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Works from 2012

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A Novel Non-wounding Transient Expression Assay for Cereals Mediated by Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Surendar Reddy Dhadi, Aparna Deshpande, and Wusirika Ramakrishna

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Effect of wine and vinegar processing of Rhizoma Corydalis on the tissue distribution of tetrahydropalmatine, protopine and dehydrocorydaline in rats, Zhiying Dou, Kefeng Li, Ping Wang, and Liu Cao

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Biofilm responses to nutrient enrichment using salmon carcass analog in central Idaho streams, Jonathan D. Ebel, Amy Marcarelli, and Andre E. Kohler

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Unique arthropod communities on different host-plant genotypes results in greater arthropod diversity, Sharon M. Ferrier, Randy K. Bangert, Erika Hersch-Green, Joseph K. Bailey, Gery J. Allan, and Thomas G. Whitham

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Disorders of neurotransmission, Angels Garcia-Cazorla, K. Michael Gibson, and Peter T. Clayton

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Aberrant expression of costimulatory molecules in splenocytes of the mevalonate kinase-deficient mouse model of human hyper-IgD syndrome (HIDS), Elizabeth J. Hager, Jon D. Piganelli, Hubert M. Tse, and K. Michael Gibson

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Methods for enhancing expression of secondary cell wall cellulose synthases in plants, Chandrashekhar P. Joshi

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Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) and multispectral studies of disturbed Lake Superior coastal environments, W. Charles Kerfoot, Foad Yousef, Sarah A. Green, Robert Regis, Robert Shuchman, Colin N. Brooks, Michael Sayers, Bruce Sabol, and Mark Graves

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Detrital breakdown and macroinvertebrate communities affected by sedimentation in a low-gradient tributary to Lake Superior, Nicole R. King, Susan L. Eggert, Amy Marcarelli, Casey J. Huckins, Jonathan D. Ebel, Tony Matthys, and Randall K. Kolka

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Advances and challenges in the treatment of branched-chain amino/keto acid metabolic defects, Ina Knerr, Natalie Weinhold, Jerry Vockley, and K. Michael Gibson

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An invasive riparian tree reduces stream ecosystem efficiency via a recalcitrant organic matter subsidy, Madeline M. Mineau, Colden V. Baxter, Amy Marcarelli, and G. Wayne Minshall

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Rapid detection of rRNA group I pseudomonads in contaminated metalworking fluids and biofilm formation by fluorescent in situ hybridization, Ratul Saha, Robert S. Donofrio, Darla M. Goeres, and Susan T. Bagley

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Cyanobacteria in freshwater benthic environments, J. Thad Scott and Amy Marcarelli

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Tamarack and black spruce adventitious root patterns are similar in their ability to estimate organic layer depths in northern temperate forests, Timothy J. Veverica, Evan S. Kane, and Eric S. Kasischke

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Total sleep deprivation alters cardiovascular reactivity to acute stressors in humans, Huan Yang, John J. Durocher, Robert Larson, Joseph DellaValla, and Jason R. Carter

Works from 2011

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Antioxidant Enzymes Response in Vetiver Grass: A Greenhouse Study for Chelant-Assisted Phytoremediation of Lead-Contaminated Residential Soils, Syam S. Andra, Rupali Datta, Ramana Reddy, Sumathi K.M. Saminathan, and Dibyendu Sarkar

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Exchangeable lead from prediction models relates to vetiver lead uptake in different soil types, Syam S. Andra, Dibyendu Sarkar, Sumathi K.M. Saminathan, and Rupali Datta

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Predicting potentially plant-available lead in contaminated residential sites, Syam S. Andra, Dibyendu Sarkar, Sumathi K.M. Saminathan, and Rupali Datta

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Resident trout consumption of salmon carcass and analog added to tributaries of the N. Fork Boise River, Idaho, Alex Bell, Scott Collins, Amy Marcarelli, and Mark S. Wipfli

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Influence of acute alcohol ingestion on sympathetic neural responses to orthostatic stress in humans, Jason R. Carter, Sarah F. Stream, John J. Durocher, and Robert Larson

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Efficacy of vigabatrin intervention in a mild phenotypic expression of succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency, M. Casarano, M. G. Alessandrì, G. S. Salomons, E. Moretti, C. Jakobs, K. M. Gibson, G. Cioni, and R. Battini

