in other areas of research for the practical measurement of object complexity. This article offers an overview of the complexity from a variety of perspectives and provides a body of knowledge with respect to the complexity of simulation models. The key terms model detail, resolution, and scope are defined. An important concept from algorithmic information theory, Kolmogorov complexity, and an application of this concept, normalized compression distance, are used to indicate the possibility of measuring changes …

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Diurnal Time-Activity Budget And Habitat Use Of Whooping Cranes (Grus Americana) In The Reintroduced Louisiana Nonmigratory Population, Phillip L. Vasseur, Sammy L. King, Michael D. Kaller Mar 2023

Diurnal Time-Activity Budget And Habitat Use Of Whooping Cranes (Grus Americana) In The Reintroduced Louisiana Nonmigratory Population, Phillip L. Vasseur, Sammy L. King, Michael D. Kaller

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Time-activity budget studies provide valuable insights for better understanding animal behavior relative to spatial and temporal habitat use. We examined a reintroduced, nonmigratory Whooping Crane (Grus americana) population to determine how time-activity budgets change relative to crane age, sex, habitat type, and season. Our study area encompassed natural marshes and working wetlands primarily in southwestern Louisiana. From June 2012 to January 2016, we conducted continuous focal sampling on individuals (n = 27) from the first 4 captive-reared cohorts released in the state. We classified age groups as juveniles, subadults, and adults, and identified 5 main habitat types utilized by cranes …

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Analysis Of The Rigid Motion Of A Conical Developable Mechanism, Mckell Woodland, Michelle Hsiung, Erin L. Matheson, C Alex Safsten, Jacob Greenwood, Denise M. Halverson, Larry L. Howell Mar 2023

Analysis Of The Rigid Motion Of A Conical Developable Mechanism, Mckell Woodland, Michelle Hsiung, Erin L. Matheson, C Alex Safsten, Jacob Greenwood, Denise M. Halverson, Larry L. Howell

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We demonstrate analytically that it is possible to construct a developable mechanism on a cone that has rigid motion. We solve for the paths of rigid motion and analyze the properties of this motion. In particular, we provide an analytical method for predicting the behavior of the mechanism with respect to the conical surface. Moreover, we observe that the conical developable mechanisms specified in this paper have motion paths that necessarily contain bifurcation points which lead to an unbounded array of motion paths in the parameterization plane.

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Effects Of Other People's Facial Emotional Expression On Consumers’ Perceptions Of Chocolate Chip Cookies Containing Cricket Protein, Yupeng Gao, Pitchayapat Chonpracha, Bin Li, Witoon Prinyawiwatkul Mar 2023

Effects Of Other People's Facial Emotional Expression On Consumers’ Perceptions Of Chocolate Chip Cookies Containing Cricket Protein, Yupeng Gao, Pitchayapat Chonpracha, Bin Li, Witoon Prinyawiwatkul

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Abstract: Edible insects are recognized as a potential alternative and sustainable source of high-quality protein for the human diet. Entomophagy is highly related to negative emotions that may cause reluctance to adopt insects as food in Western countries. During human interaction, a person's facial emotional expression (FEE) may influence other people's emotional responses. A person's emotional state may affect his/her food preference and food choice. Understanding how other people's FEE would affect consumers’ emotional profiles, liking, and subsequent willingness to try (WTT) and purchase intent (PI) toward insect-containing food products may help increase the acceptance of entomophagy. This study identified …

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Using Automated Speech Processing For Repeated Measurements In A Clinical Setting Of The Behavioral Variability In The Stroop Task, Terje B. Holmlund, Alex S. Cohen, Jian Cheng, Peter W. Foltz, Jared Bernstein, Elizabeth Rosenfeld, Bruno Laeng, Brita Elvevåg Mar 2023

Using Automated Speech Processing For Repeated Measurements In A Clinical Setting Of The Behavioral Variability In The Stroop Task, Terje B. Holmlund, Alex S. Cohen, Jian Cheng, Peter W. Foltz, Jared Bernstein, Elizabeth Rosenfeld, Bruno Laeng, Brita Elvevåg

