The Solar Neighborhood L: Spectroscopic Discovery of K Dwarfs Younger Than 1 Gyr and New Binaries within 30 pc - Hubbard-James, Hodari-Sadiki; Lesley, D. Xavier; Henry, Todd J.; Paredes, Leonardo A.; Nisak, Azmain H. (The Astronomical Journal, 2022)
As part of a comprehensive effort to characterize the nearest stars, the CHIRON echelle spectrograph on the CTIO/SMARTS 1.5 m telescope is being used to acquire high-resolution (R = 80,000) spectra of K dwarfs within 50 pc. This paper provides spectral details about 35 K dwarfs from five benchmark sets with estimated ages spanning 20 Myr–5.7 Gyr. Four spectral age and activity indicators are tested, three of which aligned with the estimated ages of the benchmark groups—the Na i doublet (5889.95 and 5895.92 Å), the Hα line (6562.8 Å), and the Li i resonance line (6707.8 Å). The benchmark stars are then used to evaluate seven field K dwarfs exhibiting variable radial velocities for which initial CHIRON data did not show obvious companions. Two of these stars are estimated to be younger than 700 Myr, while one exhibits stellar activity unusual for older K-dwarf field stars and is possibly young. The four remaining stars turn out to be spectroscopic binaries, two of which are being reported here for the first time with orbital periods found using CHIRON data. Spectral analysis of the combined sample of 42 benchmark and variable radial velocity stars indicates temperatures ranging from 3900 to 5300 K and metallicities from −0.4 < [Fe/H] < +0.2. We also determine for main-sequence K dwarfs. Ultimately, this study will target several thousand of the nearest K dwarfs and provide results that will serve present and future studies of stellar astrophysics and exoplanet habitability.
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed

Measurement of HΛ4 and HeΛ4 binding energy in Au+Au collisions at sNN = 3 GeV - STAR Collaboration (Physics Letters B, 2022)
Measurements of mass and Λ binding energy of Λ4H and Λ4He in Au+Au collisions at sNN=3 GeV are presented, with an aim to address the charge symmetry breaking (CSB) problem in hypernuclei systems with atomic number A = 4. The Λ binding energies are measured to be 2.22±0.06(stat.)±0.14(syst.) MeV and 2.38±0.13(stat.)±0.12(syst.) MeV for Λ4H and Λ4He, respectively. The measured Λ binding-energy difference is 0.16±0.14(stat.)±0.10(syst.) MeV for ground states. Combined with the γ-ray transition energies, the binding-energy difference for excited states is −0.16±0.14(stat.)±0.10(syst.) MeV, which is negative and comparable to the value of the ground states within uncertainties. These new measurements on the Λ binding-energy difference in A = 4 hypernuclei systems are consistent with the theoretical calculations that result in ΔBΛ4(1exc+)≈−ΔBΛ4(0g.s.+)<0 and present a new method for the study of CSB effect using relativistic heavy-ion collisions.
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed

Sea Wolf Meditation - Sonnenschein, Dana (Spoon River Poetry Review, 2022)
Keywords: dept.eng

Genome Sequences of Elezi, Asa16, and Niobe, Three Cluster AZ Phages Isolated Using Arthrobacter globiformis B-2979 - Elezi, Emanuela; Sellers, Erica; Abdulla, Alia; DeCiucis, Marisa A.; Lynch, Brielle R.; Nowak, Mark; Outlaw, Jamie; Ramos, Camila; Ramos-Arvelo, Jacklyn; Rokas, Sophia; Torres-Cintrón, Yadinitza; Uka, Simon; et al. (Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2022)
Keywords: dept.bio

Captive Market Pricing and Lack of Transportation: A Survey of Undergraduate Food Insecurity at a Public University in New England - Zigmont, V.A.; Anziano, J.; Schwartz, E.; Gallup, P. (American Journal of Health Promotion, 2022)
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe the prevalence of food insecurity among college students and its relationship to on-campus food purchasing patterns and barriers to eating a healthy and sufficient diet, including the relative cost of food items on campus compared to national chain grocery stores. Design: A campus-wide survey using stratified sampling among undergraduates and food audit. Setting: An urban public university in New England. Subjects: A total of 951 surveys completed by undergraduates. Measures: Demographic characteristics, behavioral factors and food security status (measured using the USDA 6-item short form) were collected. Method: Descriptive and multivariable analyses were conducted to describe differences between food insecure and food secure undergraduates. Results: Overall, 35% of undergraduates experienced food insecurity in the past year (response rate = 92%). Food insecure undergraduates had different on-campus purchasing patterns than their food secure counterparts. Food insecure students were more likely to report barriers to healthy eating on all measures, including prices (AOR= 8.12, P <.0001), to experience housing insecurity (AOR= 2.64, P =.001) and to report that transportation is a barrier to buying groceries (AOR= 1.63, P =.01). After multivariable adjustment, food insecure undergraduates had higher odds of being African American (AOR= 1.57, P =.031) or other races (more than 1 race) (AOR= 3.35, P =.002) compared to white undergraduates. Conclusions: Food insecure college students face a variety of barriers to healthy eating on campus, including high food pricing on campus and limited transportation options. Further research is needed to inform campus resource development, policies and programming focused on food insecurity prevention for college students. © The Author(s) 2022.
Keywords: college students; dept.pch; food insecurity; food prices; higher education; hunger; peer-reviewed; transportation

Leadership skills with classroom instruction integration in hospitality management higher education - Sisson, A.D.; Roberts, K.R. (Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism, 2022)
To move from the gap between industry and academia, educators must review and change instructional content to meet industry demands. By addressing the industry imperative for leadership skills, this exploratory study evaluates the most prominent leadership style among faculty who implement leadership pedagogy in the classroom. The researchers surveyed hospitality management faculty through an online survey. The majority of respondents identified as transformational leaders, indicating leadership integration as highly important. The two most frequently integrated instruction methods were student-led discussions and delegation of group tasks. No significant relationship existed between methods of leadership integration and leadership style. Findings from this research contribute how educational leaders influence leadership skills and competency integration in classroom instruction. Recommendations included conducting further studies of hospitality management educators’ leadership styles, enhanced statistical tests to build significant results to methods of transformation leadership in classroom instruction, and effective leadership training for hospitality management educators and administrators. © 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Keywords: Leadership style; classroom instruction; dept.rec; educational leaders; hospitality faculty; integration; peer-reviewed

Transforming Barriers Into Opportunities: Teaching Environment and Sustainability Service-Learning Courses During the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic - Button, C.E.; Ghezzi, S.E.; Godfrey, P.; Huminski, S.E.; Minor, J.; Silka, L. (Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2022)
In response to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many institutions of higher learning locked down their campuses and altered their ways of teaching. This article discusses changes made to courses at five highly varied public universities in New England participating in the multiyear Campuses for Environmental Stewardship (CES) program. The primary aim of the CES program is to integrate environmental service-learning (SL) into college curricula through workshops, faculty fellowships, and mentoring. We detail how teaching strategies were altered in fall 2020 to accommodate the threat of COVID-19 in the classroom. The authors transitioned significant portions of their instruction to online formats or outdoor classrooms. Specifics about the impacts of the shift to virtual teaching–learning are discussed, with particular focus on the impacts to the service-learning components of each of the courses. © 2022 by the University of Georgia
Keywords: Campus garden; Community engagement; Covid-19; Environmental sustainability; Outdoor classroom; Service-learning; dept.fac; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Coalition Building and Food Insecurity: How an Equity and Justice Framework Guided a Viable Food Assistance Network - Santilli, A.; Lin-Schweitzer, A.; Morales, S.I.; Werlin, S.; Hart, K.; Cramer, J.; Martinez, J.A.; O’Connor Duffany, K. (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022)
Food insecurity is widespread in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic intensified the need for food assistance and created opportunities for collaboration among historically-siloed organizations. Research has demonstrated the importance of coalition building and community organizing in Policy, Systems, and Environmental (PSE) change and its potential to address equitable access to food, ultimately improving population health outcomes. In New Haven, community partners formed a coalition to address systems-level issues in the local food assistance system through the Greater New Haven Coordinated Food Assistance Network (CFAN). Organizing the development of CFAN within the framework of Collaborating for Equity and Justice (CEJ) reveals a new way of collaborating with communities for social change with an explicit focus on equity and justice. A document review exploring the initiation and growth of the network found that 165 individuals, representing 63 organizations, participated in CFAN since its inception and collaborated on 50 actions that promote food access and overall health. Eighty-one percent of these actions advanced equitable resource distribution across the food system, with forty-five percent focused on coordinating food programs to meet the needs of underserved communities. With the goal of improving access to food while addressing overall equity within the system, the authors describe CFAN as a potential community organizing model in food assistance systems. © 2022 by the authors.
Keywords: chronic disease prevention; coalition building; dept.hhs; environment change; food insecurity; peer-reviewed; policy; systems

We Need to Talk About War Metaphors in Oncology - McEachern, Robert W. (JCO Oncology Practice, 2022)
Keywords: dept.eng

Do Online Firms Individualize Search Results? An Empirical Analysis of Individualization on Amazon - Ahmed, Rasha; Al Seesi, Sahar; Ruiz Sánchez, Gerardo (Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research, 2022)
Online markets offer sellers access to buyers’ information and, thus, the potential to alter prices and products accordingly. In light of this, we undertook an empirical analysis to test for individualization on Amazon.com. We collect data from individuals recruited to shop for household items. Our results indicate evidence of individualization of search results and net prices (via coupons). We found, contrary to what was expected, that demographic, geolocation, and account information play an insignificant role in individualization of search results. Thus, we conclude that individualization is based on more dynamic information, e.g., online browsing behavior. This highlights the fact that sellers’ need for (and use of) buyer information goes beyond the simple information accessible from the buyers’ accounts to a more rigorous monitoring of buyers’ online behavior.
Keywords: Amazon; dept.csc; individualization; peer-reviewed; price discrimination

A machine learning based study to assess bone health in a diabetic cohort - Musleh, Saleh; Nazeemudeen, Anjanarani; Islam, Mohammad Tariqul; El Hajj, Nady; Alam, Tanvir (Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, 2022)
Diabetes mellitus (DM) and osteoporosis/osteopenia affect millions of people globally and are major health conditions in several countries including Qatar. Bone mineral density (BMD) is a widely accepted indicator for diagnosing osteoporosis (OP) and osteopenia (OPN). The best method for determining bone mineral density and OP/OPN risk is via dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) technology. The risk of osteoporosis-related fracture may increase for people with diabetes. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a system that can support the early detection of OP/OPN in diabetic patients. In this study, we analyzed Qatar diabetic cohorts including 500 subjects, among which 68 were OP/OPN (target) subjects and 432 were without osteoporosis/osteopenia (control) subjects. The objective of this study is to develop an ML model to distinguish diabetic OP/OPN patients from diabetic non-OP/non-OPN subjects based on their bone health indicators from full body DXA scan measurements. Based on our experiments, AdaBoost model performed the best for classifying the target group from the control group. 10-fold cross validation-based results indicate that the proposed ML model was able to distinguish the target group from the control group at 80% sensitivity, 96% specificity. To the best of our knowledge, our study is the first ML-based approach to detect the early onset of OP/OPN in diabetic cohort from Qatar. Our analyses revealed the higher level of lean mass, fat mass and bone mass for the control group compared to the target group. Higher levels of BMC, BMD from different body parts in the control group compared to the osteoporosis/osteopenia group indicate the protective effects of obesity on bone health in the Qatari diabetic cohort. Moreover, higher value of anthropometric measurements in troch, lumbar spine (L1, L2, L3, L4), pelvis and other body parts in the control group indicates that the WHO guideline can be applied to the Qatari diabetic cohort for the early detection of OP/OPN based on the proposed ML model. Further research on OP/OPN in diabetic patients is warranted in future to confirm the role of DM on bone health.
Keywords: Bone mineral density; DXA; Diabetes; Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry; Machine learning; Osteopenia; Osteoporosis; Qatar Biobank (QBB); dept.csc; peer-reviewed

Barriers and facilitators to exclusive breastfeeding among Black mothers: A qualitative study utilizing a modified Barrier Analysis approach - Tran, Victoria; Reese Masterson, Amelia; Frieson, Tomeka; Douglass, Frankie; Pérez-Escamilla, Rafael; O'Connor Duffany, Kathleen (Maternal & Child Nutrition, 2022)
Breastfeeding has health benefits for both infants and mothers, yet Black mothers and infants are less likely to receive these benefits. Despite research showing no difference in breastfeeding intentions by race or ethnicity, inequities in breastfeeding rates persist, suggesting that Black mothers face unique barriers to meeting their breastfeeding intentions. The aim of this study is to identify barriers and facilitators that Black women perceive as important determinants of exclusively breastfeeding their children for at least 3 months after birth. Utilizing a Barrier Analysis approach, we conducted six focus group discussions, hearing from Black mothers who exclusively breastfed for 3 months and those who did not. Transcripts were coded starting with a priori parent codes based on theory-derived determinants mapped onto the Socioecological Model; themes were analysed for differences between groups. Facilitators found to be important specifically for women who exclusively breastfed for 3 months include self-efficacy, lactation support, appropriate lactation supplies, support of mothers and partners, prior knowledge of breastfeeding, strong intention before birth and perceptions of breastfeeding as money-saving. Barriers that arose more often among those who did not exclusively breastfeed for 3 months include inaccessible lactation support and supplies, difficulties with pumping, latching issues and perceptions of breastfeeding as time-consuming. Lack of access to and knowledge of breastfeeding laws and policies, as well as negative cultural norms or stigma, were important barriers across groups. This study supports the use of the Socioecological Model to design multicomponent interventions to increase exclusive breastfeeding outcomes for Black women.
Keywords: barrier analysis; breastfeeding; dept.csc; dept.pch; focus group; peer-reviewed; public health; qualitative methods; social factors; sociocultural analyses