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Effects of experimental salmon carcass and analog additions on resident trout growth rates, abundance, and production, Scott Collins, Colden V. Baxter, Amy Marcarelli, and Mark Wipfli

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Effects of salmon carcass and analog additions on resident trout in Idaho, Scott F. Collins, Colden V. Baxter, Amy Marcarelli, and Mark Wipfli

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Greenhouse study on the phytoremediation potential of vetiver grass, Chrysopogon zizanioides L., in arsenic-contaminated soils, Rupali Datta, Mario A. Quispe, and Dibyendu Sarkar

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Attenuation of sympathetic baroreflex sensitivity during the onset of acute mental stress in humans, John J. Durocher, Jenna Klein, and Jason R. Carter

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Social technology restriction alters state-anxiety but not autonomic activity in humans, John J. Durocher and Kelly Lufkin

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Biofilm response to nutrient mitigation using salmon carcass analog in Central Idaho Streams, Jonathan D. Ebel, Amy Marcarelli, and Andre E. Kohler

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Effects of sand accumulation on invertebrate communities of the Salmon Trout River, Michigan, Susan L. Eggert, Casey J. Huckins, and Amy Marcarelli

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Effects of six chemical deicers on larval wood frogs (Rana sylvatica), Meagan L. Harless, Casey Huckins, Jacqualine B. Grant, and Thomas G. Pypker

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Ecosystem structure and function are complementary measures of water quality in a polluted, spring-influenced river, Jessica Hopkins, Amy Marcarelli, and Heather A. Bechtold

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Multi-scale variation in salmonid abundance in the Salmon Trout River, Michigan and associations with sand accumulation, Casey J. Huckins, Susan L. Eggert, E. Baker, and T. Matthys

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A modified immunoblot method to identify substrates of protein kinases, Choong Min Kang, Wan Jin Jahng, Robert N. Husson, and Sang Hee Lee

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Temperature, recreational fishing and diapause egg connections: Dispersal of spiny water fleas (Bythotrephes longimanus), W. Charles Kerfoot, Foad Yousef, Martin M. Hobmeier, Ryan P. Maki, S. Taylor Jarnagin, and James H. Churchill

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Quantity and quality: unifying food web and ecosystem perspectives on the role of resource subsidies in freshwaters, Amy Marcarelli, Colden V. Baxter, Madeleine Mineau, and Robert O. Hall Jr.

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Salmon nutrient mitigation effects on bottom-up processes in streams: lessons from large-scale experiments in central Idaho, Amy Marcarelli, Colden Baxter, Mark Wipfli, Andre E. Kohler, Scott Collins, Jonathan D. Ebel, and Gregg Servheen

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Variation in organic matter production, storage and processing associated with sand accumulation in the Salmon Trout River, Michigan, Amy Marcarelli, Susan L. Eggert, and Casey J. Huckins

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A Non-native riparian tree (Elaeagnus angustifolia) changes nutrient dynamics in streams, Madeleine M. Mineau, Colden V. Baxter, and Amy Marcarelli

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Peatland stream lipid biogeochemistry features in an intermediate Fen Peatland, Ontario Canada, Maara S. Packalen, Susan T. Bagley, and James W. McLaughlin

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Epilepsy in succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency, a disorder of GABA metabolism, Phillip L. Pearl, Lovy Shukla, William H. Theodore, Cornelis Jakobs, and K. Michael Gibson

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Effects of soil types and forms of arsenical pesticide on rice growth and development, S. Quazi, R. Datta, and D. Sarkar

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Changes in arsenic fractionation, bioaccessibility and speciation in organo-arsenical pesticide amended soils as a function of soil aging, Shahida Quazi, Dibyendu Sarkar, and Rupali Datta

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Antimony sorption at gibbsite-water interface, Sudipta Rakshit, Dibyendu Sarkar, Pravin Punamiya, and Rupali Datta

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Quantitative Real-time PCR Detection of Pseudomonas oleovorans subsp. lubricantis using TaqMan-MGB Assay in Contaminated Metalworking Fluids, Ratul Saha, Robert S. Donofrio, and Susan T. Bagley

