University of Georgia

Bony labyrinth taxonomic identification and long-term evolution of livestock in the Southwest and Central Asia

Abstract Southwest and Central Asia were pivotal regions for the domestication and dispersal of domestic herbivores. Here we investigate long-term variation in bony labyrinth morphology of domestic bovids (sheep, goats and cattle) across the last 10 000 years. We focused on the o...

Self-Assembling Nanoparticles to Assess Multivalent Interactions between Influenza A Virus Hemagglutinin and Glycan Surfaces

Abstract The multivalent display of surface glycoprotein hemagglutinin (HA) on Influenza A viruses (IAVs) enhances the overall binding avidity to sialylated glycans on host cell surfaces. While precomplexing HA trimers with antibodies increases multivalency and avidity, this meth...

Developmental bias of body size and caste by the fire ant social supergene

Abstract Supergenes are clusters of linked genes that drive complex phenotypic divergence. In the fire ant Solenopsis invicta, a supergene determines polymorphic social organization, and its derived (b) haplotype is over-represented among large workers and gynes relative to the a...

SzMBL1 , a metallo-β-lactamase gene in Sarocladium zeae , confers tolerance to the maize phytoanticipin 2-benzoxazolinone

ABSTRACT Maize produces pre-formed secondary metabolites with antimicrobial and invertebrate anti-herbivory properties. Fusarium verticillioides , a mycotoxigenic maize pathogen, detoxifies the maize phytoanticipin 2-benzoxazolinone (BOA) through gene action of FvMBL1, which enco...

How ventures maintain stakeholder support amidst operational legitimacy threats

Abstract Research Summary We explore how ventures mitigate operational legitimacy threats— threats that originate within the venture and challenge claims relating to the venture's ability to deliver on its promised value proposition . Through an inductive study of four ventures w...

Opting out of Voter Registration: An Analysis of Statewide Automatic Voter Registration Policies in the United States (2012-2024)

Analyzing CES and CPS survey data from 2012 to 2024, I evaluate whether the adoption of an opt-out AVR policy increases registration and turnout across the electorate, as well as among groups specifically targeted by these policies - movers and young people. Difference in differe...

Alzheimer’s disease neuropathological characterization of the dog brain and relationship to biofluid biomarkers and cognitive function

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting more than 55 million people worldwide and is characterized by cognitive decline, amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaques, and neurofibrillary tangles. Although transgenic rodent models have advanced understanding of...

The 2024 Elections and the Nationalization of Congressional Vote Choice

The 2024 cycle offers a crucial case for the nationalization of American elections. We argue that presidential-centered evaluations increasingly anchor down-ballot choice, compressing local heterogeneity and diminishing the independent effects of incumbency and candidate quality....

Household and child correlates of child trafficking indicators in Eastern Sierra Leone

Child trafficking indicators remain highly prevalent in Sierra Leone’s Eastern Province, yet less is known about whether household-level correlates are robust when child-level variation within households is considered. This study examined household and child correlates of child t...

Stabilized 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Oxidase and Kinetics-Guided Feeding Mitigate Substrate Inhibition in Resting-Cell 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid Production

Abstract HMFO enables O2-dependent conversion of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) without soluble cofactor regeneration, but prolonged operation is limited by HMF substrate inhibition, pH drift, and enzyme deactivation. Here, these limitations we...

Pre-service teachers’ interactions with generative AI for creating culturally grounded visual teaching resources

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) offers new possibilities for developing instructional resources, but evidence remains limited on how technological confidence, cultural responsiveness and system experience relate to the quality and instructional use of AI-generated visu...

Introgression of anthracnose resistance loci into a sweet sorghum genetic background

Abstract Sweet sorghum is becoming an important source of feedstock to produce renewable fuels that can be highly affected by anthracnose ( Colletotrichum sublineola ), a major disease affecting all aboveground parts of the plant. The high genetic diversity of the pathogen requir...

Sakura: An Approach for Generating Complex Tests from Natural Language Test Descriptions

Testing is a core activity in software development, and research on its automation has spanned several decades. Most existing approaches focus on generating unit tests for individual methods, validating isolated API endpoints, or targeting user interface (UI) layers. However, for...

The Impact of Recreational Cannabis Laws on Cannabis-Related Disorders in the US Medicare Population.

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Activity of 1,2-o-dilauryl-rac-glycero-3-glutaric acid-(6'-methylresorufin) ester lipase in peritoneal fluid may be associated with strangulating lesions, pancreatic fibrosis, and negative outcome in horses with colic.

Objective: To compare plasma and peritoneal 1,2-o-dilauryl-rac-glycero-3-glutaric acid-(6'-methylresorufin) ester (DGGR) lipase activity between horses with and without colic signs and document pancreatic histopathology in a subset of horses. Methods: This prospective, cross-sect...

LastAct: Trajectory-Guided Latest-Activity Localization for Real-Time Smart-Home Activity Recognition

Human Activity Recognition (HAR) from ambient sensors enables smart-home applications such as health monitoring and assisted living. In realistic deployments, however, sensor events arrive as a continuous stream and activity boundaries are unknown. Sliding-window inference theref...

137. Investigating the Relationship Between Service Sire Effects from Heifer Pregnancy Evaluations and Semen Quality Traits in Angus Bulls.

Abstract Heifer pregnancy (HP) outcomes are typically analyzed as binary response of the female. However, pregnancy success may also be influenced by the service sire through fertilization ability and early embryo viability. This contribution is usually modelled as a service sire...

Nature-based solutions in built environment education for developing sustainability competencies through bibliometric and systematic analysis

Abstract Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are increasingly recognized for their potential to address complex urban sustainability challenges; however, their integration into higher education curricula within built environment disciplines remains fragmented. This study examines how Nb...

Numerical Modelling Analysis of Borehole Electromagnetic Methods for Imaging Serpentinized Zones During Stimulated Geological Hydrogen Production

ABSTRACT The exploration and stimulation of geological hydrogen within ultramafic rocks represent an emerging frontier in energy resources. Stimulating hydrogen production involves injecting water and catalysts to accelerate serpentinization, a mineral alteration process that sig...

Double Reduction in Allotetraploid Peanut and the Role of Chromosomal Imbalance in Unexpected Linkage Map Artifacts

Abstract Polyploidization in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) fixed heterosis but also caused a genetic bottleneck isolating cultivated peanut from its wild diploid relatives. Mechanisms such as homoeologous exchange can partially restore genetic diversity by generating new allelic c...