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Works from 2016

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Screening miRNAs for early diagnosis of colorectal cancer by small RNA deep sequencing and evaluation in a Chinese patient population, Xiaofeng Wang, Li Chen, Heiying Jin, Shuiming Wang, Yajie Zhang, Xiaoqing Tang, and Guiliang Tang

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Genetic dissection of the maize kernel development process via conditional QTL mapping for three developing kernel-related traits in an immortalized F < inf> 2 population, Zhanhui Zhang, Xiangyuan Wu, Chaonan Shi, Rongna Wang, Shengfei Li, Zhaohui Wang, Zonghua Liu, Yadong Xue, Guiliang Tang, and Jihua Tang

Works from 2015

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Adsorption of arsenic(V) from aqueous solutions by goethite/silica nanocomposite, R. Attinti, D. Sarkar, K. R. Barrett, and Rupali Datta

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Editorial - Growing the seed for a Great Lakes Commons, Martin Auer, Alexa Bradley, and Nancy A. Auer

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More than bags of nutrients: Weighing ecological and social costs of losing migratory fishes versus the management paradigm of compensatory mitigation, Colden V. Baxter, Scott F. Collins, Amy Marcarelli, and J. Ryan Bellmore

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Strontium source and depth of uptake shifts with substrate age in semiarid ecosystems, Ashley A. Coble, Stephen C. Hart, Michael E. Ketterer, Gregory S. Newman, and Andrew L. Kowler

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Ammonium and glucose amendments stimulate dissolved organic matter mineralization in a Lake Superior tributary, Ashley A. Coble, Amy Marcarelli, and Evan S. Kane

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Measuring the effects of food availability on Lake Superior Diporeia consumption rates using radiolabeled algae, Miles Corcoran, Nancy A. Auer, and Martin Auer

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Urea-facilitated uptake and nitroreductase-mediated transformation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene in soil using vetiver grass, Padmini Das, Dibyendu Sarkar, Konstantinos C. Makris, and Rupali Datta

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Differential regulation of genes by retrotransposons in rice promoters, Surendar Reddy Dhadi, Zijun Xu, Rafi Shaik, Kyle Michael Driscoll, and Wusirika Ramakrishna

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Mycorrhiza and PGPB modulate maize biomass, nutrient uptake and metabolic pathways in maize grown in mining-impacted soil, Faten Dhawi, Rupali Datta, and Wusirika Ramakrishna

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Cerebral blood flow velocity during combined lower body negative pressure and cognitive stress, John J. Durocher, Jason R. Carter, William H. Cooke, Angela H. Young, and Morton H. Harwood

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Innovative and Multifaceted Control of Invasive Eurasian and Hybrid Watermilfoil Using Integrated Pest Management Principles, Kevyn J. Juneau, Casey J. Huckins, and Amy Marcarelli

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Ecological response to Eurasian watermilfoil management in a Lake Superior Coastal Waterway, Kevyn J. Juneau, Casey J. Huckins, Amy Marcarelli, Rodney Chimner, Colin N. Brooks, Pengfei Xue, and Guy A. Meadows

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Environmental response of a Lake Superior coastal waterway to Eurasian watermilfoil management, Kevyn J. Juneau, Amy Marcarelli, Casey J. Huckins, Rodney Chimner, and Colin Brooks

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Phytoremediation of Explosive-Contaminated Soils, Jeffrey Kiiskila, Padmini Das, Dibyendu Sarkar, and Rupali Datta

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Sand aggradation alters biofilm standing crop and metabolism in a low-gradient Lake Superior tributary, Amy Marcarelli, Casey Huckins, and Susan L. Eggert

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Stream ecosystem process responses to stamp sand stabilization in tributaries of Lake Superior, Amy Marcarelli, Casey J. Huckins, Ashley A. Coble, James C. Olson, G. Nicolas, and R. Aho

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Drinking Water Treatment Residual Amendment Lowers Inorganic Arsenic Bioaccessibility in Contaminated soils: A Long-Term Study, Rachana Nagar, Dibyendu Sarkar, Pravin Punamiya, and Rupali Datta

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Invasive myriophyllum spicatum and nutrients interact to influence phytoplankton communities in the Portage Waterway, J. E. Ortiz, Amy Marcarelli, Kevyn J. Juneau, and Casey J. Huckins

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Injury risk estimation expertise, Erich J. Petuchek, Edward Cokely, Paul Ward, John J. Durocher, Sean J. Wallace, and Gregory D. Myer

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Injury risk estimation expertise: Assessing the ACL injury risk estimation quiz, Erich J. Petushek, Edward T. Cokely, Paul Ward, John J. Durocher, Sean J. Wallace, and Gregory D. Myer

