• Dental pulp stem cell-derived chondrogenic cells demonstrate differential cell motility in type I and type II collagen hydrogels 

  Yao, Li; Flynn, Nikol (Elsevier, 2018-06)

  BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Advances in the development of biomaterials and stem cell therapy provide a promising approach to regenerating degenerated discs. The normal nucleus pulposus (NP) cells exhibit similar phenotype to ...

• In vivo and in vitro impact of carbohydrate variation on human follicle-stimulating hormone function 

  Bousfield, George R.; May, Jeffrey V.; Davis, John S.; Dias, James A.; Kumar, T. Rajendra (Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-05-09)

  Human follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) exhibits both macro-and microheterogeneity in its carbohydrate moieties. Macroheterogeneity results in three physiologically relevant FSH beta subunit variants, two that possess a ...

• Deciphering the sexual diploid members of the Boechera suffrutescens complex (Brassicaceae, Boechereae) 

  Morin, David P.; Alexander, Patrick J.; Beck, James B.; Windham, Michael D.; Bailey, C. Donovan (PENSOFT PUBL, 2018-05-02)

  Boechera is a model genus that is of particular interest for understanding apomixis due to the presence of numerous apomictic diploid lineages that are tightly correlated with hybridisation events. Boechera includes many ...

• Nitrogen-fixation activity and the abundance and taxonomy of nifH genes in agricultural, pristine, and urban prairie stream sediments chronically exposed to different levels of nitrogen loading 

  Santos-Caton, Ingrid R.; Caton, Todd M.; Schneegurt, Mark A. (Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2018-05)

  Small streams exert great influences on the retention and attenuation of nitrogen (N) within stream networks. Human land use can lead to increased transport of dissolved inorganic N compounds and downstream eutrophication. ...

• Quantifying population growth rates of an invasive weed: responses to soil fertility and cattle management 

  Smith, Jennifer N. (Wichita State University, 2018-04-27)

  Sericea (Lespedeza cuneata) is an invasive, perennial legume that suppresses native plant species and threatens native grasslands in the Great Plains. Although much is known about Sericea, population demographics (survival, ...

• Effects of precipitation, grazing and initial planting practice on CRP plant diversity across Kansas 

  Watson, D. Fraser (Wichita State University, 2018-04-27)

  The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is a federally funded program that has converted marginal cropland to native plant communities over the past 30 years with the goal of preventing erosion, improving water quality, and ...

• Induced pluripotent stem cell-seeded collagen scaffolds as a mechanism for regeneration after spinal cord injury 

  DeBrot, Ashley (Wichita State University, 2018-04-27)

  Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are highly debilitating conditions for which no effective treatment or cure currently exists. Stem cell replacement therapies may offer hope to people suffering with SCIs. The use of biomaterial ...

• Host-delivered RNA interference may confer plant resistance against charcoal rot disease 

  Forster, Heather (Wichita State University, 2018-04-27)

  Macrophomina phaseolina, the causative agent of the plant disease charcoal rot, impacts over 500 plant species, and causes devastating crop failures globally. It attacks plants primarily through fungus-infested soil. Once ...

• Geometry, allometry and biomechanics of fern leaf petioles: their significance for the evolution of functional and ecological diversity within the Pteridaceae 

  Mahley, Mahley, Jennifer N.; Pittermann, Jarmila; Rowe, Nick; Baer, Baer, Alex; Watkins, James E.; Schuettpelz, Eric; Wheeler, James K.; Mehltreter, Klaus; Windham, Windham, Michael D.; Testo, Weston; Beck, James B. (Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-03-07)

  Herbaceous plants rely on a combination of turgor, ground tissues and geometry for mechanical support of leaves and stems. Unlike most angiosperms however, ferns employ a sub-dermal layer of fibers, known as a hypodermal ...

• The K-INBRE symposium: a 10-institution collaboration to improve undergraduate education 

  Velasquez, Sarah E.; Abraham, K.; Burnett, Tim G.; Chapin, Bridgett; Hendry, William J. III; Leung, Sam; Madden, Michael E.; Rider, Virginia; Stanford, John A.; Ward, Robert E.; Chapes, Stephen K. (American Physiological Society, 2018-03)

  The Kansas-IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (K-INBRE) is an infrastructure-building program funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. Undergraduate education, through undergraduate research, ...

