Scholarly journal publications written and edited by Science and Technology Department faculty. Entries are prior to the creation of the School of Health and Behavioral Sciences in May 2022. For publications after that date, please click on the following link: Biological and Biomedical Sciences Faculty Journal Articles.
Submissions from 2022
Modeling Amblyopia Treatment Responses Through Principles of Synaptic Plasticity, Brian S. Blais, Eric Gaier, and Scott Xiao
Synthesis of Masarimycin, a Small Molecule Inhibitor of Gram-Positive Bacterial Growth, Mika Gallati, Bryant Point, and Christopher W. Reid
Early Miocene Redwood Fossils from Inner Mongolia: CO2 Reconstructions and Paleoclimate Effects of a Low Mongolian Plateau, Jia-qi Liang, Qin Leng, Liang Xiao, Daianne F. Hofig, Dana L. Royer, Yi Ge Zhang, and Hong Yang
Decoupled Land and Ocean Temperature Trends in the Early-Middle Pleistocene, Hongxuan Lu, Weiguo Liu, Hong Yang, Qin Leng, Zhonghui Liu, Yunning Cao, Jing Hu, Weijuan Sheng, Huanye Wang, Zheng Wang, Zeke Zhang, Youbin Sun, Weijian Zhou, and Zhisheng An
Ancient Great Wall Building Materials Reveal Environmental Changes Associated with Oases in Northwestern China, Robert Patalano, Jing Hu, Qin Leng, Weiguo Liu, Huanye Wang, Patrick Roberts, Michael Storozum, Lin Yang, and Hong Yang
Tissue Decay Tested in Modern Metasequoia Leaves: Implications for Early Diagenesis of Leaves in Fossil Lagerstätten, Caitlyn R. Witkowski, Qin Leng, Christopher W. Reid, Liang Feng, and Hong Yang
Manuscripts from 2021
Diamide Antimicrobial Agents, Amit Basu, Christopher W. Reid, Nola Camille Iwasaki, and Joseph Prete
Ancient Great Wall Building Materials Reveal Paleoenvironmental Changes in Northwestern China, Robert Patalano, Jing Hu, Qin Leng, Weiguo Liu, Huanye Wang, Patrick Roberts, Michael Storozum, Lin Yang, and Hong Yang
Manuscripts from 2020
Novel Antibacterial Compounds and Methods of Making and Using Same, Amit Basu, Christopher W. Reid, and Michael Saladino
Model Comparison in the Introductory Physics Laboratory, Brian S. Blais
Energy Consumption and Entropy Production in a Stochastic Formulation of BCM Learning, Gastone Castellani, Leon N. Cooper, Luciana Renata De Oliveira, and Brian S. Blais
The Paleogene atmospheric CO2 concentrations reconstructed using stomatal analysis of fossil Metasequoia needles, Yuqing Wang, Li Wang, Arata Momohara, Qin Leng, and Yong-Jiang Huang
Algal biomarkers as a proxy for pCO2: Constraints from late Quaternary sapropels in the eastern Mediterranean, Caitlyn R. Witkowski, Marcel T.J. van der Meer, Brian Blais, Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté, and Stefan Schouten
Manuscripts from 2019
800-kyr land temperature variations modulated by vegetation changes on Chinese Loess Plateau, Qin Leng, Hong Yang, Hongxuan Lu, Weiguo Liu, Huanye Wang, Youbin Sun, Zhonghui Liu, Weijian Zhou, and Zhisheng An
Hydrogen isotopic compositions along a precipitation gradient of Chinese Loess Plateau: Critical roles of precipitation/evaporation and vegetation change as controls for leaf wax δD, Weiguo Liu, Huanye Wang, Qin Leng, Hu Liu, Huan Zhang, Meng Xing, Yunning Cao, and Hong Yang
Trophic upgrading and mobilization of wax esters in microzooplankton, Keyana Roohani, Brad A. Haubrich, Kai-Lou Yue, Nigel D'souza, Amanda Mantalbano, Tatiana Rynearson, Susanne Menden-Deuer, and Christopher Reid
Tsuga seed cones from the late Paleogene of southwestern China and their biogeographical and paleoenvironmental implications, Meng-Xiao Wu, Jian Huang, Tao Su, Qin Leng, and Zhe-Kun Zhou
Manuscripts from 2018
Novel Antibacterial Compounds and Methods of Making and Using Same, Amit Basu, Christopher W. Reid, Mary Margaret O'Connor, Ethan Lindsay Magno, Mitchell Evan Jamieson, and Ryan Daniel Miller
Host-Pathogen Interactions: A Magnificent Battle in an Evolutionary Arms Race, Kirsten L. Hokeness and Stephanie Mott
Molecular fossils from phytoplankton reveal secular PCO2 trend over the Phanerozoic, Caitlyn R. Witkowski, Johan W. H. Weijers, Brian S. Blais, Stefan Schouten, and Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté