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The Stroop interference task is indispensable to current neuropsychological practice. Despite this, it is limited in its potential for repeated administration, its sensitivity and its demands on professionals and their clients. We evaluated a digital Stroop deployed using a smart device. Spoken responses were timed using automated speech recognition. Participants included adult nonpatients (N = 113; k = 5 sessions over 5 days) and patients with psychiatric diagnoses (N = 85; k = 3–4 sessions per week over 4 weeks). Traditional interference (difference in response time between color incongruent words vs. color neutral words; M = 0.121 s) and facilitation …

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Factors Influencing Consumers’ Willingness-To-Try Seafood Byproducts, Silvia Murillo, Ryan Ardoin, Witoon Prinyawiwatkul Mar 2023

Factors Influencing Consumers’ Willingness-To-Try Seafood Byproducts, Silvia Murillo, Ryan Ardoin, Witoon Prinyawiwatkul

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With increasing global demand for seafood, seafood byproducts (SB) utilization can contribute to a more sustainable food supply chain through waste-to-value food product development. However, consumer perceptions of SB (e.g., fish skin and bones) are underexplored. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate some factors influencing consumers’ willingness-to-try seafood byproducts. An online survey was conducted in the USA regarding intervention of SB informational cues with N = 904 adult seafood consumers internationally. The proportion of consumers willing to try SB increased significantly (McNemar’s test, α = 0.05) from 47% to 68% after SB safety and health claims had been presented in …

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Can Biodiversity Of Preexisting And Created Salt Marshes Match Across Scales? An Assessment From Microbes To Predators, Friedrich W. Keppeler, James R. Junker, Margaret J. Shaw, Scott B. Alford, Annette S. Engel, Linda M. Hooper-Bùi, Olaf P. Jensen, Katelyn Lamb, Paola C. López-Duarte, Charles W. Martin, Ashley M. Mcdonald, Jill A. Olin, Audrey T. Paterson, Michael J. Polito, Nancy N. Rabalais, Brian J. Roberts, Ryann E. Rossi, Erick M. Swenson Mar 2023

Can Biodiversity Of Preexisting And Created Salt Marshes Match Across Scales? An Assessment From Microbes To Predators, Friedrich W. Keppeler, James R. Junker, Margaret J. Shaw, Scott B. Alford, Annette S. Engel, Linda M. Hooper-Bùi, Olaf P. Jensen, Katelyn Lamb, Paola C. López-Duarte, Charles W. Martin, Ashley M. Mcdonald, Jill A. Olin, Audrey T. Paterson, Michael J. Polito, Nancy N. Rabalais, Brian J. Roberts, Ryann E. Rossi, Erick M. Swenson

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Coastal wetlands are rapidly disappearing worldwide due to a variety of processes, including climate change and flood control. The rate of loss in the Mississippi River Delta is among the highest in the world and billions of dollars have been allocated to build and restore coastal wetlands. A key question guiding assessment is whether created coastal salt marshes have similar biodiversity to preexisting, reference marshes. However, the numerous biodiversity metrics used to make these determinations are typically scale dependent and often conflicting. Here, we applied ecological theory to compare the diversity of different assemblages (surface and below-surface soil microbes, plants, …

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A Reference Genome For Bluegill (Centrarchidae: Lepomis Macrochirus), William B. Ludt, Eamon C. Corbett, Jerry Kattawar, Prosanta Chakrabarty, Brant C. Faircloth Mar 2023

A Reference Genome For Bluegill (Centrarchidae: Lepomis Macrochirus), William B. Ludt, Eamon C. Corbett, Jerry Kattawar, Prosanta Chakrabarty, Brant C. Faircloth

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North American sunfishes (Family Centrarchidae) are among the most popular sportfish throughout the United States and Canada. Despite the popularity of sunfishes, their ecological importance, and their extensive stocking and aquacultural history, few molecular studies have examined the evolutionary relationships and species boundaries among members of this group, many of which are known to hybridize. Here, we describe a chromosome-scale genome assembly representing Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), one of the most widespread centrarchid species. By combining long-read, Oxford Nanopore sequencing data with short-insert, whole-genome and HiC sequence reads, we produced an assembly (Lm_LA_1.1) having a total length of 889 Mb including …

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Unhealthy Herds And The Predator–Spreader: Understanding When Predation Increases Disease Incidence And Prevalence, Robert L. Richards, Bret D. Elderd, Meghan A. Duffy Mar 2023

