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Trophically Integrated Ecometric Models As Tools For Demonstrating Spatial And Temporal Functional Changes In Mammal Communities, Rachel A. Short, Jenny L. Mcguire, P. David Polly, A. Michelle Lawing
Trophically Integrated Ecometric Models As Tools For Demonstrating Spatial And Temporal Functional Changes In Mammal Communities, Rachel A. Short, Jenny L. Mcguire, P. David Polly, A. Michelle Lawing
Natural Resource Management Faculty Publications
We are in a modern biodiversity crisis that will restructure community compositions and ecological functions globally. Large mammals, important contributors to ecosystem function, have been affected directly by purposeful extermination and indirectly by climate and land-use changes, yet functional turnover is rarely assessed on a global scale using metrics based on functional traits. Using ecometrics, the study of functional trait distributions and functional turnover, we examine the relationship between vegetation cover and locomotor traits for artiodactyl and carnivoran communities. We show that the ability to detect a functional relationship is strengthened when locomotor traits of both primary consumers (artiodactyls, n …
Charter Schools Annual Report 2020, Tennessee. Department Of Education.
Charter Schools Annual Report 2020, Tennessee. Department Of Education.
Charter Schools Annual Report
No abstract provided.
Kaupa Letters: Volume 10, Issue 3, Korean American University Professors Association
Kaupa Letters: Volume 10, Issue 3, Korean American University Professors Association
KAUPA Letters
No abstract provided.
Impacts Of Tectonic Subsidence On Basin Depth And Delta Lobe Building, Tian Y. Dong, Jeffrey A. Nittrouer, Brandee Carlson, Brandon Mcelroy, Elena Il’Icheva, Maksim Pavlov, Hongbo Ma
Impacts Of Tectonic Subsidence On Basin Depth And Delta Lobe Building, Tian Y. Dong, Jeffrey A. Nittrouer, Brandee Carlson, Brandon Mcelroy, Elena Il’Icheva, Maksim Pavlov, Hongbo Ma
School of Earth, Environmental, & Marine Sciences Faculty Publications
Channel avulsions on river deltas are the primary means to distribute sediment and build land at the coastline. Many studies have detailed how avulsions generate delta lobes, whereby multiple lobes amalgamate to form a fan-shaped deposit. These studies often assume steady subsidence and uniform basin depth. In nature, however, lobe building is disrupted by variable subsidence, and progradation of lobes into basins with variable depth: conditions that are prevalent for tectonically active areas. Herein, we explore sediment dispersal and deposition patterns across scales using measurements of delta and basin morphology compiled from field surveys and remote sensing, collected over 150 …
Metagenomic Analysis Of The Outdoor Dust Microbiomes: A Case Study From Abu Dhabi, Uae, Lina Maloukh, Yousef Nazzal, Alagappan Kumarappan, Fares Howari, Lakshmi Kesari Ambika, Rihab Yahmadi, Manish Sharma, Jibran Iqbal, Ahmed A. Al-Taani, Imen Ben Salem, Cijo M. Xavier, Muhamad Naseem
Metagenomic Analysis Of The Outdoor Dust Microbiomes: A Case Study From Abu Dhabi, Uae, Lina Maloukh, Yousef Nazzal, Alagappan Kumarappan, Fares Howari, Lakshmi Kesari Ambika, Rihab Yahmadi, Manish Sharma, Jibran Iqbal, Ahmed A. Al-Taani, Imen Ben Salem, Cijo M. Xavier, Muhamad Naseem
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Outdoor dust covers a shattered range of microbial agents from land over transportation, human microbial flora, which includes pathogen and commensals, and airborne from the environment. Dust aerosols are rich in bacterial communities that have a major impact on human health and living environments. In this study, outdoor samples from roadside barricades, safety walls, and fences (18 samples) were collected from Abu Dhabi, UAE and bacterial diversity was assessed through a 16S rRNA amplicon next generation sequencing approach. Clean data from HiSeq produced 1,099,892 total reads pairs for 18 samples. For all samples, taxonomic classifications were assigned to the OTUs …
Allelic Discrimination Of Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphisms And Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case-Controlled Study, Amal Ahmed Mohammed, Dina M.Abo El-Matty, Rola Abdel-Azeem, Khaled Raafat, Mona A. Hussein, Amira R. El-Ansary, Wael Hafez, Hatem Ahmed Hassan, Nourelhuda Ahmed Nassar, Nora Mahmoud Selim, Doaa Ghaith, Amal A.El Kholy, Soha M. Abd El Salam, Fatme Al Anouti, Alaa S. Wahba