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Effect of solution properties, competing ligands, and complexing metal on sorption of tetracyclines on Al-based drinking water treatment residuals, Pravin Punamiya, Dibyendu Sarkar, Sudipta Rakshit, and Rupali Datta

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Surface complexation of antimony on kaolinite, Sudipta Rakshit, Dibyendu Sarkar, and Rupali Datta

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Remediation of Acid Mine Drainage-Impacted Water, Abhishek RoyChowdhury, Dibyendu Sarkar, and Rupali Datta

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To bloom or not to bloom: Role of micrornas in plant flowering, Sachin Teotia and Guiliang Tang

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Role of the ovarian cycle on neural cardiovascular control in sleep-deprived women, Hun Yang, John J. Durocher, Robert Larson, and Jason R. Carter

Works from 2014

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Measurement of Diporeia respiration rate for Lake Superior, Nancy A. Auer, Miles Corcoran, and Martin Auer

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Spatial and temporal measurements of N, P, and C uptake in small Lake Superior tributaries, Ashley A. Coble, Amy Marcarelli, Evan S. Kane, and Casey J. Huckins

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Direct and indirect responses of stream and riparian organisms to experimental subsidies of Salmon, Scott F. Collins, Colden V. Baxter, Amy Marcarelli, Mark S. Wipfli, S. Florin, Laura Felicetti, and Gregg Servheen

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Non-traditional uses of maize: Biofuels, remediation and pharmaceuticals, Rupali Datta, Goeff K. Kinrade, and Dibyendu Sarkar

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Biofilm nutrient limitation, metabolism, and standing crop responses to experimental application of salmon carcass analog in Idaho streams, Jonathan D. Ebel, Amy Marcarelli, and Andre E. Kohler

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Improved stream food web function associated with stream simulation design culverts in northern Great Lakes streams, Susan L. Eggert, Anne Timm, Nicole R. King, James Olsen, Randall K. Kolka, Dale Higgins, and Sue Reinecke

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Genetic analysis of admixture and patterns of introgression in foundation cottonwood trees (Salicaceae) in southwestern Colorado, USA, Erika Hersch-Green, Gerard J. Allan, and Thomas G. Whitham

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Arresting the spread of Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) in the Keweenaw Waterway, Kevyn J. Juneau, Casey J. Huckins, Amy Marcarelli, Rodney Chimner, Colin Neil Brooks, Pengfei Xue, and Guy Meadows

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Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) and multispectral scanner (MSS) studies examine coastal environments influenced by mining, W. Charles Kerfoot, Martin M. Hobmeier, Foad Yousef, Sarah A. Green, Robert Regis, Colin N. Brooks, Robert Shuchman, Jamey Anderson, and Molly Reif

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Integrated metabolomic and proteomic approaches dissect the effect of metal-resistant bacteria on maize biomass and copper uptake, Kefeng Li, Venkataramana R. Pidatala, Rafi Shaik, Rupali Datta, and Wusirika Ramakrishna

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Modeling long-term continuous stream metabolism across the continent: NEON opportunities and approaches, Claire K. Lunch, Keli Goodman, Gordon W. Holtgrieve, Robert O. Hall Jr., Amy Marcarelli, Madeline M. Mineau, Jerad Bales, Melody Bernot, and Brian J. Roberts

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Nutrient additions to mitigate for loss of Pacific salmon: consequences for stream biofilm and nutrient dynamics, Amy Marcarelli, Colden V. Baxter, and Mark S. Wipfli

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Nitrogen fixation along the freshwater to marine continuum: state of the science and research needs, Amy Marcarelli, R. W. Fulweiler, J. Thad Scott, and J. R. Welter

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Monitoring stream ecosystem function responses to stamp sand stabilization in tributaries of Lake Superior, Amy Marcarelli, Casey J. Huckins, and Nicholas C. Grabemeyer

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Fine sediment removal greatly increases fish selection of restored habitat during restoration of a sandy river, Tony Matthys, Casey J. Huckins, Amy Marcarelli, and Edward A. Baker

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Water resources management in a homogenizing world: Averting the growth and underinvestment trajectory, Ali Mirchi, David Watkins, Casey Huckins, Kaveh Madani, and Peder Hjorth

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Arsenic bioaccessibility and speciation in the soils amended with organoarsenicals and drinking-water treatment residuals based on a long-term greenhouse study, Rachana Nagar, Dibyendu Sarkar, Konstantinos C. Makris, and Rupali Datta