Autonomous Robot System for Pavement Crack Inspection Based Cnn Model - Sheta, A.; Mokhtar, S.A. (Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology, 2022)
Maintaining the excellent state of the road is critical to secure driving and is an obligation of both transportation and regulatory maintenance authorities. For a safe driving environment, it is essential to inspect road surfaces for defects or degradation frequently. This process is found to be labor-intensive and necessitates primary expertise. Therefore, it is challenging to examine road cracks visually; thus, we must effectively employ computer visualization and robotics tools to support this mission. This research provides our initial idea of simulating an Autonomous Robot System (ARS) to perform pavement assessments. The ARS for crack inspection is a camera-equipped mobile robot (i.e., an Android phone) to collect images on the road. The proposed system is simulated using an mBot robot armed with an Android phone that gathers video streams to be processed on a server that has a pre-training Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) that can recognize crack existence. The proposed CNN model attained 99.0% accuracy in the training case and 97.5% in the testing case. The results of this research are suitable for application with a commercial mobile robot as an autonomous platform for pavement inspections. © 2022 Little Lion Scientific.
Keywords: Automatic Detection; Autonomous Robot System; Crack Detection; Deep Neural Network; Pavement Crack; Road Maintenance; dept.csc; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Tea Ceremony - Sonnenschein, Dana (Corvid Queen, 2022)
Water the color of oolong reflects her shape vanishing.
Keywords: dept.eng; ⛔ No DOI found

Generalization of bi-canonical degrees - Brennan, J.; Ghezzi, L.; Hong, J.; Vasconcelos, W. V. (São Paulo Journal of Mathematical Sciences, 2023)
We discuss invariants of Cohen-Macaulay local rings that admit a canonical module $$ω$$. Attached to each such ring R, when $$ω$$is an ideal, there are integers–the type of R, the reduction number of $$ω$$–that provide valuable metrics to express the deviation of R from being a Gorenstein ring. In (Ghezzi et al. in JMS 589:506–528, 2017) and (Ghezzi et al. in JMS 571:55–74, 2021) we enlarged this list with the canonical degree and the bi-canonical degree. In this work we extend the bi-canonical degree to rings where $$ω$$is not necessarily an ideal. We also discuss generalizations to rings without canonical modules but admitting modules sharing some of their properties.
Keywords: 13A99; Bi-canonical degree; Canonical module; Primary 13H15; Secondary 13H10; dept.mat; peer-reviewed

Deformations of reducible SL(n, C) representations of fibered 3-manifold groups - Kozai, K. (Osaka Journal of Mathematics, 2022)
Let Mφ be a surface bundle over a circle with monodromy φ: S → S. We study deformations of certain reducible representations of π1(Mφ)intoSL(n, C), obtained by composing a reducible representation into SL(2, C) with the irreducible representation SL(2, C) → SL(n, C). In particular, we show that under certain conditions on the eigenvalues of φ∗, the reducible representation is contained in a (n + 1 + k)(n − 1) dimensional component of the representation variety, where k is the number of components of ∂Mφ . This result applies to mapping tori of pseudo-Anosov maps with orientable invariant foliations whenever 1 is not an eigenvalue of the induced map on homology, where the reducible representation is also a limit of irreducible representations. © 2022, Osaka University. All rights reserved.
Keywords: dept.mat; ⛔ No DOI found

Resolving the Core of R136 in the Optical - Kalari, V.M.; Horch, E.P.; Salinas, R.; Vink, J.S.; Andersen, M.; Bestenlehner, J.M.; Rubio, M. (Astrophysical Journal, 2022)
The sharpest optical images of the R136 cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud are presented, allowing us for the first time to resolve members of the central core, including R136a1, the most-massive star known. These data were taken using the Gemini speckle imager Zorro in medium-band filters with effective wavelengths similar to BVRI achieving angular resolutions between 30-40 mas. All stars previously known in the literature, having V < 16 mag within the central 2″ × 2″, were recovered. Visual companions (≥40 mas; 2000 au) were detected for the WN5h stars R136 a1 and a3. Photometry of the visual companion of a1 suggests it is of mid-O spectral type. Based on new photometric luminosities using the resolved Zorro imaging, the masses of the individual WN5h stars are estimated to be between 150 and 200 M ⊙, lowering significantly the present-day masses of some of the most-massive stars known. These mass estimates are critical anchor points for establishing the stellar upper-mass function. © 2022. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed

Evidence for Nonlinear Gluon Effects in QCD and Their Mass Number Dependence at STAR - STAR Collaboration (Physical Review Letters, 2022)
The STAR Collaboration reports measurements of back-to-back azimuthal correlations of di-π0s produced at forward pseudorapidities (2.6<η<4.0) in p+p, p+Al, and p+Au collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 200 GeV. We observe a clear suppression of the correlated yields of back-to-back π0 pairs in p+Al and p+Au collisions compared to the p+p data. The observed suppression of back-to-back pairs as a function of transverse momentum suggests nonlinear gluon dynamics arising at high parton densities. The larger suppression found in p+Au relative to p+Al collisions exhibits a dependence of the saturation scale Q2s on the mass number A. A linear scaling of the suppression with A1/3 is observed with a slope of −0.09±0.01.
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed

Preface - Jain, F.; Broadbridge, C.; Gherasimova, M.; Tang, H. (International Journal of High Speed Electronics and Systems, 2022)
Keywords: dept.phy

Effect of multi-wall carbon nanotubes on electrochemical performances of MnO2 - Singhal, Rahul; Saini, Bhagirath; Kiehnle-Benitez, Monica; Sadowski, Thomas; Broadbridge, Christine; Scanley, Jules; LeMaire, Peter K.; Sharma, Rakesh K. (AIP Advances, 2022)
Composites of MnO2/multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were prepared using different weight ratios of MWCNTs: KMnO4 (1:2, 1:5, 1:10, 1:15, 1:20, and 1:25) using a one-pot hydrothermal method. The synthesized materials were physically characterized by x-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), field emission-scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), (Brunauer–Emmett–Teller) BET, and thermogravimetric analysis. TEM and SEM studies indicate that MnO2 is homogeneously entangled with MWCNTs. The electrochemical performance evaluation was performed in a 3-electrode system using MnO2/MWCNT electrodes coated onto a Ni mesh as the working electrode, a Pt foil as the counter electrode, and Ag/AgCl as the reference electrode. The specific capacitance was obtained from charge–discharge studies at varying current densities between 0.5 and 5 A/g. The specific capacitance of MWCNT-KMnO4 (1:10, 1:15, and 1:25) samples was obtained as 114, 164, and 100 F/g, respectively, at a current density of 1 A/g.
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed

Effects of Teacher-Delivered eCoaching on Paraeducators and Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder - Horn, A.L.; Rock, M.L.; Douglas, K.H.; Bean, K.M.; Layden, S.J.; Roitsch, J. (Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2022)
Paraeducators often support students with the most intensive academic, life, and behavioral needs, which includes students with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (IDD; e.g., autism spectrum disorder; ASD), yet they typically enter the classroom with inadequate preparation to perform their roles effectively. Using a multiple-baseline research design replicated across participants, we evaluated the effects of job-embedded bug-in-ear (BIE) coaching delivered by the teacher on paraeducators’ use of behavior specific praise (BSP) while teaching transition-age students with ASD. Findings confirmed each of the three paraeducators immediately increased the percentage of occurrence and rate per minute in which they offered BSP. They sustained these high levels during fading. Further, the special education teacher, who served as the eCoach, and the paraeducators reported BIE was an effective form of paraeducator professional development. Finally, changes in expressive social and communicative behaviors were observed in student participants as a result of the intervention. These results extend literature on BSP and also help establish BIE coaching as an evidence-based practice for paraeducators. © Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities.
Keywords: dept.cmd; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Meta-heuristic Search Algorithms for Solving the Economic Load Dispatch Problem - Sheta, Alaa; Ali, Alaa; Baareh, Abdelkarim; Aljahdali, Sultan (2022 3rd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Control (AIRC), 2022)
Economic load dispatch (ELD) is a challenge optimization problem to minimize the total cost of the thermally generated power that satisfies a set of equality and inequality constraints. We need to maximize the power network load under several operational constraints to solve this problem. Meanwhile, we need to minimize the cost of power generation and minimize the loss in the network transmission. Traditional optimization methods were used to solve such problems as linear programming. Meta-heuristic search algorithms have shown encouraging performance in solving various real-life engineering problems. This paper attempts to provide a comprehensive comparison between nine meta-heuristic search algorithms, including Genetic Algorithms (GAs), Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), Crow Search Algorithm (CSA), Differential Evolution (DE), Salp Swarm Algorithm (SSA), Harmony Search (HS), Sine Cosine Algorithm (SCA), Multi-Verse Optimizer (MVO), and Moth-Flame Optimization Algorithm (MFO) for solving the economic load dispatch problem. Our developed results demonstrated that meta-heuristics search algorithms (i.e., CSA and DE) offer the optimal power set for each power station. These computed power fulfill the supply needs and maintain both minimum power costs and power losses in power transmission.
Keywords: Costs; Economic Load Dispatch; Meta-heursitics Search algorithms; Optimization; Particle swarm optimization; Power distribution; Power transmission; Propagation losses; Search problems; Thermal loading; dept.csc

Stress, Marginalization, and Disruption: A Qualitative Rapid Situational Assessment of Substance Users and HIV Risk in Lebanon - Khoshnood, Kaveh; Smoyer, Amy B.; Maviglia, Francesca; Kara, Janine; Khouri, Danielle; Fouad, Fouad M.; Heimer, Robert (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022)
Lebanon is a diverse and dynamic nation of six million people that has experienced considerable disruption for the last two decades. The Syrian Civil War, which began in 2011, resulted in the displacement of 1.1 million Syrians to Lebanon. Today, Lebanon is the country with the largest per capita number of refugees in the world. In addition, the country experienced a social, economic, and political crisis in 2019 that destabilized the entire society-circumstances that were further complicated by COVID-19 pandemic. With all of the competing calamities in Lebanon, there has been limited scientific investigation into substance use and the risk of HIV infection among the country's population. To address this gap in knowledge, a qualitative rapid situational assessment (RSA) of substance use and risk of HIV infection in and around Beirut, the nation's capital, was conducted. The goal of this analysis is to describe the demographics and drug use patterns of this population, explore their HIV knowledge and risks, and build knowledge about their perceptions of and access to substance use treatment and other social services.
Keywords: COVID-19; Drug Users; HIV Infections; HIV risk; Health Services Accessibility; Humans; Lebanon; Pandemics; Refugees; Stress, Psychological; Substance-Related Disorders; dept.swk; peer-reviewed; rapid situational assessment; refugees; substance use

Preparing Children for Reading Success: Hands-On Activities for Librarians, Educators, and Caregivers - Irwin, Julia; Moore, Dina (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2014)
Designed to familiarize anyone who reads to young children with the essentials of promoting early and emerging literacy. Irwin and Moore share activities that can be used to foster this critical skill development, and have linked these activities to popular children's books.--
Keywords: Books and reading; Creative activities and seat work; Reading; Literacy; Children; dept.psy; faculty_collection

Empowering Young Readers: Dialogic Reading with Integrated Vocabulary Enrichment - Moore, Dina; Durwin, Cheryl C. (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2022)
Keywords: dept.psy

Mathematical strategies and emergence of socially mediated metacognition within a multi-touch Dynamic Geometry Environment - Hegedus, S.J.; Otálora, Y. (Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2022)
Our research aimed to investigate the potential learning benefits to young children of implementing digital interactive multimodal technologies that provide both visual and haptic experiences in elementary mathematics classrooms. We studied the ways in which fourth-grade students collaboratively create collective strategies for solving mathematical problems utilizing dynamic geometry software with multi-touch interfaces, a combination we call a multi-touch Dynamic Geometry Environment. We examine in-depth two case studies each illustrating how mathematical strategies, collaboration, and socially mediated metacognition emerge in the small groups of children while working on an activity using the Geometer’s Sketchpad® on the iPad to make sense of an intuitive idea of covariation. We found that children’s interactions with their peers, the interviewer, and the mDGE favored the emergence of varied collaborative behaviors and socially mediated metacognitive processes that fostered the co-construction and development of mathematical strategies over a short period of time. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V.
Keywords: Collaboration; Dynamic geometry software; Mathematical strategies; Multi-touch; Socially mediated metacognition; Young children; dept.edu; peer-reviewed

Kelp carbon sink potential decreases with warming due to accelerating decomposition - Filbee-Dexter, Karen; Feehan, Colette J.; Smale, Dan A.; Krumhansl, Kira A.; Augustine, Skye; Bettignies, Florian de; Burrows, Michael T.; Byrnes, Jarrett E. K.; Campbell, Jillian; Davoult, Dominique; Dunton, Kenneth H.; Franco, João N.; et al. (PLOS Biology, 2022)
Cycling of organic carbon in the ocean has the potential to mitigate or exacerbate global climate change, but major questions remain about the environmental controls on organic carbon flux in the coastal zone. Here, we used a field experiment distributed across 28° of latitude, and the entire range of 2 dominant kelp species in the northern hemisphere, to measure decomposition rates of kelp detritus on the seafloor in relation to local environmental factors. Detritus decomposition in both species were strongly related to ocean temperature and initial carbon content, with higher rates of biomass loss at lower latitudes with warmer temperatures. Our experiment showed slow overall decomposition and turnover of kelp detritus and modeling of coastal residence times at our study sites revealed that a significant portion of this production can remain intact long enough to reach deep marine sinks. The results suggest that decomposition of these kelp species could accelerate with ocean warming and that low-latitude kelp forests could experience the greatest increase in remineralization with a 9% to 42% reduced potential for transport to long-term ocean sinks under short-term (RCP4.5) and long-term (RCP8.5) warming scenarios. However, slow decomposition at high latitudes, where kelp abundance is predicted to expand, indicates potential for increasing kelp-carbon sinks in cooler (northern) regions. Our findings reveal an important latitudinal gradient in coastal ecosystem function that provides an improved capacity to predict the implications of ocean warming on carbon cycling. Broad-scale patterns in organic carbon decomposition revealed here can be used to identify hotspots of carbon sequestration potential and resolve relationships between carbon cycling processes and ocean climate at a global scale.
Keywords: Carbon sequestration; Decomposition; Deep sea; Forests; Latitude; Ocean temperature; Oceans; Seaweed; dept.bio; peer-reviewed