Unhealthy Herds And The Predator–Spreader: Understanding When Predation Increases Disease Incidence And Prevalence, Robert L. Richards, Bret D. Elderd, Meghan A. Duffy

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Disease ecologists now recognize the limitation behind examining host–parasite interactions in isolation: community members—especially predators—dramatically affect host–parasite dynamics. Although the initial paradigm was that predation should reduce disease in prey populations (“healthy herds hypothesis”), researchers have realized that predators sometimes increase disease in their prey. These “predator–spreaders” are now recognized as critical to disease dynamics, but empirical research on the topic remains fragmented. In a narrow sense, a “predator–spreader” would be defined as a predator that mechanically spreads parasites via feeding. However, predators affect their prey and, subsequently, disease transmission in many other ways such as altering prey population structure, …

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Policy Comparison Of Lead Hunting Ammunition Bans And Voluntary Nonlead Programs For California Condors, Robin M. Rotman, John H. Schulz, Samantha Totoni, Sonja A. Wilhelm Stanis, Christine Jie Li, Mark Morgan, Damon M. Hall, Elisabeth B. Webb Mar 2023

Policy Comparison Of Lead Hunting Ammunition Bans And Voluntary Nonlead Programs For California Condors, Robin M. Rotman, John H. Schulz, Samantha Totoni, Sonja A. Wilhelm Stanis, Christine Jie Li, Mark Morgan, Damon M. Hall, Elisabeth B. Webb

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The endangered California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) is negatively affected by lead poisoning from spent lead‐based hunting ammunition. Because lead poisoning is the primary mortality factor affecting condors, the California Fish and Game Commission banned lead hunting ammunition during 2008 in the southern California condor range followed by a statewide ban implemented in 2019. In contrast, the Arizona Game and Fish Department instituted an outreach and awareness program encouraging voluntary use of nonlead hunting ammunition in the northern portion of the state during 2005 and a similar program was launched in Utah during 2012. The juxtaposition of policy tools provided a …

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The Illinois Second Chance Expungement/Sealing Gap, Colleen Chien Feb 2023

The Illinois Second Chance Expungement/Sealing Gap, Colleen Chien

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Antibody Development To Identify Components Of Iis And Mtor Signaling Pathways In Lepidopteran Species, A Set Of Non-Model Insects, Alissa R. Armstrong, Carol Boggs Feb 2023

Antibody Development To Identify Components Of Iis And Mtor Signaling Pathways In Lepidopteran Species, A Set Of Non-Model Insects, Alissa R. Armstrong, Carol Boggs

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Nutritional stress impacts many insect species that have differing reproductive strategies and life histories, yet it is unclear how nutrient-sensing signaling pathways mediate tissue-specific responses to changes in dietary input. In Drosophila melanogaster , insulin/insulin-like growth factor (IIS) and mTOR-mediated signaling within adipocytes regulates oogenesis. To facilitate comparative study of nutrient-sensing pathway activity in the fat body, we developed antibodies to assess IIS (anti-FOXO) and mTOR signaling (anti-TOR) across three nymphalid species (Lepidoptera). By optimizing whole-mount fat body immunostaining, we find FOXO nuclear enrichment in adult adipocytes, like that observed in Drosophila . Additionally, we show a previously uncharacterized TOR …

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Editorial: Community Series In Research Efforts, Challenges And Opportunities In Mitigating Aflatoxins In Food And Agricultural Crops And Its Global Health Impacts, Volume Ii, Mehdi Razzaghi-Abyaneh, Zhi Yuan Chen, Mahendra Rai, Masoomeh Shams-Ghahfarokhi Feb 2023

Editorial: Community Series In Research Efforts, Challenges And Opportunities In Mitigating Aflatoxins In Food And Agricultural Crops And Its Global Health Impacts, Volume Ii, Mehdi Razzaghi-Abyaneh, Zhi Yuan Chen, Mahendra Rai, Masoomeh Shams-Ghahfarokhi

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Strange Statutory Foundations And Terribly Tricky Treasures In Trust, Thomas Simmons Feb 2023

Strange Statutory Foundations And Terribly Tricky Treasures In Trust, Thomas Simmons

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This paper summarizes two distinct topics: statutory foundations and a varied collection of unique and potentially troubling kinds of assets that might be held by fiduciaries such as trustees. Statutory foundations have recently been legislative approved in two states; Wyoming and New Hampshire and they represent new and interesting planning opportunities for estate planners. Tricky assets can range from the difficult-to-inventory (such as comic books and baseball cards) to outright contraband.