• Developing QPCR assay to quantify disease severity in Medicago truncatula due to Macrophomina phaseolina infection 

  Bhandari, Prajwal (Wichita State University, 2017-07)

  Macrophomina phaseolina (M. phaseolina) is a soil-borne necrotrophic fungus that causes charcoal rot disease. The pathogen has very wide host range (up to 500 plant species) and affects seed quality, plant growth and yield. ...

• Characterizing bacterial growth in eutectic and saturated salt solutions relevant to mars 

  Wilks, Jonathan M. (Wichita State University, 2017-07)

  Although Mars is a hyperarid environment that poses many challenges to any potential inhabitants, liquid water is available. Many believe this liquid water is formed by the deliquescence of hygroscopic salts. Upon absorbing ...

• Differential expression at the proteomic level of stem-cell markers and other gene markers in high-grade serous vs. other subtypes of ovarian cancer. 

  Mukherjee , Lipilekha (Wichita State University, 2017-07)

  Ovarian carcinoma is the most lethal neoplasm and the fifth leading cause of death in women due to gynecological malignancies. It is estimated that there are 225,000 new cases diagnosed and 140,000 deaths occurring annually ...

• Evaluating range genetics in black cherry (Prunus serotina) and the genetic status of an enigmatic relative, Alabama cherry (Prunus alabamensis) 

  Konrade, Lauren A. (Wichita State University, 2017-05)

  Premise of the study: Isolation by distance (IBD) is a genetic pattern in which populations geographically closer to one another are more genetically similar to each other than populations which are further apart. Black ...

• Plant spatial structure is more dependent on endogenous processes than soil heterogeneity in an assembling community 

  Schouten, Olivia S. (Wichita State University, 2017-05)

  Within communities, organisms potentially self-organize through endogenous processes that create non-random spatial structure as they interact with one another or modify the abiotic environment. In contrast, exogenous ...

• Molecular and phenetic characterization of the bacterial assemblage of Basque Lake, BC, an environment with high concentrations of magnesium sulphate, and its relevance to mars 

  Crisler, James D. (Wichita State University, 2017-05)

  Halotolerant bacteria favor environments containing high concentrations of salts. While there are a multitude of hypersaline environments containing various salts on Earth, those heavily dominated with sodium chloride ...

• Can asexuality confer a short-term advantage? Investigating apparent biogeographic success in the apomictic triploid fern Myriopteris gracilis 

  Wickell, David A.; Windham, Michael D.; Wang, Xiaofei; Macdonald, Stuart J.; Beck, James B. (Botanical Society of America, 2017-08-16)

  PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Although asexual taxa are generally seen as evolutionary dead ends, asexuality appears to provide a short-term benefit in some taxa, including a wider geographic distribution compared to sexual ...

• Dynamic migration of dental pulp stem cell - derived chondrogenic cells in collagen hydrogels 

  Yao, Li; Flynn, Nikol (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2017-12)

  The biological approach targets therapy that preserves the intervertebral disc (IVD) function by regenerating the degenerated and damaged nucleus pulposus (NP). Biomaterial hydrogels that mimic the NP extracellular matrix ...

• Asynchrony among local communities stabilises ecosystem function of metacommunities 

  Wilcox, Kevin R.; Tredennick, Andrew T.; Koerner, Sally E.; Grman, Emily; Hallett, Lauren M.; Avolio, Meghan L.; La Pierre, Kimberly J.; Houseman, Gregory R. (Wiley, 2017-12)

  Temporal stability of ecosystem functioning increases the predictability and reliability of ecosystem services, and understanding the drivers of stability across spatial scales is important for land management and policy ...

• Stream nifH sequence library 

  Santos-Caton, Ingrid R.; Caton, Todd M.; Schneegurt, Mark A. (Wichita State University, 2018)

  Sequence library of nifH (nitrogenase) genes PCR-amplified and cloned from metagenomic extracts of sediments from three small prairie streams with different levels of chronic N loading. 4L4_KONZA = Kings Creek N4D (pristine); ...

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