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Female Reproductive State Is Associated With Changes In Distinct Arginine Vasotocin Cell Types In The Preoptic Area Of Astatotilapia Burtoni, Julie M. Butler, Chase M. Anselmo, Karen P. Maruska Jan 2020

Female Reproductive State Is Associated With Changes In Distinct Arginine Vasotocin Cell Types In The Preoptic Area Of Astatotilapia Burtoni, Julie M. Butler, Chase M. Anselmo, Karen P. Maruska

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© 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC Nonapeptides play a crucial role in mediating reproduction, aggression, and parental care across taxa. In fishes, arginine vasotocin (AVT) expression is related to social and/or reproductive status in most male fishes studied to date, and is linked to territorial defense, paternal care, and courtship. Despite a plethora of studies examining AVT in male fishes, relatively little is known about how AVT expression varies with female reproductive state or its role in female social behaviors. We used multiple methods for examining the AVT system in female African cichlid fish Astatotilapia burtoni, including immunohistochemistry for AVT, in …

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Halobacterium Bonnevillei Sp. Nov., Halobaculum Saliterrae Sp. Nov. And Halovenus Carboxidivorans Sp. Nov., Three Novel Carbon Monoxide-Oxidizing Halobacteria From Saline Crusts And Soils, Marisa R. Myers, G. M. King Jan 2020

Halobacterium Bonnevillei Sp. Nov., Halobaculum Saliterrae Sp. Nov. And Halovenus Carboxidivorans Sp. Nov., Three Novel Carbon Monoxide-Oxidizing Halobacteria From Saline Crusts And Soils, Marisa R. Myers, G. M. King

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© 2020 The Authors. Three novel carbon monoxide-oxidizing Halobacteria were isolated from Bonneville Salt Flats (Utah, USA) salt crusts and nearby saline soils. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strains PCN9T, WSA2T and WSH3T belong to the genera Halobacterium, Halobaculum and Halovenus, respectively. Strains PCN9T, WSA2T and WSH3T grew optimally at 40 °C (PCN9T) or 50 °C (WSA2T, WSH3T). NaCl optima were 3 M (PCN9T, WSA2T) or 4 M NaCl (WSH3T). Carbon monoxide was oxidized by all isolates, each of which contained a molybdenum-dependent CO dehydrogenase. G+C contents for the three respective isolates were 66.75, 67.62, and …

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Speciation-By-Depth On Coral Reefs: Sympatric Divergence With Gene Flow Or Cryptic Transient Isolation?, Carlos Prada, Michael E. Hellberg Jan 2020

Speciation-By-Depth On Coral Reefs: Sympatric Divergence With Gene Flow Or Cryptic Transient Isolation?, Carlos Prada, Michael E. Hellberg

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© 2020 The Authors. Journal of Evolutionary Biology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of European Society for Evolutionary Biology The distributions of many sister species in the sea overlap geographically but are partitioned along depth gradients. The genetic changes leading to depth segregation may evolve in geographic isolation as a prerequisite to coexistence or may emerge during primary divergence leading to new species. These alternatives can now be distinguished via the power endowed by the thousands of scorable loci provided by second-generation sequence data. Here, we revisit the case of two depth-segregated, genetically isolated ecotypes of …

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The Avr4 Effector Is Involved In Cercosporin Biosynthesis And Likely Affects The Virulence Of Cercospora Cf. Flagellaris On Soybean, Josielle Santos Rezende, Marija Zivanovic, Maria Izabel Costa De Novaes, Zhi Yuan Chen Jan 2020

The Avr4 Effector Is Involved In Cercosporin Biosynthesis And Likely Affects The Virulence Of Cercospora Cf. Flagellaris On Soybean, Josielle Santos Rezende, Marija Zivanovic, Maria Izabel Costa De Novaes, Zhi Yuan Chen

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One of the most devastating fungal diseases of soybean in the southern USA is Cercospora leaf blight (CLB), which is caused mainly by Cercospora cf. flagellaris. Recent studies found that the fungal effector AVR4, originally identified in Cladosporium fulvum as a chitin-binding protein, is highly conserved among other Cercospora species. We wanted to determine whether it is present in C. cf. flagellaris and, if so, whether it plays a role in the pathogen infection of soybean. We cloned the Avr4 gene and created C. cf. flagellaris ∆avr4 mutants, which produced little cercosporin and significantly reduced expression of cercosporin biosynthesis genes. …