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Potential Repercussions Of Offshore Wind Energy Development In The Northeast United States For The Atlantic Surfclam Survey And Population Assessment, Sarah Borsetti, Daphne M. Munroe, Andrew M. Scheld, Eric N. Powell, John M. Klinck, Eileen E. Hofmann Feb 2023

Potential Repercussions Of Offshore Wind Energy Development In The Northeast United States For The Atlantic Surfclam Survey And Population Assessment, Sarah Borsetti, Daphne M. Munroe, Andrew M. Scheld, Eric N. Powell, John M. Klinck, Eileen E. Hofmann

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The Atlantic surfclam Spisula solidissima fishery, which spans the U.S. Northeast continental shelf, is among the most exposed to offshore wind energy development impacts because of the overlap of fishing grounds with wind energy lease areas, the hydraulic dredges used by the fishing vessels, and the location of vessel home ports relative to the fishing grounds. The Atlantic surfclam federal assessment survey is conducted using a commercial fishing vessel in locations that overlap with the offshore wind energy development. Once wind energy turbines, cables, and scour protection are installed, survey operations within wind energy lease areas may be curtailed or …

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Influence Of Soldiers On Exploratory Foraging Behavior In The Formosan Subterranean Termite, Coptotermes Formosanus (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae), Joseph Mccarthy, Arjun Khadka, Hasim Hakanoglu, Qian Sun Feb 2023

Influence Of Soldiers On Exploratory Foraging Behavior In The Formosan Subterranean Termite, Coptotermes Formosanus (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae), Joseph Mccarthy, Arjun Khadka, Hasim Hakanoglu, Qian Sun

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Termites are eusocial insects that live in organized colonies consisting of reproductives, workers, and soldiers. Soldiers are specialized for defense but are expensive to maintain, as they are incapable of husbandry and must be fed and groomed by workers. The soldiers of several species influence foraging behavior by acting as scouts that initiate foraging or by mediating worker behavioral plasticity during food exploration. These behaviors imply that soldiers may play a keystone role in termite colony function, apart from defense. Subterranean termite workers tunnel through soil in search of food while accompanied by varying proportions of soldiers, depending on the …

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Informe Tecnico De Los Trabajos De Campo Del Proyecto De Investigación Arqueológica Cerro San Isidro, Valle De Nepeña, Costa De Ancash -- Temporada 2022, David Chicoine, Jeisen Navarro Feb 2023

Informe Tecnico De Los Trabajos De Campo Del Proyecto De Investigación Arqueológica Cerro San Isidro, Valle De Nepeña, Costa De Ancash -- Temporada 2022, David Chicoine, Jeisen Navarro

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Wheat Long Noncoding Rnas From Organelle And Nuclear Genomes Carry Conserved Microrna Precursors Which May Together Comprise Intricate Networks In Insect Responses, Bala Ani Akpinar, Tugdem Muslu, Gadi V.P. Reddy, Munevver Dogramaci, Hikmet Budak Feb 2023

Wheat Long Noncoding Rnas From Organelle And Nuclear Genomes Carry Conserved Microrna Precursors Which May Together Comprise Intricate Networks In Insect Responses, Bala Ani Akpinar, Tugdem Muslu, Gadi V.P. Reddy, Munevver Dogramaci, Hikmet Budak

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Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a diverse class of noncoding RNAs that are typically longer than 200 nucleotides but lack coding potentials. Advances in deep sequencing technologies enabled a better exploration of this type of noncoding transcripts. The poor sequence conservation, however, complicates the identification and annotation of lncRNAs at a large scale. Wheat is among the leading food staples worldwide whose production is threatened by both biotic and abiotic stressors. Here, we identified putative lncRNAs from durum wheat varieties that differ in stem solidness, a major source of defense against wheat stem sawfly, a devastating insect pest. We also …

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Temporal Features Of Concepts Are Grounded In Time Perception Neural Networks: An Eeg Study, Karim Johari, Vicky T. Lai, Nicholas Riccardi, Rutvik H. Desai Feb 2023

