Recovery of Putative Temperature-Sensitive Mutations in Coro-navirus Nonstructural Protein 5 Reveals Conserved Determi-nants of nsp5 Structure
This study identifies temperature-sensitive mutations as conserved determinants in coronavirus nsp5 proteins of strains HKU1 and OC43.
Posted by Greta Clinton-Selin on Wednesday, June 28th, 2017 in May 2013, Coronavirus, Nonstructural Protein 5, Temperature-Sensitive Mutations
Using Detrital Zircon Age Distributions to Corroborate Evidence of Early Holocene Megafloods
Zircon grain age distributions provide information on the origins of early holocene megaflood related sediment.
Posted by Greta Clinton-Selin on Thursday, June 8th, 2017 in May 2017, arsenic, Groundwater, Megaflood, Zircon
Development of a Portable and Inexpensive Ultrasound Imaging Device for Use in the Developing World
A portable and inexpensive ultrasound device that could be used in the developing world was developed and tested.
Posted by Greta Clinton-Selin on Thursday, June 8th, 2017 in May 2017, BeagleBone, Phantom, Portable, Ultrasound
Bulk Mechanical Characterization of Nanoparticle Concrete-Equivalent Mortars
Ultimate concrete strength was studied as a factor of both mass and surface area of nanoparticles added to the material.
Posted by Greta Clinton-Selin on Wednesday, June 7th, 2017 in May 2017, compressive strength, concrete, mass, Nanoparticles, nuclear waste storage, surface area
Creating an Agent-Based Model to Explore the Spread of Zika Virus
Predicted Zika outbreak severity directly correlates with human population density.
Posted by Greta Clinton-Selin on Tuesday, May 30th, 2017 in May 2017, Agent-based modeling, Zika Virus
POPDC3 Regulates Epithelial-Mesenchymal-Transition in Colorectal Cancer Cells
The POPDC3 protein was identified as a potential regulator of the epithelial-mesenchymal-transition process in colorectal cancer.
Posted by Greta Clinton-Selin on Wednesday, May 24th, 2017 in May 2017, colorectal cancer, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, Popdc3
Characterization of the Downstream Effects of Apical Mistrafficking of Epiregulin and Potential for Transformation in Polarized Epithelial Cells
Loss of epithelial polarity and mistrafficking of Epiregulin may be a driving force for cancer in polarized epithelial cells.
Posted by Greta Clinton-Selin on Wednesday, June 29th, 2016 in May 2016, Apical, Basolateral, cancer, Epiregulin (EREG), Trafficking
Classification of Infant Cries Using Acoustic Features
Identifying an acoustic feature combination that can accurately differentiate between infant cries.
Posted by Greta Clinton-Selin on Wednesday, June 29th, 2016 in May 2016, classification, cries, features, Matlab, NICU, pain
Determining the Turning Wing Kinematics of a Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
The turning wing kinematics of a ruby-throated hummingbird are determined by use of a blade element model.
Posted by Greta Clinton-Selin on Wednesday, June 8th, 2016 in May 2016, blade element model, computational fluid dynamics, Micro Aerial Vehicles
Improving Patterned Nanoporous Gold as an Effective Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Template
An imprinted nanoporous gold substrate was optimized to create a low power Raman biological and chemical sensor.
Posted by Greta Clinton-Selin on Tuesday, June 7th, 2016 in May 2016,