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The role of altered microRNA expression in an experimental model of estrogen-dependent uterine cancer
(Wichita State University, 2009-07)This project screened for altered expression of small RNA species, microRNAs (miRNA), in the hamster uterus following neonatal exposure to the potent synthetic estrogen and established endocrine disruptor diethylstilbestrol ... -
The role of auxin in the compatible interaction between macrophomina phaseolina and its plant host medicago truncatula
(Wichita State University, 2012-05)Macrophomina phaseolina (M. phaseolina) is a soil-borne fungal pathogen that causes charcoal rot disease in many plant species. This disease causes many problems to the soy industry as no consistently effective control is ... -
Soil community analysis along a salt gradient using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of PCR-amplified 16s rRNA genes
(2006-05)Many studies of hyper saline environments have been performed, mainly on aquatic systems. However, the microbial community in terrestrial thallasohaline environments has not been studied extensively. To our knowledge, this ... -
Study of charcoal rot disease using the model plant Arabidopsis Thaliana
(Wichita State University, 2013-07)Macrophomina phaseolina is a warm climate fungal pathogen of the Botryosphaeriaceae family that causes charcoal rot disease in over 700 plant species including commercially grown plants such as soybean, maize, peanut and ... -
Sucretolerance in oligosaline soils and halotolerant bacteria
(Wichita State University, 2014-12)It is well established that microbial growth is decreased with the reduction of available water in a given environment. The availability of water is referred to as water activity and is expressed in aw values, that provide ... -
Suppression of growth of the Phytopathogenic Fungus Macrophomina Phaseolina through application of Exogenous Sirnas
(Wichita State University, 2019-07)Macrophomina phaseolina, causative agent of the plant disease charcoal rot, impacts over 500 plant species, causing devastating crop failures worldwide. In Kansas, it is the biggest cause of soybean crop loss, and disease ... -
The effects of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and sub-lethal nitrate concentrations on Xenopus laevis
(Wichita State University, 2013-12)The pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidus (Bd) is responsible for mass disruption of amphibian species and causes the disease known as chytridiomycosis which disrupts the amphibian skin resulting in high mortality ... -
The influence of soil heterogeneity on plant species richness
(Wichita State University, 2013-12)Environmental heterogeneity is often cited as one of the driving mechanisms behind community species composition and diversity. However, its contribution to species composition in plant communities remains unclear because ... -
The investigation of regulation of glioma cell migration in a three-dimensional model
(Wichita State University, 2017-12)The invasion of glioblastoma is a complex process that involves coordinated interactions between tumor cells and the extracellular matrix. Biomaterial scaffolds now show promise in forming in vitro and in vivo three-dimensional ... -
The link between susceptibility to Macrophomina phaseolina and three phytohormones in Medicago truncatula
(Wichita State University, 2015-07)Macrophomina phaseolina is a major agricultural pest causing the disease charcoal rot in many species of crops. The disease manifests as yellowing (chlorosis) and death (necrosis) of plant tissue by secreting plant toxins ... -
Toxic effects of a combined exposure to nitrate and the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis on the African Clawed Frog, Xenopus laevis
(Wichita State University, 2011-07)The purpose of this study was to examine the synergistic effects of Bactrachochytrium dendrobatidis (chytrid fungus) and sub-lethal nitrate concentrations on fitness response of the African Clawed Frog, Xenopus laevis. The ... -
Urinary follicle-stimulating hormone glycoform analysis by automated western blot
(Wichita State University, 2021-07)Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is one of the glycoprotein hormones synthesized and secreted by the gonadotropic cells of the anterior pituitary gland. In females, FSH stimulates ovarian follicular development and ... -
Using checkerboard and time kill assays to determine the effect of antimicrobial compounds against MRSA
(Wichita State University, 2021-05)Staphylococcus aureus is an important gram-positive bacteria that is commonly found in association with a number of animal hosts, but usually attracts our attention due to it being found in the mucosal cavities of ... -
Variation in demography and effect of insect herbivory on Platte thistle (Cirsium canescens) between biogeographic range center and range edge
(Wichita State University, 2020-12)Insect herbivory can reduce plant fitness, but the strength of these effects varies greatly in space and time. The Abundant Center Hypothesis (ACH) states that species will encounter more stressful abiotic conditions at ... -
West Nile virus and wild bird populations
(Wichita State University, 2006-05)West Nile Virus (WNV) first appeared in the western hemisphere in 1999, and has since spread across the United States and into Mexico and the Caribbean. It has been hypothesized that WNV has spread rapidly via migratory ... -
Wheat protein-based bio-scaffold for neural regeneration
(Wichita State University, 2021-05)Spinal and peripheral nerve injuries are common in both civil and military environments and are primarily the result of transection injuries or burns. In the majority of nerve injuries, the nerve ends cannot be directly ... -
Where have you bean? Understanding the distribution and abundance of legumes in grasslands across a precipitation gradient in Kansas
(Wichita State University, 2020-12)Legumes are important in grasslands and other nutrient-limited, terrestrial ecosystems by fixing atmospheric nitrogen, facilitating nutrient cycling, and increasing species diversity above and below ground. Despite many ... -
Where the buffalograss roam: Geographic and ecological differentiation of Buchloe dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm. Cytotypes
(Wichita State University, 2016-05)Buchloe dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm. (buffalograss) is a major component of mixed- and shortgrass prairies of the Great Plains, and is of economic importance both as a forage grass and as a native turfgrass alternative for ... -
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) foraging habits in Great Plains grasslands near wooded and agricultural habitat edges
(Wichita State University, 2021-05)Effects of herbivores in Great Plains grasslands have fundamentally changed with the extirpation of native large grazing herbivores. Woody plant expansion into prairies also allows for new herbivore-plant interactions ...