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2024 article

Fall Symposium: Think and Do - Climate Challenges and Solutions

Program, N. C. S. U. K. I. E. T. S. C. L. (2024, September 20). NC State University KIETS Climate Leaders Program. https://climateleaders.kenan.ncsu.edu/symposium/

By: N. Program

Contributors: A. Mueller , A. Mueller & A. Mueller

climateleaders.kenan.ncsu.edu
Source: ORCID
Added: April 8, 2024

2023 article

KIETS Climate Leaders Program Academy

Mueller, A. M., & Johnson, J. (2023, January 1). NC State University KIETS Climate Leaders Program. https://climateleaders.kenan.ncsu.edu/background/

By: A. Mueller  & J. Johnson

Contributors: A. Mueller , A. Mueller, A. Mueller, A. Mueller, J. Johnson, J. Johnson, J. Johnson

climateleaders.kenan.ncsu.edu
Source: ORCID
Added: October 22, 2024

2023 article

Context matters: Secondary science teachers' integration of process-based, unplugged computational thinking into science curriculum

Kite, V., & Park, S. (2023, June 17). JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN SCIENCE TEACHING, Vol. 6.

By: V. Kite n & S. Park n 

author keywords: computational thinking; computational thinking integration; next generation science standards; process-based computational thinking; science education
topics (OpenAlex): Teaching and Learning Programming; Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research; Experimental Learning in Engineering
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 10, 2023

2023 journal article

Elementary Preservice Teachers' Understandings and Task Values of the Science Practices Advocated in the NGSS in the US

EDUCATION SCIENCES, 13(4).

By: E. Seung *, S. Park n , V. Kite n & A. Choi *

co-author countries: Korea (Republic of) 🇰🇷
author keywords: NGSS science practices; task values; elementary preservice teachers; science teaching methods course
topics (OpenAlex): Science Education and Pedagogy; Educational Strategies and Epistemologies; Science Education and Perceptions
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4. Quality Education (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 9, 2023

2023 article

Interplay between transcriptional regulators and VapBC toxin-antitoxin loci during thermal stress response in extremely thermoacidophilic archaea

Cooper, C. R., Lewis, A. M., Notey, J. S., Mukherjee, A., Willard, D. J., Blum, P. H., & Kelly, R. M. (2023, February 24). ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, Vol. 2.

By: C. Cooper, A. Lewis, J. Notey, A. Mukherjee, D. Willard, P. Blum, R. Kelly 

MeSH headings : Antitoxins / genetics; Toxins, Biological / genetics; Toxins, Biological / metabolism; Heat-Shock Response / genetics; Sulfolobus solfataricus / genetics; Sulfolobus solfataricus / metabolism; Escherichia coli / genetics
topics (OpenAlex): Enzyme Structure and Function; Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies; Protein Structure and Dynamics
TL;DR: The interplay between VapBC TA loci and heat shock regulators in Sa. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 13, 2023

2022 journal article

Preparing inservice science teachers to bring unplugged computational thinking to their students

Teaching and Teacher Education, 120, 103904.

By: V. Kite n & S. Park n 

author keywords: Computational thinking; Computational thinking integration; Process-based computational thinking; Science education; Teacher professional development; Unplugged
topics (OpenAlex): Teaching and Learning Programming; Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research; Educational Games and Gamification
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4. Quality Education (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, Web Of Science
Added: December 1, 2022

2022 journal article

What’s Computational Thinking?: Secondary Science Teachers’ Conceptualizations of Computational Thinking (CT) and Perceived Barriers to CT Integration

Journal of Science Teacher Education, 34(4), 1–24.