Allelic Discrimination Of Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphisms And Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case-Controlled Study, Amal Ahmed Mohammed, Dina M.Abo El-Matty, Rola Abdel-Azeem, Khaled Raafat, Mona A. Hussein, Amira R. El-Ansary, Wael Hafez, Hatem Ahmed Hassan, Nourelhuda Ahmed Nassar, Nora Mahmoud Selim, Doaa Ghaith, Amal A.El Kholy, Soha M. Abd El Salam, Fatme Al Anouti, Alaa S. Wahba
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(1) Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the rapidly growing healthcare problems, and several vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms seem to modulate the risk of T2DM. Our research was designed to investigate the allelic discrimination of VDR polymorphisms and T2DM occurrence risk. (2) Methods: This case-control research included 156 patients with T2DM and 145 healthy control subjects. Most of the study population were males 56.6% vs. 62.8% in the case and control groups, respectively. Genotyping for VDR single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), rs228570 (Fok1), rs7975232 (Apa1), and rs1544410 (Bsm1) was compared between both groups. (3) Results: There was …
Engineering A Microbiosphere To Clean Up The Ocean – Inspiration From The Plastisphere, Khulood A. Alnahdi, Laila W. Alali, Mezna K. Suwaidan, M. Kalim Akhtar
Engineering A Microbiosphere To Clean Up The Ocean – Inspiration From The Plastisphere, Khulood A. Alnahdi, Laila W. Alali, Mezna K. Suwaidan, M. Kalim Akhtar
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Plastic is a ubiquitous material that has become an essential part of our lives. More than one hundred million tons of plastic has accumulated in the world’s oceans as a result of poor waste management. This plastic waste gradually fragments into smaller pieces known as microplastics and nanoplastics. These small plastic particles can cause significant damage to marine ecosystems, and negatively impact human health. According to a recent review of international patents, the majority of ocean-cleaning inventions are limited to microplastics larger than 20 μm. Furthermore, such technologies are ineffective for nanoplastics, which measure less than 1000 nm, or even …
Disentangling Effects Of Mating, Nuptial Gifts And Accessory Gland Proteins On Reproduction In Female Crickets, Ian G. Rines, Audrey E. Harrod, John Hunt, Ben M. Sadd, Scott K. Sakaluk
Disentangling Effects Of Mating, Nuptial Gifts And Accessory Gland Proteins On Reproduction In Female Crickets, Ian G. Rines, Audrey E. Harrod, John Hunt, Ben M. Sadd, Scott K. Sakaluk
Faculty Publications – Biological Sciences
Accessory gland proteins contained within male ejaculates influence female reproduction and survival in insects. Nuptial food gifts offered by male crickets and katydids, the consumption of which may also alter female behaviour and physiology after mating, also contain accessory gland proteins. However, because nuptial feeding promotes the transfer of sperm and ejaculatory substances, it is unclear whether it is accessory gland proteins in the ejaculate, nuptial gifts or both that mediate these effects. Here we evaluate the effects of mating, nuptial gifts and accessory gland proteins on female reproduction in a gift-giving cricket (Gryllodes sigillatus) using a …
Medical Assistance In Dying (Maid): Ethical Considerations For Psychologists, Gerald P. Koocher, G. Andrew H. Benjamin, Jonathan Bolton, Thomas G. Plante
Medical Assistance In Dying (Maid): Ethical Considerations For Psychologists, Gerald P. Koocher, G. Andrew H. Benjamin, Jonathan Bolton, Thomas G. Plante
Psychology
Significant ethical challenges arise when mental health practitioners care for patients who seek to accelerate their own dying for rational medically valid reasons. Current and proposed laws provide for medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in several U.S. jurisdictions, all of Canada, and several other nations. Differing provisions of these laws complicate their utility for some patients who seek aid in dying. Some extant laws include roles that mental health professionals might play in assessing patients’ competence or capacity to consent, mental illness, or other cognitive and behavioral factors. Practitioners who choose to accept roles in the MAiD process must consider …
