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Works from 2010

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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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Genetic assessment of straying rates of wild and hatchery reared lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in Lake Superior tributaries, Jared J. Homola, Kim T. Scribner, Edward A. Baker, and Nancy A. Auer

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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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Neuropathology in Succinic Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase Deficiency, Ina Knerr, K. Michael Gibson, Geoffrey Murdoch, Gajja S. Salomons, Cornelis Jakobs, Susan Combs, and et al.

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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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Prohibitin as an oxidative stress biomarker in the eye, Hyunju Lee, Hilal Arnouk, Srinivas Sripathi, Ping Chen, Ruonan Zhang, Manuela Bartoli, Richard C. Hunt, William J.M. Hrushesky, Hyewon Chung, Sung Haeng Lee, and Wan Jin Jahng

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Cleavage of the retinal pigment epithelium-specific protein RPE65 under oxidative stress, Hyunju Lee, Hyewon Chung, Hilal Arnouk, Folami Lamoke, Richard C. Hunt, William J.M. Hrushesky, Patricia A. Wood, Sung Haeng Lee, and Wan Jin Jahng

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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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Plasticity of postsynaptic, but not presynaptic, GABAB receptors in SSADH deficient mice, Irina Vardya, Kim R. Drasbek, K. Michael Gibson, and Kimmo Jensen

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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

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Melatonin reprogrammes proteomic profile in light-exposed retina in vivo, Ruonan Zhang, William J.M. Hrushesky, Patricia A. Wood, Sung Haeng Lee, Richard C. Hunt, and Wan Jin Jahng

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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Life history, distribution, and production of Diporeia near the Keweenaw Peninsula Lake Superior, Nancy A. Auer, Bridget A. Cannon, and Martin Auer

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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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Genome-wide comparative analysis of putative bidirectional promoters from rice, Arabidopsis and Populus, Surendar Reddy Dhadi, Nicholas Krom, and Wusirika Ramakrishna

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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

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Gender differences in hockey players during on-ice graded exercise, John J. Durocher, Dennis Jensen, Aaron Arredondo, Darin Leetun, and Jason R. Carter

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Sport-specific assessment of lactate threshold and aerobic capacity throughout a collegiate hockey season, John J. Durocher, Darin T. Leetun, and Jason R. Carter

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Analysis of genes associated with retrotransposons in the rice genome, Nicholas Krom, Jill Recla, and Wusirika Ramakrishna

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Experimental studies of an advanced ceramic diesel particulate filter, Saurabh Mathur, John Johnson, Jeffrey Naber, Susan T. Bagley, and Anand S. Shende

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Retrotransposon insertion polymorphisms in six rice genes and their evolutionary history, Zijun Xu and Wusirika Ramakrishna

Works from 2007

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Macrophytes and Bryophytes, William B. Bowden, Janice M. Glime, and Tenna Riis

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The structure and biochemistry of charophycean cell walls: I. Pectins of Penium margaritaceum, D. S. Domozych, A. Serfis, S. N. Kiemle, and M. R. Gretz

Works from 2006

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Recovery of scrap iron metal value using biogenerated ferric iron, Nicholas R. Ballor, Carl C. Nesbitt, and Donald R. Lueking

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Benthic diatoms as indicators of eutrophication in tropical streams, Brent J. Bellinger, Christine Cocquyt, and Catherine M. O'Reilly

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Nitrate reductase for nitrate analysis in water, Wilbur H. Campbell, Pengfei Song, and Guillaume G. Barbier

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Dynamics of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) production and loss in an estuarine, diatom-dominated, microalgal biofilm over a tidal emersion-immersion period, A. R.M. Hanlon, B. Bellinger, K. Haynes, G. Xiao, T. A. Hofmann, M. R. Gretz, A. S. Ball, A. M. Osborn, and G. J.C. Underwood

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Effect of reduced winter precipitation and increased temperature on watershed solute flux, 1988-2002, Northern Michigan, R. Stottlemyer and D. Toczydlowski

Works from 2005

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SEP-class genes in Populus tremuloides and their likely role in reproductive survival of poplar trees, Leland J. Cseke, Sarah Beth Cseke, Namritha Ravinder, Lorelei C. Taylor, Anupama Shankar, Banalata Sen, Ramesh Thakur, David F. Karnosky, and Gopi K. Podila

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The filtration and particulate matter oxidation characteristics of a catalyzed wall-flow diesel particulate filter: Experimental and 1-D 2-layer model results, Anand S. Shende, John H. Johnson, Song L. Yang, Susan T. Bagley, and Abishek M. Thalagavara

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The effects of a catalyzed particulate filter and ultra low sulfur fuel on heavy duty diesel engine emissions, Abishek M. Thalagavara, John H. Johnson, Susan T. Bagley, and Anand S. Shende

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The effects of two catalyzed particulate filters on exhaust emissions from a heavy duty diesel engine: Filtration and particulate matter oxidation characteristics studied experimentally and using a 1- D 2- layer model, Abishek M. Thalagavara, Anand S. Shende, John H. Johnson, Susan T. Bagley, and S. L. Yang

Works from 2004

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Abundance and distribution of benthic invertebrates, with emphasis on Diporeia, along the Keweenaw Peninsula, Lake Superior, Nancy A. Auer and Jason E. Kahn

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Fitting into food webs: Behavioral and functional response of young lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) to an introduced prey, the spiny cladoceran (Bythotrephes cederstroemi), D. Rae Barnhisel and Charles Kerfoot

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Exchange of water between the Keweenaw Waterway and Lake Superior: Characteristics and forcing mechanisms, James H. Churchill, Charles Kerfoot, and Martin Auer

