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2015 journal article

Controls over native perennial grass exclusion and persistence in California grasslands invaded by annuals

Ecology, 96(10), 2643–2652.

By: E. Mordecai *, N. Molinari*, K. Stahlheber *, K. Gross n & C. D'Antonio *

MeSH headings : California; Computer Simulation; Grassland; Introduced Species; Models, Biological; Poaceae / physiology; Species Specificity; Uncertainty
TL;DR: This work used a two-species discrete time population growth model to predict the outcome of competition between exotic annual and native perennial grasses in California, and to determine the demographic traits responsible for the outcome. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Comparative Analysis of Extremely Thermophilic Caldicellulosiruptor Species Reveals Common and Unique Cellular Strategies for Plant Biomass Utilization

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 81(20), 7159–7170.

By: J. Zurawski n, J. Conway n, L. Lee n, H. Simpson  n, J. Izquierdo n, S. Blumer-Schuette n, I. Nookaew *, M. Adams *, R. Kelly n 

MeSH headings : Bacteria / metabolism; Biomass; Cellulase / metabolism; Panicum / enzymology; Panicum / metabolism; Plants / enzymology
TL;DR: Results here show that capacity for plant biomass deconstruction varies across Caldicellulosiruptor species and depends in a complex way on GH genome inventory, substrate composition, and gene regulation. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Clustering and Differential Alignment Algorithm: Identification of Early Stage Regulators in the Arabidopsis thaliana Iron Deficiency Response

PLOS ONE, 10(8).

By: A. Koryachko n, A. Matthiadis n, D. Muhammad n, J. Foret*, S. Brady *, J. Ducoste n , J. Tuck n , T. Long n , C. Williams n 

MeSH headings : Algorithms; Arabidopsis / genetics; Arabidopsis / metabolism; Databases, Genetic; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Iron Deficiencies; Sequence Alignment; Software; Transcriptome
TL;DR: It is proposed that this tool can be used successfully for similar time course datasets to extract additional information and infer reliable regulatory connections for individual genes, and served as a proof of concept emphasizing the utility of the CDAA for identifying unknown or missing nodes in regulatory cascades. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Cancer incidence and metolachlor use in the Agricultural Health Study: An update

International Journal of Cancer, 137(11), 2630–2643.

By: S. Silver *, S. Bertke*, C. Hines*, M. Alavanja*, J. Hoppin n , J. Lubin*, J. Rusiecki *, D. Sandler *, L. Beane Freeman*

author keywords: cancer; epidemiology; pesticide; occupation
MeSH headings : Acetamides / toxicity; Aged; Agricultural Workers' Diseases / chemically induced; Agricultural Workers' Diseases / epidemiology; Carcinogens / toxicity; Cohort Studies; Female; Herbicides / toxicity; Humans; Incidence; Iowa / epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasms / epidemiology; North Carolina / epidemiology; Occupational Exposure / adverse effects; Prospective Studies
TL;DR: A suggestion of an association between metolachlor and liver cancer among pesticide applicators is a novel finding and echoes observation of increased liver neoplasms in some animal studies, however, the findings for both liver cancer and follicular cell lymphoma warrant follow‐up to better differentiate effects of metolchlor use from other factors. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Bird and Scarecrow proteins organize tissue formation in Arabidopsis roots

Science, 350(6259), 426–430.

By: M. Moreno-Risueno *, R. Sozzani* , G. Yardimici, J. Petricka*, T. Vernoux *, I. Blilou *, J. Alonso  n, C. Winter * ...

MeSH headings : Arabidopsis / cytology; Arabidopsis / genetics; Arabidopsis / growth & development; Arabidopsis Proteins / metabolism; Cell Division / genetics; Cell Lineage / genetics; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Plant Roots / cytology; Plant Roots / genetics; Plant Roots / growth & development; Transcription Factors / metabolism; Transcription, Genetic
TL;DR: It is shown that the BIRDs and SCARECROW regulate lineage identity, positional signals, patterning, and formative divisions throughout Arabidopsis root growth, ensuring developmental plasticity. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Biotic community shifts explain the contrasting responses of microbial and root respiration to experimental soil acidification

SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY, 90, 139–147.

By: D. Chen  n, Y. Wang *, Z. Lan*, J. Li *, W. Xing *, S. Hu n , Y. Bai *

author keywords: Plant functional group; Soil microbial communities; Plant-soil interactions; Carbon cycling models; Base mineral cations; Extracellular enzyme activity
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: August 6, 2018

2015 review

An updated evolutionary classification of CRISPR-Cas systems

[Review of ]. Nature Reviews. Microbiology, 13(11), 722–736.

By: K. Makarova, Y. Wolf, O. Alkhnbashi, F. Costa, S. Shah, S. Saunders, R. Barrangou , S. Brouns ...

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Alcohol Selectivity in a Synthetic Thermophilic n-Butanol Pathway Is Driven by Biocatalytic and Thermostability Characteristics of Constituent Enzymes

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 81(20), 7187–7200.