Compatibility Of Biological Control And Pesticides Mediated By Arthropod Movement Behavior And Field Spatial Scale, John E. Banks, Amanda Laubmeier
Compatibility Of Biological Control And Pesticides Mediated By Arthropod Movement Behavior And Field Spatial Scale, John E. Banks, Amanda Laubmeier
UROC Staff Publications and Presentations
Integrated pest management programs frequently rely on a combination of pesticide use with cultural controls such as diversifying agroecosystems to control pest populations. Selective pesticides can impose both lethal and sublethal effects on natural enemies. However, understanding the compatibility of pesticide use with biological control strategies is critical for pest management success. The population dynamics of natural enemies subjected to the effects of pesticides, especially those that experience sublethal effects, is critical to this understanding. Although lethal effects of pesticides on natural enemies are well-studied, sublethal effects of pesticide exposure such as the impact on natural enemy movement is less …
Wild 542.01: Statistical Applications In Wildlife Biology, Sarah N. Sells
Wild 542.01: Statistical Applications In Wildlife Biology, Sarah N. Sells
University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025
No abstract provided.
Synthesis, Characterization, And Thermal Analysis Of A New Acidicazo Ligand's Metal Complexes, Rasha Khider Hussain Al-Daffay, Abbas Ali Salih Al-Hamdani
Synthesis, Characterization, And Thermal Analysis Of A New Acidicazo Ligand's Metal Complexes, Rasha Khider Hussain Al-Daffay, Abbas Ali Salih Al-Hamdani
Baghdad Science Journal
The researchers wanted to make a new azo imidazole as a follow-up to their previous work. The ligand 4-[(2-Amino-4-phenylazo)-methyl]-cyclohexane carboxylic acid as a derivative of trans-4-(aminomethyl) cyclohexane carboxylic acid diazonium salt, and synthesis a series of its chelate complexes with metalions, characterized these compounds using a variety technique, including elemental analysis, FTIR, LC-Mass, 1H-NMRand UV-Vis spectral process as well TGA, conductivity and magnetic quantifications. Analytical data showed that the Co (II) complex out to 1:1 metal-ligand ratio with square planner and tetrahedral geometry, respectively while 1:2 metal-ligand ratio in the Cu(II), Cr(III), Mn(II), Zn(II), Ru(III)and Rh(III)complexes with octahedral geometry except …
Synthesis And Structural Determination Of 6-O-Prop-2-Ynyl-1,2:3,4-Di-O-Isopropylidene-Α-D-Galactose, Halah Husam Abdulkadhim Al-Asadi, Adnan Ibrahim Mohammed, Baker A. Joda
Synthesis And Structural Determination Of 6-O-Prop-2-Ynyl-1,2:3,4-Di-O-Isopropylidene-Α-D-Galactose, Halah Husam Abdulkadhim Al-Asadi, Adnan Ibrahim Mohammed, Baker A. Joda
Baghdad Science Journal
In this work, an important sugar alkynyl ether has been synthesized in two subsequent steps starting from commercially available D-galactose (3). This kind of compounds is highly significant in the synthesis of biologically active molecules such as 1,2,3-triazole and isoxazoles. In the first step, galactose (3) was reacted with acetone in the presence of anhydrous copper (II) sulfate to produce 1,2:3,4-di-O-isopropylidene-α-D-galactose (4) in good yield. The latter was reacted with excess of 3-bromoprop-1-yne in DMF in the presence of NaOH pellets to afford the target molecule 5 in a very good yield. The temperature of this step is crucial in …
Fecal Elastase In Preterm Infants To Predict Growth Outcomes, Lindsay F Holzapfel, Amy B Hair, Geoffrey A Preidis, Tripti Halder, Heeju Yang, Jana P Unger, Steven Freedman, Camilia R Martin
Fecal Elastase In Preterm Infants To Predict Growth Outcomes, Lindsay F Holzapfel, Amy B Hair, Geoffrey A Preidis, Tripti Halder, Heeju Yang, Jana P Unger, Steven Freedman, Camilia R Martin
Faculty, Staff and Student Publications
OBJECTIVES: Preterm infants are born functionally pancreatic insufficient with decreased pancreatic production of lipase and proteases. Developmental pancreatic insufficiency (PI) may contribute to reduced nutrient absorption and growth failure. We sought to determine longitudinal fecal elastase (ELA1) levels in a cohort of preterm infants and whether levels are associated with growth outcomes.
