KU Scholarly Papers Funded by the KU Open Access Fund: Recent submissions
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The Realization of Scalar Inferences: Context Sensitivity without Processing Cost
(Public Library of Science, 2013-05-16)Scalar inference is the phenomenon whereby the use of a less informative term (e.g., some of) is inferred to mean the negation of a more informative term (e.g., to mean not all of). Default processing accounts assume that ... -
Babes in the wood – a unique window into sea scorpion ontogeny
(BioMed Central, 2013-05-10)BACKGROUND: Few studies on eurypterids have taken into account morphological changes that occur throughout postembryonic development. Here two species of eurypterid are described from the Pragian Beartooth Butte Formation ... -
Globalization and Religion in Historical Perspective: A Paradoxical Relationship
(MDPI, 2013-3-12)Religion has long been a driving force in the process of globalization. This idea is not controversial or novel thinking, nor is it meant to be. However, the dominant reasoning on the subject of globalization, expressed ... -
The amphibians and reptiles of Luzon Island, Philippines, VIII: the herpetofauna of Cagayan and Isabela Provinces, northern Sierra Madre Mountain Range
(Pensoft, 2013-07-02)We provide the first report on the herpetological biodiversity (amphibians and reptiles) of the northern Sierra Madre Mountain Range (Cagayan and Isabela provinces), northeast Luzon Island, Philippines. New data from ... -
Restricted N-glycan Conformational Space in the PDB and Its Implication in Glycan Structure Modeling
(Public Library of Science, 2013-03-14)Understanding glycan structure and dynamics is central to understanding protein-carbohydrate recognition and its role in protein-protein interactions. Given the difficulties in obtaining the glycan's crystal structure in ... -
Creativity in the Wild: Improving Creative Reasoning through Immersion in Natural Settings
(Public Library of Science, 2012-12-12)Adults and children are spending more time interacting with media and technology and less time participating in activities in nature. This life-style change clearly has ramifications for our physical well-being, but what ... -
A Role for the Membrane in Regulating Chlamydomonas Flagellar Length
(Public Library of Science, 2013-01-24)Flagellar assembly requires coordination between the assembly of axonemal proteins and the assembly of the flagellar membrane and membrane proteins. Fully grown steady-state Chlamydomonas flagella release flagellar vesicles ... -
Detection and Plant Monitoring Programs: Lessons from an Intensive Survey of Asclepias meadii with Five Observers
(Public Library of Science, 2012-12-20)Monitoring programs, where numbers of individuals are followed through time, are central to conservation. Although incomplete detection is expected with wildlife surveys, this topic is rarely considered with plants. However, ... -
Mi2β Is Required for γ-Globin Gene Silencing: Temporal Assembly of a GATA-1-FOG-1-Mi2 Repressor Complex in β-YAC Transgenic Mice
(Public Library of Science, 2012-12-20)Activation of γ-globin gene expression in adults is known to be therapeutic for sickle cell disease. Thus, it follows that the converse, alleviation of repression, would be equally effective, since the net result would be ... -
Lysosomotropic Properties of Weakly Basic Anticancer Agents Promote Cancer Cell Selectivity In Vitro
(Plos One, 2012-11-07)Drug distribution in cells is a fundamentally important, yet often overlooked, variable in drug efficacy. Many weakly basic anticancer agents accumulate extensively in the acidic lysosomes of normal cells through ion ... -
Identification of a Major QTL That Alters Flowering Time at Elevated [CO2] in Arabidopsis thaliana
(Public Library of Science, 2012-11-21)BACKGROUND: The transition from vegetative to reproductive stages marks a major milestone in plant development. It is clear that global change factors (e.g., increasing [CO2] and temperature) have already had and will ... -
The melectine bee genera Brachymelecta and Sinomelecta (Hymenoptera, Apidae).
(Pensoft, 2012-11-26)The enigmatic, cleptoparasitic bee genera Brachymelecta Linsley and Sinomelecta Baker (Apinae: Melectini) are redescribed, each represented by a single species which has not been reencountered since capture of the type ...