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Neurovascular responses to mental stress in prehypertensive humans, Christopher E. Schwartz, John J. Durocher, and Jason R. Carter

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Managing and mitigating salmon-derived nutrients: Are analogs salmon avatars?, Gregg Servheen, Mark Wipfli, Colden V. Baxter, Laura Felicetti, Amy Marcarelli, and Katy Kavanaugh

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Mitigating for the loss of marine nutrients from salmon: Ecological effects of salmon carcass and analog additions to headwater aquatic and terrestrial systems in Idaho, USA, Mark S. Wipfli, Amy Marcarelli, Katy L. Kavanaugh, Gregg Servheen, Scott Collins, Laura Felicetti, Scott T. Florin, Colden V. Baxter, and Tadd Wheeler

Works from 2010

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Synthesis of phytochelatins in vetiver grass upon lead exposure in the presence of phosphorus, Syam S. Andra, Rupali Datta, Dibyendu Sarkar, Konstantinos C. Makris, Conor P. Mullens, Shivendra V. Sahi, and Stephan B.H. Bach

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Organocopper complexes during roxarsone degradation in wastewater lagoons, Syam S. Andra, Konstantinos C. Makris, Shahida Quazi, Dibyendu Sarkar, Rupali Datta, and Stephan B.H. Bach

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Chelant-assisted Phytostabilization of Paint-contaminated Residential Sites, Syam S. Andra, Dibyendu Sarkar, Sumathi K.M. Saminathan, and Rupali Datta

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Are nutrient loading effects on stream nutrient processing driven by shifts in biofilm community dynamics?, Heather A. Bechtold, Colden V. Baxter, Amy Marcarelli, and R. S. Inouye

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Responses of riparian insects and spiders to experimental additions of salmon carcasses and analog, Scott Collins, Colden Baxter, Amy Marcarelli, and Mark Wipfli

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Riparian insect response to experimental salmon carcass additions to Idaho streams., Scott Collins, Colden Baxter, Amy Marcarelli, and Mark Wipfli

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Responses of riparian insects and spiders to experimental additions of salmon carcasses, Scott F. Collins, Colden V. Baxter, Amy Marcarelli, and Mark S. Wipfli

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Vetiver grass is capable of removing TNT from soil in the presence of urea, Padmini Das, Rupali Datta, Konstantinos C. Makris, and Dibyendu Sarkar

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Quantitative real-time PCR and fluorescence in situ hybridization approaches for enumerating Brevundimonas diminuta in drinking water, Robert S. Donofrio, Lorelle L. Bestervelt, Ratul Saha, and Susan T. Bagley

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Selective enumeration strategies for Brevundimonas diminuta from drinking water, Robert Scott Donofrio, Lorelle L. Bestervelt, Ratul Saha, and Susan T. Bagley

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Comparison of on-ice and off-ice graded exercise testing in collegiate hockey players, John J. Durocher and Angela J. Guisfredi

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Biochemical studies, K. M. Gibson and C. Jakobs

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Therapeutic liver repopulation for phenylketonuria, Cary O. Harding and K. M. Gibson

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Two-step dialogue between the cladoceran Bosmina and invertebrate predators: Induction and natural selection, W. Charles Kerfoot and A. Scott McNaught

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Evidence for genetic heterogeneity in D-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria, Martijn Kranendijk, Eduard A. Struys, K. Michael Gibson, Wjera V. Wickenhagen, Jose E. Abdenur, Jochen Buechner, Ernst Christensen, Raquel Dodelson De Kremer, Abdellatif Errami, Paul Gissen, Wanda Gradowska, Emma Hobson, Lily Islam, Stanley H. Korman, Thaddeus Kurczynski, Bruno Maranda, Concetta Meli, Cristiano Rizzo, Claude Sansaricq, Friedrich K. Trefz, Rachel Webster, Cornelis Jakobs, and Gajja S. Salomons

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Physical, chemical and antimicrobial characterization of copper-bearing material, Bowen Li, Jiann Yang Hwang, Jaroslaw Drelich, Domenic Popko, and Susan Bagley

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Coupling indigenous biostimulation and phytoremediation for the restoration of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene-contaminated sites, Konstantinos C. Makris, Dibyendu Sarkar, and Rupali Datta