METHODS: Prospective observational study of 30 infants 24-34 weeks gestational age and birth weight ≤1250 g fed the exclusive human milk diet, consisting of human milk with human milk-based fortifier. ELA1 was quantified by ELISA during the first 2 weeks of life [Early; 7.5 ± 1.8 days of …
Ending The Hiv Epidemic: Identifying Barriers And Facilitators To Implement Molecular Hiv Surveillance To Develop Real-Time Cluster Detection And Response Interventions For Local Communities, Moctezuma Garcia, Samantha Devlin, Jared Kerman, Kayo Fujimoto, Lisa R. Hirschhorn, Gregory Phillips, John Schneider, Moira C. Mcnulty
Ending The Hiv Epidemic: Identifying Barriers And Facilitators To Implement Molecular Hiv Surveillance To Develop Real-Time Cluster Detection And Response Interventions For Local Communities, Moctezuma Garcia, Samantha Devlin, Jared Kerman, Kayo Fujimoto, Lisa R. Hirschhorn, Gregory Phillips, John Schneider, Moira C. Mcnulty
Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity
The rapid implementation of molecular HIV surveillance (MHS) has resulted in significant challenges for local health departments to develop real-time cluster detection and response (CDR) interventions for priority populations impacted by HIV. This study is among the first to explore professionals’ strategies to implement MHS and develop CDR interventions in real-world public health settings. Methods: Semi-structured qualitative interviews were completed by 21 public health stakeholders in the United States’ southern and midwestern regions throughout 2020–2022 to identify themes related to the implementation and development of MHS and CDR. Results for the thematic analysis revealed (1) strengths and limitations in utilizing …
Disrupted White Matter Microstructure Correlates With Impulsivity In Children And Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder, Tianjia Zhu, Alessio Simonetti, Minhui Ouyang, Sherin Kurian, Johanna Saxena, Jair C Soares, Kirti Saxena, Hao Huang
Disrupted White Matter Microstructure Correlates With Impulsivity In Children And Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder, Tianjia Zhu, Alessio Simonetti, Minhui Ouyang, Sherin Kurian, Johanna Saxena, Jair C Soares, Kirti Saxena, Hao Huang
Faculty, Staff and Student Publications
Altered white matter (WM) microstructure likely occurs in children with bipolar disorder (BD) with impulsivity representing one of the core features. However, altered WM microstructures and their age-related trendlines in children with BD and those at high-risk of developing BD, as well as correlations of WM microstructures with impulsivity, have been poorly investigated. In this study, diffusion MRI, cognitive, and impulsivity assessments were obtained from children/adolescents diagnosed with BD, offspring of individuals with BD (high-risk BD) and age-matched healthy controls. A novel atlas-based WM skeleton measurement approach was used to quantify WM microstructural integrity with all diffusion-tensor-imaging (DTI) metrics including …
Magel2 Truncation Alters Select Behavioral And Physiological Outcomes In A Rat Model Of Schaaf-Yang Syndrome, Derek L Reznik, Mingxiao V Yang, Pedro Albelda De La Haza, Antrix Jain, Melanie Spanjaard, Susanne Theiss, Christian P Schaaf, Anna Malovannaya, Theresa V Strong, Surabi Veeraragavan, Rodney C Samaco
Magel2 Truncation Alters Select Behavioral And Physiological Outcomes In A Rat Model Of Schaaf-Yang Syndrome, Derek L Reznik, Mingxiao V Yang, Pedro Albelda De La Haza, Antrix Jain, Melanie Spanjaard, Susanne Theiss, Christian P Schaaf, Anna Malovannaya, Theresa V Strong, Surabi Veeraragavan, Rodney C Samaco