By: A. Loder n, B. Zeldes n, G. Garrison n, G. Lipscomb*, M. Adams * & R. Kelly n 

MeSH headings : 1-Butanol / metabolism; Acetyl-CoA C-Acyltransferase / metabolism; Acyl Coenzyme A / metabolism; Alcohol Dehydrogenase / metabolism; Alcohol Oxidoreductases / metabolism; Aldehyde Oxidoreductases / metabolism; Biocatalysis; Chromatography, Gas; Clostridium acetobutylicum / metabolism; Clostridium thermocellum / metabolism; Thermoanaerobacter / metabolism
TL;DR: More-selective thermophilic versions of Bad, Bdh, and AdhE are needed to fully exploit biocatalytic n-butanol production at elevated temperatures. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Aggregation and Association of NDVI, Boll Injury, and Stink Bugs in North Carolina Cotton

JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE, 15(1).

By: D. Reisig n , F. Reay-Jones * & A. Meijer n

author keywords: boll injury; Euschistus servus (Say); NDVI; SADIE
MeSH headings : Animal Distribution; Animals; Flowers / growth & development; Gossypium / parasitology; Heteroptera / physiology; North Carolina; Population Density; Population Dynamics; Remote Sensing Technology
TL;DR: The potential of remote sensing as a tool to assist with sampling stink bugs in cotton is suggested, although more research is needed using NDVI and other plant measurements to predict stink bug injury. (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, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

A novel gateway-compatible binary vector series (PC-GW) for flexible cloning of multiple genes for genetic transformation of plants

PLASMID, 81, 55–62.

By: J. Dalal  n, R. Yalamanchili n, C. Hovary n, M. Ji n, M. Rodriguez-Welsh n, D. Aslett n, S. Ganapathy n, A. Grunden n  ...

Contributors: J. Dalal  n, R. Yalamanchili n, C. La Hovary n, M. Ji n, M. Rodriguez-Welsh n, D. Aslett n, S. Ganapathy n, A. Grunden n , H. Sederoff n , R. Qu n

author keywords: Gateway; Plant transformation; Agrobacterium; Gene stacking
MeSH headings : Cloning, Molecular / methods; Gene Expression; Gene Order; Genes, Reporter; Genetic Vectors / genetics; Plants, Genetically Modified; Plasmids / genetics; Transformation, Genetic; Transgenes
TL;DR: The PC-GW vectors provide choices for selectable markers, cloning methods, and can accommodate up to eight gene constructs in a single T-DNA, thereby significantly reducing the number of transformations or crosses needed to generate multi-transgene expressing plants. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

A New Class of Tungsten-Containing Oxidoreductase in Caldicellulosiruptor, a Genus of Plant Biomass-Degrading Thermophilic Bacteria

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 81(20), 7339–7347.

By: I. Scott n, G. Rubinstein n, G. Lipscomb n, M. Basen  n, G. Schut  n, A. Rhaesa n, W. Lancaster n, F. Poole n, R. Kelly n , M. Adams  n

MeSH headings : Aldehydes / metabolism; Bacterial Proteins / metabolism; Gram-Positive Bacteria / enzymology; Gram-Positive Bacteria / metabolism; Oxidation-Reduction; Oxidoreductases / chemistry; Oxidoreductases / metabolism; Pyrococcus furiosus / enzymology; Pyrococcus furiosus / metabolism; Tungsten / metabolism
TL;DR: Evidence was uncovered to suggest that the primary redox metabolism of C. bescii has a completely uncharacterized aspect involving tungsten, a rarely used element in biology. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

The differential effects of increasing frequency and magnitude of extreme events on coral populations

ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 25(6), 1534–1545.

By: N. Fabina *, M. Baskett & K. Gross n

author keywords: alternative stable states; climate change; coral bleaching; ecological projection; global sensitivity analysis; population dynamics; random forests; species distribution model; Symbiodinium
MeSH headings : Animal Distribution; Animals; Anthozoa / physiology; Climate Change; Coral Reefs; Environmental Monitoring; Models, Biological; Stochastic Processes
TL;DR: It is predicted that future reef projections and conservation targets depend on both local bleaching regimes and biodiversity, and management efforts may need to prioritize protection of "weaker" corals with high adult mortality when bleaching is mild, and protection of 'stronger' coralsWith high bleaching resistance whenBleaching is severe. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 article

The Need for Speed: Neuroendocrine Regulation of Socially-controlled Sex Change

Lamm, M. S., Liu, H., Gemmell, N. J., & Godwin, J. R. (2015, August). INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY, Vol. 55, pp. 307–322.

By: M. Lamm n, H. Liu *, N. Gemmell * & J. Godwin n 

MeSH headings : Animals; Female; Fishes / physiology; Male; Neurosecretory Systems / physiology; Perciformes / physiology; Sex Determination Processes; Social Behavior
TL;DR: Advances in genomics now allow study of the role of epigenetic modifications and other regulatory mechanisms in the dramatic alterations across the sex-change process, and contributions of other neuroendocrine systems should be better characterized. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Rearticulating Nuclear Power: Energy Activism and Contested Common Sense

ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION-A JOURNAL OF NATURE AND CULTURE, 9(3), 346–366.