Old Molecules, New Climate: Metasequoia’s Secrets, Hong Yang and Qin Leng
Two new species of Nilssoniopteris (Bennettitales) from the Middle Jurassic of Sandaoling, Turpan-Hami Basin, Xinjiang, NW China, Yi Zhao, Shenghui Deng, Ping Shang, Qin Leng, Yuanzheng Lu, Guobin Fu, and Xueying Ma
Manuscripts from 2014
Functional Analysis of SleC from Clostridium Difficile: An Essential Lytic Transglycosylase Involved in Spore Germination, Danielle Gutelius, Kirsten Hokeness, Susan M. Logan, and Christopher W. Reid
The Effects of Fungal Volatile Organic Compounds on Bone Marrow Stromal Cells, Kirsten Hokeness, Jacqueline Kratch, Christina Nadolny, Kristie Aicardi, and Christopher W. Reid
Manuscripts from 2012
Effects of Mold Exposure on Murine Splenic Leukocytes, K. Gorham and Kirsten Hokeness
Trace Metal Leaching and Bioavailability of Coal-Generated Fly Ash, Dan L. McNally, J. Crowley-Parmentier, and Brian E. Whitman
Manuscripts from 2010
Using Python to Program LEGO MINDSTORMS Robots: The PyNXC Project, Brian S. Blais
Manuscripts from 2009
Effect of Correlated Lateral Geniculate Nucleus Firing Rates on Predictions for Monocular Eye Closure Versus Monocular Retinal Inactivation, Brian S. Blais, Leon N. Cooper, and Harel Z. Shouval
Regulation of Inflammatory Monocyte/Macrophage Recruitment from the Bone Marrow during Murine Cytomegalovirus Infection: Role for Type I Interferons in Localized Induction of CCR2 Ligands, Meredith J. Crane, Kirsten L. Hokeness-Antonelli, and Thais P. Salazar-Mather
Never Take Candy From a Stranger: The Role of the Bacterial Glycome in Host–pathogen Interactions, Christopher W. Reid, Kelly M. Fulton, and Susan M. Twine
Analysis of Bacterial Lipid-linked Oligosaccharides Intermediates Using Porous Graphitic Carbon Liquid Chromatography-electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry, Christopher W. Reid, Jacek Stupak, Christine M. Szymanski, and Jianjun Li
Motility and Flagellar Glycosylation in Clostridium Difficile, Susan W. Twine, Christopher W. Reid, Annie Aubry, David R. McMullin, Kelly M. Fulton, John Austin, and Susan M. Logan
Manuscripts from 2008
BCM Theory, Brian S. Blais and Leon N. Cooper
Recovery From Monocular Deprivation Using Binocular Deprivation: Experimental Observations and Theoretical Analysis, Brian S. Blais, Mikhail Y. Frenkel, Scott R. Kuindersma, Rahmat Muhammad, Harel Z. Shouval, Leon N. Cooper, and Mark F. Bear
Affinity-capture Tandem Mass Spectrometric Characterization of Polyprenyl-linked Oligosaccharides: A Novel Tool to Study Protein N-glycosylation Pathways, Christopher W. Reid, Jacek Stupak, Christine M. Szymanski, Jianjun Li, Mark M. Chen, and Barbara Imperiali
Lytic Transglycosylases: Bacterial Space-making Autolysins, Edie Scheurwater, Christopher W. Reid, and Anthony J. Clarke
Manuscripts from 2007
Polyisoprenol Specificity in the Campylobacter Jejuni N-linked Glycosylation Pathway, Mark M. Chen, Eranthie Weerapana, Ewa Ciepichal, Jacek Stupak, Christopher W. Reid, Ewa Swiezewska, and Barbara Imperiali
IFN-alpha beta Mediated Inflammatory Responses and Antiviral Defense in Liver Is TLR9-Independent but MyD88-Dependent During Murine Cytomegalovirus Infection, Kirsten L. Hokeness-Antonelli, Meredith J. Crane, Ana M. Dragoi, Wen-Ming Chu, and Thais P. Salazar-Mather
Teaching Bayesian Model Comparision with the Three-Sided Coin, Scott R. Kuindersma and Brian S. Blais
Role of Ser216 in the Mechanism of Action of Membrane-bound Lytic Transglycosylase B: Further Evidence for Substrate-assisted Catalysis, Christopher W. Reid, Blaine A. Legaree, and Anthony J. Clarke
Manuscripts from 2006
Role of Arginine Residues in the Active Site of the Membrane-Bound Lytic Transglycosylase B from Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Christopher W. Reid, Neil T. Blackburn, and Anthony J. Clarke
Manuscripts from 2005
Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 and CCR2 Interactions Are Required for IFN-α/β-Induced Inflammatory Responses and Antiviral Defense in Liver, Kirsten L. Hokeness-Antonelli, William A. Kuziel, Christine A. Biron, and Thais P. Salazar-Mather