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Plant-Parasitic Nematodes Associated With The Root Zone Of Hop Cultivars Planted In A Florida Field Soil, Tristan T. Watson, Marco Suarez, Zhanao Deng, Johan A. Desaeger Jan 2020

Plant-Parasitic Nematodes Associated With The Root Zone Of Hop Cultivars Planted In A Florida Field Soil, Tristan T. Watson, Marco Suarez, Zhanao Deng, Johan A. Desaeger

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In early 2016, hop plants were introduced into Florida. By late 2016, the hop plants were showing stunted growth and were heavily parasitized by Meloidogyne javanica. In this study, we determined host susceptibility of 14 hop cultivars to M. javanica in a greenhouse experiment and monitored population development of plant-parasitic nematode species in the root zone of 17 hop cultivars planted in three newly established hop yards in Florida. Plant-parasitic nematodes in the rooting zone soil of field grown hop plants included M. javanica, Pratylenchus brachyurus, Paratrichodorus minor, Belonolaimus longicaudatus, Xiphinema setariae/vulgare complex, Mesocriconema xenoplax, and Helicotylenchus dihystera; however, soil …

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Assessing Salvinia Molesta Impact On Environmental Conditions In An Urban Lake: Case Study Of Lago Las Curias, Puerto Rico, Charles F. Wahl, Rodrigo Diaz, Jorge Ortiz-Zayas Jan 2020

Assessing Salvinia Molesta Impact On Environmental Conditions In An Urban Lake: Case Study Of Lago Las Curias, Puerto Rico, Charles F. Wahl, Rodrigo Diaz, Jorge Ortiz-Zayas

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Giant salvinia (Salvinia molesta Mitchell, Salviniaceae) is a free-floating fern native to Brazil that alters natural processes in aquatic ecosystems, causing ecological problems for water resource managers. Due to its ease of dispersal through fragmentation and rapid growth, giant salvinia can quickly become problematic, requiring persistent management efforts. If left unmanaged, giant salvinia creates a thick mat of vegetation, which limits sunlight penetration, reducing aquatic macrophytes, lowering dissolved oxygen and stressing aquatic organisms. Giant salvinia was first reported in Lago Las Curias, Cupey, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA, in 2016 and covered the entire 19 ha waterbody in 2018. In …

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Diverging Landscape Impacts On Macronutrient Status Despite Overlapping Diets In Managed (Apis Mellifera) And Native (Melissodes Desponsa) Bees, Christina L. Mogren, Mariá Soledad Benítez, Kevin Mccarter, Frédéric Boyer, Jonathan G. Lundgren Jan 2020

Diverging Landscape Impacts On Macronutrient Status Despite Overlapping Diets In Managed (Apis Mellifera) And Native (Melissodes Desponsa) Bees, Christina L. Mogren, Mariá Soledad Benítez, Kevin Mccarter, Frédéric Boyer, Jonathan G. Lundgren

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Declining pollinator populations worldwide are attributed to multiple stressors, including the loss of quality forage. Habitat management in agricultural areas often targets honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) specifically, with the assumption that native bees will benefit from an 'umbrella species' strategy. We tested this theory using a conservation physiology approach to compare the effects of landscape composition and floral dietary composition on the physiological status of honey bees and Melissodes desponsa in eastern South Dakota, USA. The total glycogen, lipid and protein concentrations were quantified from field collected bees. Next-generation sequencing of the trnL chloroplast gene from bee guts was …

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The Association Between Selected Molecular Biomarkers And Ambulatory Blood Pressure Patterns In African Chronic Kidney Disease And Hypertensive Patients Compared With Normotensive Controls: Protocol For A Longitudinal Study, Abiodun Moshood Adeoye, Oladimeji Adebayo, Busayo Abiola, Bamidele Iwalokun, Bamidele Tayo, Fadi Charchar, Akinlolu Ojo, Richard Cooper Jan 2020

