Open Access Initiatives at The University of Kansas: Recent submissions
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The Eurasian invasion: phylogenomic data reveal multiple Southeast Asian origins for Indian Dragon Lizards
(BioMed Central, 2016-02-19)Background: The Indian Tectonic Plate split from Gondwanaland approximately 120 MYA and set the Indian subcontinent on a ~ 100 million year collision course with Eurasia. Many phylogenetic studies have demonstrated the ... -
DNA methylation and gene expression in Mimulus guttatus
(BioMed Central, 2015-07-07)Background The presence of methyl groups on cytosine nucleotides across an organism’s genome (methylation) is a major regulator of genome stability, crossing over, and gene regulation. The capacity for DNA methylation ... -
Health status among black African-born women in Kansas City: a preliminary assessment
(BioMed Central, 2015-10-05)Background Health information and statistics for Black foreign-born women in the United States are under-reported or not available. Black foreign-born women typically are classified under the general category of African ... -
Development of a Genomic Resource and Quantitative Trait Loci Mapping of Male Calling Traits in the Lesser Wax Moth, Achroia grisella
(Public Library of Science, 2016-01-25)In the study of sexual selection among insects, the Lesser Waxmoth, Achroia grisella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), has been one of the more intensively studied species over the past 20 years. Studies have focused on how the ... -
Delayed intraventricular metastasis of clival chordoma
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Small PARP inhibitor PJ-34 induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis of adult T-cell leukemia cells
(BioMed Central, 2015-10-23)Background HTLV-I is associated with the development of an aggressive form of lymphocytic leukemia known as adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL). A major obstacle for effective treatment of ATLL resides in the genetic ... -
Sleep parameters, functional status, and time post-stroke are associated with offline motor skill learning in people with chronic stroke
(Frontiers, 2015-10-30)Background: Mounting evidence demonstrates that individuals with stroke benefit from sleep to enhance learning of a motor task. While stage NREM2 sleep and REM sleep have been associated with offline motor skill learning ... -
SPECC1L deficiency results in increased adherens junction stability and reduced cranial neural crest cell delamination
(Nature, 2016-01-20)Cranial neural crest cells (CNCCs) delaminate from embryonic neural folds and migrate to pharyngeal arches, which give rise to most mid-facial structures. CNCC dysfunction plays a prominent role in the etiology of orofacial ... -
A Century of Shope Papillomavirus in Museum Rabbit Specimens
(Public Library of Science, 2015-07-06)Sylvilagus floridanus Papillomavirus (SfPV) causes growth of large horn-like tumors on rabbits. SfPV was described in cottontail rabbits (probably Sylvilagus floridanus) from Kansas and Iowa by Richard Shope in 1933, and ... -
Ethnic differences in medicinal plant use among University students: a cross-sectional survey of self-reported medicinal plant use at two Midwest Universities
(BioMed Central, 2015)Background Numerous surveys of medicinal plant use among college students abound, but none compare use between students enrolled in two different Universities with significantly different ethnic compositions. The objective ... -
Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Needle Aspiration of a Prostatic Abscess: Salvage Treatment After Failed Transurethral Resection
(Elsevier, 2015-04-18)The treatment for prostate abscesses includes a combination of antimicrobial therapy and surgical drainage of the abscess cavity. There is a lack of published cases involving treatment options for a prostate abscess after ... -
Epistasis Is a Major Determinant of the Additive Genetic Variance in Mimulus guttatus
(Public Library of Science, 2015-05-11)The influence of genetic interactions (epistasis) on the genetic variance of quantitative traits is a major unresolved problem relevant to medical, agricultural, and evolutionary genetics. The additive genetic component ... -
Whispering Gallery Mode Resonators for Rapid Label-Free Biosensing in Small Volume Droplets
(MDPI, 2015-03-23)Rapid biosensing requires fast mass transport of the analyte to the surface of the sensing element. To optimize analysis times, both mass transport in solution and the geometry and size of the sensing element need to be ... -
Neurofunctional Correlates of Ethical, Food-Related Decision-Making
(Public Library of Science, 2015-04-01)For consumers today, the perceived ethicality of a food’s production method can be as important a purchasing consideration as its price. Still, few studies have examined how, neurofunctionally, consumers are making ethical, ... -
Ensuring Healthy American Indian Generations for Tomorrow through Safe and Healthy Indoor Environments
(MDPI, 2015-03-04)American Indians (AI) have the highest rate of severe physical housing problems in the U.S. (3.9%). Little information exists about the environmental hazards in AI homes. The purposes of this paper are to discuss challenges ... -
The influence of clustering coefficient on word-learning: how groups of similar sounding words facilitate acquisition
(Frontiers, 2014-11-18)Clustering coefficient, C, measures the extent to which neighbors of a word are also neighbors of each other, and has been shown to influence speech production, speech perception, and several memory-related processes. In ... -
Relationships between sexual violence and chronic disease: a cross-sectional study
(BioMed Central and Listed Authors, 2014-07-14)Background: Sexual assault is a traumatic event with potentially devastating lifelong effects on physical and mental health. Research has demonstrated that individuals who experience sexual assault during childhood are ... -
Gene expression patterns in the hippocampus during the development and aging of Glud1 (Glutamate Dehydrogenase 1) transgenic and wild type mice
(BMC Neuroscience, 2014-03-04)BACKGROUND: Extraneuronal levels of the neurotransmitter glutamate in brain rise during aging. This is thought to lead to synaptic dysfunction and neuronal injury or death. To study the effects of glutamate hyperactivity ... -
Optimizing Strategies to Improve Interprofessional Practice for Veterans, Part 1
(Dove Medical Press, 2014-04-17)Introduction Interprofessional patient care is a well-recognized path that health care systems are striving toward. The Veteran’s Affairs (VA) system initiated interprofessional practice (IPP) models with their Geriatric ... -
Barefoot Running: The Effects of an 8-Week Barefoot Training Program
(Sage, 2014-03-11)Background: It has been proposed that running barefoot can lead to improved strength and proprioception. However, the duration that a runner must train barefoot to observe these changes is unknown. Hypothesis: Runners ...