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On biodiversity conservation and poverty traps by Barrett, Christopher B, Travis, Alexander J, Dasgupta, Partha

“…This paper introduces a special feature on biodiversity conservation and poverty traps. We define and explain the core concepts and then identify four distinct…”
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Extracellular vesicles are involved in the paracrine communication between epithelial cells in different regions of the domestic cat epididymis by Sosnicki, Danielle M, Travis, Alexander J, Comizzoli, Pierre

“…Sperm maturation depends on exposure to specific microenvironments within the different segments of the epididymis, but mechanisms underlying how these…”
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Examining the association between livestock ownership typologies and child nutrition in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia by Dumas, Sarah E, Kassa, Lea, Young, Sera L, Travis, Alexander J

“…To investigate the association between livestock ownership and dietary diversity, animal-source food consumption, height-for-age z-score, and stunting among…”
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Ferromagnetic nanoparticles with peroxidase-like activity enhance the cleavage of biological macromolecules for biofilm elimination by Gao, Lizeng, Giglio, Krista M, Nelson, Jacquelyn L, Sondermann, Holger, Travis, Alexander J

“…Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a "green chemical" that has various cleaning and disinfectant uses, including as an anti-bacterial agent for hygienic and medical…”
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Live Births from Domestic Dog (Canis familiaris) Embryos Produced by In Vitro Fertilization by Nagashima, Jennifer B, Sylvester, Skylar R, Nelson, Jacquelyn L, Cheong, Soon Hon, Mukai, Chinatsu, Lambo, Colleen, Flanders, James A, Meyers-Wallen, Vicki N, Songsasen, Nucharin, Travis, Alexander J

“…Development of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in the dog has resisted progress for decades, due to their unique reproductive physiology. This lack of…”
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Slow freezing, but not vitrification supports complete spermatogenesis in cryopreserved, neonatal sheep testicular xenografts by Pukazhenthi, Budhan S, Nagashima, Jennifer, Travis, Alexander J, Costa, Guilherme M, Escobar, Enrique N, França, Luiz R, Wildt, David E

“…The ability to spur growth of early stage gametic cells recovered from neonates could lead to significant advances in rescuing the genomes of rare genotypes or…”
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Segmental differentiation of the murine epididymis: identification of segment-specific, GM1-enriched vesicles and regulation by luminal fluid factors by Sosnicki, Danielle M., Cohen, Roy, Asano, Atsushi, Nelson, Jacquelyn L., Mukai, Chinatsu, Comizzoli, Pierre, Travis, Alexander J.

“…The murine epididymis has 10 distinct segments that provide the opportunity to identify compartmentalized cell physiological mechanisms underlying sperm…”
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Facilitated Asynchronous Online Learning to Build Public Health Strategic Skills by Meredith, Genevive R, Leong, Donna, Frost, Cheyanna, Travis, Alexander J

“…The COVID-19 pandemic spurred significant government investments for hiring public health workers. There are clear opportunities to help build capacities among…”
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Activin promotes growth and antral cavity expansion in the dog ovarian follicle by Nagashima, Jennifer B., Wildt, David E., Travis, Alexander J., Songsasen, Nucharin

“…Understanding regulators of folliculogenesis remains limited in the domestic dog (Canis familiaris), which challenges our ability to develop in vitro follicle…”
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Defects in sperm capacitation/fertilizing ability are equally prevalent across ages in men seeking fertility assistance by Sharara, Fady I., Ostermeier, G. Charles, Travis, Alexander J.

“…How do capacitation ability, measured by Cap-Score™, and traditional semen analysis measures (volume, concentration, motility) change with age in men…”
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A genetically targeted sensor reveals spatial and temporal dynamics of acrosomal calcium and sperm acrosome exocytosis by Cohen, Roy, Mukai, Chinatsu, Nelson, Jacquelyn L., Zenilman, Shoshana S., Sosnicki, Danielle M., Travis, Alexander J.

“…Secretion of the acrosome, a single vesicle located rostrally in the head of a mammalian sperm, through a process known as “acrosome exocytosis” (AE), is…”
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The role of MATER in endoplasmic reticulum distribution and calcium homeostasis in mouse oocytes by Kim, Boram, Zhang, Xuesen, Kan, Rui, Cohen, Roy, Mukai, Chinatsu, Travis, Alexander J., Coonrod, Scott A.

“…Ca2+ oscillations are a hallmark of mammalian fertilization and play a central role in the activation of development. The calcium required for these…”
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Lipid Modulation of Calcium Flux through CaV2.3 Regulates Acrosome Exocytosis and Fertilization by Cohen, Roy, Buttke, Danielle E., Asano, Atsushi, Mukai, Chinatsu, Nelson, Jacquelyn L., Ren, Dongjun, Miller, Richard J., Cohen-Kutner, Moshe, Atlas, Daphne, Travis, Alexander J.

“…Membrane lipid regulation of cell function is poorly understood. In early development, sterol efflux and the ganglioside GM1 regulate sperm acrosome exocytosis…”
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The facilitative glucose transporter GLUT3: 20 years of distinction by Simpson, Ian A, Dwyer, Donard, Malide, Daniela, Moley, Kelle H, Travis, Alexander, Vannucci, Susan J

“…Glucose metabolism is vital to most mammalian cells, and the passage of glucose across cell membranes is facilitated by a family of integral membrane…”
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Immunity’s Racial Empire: Virality, Melancholy, Whiteness by Alexander, Travis

“…Writing in 1991 and 1994, respectively, Donna J. Haraway and Emily Martin argued that in the postwar decades the immune system became a material pedagogy for…”
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Localisation and function of glucose transporter GLUT1 in chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) spermatozoa: relationship between ATP production pathways and flagellar motility by Setiawan, Rangga, Priyadarshana, Chathura, Tajima, Atsushi, Travis, Alexander J, Asano, Atsushi

“…Glucose plays an important role in sperm flagellar motility and fertility via glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation, although the primary mechanisms for ATP…”
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Real-Time Imaging of Calcium Dynamics in Human Sperm After Precise Single-Cell Stimulation by White, Melissa A, Cohen, Roy, Travis, Alexander J

“…Calcium signaling is a critical regulator of sperm activation and function during the processes of capacitation and fertilization. Here, we describe a combined…”
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Phospholipase B Is Activated in Response to Sterol Removal and Stimulates Acrosome Exocytosis in Murine Sperm by Asano, Atsushi, Nelson-Harrington, Jacquelyn L., Travis, Alexander J.

“…Despite a strict requirement for sterol removal for sperm to undergo acrosome exocytosis (AE), the mechanisms by which changes in membrane sterols are…”
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Biomimicry Promotes the Efficiency of a 10‐Step Sequential Enzymatic Reaction on Nanoparticles, Converting Glucose to Lactate by Mukai, Chinatsu, Gao, Lizeng, Nelson, Jacquelyn L., Lata, James P., Cohen, Roy, Wu, Lauren, Hinchman, Meleana M., Bergkvist, Magnus, Sherwood, Robert W., Zhang, Sheng, Travis, Alexander J.

“…For nanobiotechnology to achieve its potential, complex organic–inorganic systems must grow to utilize the sequential functions of multiple biological…”
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Long Live the Old Flesh: AIDS and the Americans with Disabilities Act at Quarter-Century by Alexander, Travis

“…The Republican affiliation with the original Act, then, wasn't so aberrant after all, since the next Republican in office doubled down on precisely the most…”
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