Temporal Features Of Concepts Are Grounded In Time Perception Neural Networks: An Eeg Study, Karim Johari, Vicky T. Lai, Nicholas Riccardi, Rutvik H. Desai

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Experimental evidence suggests that modality-specific concept features such as action, motion, and sound partially rely on corresponding action/perception neural networks in the human brain. Little is known, however, about time-related features of concepts. We examined whether temporal features of concepts recruit networks that subserve time perception in the brain in an EEG study using event and object nouns. Results showed significantly larger ERPs for event duration vs object size judgments over right parietal electrodes, a region associated with temporal processing. Additionally, alpha/beta (10–15 Hz) neural oscillation showed a stronger desynchronization for event duration compared to object size in the right …

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Identification Of Differential-Expressed Genes In Banana-Biostimulant Interaction Using Suppression Subtractive Hybridization, Tatiana Chavez-Navarrete, Luis Sanchez-Timm, Ricardo Pacheco-Coello, Niranjan Baisakh, Efrén Santos-Ordóñez Feb 2023

Identification Of Differential-Expressed Genes In Banana-Biostimulant Interaction Using Suppression Subtractive Hybridization, Tatiana Chavez-Navarrete, Luis Sanchez-Timm, Ricardo Pacheco-Coello, Niranjan Baisakh, Efrén Santos-Ordóñez

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The use of environmental-friendly agricultural inputs to increase yield in crops could reduce environmental contamination and alleviate (a)biotic stress. In this study, we applied a foliar liquid biostimulant to banana plants, which was developed from the anaerobic fermentation of microorganisms with organic remains (manure and plant waste) and minerals to use as environmental-friendly product. To determine the effect of this biostimulant in the plants, a Suppression Subtractive Hybridization (SSH) library was developed from banana leaves in greenhouse conditions. Furthermore, salicylic and jasmonic pathways activation was evaluated by gene expression analysis. First, the application of the biostimulant to banana leaves increased …

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Discovery Of Novel Bioactive Tanshinones And Carnosol Analogues Against Breast Cancer, Miguel A. González-Cardenete, Natalia González-Zapata, Lucinda Boyd, Fatima Rivas Feb 2023

Discovery Of Novel Bioactive Tanshinones And Carnosol Analogues Against Breast Cancer, Miguel A. González-Cardenete, Natalia González-Zapata, Lucinda Boyd, Fatima Rivas

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The abietane diterpenoids ferruginol (1), tanshinone IIA (3), and carnosol (4) are well-known for their interesting pharmacological properties, including antitumor, similar to other natural and semisynthetic abietanes. In this study, a pair of semisynthetic C18-functionalized analogues of 3 and 4 were prepared from the commercially available (+)-dehydroabietylamine or readily obtained methyl dehydroabietate. Semisynthetic ferruginol (1) and some selected analogues, together with the synthesized analogues, were tested in vitro for the inhibition of proliferation in four breast cancer cell lines, SUM149, MDA-MB231, T47D, and MCF07. As a result, several tested abietane analogues decreased cell proliferation and enhanced cell death, with IC50 …

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Inactivation Of The Ul37 Deamidase Enhances Virus Replication And Spread Of The Hsv-1(Vc2) Oncolytic Vaccine Strain And Secretion Of Gm-Csf, Carolyn M. Clark, Nithya Jambunathan, Therese M.A. Collantes, Konstantin G. Kousoulas Feb 2023

Inactivation Of The Ul37 Deamidase Enhances Virus Replication And Spread Of The Hsv-1(Vc2) Oncolytic Vaccine Strain And Secretion Of Gm-Csf, Carolyn M. Clark, Nithya Jambunathan, Therese M.A. Collantes, Konstantin G. Kousoulas

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The HSV-1 (VC2) live-attenuated vaccine strain was engineered with specific deletions in the amino termini of glycoprotein K (gK) and membrane protein UL20, rendering the virus unable to enter neurons and establish latency. VC2 replicates efficiently in epithelial cell culture but produces lower viral titers and smaller viral plaques than its parental HSV-1 (F) wild-type virus. VC2 is an effective live-attenuated vaccine against HSV-1 and HSV-2 infections in mice and guinea pigs and an anti-tumor immunotherapeutic and oncolytic virus against melanoma and breast cancer in mouse models. Previously, we reported that the gK/UL20 complex interacts with the UL37 tegument protein, …

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