Faculty, Staff and Students Publications
Previous studies in mice have utilized Magel2 gene deletion models to examine the consequences of its absence. We report the generation, molecular validation and phenotypic characterization of a novel rat model with a truncating Magel2 mutation modeling variants associated with Schaaf-Yang syndrome-causing mutations. Within the hypothalamus, a brain region in which human MAGEL2 is paternally expressed, we demonstrated, at the level of transcript and peptide detection, that rat Magel2 exhibits a paternal, parent-of-origin effect. In evaluations of behavioral features across several domains, juvenile Magel2 mutant rats displayed alterations in anxiety-like behavior and sociability measures. Moreover, the analysis of peripheral organ …
Synthetic Assembly Dna Cloning To Build Plasmids For Multiplexed Transgenic Selection, Counterselection Or Any Other Genetic Strategies Using Drosophila Melanogaster, Koen J T Venken, Nick Matinyan, Yezabel Gonzalez, Alejandro Sarrion-Perdigones, Herman A Dierick
Synthetic Assembly Dna Cloning To Build Plasmids For Multiplexed Transgenic Selection, Counterselection Or Any Other Genetic Strategies Using Drosophila Melanogaster, Koen J T Venken, Nick Matinyan, Yezabel Gonzalez, Alejandro Sarrion-Perdigones, Herman A Dierick
Faculty, Staff and Students Publications
We recently described a drug-based selectable and counterselectable genetic platform for the animal model system Drosophila melanogaster, consisting of four resistance and two sensitivity markers that allow direct selection for, or counterselection against, a desired genotype. This platform eliminates the need to identify modified progeny by traditional laborious screening using dominant eye and body color markers, white+ and yellow+, respectively. The four resistance markers permit selection of animals using G418 sulfate, Puromycin HCl, Blasticidin S, or Hygromycin B, while the two sensitivity markers allow counterselection of animals against Ganciclovir or Acyclovir, and 5-Fluorocytosine. The six markers …
Serial Recombineering Cloning To Build Selectable And Tagged Genomic P[Acman] Bac Clones For Selection Transgenesis And Functional Gene Analysis Using Drosophila Melanogaste, Koen J T Venken, Nick Matinyan, Yezabel Gonzalez, Herman A Dierick
Serial Recombineering Cloning To Build Selectable And Tagged Genomic P[Acman] Bac Clones For Selection Transgenesis And Functional Gene Analysis Using Drosophila Melanogaste, Koen J T Venken, Nick Matinyan, Yezabel Gonzalez, Herman A Dierick
Faculty, Staff and Students Publications
Transgenes with genomic DNA fragments that encompass genes of interest are the gold standard for complementing null alleles in rescue experiments in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Of particular interest are genomic DNA clones available as bacterial artificial chromosomes (BACs) or fosmids from publicly available genomic DNA libraries. Genes contained within BAC and fosmid clones can be easily modified by recombineering cloning to insert peptide or protein tags to localize, visualize, or manipulate gene products, and to create point mutations or deletions for structure-function analysis of the inserted genes. However, since transgenesis efficiency is inversely correlated with transgene size, obtaining …
Fixed-Dose Combination Therapy-Based Protocol Compared With Free Pill Combination Protocol: Results Of A Cluster Randomized Trial, Olutobi A Sanuade, Mark D Huffman, Et Al.
Fixed-Dose Combination Therapy-Based Protocol Compared With Free Pill Combination Protocol: Results Of A Cluster Randomized Trial, Olutobi A Sanuade, Mark D Huffman, Et Al.