The Association Between Selected Molecular Biomarkers And Ambulatory Blood Pressure Patterns In African Chronic Kidney Disease And Hypertensive Patients Compared With Normotensive Controls: Protocol For A Longitudinal Study, Abiodun Moshood Adeoye, Oladimeji Adebayo, Busayo Abiola, Bamidele Iwalokun, Bamidele Tayo, Fadi Charchar, Akinlolu Ojo, Richard Cooper

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Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a burgeoning epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. Abnormal blood pressure variations are prevalent in CKD and potentiate the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Certain genetic variants (angiotensin II receptor type 1 1166 A>C and angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion and deletion polymorphisms) and biomarkers such as interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor, soluble (s) E-selectin, homocysteine, and highly sensitive C-reactive protein have been shown to affect blood pressure variability among non-African CKD, hypertensive. and nonhypertensive CKD population. However, the contributions of the pattern, genetic, and environmental determinants of ambulatory blood pressure in African CKD have not been …

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The Buzz About Bee Campuses: Student Thoughts Regarding Pollinator Conservation, Hannah Penn, Jerrod Penn, Macy Hagan, Wuyang Hu Jan 2020

The Buzz About Bee Campuses: Student Thoughts Regarding Pollinator Conservation, Hannah Penn, Jerrod Penn, Macy Hagan, Wuyang Hu

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Early Detection Of Parkinson's Disease Using Deep Learning And Machine Learning, Wu Wang, Junho Lee, Fouzi Harrou, Ying Sun Jan 2020

Early Detection Of Parkinson's Disease Using Deep Learning And Machine Learning, Wu Wang, Junho Lee, Fouzi Harrou, Ying Sun

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Accurately detecting Parkinson's disease (PD) at an early stage is certainly indispensable for slowing down its progress and providing patients the possibility of accessing to disease-modifying therapy. Towards this end, the premotor stage in PD should be carefully monitored. An innovative deep-learning technique is introduced to early uncover whether an individual is affected with PD or not based on premotor features. Specifically, to uncover PD at an early stage, several indicators have been considered in this study, including Rapid Eye Movement and olfactory loss, Cerebrospinal fluid data, and dopaminergic imaging markers. A comparison between the proposed deep learning model and …

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Using Community Phylogenetics To Assess Phylogenetic Structure In The Fitzcarrald Region Of Western Amazonia, Jack M. Craig, Tiago P. Carvalho, Prosanta Chakrabarty, Valerie Derouen, Hernán Ortega, Paulo Petry, Roberto E. Reis, Victor A. Tagliacollo, James S. Albert Jan 2020

Using Community Phylogenetics To Assess Phylogenetic Structure In The Fitzcarrald Region Of Western Amazonia, Jack M. Craig, Tiago P. Carvalho, Prosanta Chakrabarty, Valerie Derouen, Hernán Ortega, Paulo Petry, Roberto E. Reis, Victor A. Tagliacollo, James S. Albert

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© 2020 The Authors. Di versity and Distributions Published by SBI. Here we explore the use of community phylogenetics as a tool to document patterns of biodiversity in the Fitzcarrald region, a remote area in Southwestern Amazonia. For these analyses, we subdivide the region into basin-wide assemblages encompassing the headwaters of four Amazonian tributaries (Urubamba, Yuruá, Purús and Las Piedras basins), and habitat types: river channels, terra firme (non-floodplain) streams, and floodplain lakes. We present a robust, well-documented collection of fishes from the region including 272 species collected from 132 field sites over 63 field days and four years, comprising …

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Extensive Paraphyly In The Typical Owl Family (Strigidae), Jessie F. Salter, Carl H. Oliveros, Peter A. Hosner, Joseph D. Manthey, Mark B. Robbins, Robert G. Moyle, Robb T. Brumfield, Brant C. Faircloth Jan 2020

Extensive Paraphyly In The Typical Owl Family (Strigidae), Jessie F. Salter, Carl H. Oliveros, Peter A. Hosner, Joseph D. Manthey, Mark B. Robbins, Robert G. Moyle, Robb T. Brumfield, Brant C. Faircloth

