University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Mapping Ligand-Induced Conformational Changes during the Enzymatic Cycle of Human Geranylgeranyl Diphosphate Synthase

Abstract Geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase (GGDPS) catalyzes the condensation reaction between two isoprenoid substrates: farnesyl diphosphate (FDP) and isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP), to form geranylgeranyl diphosphate (GGDP). Due to the flexible nature of the GGDPS active si...

Evolution towards monomorphy leads to a loss of morph plasticity in wing polymorphic crickets

Threshold traits are widespread forms of dimorphism in which an underlying continuous liability produces discrete phenotypes once a threshold is crossed. The threshold trait model predicts that phenotypic variation will be observed only when the distribution of liability spans th...

Supercurrent-driven Néel torque in superconductor/altermagnet hybrids

We predict a supercurrent-driven Néel spin-orbit torque in a superconductor/$d$-wave altermagnet heterostructure, associated with the emergence of spin-triplet correlations. The effect can be understood as a consequence of the supercurrent-induced spin polarization, owing to the...

This Group is Fire: Invisible Labor in a Successful, Coequitable Community College–University Transfer Partnership

In this critical case study, we explored invisible labor, work that is essential but essentially unrecognized, within a successful community college–university transfer partnership selected for its equitable characteristics. Our analysis of semi-structured interviews with eight p...

Twist-Induced Out-of-Plane Ferroelectricity in Bilayer Hafnia

Abstract Ferroelectric HfO2 is a promising candidate for next-generation memory devices due to its CMOS compatibility and ability to retain polarization at nanometer scales. However, the polar orthorhombic phase responsible for ferroelectricity is metastable and requires extrinsi...

Bridging the Gap: What Sports Media Hiring Managers Actually Want from Journalism School Graduates

The sports media industry has undergone seismic structural transformation over the past two decades, driven by the collapse of legacy newspaper models, the proliferation of digital platforms, and the emergence of artificial intelligence. This qualitative study examines what sport...

Rearticulating Authority: Hybridity, Power, and the U-Thong Nai Assembly Hall in Thai Statecraft

This paper investigates the ideological function of hybridity in modern Thai architecture through a postcolonial lens, focusing on the U-Thong Nai Assembly Hall, completed in 1974 and serving as Thailand’s National Assembly for forty-four years, as a case study. As one of the cou...

Shadows cast by precessing annuli as evidence for an inclined planet in HD 139614

Abstract We analyse scattered-light images at multiple epochs of the protoplanetary disc HD 139614 taken with GPI and SPHERE instruments. We show that the azimuthal distribution of the surface brightness of the inner bright ring (13 − 21 au) varies with time (likely caused by a s...

An RNA-seq data resource for time-of-day-dependent cold responses in sorghum and foxtail millet

Abstract Objectives The purpose of this dataset is to identify transcripts showing time-of-day-dependent responses to low temperature in the panicoid grasses sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor ) and foxtail millet ( Setaria italica ). These data support a larger effort to understand how c...

Antiferroelectric hafnia down to the 2D limit

Antiferroelectricity is a material property characterized by alternating electric dipoles spontaneously ordered in antiparallel directions. Antiferroelectrics are promising for energy storage, solid-state cooling, and memory technologies; however, these materials are scarce, and...

Post-perihelion Photometric and Spectroscopic Monitoring of the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Abstract The third interstellar object, comet 3I/ATLAS, was observed using various Indian telescopes during its post-perihelion evolution. We carried out imaging and spectroscopic observations of the comet at multiple epochs using the 0.5–m, 1.2–m, and 2.5–m telescopes of the Phy...

A Symposium on Jeff Spinner-Halev and Elizabeth Theiss-Morse’s Respect and Loathing in American Democracy: Polarization, Moralization, and the Undermining of Equality

Respecting citizens across political divisions is something many take for granted as important for democracy. Respect is central to democratic discussion and democratic equality. If we respect one another, we are more likely to listen to those with whom we disagree, to take the c...

Poplar-Studio: skeleton-guided reconstruction of editable 3D poplar seedling models from multi-view point clouds

Accurate, topologically consistent 3D plant models are important for quantitative phenotyping and for initializing functional–structural plant models (FSPMs). Structure-from-motion and multi-view stereo (SfM–MVS) reconstruction yields dense plant point clouds at low cost, but the...

Converging GWAS and Genome Editing Decrypts MsCBF8 ‐ MsGolS2 Regulatory Module for Drought Tolerance Without Yield Penalty in Medicago sativa

ABSTRACT Drought constitutes a major abiotic stress limiting alfalfa productivity. To elucidate the genetic basis of drought tolerance, a genome‐wide association study (GWAS) was conducted in alfalfa, which identified a CBF/DREB1 family transcription factor designated MsCBF8. Uti...

MaizeEar‐SAM: Zero‐shot maize ear phenotyping

Abstract Quantifying the variation in yield component traits of maize ( Zea mays L.), which collectively determine the overall productivity of this globally significant crop, is critical to plant genetics research, plant breeding, and the development of improved agronomic practic...

β-carotene enhances drought tolerance in fenugreek by modulating antioxidant defense and redox homeostasis

Drought stress is one of the main abiotic factors that modulates the morphology and physiology of crops. This study investigated the effect of foliar application of β-carotene on the growth, physiological, and biochemical responses of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) unde...

Disruption of Fatty Acid Desaturase Gene Alters Aphid Resistance and Volatile Emissions in Sorghum

ABSTRACT Jasmonic acid (JA)‐deficient msd3 sorghum mutants exhibit contrasting resistance phenotypes against sugarcane aphids (SCA; Melanaphis sacchari ), which promotes aphid settling at early time points while providing antibiosis‐mediated resistance at later stages. Here we in...

A Mathematical Model of Opinion Dynamics with Application to Vaccine Denial

Public health outcomes can be heavily influenced by the landscape of public opinion; hence, it is important to understand how that landscape changes over time. For one, opinions on public health issues are responsive to official pronouncements, whether from the governmental or pr...

Dynamic adaptive capacity of coupled agriculture-water systems under Climate Change: Evidence from the Western United States

Climate change is intensifying water scarcity and increasing production risk in irrigated agriculture across arid and semi-arid areas. Understanding how coupled agriculture-water systems adapt over time is essential for effective water management and climate adaptation. Despite i...

Genome-wide association mapping of major QTLs for resistance to bacterial leaf-streak disease (Xanthomonas translucens pv. undulosa) in elite hard winter wheat germplasm

Bacterial leaf streak (BLS), caused by Xanthomonas translucens pv. undulosa ( Xtu ), is an increasing threat to wheat ( Triticum aestivum L .) production in the Northern Great Plains of the United States, where severe epidemics can cause up to 60% yield losses in susceptible geno...