<p>Intermittent energy resources, including wind and solar power, continue to be rapidly added to the generation fleet domestically and abroad. The variable power of these resources introduces new levels of stochasticity ...
<p>Over half of the biosolids produced in wastewater treatment facilities in the United States are land-applied as a nutrient-rich soil amendment. However, these biosolids are not regulated for chemicals of emerging concern ...
<p>Bacteria communicate, coordinate, and cooperate as a population and this `social' behavior is key to their proliferation. Quorum sensing (QS) is the cell-cell communication mechanism by which bacteria sense their ...
<p>Programmed death is often associated with a bacterial stress response. This behavior appears paradoxical, as it offers no benefit to the individual. This paradox can be explained if the death is `altruistic': the sacrifice ...
<p>Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are a class of brominated flame retardant chemicals that are added to plastics, electronic components, furniture foam, and textiles to reduce their combustibility. Of the three ...
<p>The goal of this thesis is to study the relationship between climate and land use / land cover (LULC) on malaria risk in the Amazon region. Despite the large public policy implications, current literature provides ...
<p>Among the numerous commitments late ancient Christians throughout the Roman Empire shared with their non-Christian neighbors was a preoccupation with justice. Not only was the latter one of the celebrated characteristics ...
<p>Understanding the mechanisms that underlie the formation of, and innovation in biochemical pathways is an important goal in evolutionary biology. The following work addresses the problem of biochemical pathway evolution ...
<p>Neutron stimulated emission computed tomography (NSECT) is a non-invasive, tomographic imaging technique with the ability to locate and quantify elemental concentration in a tissue sample. Previous studies have shown ...
<p>Electrophysiological intracellular recordings from freely behaving animals can provide information and insights, which have been speculated or cannot be reached by traditional recordings from confined animals. Intracellular ...
<p>The role of articular cartilage in diarthrodial joints is primarily mechanical as the tissue provides a nearly frictionless, load-bearing surface that supports and distributes forces generated during joint loading. ...
<p>The bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling pathways have important roles in embryonic development and homeostasis. BMPs have been shown to pattern the dorsoventral axis in zebrafish (<italic>Danio rerio</italic>) ...
<p>We explore a model of dark matter called wave dark matter (also known as scalar field dark matter and boson stars) which has recently been motivated by a new geometric perspective by Bray. Wave dark matter describes ...
<p>Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has emerged as a unique method to characterize brain tissue microstructure non-invasively. DTI typically provides the ability to study white matter structure with a standard voxel resolution ...
<p>Graphene is a novel carbon material with great promise for a range of applications due to its electronic and mechanical properties. Its two-dimensional nature translates to a high sensitivity to surface chemical ...
<p>Chiari Type I Malformation (CMI) is a developmental disorder characterized by displacement of the cerebellar tonsils below the base of the skull, resulting in significant neurologic morbidity. While there are multiple ...
<p>Regeneration is a remarkable feat that can only be accomplished by a small number of animals. The regeneration of vertebrate limbs is one such case as certain salamanders and fish regenerate robustly while mammalian ...
<p>Cerebrovascular disease (stroke), especially ischemic stroke, is a major cause of death and neurological disability in adults. Because of its clinical heterogeneity, stroke is considered as a multi-factorial and polygenic ...
<p>In 2004, a report from the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy documented a broad range of ecological problems in U.S. ocean waters, including declining fish stocks, changes in marine biodiversity, coastal habitat loss, and ...
<p>Sonic hedgehog (Shh) is a critical secreted signaling molecule that regulates many aspects of organogenesis. In the absence of Shh, many organs, including the foregut, larynx, palate, cerebellum and heart do not form ...