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Alternative amendment for soluble phosphorus removal from poultry litter, Konstantinos C. Makris, Dibyendu Sarkar, Jason Salazar, Pravin Punamiya, and Rupali Datta

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Complex ecosystem responses to interacting stressors: a collaborative study of human effects on the Portneuf River, Idaho, Amy Marcarelli

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Cross-boundary effects on energy and nutrient flow in mountain streams, Amy Marcarelli

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Quantity and quality: the role of terrestrial subsidies in food web pathways and ecosystem metabolism in Horonai Stream, Amy Marcarelli, Colden V. Baxter, and Masashi Murakami

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Multi-scale drivers of ecosystem production in the Salmon Trout River, Amy Marcarelli, Casey J. Huckins, and Susan L. Eggert

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Retentive or leaky: How do stream ecosystems respond to carbon and nitrogen subsidies from non-native Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia)?, Madeleine Mineau, Colden V. Baxter, Amy Marcarelli, and G. Wayne Minshall

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Effect of solution chemistry on arsenic sorption by Fe- and Al-based drinking-water treatment residuals, Rachana Nagar, Dibyendu Sarkar, Konstantinos C. Makris, and Rupali Datta

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Symbiotic role of Glomus mosseae in phytoextraction of lead in vetiver grass [Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.)], Pravin Punamiya, Rupali Datta, Dibyendu Sarkar, Summer Barber, Mandakini Patel, and Padmini Das

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Effect of soil aging on arsenic fractionation and bioaccessibility in inorganic arsenical pesticide contaminated soils, Shahida Quazi, Dibyendu Sarkar, and Rupali Datta

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Development of a real-time TaqMan assay to detect mendocina sublineage Pseudomonas species in contaminated metalworking fluids, Ratul Saha, Robert S. Donofrio, and Susan T. Bagley

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Pseudomonas oleovorans subsp. lubricantis subsp. nov., and reclassification of pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes ATCC 17440T as later synonym of pseudomonas oleovorans ATCC 8062T, Ratul Saha, Cathrin Spröer, Brian Beck, and Susan T. Bagley

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Lead fractionation and bioaccessibility in contaminated soils with variable chemical properties, Sumathi K.M. Saminathan, Dibyendu Sarkar, Syam S. Andra, and Rupali Datta

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A new case of GABA transaminase deficiency facilitated by proton MR spectroscopy, Megumi Tsuji, Noriko Aida, Takayuki Obata, Moyoko Tomiyasu, Noritaka Furuya, Kenji Kurosawa, Abdellatif Errami, K. Michael Gibson, Gajja S. Salomons, Cornelis Jakobs, and Hitoshi Osaka

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Mitigating for the loss of marine nutrients from salmon: Ecological effects of salmon carcass and analog additions to headwater aquatic and terrestrial systems in Idaho, USA, Mark S. Wipfli, Amy Marcarelli, Katy L. Kavanaugh, Gregg Servheen, Scott F. Collins, Laura Felicetti, Scott T. Florin, Colden V. Baxter, and Tadd Wheeler

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Novel ETF dehydrogenase mutations in a patient with mild glutaric aciduria type II and complex II-III deficiency in liver and muscle, Lynne A. Wolfe, Miao He, Jerry Vockley, Nicole Payne, William Rhead, Charles Hoppel, Elaine Spector, Kim Gernert, and K. Michael Gibson

Works from 2009

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Induction of lead-binding phytochelatins in vetiver grass [Vetiveria zizanioides (L.)], Syam S. Andra, R. Datta, Dibyendu Sarkar, Konstantinos C. Makris, Conor P. Mullens, Shivendra V. Sahi, and Stephan B.H. Bach

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Analysis of phytochelatin complexes in the lead tolerant vetiver grass [Vetiveria zizanioides (L.)] using liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry, Syam S. Andra, Rupali Datta, Dibyendu Sarkar, Sumathi K.M. Saminathan, Conor P. Mullens, and Stephan B.H. Bach

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Difference in nutrient uptake (N, P, carbon) and organic matter processing rates in relation to land use intensity, Heather A. Bechtold, Colden Baxter, Amy Marcarelli, and R. S. Inouye

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Riparian insect response to experimental in-stream salmon additions, Scott Collins, Colden Baxter, Amy Marcarelli, and Mark Wipfli

