KU Scholarly Papers Funded by the KU Open Access Fund: Recent submissions
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Perceptual distinctiveness between dental and palatal sibilants in different vowel contexts and its implications for phonological contrasts
(Ubiquity Press, 2017-07-18)Mandarin Chinese has dental, palatal, and retroflex sibilants, but their contrasts before [_i] are avoided: The palatals appear before [i] while the dentals and retroflexes appear before homorganic syllabic approximants ... -
Optical-flow based non-invasive analysis of cardiomyocyte contractility
(Nature Publishing Group, 2017-09-04)Characterization of cardiomyocyte beat patterns is needed for quality control of cells intended for surgical injection as well as to establish phenotypes in disease modeling or toxicity studies. Optical-flow based analysis ... -
Specific mutations in the D1–D2 linker region of VCP/p97 enhance ATPase activity and confer resistance to VCP inhibitors
(Nature Publishing Group, 2017-11-06)Valosin-containing protein (VCP), together with several partner proteins, extracts ubiquitinated client proteins from E3 ligase complex and facilitates their degradation through ubiquitin–proteasome system. Therefore, it ... -
Association of QT interval with mortality by kidney function: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2017-10-21)Objective Prolonged QT interval predisposes to ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. However, the association between QT interval and mortality by the level of pre-existing kidney function has not been ... -
Effect of Cognitive Demand on Functional Visual Field Performance in Senior Drivers with Glaucoma
(Frontiers Media, 2017-08-30)Purpose: To investigate the effect of cognitive demand on functional visual field performance in drivers with glaucoma. Method: This study included 20 drivers with open-angle glaucoma and 13 age- and sex-matched controls. ... -
Changing the default for tobacco-cessation treatment in an inpatient setting: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial
(BioMed Central, 2017-08-14)Most health care providers do not treat tobacco dependence routinely. This may in part be due to the treatment “default.” Current treatment guidelines recommend that providers (1) ask patients if they are willing to quit ... -
Just noticeable differences for pitch direction, height, and slope for Mandarin and English listeners
(Acoustical Society of America, 2017-08)Previous studies on tones suggest that Mandarin listeners are more sensitive to pitch direction and slope while English listeners primarily attend to pitch height. In this study, just noticeable differences were established ... -
Syntactic Constraints and Individual Differences in Native and Non-Native Processing of Wh-Movement
(Frontiers Media, 2016-04-22)There is a debate as to whether second language (L2) learners show qualitatively similar processing profiles as native speakers or whether L2 learners are restricted in their ability to use syntactic information during ... -
Carbon Availability Modifies Temperature Responses of Heterotrophic Microbial Respiration, Carbon Uptake Affinity, and Stable Carbon Isotope Discrimination
(Frontiers Media, 2016-12-26)Microbial transformations of organic carbon (OC) generate a large flux of CO2 into the atmosphere and influence the C balance of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Yet, inherent heterogeneity in natural environments ... -
Intradural-extramedullary isolated compressive sarcoid lesion
(MedKnow Publications, 2016-11)Background: Sarcoid involvement of the central nervous system is a rare occurrence, with involvement in approximately 5–10% of all cases. Isolated spinal involvement is an even rarer encounter, only 0.3–1% of all cases. ... -
A Bayesian comparative effectiveness trial in action: developing a platform for multisite study adaptive randomization
(BioMed Central, 2016-08)Background In the last few decades, the number of trials using Bayesian methods has grown rapidly. Publications prior to 1990 included only three clinical trials that used Bayesian methods, but that number quickly jumped ... -
Alcohol Intake Among Breast Cancer Survivors: Change in Alcohol Use During a Weight Management Intervention
(JMIR Publications, 2016)Background Daily alcohol intake in quantities as small as half a drink/day significantly increases the risk of breast cancer recurrence for postmenopausal survivors. Interventions designed to modify alcohol use among ... -
Dietary patterns of early childhood and maternal socioeconomic status in a unique prospective sample from a randomized controlled trial of Prenatal DHA Supplementation
(BioMed Central, 2016-11)Background Dietary habits established in early childhood and maternal socioeconomic status (SES) are important, complex, interrelated factors that influence a child’s growth and development. The aim of this study was to ... -
Mathematical Model for Length Control by the Timing of Substrate Switching in the Type III Secretion System
(Public Library of Science, 2016-04)Type III Secretion Systems (T3SS) are complex bacterial structures that provide gram-negative pathogens with a unique virulence mechanism whereby they grow a needle-like structure in order to inject bacterial effector ... -
Neural Processing of Emotional Musical and Nonmusical Stimuli in Depression
(Public Library of Science, 2016-06-10)Background Anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and striatum are part of the emotional neural circuitry implicated in major depressive disorder (MDD). Music is often used for emotion regulation, and pleasurable music listening ... -
Population genetic evidence for sex-specific dispersal in an inbred social spider
(Wiley, 2016-07)Dispersal in most group-living species ensures gene flow among groups, but in cooperative social spiders, juvenile dispersal is suppressed and colonies are highly inbred. It has been suggested that such inbred sociality ... -
Dual-color STED microscopy reveals a sandwich structure of Bassoon and Piccolo in active zones of adult and aged mice
(Nature Publishing Group, 2016-06)Presynaptic active zones play a pivotal role as synaptic vesicle release sites for synaptic transmission, but the molecular architecture of active zones in mammalian neuromuscular junctions (NMJs) at sub-diffraction limited ... -
Inferior Vena Cava Filter Erosion Causing Symptomatic Obstructive Hydronephrosis
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2016-07)Background: Transcaval inferior vena cava (IVC) filter penetration involving the urinary tract is rare, but has been previously reported. We herein present unique management of symptomatic hydronephrosis secondary to erosion ... -
Growing Ultra-flat Organic Films on Graphene with a Face-on Stacking via Moderate Molecule-Substrate Interaction
(Nature Publishing Group, 2016-06)The electronic properties of small molecule organic crystals depend heavily on the molecular orientation. For multi-layer organic photovoltaics, it is desirable for the molecules to have a face-on orientation in order to ... -
Climate Change Influences on the Global Potential Distribution of Bluetongue Virus
(Public Library of Science, 2016-03)The geographic distribution of arboviruses has received considerable attention after several dramatic emergence events around the world. Bluetongue virus (BTV) is classified among category “A” diseases notifiable to the ...