• Ganganomala Saltini Ratcliffe, Jameson, and Zorn, a new genus and species of Anomalini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) from Bangladesh and Nepal, with a revised circumscription of the tribe 

  Ratcliffe, Brett C.; Jameson, Mary Liz; Zorn, Carsten (Coleopterists Society, 2018-12-28)

  Ganganomala saltini Ratcliffe, Jameson, and Zorn, a new genus and new species of Anomalini (subtribe Anomalina), is described fromBangladesh and Nepal. To place the new genus within the context of the tribe and subtribe, ...

• A rangewide herbarium-derived dataset indicates high levels of gene flow in black cherry (Prunus serotina) 

  Konrade, Lauren A.; Shaw, Joey; Beck, James B. (Wiley, 2019-01-08)

  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 farther apart. Black cherry (Prunus serotina ...

• Hierarchy theory reveals multiscale predictors of Arkansas darter (Etheostoma cragini) abundance in a Great Plains riverscape 

  Wellemeyer, Juju C.; Perkin, Joshuah S.; Jameson, Mary Liz; Costigan, Katie H.; Waters, Ryan (John Wiley and Sons, 2019-01-14)

  Landscape ecology and its emphasis on relationships between spatial heterogeneity, scale, and ecological processes can be applied to manage stream ecosystems as riverscapes. Hierarchy theory, a central tenet of riverscape ...

• The mechanical and pharmacological regulation of glioblastoma cell migration in 3D matrices 

  Kaphle, Pranita; Li, Yongchao; Yao, Li (Wiley, 2019-04)

  The invasion of glioblastoma is a complex process based on the interactions of tumor cells and the extracellular matrix. Tumors that are engineered using biomaterials are more physiologically relevant than a two-dimensional ...

• Particulate and ion forms of cobalt–chromium challenged preosteoblasts promote osteoclastogenesis and osteolysis in a murine model of prosthesis failure 

  Yang, Shuye; Zhang, Kai; Jiang, Jianhao; James, Bonface; Yang, Shang-You (Wiley, 2018-10-25)

  This study investigated the interactive behavior of the particulate and ion forms of cobalt–chromium (Co–Cr) alloy challenged preosteoblasts during the process of prosthetic implant loosening. Preosteoblasts were challenged ...

• The combination of induced pluripotent stem cells and bioscaffolds holds promise for spinal cord regeneration 

  DeBrot, Ashley; Yao, Li (Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-10-01)

  Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are debilitating conditions for which no effective treatment currently exists. The damage of neural tissue causes disruption of neural tracts and neuron loss in the spinal cord. Stem cell ...

• Feasibility of IL21-immunotherapy for microRNA-21 associated osteosarcoma 

  Gong, Xuan (Wichita State University, 2018-07)

  Osteosarcoma has been known as a type of aggressive bone cancer that is characterized by a high inclination for pulmonary metastasis. Despite the current therapeutic regimes including surgical excision of primary tumor, ...

• Population demographics of an invasive weed: responses to soil fertility and cattle management 

  Smith, Jennifer N. (Wichita State University, 2018-07)

  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 L. cuneata, population demographics ...

• Heads or tails: an analysis of dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae & Aphodiinae) attraction to small mammal carrion 

  Stone, Rachel (Wichita State University, 2018-05)

  This thesis is embargoed till 2019 May.

• 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. ...

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