Did An Extensive Forest Ever Develop on the Chinese Loess Plateau During the Past 130 Ka?: A Test Using Soil Carbon Isotopic Signatures, Weiguo Liu, Hong Yang, Yunning Cao, Youfeng Ning, Li Li, Jie Zhou, and Zhisheng An
The Miocene Clarkia Fossil Deposit, Hong Yang, Derek E.G. Briggs, and William C. Rember
Biomolecular Preservation of Tertiary Metasequoia Fossil Lagerstätten Revealed by Comparative Pyrolysis Analysis, Hong Yang, Yongsong Huang, Qin Leng, Ben A. LePage, and Christopher J. Williams
Manuscripts from 2004
The Effect of NAG–thiazoline on Morphology and Surface Hydrophobicity of Escherichia Coli, Christopher W. Reid, Neil T. Blackburn, and Anthony J. Clarke
Inhibition of Membrane-bound Lytic Transglycosylase B by NAG-thiazoline, Christopher W. Reid, Neil T. Blackburn, Blaine A. Legaree, F. I. Auzanneau, and Anthony J. Clarke
Substrate Binding Affinity of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Membrane-Bound Lytic Transglycosylase B by Hydrogen−Deuterium Exchange MALDI MS, Christopher W. Reid, Dyanne Brewer, and Anthony J. Clarke
Synaptic Homeostasis and Input Selectivity Follow From a Calcium-Dependent Plasticity Model, Luk C. Yeung, Harel Z. Shouval, Brian S. Blais, and Leon N. Cooper
Manuscripts from 2003
A Programmable $25 Thermal Cycler for PCR, David F. Betsch and Brian S. Blais
Teaching Energy Balance Using Round Numbers: A Quantitative Approach to the Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming, Brian S. Blais
Vernal Pools: Nature's Laboratory, Gaytha A. Langlois
Transforming Educational and Business Practices in Belarus: Collaborative Learning at a Distance, Gaytha A. Langlois, Judy Barrett Litoff, and Joseph A. Ilacqua
Calcium as the Associative Signal For a Model of Hebbian Plasticity: Application to Multi-input Environments, Luk C. Yeung, Brian S. Blais, Leon N. Cooper, and Harel Z. Shouval
Selectivity and Metaplasticity in a Unified Calcium-Dependent Model, Luk C. Yeung, Brian S. Blais, Leon N. Cooper, and Harel Z. Shouval
Manuscripts from 2002
Preparation of 1-[N-benzyloxycarbonyl-(1S)-1-amino-2-oxoethyl]-4-methyl-2,6,7-trioxabicylo[2.2.2]octane, Nicholas G. W. Rose, Mark A. Blaskovich, Ghotas Evindar, Scott Wilkinson, Yue Luo, Dan Fishlock, Christopher W. Reid, and Gilles A. Lajoie
Converging Evidence for a Simplified Biophysical Model of Synaptic Plasticity, Harel Z. Shouval, Gastone C. Castellani, Brian S. Blais, Luk C. Yeung, and Leon N. Cooper
Manuscripts from 2000
Formation of Direction Selectivity in Natural Scene Environments, Brian S. Blais, Leon N. Cooper, and Harel Z. Shouval
Statistics of Lateral Geniculate Nucleus (LGN) Activity Determine the Segregation of ON/OFF Subfields for Simple Cells in Visual Cortex, Ann B. Lee, Brian S. Blais, Harel Z. Shouval, and Leon N. Cooper
Absence or Reduction of Carbonic Anhydrase II in the Red Cells of the Beluga Whale and Llama: Implications for Adaptation to Hypoxia, Hong Yang, David Hewett-Emmett, and Richard E. Tashian
Manuscripts from 1999
D1S80 PCR with the $25 thermal cycler, David F. Betsch and Jeff Berard
The Role of Presynaptic Activity in Monocular Deprivation: Comparison of Homosynaptic Mechanisms, Brian S. Blais, Harel Z. Shouval, and Leon N. Cooper
Biodegration of Mixtures of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Under Aerobic and Nitrate-reducing Conditions, Dan L. McNally, James R. Mihelcic, and Donald R. Lueking
Manuscripts from 1998
Receptive Field Formation in Natural Scene Environments: Comparison of Single Cell Learning Rules, Brian S. Blais, N. Intrator, Harel Z. Shouval, and Leon N. Cooper
Biodegradation of Three-and Four-ring Polycyclic aromatic Hydrocarbons Under Aerobic and Denitrifying Conditions, Dan L. McNally, James R. Mihelcic, and Donald R. Lueking
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degrading Microorganisms in Great Lakes Sediments, Dan L. McNally, James R. Mihelcic, and Donald R. Lueking
Manuscripts from 1997
Symposium Introductory Remarks: "Protistan Predation Dynamics", Gaytha A. Langlois and D. W. Coats
Manuscripts from 1992
Thermally and Optically Stimulated Exoelectron Emission from an Electron‐beam Irradiated Glass–ceramic Material, D. L. Carroll, D. L. Doering, and Brian S. Blais