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© 2019 American Ornithological Society 2019. Published by Oxford University Press for the American Ornithological Society. The typical owl family (Strigidae) comprises 194 species in 28 genera, 14 of which are monotypic. Relationships within and among genera in the typical owls have been challenging to discern because mitochondrial data have produced equivocal results and because many monotypic genera have been omitted from previous molecular analyses. Here, we collected and analyzed DNA sequences of ultraconserved elements (UCEs) from 43 species of typical owls to produce concatenated and multispecies coalescent-based phylogenetic hypotheses for all but one genus in the typical owl family. …

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Interspecific Variation In Hypoxia Tolerance And Hypoxia Acclimation Responses In Killifish From The Family Fundulidae, Brittney G. Borowiec, Ryan D. Hoffman, Chelsea D. Hess, Fernando Galvez, Graham R. Scott Jan 2020

Interspecific Variation In Hypoxia Tolerance And Hypoxia Acclimation Responses In Killifish From The Family Fundulidae, Brittney G. Borowiec, Ryan D. Hoffman, Chelsea D. Hess, Fernando Galvez, Graham R. Scott

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© 2020. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd Hypoxia is a pervasive stressor in aquatic environments, and both phenotypic plasticity and evolutionary adaptation could shape the ability to cope with hypoxia. We investigated evolved variation in hypoxia tolerance and the hypoxia acclimation response across fundulid killifishes that naturally experience different patterns of hypoxia exposure. We compared resting O2 consumption rate (M O2), and various indices of hypoxia tolerance [critical O2 tension (Pcrit), regulation index (RI), O2 tension (PO2) at loss of equilibrium (PLOE) and time to LOE (tLOE) at 0.6 kPa O2] in Fundulus confluentus, Fundulus diaphanus, Fundulus heteroclitus, …

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Potential Predictability Of Net Primary Production In The Ocean, K.M. Krumhardt, N.S. Lovenduski, M.C. Long, J.Y. Luo, K. Lindsay, S. Yeager, C. Harrison Jan 2020

Potential Predictability Of Net Primary Production In The Ocean, K.M. Krumhardt, N.S. Lovenduski, M.C. Long, J.Y. Luo, K. Lindsay, S. Yeager, C. Harrison

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Eddy-Modified Iron, Light, And Phytoplankton Cell Division Rates In The Simulated Southern Ocean, T. Rohr, C. Harrison, M.C. Long, P. Gaube, S.C. Doney Jan 2020

Eddy-Modified Iron, Light, And Phytoplankton Cell Division Rates In The Simulated Southern Ocean, T. Rohr, C. Harrison, M.C. Long, P. Gaube, S.C. Doney

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Thermal Stability And Flame Resistance Of The Coextruded Wood-Plastic Composites Containing Talc-Filled Plastic Shells, Runzhou Huang, Xian Zhang, Zhilin Chen, Minli Wan, Qinglin Wu Jan 2020

Thermal Stability And Flame Resistance Of The Coextruded Wood-Plastic Composites Containing Talc-Filled Plastic Shells, Runzhou Huang, Xian Zhang, Zhilin Chen, Minli Wan, Qinglin Wu

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Talc is a popular filler for the fabrication of plastic composites. The presence of talc helps improve mechanical, thermal, and flame resistance properties of the composite. In this work, we report the influence of a talc-filled plastic shell layer on thermal stability and fire flammability of the core-shell structured wood high-density polyethylene (HDPE) composites manufactured through coextrusion. The result showed that morphological analysis of the char layer after combustion confirmed the formation of a continuous surface char layer with talc addition in the composites, helping block fire penetration and enhance overall fire resistance of the composites. The shell thickness averaged …

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Side Information Dependence As A Regularizer For Analyzing Human Brain Conditions Across Cognitive Experiments, Shuo Zhou, Wenwen Li, Christopher R. Cox, Haiping Lu Jan 2020

Side Information Dependence As A Regularizer For Analyzing Human Brain Conditions Across Cognitive Experiments, Shuo Zhou, Wenwen Li, Christopher R. Cox, Haiping Lu