2020-Current year OA Pubs
Fixed-dose combination (FDC) therapy is recommended for hypertension management in Nigeria based on randomized trials at the individual level. This cluster-randomized trial evaluates effectiveness and safety of a treatment protocol that used two-drug FDC therapy as the second and third steps for hypertension control compared with a protocol that used free pill combinations. From January 2021 to June 2021, 60 primary healthcare centers in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria were randomized to a protocol using FDC therapy as second and third steps compared with a protocol that used the same medications in free pill combination therapy for these steps. …
Brainwave: A Flexible Method For Noninvasive Stimulation Of Brain Rhythms Across Species, Matthew K. Attokaren, Nuri Jeong, Lou Blanpain, Abigail L. Paulson, Kristie M. Garza, Ben Borron, Michael Walelign, Jon Willie, Annabelle C. Singer
Brainwave: A Flexible Method For Noninvasive Stimulation Of Brain Rhythms Across Species, Matthew K. Attokaren, Nuri Jeong, Lou Blanpain, Abigail L. Paulson, Kristie M. Garza, Ben Borron, Michael Walelign, Jon Willie, Annabelle C. Singer
2020-Current year OA Pubs
Rhythmic neural activity, which coordinates brain regions and neurons to achieve multiple brain functions, is impaired in many diseases. Despite the therapeutic potential of driving brain rhythms, methods to noninvasively target deep brain regions are limited. Accordingly, we recently introduced a noninvasive stimulation approach using flickering lights and sounds ("flicker"). Flicker drives rhythmic activity in deep and superficial brain regions. Gamma flicker spurs immune function, clears pathogens, and rescues memory performance in mice with amyloid pathology. Here, we present substantial improvements to this approach that is flexible, user-friendly, and generalizable across multiple experimental settings and species. We present novel open-source …
Compound Heterozygosity Of A De Novo Submicroscopic Deletion And An Inherited Frameshift Pathogenic Variant In The Pkhd1 Gene In A Fetus With Bilaterally Enlarged And Echogenic Kidneys, Enlarged Abdomen And Oligohydramnios, Takuya Sakyu, Samantha R Stover, Yue Wang, Patricia Ward, Manisha Gandhi, Michael C Braun, Ignatia B Van Den Veyver, Weimin Bi
Compound Heterozygosity Of A De Novo Submicroscopic Deletion And An Inherited Frameshift Pathogenic Variant In The Pkhd1 Gene In A Fetus With Bilaterally Enlarged And Echogenic Kidneys, Enlarged Abdomen And Oligohydramnios, Takuya Sakyu, Samantha R Stover, Yue Wang, Patricia Ward, Manisha Gandhi, Michael C Braun, Ignatia B Van Den Veyver, Weimin Bi
Faculty, Staff and Students Publications
We present a fetus with bilaterally enlarged and echogenic kidneys. Prenatal testing detected compound heterozygosity for a 0.676 Mb de novo deletion and an inherited pathogenic variant in PKHD1. This is the first case of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) with a prenatally detected disease‐causing PKHD1 deletion.
Pediatric Rhabdomyosarcoma Incidence And Survival In The United States: An Assessment Of 5656 Cases, 2001–2017, Matthew T Mcevoy, David A Siegel, Shifan Dai, Mehmet Fatih Okcu, Mark Zobeck, Rajkumar Venkatramani, Philip J Lupo
Pediatric Rhabdomyosarcoma Incidence And Survival In The United States: An Assessment Of 5656 Cases, 2001–2017, Matthew T Mcevoy, David A Siegel, Shifan Dai, Mehmet Fatih Okcu, Mark Zobeck, Rajkumar Venkatramani, Philip J Lupo
Faculty, Staff and Students Publications
BACKGROUND: While rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in children and adolescents, past epidemiology studies of this malignancy used data that covered
METHODS: Incidence and survival were assessed for pediatric patients diagnosed with RMS during 2003-2017 and 2001-2016, respectively. Both demographic and clinical variables were evaluated. Age-adjusted incidence rates, average annual percent change (AAPC), and 5-year relative survival (RS) were calculated, all with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Cox regression models were used to evaluate the impact of demographic and clinical variables on survival.
