Browsing Scholarly Works, Department of Biological Systems Engineering by Title
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13C-Metabolic Flux Analysis: An Accurate Approach to Demystify Microbial Metabolism for Biochemical Production
(MDPI, 2015-12-25)Metabolic engineering of various industrial microorganisms to produce chemicals, fuels, and drugs has raised interest since it is environmentally friendly, sustainable, and independent of nonrenewable resources. However, ... -
Accelerating structure-function mapping using the ViVa webtool to mine natural variation
(Wiley, 2018-12-05)Thousands of sequenced genomes are now publicly available capturing a significant amount of natural variation within plant species; yet, much of this data remains inaccessible to researchers without significant bioinformatics ... -
Advancements in the development of HIF-1α-activated protein switches for use in enzyme prodrug therapy.
(2014-01)While gene-directed enzyme prodrug therapy has shown potential as a cancer therapeutic in animal and clinical trials, concerns over the efficacy, selectivity, and safety of gene delivery vehicles have restricted its advance. ... -
Advances in Biochemical Engineering-Biotechnology
(Springer, 2014-07-15)In vitro hydrogen generation represents a clear opportunity for novel bioreactor and system design. Hydrogen, already a globally important commodity chemical, has the potential to become the dominant transportation fuel ... -
Advances in Watershed Management: Modeling, Monitoring, and Assessment
(American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2011)This article introduces a special collection of nine articles that address a wide range of topics all related to improving the application of watershed management planning. The articles are grouped into two broadly defined ... -
AgroSeek: a system for computational analysis of environmental metagenomic data and associated metadata
(2021-03-10)Background Metagenomics is gaining attention as a powerful tool for identifying how agricultural management practices influence human and animal health, especially in terms of potential to contribute to ... -
Analysis of crab meat volatiles as possible spoilage indicators for blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) meat by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2010-10-01)Traditionally crab meat spoilage has been evaluated using sensory panels. A method was developed using solid-phase microextraction–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (SPME–GC–MS) to examine the aroma profile of blue crab ... -
Analysis of Land Use and Land Cover Using Machine Learning Algorithms on Google Earth Engine for Munneru River Basin, India
(MDPI, 2021-12-13)The growing human population accelerates alterations in land use and land cover (LULC) over time, putting tremendous strain on natural resources. Monitoring and assessing LULC change over large areas is critical in a variety ... -
Anticipating and adapting to the future impacts of climate change on the health, security and welfare of low elevation coastal zone (LECZ) communities in Southeastern USA
(MDPI, 2021-10-29)Low elevation coastal zones (LECZ) are extensive throughout the southeastern United States. LECZ communities are threatened by inundation from sea level rise, storm surge, wetland degradation, land subsidence, and hydrological ... -
Application of a New Species-Richness Based Flow Ecology Framework for Assessing Flow Reduction Effects on Aquatic Communities
(2020)Water-resources managers are challenged with maintaining a balance among beneficial uses throughout river networks and need robust means of assessing potential risks to aquatic life resulting from flow alterations. This ... -
Approximating Community Water System Service Areas to Explore the Demographics of SDWA Compliance in Virginia
(MDPI, 2021-12-16)Although the United States Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) theoretically ensures drinking water quality, recent studies have questioned the reliability and equity associated with community water system (CWS) service. This ... -
Armored kinorhynch-like scalidophoran animals from the early Cambrian.
(2015-11-26)Morphology-based phylogenetic analyses support the monophyly of the Scalidophora (Kinorhyncha, Loricifera, Priapulida) and Nematoida (Nematoda, Nematomorpha), together constituting the monophyletic Cycloneuralia that is ... -
Artificial sinks to treat legacy nutrients in agricultural landscapes
(2019-06-05)Legacy nutrients introduce a critical time lag between changes in nutrient application or implementation of best management practices (BMPs) and observable reductions in loads delivered to downstream waters. Nitrogen and ... -
Assembly of Bio-Nanoparticles for Double Controlled Drug Release
(PLOS, 2013-09-06)A critical limiting factor of chemotherapy is the unacceptably high toxicity. The use of nanoparticle based drug carriers has significantly reduced the side effects and facilitated the delivery of drugs. Source of the ... -
Assessing Strontium and Vulnerability to Strontium in Private Drinking Water Systems in Virginia
(MDPI, 2020-04-08)A total of 1.7 million Virginians rely on private drinking water (PDW) systems and 1.3 million of those people do not know their water quality. Because most Virginians who use PDW do not know the quality of that water and ... -
Assessing the Effects of Climate Change on Water Quantity and Quality in an Urban Watershed Using a Calibrated Stormwater Model
(MDPI, 2017-06-27)Assessing climate change (CC) impacts on urban watersheds is difficult due to differences in model spatial and temporal scales, making prediction of hydrologic restoration a challenge. A methodology was developed using an ... -
Assessment and validation of total water storage in the Chesapeake Bay watershed using GRACE
(Elsevier, 2019-05-22)The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States, and its catchment has heterogeneous hydrological and geomorphologic characteristics. It includes seven major river basins: James, Patuxent, Potomac, Rappahannock, ... -
Assessment of rice yield gap under a changing climate in India
(2021-06)Climate change evokes future food security concerns and needs for sustainable intensification of agriculture. The explicit knowledge about crop yield gap at country level may help in identifying management strategies for ... -
Assistive Technologies in Agriculture
(Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2010-07-01)Assistive technology can help farmers and ranchers who have disabilities or primary injuries to continue to be productive while reducing secondary injuries. -
Automatic Calibration Tool for Hydrologic Simulation Program-FORTRAN Using a Shuffled Complex Evolution Algorithm
(MDPI, 2015-02-04)Hydrologic Simulation Program-Fortran (HSPF) model calibration is typically done manually due to the lack of an automated calibration tool as well as the difficulty of balancing objective functions to be considered. This ...