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The increasing of public neuroimaging datasets opens a door to analyzing homogeneous human brain conditions across datasets by transfer learning (TL). However, neuroimaging data are high-dimensional, noisy, and with small sample sizes. It is challenging to learn a robust model for data across different cognitive experiments and subjects. A recent TL approach minimizes domain dependence to learn common cross-domain features, via the Hilbert-Schmidt Independence Criterion (HSIC). Inspired by this approach and the multi-source TL theory, we propose a Side Information Dependence Regularization (SIDeR) learning framework for TL in brain condition decoding. Specifically, SIDeR simultaneously minimizes the empirical risk and the …

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Emerging Infectious Disease, The Household Built Environment Characteristics, And Urban Planning: Evidence On Avian Influenza In Vietnam, James H. Spencer, Melissa L. Finucane, Jefferson M. Fox, Sumeet Saksena, Nargis Sultana Jan 2020

Emerging Infectious Disease, The Household Built Environment Characteristics, And Urban Planning: Evidence On Avian Influenza In Vietnam, James H. Spencer, Melissa L. Finucane, Jefferson M. Fox, Sumeet Saksena, Nargis Sultana

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Recent concerns with pandemic outbreaks of human disease and their origins in animal populations have ignited concerns regarding connections between Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) and development. As disasters, health, and infectious disease become part of planning concern (Matthew & McDonald, 2007), greater focus on household infrastructure and EID disease outbreaks among poultry is warranted. Following Spencer (2013), this study examines the relationship between the mix of household-scale water supplies, sanitation systems, and construction materials, and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) among poultry in a developing country: Vietnam. Findings of our multivariate logistic regressions suggest that a non-linear, Kuznets-shaped urban transition …

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The Love Of Aerial Practice: Art, Embodiment, Phronesis, Maria Kosma, Nick Erickson Jan 2020

The Love Of Aerial Practice: Art, Embodiment, Phronesis, Maria Kosma, Nick Erickson

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Background of study: Given the importance of movement and low exercise adherence among young adults, it is imperative to understand reasons for the love of movement. Objective: The purpose of this phronetic, qualitative study was to examine if the values of aerial practice encompassed elements of embodiment, techne (art), and phronesis (practical wisdom). Method: Participants were 13 undergraduate college students in an aerial practice class. Individual-based interview topics included exercise behavior and the values and meaning of aerial practice. Results: All participants were active regardless of aerial practice classification (e.g., beginners vs advanced). Beyond aerial practice, other exercises included dancing, …

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Boxed In: Beliefs About The Compatibility And Likability Of Mother-Occupation And Father-Occupation Role Combinations, Mary C. Noonan, Freda B. Lynn, Mark H. Walker Jan 2020

Boxed In: Beliefs About The Compatibility And Likability Of Mother-Occupation And Father-Occupation Role Combinations, Mary C. Noonan, Freda B. Lynn, Mark H. Walker

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Researchers have long noted that role expectations of a “good” mother conflict with those of a “good” worker, described as the “cultural contradiction” of motherhood. But given that work roles vary tremendously in terms of the cultural meanings the public assigns them, the authors examine variability in the perceived compatibility of mother-occupation and father-occupation combinations. Building on previous research, the authors hypothesize that (1) some parent-occupation pairings will be viewed as significantly less compatible because of incongruent expectations and meanings, and (2) incumbents of supposedly compatible parent-occupation pairings will be evaluated more favorably than incumbents of incompatible pairings. Both hypotheses …

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Gender Contexts, Dowry And Women's Health In India: A National Multilevel Longitudinal Analysis, Samuel Stroope, Rhiannon A. Kroeger, Jiabin Fan Jan 2020

Gender Contexts, Dowry And Women's Health In India: A National Multilevel Longitudinal Analysis, Samuel Stroope, Rhiannon A. Kroeger, Jiabin Fan

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Gender-biased contexts may impact women's lives across a variety of domains. This study examined whether changes in district prevalence of a salient gendered practice - dowry - are associated with changes in poor health for women in India. Two waves of national multilevel panel data were used to assess the relationship between changes in district-level dowry prevalence and changes in self-rated health for 23,785 ever-married women aged 15-50 years. Increased dowry prevalence was found to be associated with increased poor self-rated health for women. This relationship remained when controlling for potentially confounding factors including household socioeconomic status, caste, infrastructure, mobility …