By: V. Kite n & S. Park n 

author keywords: Computational thinking; computational thinking integration; science education; science practices; teacher professional development
topics (OpenAlex): Teaching and Learning Programming; Online Learning and Analytics; Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research
TL;DR: Analysis of secondary science teachers’ conceptualizations of CT, perceived barriers to CT/science integration, and the types of professional support they believe is needed to overcome these perceived barriers revealed multiple implications for supporting science teachers in bringing CT-infused experiences to their students. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, Web Of Science
Added: December 1, 2022

2021 article

The State of North Carolina Wetland Program Plan 2021-2025

Mueller, A. M. K. (2021, June 15). North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. https://www.ncwetlands.org/wp-content/uploads/NC-Wetland-Program-Plan-2021-to-2025-web.pdf

By: A. Mueller 

Contributors: A. Mueller , A. Mueller & A. Mueller

www.ncwetlands.org
Source: ORCID
Added: April 8, 2024

2021 journal article

The Code-Centric Nature of Computational Thinking Education: A Review of Trends and Issues in Computational Thinking Education Research

SAGE Open, 11(2), 215824402110164.

By: V. Kite n, S. Park n  & E. Wiebe n 

author keywords: computational thinking; programming; integrating computational thinking; computational thinking education; unplugged
topics (OpenAlex): Teaching and Learning Programming; Software Testing and Debugging Techniques; Online Learning and Analytics
TL;DR: An approach to operationalizing CT is proposed that promotes students’ participation in CT, promising methods for infusing content with CT are presented, and future directions for CT education research are discussed. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: February 21, 2022

2020 speech

Impacts of resource extraction on sustainability and water resources (panel)

Mueller, A. M. K. (2020, February). In North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. https://sites.duke.edu/waternetwork/past-events/spring-symposium-2020-value-of-water/

By: A. Mueller 

Contributors: A. Mueller , A. Mueller & A. Mueller

sites.duke.edu
Source: ORCID
Added: October 22, 2024

2019 journal article

Extremely Thermoacidophilic Metallosphaera Species Mediate Mobilization and Oxidation of Vanadium and Molybdenum Oxides

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 85(5).

By: G. Wheaton n, N. Vitko n, J. Counts n, J. Dulkis n, I. Podolsky n, A. Mukherjee n, R. Kelly n 

author keywords: Metallosphaera; biomining; extreme thermoacidophily; metal biooxidation; molybdenum; vanadium
MeSH headings : Archaeal Proteins / genetics; Copper / metabolism; Ferric Compounds / metabolism; Gene Expression Profiling; Genome, Archaeal; Hot Temperature; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Molybdenum / metabolism; Oxidation-Reduction; Oxides / metabolism; Oxygen; Sulfolobaceae / genetics; Sulfolobaceae / metabolism; Sulfur Compounds / metabolism; Transcriptome; Uranium / metabolism; Vanadium / metabolism
topics (OpenAlex): Metal Extraction and Bioleaching; Extraction and Separation Processes; Radioactive element chemistry and processing
TL;DR: Results suggest that direct oxidation of V and Mo occurs, in addition to Fe-mediated oxidation, such that both direct and indirect mechanisms are involved in the mobilization of redox-active metals by Metallosphaera species. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 11, 2019

2017 journal article

VapC toxins drive cellular dormancy under uranium stress for the extreme thermoacidophile Metallosphaera prunae

ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 19(7), 2831–2842.

By: A. Mukherjee n, G. Wheaton n, J. Counts n, B. Ijeomah n, J. Desai n & R. Kelly n 

MeSH headings : Archaeal Proteins / genetics; Archaeal Proteins / metabolism; Bacterial Toxins / genetics; Bacterial Toxins / metabolism; Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / physiology; RNA Stability / physiology; Sulfolobaceae / genetics; Sulfolobaceae / growth & development; Sulfolobaceae / metabolism; Transcriptome; Uranium / metabolism
topics (OpenAlex): Radioactive element chemistry and processing; Metal Extraction and Bioleaching; Trace Elements in Health
TL;DR: M. prunae utilizes VapC toxins for post-transcriptional regulation under uranium stress to enter a cellular dormant state, thereby providing an adaptive response to what would otherwise be a deleterious environmental perturbation. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 report

Summary of North Carolina 401 Programmatic Changes and the Effects on the Permitted Impacts and Required Compensatory Mitigation for Buffers, Streams and Wetlands

In North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.

By: A. Mueller 

Contributors: A. Mueller , A. Mueller, A. Mueller & A. Mueller

Source: ORCID
Added: April 8, 2024

2016 journal article

Transcriptomes of the Extremely Thermoacidophilic Archaeon Metallosphaera sedula Exposed to Metal "Shock" Reveal Generic and Specific Metal Responses

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 82(15), 4613–4627.