By: W. Kinsella*

author keywords: articulation; energy activism; energy choice; nuclear energy; nuclear power; risk and regulation
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

RESPONDENT SCREENING AND REVEALED PREFERENCE AXIOMS TESTING QUARANTINING METHODS FOR ENHANCED DATA QUALITY IN WEB PANEL SURVEYS

PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY, 79(3), 687–709.

By: M. Jones n, L. House  n & Z. Gao  n

TL;DR: This study retains all panel respondents passing and failing common web-survey quarantining methods to directly analyze filtering results on data quality, and advocates the use of low-probability filters as qualifiers, as well as strategic placement of trap questions just before the most crucial sections of a survey. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Pesticide exposure and end-stage renal disease risk among wives of pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study

Environmental Research, 143, 198–210.

By: J. Lebov*, L. Engel *, D. Richardson*, S. Hogan*, D. Sandler * & J. Hoppin n 

author keywords: Pesticide exposure; End-stage renal disease; Farm women; Agricultural exposures
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Environmental Exposure / adverse effects; Environmental Exposure / analysis; Farmers / statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Incidence; Iowa / epidemiology; Kidney Failure, Chronic / chemically induced; Kidney Failure, Chronic / epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; North Carolina / epidemiology; Pesticides / analysis; Pesticides / toxicity; Proportional Hazards Models; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; Spouses / statistics & numerical data; Surveys and Questionnaires; Time Factors; Young Adult
TL;DR: ESRD may be associated with direct and/or indirect exposure to pesticides among farm women and future studies should evaluate indirect exposure risk among other rural populations. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Organophosphate insecticide use and cancer incidence among spouses of pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study

Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 72(10), 736–744.

By: C. Lerro*, S. Koutros *, G. Andreotti *, M. Friesen*, M. Alavanja*, A. Blair*, J. Hoppin n , D. Sandler * ...

MeSH headings : Adult; Age Distribution; Agricultural Workers' Diseases / chemically induced; Agricultural Workers' Diseases / epidemiology; Cohort Studies; Diazinon / adverse effects; Female; Humans; Incidence; Insecticides / adverse effects; Iowa / epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasms / chemically induced; Neoplasms / epidemiology; North Carolina / epidemiology; Occupational Exposure / adverse effects; Occupational Exposure / statistics & numerical data; Organophosphates / adverse effects; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Spouses / statistics & numerical data; Survival Rate; Young Adult
TL;DR: This study represents the first comprehensive analysis of OP use and cancer risk among women, suggesting potential for hormonally-mediated effects. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Occurrence of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) on Wild Hosts in Nonmanaged Woodlands and Soybean Fields in North Carolina and Virginia

ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 44(4), 1011–1021.

By: A. Bakken n, S. Schoof n, M. Bickerton n, K. Kamminga*, J. Jenrette*, S. Malone *, M. Abney*, D. Herbert* ...

author keywords: Halyomorpha halys; brown marmorated stink bug; host plant; invasive species; phenology
MeSH headings : Agriculture; Animals; Forests; Heteroptera / growth & development; Heteroptera / physiology; North Carolina; Nymph / growth & development; Nymph / physiology; Ovum / growth & development; Ovum / physiology; Population Dynamics; Seasons; Soybeans / growth & development; Virginia
TL;DR: Nonmanaged plants occurring along forest edges and in suburban settings were sampled for brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Sta° l), in North Carolina and Virginia over the course of three growing seasons, finding several plants were identified as preferred hosts that will aid in the search for H. halys populations. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Inhibition of Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Growth by Transgenic Corn Expressing Bt Toxins and Development of Resistance to Cry1Ab

ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 44(4), 1275–1285.

By: D. Reisig n  & F. Reay-Jones *

author keywords: eclosion; larvae; pupae
MeSH headings : Animals; Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins; Bacterial Proteins / pharmacology; Endotoxins / pharmacology; Hemolysin Proteins / pharmacology; Insecticide Resistance; Insecticides / pharmacology; Larva / drug effects; Larva / growth & development; Larva / microbiology; Moths / drug effects; Moths / growth & development; Moths / microbiology; Plants, Genetically Modified / genetics; Plants, Genetically Modified / growth & development; Pupa / drug effects; Pupa / growth & development; Pupa / microbiology; Zea mays / genetics; Zea mays / growth & development
TL;DR: Transgenic corn that expresses the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxin Cry1Ab is only moderately toxic to Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) and has been planted commercially since 1996, although these results are not comprehensive, given the limited sampling period, size, and geography. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Increased exposure to acute thermal stress is associated with a non-linear increase in recombination frequency and an independent linear decrease in fitness in Drosophila

BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, 15.

By: S. Jackson n, D. Nielsen n  & N. Singh n

MeSH headings : Animals; Biological Evolution; Drosophila melanogaster / cytology; Drosophila melanogaster / genetics; Drosophila melanogaster / physiology; Heat-Shock Response; Meiosis; Recombination, Genetic
TL;DR: It is found that increased exposure to heat shock conditions is associated with a non-linear increase in meiotic recombination frequency, and an independent effect of heat shock on organismal fitness, with fitness decreasing with increased duration of thermal stress. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

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