Urges to Move and Other Motivation States for Physical Activity in Clinical and Healthy Populations: A Scoping Review Protocol - Stults-Kolehmainen, Matthew A.; Blacutt, Miguel; Bartholomew, John B.; Boullosa, Daniel; Janata, Petr; Koo, Brian B.; McKee, Paul C.; Casper, Regina; Budnick, Christopher J.; Gilson, Todd A.; Blakemore, Rebekah L.; Filgueiras, Alberto; et al. (Frontiers in Psychology, 2022)
Motivation for bodily movement, physical activity and exercise varies from moment to moment. These motivation states may be “affectively-charged,” ranging from instances of lower tension (e.g., desires, wants) to higher tension (e.g., cravings and urges). Currently, it is not known how often these states have been investigated in clinical populations (e.g., eating disorders, exercise dependence/addiction, Restless Legs Syndrome, diabetes, obesity) vs. healthy populations (e.g., in studies of motor control; groove in music psychology). The objective of this scoping review protocol is to quantify the literature on motivation states, to determine what topical areas are represented in investigations of clinical and healthy populations, and to discover pertinent details, such as instrumentation, terminology, theories, and conceptual models, correlates and mechanisms of action. Iterative searches of scholarly databases will take place to determine which combination of search terms (e.g., “motivation states” and “physical activity”; “desire to be physically active,” etc.) captures the greatest number of relevant results. Studies will be included if motivation states for movement (e.g., desires, urges) are specifically measured or addressed. Studies will be excluded if referring to motivation as a trait. A charting data form was developed to scan all relevant documents for later data extraction. The primary outcome is simply the extent of the literature on the topic. Results will be stratified by population/condition. This scoping review will unify a diverse literature, which may result in the creation of unique models or paradigms that can be utilized to better understand motivation for bodily movement and exercise.
Keywords: dept.psy; peer-reviewed

Incorporating deep learning into capacitive images for smartphone user authentication - Hossain, Md Shafaeat; Islam, Mohammad T.; Akhtar, Zahid (Journal of Information Security and Applications, 2022)
We incorporate deep learning techniques into capacitive images of body parts (ear, four fingers, and thumb) to improve the performance of user authentication in smartphones. Use of a capacitive touchscreen as an image sensor has several advantages, such as it is less sensitive to poor illumination conditions, occlusions, and pose variations. Also, it does not need an additional hardware like iris or fingerprint scanner. Use of capacitive images for user authentication is not new. However, the performance, specially, false reject rates (FRRs) of the state-of-the-art capacitive image-based systems are poor. In this paper, we focus on improving the performance and leverage deep learning. Deep learning techniques demonstrated spectacular performance in previous physical biometrics-based research. However, to our knowledge, effectiveness of deep learning is still unexplored in capacitive touchscreen-based user authentication. In order to bridge this research gap, we devise a multi-modal deep learning model, namely UASNet, and compare its performance with a large set of uni- and multi-modal baselines. Using the UASNet, we achieve an accuracy of 99.77%, an EER of 0.48%, and an FRR of 1.19% at FAR of 0.06%.
Keywords: Biometrics; CNN; Capacitive images; Deep learning; Fusion; Smartphone; Touchscreen; User authentication; dept.csc; peer-reviewed

Geographical considerations for capturing value in the U.S. sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) industry - Heidkamp, C. Patrick; Krak, Louie Vincent; Kelly, Miriah M. Russo; Yarish, Charles (Marine Policy, 2022)
The United States’ seaweed industry is worth over $300 million annually thanks in part to the rising popularity of seaweed-based products. Seaweed has myriad uses and great potential for novel product innovation and development while also providing numerous environmental benefits including carbon and nitrogen sequestration and other crucial ecosystem services . One of the most promising and prevalent species under domestic cultivation is Saccharina latissma. Also known as sugar kelp, this abundantly grown cold-water species dominates the edible seaweed market in the United States . This paper provides an in-depth geographical analysis of the current state of the U.S. sugar kelp industry, comparing regional market differences and opportunities for growth in Maine, Alaska, and Connecticut. Data was collected from the 2020 National Sea Grant Seaweed Symposium (https://seaweedhub.org/symposium/) and through a series of semi-structured interviews with key industry participants, yielding insights into the challenges that seaweed stakeholders face across the country. Proposed solutions for increasing the profitability of sugar kelp are explored and include market differentiation through regional origin labels, eco-labels, and quality labels.
Keywords: Eco-labels; Ecosystem services; Market differentiation; Origin labels; Quality labels; Seaweed; Sugar kelp; dept.egm; peer-reviewed

Red nectar presentation and characterization of the breeding system of an Andean nightshade - Mione, Thomas; Cotton, Anna C.; Leiva González, Segundo; Yacher, Leon I. (Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology, 2022)
Flowers of Jaltomata weigendiana (Solanaceae) secrete red nectar that is visible through the partially translucent corolla. We report the pattern of nectar presentation during the sexual phases of the flower and characterize the breeding system. Comparison of flower sets experiencing daily removal starting Day 1 with flowers that accumulated nectar for one or two days prior to daily removal revealed no discernible effect on the life-of-the-flower nectar production, sugar production and floral longevity. Flowers produce about the same cumulative volume of nectar during the two sexual phases. However, cumulative nectar sugar production is about 4 times higher during the male phase. Nectar standing crop ranged from 4–26.6 µl for Day 1 flowers and 0–8.7 µl for flowers from which nectar was removed the previous day. With daily removal of nectar, 21 of 40 flowers contained no nectar during the last day of the flower’s life. All unmanipulated flowers developed fruits (autonomous self-pollination). However, manual self-pollinations and manual cross-pollinations resulted in fruits that weighed significantly more and had significantly more seeds than fruits produced by autonomous self-pollination. Protogyny and herkogamy promote cross-pollination, but delayed autonomous selfing at the end of the flower’s life ensures seed set if pollinator-mediated pollination fails.
Keywords: Autonomous self-pollination; Jaltomata; Solanaceae; colored nectar. edible fruit; dept.egm; floral longevity; peer-reviewed; protogyny; red nectar

Making Sense of Word Reading Difficulties: Principles of Clinical Assessment - Zipoli, Richard P. (Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2022)
Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are increasingly called upon to help assess students with word-recognition difficulties, including dyslexia. Although SLPs tend to have comparatively strong knowledge regarding the phonological awareness skills that support word reading, findings from survey research indicate that many SLPs report limited knowledge and training on word recognition and phonics. The purpose of this article is to provide a systematic framework for assessing and interpreting students’ word reading skills. Five potential components of word reading assessment will be examined: word recognition, phonological decoding, automaticity, performance with specific phonics patterns, and reading multimorphemic and multisyllabic words. Emphasis will be given to how specific test formats and procedures can be used to help identify patterns of word reading difficulty.
Keywords: assessment; automaticity; decoding; dept.cmd; peer-reviewed; phonics; reading; word recognition

Thriving in the dynamics: a multi-level investigation of needs-supportive features, situational motivation, and employees’ subjective well-being - Wang, Zheni; Panaccio, Alexandra (Current Psychology, 2023)
Employees often demonstrate various regulatory intentions toward multiple responsibilities they must fulfill on the job. Therefore, it is possible that employees’ motivation changes during the workday because of the various situations they have experienced and that these motivational fluctuations affect their subjective well-being across different activities. Following the integrated frameworks of the self-determination theory (SDT) and the hierarchical model of motivation (H-SDT), the present research studied the variations of employees’ daily motivation for work across different activities using the survey of day reconstruction method (DRM). Multi-level structural equation modeling (MSEM) was used to analyze the variations in the perceived three basic psychological (i.e., autonomy-, relatedness-, and competence-) needs-supportive features (NSFs), situational motivation, and variables capturing the employees’ subjective well-being (including vitality and positive/negative affect) laid out according to a list of work episodes in DRM. Results of this study confirmed that employees’ subjective well-being (mainly vitality and positive affect) were positively promoted by NSFs pertained to specific work activities via the indirect path of situational autonomous motivation at work. Furthermore, vitality and positive affect were also directly predicted by situational autonomous motivation. These empirical findings expanded the research evidence supporting employees’ subjective well-being as a multi-level and multi-dimensional dynamic motivational consequence promoted by configurable specific NSFs at work. We also discussed the limitations and future directions for this line of research.
Keywords: Dynamics of work motivation; Multi-level modeling; Psychological health; dept.mgt; peer-reviewed

Energy transitions and labor market patterns in the U.S. coal industry - Michieka, Nyakundi M.; Graziano, Marcello; Musso, Marta; Fouquet, Roger (Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2022)
The U.S. coal industry is in the midst of a transition. Changes in regulation and technological innovation from other fossils and renewables have affected its competitiveness. These could have significant impacts on the labor market where jobs could be lost. In this study, we investigate how changes in employment in the coal industry affect wages in 20 industries in 10 U.S. coal producing states. We assess how these transitions impact welfare programs, since coal producing regions are associated with higher poverty levels. Results show that in the long run, migration of coal workers decreased wages in the construction, manufacturing sectors. Point estimates reveal that an increase in separations of coal workers increase Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) caseloads. In states where coal mining has a smaller contribution to GDP, an increase in coal employment increases SNAP caseloads.
Keywords: Labor market dynamics; dept.mgt; peer-reviewed

Bird Guides - Sonnenschein, Dana (Thimble Literary Magazine)
Keywords: dept.eng

Nest Robbers - Sonnenschein, Dana (The Curator, 2022)
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Keywords: dept.eng

Queering Anti-Zionism: Academic Freedom, LGBTQ Intellectuals, and Israel/Palestine Campus Activism - Blackmer, Corinne E. (Wayne State University Press, 2022)
"This book explores the work of five influential pro-BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) queer academic activists-Sarah Schulman, Jasbir Puar, Angela Davis, Dean Spade, and Judith Butler-each of whom exemplify different ideological and critical practices around anti-Zionism"--
Keywords: Boycotts; Foreign public opinion; Israel; Boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement; Zionism; Gay rights; Israel; Israel; Disinvestment; Politics and government; dept.eng; faculty_collection

Brief Report: A Specialized Fitness Program for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder Benefits Physical, Behavioral, and Emotional Outcomes - Jackson, S.L.J.; Abel, E.A.; Reimer, S.; McPartland, J.C. (Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022)
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) engage in less physical activity than typically-developing peers. This can result in serious negative consequences for individual well-being and may contribute to the physical, behavioral, and emotional challenges associated with ASD. This study explored the potential benefits of trainer-led, individualized, physical fitness sessions specialized for ASD. Eleven individuals (ages 7–24 years) with ASD were assessed at baseline and following 15 fitness sessions. Participants demonstrated improvements in core and lower-body strength and reductions in restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior, along with non-significant but marked reductions in issues with daytime sleepiness. Results suggest the merit of specialized fitness programs and emphasize the need for larger and more rigorous research studies on this topic. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
Keywords: Autism spectrum disorder; Exercise; Fitness; Physical health; Restricted and repetitive behaviors; Sleep behaviors; dept.aa; dept.adm; peer-reviewed

Contactless Services: A Survey of the Practices of Large Public Libraries in China - Guo, Y.; Yang, Z.; Yuan, Y.; Ma, H.; Liu, Y.Q. (Information Technology and Libraries, 2022)
Contactless services have become a common way for public libraries to provide services. As a result, the strategy used by public libraries in China will effectively stop the spread of epidemics caused by human touch and will serve as a model for other libraries throughout the world. The primary goal of this study is to gain a deeper understanding of the contactless service measures provided by large Chinese public libraries for users in the pandemic era, as well as the challenges and countermeasures for providing such services. The data for this study was obtained using a combination of website investigation, content analysis, and telephone interviews for an analytical survey study of 128 large public libraries in China. The study finds that touch-free information dissemination, remote resources use, no-touch interaction self-services, network services, online reference, and smart services without personal interactions are among the contactless services available in Chinese public libraries. Exploring the current state of contactless services in large public libraries in China will help to fill a need for empirical attention to contactless services in libraries and the public sector. Up-to-date information to assist libraries all over the world in improving their contactless services implementation and practices is provided. © 2022.
Keywords: dept.ils; peer-reviewed

Centrality and transverse-momentum dependence of higher-order flow harmonics of identified hadrons in Au+Au collisions at sNN =200 GeV - STAR Collaboration (Physical Review C, 2022)
We present high-precision measurements of elliptic, triangular, and quadrangular flow v2, v3, and v4, respectively, at midrapidity for identified hadrons π, p, K, φ, Ks, Λ as a function of centrality and transverse momentum in Au+Au collisions at the center-of-mass energy sNN=200 GeV. We observe similar vn trends between light and strange mesons which indicates that the heavier strange quarks flow as strongly as the lighter up and down quarks. The number-of-constituent-quark scaling for v2, v3, and v4 is found to hold within statistical uncertainty for 0-10%, 10-40%, and 40-80% collision centrality intervals. The results are compared to several viscous hydrodynamic calculations with varying initial conditions, and could serve as an additional constraint to the development of hydrodynamic models. © 2022 American Physical Society.
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed

The POKEMON Speckle Survey of Nearby M Dwarfs. I. New Discoveries - Clark, C.A.; Van Belle, G.T.; Horch, E.P.; Von Braun, K.; Ciardi, D.R.; Winters, J.G.; Kiman, R. (Astronomical Journal, 2022)
M dwarfs are favorable targets for exoplanet detection with current instrumentation, but stellar companions can induce false positives and inhibit planet characterization. Knowledge of stellar companions is also critical to our understanding of how binary stars form and evolve. We have therefore conducted a survey of stellar companions around nearby M dwarfs, and here we present our new discoveries. Using the Differential Speckle Survey Instrument at the 4.3 m Lowell Discovery Telescope, and the similar NN-EXPLORE Exoplanet Stellar Speckle Imager at the 3.5 m WIYN telescope, we carried out a volume-limited survey of M-dwarf multiplicity to 15 parsecs, with a special emphasis on including the later M dwarfs that were overlooked in previous surveys. Additional brighter targets at larger distances were included for a total sample size of 1070 M dwarfs. Observations of these 1070 targets revealed 26 new companions; 22 of these systems were previously thought to be single. If all new discoveries are confirmed, then the number of known multiples in the sample will increase by 7.6%. Using our observed properties, as well as the parallaxes and 2MASS K magnitudes for these objects, we calculate the projected separation, and estimate the mass ratio and component spectral types, for these systems. We report the discovery of a new M-dwarf companion to the white dwarf Wolf 672 A, which hosts a known M-dwarf companion as well, making the system trinary. We also examine the possibility that the new companion to 2MASS J13092185-2330350 is a brown dwarf. Finally, we discuss initial insights from the POKEMON survey. © 2022. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed

The spatial dimension of energy transition policies, practices and technologies - Caragliu, A.; Graziano, M. (Energy Policy, 2022)
Keywords: dept.mgt; peer-reviewed

Best Practice in Swallowing Assessment in COVID-19 - Warner, Heather; Young, Nwanmegha (Dysphagia, 2022)
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly altered the world as we know it. Service delivery for the instrumental evaluation of dysphagia in hospitalized patients has been significantly impacted. In many institutions, instrumental assessment was halted or eliminated from the clinical workflow, leaving clinicians without evidence-based gold standards to definitively evaluate swallowing function. The aim of this study was to describe the outcomes of an early, but measured return to the use of instrumental dysphagia assessment in hospitalized patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data was extracted via a retrospective medical record review on all patients on whom a swallowing consult was placed. Information on patient demographics, type of swallowing evaluation, and patient COVID status was recorded and analyzed. Statistics on staff COVID status were also obtained. Over the study period, a total of 4482 FEES evaluations and 758 MBS evaluations were completed. During this time, no staff members tested COVID-positive due to workplace exposure. Results strongly support the fact that a measured return to instrumental assessment of swallowing is an appropriate and reasonable clinical shift during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords: COVID; Deglutition; Dysphagia; FEES; Swallowing assessment; dept.cmd; peer-reviewed

Board Characteristics and performance of listed firms in Ghana - Andoh, Jennifer A.N.; Abugri, Benjamin A.; Anarfo, Ebenezer B. (Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society, 2022)
Purpose This study aims to compare the impact of board characteristics on the performance of listed non-financial firms to the impact of board characteristics on the performance of listed financial firms (commercial banks) in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach The fixed and random effects models with generalized least square specifications are used in estimating regressions to correct for heteroscedasticity and serial correlation. Additionally, this study uses lagged models of the board variables to address the possibility of the presence of endogeneity and to generate robust estimates. Findings The empirical results show some similarities and differences on the impact of board characteristics on the performance of listed non-financial firms and banks. On similarities, for both non-financial firms and banks, board size is seen to have a significant non-linear impact on Tobin’s q. Also, the proportion of foreign board members shows a positively significant relationship with firm performance for both listed non-financial firms and banks. The effect of the proportion of board members with higher educational qualifications on firm performance appears to be negative and statistically significant for both sample of firms. On the other hand, the impact of board composition and board gender diversity on firm performance differs from listed banks and non-financial firms. Research limitations/implications The panel regressions for the listed banks were run on 63 observations because of the small sample size for the listed banks. Though enough for estimation purposes, inferences from results should be made with caution. Originality/value This paper, unlike most corporate governance – firm performance studies, focuses not only on listed non-financial firms but also on listed banks. From a multi-theoretical perspective, this paper provides a comparative analysis on the impact of board characteristics on financial performance of listed non-financial firms and banks.
Keywords: Banks; Board characteristics; Firm performance; Ghana; Non-financial firms; dept.fin; peer-reviewed

Servant leadership and employee wellbeing: A crosscultural investigation of the moderated path model in Canada, Pakistan, China, the US, and Brazil - Wang, Zheni; Panaccio, Alexandra; Raja, Usman; Donia, Magda; Landry, Guylaine; Pereira, Michelle Morelo; Ferreira, Maria Cristina (International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 2022)
Drawing on samples from Canada, Pakistan, China, the US, and Brazil comprising over 800 employees, we examined whether servant leaders (SL) - characterized as putting the needs of others above their own - promote employees’ well-being via autonomous motivation, accounting for employees’ power distance and collectivism values as moderating variables. Autonomous motivation, a type of self-regulation, sustains one’s well-being. Personal values facilitate one’s work behaviors cross-culturally. Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) results confirmed matrix invariance of all the measures. The path and moderation analyses result using multilevel structural equation modeling (SEM) supported the positive direct and indirect paths among SL, autonomous motivation, and psychological well-being across the five cultures; Collectivistic value negatively moderated the relationship between servant leadership and autonomous motivation across the Chinese and US samples. In addition, with only a limited number of items, measurements of SL and vitality achieved scalar invariance. ANOVA test results also confirmed the significant comparative differences in these two variables among the cultural groups. Findings in this research provided robust and empirical support for the motivational effects of the servant leadership theory across the globe. Theoretical and practical implications for evidence-based cross-cultural management practices and future directions for leadership training in diverse cultural contexts are discussed.
Keywords: Servant leadership; autonomous motivation; dept.mgt; peer-reviewed; personal values; psychological well-being

Multilingual learners, the arts, and family engagement in our public schools - Sawyer, Julie; Luciani, Lauren; Bastiaanse-Fritch, Nicole; Gagne, Shannon; Parsons, Cindy (International Multilingual Research Journal, 2022)
Multilingual learners, some of whom are also new immigrants to the United States, are a growing demographic in our K-12 public schools. Unfortunately, multilingual learners find limited academic opportunities in our public schools. This research explores the opportunity gap for our culturally and linguistically diverse students, the positionality of art educators and their capacity to create interdisciplinary connections with their colleagues, and the power of those collaborations. This study focuses on this work in three different Connecticut districts at the elementary and secondary levels. Student artwork, reflections, community exhibits, and the connections of parents and families with the greater community attest to the power of this promising practice in promoting linguistic democracy in our public schools.
Keywords: English language learners; English learners; Multilingual learners; classroom practices; collaboration; dept.art; instructional strategies; interdisciplinary; partnerships; peer-reviewed; social capital; the arts; visual art

The Origin and Evolution of the Term “Social Work” - Luquet, W.; Tomczak, S.M. (Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 2022)
The origin of the term “social work” has long been misattributed to the 1907 work of economist Simon Patten. While Patten’s contribution to social work is important, though mostly forgotten, the term had been used long before regarding the work of nuns and settlement workers. Quoting archival and historical findings, this article traces the origin, evolution, and widespread use of the term “social work.” The words of the early founders of social work are utilized to tell the story of how the work of persons doing “the social work” of the church or settlement evolved into the name of the profession. These shifts in terminology in social work’s early history have influenced the subsequent direction of the field up to the present day. © 2022, Western Michigan University. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Simon Patten; dept.swk; history; peer-reviewed; profession; settlements; social work; ⛔ No DOI found

Comparing Environmental Policies to Reduce Pharmaceutical Pollution and Address Disparities - Desai, Meghana; Njoku, Anuli; Nimo-Sefah, Lillian (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022)
Pharmaceutical products, including active pharmaceutical ingredients and inactive ingredients such as packaging materials, have raised significant concerns due to their persistent input and potential threats to human and environmental health. Discourse on reducing pharmaceutical waste and subsequent pollution is often limited, as information about the toxicity of pharmaceuticals in humans is yet to be fully established. Nevertheless, there is growing awareness about ecotoxicity, and efforts to curb pharmaceutical pollution in the European Union (EU), United States (US), and Canada have emerged along with waste disposal and treatment procedures, as well as growing concerns about impacts on human and animal health, such as through antimicrobial resistance. Yet, the outcomes of such endeavors are often disparate and involve multiple agencies, organizations, and departments with little evidence of cooperation, collaboration, or oversight. Environmental health disparities occur when communities exposed to a combination of poor environmental quality and social inequities experience more sickness and disease than wealthier, less polluted communities. In this paper, we discuss pharmaceutical environmental pollution in the context of health disparities and examine policies across the US, EU, and Canada in minimizing environmental pollution.
Keywords: dept.pch; disparities; environmental policies; peer-reviewed; pharmaceutical pollution; pharmaceutical waste

Shell spinules of the bivalve Lyonsia hyalina - Prezant, R. S. (The Nautilus, 1979)
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

The structure and function of the radial mantle glands of Lyonsia hyattna (Bivalvia: Anomalodesmata)* - Prezant, Robert S. (Journal of Zoology, 1979)
Lyonsia hyalina Conrad possesses “radial mantle glands” of a complex structure located deep within the periostracal groove. They occur along the mantle edge in alignment with slightly raised striations of the periostracum, are deeply staining and are composed of three cell types. Secretory and supportive cells, which are flask-shaped, alternate throughout the gland, while a third cell type is ovoid and borders the gland. A sulfated mucopolysaccharide is secreted over the periostracum by the glands and functions in adhesion of sand grains to the shell.
Keywords: dept.aa

An antipredation mechanism of the polychaete Phyllodoce mucosa with notes on similar mechanisms in other potential prey - Prezant, Robert S. (Fishery Bulletin, 1980)
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

Functional ultramorphology of the dissoconch valves of the oyster Crassostrea virginica - Carriker, Melbourne R.; Palmer, Robert E.; Prezant, Robert S. (Proceedings-National Shellfisheries Association (USA), 1980)
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

The arenophilic radial mantle glands of the Lyonsiidae (Bivalvia: Anomalodesmata) with notes on lyonsiid evolution - Prezant, R. S. (Malacologia, 1981)
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

Comparative shell ultrastructure of lyonsiid bivalves - Prezant, Robert S. (The Veliger, 1981)
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

Taxonomie Re-Evaluation of the Bivalve Family Lyonsiidae - Prezant, Robert S. (The Nautilus, 1981)
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

Shell microstructure of Corbicula fluminea (Bivalvia: Corbiculidae) - Counts, C. L.; Prezant, R. S. (The Nautilus, 1982)
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

Functional microstructure of the lithodesma of mytilimeria nuttalli (bivalvia: anomalodesma) - Prezant, R. S.; Carriker, M. R. (The Veliger, 1983)
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

Auto-drilling in the oyster drill Thais haemastoma (Muricidae) - Prezant, R. S. (The Nautilus, 1983)
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

Functional microstructure and mineralogy of the byssal complex of Anomia simplex orbigny (Bivalvia: Anomiidae) - Prezant, Robert S. (American Malacological Bulletin, 1984)
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

Flotation of the bivalve Corbicula fluminea as a means of dispersal - Prezant, Robert S.; Chalermwat, Kashane (Science, 1984)
Keywords: dept.aa

Comparative shell microstructure of North American Corbicula (Bivalvia: Sphaeriacea) - Prezant, Robert S.; Tan-Tiu, Antonieto (The Veliger, 1985)
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

Molluscan mucins: a unifying thread - Prezant, Robert S. (American Malacological Bulletin Special Issue, 1985)
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

Derivations of arenophilic mantle glands in the Anomalodesmata - Prezant, R. S. (Malacologia, 1985)
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

Occurrence of a digenetic trematode in a polychaete - Brown, B; Prezant, R. S. (Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 1986)
Keywords: dept.aa

Entrainment of larval oysters by hydraulic cutterhead dredges: An introduction - Prezant, R. S. (Entrainment of Larval Oysters, American Malacological Bulletin, 1986)
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

Spiral Crossed-Lamellar Shell Growth in Corbicula (Mollusca: Bivalvia) - Prezant, Robert S.; Tiu, Antonieto Tan (Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, 1986)
Spiral and near-spiral growth patterns of the peripheral crossed-lamellar shell microstructure of the bivalve Corbicula cf. fluminea have been discovered. This is the first report of spiral microstructures outside of nacreous and "foliated calcite" deposits. The spiral growth surface in this corbiculid is underlain by a conical crossed-lamellar microstructure. This form of lath deposition is usually associated with high concentrations of organic material located beneath the undertucked periostracum along the valve's periphery. These structures can offer the bivalve additional resistance against predators that enter the valves through the shell's edge. Similar spiral structures have not been found in all "white" forms of North American Corbicula, in the "purple" form of North American Corbicula, nor in the corbiculids Polymesoda caroliniana and P. (Geloina) erosa.
Keywords: dept.aa

Shell microstructure responses of the Atlantic ribbed mussel Geukensia demissa granosissima induced by transplantation. - Tiu, A.; Prezant, Robert (American Malacological Bulletin, 1987)
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

Shell microstructure and color changes in stressed Corbicula fluminea (Bivalvia: Corbiculidae) - Prezant, Robert S.; Tiu, A. Tan; Chalermwat, Kashane (The Veliger, 1988)
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

Seasonal variation of microstructure of inner structure of shell in Corbicula fluminea (Bivalvia: Heterodonta). - Tan Tiu, A; Prezant, R. (American Malacological Bulletin, 1989)
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

Shell tubules in Corbicula fluminea (Bivalvia: Heterodonta): functional morphology and microstructure - Tan Tiu, A; Prezant, R. S. (Shell tubules in Corbicula fluminea (Bivalvia: Heterodonta): functional morphology and microstructure, 1989)
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

Form, function, and phylogeny of bivalve mucins - Prezant, Robert (1990)
Keywords: dept.aa