RESULTS: We identified 5656 primary RMS cases in USCS during 2003-2017. The age-adjusted …
Circadian Clock And Temporal Meal Pattern, Xin Li, Zheng Sun
Circadian Clock And Temporal Meal Pattern, Xin Li, Zheng Sun
Faculty, Staff and Students Publications
The central circadian clock in the brain controls the time-of-the-day variations in acute meal responses, with a low glycemic response but a high satiety/thermogenic response to meals consumed at waking compared to other time points. Consistently, studies show that consuming a significant proportion of calories, particularly carbohydrates, in breakfast is beneficial for the chronic management of obesity and its associated metabolic syndrome, compared to consuming identical meals at dinner. Conversely, breakfast skipping or/and late dinner can have unfavorable metabolic outcomes. It remains controversial how meal frequency affects metabolic health. In contrast, irregular meals, especially irregular breakfasts, show consistent adverse metabolic …
Risks Of Mortality And Severe Coronavirus Disease 19 (Covid-19) Outcomes In Patients With Or Without Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Sebastian Bruera, Xiudong Lei, Hui Zhao, Jinoos Yazdany, Mariana Chavez-Macgregor, Sharon H Giordano, Maria E Suarez-Almazor
Risks Of Mortality And Severe Coronavirus Disease 19 (Covid-19) Outcomes In Patients With Or Without Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Sebastian Bruera, Xiudong Lei, Hui Zhao, Jinoos Yazdany, Mariana Chavez-Macgregor, Sharon H Giordano, Maria E Suarez-Almazor
Faculty, Staff and Student Publications
OBJECTIVES: We compared the outcomes of patients with or without systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who were diagnosed with coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) and evaluated factors within patients with SLE associated with severe outcomes.
METHODS: This retrospective cohort study used the deidentified Optum COVID-19 electronic health record dataset to identify patients with COVID-19 from 1/1/2020 to 31/12/2020. Cases with SLE were matched with general controls at a ratio of 1:10 by age, sex, race and ethnicity and COVID-19 diagnosis date. Outcomes included 30-day mortality, mechanical ventilation, hospitalisation and intensive care unit admission. We evaluated the relationship between COVID-19-related outcomes and SLE …
Adolescent- And Adult-Initiated Alcohol Exposure In Mice Differentially Promotes Tumorigenesis And Metastasis Of Breast Cancer, Mei Xu, Hui Li, Danlei Chen, Huaxun Wu, Wen Wen, Hong Xu, Jacqueline Frank, Gang Chen, Jia Luo
Adolescent- And Adult-Initiated Alcohol Exposure In Mice Differentially Promotes Tumorigenesis And Metastasis Of Breast Cancer, Mei Xu, Hui Li, Danlei Chen, Huaxun Wu, Wen Wen, Hong Xu, Jacqueline Frank, Gang Chen, Jia Luo
Markey Cancer Center Faculty Publications
Background: Alcohol exposure increases the risk of breast cancer. Alcohol consumption by adolescents is a serious social and public health issue. This study investigated the impact of adolescent alcohol consumption on mammary tumorigenesis and progression and compared it to that of adult alcohol exposure in animal models. Methods: Female adolescent (5 weeks) and adult (8 weeks) MMTV-Wnt1 mice were exposed to alcohol either chronically or acutely. For chronic alcohol exposure, animals were fed a liquid diet containing 6.7% ethanol for 23 weeks. For acute exposure, animals were treated with ethanol (2.5 g/kg, 25% w/v) via intraperitoneal (IP) injection for 15 …
Bilirubin Nanoparticle Treatment In Obese Mice Inhibits Hepatic Ceramide Production And Remodels Liver Fat Content, Zachary A. Kipp, Genesee J. Martinez, Evelyn A. Bates, Agil B. Maharramov, Robert M. Flight, Hunter N. B. Moseley, Andrew J. Morris, David E. Stec, Terry D. Hinds Jr.
Bilirubin Nanoparticle Treatment In Obese Mice Inhibits Hepatic Ceramide Production And Remodels Liver Fat Content, Zachary A. Kipp, Genesee J. Martinez, Evelyn A. Bates, Agil B. Maharramov, Robert M. Flight, Hunter N. B. Moseley, Andrew J. Morris, David E. Stec, Terry D. Hinds Jr.