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Colonizing inland lakes: Consequences of YOY fish ingesting the spiny cladoceran (Bythotrephes cederstroemi), Justin A. Compton and Charles Kerfoot

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Zooplankton life cycles: Direct documentation of pelagic births and deaths relative to diapausing egg production, S. Taylor Jarnagin, W. Charles Kerfoot, and Brandon K. Swan

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Local, regional, and global implications of elemental mercury in metal (copper, silver, gold, and zinc) ores: Insights from Lake Superior sediments, Charles Kerfoot, S. L. Harting, J. Jeong, John A. Robbins, and Ronald Rossmann

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Toward resurrection ecology: Daphnia mendotae and D. retrocurva in the coastal region of Lake Superior, among the first successful outside invaders?, Charles Kerfoot, Xiao Ma, Christe S. Lorence, and Lawrence J. Weider

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Winter storms: Sequential sediment traps record Daphnia ephippial production, resuspension, and sediment interactions, W. Charles Kerfoot, Judy Wells Budd, Brian J. Eadie, Henry A. Vanderploeg, and Megan Agy

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Planktonic biodiversity: Scaling up and down, W. Charles Kerfoot, Gary G. Mittelbach, Nelson G. Hairston, and James J. Elser

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Experimental paleoecology (resurrection ecology): Chasing Van Valen's Red Queen hypothesis, W. Charles Kerfoot and Lawrence J. Weider

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Changes in the Lake Superior crustacean zooplankton community, Jason Link, James H. Selgeby, and Robert Keen

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Resolving within- and between-population variation in feeding ecology with a biomechanical model, Craig W. Osenberg, Casey J. Huckins, Anthony Kaltenberg, and Ari Martinez

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Inshore-offshore distribution of larval fishes in Lake Superior off the western coast of the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, Jason K. Oyadomari and Nancy A. Auer

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Life Assessment of PM, Gaseous Emissions, and Oil Usage in Modern Marine Outboard Engines, Jeff R. Wasil, David T. Montgomery, Sebastian Strauss, and Susan T. Bagley

Works from 2003

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Effects of a catalyzed particulate filter on emissions from a diesel engine: Chemical characterization data and particulate emissions measured with thermal optical and gravimetric methods, James R. Warner, John H. Johnson, Susan T. Bagley, and Cuong T. Huynh

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Feeding by northern brook lamprey (Ichthyomyzon fossor) on sestonic biofilm fragments: Habitat selection results in ingestion of a higher quality diet, Maureen R. Yap and Stephen Bowen

Works from 2002

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Oxidation catalytic converter and emulsified fuel effects on heavy-duty diesel engine emissions, Girish Janakiraman, John H. Johnson, Susan T. Bagley, James R. Warner, Cuong T. Huynh, Amjad Khan, and David G. Leddy

Works from 2001

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Structure and function of eukaryotic NAD(P)H:Nitrate reductase, W. H. Campbell

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Computational studies of electron-transfer processes in old yellow enzyme, Ginger M. Chateauneuf, Richard E. Brown, and Bette Jo Brown

Works from 2000

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Species introductions and their ecological consequences: An example with congereric sunfish, Casey J. Fisher Huckins, Craig W. Osenberg, and Gary G. Mittlebach

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Interlaboratory comparison of HPLC-fluorescence detection and GC/MS: Analysis of PAH compounds present in diesel exhaust, Linda D. Gratz, Susan T. Bagley, David G. Leddy, John Johnson, Chung Chiu, and Peter Stommel

Works from 1999

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Gene structure and expression of the aspen cytosolic copper/zinc- superoxide dismutase (PtSodCcl), Aruna S. Akkapeddi, Asko Noormets, Baljeet K. Deo, David F. Karnosky, and Gopi K. Podila

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Population characteristics and movements of Lake Sturgeon in the Sturgeon River and Lake Superior, Nancy A. Auer

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The Keweenaw Current and ice rafting: Use of satellite imagery to investigate copper-rich particle dispersal, Judith W. Budd, Charles Kerfoot, Andrew Pilant, and Lisa M. Jipping

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Anthropogenic copper inventories and mercury profiles from Lake Superior: Evidence for mining impacts, Charles Kerfoot, Sandra Harting, Ronald Rossmann, and John A. Robbins

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Copper mining, copper cycling and mercury in the Lake Superior ecosystem: An introduction, Charles Kerfoot and J. O. Nriagu

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Nearshore regions of Lake Superior: Multi-element signatures of mining discharges and a test of Pb-210 deposition under conditions of variable sediment mass flux, Charles Kerfoot and John A. Robbins

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A new approach to historical reconstruction: Combining descriptive and experimental paleolimnology, W. Charles Kerfoot, John A. Robbins, and Lawrence J. Weider

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Characterization of alpha-pinene-degrading microorganisms and application to a bench-scale biofiltration system for VOC degradation, G. T. Kleinheinz, S. T. Bagley, W. P. St. John, J. R. Rughani, and G. D. McGinnis

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Nearshore versus offshore copper loading in Lake Superior sediments: Implications for transport and cycling, Jonathan J. Kolak, David T. Long, Charles Kerfoot, Tina M. Beals, and Steven J. Eisenreich

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In situ copper toxicity tests: Applying likelihood ratio tests to Daphnia pulex incubations in Keweenaw Peninsula waters, Ross D. Lytle

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Biodegradation of Mixtures of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons under Aerobic and Nitrate-reducing Conditions, Dan L. McNally, James R. Mihelcic, and Donald R. Lueking

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Emissions from a diesel vehicle operated on alternative fuels in Copenhagen, J. Schramm, I. Foldager, N. Olsen, and L. Gratz