Works Published in 2018
Displaying works 81 - 100 of 232 in total
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2018 journal article
Soft-tissue evidence for homeothermy and crypsis in a Jurassic ichthyosaur
Nature, 564(7736), 359–365.
MeSH headings : Adaptation, Physiological; Adipose Tissue / anatomy & histology; Adipose Tissue / chemistry; Animals; Biological Evolution; Body Temperature Regulation; Dermis / anatomy & histology; Dermis / chemistry; Dinosaurs / anatomy & histology; Dinosaurs / physiology; Dolphins; Epidermis / anatomy & histology; Epidermis / chemistry; Female; Fossils; Homeostasis; Keratinocytes / chemistry; Lipids / analysis; Male; Melanins / analysis; Melanophores / chemistry; Porpoises; Proteins / analysis
TL;DR:
The presence of blubber and distribution of melanophores in a countershading pattern in an Early Jurassic ichthyosaur demonstrate that the evolutionary convergence of these reptiles with extant marine amniotes extends to the cellular and molecular levels.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: January 7, 2019
2018 article
ICONS - Integrated testing strategy for mechanistically assessing the respiratory toxicity of functionalized MWCNTs - Comparative in vitro investigations
Ziemann, C., Reamon-Buettner, S. M., Lison, D., Bonner, J. C., Brule, S., Simon, S., & Creutzenberg, O. H. (2018, October 10). TOXICOLOGY LETTERS, Vol. 295, pp. S213–S213.
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 7, 2019
2018 article
Queen pheromones out of context: a comment on Holman
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY, Vol. 29, pp. 1212–1212.
TL;DR:
The evolution of cuticular fertility signals in eusocial insects and their role in species-wide signals and variable cues for identity in both invertebrates and vertebrates is studied.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 7, 2019
2018 journal article
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface waters, sediments, and unionid mussels: relation to road crossings and implications for chronic mussel exposure
Hydrobiologia, 810(1), 465–476.
Contributors: J. Archambault n, S. Prochazka n, W. Cope n , D. Shea n & P. Lazaro n
author keywords: Environmental monitoring; Ecosystem function; Passive sampling device (PSD); Stormwater runoff; Unionidae
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: January 4, 2019
2018 journal article
A new microvertebrate assemblage from the Mussentuchit Member, Cedar Mountain Formation: insights into the paleobiodiversity and paleobiogeography of early Late Cretaceous ecosystems in western North America
PeerJ, 6, e5883.
author keywords: Biodiversity; Upper Cretaceous; Cedar mountain formation; Cenomanian; Microvertebrate; Dinosaur; Vertebrate; Mussentuchit Member
TL;DR:
The first descriptions of tyrannosauroid premaxillary teeth are provided and the earliest North American record of adocid remains are document, extending the appearance of this ancestrally Asian clade by 5 million years in western North America and supporting studies of pre-Cenomaninan Laurasian faunal exchange across Beringia.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: December 31, 2018
2018 journal article
Complete Genome Sequence of Cluster J Mycobacteriophage Superphikiman
Genome Announcements, 6(5).
TL;DR:
Superphikiman is a cluster J bacteriophage which was isolated from soil collected in Philadelphia, PA and has a 109,799-bp genome with 239 predicted genes, including 2 tRNA genes.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 31, 2018
2018 journal article
Biological Sex, Estradiol and Striatal Medium Spiny Neuron Physiology: A Mini-Review
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 12, 492.
author keywords: female; estradiol; estrous cycle; spiny projection neurons; caudate-putamen; dorsal striatum; nucleus accumbens; aromatase
TL;DR:
This mini-review describes sex differences in the electrophysiological properties of the MSNs in prepubertal rats and discusses specific examples of how the human menstrual and rat estrous cycles induce differences in striatal-relevant behaviors and neural substrate, including how female rat MSN electrophYSiology is influenced by the estrous cycle.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(OpenAlex)
5. Gender Equality
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 31, 2018
2018 journal article
A Comparison of the chemical sensitivities between in vitro and in vivo propagated juvenile freshwater mussels: Implications for standard toxicity testing
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY, 37(12), 3077–3085.