Shell and hinge ontogeny of the Antarctic bivalve Lissarca notorcadensis - Prezant, Robert (Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 1990)
Lissarca notorcadensis, a small pallial-brooding mollusc with a circum-Antarctic distribution, is frequently found attached by stout byssal threads to the spines of sea urchins. Here, complete ontogenetic series can be found. Using standard, structural definitions, the prodissoconch I of L. notorcadensis is small compared to the large prodissoconch II, a feature atypical of brooded young and possibly reflective of a planktotrophic past. Fine commarginal striae are found on prodissoconch II of this subtidal clam, which also possesses more pronounced commarginal striae on the dissoconch prior to brood release. The provinculum is retained and remains functional well into adulthood. A small central ligament pit is present through the postlarval stages. This develops into a large, triangular pit in adulthood that shows obvious growth lines. Calcareous, presumably aragonitic fibres develop in the ligament of specimens still retained in the adult brood. Five to six adult hinge teeth are formed on either side of the ligament. Alignment of shell valves by these well-developed teeth is augmented by retention of larval denticles. The functional and structural demise of the provinculum occurs between 4 and 7 mm shell height and results from denticle erosion and subumbonal shell overgrowth. Many canals permeate larval and adult valves, but external pores in the adult shell differ from those of the larval shell and could indicate mode of formation. Prodissoconch form, provinculum retention, and shell canals are considered primitive traits.
Keywords: dept.aa

Chemical elements in the aragonitic and calcitic microstructural groups of shell of the oysterCrassostrea virginica: A proton probe study - Carriker, M. R.; Swann, C. P.; Prezant, R. S.; Counts, C. L. (Marine Biology, 1991)
We report the results of a study with proton-induced X-ray emissions (PIXE) of the distribution and concentration of 15 chemical elements (Na to Sr in periodic chart) in four microstructural and two mineralogical regions of shell of rapidly growing adult oysters [Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin)]. Hatchery-raised oysters were grown in Broadkill Estuary, Delaware, USA, for 16 wk in summer 1978. Their valve edges were filed as a marker, and the oysters were replaced in the estuary, where they grew rapidly. Shell deposited after marking had a normal microstructure and mineralogy after a narrow zone of disturbance. After 17 d oysters were sacrificed, and different mineralogical and microstructural regions of valves of three oysters, and parts of valves of two oysters, were analyzed for the elements Na to Sr. Quadrats (2.5 × 0.45 mm) included three calcitic groups (prismatic, foliated, chalky) and one aragonitic (myostracal) microstructural group; four quadrats were on the exterior and five on the interior of right and left valves. Inhalant and exhalant margins of valves and ground right and left valves of one oyster were also analyzed. Elemental chemistry of different regions of shell varied among the three microstructural groups within the single calcitic polymorph, between aragonitic and calcitic regions, and between exhalant and inhalant margins of the valves. Elements were most concentrated in the prismatic region of the right valve. Element concentrations were similar in ground right and left valves, except for higher levels of Si, Fe, and Zn in the right valve (corresponding to their high contents in prismatic shell) and of Cl in the left valve (reflecting high concentration in chalky shell, abundant in this valve). Na, Mg, Cl, Cr, Cu, Zn and Br were more concentrated in prismatic than in foliated shell. Chalky shell contained higher concentrations of Na than did prismatic shell, and high concentrations (but lower than in prismatic shell) of Mg, Cl, Ti, Mn, Fe, Zn and Br. Element concentration in myostracum was approximately the same as, or lower than, in foliated shell, except for Sr, which was higher than that in any other shell group. In the right valve most elements were concentrated in inhalant margins, and on the left valve, in exhalant margins. With increased weathering of the exterior surface of prismatic shell, Mg, Si, and Mn increased in concentration and Na, Al, Cl, Ti, Cr, Fe, Br, and Sr decreased.
Keywords: Chemical Element; Crassostrea Virginica; Elemental Chemistry; Exterior Surface; PIXE; dept.aa

The role of environment on shell growth dynamics of Corbicula fluminea - Tan Tiu, A.; Prezant, R. (Malacological Review, 1992)
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

Reproductive ecology of the Antarctic bivalve Lissarca notorcadensis. - Prezant, Robert; Showers, M.; Winstead, Ray; C.Cleveland (American Malacological Bulletin, 1992)
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

A freshwater bioprobe: Periostracum of the Asian Clam, Corbicula fluminea (Müller) combined with laser microprobe mass spectrometer - Hutchinson, P. J.; Rollins, H.; Sharkey, A. G.; Prezant, R. S.; Kim, Y.; Hercules, D. M. (Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex: 1987), 1993)
A freshwater bioprobe, combining the Asiatic Clam, Corbicula fluminea (Müller) and the laser microprobe mass spectrometer (LAMMA), can determine anthropogenic chemical contamination of freshwater systems. Laser generated mass spectra from the periostracal layers of clams contaminated with either a salt, potassium bromide, or an aromatic compound, phenol, produce distinctive mass spectral signatures that are different from uncontaminated clams. Uncontaminated clams have characteristic signatures with distinctive spectral peaks less than m/z 41; while exposed clams have many strong peaks well above this m/z. This freshwater bioprobe, using LAMMA to analyze the surface of clams, can be used as a screening tool for monitoring the water-treatment systems, for determining the source of contaminated baseflow and return flow discharge to streams, and for monitoring the water chemistry of a body of water. This system exploits the facility of using the shell instead of soft tissue with the LAMMA and has potential to detect anthropogenically-derived chemical stress.
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Detection of xenophobic response in the periostracum of the bivalve,Corbicula fluminea, through laser-induced mass spectrometry - Hutchinson, Peter J.; Rollins, Harold B.; Prezant, Robert S. (Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 1993)
Aqueous-phased xenobiotic contaminant exposure can biochemically modify newly generated periostracum of the Asian freshwater bivalve,Corbicula fluminea. Laser-induced desorption of partially polymerized periostracum produces spectra distinguishable from mass spectral images generated from uncontaminated periostracum. Organic xenobiotic contamination putatively impedes full polymerization of the periostracin protein. The detection of the effects of pollution on periostracum by the laser microprobe mass analyzer constitutes a novel bioprobe for the definitive but qualified detection of xenobiotic contamination.
Keywords: Bivalve; Mass Spectrometry; Polymerization; Waste Water; Water Pollution; dept.aa

Anomalodesmata - Prezant, Robert (Mollusca: The Southern Synthesis, Part A, Fauna of Australia Volume 5, 1998)
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Heterodonta, Introduction - Prezant, Robert (Mollusca: The Southern Synthesis, Part A, Fauna of Australia Volume 5, 1998)
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Palaeoheterodonta, Introduction - Prezant, Robert (Mollusca: The Southern Synthesis, Part A, Fauna of Australia Volume 5, 1998)
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Class Bivalvia - Prezant, Robert; Morton, B; Wilson, B (Mollusca: The Southern Synthesis, Part A, Fauna of Australia Volume 5, 1998)
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Effects of Stream Chemistry on the Distribution, Growth, and Diatom Colonization of the Freshwater Limpet, Ferrissia rivularis - Keating, S. T.; Prezant, R. S. (Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 1998)
The freshwater limpet, Ferrisla rivularis, was found in several watersheds in south-central and south-western Pennsylvania. Shell size was not significantly correlated with stream pH, calcium, iron, or manganese concentrations. Limpets tolerated stream iron concentrations up to 0.36 mg/l and manganese concentrations up to 0.25 mg/l. The shells of these snails were quickly and heavily colonized by adherent or embedded diatoms, and shell size was significantly positively correlated with diatom coverage (P=0.050). Diatom coverage was significantly positively correlated with stream phosphate concentration (P=0.002).
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Mass exhumation and deposition of Mulinia lateralis (Bivalvia: Mactridae) on an intertidal beach, St. Catherines Island, Georgia, USA - Cleveland, C.M.; Prezant, Robert; Rollins, Harold; Toll, R.; Wylie, J. (Veliger -Berkeley-, 2002)
Episodic events which affect populations of marine invertebrate species are rarely documented. We report the catastrophic mass exhumation and deposition of a large aggregation of adult bivalves (Mulinia lateralis [Say, 1822]) to a suboptimal habitat on a sandy intertidal beach of St. Catherines Island, Georgia, USA. The displaced population impacted a large area (7000 m2) of the beach and consisted of similar-sized clams (∼ 13 mm mean shell length). We suggest that the exhumation could have been a result of storm-induced shear stress, an hypoxic event, or other environmental stress on the individuals. Events of this type could have important implications for population dynamics and cohort distribution, fisheries predictions and harvests, and interpretation of fossil assemblages.
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

Mollusca of Assateague Island, Maryland and Virginia: Additions to the fauna, range extensions, and gigantism - Prezant, Robert; III, C.L.; Chapman, E.J. (Veliger, 2002)
Collections of 108 species of marine and estuarine mollusks from and around Assateague Island, Maryland and Virginia, from 1991 to 1996, vary from and extend the known species lists generated by three previously published collections over the past 100 years. Extensive sampling, including benthic grabs, trawls, and hand collecting, has added 54 species of mollusks (20 bivalves, 31 gastropods, one polyplacophoran, and two cephalopods) to the 1914 list of Henderson & Bartsch and 46 (19 bivalves, 26 gastropods and one cephalopod) to that of Counts & Bashore from 1991. Homer et al. in 1997 provided a mollusk survey of Maryland coast bays and listed 73 molluscan species (including 10 species recorded as shells only and eight as taxonomic uncertainties). To the latter we have added 51 molluscan taxa they did not find (19 bivalves, 29 gastropods, one polyplacophoran, and two cephalopods). All collections represent a total described malacofauna of this region of 146 shallow-water species excluding undescribed or non-described taxa in earlier papers. Within the populations of some of the species collected were a few exceptionally large individuals, adding to previous records of unusually large specimens of mollusks from this region of the Atlantic coast. Additionally, some species of mollusks (Tectura testudinalis, Eupleura semisulcata [Gastropoda], Tridonta borealis [Bivalvia]) and some non-mollusks (the ascidian Ecteinascidia turbinata and a confirmation of an extension of the anthozoan Peachia parasitica) have been found in the waters surrounding Assateague, well outside of their previously reported geographic ranges. The results of the present study suggest the need for a re-evaluation of possible environmental shifts that could have taken place since the collections of the early 1900s and have elsewhere been implicated in the change of malacofauna of Assateague Island since that time. Additionally, range extensions reported could reflect a subtle geographic transition zone, newly introduced species, or, most likely, an understudied coastal area.
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

Marine Macroinvertebrate Diversity of St. Catherines Island, Georgia - Prezant, Robert; TOLL, RONALD; Rollins, Harold; CHAPMAN, ERIC (American Museum Novitates, 2002)
St. Catherines Island is one of several barrier islands lining the coast of Georgia, USA. This island is among the least recently anthropogenically impacted of the Georgia Sea Islands, but had not previously been examined in detail for coastal invertebrate macrofauna. From 1992 through late 1998 a coastal survey was conducted that examined the diverse marine invertebrate fauna of St. Catherines Island. Salt marshes, sand flats, mid- to low-energy sand beaches, beach wood debris, tidal creeks, shallow benthos, and artificial hard substrata (including docks) were qualitatively sampled for macroinvertebrates. Over 340 species were identified. Crustaceans composed close to 40% (14% amphipods; 15% decapods), polychaetes 17.5%, and molluscs about 25% of all species recovered. These results are compared to the few other relevant studies from the United States mid-Atlantic Coast.
Keywords: dept.aa

A novel method for locating tagged infaunal bivalves: Submersible pulse technology metal detectors - Toll, R.B.; Prezant, Robert; Rollins, Harold (Journal of Shellfish Research, 2002)
Hardelams, Mercenaria mercenaria (Linne, 1758), tagged with brass washers attached to the outer shell surface and replanted into their natural habitat, were located remotely through the use of a commercially available, fully submersible, pulse technology metal detector. The ability to remotely locate tagged, replanted clams can increase the speed and efficiency of field operations associated with studies of clam population dynamics. Also, this methodology can reduce localized disturbances to the habitat that routinely accompany extensive hand probing to relocate experimental clams in traditional tag and recapture based studies.
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

Freshwater Molluscs of the United States Military Academy Drainages (West Point, NY) and Comparative Regional Biodiversity of Gastropods - Prezant, Robert S.; Chapman, Eric J. (Northeastern Naturalist, 2004)
Thirty-four species of molluscs have been found in the drainage systems of the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. A few rare species were found as well as a single specimen of a presumed new gastropod taxon. Only two species of unionids, Pyganodon cataracta and Elliptio complanata, were found within the drainages. The largest drainage system, Popolopen Brook, contained the highest diversity of molluscs. Species redundancy between drainages aligned well as a function of the extent of lentic and lotic habitats with brooks and streams having a Bray-Curtis similarity index of ≈ 64.0 when compared to lakes and ponds. On the other hand, a number of species collected were found in only a single drainage. Total drainage area did not correspond well with diversity unless determined as total predicted usable habitat. Thus the drainages with the greatest number of discernible lakes, ponds, streams, and creeks, also had the highest molluscan diversity. On the whole, molluscan diversity of these drainages compared favorably to those of other regional New York sites, but relative abundance or population densities varied, with variations reflecting survey effort, time or season of collections, and incorporation of historic museum collections.
Keywords: dept.aa; peer-reviewed

Byssus-attachment by infaunal clams: Seagrass-nestling Venerupis in Esperance Bay, Western Australia (Bivalvia: Veneridae). - Bieler, Rüdiger; Mikkelsen, Paula; Prezant, Robert (2005)
Venerupis galactites (Lamarck, 1818), an endemic Australian infauna! venerid clam, is morphologically/ anatomically described based on specimens collected in shallow-water Posidonia australis seagrass beds in Esperance Bay, Western Australia. The species lives in high densities (1 ,300/m2) in 2-4 cm sediment depth, byssally attached to the seagrass rhizome mats. Notable features of its anatomy include elongated siphons that are united nearly to the tip, expansive plicated gills, and a prominent byssal groove on the posteroventral foot. The byssal gland in histological sections is irregularly ovoid and cupulate, with a narrow lumen; the microfibrillar ribbon-like byssus forms a single thick proximal stalk that divides distally into 2- 3 branches. Each branch can have numerous periodic, flat and parallel side-branches that extend from one side of the primary byssal thread and terminate in attachment plaques. The form of the byssus is reflected in the byssal duct, which has an infolded secretory epithelium that forms or molds the side branches. Byssal attachment by adult clams is discussed for the largely free-living and infauna! family Veneridae, a group in which neotenous retention of this postlarval feature was thought to be restricted to intertidal rock nestlers. Rather than representing a simple retention of neotenous features, the elaborate byssal apparatus of V galactites is clearly derived. The parallel side branches seen along a single side of the primary byssal threads could reflect an adaptive feature for secure adhesion in an infaunal life mode nestled along relatively narrow, cylindrical rhizomes.
Keywords: dept.aa

