Publications by authors named "B L Schumaker"

Telehealth has been shown as a tool to improve health access and outcomes in rural areas. There is less literature examining the usability and utility of telehealth by rural and low-income populations. Existing literature focuses on examining telehealth usability for specific telehealth platforms and specific use cases.

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Black pericarp sorghum has notable value due to the biosynthesis of 3-deoxyanthocyanidins (3-DOAs), a rare class of bioactive polyphenols valued as antioxidant food additives and as bioactive compounds with cytotoxicity to human cancer cells. A metabolic and transcriptomic study was conducted to ascertain the cellular events leading to the activation of 3-DOA biosynthesis in black sorghum pericarp. Prolonged exposure of pericarp during grain maturation to high-fluence ultraviolet (UV) light resulted in elevated levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the activation of 3-DOA biosynthesis in pericarp tissues.

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Background: The occurrence of zoonotic infections following an animal exposure continues to be an important consideration for all patients, especially those within agricultural communities. Streptococcus equi subspecies equi (S. equi subsp.

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Adenovirus hemorrhagic disease affects primarily mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni), and moose (Alces alces) in their first year of life. The method by which the causative virus, Deer atadenovirus A, is maintained in the environment and transmitted to neonates is unknown. In this study, we investigated the potential transmission of the virus from dam to offspring in Rocky Mountain mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) and elk in western Wyoming, US.

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  • X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia-1 (ECTD1) leads to issues like hair loss (hypotrichosis), missing teeth (anodontia/oligodontia), and dysfunctional skin glands, as seen in a study of five calves.
  • The affected calves exhibited severe hair loss, with some dying from pneumonia shortly after birth; histological examination showed mostly unremarkable small hair follicles and a few larger ones in specific areas like the muzzle and eyelids.
  • Genetic analysis revealed a significant deletion in the gene related to ECTD1, which is thought to cause this inheritable skin disorder observed in affected calves.
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