College of Letters & Science
The College of Letters and Science, the largest center for learning, teaching and research at Montana State University, offers students an excellent liberal arts and sciences education in nearly 50 majors, 25 minors and over 25 graduate degrees within the four areas of the humanities, natural sciences, mathematics and social sciences.
Sub-communities within this community
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Agricultural Economics & Economics
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American Studies
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Cell Biology & Neuroscience
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Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Earth Sciences
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Ecology
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English
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History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies
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Mathematical Sciences
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Microbiology and Immunology
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Modern Languages & Literatures
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Native American Studies
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Physics
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Political Science
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Psychology
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Sociology and Anthropology
www.montana.edu/socanth
Recent Submissions
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Carbon metabolism modulates the efficacy of drugs targeting the cytochrome bc1:aa3 in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(2019-06)The influence of carbon metabolism on oxidative phosphorylation is poorly understood in mycobacteria. M. tuberculosis expresses two respiratory terminal oxidases, the cytochrome bc1:aa3 and the cytochrome bd oxidase, which ... -
Electron Spin Coherence in Optically Excited States of Rare-Earth Ions for Microwave to Optical Quantum Transducers
(2019-06)Efficient and reversible optical to microwave transducers are required for entanglement transfer between superconducting qubits and light in quantum networks. Rare-earth-doped crystals with narrow optical and spin transitions ... -
Ontogenetic changes in the long bone microstructure in the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
(2019-04)Analysis of ontogenetic changes in long bone microstructure aid in vertebrate life history reconstructions. Specifically, osteohistological examination of common fauna can be used to infer growth strategies of biologically ... -
Physiological adaptations to serpentinization in the Samail Ophiolite, Oman
(2019-03)Hydration of ultramafic rock during the geologic process of serpentinization can generate reduced substrates that microorganisms may use to fuel their carbon and energy metabolisms. However, serpentinizing environments ... -
The Climatic Water Balance and Topography Control Spatial Patterns of Atmospheric Demand, Soil Moisture, and Shallow Subsurface Flow
(2019-05)Catchment hydrometeorology and the organization of shallow subsurface flow are key drivers of active contributing areas and streamflow generation. However, understanding how the climatic water balance and complex topography ... -
Coliform Contamination in private well water on the Crow Reservation
(2018-10)Emery Three Irons is a master’s level graduate student in the Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences (LRES) at Montana State University (MSU). Advised by Scott Powell, Ph.D., who is an Associate Professor ... -
Impact of an automated hand hygiene monitoring system and additional promotional activities on hand hygiene performance rates and healthcare-associated infections
(2019-07)Objective: Determine the impact of an automated hand hygiene monitoring system (AHHMS) plus complementary strategies on hand hygiene performance rates and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Design: Retrospective, ... -
A Novel Gastric Spheroid Co-culture Model Reveals Chemokine-Dependent Recruitment of Human Dendritic Cells to the Gastric Epithelium
(2019-03)Background & Aims Gastric dendritic cells (DCs) control the adaptive response to infection with Helicobacter pylori, a major risk factor for peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer. We hypothesize that DC interactions ... -
Randomized controlled trial evaluating the antimicrobial efficacy of chlorhexidine gluconate and para-chloro-meta-xylenol handwash formulations in real-world doses
(2019-06)Chlorhexidine gluconate-based soaps have become the gold standard for handwashing in critical care settings and para-chloro-meta-xylenol is an effective alternative antibacterial active ingredient. This study benchmarked ... -
Who goes in and out of patient rooms? An observational study of room entries and exits in the acute care setting
(2019-05)The objective of this study is to determine what percentage of patient room entries and exits (opportunities) are attributed to health care personnel (HCP) and non-HCP. A total of 14,876 opportunities were observed by ... -
Quorum sensing inhibition as a promising method to control biofilm growth in metalworking fluids
(2019-04)Microbial contamination in metalworking systems is a critical problem. This study determined the microbial communities in metalworking fluids (MWFs) from two machining shops and investigated the effect of quorum sensing ... -
Killer whales redistribute white shark foraging pressure on seals
(2019-04)Predatory behavior and top-down effects in marine ecosystems are well-described, however, intraguild interactions among co-occurring marine top predators remain less understood, but can have far reaching ecological ... -
Beyond MRV: high-resolution forest carbon modeling for climate mitigation planning over Maryland, USA
(2019-04)Forests are important ecosystems that are under increasing pressure from human use and environmental change, and have a significant ability to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and are therefore the focus of policy ... -
Predatory fish invasion induces within and across ecosystem effects in Yellowstone National Park
(2019-03)Predatory fish introduction can cause cascading changes within recipient freshwater ecosystems. Linkages to avian and terrestrial food webs may occur, but effects are thought to attenuate across ecosystem boundaries. Using ... -
Nickel-Catalyzed Stille Cross Coupling of C-O Electrophiles
(2019-04)Aryl sulfamates, tosylates, and mesylates undergo efficient Ni-catalyzed cross coupling with diverse organostannanes in the presence of relatively unhindered alkylphosphine ligands and KF. The coupling is valuable for ... -
The voltage sensing phosphatase (VSP) localizes to the apical membrane of kidney tubule epithelial cells
(2019-04)Voltage-sensing phosphatases (VSPs) are transmembrane proteins that couple changes in membrane potential to hydrolysis of inositol signaling lipids. VSPs catalyze the dephosphorylation of phosphatidylinositol phosphates ... -
Simulation-based validation of spatial capture-recapture models: A case study using mountain lions
(2019-04)Spatial capture-recapture (SCR) models have improved the ability to estimate densities of rare and elusive animals. However, SCR models have seldom been validated even as model formulations diversify and expand to incorporate ... -
Langmuir's Theory of Adsorption: A Centennial Review
(2019-04)The 100th anniversary of Langmuir's theory of adsorption is a significant landmark for the physical chemistry and chemical engineering communities. Despite its simplicity, the Langmuir adsorption model captures the key ... -
Comparison of Combinatorial Signatures of Global Network Dynamics Generated by Two Classes of ODE Models
(2019-04)Modeling the dynamics of biological networks introduces many challenges, among them the lack of first principle models, the size of the networks, and difficulties with parameterization. Discrete time Boolean networks and ... -
Was the First Public Health Campaign Successful?
(2019-04)The US tuberculosis (TB) movement pioneered many of the strategies of modern public health campaigns. Using newly transcribed mortality data at the municipal level for the period 1900-1917, we explore the effectiveness of ...
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