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There's no fish like dead fish: how do salmon additions influence resident fish growth?, Scott Collins, Colden Baxter, Amy Marcarelli, and Mark Wipfli

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Sympathetic neural responses to mental stress during acute simulated microgravity, John J. Durocher, Christopher E. Schwartz, and Jason R. Carter

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Development and implementation of a novel assay for l-2-hydroxyglutarate dehydrogenase (l-2-HGDH) in cell lysates: L-2-HGDH deficiency in 15 patients with l-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria, M. Kranendijk, G. S. Salomons, K. M. Gibson, C. Aktuglu-Zeybek, S. Bekri, E. Christensen, J. Clarke, A. Hahn, S. H. Korman, V. Mejaski-Bosnjak, A. Superti-Furga, C. Vianey-Saban, M. S. Van Der Knaap, C. Jakobs, and E. A. Struys

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Nitrous oxide supersaturation at the liquid/air interface of animal waste, Konstantinos C. Makris, Syam S. Andra, Michael Hardy, Dibyendu Sarkar, Rupali Datta, Stephan B.H. Bach, and Conor P. Mullens

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Do lagoons near concentrated animal feeding operations promote nitrous oxide supersaturation?, Konstantinos C. Makris, Dibyendu Sarkar, Syam S. Andra, Stephan B.H. Bach, and Rupali Datta

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X-ray absorption spectroscopy as a tool investigating arsenic(III) and arsenic(V) sorption by an aluminum-based drinking-water treatment residual, Konstantinos C. Makris, Dibyendu Sarkar, Jason G. Parsons, Rupali Datta, and Jorge L. Gardea-Torresdey

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Placing food webs in ecosystems: organisms, energy and nutrient flow in freshwaters, Amy Marcarelli

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Short-term periphyton and nutrient responses to experimental salmon additions in headwater streams, Amy Marcarelli, Colden Baxter, Scott Collins, Rebecca A. Martin, and Mark Wipfli

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Present and future effects of agricultural practices and climate change on coupled hydrologic and biologic regimes in a western U.S. river, Amy Marcarelli, Robert W. Van Kirk, and Colden Baxter

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Nutrient limitation and uptake response to experimental salmon additions in Idaho headwater streams, Rebecca A. Martin, Amy Marcarelli, Colden Baxter, Scott Collins, and Mark Wipfli

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Influence of nutrients and other factors on agricultural stream ecosystems: integrating bioassessment and experimental information, Christopher A. Mebane, Andrew M. Ray, Amy Marcarelli, and Flint Raben

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In-stream nutrient processing is altered due to a nitrogen subsidy caused by Russian olive, a non-native riparian tree, Madeleine Mineau, Colden Baxter, Amy Marcarelli, Joshua Leffler, and Tamao Kasaharam

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In-stream nutrient processing is altered due to a nitrogen subsidy caused by Russian olive, a non-native riparian tree, Madeleine Mineau, Colden Baxter, Amy Marcarelli, Joshua Leffler, and Tamao Kasaharam

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Bioavailability and bioaccessibility of arsenic in a soil amended with drinking-water treatment residuals, Rachana Nagar, Dibyendu Sarkar, Konstantinos C. Makris, Rupali Datta, and Victor L. Sylvia

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Highly water-soluble, fluorescent, conjugated fluorene-based glycopolymers with poly(ethylene glycol)-tethered spacers for sensitive detection of escherichia coli, Cuihua Xue, Singaravelu Velayudham, Steve Johnson, Ratul Saha, Adrian Smith, Wilbel Brewer, Pushpalatha Murthy, Susan T. Bagley, and Haiying Liu

Submissions from 2008

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Neural and cardiovascular responses to emotional stress in humans, Jason R. Carter, John J. Durocher, and Rosalie Kern

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A methodology to estimate the mass of particulate matter retained in a catalyzed particulate filter as applied to active regeneration and on-board diagnostics to detect filter failures, Rayomand H. Dabhoiwala, John Johnson, Jeffrey Naber, and Susan T. Bagley

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Experimental and modeling results comparing two diesel oxidation catalyst-catalyzed particulate filter systems, Rayomand H. Dabhoiwala, John Johnson, Jeffrey Naber, and Susan T. Bagley