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Consumer Perception Of Extruded Snacks Containing Brown Rice And Dried Mushroom, Benjarat Tepsongkroh, Kamolwan Jangchud, Anuvat Jangchud, Pitchayapat Chonpracha, Ryan Ardoin, Witoon Prinyawiwatkul Jan 2020

Consumer Perception Of Extruded Snacks Containing Brown Rice And Dried Mushroom, Benjarat Tepsongkroh, Kamolwan Jangchud, Anuvat Jangchud, Pitchayapat Chonpracha, Ryan Ardoin, Witoon Prinyawiwatkul

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Effects of mushroom type, seasoning and health benefit information (HBI) on consumers’ saltiness expectation, sensory liking, elicited emotions and purchase intent (PI) of extruded snacks were investigated. Five snacks were evaluated: straw mushroom (Volvariella volvacea) extrudates without (SME) or with seasoning (SMES), phoenix mushroom (Pleurotus pulmonarius) extrudates without (PME) or with seasoning (PMES), and the control without mushroom and seasoning. Hedonic scores and positive emotions were generally higher for seasoned mushroom-containing snacks (SMES and PMES) with 65% and 75.83% of consumers reporting willingness to purchase, respectively, after receiving HBI. Bored, interested and satisfied were identified as significant emotional predictors for …

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Genetic Mapping Identifies Consistent Quantitative Trait Loci For Yield Traits Of Rice Under Greenhouse Drought Conditions, Niranjan Baisakh, Jonalyn Yabes, Andres Gutierrez, Venkata Mangu, Peiyong Ma, Adam Famoso, Andy Pereira Jan 2020

Genetic Mapping Identifies Consistent Quantitative Trait Loci For Yield Traits Of Rice Under Greenhouse Drought Conditions, Niranjan Baisakh, Jonalyn Yabes, Andres Gutierrez, Venkata Mangu, Peiyong Ma, Adam Famoso, Andy Pereira

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Improving drought resistance in crops is imperative under the prevailing erratic rainfall patterns. Drought affects the growth and yield of most modern rice varieties. Recent breeding efforts aim to incorporate drought resistance traits in rice varieties that can be suitable under alternative irrigation schemes, such as in a (semi)aerobic system, as row (furrow-irrigated) rice. The identification of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) controlling grain yield, the most important trait with high selection efficiency, can lead to the identification of markers to facilitate marker-assisted breeding of drought-resistant rice. Here, we report grain yield QTLs under greenhouse drought using an F2:3 population derived …

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Optimization Of Uas-Based High-Throughput Phenotyping To Estimate Plant Health And Grain Yield In Sorghum, Giovanni Galli, David W. Horne, S. Delroy Collins, Jinha Jung, Anjin Chang, Roberto Fritsche-Neto, William L. Rooney Jan 2020

Optimization Of Uas-Based High-Throughput Phenotyping To Estimate Plant Health And Grain Yield In Sorghum, Giovanni Galli, David W. Horne, S. Delroy Collins, Jinha Jung, Anjin Chang, Roberto Fritsche-Neto, William L. Rooney

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High-throughput phenotyping (HTP) has enabled the acquisition of vast amounts of data. Therefore, finding the most informative phenological stage(s) and high-throughput traits could lead to significant optimization of HTP-assisted selection. An investigation as to when phenotypic data should be collected and how it should be processed from unmanned aerial system (UAS) imagery for the optimization and assessment of two primary traits in grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L). Moench], namely, grain yield and plant health (based on anthracnose scores) was conducted. By evaluating multiple flight dates across the growing season via multispectral UAS-based imagery, a set of scenarios composed of combinations …

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Identity: Obstacles And Openings, Osamudia James Jan 2020

Identity: Obstacles And Openings, Osamudia James

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Fake News On Trial: The Jury Trial As A Guard Against Societal Entropy, Neil Fulton Jan 2020

Fake News On Trial: The Jury Trial As A Guard Against Societal Entropy, Neil Fulton

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Dynamic Written Corrective Feedback Among Graduate Students: The Effects Of Feedback Timing, Grant Eckstein, Maureen Estelle Sims, Lisa Rohm Jan 2020