Can we save the urban river? - Prezant, Robert (Urban Dimensions of Environmental Change: Science, Exposures, Policies and Technologies, 2006)
Keywords: dept.aa

In utero predator-induced responses in the viviparid snail Bellamya chinensis - Prezant, R.S.; Chapman, E.J.; McDougall, A. (Canadian Journal of Zoology, 2006)
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Human exploitation of the quahog Mercenaria mercenaria in Eastern North America: Historical patterns and controls - Rollins, Harold; Prezant, Robert; Toll, R. (Archaeological Reports, 2008)
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

Population study of laternula truncata (bivalvia: anomalodesmata: laternulidae) in the mangrove sand flat of kungkrabaen bay, thailand, with notes on laternula cf. corrugata - Prezant, R.; Sutcharit, C.; Chalermwat, K.; Duangdee, Teerapong (Proceedings of the International Marine Bivalve Workshop, Chanthaburi, Thailand, 2008)
Overall benthic macroinvertebrate biodiversity, along with laternulid density, was higher closer to mangroves but relative infaunal invertebrate dominance increased along a transect that transcended a hummock closer to the mangrove forest, across an open sand fl at, and terminated in another isolated humMock farther from the fringing forest. A population of the anomalodesmatan bivalve Laternula truncata (Lamarck, 1818) was examined in a mangrove sand fl at in Kungkrabaen Bay, Thailand, to determine population size, cohort distribution, and basic relationships with sediment and infaunal macroinvertebrate biodiversity. Relatively high densities of L. truncata were found in muddy sands, often deeply buried in or close to tangled rootlet mats of the mangrove trees Avicennia alba Blume, 1827, and A. marina (Forsskal) Vierhapper, 1907, along isolated mangrove hummocks. They were less common in open areas of the mangrove fl at. This population of L. truncata was relatively evenly distributed across size classes, minus the smallest sizes, suggesting continuous recruitment with a possible loss of recent recruits or recruitment. Overall benthic macroinvertebrate biodiversity, along with laternulid density, was higher closer to mangroves but relative infaunal invertebrate dominance increased along a transect that transcended a hummock closer to the mangrove forest, across an open sand fl at, and terminated in another isolated hummock farther from the fringing forest. A nearby population of L. cf. corrugata (Reeve, 1863) inhabited a distinctly different habitat. Laternula cf. corrugata was shallowly buried and dwelt in the mangrove forest proper among different species of mangroves and in sandier sediments. Behavioural observations of both laternulids indicated that both were capable of reburying, with smaller specimens more rapidly, albeit still slowly, succeeding in full re-entry into the sediment. Larger specimens of L. truncata were incapable of reburial. Morphological, ecological, and behavioural distinctions between L. truncata and L. cf. corrugata are considered in light of their habitat differences, confusion within laternulid systematics, and diffi culty in resolving the taxonomy of the latter species.
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

Post-settlement dispersal and dynamic repopulation of estuarine habitats by adult Mercenaria mercenaria, St. Catherines Island. - Prezant, Robert; Rollins, Harold; Toll, R.B. (Geoarchaeology of St. Catherines and the Georgia Bight, 2011)
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

A critical checklist of the Decapod (Arthropoda: Decapoda) of the Atlantic coastal bays of Maryland. - Counts; Prezant, Robert; Chapman, E. (The Maryland historian, 2011)
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

Temporal Variation in Molluscan Community Structure in an Urban New Jersey Pond - Chapman, Eric J.; Prezant, Robert S.; Shell, Rebecca (Northeastern Naturalist, 2012)
Barbour's Pond is a 4.45-ha pond located in Garrett Mountain Reservation in Passaic County in northern New Jersey, one of the most densely populated regions in the United States. Despite its small size and surrounding urban sprawl, the shallow waters of this pond hold 18 species of molluscs. Monthly samples from March 2004 through March 2006 found the highest diversity in December 2004, and in January, June, and July 2005. Additional samples were taken in April 2007 and May 2010 to spot-check relative diversity years after the original sampling period. Total molluscan abundance was greatest in July and November 2004, possibly reflecting new late spring and autumn cohorts. Univariate statistics demonstrate that this pond has a temporally stable and diverse malacofauna. Analysis, of basic environmental parameters including temperature and pH, however, showed little correlation with molluscan diversity over time, underscoring the stable yet complex nature of biodiversity of this small urban pond.
Keywords: dept.aa; peer-reviewed

Effects of Upper-Limit Water Temperatures on the Dispersal of the Asian Clam Corbicula fluminea - Rosa, Inês Correia; Pereira, Joana Luísa; Costa, Raquel; Gonçalves, Fernando; Prezant, Robert (PLOS ONE, 2012)
Temperature is a determinant environmental variable in metabolic rates of organisms ultimately influencing important physiological and behavioural features. Stressful conditions such as increasing temperature, particularly within high ranges occurring in the summer, have been suggested to induce flotation behaviour in Corbicula fluminea which may be important in dispersal of this invasive species. However, there has been no experimental evidence supporting this hypothesis. It was already proven that C. fluminea drift is supported by a mucilaginous drogue line produced by mucocytes present in the ctenidia. Detailed microscopic examination of changes in these cells and quantification of clam flotation following one, two and three weeks of exposure to 22, 25 and 30°C was carried out so that the effects of increasing water temperatures in dispersal patterns could be discussed. Results show that changes in temperature triggered an acceleration of the mucocytes production and stimulated flotation behaviour, especially following one week of exposure. Dilution of these effects occurred following longer exposure periods. It is possible that these bivalves perceive changing temperature as a stress and respond accordingly in the short-term, and then acclimate to the new environmental conditions. The response patterns suggest that increasing water temperatures could stimulate C. fluminea population expansion.
Keywords: Analysis of variance; Animal behavior; Behavior; Bivalves; Crystallization; Histology; Invasive species; Sediment; dept.aa; peer-reviewed

Going global: the introduction of the Asian isopod Ianiropsis serricaudis Gurjanova (Crustacea: Peracarida) to North America and Europe - Hobbs, Niels-Viggo; Lazo-Wasem, Eric; Faasse, Marco; Cordell, Jeffery R.; Chapman, John W.; Smith, Carter S.; Prezant, Robert; Shell, Rebecca; Carlton, James T. (Aquatic Invasions, 2015)
The Asian isopod Ianiropsis serricaudis is now well established in fouling communities, often associated with introduced ascidians, throughout the Northern Hemisphere but has gone largely unnoticed because of its diminutive size (typically less than 3 mm in length) and the difficulties of identifying small peracarid crustaceans. Known locations include the northeastern Pacific (Puget Sound, San Francisco Bay, and Monterey Bay), the northwestern Atlantic (from the Gulf of Maine to Barnegat Bay, NJ), and the northeastern Atlantic (England and the Netherlands). We predict that this species is widespread along North America and European coasts, and may already be introduced to cold temperate waters of the Southern Hemisphere as well.
Keywords: Arthropoda; Carcinogenicity; Carcinology; Europe; Ianiropsis serricaudis; Isopoda; Shellfish; ballast water; dept.aa; fouling; introduced species; marine; shipping

Comparative Shell Microstructure of Two Species of Tropical Laternulid Bivalves from Kungkrabaen Bay, Thailand with After-Thoughts on Laternulid Taxonomy - Prezant, Robert S.; Shell, Rebecca M.; Wu, Laying (American Malacological Bulletin, 2015)
The anomalodesmatan family Laternulidae represents a group of bivalves with a very few well-known taxa and many more poorly known taxa. Laternula rostrata (G. B. Sowerby, 1839) and L. anatina (Linnaeus, 1758) occur in close proximity to each other in and along the margins of mangroves of Kungkrabaen Bay, Thailand. Laternula rostrata resides in soft to sandy sediments often within the interstices of mangrove roots located in more open portions of the mangrove mud flat. Laternula anatina lives deeper in the mangrove in more protected environs. Laternula anatina is a smaller bivalve that has a variable shell outline, sometimes a wrinkled shell appearance, thicker periostracum, and frequently extensive umbonal erosion. Both species have high concentrations of external shell spinules anteriorly and closer to the umbos (i.e., in juvenile shell) reflecting functionality in retaining an infaunal position. The larger L. rostrata is thinner shelled and more fragile; has more distinct and longer shell spinules composed of flattened lathes; a glossy external appearance; a longer umbonal slit; and a deeper pallial sinus. Additionally, L. rostrata has a saddle-shaped lithodesma; a lithodesma is absent in L. anatina as is typical of most laternulids. Shell microstructure of both is prismatonacreous, typical of the group, but the prismatic layer is thin and appears truncated into small blocky and/or granular columns in transitional zones. The bulk of the shell is tightly packed sheet nacre. The growth lines in L. rostrata, more pronounced but fewer in number than in L. anatina, appear as shallow rolling “hills” in both the shell and chondrophore. The differences in shell microstructure in these two species are specific to the taxa but based on different habitats and burrowing depths, albeit within the confines of a tropical mangal, could represent biomineralization events that reflect environmental adaptations. Variations in the thickness of the microstructural shell layers of four species of laternulids is compared and we speculate on possible functional and/or environmental relevance of these differences.
Keywords: dept.aa; peer-reviewed

Influence of Diphenhydramine HCl and Caffeine on Embryonic Development and Adult Reproductive Success of the Freshwater Gastropod Helisoma trivolvis - Sanchez, Diana; Prezant, Robert S. (American Malacological Bulletin, 2016)
Diphenhydramine HCl (DH) and caffeine are commonly detected contaminants in waterways and drinking water nationwide (U.S.A.) and yet little is known of their influence on the development of aquatic molluscs. The antihistamine diphenhydramine blocks the chemical effects of histamine by inhibiting the re-uptake of serotonin (5-HT). Caffeine can influence the regulation of calcium (Ca2 ) and neurotransmitters, such as 5- HT, by inhibiting the re-uptake of adenosine. Serotonin receptor-mediated signaling is key during embryonic development in the freshwater snail Helisoma trivolvis (Say 1816). Embryonic development rates of H. trivolvis depend upon external conditions such as oxygen concentration and temperature. We examine the effects of diphenhydramine (DH) and caffeine on development and reproductive potential of this common aquatic snail. Concentrations of DH at 40.0, 50.0 and 60.0 µM affect the in-capsule embryonic development and hatching rate. Caffeine at 40.0, 50.0 and 60.0 µM show no influence to the hatching rates; however, these caffeine concentrations influence the in-capsule embryonic rotation rate. Eight-month observations of adult H. trivolvis reproductive activities show no influence in number of egg masses deposited when exposed to test concentrations of DH or caffeine.
Keywords: dept.aa; peer-reviewed

Ex-ante performance of REIT portfolios - Birz, Gene; Devos, Erik; Dutta, Sandip; Nguyen, Khoa; Tsang, Desmond (Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 2022)
The Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) market has become an increasingly important vehicle for alternative investment for equity investors. While existing research examining the cross-section of REIT returns usually employs standard risk factors in the in-sample models, it can only show the ex-post performance of REIT portfolios. The goal of our paper is to examine the ex-ante performance of REIT portfolios (i.e., the ability of investors to earn abnormal returns in real time). We employ the out-of-sample methodology of Cooper, Gutierrez, and Marcum (2005), and show that ex-ante performance of REIT portfolios is rather weak. For about half of our 19-year sample over the period of 1999 to 2017, the portfolio performances of REITs chosen ex-ante do not beat the performances of the FTSE-NAREIT or the CRSP Equal-Weighted index. After adjusting for transaction costs, the REIT portfolios significantly further underperform their benchmarks. Overall, our findings suggest that the market is relatively efficient in the REIT sector, and it is difficult for investors to devise trading strategies that improve the ex-ante performance of REIT portfolios, based on standard risk factors.
Keywords: Abnormal returns; Out-of-Sample; Portfolio management; Predictability; REITs; Real estate; dept.fin; peer-reviewed

A Narrative That Was Not Her Own: Mary I as Mediterranean Queen - Kern, Darcy (Writing Mary I: History, Historiography, and Fiction, 2022)
Nearly every biography of Mary Tudor mentions her acquisition of the Kingdom of Naples and the Spanish kingdoms through her marriage to Philip Habsburg, later Philip II of Spain, but they say little about her role as queen consort, primarily because she failed to control the narrative of her reign. She made little effort to patronize writers, disperse her symbols, send images of herself, use masculine terminology like her grandmother Isabel of Castile, or involve herself in the governance of her Mediterranean kingdoms. Her real and symbolic absence in the south, and the presence of Doña Juana, Philip’s sister and the capable regent of the Spanish kingdoms in his absence, led to her marginalization. This has had long-lasting consequences for the historiography of her reign, as historians have generally confined themselves to studying her in her English context using the gendered language of early Spanish writers while omitting her entirely from Naples.
Keywords: award_winner; dept.his

The Impact of Spirituality and Religious Practice on Senior Living Leader Career Resilience - Myers, Dennis R.; Rogers, Robin K.; Garrison, Brianna V.; Singletary, Jon E.; Groce, Haley (Journal of Applied Gerontology, 2022)
Experienced senior living leaders (SLLs) report the impact of spirituality and religious practice on SLL role adaptation and continuation. The sample included 18 SLLs in 18 skilled care settings representing public, non-profit, and for-profit types of incorporation, with oversampling of for-profit facilities. The average years of SLL experience was 24 years. In-depth interviews were examined through a thematic analysis approach using Excel software. Seventy-eight percent described how a higher power, religious beliefs, and faith practices were associated with their role. Their narratives revealed three major themes: Frame (calling and pre-dispositional spiritual beliefs and religious practices), Role Performance (how spirituality informed SLL administrative practice), and Benefits (perceived rewards of adherence to spiritual beliefs and practices). Further analysis of the three themes produced codes that added greater specification for each theme. Implications provided for normalizing the spirituality and work-life intersect and infusing ethical integration of spirituality and work-life in SLL educational programs.
Keywords: adminstration; career resilience; dept.swk; faith and work; peer-reviewed; religious practices; skilled care; spirituality