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Assessing the impact of culvert design on three ecosystem functions in Northern Wisconsin streams, James C. Olson, Amy Marcarelli, Susan L. Eggert, Anne Timm, and Randall K. Kolka

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Impact of nutrient loading and Eurasian Watermilfoil on phytoplankton communities among channels of the Les Cheneaux Islands, Lake Huron, Jade E. Ortiz, Amy Marcarelli, Gary L. Fahnenstiel, and Rob A. Smith

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Kinetics of oxytetracycline sorption on magnetite nanoparticles, S. Rakshit, D. Sarkar, P. Punamiya, and R. Datta

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Surface complexation of oxytetracycline by magnetite: Effect of solution properties, Sudipta Rakshit, Dibyendu Sarkar, Evert J. Elzinga, Pravin Punamiya, and Rupali Datta

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Evaluation of a combined macrophyte–epiphyte bioassay for assessing nutrient enrichment in the Portneuf River, Idaho, USA, Andrew M. Ray, Christopher A. Mebane, Flint Raben, Kathryn M. Irvine, and Amy Marcarelli

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Therapeutic hepatocyte transplant for inherited metabolic disorders: Functional considerations, recent outcomes and future prospects, Kara R. Vogel, Andrew A. Kennedy, Luke A. Whitehouse, and K. Michael Gibson

Works from 2013

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Distribution of the Amphipod Diporeia in Lake Superior: The Ring of Fire, Martin Auer, Nancy A. Auer, Noel Urban, and Tom Auer

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An invivo Transient Expression System Can Be Applied for Rapid and Effective Selection of Artificial MicroRNA Constructs for Plant Stable Genetic Transformation, Basdeo Bhagwat, Ming Chi, Li Su, Haifeng Tang, Guiliang Tang, and Yu Xiang

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Nitrogen and phosphorus, but not carbon, are quickly taken up in streams: assessing variability in nutrient uptake across six Lake Superior tributaries, Ashley A. Coble, Amy Marcarelli, and Casey J. Huckins

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Spatiotemporal complexity in stream food web responses to salmon subsidies, Scott Collins, Colden Baxter, Amy Marcarelli, and Mark Wipfli

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Effectiveness of urea in enhancing the extractability of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene from chemically variant soils, Padmini Das, Dibyendu Sarkar, Konstantinos C. Makris, Pravin Punamiya, and R. Datta

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PHYTOREMEDIATION POTENTIAL OF VETIVER GRASS [CHRYSOPOGON ZIZANIOIDES (L.)] FOR TETRACYCLINE, Rupali Datta, Padmini Das, Stephanie Smith, Pravin Punamiya, Dil M. Ramanathan, Ramana Reddy, and Dibyendu Sarkar

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Major cis-regulatory elements for rice bidirectional promoter activity reside in the 5'-untranslated regions, Surendar Reddy Dhadi, Aparna Deshpande, Kyle Michael Driscoll, and Wusirika Ramakrishna

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Challenges and opportunities of long-term continuous metabolism, Keli Goodman, Robert O. Hall. Jr., Colden V. Baxter, Amy Marcarelli, Brian J. Roberts, Jennifer L. Tank, Claire K. Lunch, Steve Berukoff, and Heather Powell

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Challenges and opportunities for energy resource and environmental research, Keli Goodman, Claire K. Lunch, Colden V. Baxter, Robert O. Hall Jr., Gordon W. Holtgrieve, Brian J. Roberts, Amy Marcarelli, and Jennifer L. Tank

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The effect of squat depth on multiarticular muscle activation in collegiate cross-country runners, Joshua Gorsuch, Janey Long, Katie Miller, Kyle Primeau, Sarah Rutledge, Andrew Sossong, and John J. Durocher

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Evaluation of hardboard manufacturing process wastewater as a feedstream for ethanol production, Stephanie Groves, Jifei Liu, David Shonnard, and Susan T. Bagley

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Three years of experimental carbon andnutrient additions in upper Salmon River Basin streams using salmon carcass analogs: what have we learned so far?, Andre E. Kohler, David P. Richardson, Amy Marcarelli, Jonathan D. Ebel, and rnest R. Keeley

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MicroRNAs as Pharmacological Targets in Diabetes, Yiping Mao, Ramkumar Mohan, Shungang Zhang, and Xiaoqing Tang

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Integrating ecosystem science into fisheries-targeted nutrient enhancement programs aimed to mitigate for the loss of Pacific salmon, Amy Marcarelli

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Does quality trump quantity? Ecosystem-level consequences of subsidies in a forested stream, Amy Marcarelli, Colden Baxter, Joseph R. Benjamin, and Masashi Murakami