Dynamic Written Corrective Feedback Among Graduate Students: The Effects Of Feedback Timing, Grant Eckstein, Maureen Estelle Sims, Lisa Rohm

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Dynamic written corrective feedback (DWCF) is a pedagogical approach that offers meaningful, manageable, constant, and timely corrective feedback on student writing (Hartshorn et al., 2010). It emphasizes indirect and comprehensive written error correction on short, daily writing assignments. Numerous studies have demonstrated that its use can lead to fewer language errors among undergraduate and pre-matriculated college writers (see Kurzer, 2018). However, the benefits of DWCF among second language (L2) graduate writers and the role of feedback timing have not been well examined. We analyzed timed writing samples over a 12-week intervention from 22 L2 graduate students who either received biweekly …

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Asian Summer Monsoon Influence On Chemical Weathering And Sediment Provenance Determined By Clay Mineral Analysis From The Indus Submarine Canyon, Yuting Li, Peter D. Clift, Richard W. Murray, Elise Exnicios, Thomas Ireland, Philipp Böning Jan 2020

Asian Summer Monsoon Influence On Chemical Weathering And Sediment Provenance Determined By Clay Mineral Analysis From The Indus Submarine Canyon, Yuting Li, Peter D. Clift, Richard W. Murray, Elise Exnicios, Thomas Ireland, Philipp Böning

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© Copyright University of Washington. Published by Cambridge University Press, 2019. Clay minerals from the Indus Canyon and eastern clinoform since ∼12 ka are uniformly rich in smectite and illite, similar to those from the Holocene Indus flood plains. A systematic enrichment of smectite in the proximal delta compared to the canyon and eastern clinoform argues for preferential capture of smectite close to the river mouth since ∼12 ka. There is a rapid shift to a more smectite-rich assemblage in the canyon and eastern clinoform after ∼5 ka. This change is probably caused by a change in sediment source, with …

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Sympathetic Innervation Of Inguinal White Adipose Tissue In The Mouse, Clara Huesing, Emily Qualls-Creekmore, Nathan Lee, Marie François, Hayden Torres, Rui Zhang, David H. Burk, Sangho Yu, Christopher D. Morrison, Hans Rudolf Berthoud, Winfried Neuhuber, Heike Münzberg Jan 2020

Sympathetic Innervation Of Inguinal White Adipose Tissue In The Mouse, Clara Huesing, Emily Qualls-Creekmore, Nathan Lee, Marie François, Hayden Torres, Rui Zhang, David H. Burk, Sangho Yu, Christopher D. Morrison, Hans Rudolf Berthoud, Winfried Neuhuber, Heike Münzberg

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© 2020 The Authors. The Journal of Comparative Neurology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. Adipose tissue plays an important role in metabolic homeostasis and its prominent role as endocrine organ is now well recognized. Adipose tissue is controlled via the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). New viral, molecular-genetic tools will soon allow a more detailed study of adipose tissue innervation in metabolic function, yet, the precise anatomical extent of preganglionic and postganglionic inputs to the inguinal white adipose tissue (iWAT) is limited. Furthermore, several viral, molecular-genetic tools will require the use of cre/loxP mouse models, while the available studies on sympathetic …

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Role Of Geometric Shape In Chiral Optics, Philipp Gutsche, Xavier Garcia-Santiago, Philipp Immanuel Schneider, Kevin M. Mcpeak, Manuel Nieto-Vesperinas, Sven Burger Jan 2020

Role Of Geometric Shape In Chiral Optics, Philipp Gutsche, Xavier Garcia-Santiago, Philipp Immanuel Schneider, Kevin M. Mcpeak, Manuel Nieto-Vesperinas, Sven Burger

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The distinction of chiral and mirror symmetric objects is straightforward from a geometrical point of view. Since the biological as well as the optical activity of molecules strongly depend on their handedness, chirality has recently attracted high interest in the field of nano-optics. Various aspects of associated phenomena including the influences of internal and external degrees of freedom on the optical response have been discussed. Here, we propose a constructive method to evaluate the possibility of observing any chiral response from an optical scatterer. Based on solely the T-matrix of one enantiomer, planes of minimal chiral response are located and …

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