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University of Nevada, Reno

EducationReno, Nevada, United States
About: University of Nevada, Reno is a education organization based out in Reno, Nevada, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poison control. The organization has 13561 authors who have published 28217 publications receiving 882002 citations. The organization is also known as: University of Nevada & Nevada State University.


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TL;DR: In this article, a fiber optic cable with an electrically conductive armoring was buried in variably saturated sand and heated via electrical resistance to create thermal pulses monitored by observing the distributed Raman backscatter.
Abstract: Accurate methods are needed to measure changing soil water content from meter to kilometer scales. Laboratory results demonstrate the feasibility of the heat pulse method implemented with fiber optic temperature sensing to obtain accurate distributed measurements of soil water content. A fiber optic cable with an electrically conductive armoring was buried in variably saturated sand and heated via electrical resistance to create thermal pulses monitored by observing the distributed Raman backscatter. A new and simple interpretation of heat data that takes advantage of the characteristics of fiber optic temperature measurements is presented. The accuracy of the soil water content measurements varied approximately linearly with water content. At volumetric moisture content of 0.05 m3/m3 the standard deviation of the readings was 0.001 m3/m3, and at 0.41 m3/m3 volumetric moisture content the standard deviation was 0.046 m3/m3. This uncertainty could be further reduced by averaging several heat pulse interrogations and through use of a higher?performance fiber optic sensing system.

188 citations

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TL;DR: A protein-degradation pathway associated with the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) can selectively remove polypeptides from the secretory pathway and recent advances in understanding how each of these steps is achieved are summarized.

188 citations

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01 Dec 2003-Ethology
TL;DR: In this article, the authors suggest that progress in two key areas is critical to formulation of a more inclusive, sexual selection paradigm that adequately incorporates selection from the female perspective, and they suggest that many more experimental evolution studies and interventionist investigations are needed to tease apart male manipulative adaptations and female counter-adaptations.
Abstract: Darwin's recognition that male-male competition and female choice could favor the evolution of exaggerated male traits detrimental to survival set the stage for more than a century of theoretical and empirical work on sexual selection. While this Darwinian paradigm represents one of the most profound insights in biology, its preoccupation with sexual selection as a directional evolutionary force acting on males has diverted attention away from the selective processes acting on females. Our understanding of female reproduction has been further confounded by discreet female mating tactics that have perpetuated the illusion of the monogamous female and masked the potential for conflict between the sexes. With advances in molecular techniques leading to the discovery that polyandry is a pervasive mating strategy, recognition of these shortcomings has brought the study of sexual selection to its current state of flux. In this paper, we suggest that progress in two key areas is critical to formulation of a more inclusive, sexual selection paradigm that adequately incorporates selection from the female perspective. First, we need to develop a better understanding of male x female and maternal x paternal genome interactions and the role that polyandry plays in providing females with non-additive genetic benefits such as incompatibility avoidance. Consideration of these interaction effects influencing natural selection on females is important because they can complicate and even undermine directional sexual selection on males. Secondly, because antagonistic coevolution maintains a balance between opposing sides that obscures the conflict itself, many more experimental evolution studies and interventionist investigations (e.g. gene knockouts) are needed to tease apart male manipulative adaptations and female counter-adaptations. It seems evident that the divisiveness and controversy that has plagued sexual selection theory since Darwin first proposed the idea has often stalled progress in this important field of evolutionary biology. What is now needed is a more pluralistic and integrative approach that considers natural as well as sexual selection acting on females, incorporates multiple sexual selection mechanisms, and exploits advances in physiology and molecular biology to understand the mechanisms through which males and females achieve reproductive success.

188 citations

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TL;DR: The results suggest that wood and rock in conjunction with ethanol are viable alternatives to traditional bioreactor matrices, and have direct application to semi-passive sustained operation of SRB bioreactors for treatment of acidic drainage at remote sites.

188 citations

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TL;DR: Improvements suggest that practice sites are learning how to apply quality improvement methods to improve the care of patients.
Abstract: There is significant variation in diagnostic testing and treatment for inflammatory bowel disease. Quality improvement science methods can help address unwarranted variations in care and outcomes. Methods: The ImproveCareNow Network was established under the sponsorship of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition and the American Board of Pediatrics as a prototype for a model of improving subspecialty care that included three components: 1) creating enduring multicenter collaborative networks of pediatric subspecialists, 2) sharing of performance data collected in patient registries, and 3) training in quality improvement. The network began with a focus on improving initial diagnostic testing and evaluation, the classification of the severity and extent of disease, the detection and treatment of inadequate nutrition and growth, and the appropriate dosing of immunomodulator medications. Changes are based on an evidence-based model of chronic illness care involving the use of patient registries for population management, previsit planning, decision support, promoting self-management, and auditing of care processes. Results: Currently, patients are being enrolled at 23 sites. Through 2009, data have been analyzed on over 2500 patients from over 7500 visits. Initial results suggest improvements in both care processes (e.g., appropriate medication dosing and completion of a classification bundle that includes the patient's diagnosis, disease activity, distribution and phenotype, growth status, and nutrition status) and outcomes (e.g., the percentage of patients in remission). Conclusions: These improvements suggest that practice sites are learning how to apply quality improvement methods to improve the care of patients. (Inflamm Bowel Dis 2011;)

188 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Robert Langer2812324326306
Thomas C. Südhof191653118007
David W. Johnson1602714140778
Menachem Elimelech15754795285
Jeffrey L. Cummings148833116067
Bing Zhang121119456980
Arturo Casadevall12098055001
Mark H. Ellisman11763755289
Thomas G. Ksiazek11339846108
Anthony G. Fane11256540904
Leonardo M. Fabbri10956660838
Gary H. Lyman10869452469
Steven C. Hayes10645051556
Stephen P. Long10338446119
Gary Cutter10373740507
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
202368
2022222
20211,756
20201,743
20191,514
20181,397