By: G. Wheaton n, A. Mukherjee n & R. Kelly n 

MeSH headings : Acids / metabolism; Archaeal Proteins / genetics; Archaeal Proteins / metabolism; Genome, Archaeal; Hot Temperature; Metals / metabolism; Open Reading Frames; Sulfolobaceae / genetics; Sulfolobaceae / isolation & purification; Sulfolobaceae / metabolism; Transcriptome
topics (OpenAlex): Metal Extraction and Bioleaching; Extraction and Separation Processes; Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 article

North Carolina's Wetland Program Plan 2015-2019

Mueller, A. M. K. (2015, October 27). North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, pp. – – – – – – –03072016. https://www.ncwetlands.org/wp-content/uploads/Final-NC-WPP-submittal-to-EPA-03072016.pdf

By: A. Mueller 

Contributors: A. Mueller , A. Mueller, A. Mueller & A. Mueller

www.ncwetlands.org
Source: ORCID
Added: April 8, 2024

2015 review

The Confluence of Heavy Metal Biooxidation and Heavy Metal Resistance: Implications for Bioleaching by Extreme Thermoacidophiles

[Review of ]. MINERALS, 5(3), 397–451.

By: G. Wheaton n, J. Counts n, A. Mukherjee n, J. Kruh n & R. Kelly n 

author keywords: extreme thermoacidophiles; bioleaching; heavy metal resistance; heavy metal biooxidation; archaea
topics (OpenAlex): Metal Extraction and Bioleaching; Extraction and Separation Processes; Radioactive element chemistry and processing
TL;DR: Here, extreme thermoacidophiles are examined from the perspectives of biodiversity, heavy metal biooxidation, metal resistance mechanisms, microbe-solid interactions, and application of these archaea in biomining operations. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 report

Hydrologic Connectivity, Water Quality Function, and Biocriteria of Coastal Plain Geographically Isolated Wetlands

In A. M. K. Mueller (Ed.), North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources. https://www.ncwetlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/NC-DWR-Isolated-Wetlands-Connectivity-Final-Report-2013.pdf

By: F. Baker, A. Keyworth, D. Tufford, R. Vorste, R. Bolich, C. Williams, W. Hankinson

Contributors: A. Mueller 

Ed(s): A. Mueller 

www.ncwetlands.org
Source: ORCID
Added: April 8, 2024

2012 journal article

Uranium extremophily is an adaptive, rather than intrinsic, feature for extremely thermoacidophilic Metallosphaera species

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 109(41), 16702–16707.

By: A. Mukherjee n, G. Wheaton n, P. Blum * & R. Kelly n 

author keywords: uranium oxidation; uranium resistance; chemolithotrophy; terminal oxidases
MeSH headings : Adaptation, Physiological / drug effects; Adaptation, Physiological / genetics; Archaeal Proteins / genetics; Archaeal Proteins / metabolism; Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; Environmental Pollutants / chemistry; Environmental Pollutants / toxicity; Gene Expression Regulation, Archaeal / drug effects; Mutation; RNA Stability / drug effects; RNA, Archaeal / genetics; RNA, Archaeal / metabolism; Species Specificity; Sulfolobaceae / classification; Sulfolobaceae / genetics; Sulfolobaceae / metabolism; Time Factors; Transcriptome / genetics; Uranium / chemistry; Uranium / toxicity
topics (OpenAlex): Radioactive element chemistry and processing; Metal Extraction and Bioleaching; Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
TL;DR: The results point to uranium extremophily as an adaptive, rather than intrinsic, feature for Metallosphaera species, driven by environmental factors. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2022 article

What's Computational Thinking?: Secondary Science Teachers' Conceptualizations of Computational Thinking (CT) and Perceived Barriers to CT Integration

Kite, V., & Park, S. (2022, September 29). JOURNAL OF SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION, Vol. 9.

By: V. Kite & S. Park 

author keywords: Computational thinking; computational thinking integration; science education; science practices; teacher professional development
topics (OpenAlex):
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4. Quality Education (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 11, 2022

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