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Deep Learning Dynamic Allostery of G-Protein-Coupled Receptors
(ACS Publications, 2023-11-02)G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) make up the largest superfamily of human membrane proteins and represent primary targets of ∼1/3 of currently marketed drugs. Allosteric modulators have emerged as more selective drug ... -
Quantification and characterization of biological activities of glansreginin A in black walnuts (Juglans nigra)
(Nature Research, 2023-11-01)Glansreginin A has been reported to be an indicator of the quality of walnuts (Juglans spp.). However, bioactive properties of glansreginin A have not been adequately explored. In the present study, we quantified concentrations ... -
Evolution of a ZW sex chromosome system in willows
(Nature Research, 2023-11-06)Transitions in the heterogamety of sex chromosomes (e.g., XY to ZW or vice versa) fundamentally alter the genetic basis of sex determination, however the details of these changes have been studied in only a few cases. In ... -
Pokot and Western Christian Missions: A Postcolonial Story of Place and Perception
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)In 1931, after decades of British colonial control, the first Western Christian missionaries came to Pokot, the region inhabited by the pastoralist Pokot people in western Kenya and eastern Uganda. For the past ninety ... -
A Behavioral Economic Approach to Preventing Adolescent Violence
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Youth violence is a serious public health and criminal justice concern that disproportionately affects African American and Hispanic/Latinx youth. Prevention Science researchers have identified co-occurring behaviors and ... -
A Dynamical Study of the Poisson-Nernst-Planck System for Three Ions
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Ionic channels and semiconductor devices use atomic scale structures to control macroscopic flows from one reservoir to another. The one-dimensional steady-state Poisson-Nernst-Planck (PNP) system is a useful representation ... -
Phylogenetics and biogeography of two new species of paromomyid plesiadapiforms from a unique, High Arctic ecosystem of Eocene Canada
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)The Margaret formation of the Eureka Sound Group in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago samples a unique, warm temperate ecosystem with a polar light regime that dates to the early Eocene epoch ~ 53 Ma. Previous paleontological ... -
Clinical Assessment of Tinnitus Following Concussion
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-21)People who experience tinnitus after a concussion represent some of the most challenging clinical cases to see. However, little is known about the underlying mechanisms of this symptom. Concussion may facilitate tinnitus ... -
“Right to Painless Death”: The Fight for Humane Animal Slaughter in the Cold War United States
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)During the 1950s, animal welfare advocates launched a campaign for the passage of a law to require the use of improved slaughtering methods in packinghouses across America. The campaign ignited a widespread debate between ... -
Cross-Saving in the Classroom: The Intersections of Transfer and Game-Based Learning
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)This dissertation seeks to discover and examine the intersections between writing knowledge transfer and game-based learning. Writing knowledge transfer represents one of the ultimate goals of composition pedagogy: the ... -
Don't give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses: The Trump administration, public charge, and rhetorical constructions of citizenship
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)In August 2019, President Donald Trump and his administration announced a rule that restricted immigrants’ access to visas if they used a variety of social programs, including: Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy ... -
Randomized Subspace Iteration Method for Eigenvalue Problems
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)This thesis presents the randomized subspace iteration method for eigenvalue problems. In our analysis, we have considered symmetric positive definite eigenvalue problem. We present deterministic and probabilistic bounds ... -
Effects of Feedback Statements on Staff Procedural Integrity
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)AbstractSupervisor feedback is a powerful and effective tool that can be used to increase employee performance. However, there is a lack of information regarding the essential components of supervisor feedback. This study ... -
“Boasting for Thebes”: A Thebanocentric Reading of Pindar’s Fourth Pythian Ode
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Over the last three decades, the salience of the ancient Greek poet Pindar’s Theban identity and its role in his poetics has found greater awareness among critics. Nevertheless, such discussions of Pindar’s “Thebanicity” ... -
Is Aid Worth it? An Analysis of US Counterterror Programs: Weapons, Training, and Terror
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Is counterterrorism aid effective? Some counterterrorism aid programs focus on training and education, others focus on weapons disbursements. I argue that the type of aid program affects the effectiveness of the aid in ... -
Fire and fungi: fungal ecology in pyrophilic ecosystems
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Fire is a global phenomenon that annually burns approximately 3% of Earth’s terrestrial surface. While fire is an important component of many terrestrial ecosystems, climate change and anthropogenic influence are expected ... -
The Case of Israel: Budgets, Matriculation Exams, and the Ethnic Divide
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)In the domain of social justice, ever-diversifying, modern societies work to expand and improve their systems to accommodate multifarious citizen bases; failure to do so results in discrimination and marginalization that ... -
Stubborn Structures: Revaluing Masculinity in Mexican Women-Authored “novelas sobre la Revolución” (1963-2010)
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)The 1910 Mexican Revolution is one of the most important and most represented events in 20th-century Mexican history. Although narratives written by men about men on the battlefield dominated representation in the first ... -
Characterization of Flow in Laboratory and Rock Fractures Using an In-Well Point Velocity Probe
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)The In-Well Point Velocity Probe (IWPVP) is a tool deployed in the screened interval of a well that utilizes an internal small-scale tracer test to directly measure groundwater velocity on the centimeter scale. The ability ... -
RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AND PUBLIC HEALTH: ON THE USE OF BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS TO INFORM PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Risky sexual behavior represents an intransigent public health issue in the United States and exists within a complicated web of political, social, cultural, economic, racial, and geographic contexts. The Socio-Ecological ...