author keywords: Mussel propagation; Copper; Nickel; Ammonia; Unionid
MeSH headings : Aging / physiology; Animals; Bivalvia / drug effects; Fresh Water; Larva / drug effects; Reference Standards; Toxicity Tests, Acute; Water Pollutants, Chemical / toxicity; Water Quality
TL;DR:
In vitro propagated juvenile mussels may be appropriate for use in ASTM International‐based toxicity testing, and differences in chemical sensitivity exist between in vitro and in vivo propagated juveniles, they are within normal toxicity test variation.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation
(OpenAlex)
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 17, 2018
2018 journal article
Preservation potential of keratin in deep time
PLOS ONE, 13(11), e0206569.
Ed(s): Y. Mishra
MeSH headings : Animals; Antibodies; Feathers / chemistry; Feathers / immunology; Feathers / ultrastructure; Fossils / ultrastructure; Hot Springs; Hot Temperature; Keratins / chemistry; Keratins / immunology; Tetrahydroisoquinolines; Time Factors
TL;DR:
The data support the hypothesis that keratin, particularly the β-keratin that comprises feathers, has potential to preserve in fossil remains and stress the importance of employing realistic conditions such as sediment burial when designing experiments intended as proxies for taphonomic processes occurring in the fossil record.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: December 17, 2018
2018 journal article
The Good, the Bad, and the Lethal: Gene Expression and Metabolomics Reveal Physiological Mechanisms Underlying Chronic Thermal Effects in Mayfly Larvae (Neocloeon triangulifer)
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 6.
author keywords: aquatic insects; mayfly; thermal limits; metabolomics; temperature
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 17, 2018
2018 article
Resonance Raman Imagery of Semi-Fossilized Soft Tissues
ULTRAFAST NONLINEAR IMAGING AND SPECTROSCOPY VI, Vol. 10753.
author keywords: Resonance Raman; hemoglobin; fossils; soft tissue
TL;DR:
Variable wavelength resonance Raman measurements over the whole sample were used to give more information about the heme species present, in both ancient and modern samples.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 17, 2018
2018 article
Integrating Networks, Phylogenomics, and Population Genomics for the Study of Polyploidy
ANNUAL REVIEW OF ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION, AND SYSTEMATICS, VOL 49, Vol. 49, pp. 253–278.
author keywords: dosage; genome evolution; network biology; phylogenomics; polyploidy; population genomics
TL;DR:
The prevalence of polyploidy across the tree of life is discussed, followed by an overview of studies investigating genome evolution and gene expression and the need for models that can accommodate polyploids is highlighted.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(Web of Science)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 10, 2018
2018 journal article
Electrophysiological properties of medium spiny neurons in the nucleus accumbens core of prepubertal male and female Drd1a-tdTomato line 6 BAC transgenic mice
JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, 120(4), 1712–1727.
author keywords: medium spiny neuron; mice; nucleus accumbens; sex; ventral striatum
MeSH headings : Action Potentials; Animals; Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials; Female; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Miniature Postsynaptic Potentials; Neurons / physiology; Nucleus Accumbens / growth & development; Nucleus Accumbens / physiology; Sex Factors
TL;DR:
This research provides the most comprehensive assessment of medium spiny neuron subtype electrophysiological properties to date in a critical brain region, the nucleus accumbens core, and represents the first evaluation of whether mouse medium sp Tiny neuron sub type electrophYSiological properties differ by sex.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 10, 2018
2018 journal article
Neonatal mice exposed to a high-fat diet in utero influence the behaviour of their nursing dam
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285(1891), 20181237.