Physical Activity, Sports Participation, and Psychosocial Health in Adolescents With Hearing Loss - DeLuca, Zara Waldman; Rupp, Kristie (Journal of Adolescent Health, 2022)
Purpose This study examined the association between hearing status (i.e., adolescents with and without hearing loss) and physical activity and sports participation. Secondarily, we explored the association between physical activity and sports participation and psychosocial outcomes among adolescents with hearing loss. Methods Analyses included 29,034 adolescents (52.1% male, 13.8 ± 2.3 (M ± SD) years) from the combined 2018–2019 National Survey of Children's Health. Adolescents were grouped by hearing status. Adjusted logistic regression models assessed physical activity level (i.e., 0, 1–3, 4–6, and 7 days/week) and sports participation (i.e., participation in sports within the past 12 months) by hearing status. Secondary analyses examined associations between physical activity and sports participation with psychosocial outcomes among adolescents with hearing loss adjusting for relevant confounders. Results Relative to their hearing peers, adolescents with hearing loss (n = 359) were 40% [adjusted odds ratio (AOR), 0.60; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.44, 0.81], 43% [AOR, 0.57; 95% CI, 0.41, 0.80], and 33% [AOR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.47, 0.95] less likely to engage in 1–3 days/week of physical activity, 4–6 days/week of physical activity, and meet physical activity guidelines, respectively. Further, adolescents with hearing loss were 31% [AOR, 0.69; 95% CI, 0.55, 0.85] less likely to participate in sports. Sports participation, but not physical activity, was associated with a significant reduction in the likelihood of experiencing adverse psychosocial outcomes among adolescents with hearing loss (p's < .05). Discussion Sports participation, but not physical activity, was associated with attenuated likelihood of experiencing adverse psychosocial outcomes in adolescents with hearing loss, suggesting unique characteristics of sports participation confer protection of psychosocial health. Increasing access to and reducing barriers to engagement in sports should be prioritized to improve psychosocial health in adolescents with hearing loss.
Keywords: Hearing loss; Physical activity; Psychosocial health; Sports participation; dept.cmd; dept.hms; peer-reviewed

Fostering Nursing Students' Moral Decision-Making Through Use of an Affective Learning Module - Morrill, Deborah; Westrick, Susan J. (Nurse Educator, 2022)
Background: The emphasis on disciplinary and preventive approaches to combating academic misconduct does little to foster student professional identity and core nursing value formation. Problem: There is a need for pedagogy designed to navigate moral decision-making within ambiguous areas of practice as nursing students integrate personal and professional values while becoming a nurse. Approach: Rest's theory of moral development offers a framework for constructing purposeful affective learning activities that operationalize moral sensitivity, judgment, motivation, and character, whereas Krathwohl's theory provides a means to identify affective learning objectives. Offering prelicensure nursing students an opportunity to discuss, reflect on, and consider actions and consequences associated with academic and practice-based situations forms the basis for this affective learning module that fosters connections between academic and professional behaviors of integrity. Conclusion: Rest's theoretical model provides a viable structured approach to moral development. Curriculum designed to engage moral decision-making offers an innovative approach to cultivating student integrity.
Keywords: dept.nur; peer-reviewed

Creation of a gamefish occurrence dataset from public-focused informational newsletters - Hedreen, Rebecca (2021)
A Thesis Submitted to the School of Graduate and Professional Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Biology Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, Connecticut December 2021 Abstract: In order to properly assess current ecological conditions, we need long-term ecological data. Historical ecology focuses on that long term, including the need to synthesize data from diverse sources. In the Long Island Sound, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has been collecting data for both scientific and recreational purposes for decades, but the format of the recreational data (narrative) is not suitable for scientific analysis. This project is to collate and annotate game fish occurrence data from the Fishing Report newsletters put out by DEEP every week during the fishing season and the DEEP Trophy Fish annual reports, over a 12-year period. Species, location, and measurement data (as available) have been compiled into a data set, with geolocation coordinates added for the identifiable locations. This thesis consists of the machine-readable dataset, the protocol for collating this data, and an assessment of the suitability of the data for different kinds of analysis. The dataset will be published openly for reuse, reanalysis, and collaborative additions.
Keywords: Connecticut; Long Island Sound; coastal fisheries; data collections; dept.bio; dept.lib; estuarine fisheries; fish catch statistics; game fish; geographical coordinates; geographical distribution; historical ecology; sport fishing statistics

CT Fishing Report Occurrences - Hedreen, Rebecca; Grace, Sean (Zenodo, 2021)
Dataset of gamefish occurrences as compiled from the Connecticut Fishing Report (2006-2018) and Trophy Fish Report (2009-2018), both published by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Compiled as thesis project by Rebecca Hedreen for a Masters of Science in Biology from Southern Connecticut State University, with advisor Dr. Sean Grace.
Keywords: Connecticut; Long Island Sound; coastal fisheries; data collections; dept.bio; dept.lib; estuarine fisheries; fish catch statistics; game fish; geographical coordinates; geographical distribution; sport fishing statistics

Beyond stakeholder engagement in the coastal zone: Toward a systems integration approach to support just transformation of the blue economy - Kelly, Miriah M. Russo (The Geographical Journal, 2022)
Transformation has become a prevailing and desirable concept in blue economy literature. In parallel, researchers have been considering ways to effectively engage stakeholders to support just transformational agendas. Globally, coastal communities are already being affected by the inevitable impacts of climate change and changes to the blue economy. These pressures present complex contexts for coastal zone stakeholder engagement. In this paper, I argue that taking a systems integration approach to interacting with stakeholders is needed to support just transformational change. Assessing stakeholder systems and their relationship to coastal resources is imperative for understanding dynamics that may promote or hinder just transformation. Taking an adaptive management approach to working alongside stakeholders through transitional processes, thus building capacity, is needed to generate momentum toward just transformational change. Lastly, I explain how applications of the subsidiarity principle in integrating stakeholder systems can support a just transformational process and can inform more durable transformational outcomes.
Keywords: blue economy; coastal; dept.egm; just transition; peer-reviewed; stakeholder; systems integration; theoretical model

Probing strangeness canonical ensemble with K−, ϕ(1020) and Ξ− production in Au+Au collisions at sNN=3 GeV - STAR Collaboration (Physics Letters B, 2022)
We report the first multi-differential measurements of strange hadrons of K−, ϕ and Ξ− yields as well as the ratios of ϕ/K− and ϕ/Ξ− in Au+Au collisions at sNN=3 GeV with the STAR experiment fixed target configuration at RHIC. The ϕ mesons and Ξ− hyperons are measured through hadronic decay channels, ϕ→K+K− and Ξ−→Λπ−. Collision centrality and rapidity dependence of the transverse momentum spectra for these strange hadrons are presented. The 4π yields and ratios are compared to thermal model and hadronic transport model predictions. At this collision energy, thermal model with grand canonical ensemble (GCE) under-predicts the ϕ/K− and ϕ/Ξ− ratios while the result of canonical ensemble (CE) calculations reproduce ϕ/K−, with the correlation length rc∼2.7 fm, and ϕ/Ξ−, rc∼4.2 fm, for the 0-10% central collisions. Hadronic transport models including high mass resonance decays could also describe the ratios. While thermal calculations with GCE work well for strangeness production in high energy collisions, the change to CE at 3 GeV implies a rather different medium property at high baryon density.
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed

Bird Guides (poem) - Sonnenschein, Dana (Thimble Literary Magazine, 2022)
Keywords: dept.eng

Autism and intersectionality: Considerations for school-based practitioners - Sassu, Kari A.; Volkmar, Fred R. (Psychology in the Schools, 2022)
The purpose of this article is to explore the intersectionality of autism and sociocultural factors as well as discuss the complexities associated with appropriate assessment, diagnosis, and intervention. Based on a review of the literature, the authors present a brief history of the emergence of the term autism and highlight factors that have contributed to current concerns about failures to appropriately recognize autism within diverse populations. Referencing extant research as well as professional practice standards, this article examines aspects of autism and intersectionality, and explores some of the associated challenges related to assessment, diagnosis, and intervention. Further, the authors reflect on the critical importance of carefully considering all aspects of a child's identity when engaging in autism assessment and intervention within the school setting. School-based practitioners are provided with guidance for addressing the needs of diverse populations of students with autism.
Keywords: SES; autism; dept.csp; dept.sed; ethnicity; intersectionality; peer-reviewed; race

A Data-Driven Algorithm to Redefine the U.S. Rural Landscape: Affinity Propagation as a Mixed-Data/Mixed-Method Tool - Heumann, Benjamin W.; Graziano, Marcello; Fiaschetti, Maurizio (Economic Development Quarterly, 2022)
This study demonstrates the application of affinity propagation as a data-driven approach to identifying and mapping typologies of place along the urban-rural continuum. The authors characterize Zip Code Tabulation Areas using demographic, economic, land cover, and accessibility to transportation infrastructure, which results in 22 clusters, 15 of which have a major rural component. The spatial pattern of these clusters varies, reflecting the heterogeneity in U.S. rurality. Rural is not a single concept that can be simply defined by population density. By comparing three economic indicators before and after the global financial crisis of 2007 to 2012, the authors find that the degree of economic recovery is captured by rural typologies. They compare both the methodological results and analysis of socioeconomic resilience to two of the most used threshold-based regional typologies, one developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service and one used by the American Communities Project.
Keywords: dept.mgt; peer-reviewed; rural data; rural demography; rural development

Measurements of Proton High-Order Cumulants in √ s N N = 3 GeV Au + Au Collisions and Implications for the QCD Critical Point - STAR Collaboration (Physical Review Letters, 2022)
We report cumulants of the proton multiplicity distribution from dedicated fixed-target Au+Au collisions at √sNN=3.0 GeV, measured by the STAR experiment in the kinematic acceptance of rapidity (y) and transverse momentum (pT) within −0.5<y<0 and 0.4<pT<2.0 GeV/c. In the most central 0%–5% collisions, a proton cumulant ratio is measured to be C4/C2=−0.85±0.09 (stat)±0.82 (syst), which is 2σ below the Poisson baseline with respect to both the statistical and systematic uncertainties. The hadronic transport UrQMD model reproduces our C4/C2 in the measured acceptance. Compared to higher energy results and the transport model calculations, the suppression in C4/C2 is consistent with fluctuations driven by baryon number conservation and indicates an energy regime dominated by hadronic interactions. These data imply that the QCD critical region, if created in heavy-ion collisions, could only exist at energies higher than 3 GeV.
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed

Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis from DXA Scan and Retinal Images Using Deep Learning - Al-Absi, Hamada R. H.; Islam, Mohammad Tariqul; Refaee, Mahmoud Ahmed; Chowdhury, Muhammad E. H.; Alam, Tanvir (Sensors, 2022)
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death worldwide. People affected by CVDs may go undiagnosed until the occurrence of a serious heart failure event such as stroke, heart attack, and myocardial infraction. In Qatar, there is a lack of studies focusing on CVD diagnosis based on non-invasive methods such as retinal image or dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). In this study, we aimed at diagnosing CVD using a novel approach integrating information from retinal images and DXA data. We considered an adult Qatari cohort of 500 participants from Qatar Biobank (QBB) with an equal number of participants from the CVD and the control groups. We designed a case-control study with a novel multi-modal (combining data from multiple modalities—DXA and retinal images)—to propose a deep learning (DL)-based technique to distinguish the CVD group from the control group. Uni-modal models based on retinal images and DXA data achieved 75.6% and 77.4% accuracy, respectively. The multi-modal model showed an improved accuracy of 78.3% in classifying CVD group and the control group. We used gradient class activation map (GradCAM) to highlight the areas of interest in the retinal images that influenced the decisions of the proposed DL model most. It was observed that the model focused mostly on the centre of the retinal images where signs of CVD such as hemorrhages were present. This indicates that our model can identify and make use of certain prognosis markers for hypertension and ischemic heart disease. From DXA data, we found higher values for bone mineral density, fat content, muscle mass and bone area across majority of the body parts in CVD group compared to the control group indicating better bone health in the Qatari CVD cohort. This seminal method based on DXA scans and retinal images demonstrate major potentials for the early detection of CVD in a fast and relatively non-invasive manner.
Keywords: DXA; Qatar Biobank (QBB); cardiovascular diseases; deep learning; dept.csc; machine learning; peer-reviewed; retina

Plant growth promotion by rhizosphere dwelling microbes - Lewis Roberts, Elizabeth (Rhizosphere Engineering, 2022)
This work summarizes the roles of various plant promoting (PGP) microorganism on several types of plant hosts. In particular, rhizosphere dwelling bacteria and fungi that increase plant growth, protect plants from pathogens, and increase tolerance to abiotic stresses are presented. These traits are due, in part, to the production of enzymes, hormones, and a plethora a various metabolites produced by rhizosphere microorganisms that directly or indirectly benefit the plants. The impact of selective grazing by bacterivorous protozoa on plant growth promotion is also examined. In addition to reviewing research from other investigators, this paper introduces a recently isolated Pseudomonad bacterium that has demonstrated growth promotion and protection of heirloom tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) in the face of both abiotic and biotic stresses. Our findings indicate that the novel Pseudomonas koreensis strain could serve as an agricultural inoculant to induce plant growth and protection. The potential to create effective bioinoculum using rhizosphere microorganisms is discussed.
Keywords: Plant growth promoting Rhizobacteria; Plant growth promoting fungi; Protozoa; dept.bio