Markey Cancer Center Faculty Publications
Studies have indicated that increasing plasma bilirubin levels might be useful for preventing and treating hepatic lipid accumulation that occurs with metabolic diseases such as obesity and diabetes. We have previously demonstrated that mice with hyperbilirubinemia had significantly less lipid accumulation in a diet-induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) model. However, bilirubin’s effects on individual lipid species are currently unknown. Therefore, we used liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy (LC-MS) to determine the hepatic lipid composition of obese mice with NAFLD treated with bilirubin nanoparticles or vehicle control. We placed the mice on a high-fat diet (HFD) for 24 weeks and then treated …
Clic And Membrane Wound Repair Pathways Enable Pandemic Norovirus Entry And Infection, B. Vijayalakshmi Ayyar, Khalil Ettayebi, Wilhelm Salmen, Umesh C. Karandikar, Frederick H. Neill, Victoria R. Tenge, Sue E. Crawford, Erhard Bieberich, B. V. Venkataram Prasad, Robert L. Atmar, Mary K. Estes
Clic And Membrane Wound Repair Pathways Enable Pandemic Norovirus Entry And Infection, B. Vijayalakshmi Ayyar, Khalil Ettayebi, Wilhelm Salmen, Umesh C. Karandikar, Frederick H. Neill, Victoria R. Tenge, Sue E. Crawford, Erhard Bieberich, B. V. Venkataram Prasad, Robert L. Atmar, Mary K. Estes
Markey Cancer Center Faculty Publications
Globally, most cases of gastroenteritis are caused by pandemic GII.4 human norovirus (HuNoV) strains with no approved therapies or vaccines available. The cellular pathways that these strains exploit for cell entry and internalization are unknown. Here, using nontransformed human jejunal enteroids (HIEs) that recapitulate the physiology of the gastrointestinal tract, we show that infectious GII.4 virions and virus-like particles are endocytosed using a unique combination of endosomal acidification-dependent clathrin-independent carriers (CLIC), acid sphingomyelinase (ASM)-mediated lysosomal exocytosis, and membrane wound repair pathways. We found that besides the known interaction of the viral capsid Protruding (P) domain with host glycans, the Shell …
Contouring Quality Assurance Methodology Based On Multiple Geometric Features Against Deep Learning Auto-Segmentation, Jingwei Duan, Mark E. Bernard, James Castle, Xue Feng, Chi Wang, Mark C. Kenamond, Quan Chen
Contouring Quality Assurance Methodology Based On Multiple Geometric Features Against Deep Learning Auto-Segmentation, Jingwei Duan, Mark E. Bernard, James Castle, Xue Feng, Chi Wang, Mark C. Kenamond, Quan Chen
Markey Cancer Center Faculty Publications
Background: Contouring error is one of the top failure modes in radiation treatment. Multiple efforts have been made to develop tools to automatically detect segmentation errors.Deep learning-based auto-segmentation (DLAS) has been used as a baseline for flagging manual segmentation errors, but those efforts are limited to using only one or two contour comparison metrics.
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to develop an improved contouring quality assurance system to identify and flag manual contouring errors.
Methods and materials: DLAS contours were used as a reference to compare with manually segmented contours. A total of 27 geometric agreement metrics were …
Critical Role Of The Sulfiredoxin-Peroxiredoxin Iv Axis In Urethane-Induced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Yanning Hao, Hong Jiang, Pratik Thapa, Na Ding, Aziza Alshahrani, Junichi Fujii, Michel B. Toledano, Qiou Wei
Critical Role Of The Sulfiredoxin-Peroxiredoxin Iv Axis In Urethane-Induced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Yanning Hao, Hong Jiang, Pratik Thapa, Na Ding, Aziza Alshahrani, Junichi Fujii, Michel B. Toledano, Qiou Wei
Markey Cancer Center Faculty Publications
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common type of lung cancer, etiologically associates with tobacco smoking which mechanistically contributes to oxidative stress to facilitate the occurrence of mutations, oncogenic transformation and aberrantly activated signaling pathways. Our previous reports suggested an essential role of Sulfiredoxin (Srx) in promoting the development of lung cancer in humans, and was causally related to Peroxiredoxin IV (Prx4), the major downstream substrate and mediator of Srx-enhanced signaling. To further explore the role of the Srx-Prx4 axis in de novo lung tumorigenesis, we established Prx4−/− and Srx−/−/Prx4−/− mice in pure FVB/N background. Together with wild-type litter …