Contributors: M. Baptissart n, H. Lamb n, K. To n, C. Bradish n , J. Tehrani n, D. Reif n , M. Cowley n
MeSH headings : Animals; Animals, Newborn / physiology; Diet, High-Fat; Female; Maternal Behavior / physiology; Maternal Exposure; Mice / physiology; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Pregnancy
TL;DR:
In utero exposure to HF diet programmes physiological changes in the offspring which influence the maternal behaviours of their dam after birth are suggested.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 10, 2018
2018 journal article
Genetic conservation of Cytauxzoon felis antigens and mRNA expression in the schizont life-stage
VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY, 263, 49–53.
author keywords: Feline; Cytauxzoon felis; Cytauxzoonosis; Antigen; Vaccine candidate; Genetic conservation
MeSH headings : Animals; Antigens, Protozoan / genetics; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cats; DNA, Protozoan / genetics; Piroplasmida / genetics; Protozoan Infections, Animal / mortality; Protozoan Infections, Animal / parasitology; Protozoan Infections, Animal / prevention & control; Protozoan Vaccines / genetics; Protozoan Vaccines / immunology; RNA, Messenger / genetics; Schizonts / genetics
TL;DR:
The suitability of three C. felis antigens for further investigation as vaccine candidates against cytauxzoonosis is assessed and robust levels of all transcripts in the schizont life stage of the parasite are revealed.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 3, 2018
2018 journal article
IR-MALDESI mass spectrometry imaging of underivatized neurotransmitters in brain tissue of rats exposed to tetrabromobisphenol A
ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, 410(30), 7979–7986.
author keywords: IR-MALDESI; Neurotransmitters; Mass spectrometry imaging; Exposomics; Orbitrap
MeSH headings : Animals; Brain; Female; Infrared Rays; Neurotransmitter Agents / chemistry; Polybrominated Biphenyls / toxicity; Rats; Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / methods; Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / methods
TL;DR:
This study serves as a demonstration of a new application of IR-MALDESI, namely that neurotransmitter distributions can be confidently and rapidly imaged without derivatization, and is used for the analysis of neurotransmitters in the brains of rats exposed to TBBPA in gestation and lactation through their mothers.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 3, 2018
2018 journal article
Ecological Analyses of Mycobacteria in Showerhead Biofilms and Their Relevance to Human Health
MBIO, 9(5).
author keywords: Mycobacterium; NTM lung disease; nontuberculous mycobacterial infection; plumbing biofilms
MeSH headings : Biofilms / growth & development; Biota; Drinking Water / chemistry; Drinking Water / microbiology; Europe; Family Characteristics; Humans; Mycobacterium / classification; Mycobacterium / growth & development; Mycobacterium / isolation & purification; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / epidemiology; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / transmission; Prevalence; Topography, Medical; United States
TL;DR:
The genus Mycobacterium was consistently the most abundant genus of bacteria detected in residential showerheads, and yet mycobacterial diversity and abundances were highly variable, knowledge that advances the understanding of NTM transmission dynamics and the development of strategies to reduce exposures to these emerging pathogens is advanced.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
6. Clean Water and Sanitation
(OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 26, 2018
2018 review
Sex differences and the effects of estradiol on striatal function
[Review of ]. CURRENT OPINION IN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, 23, 42–48.
TL;DR:
A brief review of the recent literature reporting on sex differences and effects of the estrogenic hormone 17β-estradiol on behavioral and neural function across all three striatal regions, focusing upon the most prominent striatal neuron type, the medium spiny neuron.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
5. Gender Equality
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 26, 2018
2018 journal article
Avian response to shade-layer restoration in coffee plantations in Puerto Rico
RESTORATION ECOLOGY, 26(6), 1212–1220.
author keywords: avifauna; coffee cultivation; ecosystem services; local persistence; occupancy; shade restoration
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 26, 2018
2018 journal article
Metabolic profiling of silver nanoparticle toxicity in Microcystis aeruginosa
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE-NANO, 5(11), 2519–2530.
Contributors: J. Zhang*, Z. Zhou *, Y. Pei*, Q. Xiang *, X. Chang*, J. Ling *, D. Shea n , L. Chen *
TL;DR:
Study of the cellular metabolism of the cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa by using metabolomics based on non-targeted liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry reveals that exposure to AgNPs elevates superoxide dismutase activity and malondialdehyde generation, damages the thylakoids, and interrupts the endocytosis process in algae cells.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: November 26, 2018
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