Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

Criminal dismemberments: Victim, suspect, and incident attributes of decapitation‐only and dismemberment homicides

Abstract Using cases of criminal dismemberment in the CDC's National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS), we directly compared decapitation‐only and dismemberment homicides. We also explored clusters of victim, suspect, and incident variables, including how decapitation‐only a...

Pretraining vagus nerve stimulation differently influences cognition and anxiety-like behavior in male and female rats across estrous cycle stages

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has previously been shown to enhance cognitive performance in rats when administered post-behavioral paradigm training. However, the effects of VNS administered pre-training, and its potential sex and hormonal dependencies, are not well understood. H...

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus protein GP38 from isolate M18-China confers broad immunological breadth

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a tick-borne, negative-strand RNA virus that causes outbreaks of lethal hemorrhagic fever. No approved vaccines or specific antiviral treatments are available. CCHFV glycoprotein GP38 is an integral component of the pre-fusion glyc...

Core genome and whole genome multi-locus sequence typing of Cronobacter isolates

ABSTRACT Cronobacter species, especially C. sakazakii and C. malonaticus, are opportunistic pathogens that are linked to severe infections in infants with high case fatality rates. In this study, we investigated whole genome sequencing (WGS) analysis approaches, specifically 7-ge...

Projected changes in water demand and potential water savings for US grown rice under alternate wetting and drying practice

In the United States (US), rice production accounts for roughly 10% of global rice trade and contributes more than $34 billion annually to the national economy. Although rice is a critical staple crop for global food security, it has traditionally been cultivated under continuous...