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Gastrointestinal cell injury and perceived symptoms after running the Boston Marathon
(Frontiers Media, 2023-10-16)Gastrointestinal (GI) disturbances are a prevalent cause of marathon related complaints, and in extreme cases can promote life-threatening conditions such as exertional heat stroke. Our aim was to study intestinal cell ... -
Doctors for the people? The problematic distribution of rural service doctors in Ecuador
(Oxford University Press, 2023-07-03)Primary health care is at the core of health systems that aim to ensure equitable health outcomes. With an estimated 36% of rural population, Ecuador has a service year programme (created in 1970) for recently graduated ... -
Using pre-surgical suspicion to guide insula implantation strategy
(Elsevier, 2023-07-14)Rationale Insular epilepsy can be a challenging diagnosis due to overlapping semiology and scalp EEG findings with frontal, temporal, and parietal lobe epilepsies. Stereotactic electroencephalography (sEEG) provides an ... -
Data and code for: "Correlative Ecological Niche Model Applications to Predicting Landscape-scale Woody Plant Encroachment in Kansas Tallgrass Prairie Systems"
(2024-06-01)This item is a zip file that include all necessary data and R code involved in the ecological niche models associated with the paper. -
Healing Far Afield
(University of Kansas, 2023-05-31)What is the result of learning from place? After spending over a year visiting the KU Field Station, I consider our current relationship as humans with nature and propose the means for reframing it. My arts research studies ... -
Present Portal
(University of Kansas, 2023-05-31)Present Portal is an exhibition which includes an immersive sunbeam installation, small works on paper, three large paintings, and three ceramic creatures. Fluid and Sci-Fi creatures engage with and learn from more-than-human ... -
shá bik’ehgo (in the path of the sun)
(University of Kansas, 2023-05-31)shá bik’ehgo (in the path of the sun) is an exhibition presenting an all-encompassing landscape navigating time, place, and story that encapsulates Diné notions of hózhó and continual life. This paper will address foundational ... -
kuʻu ēwe, kuʻu piko
(University of Kansas, 2023-05-31)kuʻu ēwe, kuʻu piko is a Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition that consists of seven prints, one artist book, and one drawing. Though it can be interpreted in various ways, “kuʻu ēwe, kuʻu piko” can be translated to mean ... -
Evaluating the Compatibility of New Recombinant Protein Antigens (Trivalent NRRV) with a Mock Pentavalent Combination Vaccine Containing Whole-Cell Pertussis: Analytical and Formulation Challenges (Dataset)
(MDPI, 2024)Introducing new recombinant protein antigens to existing pediatric combination vaccines is important in improving coverage and affordability, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This case-study highlights ... -
Species Delimitation, Phylogenomics, and Biogeography of Sulawesi Flying Lizards: A Diversification History Complicated by Ancient Hybridization, Cryptic Species, and Arrested Speciation
(Oxford University Press, 2023-04-19)The biota of Sulawesi is noted for its high degree of endemism and for its substantial levels of in situ biological diversification. While the island’s long period of isolation and dynamic tectonic history have been ... -
Gender Differences in the Relationship Between Financial Capability and Health in Later Life: Evidence From Hong Kong
(Oxford University Press, 2023-07-07)Background and Objectives Financial capability, comprising financial literacy, access, and behavior, can influence an individual’s ability to effectively use financial resources, thus affecting their health and well-being. ... -
Chromosome-level genome assembly of Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus
(Oxford University Press, 2023-05-18)Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus is a pioneering model organism for stem cell biology, being one of only a few animals with adult pluripotent stem cells (known as i-cells). However, the unavailability of a chromosome-level ... -
The Fergana Valley Is an Isolate of Biodiversity: A Discussion of the Endemic Herpetofauna and Description of Two New Species of Alsophylax (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Eastern Uzbekistan
(MDPI, 2023-08-04)The high level of endemism in Fergana Valley has been well documented in numerous studies for various groups of animals and plants. In a relatively small area, there are 45 endemic plant species, five endemic insect species, ... -
Sexual Signals Persist over Deep Time: Ancient Co-option of Bioluminescence for Courtship Displays in Cypridinid Ostracods
(Oxford University Press, 2023-09-10)Although the diversity, beauty, and intricacy of sexually selected courtship displays command the attention of evolutionists, the longevity of these traits in deep time is poorly understood. Population-based theory suggests ... -
Histidine Protonation and Conformational Switching in Diphtheria Toxin Translocation Domain
(MDPI, 2023-06-25)Protonation of key histidine residues has been long implicated in the acid-mediated cellular action of the diphtheria toxin translocation (T-) domain, responsible for the delivery of the catalytic domain into the cell. ... -
Position-specific differences in countermovement vertical jump force-time metrics in professional male basketball players
(Frontiers Media, 2023-07-20)The countermovement vertical jump (CVJ) is one of the most commonly implemented non-invasive and time-efficient testing modalities for lower-body neuromuscular performance assessment. With more practitioners having access ... -
A broadband thermal emission spectrum of the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-18b
(Nature Research, 2023-05-31)Close-in giant exoplanets with temperatures greater than 2,000 K (‘ultra-hot Jupiters’) have been the subject of extensive efforts to determine their atmospheric properties using thermal emission measurements from the ... -
Anthropogenic uranium signatures in turtles, tortoises, and sea turtles from nuclear sites
(Oxford University Press, 2023-08-22)Chelonians (turtles, tortoises, and sea turtles) grow scute keratin in sequential layers over time. Once formed, scute keratin acts as an inert reservoir of environmental information. For chelonians inhabiting areas with ... -
International Trade Law: A Comprehensive E-Textbook, Volume 8 Growth, Development, and Poverty (6th edition)
(Wheat Law Library, University of Kansas, 2024-05-24)Does participation in cross-border importation, exportation, and direct and portfolio investment enhance human well-being? In particular, does international trade stimulate economic growth and development, and does it ... -
International Trade Law: A Comprehensive E-Textbook, Volume 7 Free Trade Agreements, Labor, and Environment (6th edition)
(Wheat Law Library, University of Kansas, 2024-05-24)If the question is, “what areas of International Trade Law are blazing?,” then Volume Seven encompasses the answer: free trade agreements (FTAs), labor, and environment. With no end in sight to decades of paralysis at the ...
