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University of Houston

EducationHouston, Texas, United States
About: University of Houston is a education organization based out in Houston, Texas, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poison control. The organization has 23074 authors who have published 53903 publications receiving 1641968 citations.


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TL;DR: In this paper, a detailed analysis of the structural properties of the liquid farther from the surface can be understood as effects imposed by this surface structure, and the results show that the hydration structure of large hydrophobic surfaces can be very different from that of small hydrophilic molecules.
Abstract: Molecular dynamics simulations have been carried out for liquid water between flat hydrophobic surfaces. The surfaces produce density oscillations that extend at least 10 A into the liquid, and significant molecular orientational preferences that extend at least 7 A into the liquid. The liquid structure nearest the surface is characterized by ‘‘dangling’’ hydrogen bonds; i.e., a typical water molecule at the surface has one potentially hydrogen‐bonding group oriented toward the hydrophobic surface. This surface arrangement represents a balance between the tendencies of the liquid to maximize the number of hydrogen bonds on the one hand, and to maximize the packing density of the molecules on the other. A detailed analysis shows that the structural properties of the liquid farther from the surface can be understood as effects imposed by this surface structure. These results show that the hydration structure of large hydrophobic surfaces can be very different from that of small hydrophobic molecules.

849 citations

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15 Jan 2010-Science
TL;DR: Key findings include the identification of a functional DNA methylation tool kit; hymenopteran-specific genes including diverse venoms; lateral gene transfers among Pox viruses, Wolbachia, and Nasonia; and the rapid evolution of genes involved in nuclear-mitochondrial interactions that are implicated in speciation.
Abstract: We report here genome sequences and comparative analyses of three closely related parasitoid wasps: Nasonia vitripennis, N. giraulti, and N. longicornis. Parasitoids are important regulators of arthropod populations, including major agricultural pests and disease vectors, and Nasonia is an emerging genetic model, particularly for evolutionary and developmental genetics. Key findings include the identification of a functional DNA methylation tool kit; hymenopteran-specific genes including diverse venoms; lateral gene transfers among Pox viruses, Wolbachia, and Nasonia; and the rapid evolution of genes involved in nuclear-mitochondrial interactions that are implicated in speciation. Newly developed genome resources advance Nasonia for genetic research, accelerate mapping and cloning of quantitative trait loci, and will ultimately provide tools and knowledge for further increasing the utility of parasitoids as pest insect-control agents.

838 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an overview of current research and development in the field of structural health monitoring with civil engineering applications, including building, piles, bridges, pipelines, tunnels, and dams.

838 citations

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TL;DR: This article examined episodes of major postwar trade federalization within specified groups of countries and found a strong link between the timing of trade reform and income convergence among countries, suggesting that there is a strong relationship between timing of reform and convergence.
Abstract: How does movement toward freer trade affect income disparity among countries? This paper attempts to shed some light on the issue by examining episodes of major postwar trade hberalization within specified groups of countries. The findings suggest a strong link between the timing of trade reform and income convergence among countries.

838 citations

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01 Apr 2010-Nature
TL;DR: This work shows that song behaviour engages gene regulatory networks in the zebra finch brain, altering the expression of long non-coding RNAs, microRNAs, transcription factors and their targets and shows evidence for rapid molecular evolution in the songbird lineage of genes that are regulated during song experience.
Abstract: The zebra finch is an important model organism in several fields with unique relevance to human neuroscience. Like other songbirds, the zebra finch communicates through learned vocalizations, an ability otherwise documented only in humans and a few other animals and lacking in the chicken-the only bird with a sequenced genome until now. Here we present a structural, functional and comparative analysis of the genome sequence of the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata), which is a songbird belonging to the large avian order Passeriformes. We find that the overall structures of the genomes are similar in zebra finch and chicken, but they differ in many intrachromosomal rearrangements, lineage-specific gene family expansions, the number of long-terminal-repeat-based retrotransposons, and mechanisms of sex chromosome dosage compensation. We show that song behaviour engages gene regulatory networks in the zebra finch brain, altering the expression of long non-coding RNAs, microRNAs, transcription factors and their targets. We also show evidence for rapid molecular evolution in the songbird lineage of genes that are regulated during song experience. These results indicate an active involvement of the genome in neural processes underlying vocal communication and identify potential genetic substrates for the evolution and regulation of this behaviour.

837 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Matthew Meyerson194553243726
Gad Getz189520247560
Eric Boerwinkle1831321170971
Pulickel M. Ajayan1761223136241
Zhenan Bao169865106571
Marc Weber1672716153502
Steven N. Blair165879132929
Martin Karplus163831138492
Dongyuan Zhao160872106451
Xiang Zhang1541733117576
Jan-Åke Gustafsson147105898804
James M. Tour14385991364
Guanrong Chen141165292218
Naomi J. Halas14043582040
Antonios G. Mikos13869470204
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
2023111
2022440
20213,031
20203,072
20192,806
20182,568