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How can ecosystem ecology learn from and inform fisheries restoration?, Amy Marcarelli, Scott F. Collins, Colden V. Baxter, and Casey J. Huckins

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Embeddedness: A context dependent driver of fish habitat preference, Tony Matthys, Casey J. Huckins, and Amy Marcarelli

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Indentation properties and glycosaminoglycan content of human menisci in the deep zone, John T. Moyer, Ryan Priest, Troy Bouman, Adam C. Abraham, and Tammy L. Haut Donahue

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Inorganic arsenic sorption by drinking-water treatment residual-amended sandy soil: Effect of soil solution chemistry, R. Nagar, D. Sarkar, K. C. Makris, and R. Datta

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Evaluating the impact of culvert designs on hydrologic connectivity and nutrient uptake in Northern Wisconsin streams, James C. Olson, Amy Marcarelli, Anne Timm, Susan L. Eggert, and Randall K. Kolka

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Effectiveness of aluminum-based drinking water treatment residuals as a novel sorbent to remove tetracyclines from aqueous medium, Pravin Punamiya, Dibyendu Sarkar, Sudipta Rakshit, and Rupali Datta

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Human health risk from arsenical pesticide contaminated soils: A long-term greenhouse study, Shahida Quazi, Dibyendu Sarkar, and Rupali Datta

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In situ attenuated total reflectance fourier-transform infrared study of oxytetracycline sorption on magnetite, Sudipta Rakshit, Evert J. Elzinga, Rupali Datta, and Dibyendu Sarkar

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Mechanisms of ciprofloxacin removal by nano-sized magnetite, Sudipta Rakshit, Dibyendu Sarkar, Evert J. Elzinga, Pravin Punamiya, and Rupali Datta

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Determination of the effectiveness of UV radiation as a means of disinfection of metalworking fluids, Ratul Saha, Robert S. Donofrio, and Susan T. Bagley

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Placental stem cell correction of murine intermediate maple syrup urine disease, Kristen J. Skvorak, Kenneth Dorko, Fabio Marongiu, Veysel Tahan, Marc C. Hansel, Roberto Gramignoli, K. Michael Gibson, and Stephen C. Strom

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Development and Characterization of Genomic and Gene-Based Microsatellite Markers in North American Red Oak Species, Alexis R. Sullivan, Jennifer F. Lind, Tim S. McCleary, Jeanne Romero-Severson, and Oliver Gailing

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Short Tandem Target Mimic: A Long Journey to the Engineered Molecular Landmine for Selective Destruction/Blockage of MicroRNAs in Plants and Animals, Guiliang Tang and Xiaoqing Tang

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Harmful algal blooms in the Great Salt Lake (Utah): Salinity, nutrient and top-down controls, Wayne A. Wurtsbaugh, Amy Marcarelli, and G. L. Boyer

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Using LiDAR to reconstruct the history of a coastal environment influenced by legacy mining, Foad Yousef, W. Charles Kerfoot, Colin Brooks, Robert Shuchman, Bruce Sabol, and Mark Graves

Submissions from 2012

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Emerging lessons: Invasive species effects that cross habitat boundaries, Colden V. Baxter, Joseph R. Benjamin, Madeleine M. Mineau, Kurt Fausch, Fabio Lepori, Amy Marcarelli, and G. Wayne Minshall

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Emerging lessons: invasive species effects that cross habitat boundaries, Colden V. Baxter, J. R. Benjamin, Madeleine M. Mineau, Fabio Lepori, Amy Marcarelli, and G. W. Minshall

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Sympathetic neural responses to 24-hour sleep deprivation in humans: sex differences, Jason R. Carter, John J. Durocher, Robert Larson, Joseph DellaValla, and Huan Yang

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Copolymerization of bacterial cell wall materials to enhance stability of polyhydroxyalkanoate, Ning Chen, Xu Xiang, Ratul Saha, Susan T. Bagley, and Patricia Heiden

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Seasonal variation in nutrient uptake in a 1st-order tributary of Lake Superior and implications for climate change, Ashley A. Coble and Amy Marcarelli

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A critical assessment of the ecological assumptions underpinning compensatory mitigation of salmon derived nutrients, Scott F. Collins, Colden V. Baxter, and Amy Marcarelli

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A critical assessment of the ecological assumptions underpinning compensatory mitigation of salmon-derived nutrients, Scott F. Collins, Amy Marcarelli, Colden V. Baxter, and Mark S. Wipfli

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Anticancer activity of rice callus suspension culture, Aparna Deshpande, Surendar R. Dhadi, Elizabeth J. Hager, and Wusirika Ramakrishna

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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