Combining MRI and cognitive evaluation to classify concussion in university athletes - Ly, Monica T.; Scarneo-Miller, Samantha E.; Lepley, Adam S.; Coleman, Kelly; Hirschhorn, Rebecca; Yeargin, Susan; Casa, Douglas J.; Chen, Chi-Ming (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2022)
Current methods of concussion assessment lack the objectivity and reliability to detect neurological injury. This multi-site study uses combinations of neuroimaging (diffusion tensor imaging and resting state functional MRI) and cognitive measures to train algorithms to detect the presence of concussion in university athletes. Athletes (29 concussed, 48 controls) completed symptom reports, brief cognitive evaluation, and MRI within 72 h of injury. Hierarchical linear regression compared groups on cognitive and neuroimaging measures while controlling for sex and data collection site. Logistic regression and support vector machine models were trained using cognitive and neuroimaging measures and evaluated for overall accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity. Concussed athletes reported greater symptoms than controls (∆R2 = 0.32, p < .001), and performed worse on tests of concentration (∆R2 = 0.07, p < .05) and delayed memory (∆R2 = 0.17, p < .001). Concussed athletes showed lower functional connectivity within the frontoparietal and primary visual networks (p < .05), but did not differ on mean diffusivity and fractional anisotropy. Of the cognitive measures, classifiers trained using delayed memory yielded the best performance with overall accuracy of 71%, though sensitivity was poor at 46%. Of the neuroimaging measures, classifiers trained using mean diffusivity yielded similar accuracy. Combining cognitive measures with mean diffusivity increased overall accuracy to 74% and sensitivity to 64%, comparable to the sensitivity of symptom report. Trained algorithms incorporating both MRI and cognitive performance variables can reliably detect common neurobiological sequelae of acute concussion. The integration of multi-modal data can serve as an objective, reliable tool in the assessment and diagnosis of concussion.
Keywords: Classification; Concussion; Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI); Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI); Resting state functional MRI; dept.hms; peer-reviewed

Convolutional Neural Network for Binary Classification of Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma and Oncocytoma - Cheng, Andrew; Icaza, Michael; Judd, Nicholas; Smith, Jason; Mukherjee, Sushmita; Jain, Manu; Wu, Binlin (Frontiers in Optics, 2021)
Multiphoton microscopy images of chromophobe renal cell carcinoma and renal oncocytoma were classified using a convolutional neural network inspired by techniques in recent architectures and yielded over 70% accuracy.
Keywords: dept.phy

Climate change adaptation, gender, and mainstreaming: the role of gender in Fiji's relocation initiative - Bertana, Amanda; Blanton, Natalie (Climate and Development, 2022)
Climate change has elucidated already existing gender inequalities associated with unequal access to resources, decision-making processes, and higher exposure to environmental shocks and stressors. Growing acknowledgment of the gender-differentiated implications of climate change in recent years has placed gender equality as a focal point in international discourses on climate change adaptation. The policy perspective of gender equality is universalized, but how it transcribes in local climate change adaptation projects remains elusive. Using the relocation of Vunidogoloa, Fiji, this article explores the tension and compatibility between the way gender equality is discussed and how it is implemented in climate change adaptation projects.
Keywords: Climate change; Fiji; adaptation; dept.soc; gender equality; gender mainstreaming; peer-reviewed; relocation; sea level rise

Visual Culture Art Education to Cultivate Critical Racial Consciousness - Bode, Patty (Art Education, 2022)
Keywords: dept.art; peer-reviewed

The ins and outs of posttraumatic growth in children and adolescents: A systematic review of factors that matter - Ferris, Cheyenne; O'Brien, Kyle (Journal of Traumatic Stress, 2022)
Posttraumatic growth (PTG) refers to a positive psychological change that occurs following a seismic and highly challenging life circumstance. An individual who experiences PTG reports posttrauma development that surpasses their baseline level of pretrauma function in various domains. The present systematic review of the current literature aimed to explore factors related to the development of PTG in children and adolescents exposed to trauma. Included studies investigated a range of factors that impact PTG development in youth from five countries: the United States, Israel, China, Japan, and Norway. Studies addressed multiple types of traumatic experiences, including medical trauma, war- and terror-related trauma, and environmental trauma. Findings suggested that factors that impact the development of PTG include the presence of posttraumatic stress symptoms, specifically intrusiveness, and cognitive factors, such as the use of positive reappraisal and deliberate rumination. Many factors demonstrated inconsistencies across studies, such as the impact of age, gender, social support, and parent factors. The findings from this systematic research study encourage the notion that certain clinical intervention strategies, such as deliberate rumination, positive reappraisal coping strategies, and trauma-informed group therapy, may facilitate growth in trauma survivors. Future research should test if these intervention strategies directly impact growth and whether there is an evidence-based form of intervention that can assist clinicians in taking a growth- and strengths-based perspective after trauma.
Keywords: dept.swk; peer-reviewed

Beyond maladaptation: structural barriers to successful adaptation - Bertana, Amanda; Clark, Brett; Benney, Tabitha M.; Quackenbush, Cameron (Environmental Sociology, 2022)
Around the world adaptation projects are being implemented, with the hope of essentially climate proofing communities. While there is an abundance of failed adaptation schemes in developing and developed countries alike, there has been little scholarship on this problem. Through interviews with twenty-two climate change adaptation practitioners, we identify four structural challenges that contribute to maladaptation: the focus on technological fixes versus holistic approaches; the difficultly of distinguishing between adaptation and development; the problem of quantifying non-quantifiable variables; and the existence of competing problems given that failure to mainstream climate change adaptation. Addressing these maladaptation dynamics is necessary to enhance successful adaptation processes.
Keywords: SCSU Faculty Scholar Award; award_winner; climate change; climate change adaptation; dept.soc; development; maladaptation; peer-reviewed; policy

Differential measurements of jet substructure and partonic energy loss in Au + Au collisions at √ s N N = 200 GeV - STAR Collaboration (Physical Review C, 2022)
The STAR collaboration presents jet substructure measurements related to both the momentum fraction and the opening angle within jets in p+p and Au+Au collisions at √sNN =200GeV. The substructure observables include SoftDrop groomed momentum fraction (zg), groomed jet radius (Rg), and subjet momentum fraction (zSJ) and opening angle (θSJ). The latter observable is introduced for the first time. Fully corrected subjet measurements are presented for p+p collisions and are compared to leading-order Monte Carlo models. The subjet θSJ distributions reflect the jets leading opening angle and are utilized as a proxy for the resolution scale of the medium in Au+Au collisions. We compare data from Au+Au collisions to those from p+p which are embedded in minimum-bias Au+Au events in order to include the effects of detector smearing and the heavy-ion collision underlying event. The subjet observables are shown to be more robust to the background than zg and Rg. We observe no significant modifications of the subjet observables within the two highest-energy, back-to-back jets, resulting in a distribution of opening angles and the splittings that are vacuumlike. We also report measurements of the differential dijet momentum imbalance (AJ) for jets of varying θSJ. We find no qualitative differences in energy loss signatures for varying angular scales in the range 0.1< θSJ<0.3, leading to the possible interpretation that energy loss in this population of high-momentum dijet pairs, is due to soft medium-induced gluon radiation from a single color charge as it traverses the medium.
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed

New England Town Meeting and the Cultivation of Deliberative Play - Townsend, Rebecca M.; Milburn, Trudy (American Behavioral Scientist, 2022)
Participants of New England town meeting must follow protocols to participate in this direct democratic process. Over the past 200 years, the protocols have been enacted and adapted by participants in small towns across the region. Within annual meetings, one can find small breaches that could be interpreted as playful acts. In this paper, we use the comic frame as a theoretical lens to interpret instances of such play within the rhetorical deliberation of one New England town meeting. We analyze two instances where speakers playfully use recognized parts of town meeting to achieve their rhetorical ends. We conclude with a discussion of the way play can help accomplish identification in public discourse.
Keywords: dept.aa; peer-reviewed

Tools for Healthy Living: Lessons Learned About Program Efficacy, Youth Knowledge, and Youth Engagement - Gray, Sharon; Cushman, Jennifer; Kelly, Miriah; Gaudio, Mary Margaret; Gubbins, E. Jean (The Journal of Extension, 2022)
Keywords: dept.egm; peer-reviewed

Teaching Children with Autism to Create Multi-symbol Messages on Augmentative Alternative Communication Applications During Play - Gevarter, Cindy; Najar, Adriana Medina; Siciliano, Mariah (Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 2022)
Research involving the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) applications on mobile technology devices for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) needs to expand beyond teaching simple requesting skills. Children’s abilities to create multi-symbol AAC messages is one skill that can be further explored.
Keywords: Augmentative alternative communication; Autism; Multi-symbol messages; Naturalistic intervention; dept.cmd; peer-reviewed

Cognitive-Affective Styles of Biden and Trump Supporters: An Automated Text Analysis Study - Abe, Jo Ann A. (Social Psychological and Personality Science, 2022)
Are conservatives more simple-minded and happier than liberals? To revisit this question, 1,518 demographically diverse participants (52% females) were recruited from an online participant-sourcing platform and asked to write a narrative about the upcoming 2020 U.S. Presidential Election as well as complete self and candidates’ ratings of personality. The narratives were analyzed using three well-validated text analysis programs. As expected, extremely enthusiastic Trump supporters used less cognitively complex and more confident language than both their less enthusiastic counterparts and Biden supporters. Trump supporters also used more positive affective language than Biden supporters. More simplistic and categorical modes of thinking as well as positive emotional tone were also associated with positive perceptions of Trump’s, but not Biden’s personality. Dialectical complexity and positive emotional tone accounted for significant unique variance in predicting appraisals of Trump’s trustworthiness/integrity even after controlling for demographic variables, self-ratings of conscientiousness and openness, and political affiliation.
Keywords: AutoIC; FFM; LIWC; cognitive-affective styles; dept.psy; peer-reviewed; political preferences

Visible resonance Raman spectroscopic ex vivo studies of mouse brain and organs - Pei, Zhe; Wu, Binlin; Shi, Lingyan; Zhang, Lin; Boydston-White, Susie; Liu, Cheng-Hui; Alfano, Robert R. (Optical Biopsy XX: Toward Real-Time Spectroscopic Imaging and Diagnosis, 2022)
The unique advantage of visible resonance Raman (VRR) spectroscopy using 532 nm excitation wavelength for biological samples is the resonance enhancement of vibrational modes of chemical bonds from cells and tissues. The aim of this study is specifically to reveal the VRR characteristic spectra of different organs in mice, find the molecular alterations in the development of white matter and gray matter of mouse embryos at different ages and study the VRR spectral information of the mouse embryo head using VRR technology.
Keywords: dept.phy

Improving Psychological and Emotional Well-Being of the First-Year College Students - Robinson, Dyan; Yavuz, Olcay (FIRE: Futuristic Implementations of Research in Education, 2021)
Almost half of the students who begin college are not retained at the institution in which they began. The purpose of this research was to explore the perceptions of first-year college students to improve their psychological and emotional well-being.  This quantitative study utilized the College Student Mentoring Scale that includes two interrelated constructs which are, Psychological and Emotional Support and The Existence of a Role Model. The research found that multiple factors impact first-year students' perceptions of their psychological and emotional well-being. Additional findings indicated that response levels were highest for The Existence of a Role Model.  It is the intention that this study will add to the somewhat limited research on improving the psychological and emotional well-being of first-year college students in higher education. Also, it will assist in future policies and practices by providing a foundation of the components that influence first-year student success through improving the effectiveness of peer mentoring programs.
Keywords: dept.com; dept.edl; dept.fye; first-year college students; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Bidirectional reservoir networks trained using SVM$$+$$privileged information for manufacturing process modeling - Rodan, Ali; Sheta, Alaa F.; Faris, Hossam (Soft Computing, 2017)
In the last decade, a wide range of machine learning approaches were proposed and experimented to model highly nonlinear manufacturing processes. However, improving the performance of such models is challenging due to the complexity and high dimensionality of the manufacturing processes in general. In this paper, we propose bidirectional echo state reservoir networks (Bi-ESNs) trained using support vector machine privileged information method (SVM$$+$$) to model a winding machine process. The proposed model will be applied, tested and compared to reported models in the literature such as classical ESN with linear regression, ESN with a linear SVM readout, genetic programming, feedfoward neural network with backpropagation, radial basis function network, adaptive neural fuzzy inference system and local linear wavelet neural network. The developed results show that Bi-ESNs trained with SVM$$+$$are promising. It was able to provide better generalization performance compared to other models.
Keywords: Engineering process; Privileged information; Recurrent neural network; Reservoir computing; Support vector machines; Winding machines; dept.csc; peer-reviewed

'How could I choose my health insurance plan?' Determinants of employer-sponsored health insurance plan selection: application of machine learning technique - Zhang, Yi; Yu, Jia (International Journal of Economics and Business Research, 2022)
Selecting the appropriate, reasonable, and affordable health insurance plan becomes a very important question to solve for both employers and employees. Our research tries to locate the factors determining private sector health insurance plan enrolment decision, and also provides a guideline to both private companies and employees on health insurance plan selection strategies. By using Kaiser Family Foundation Annual Employer Health Benefits Survey (KFF EHBS) data, we apply random decision forest machine learning methodology to study the determinants of employees' health insurance selection, as well as to compare the prediction accuracy among different methodologies. The results indicate: 1) the employees at large firms and the firms with higher eligible rate would tend to choose PPO plan; 2) employees who need family coverage would have different choices comparing employees who seek for single coverage only; 3) employer's contribution and annual total contribution to the health insurance plan are the most important determinants on employees' insurance selection. The conclusion also can provide some suggestions to insurance companies on health insurance package design for different types of employers and employees.
Keywords: HDP; PPO; dept.eco; health insurance; high-deductible health plan; logit regression; machine learning; peer-reviewed; random decision forest

Vulnerability to Ideologically-Motivated Violence Among Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder - Woodbury-Smith, Marc R.; Loftin, Rachel; Westphal, Alexander; Volkmar, Fred R. (Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022)
People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are represented among those who espouse extremist thought and have committed violent acts associated with their beliefs. Media often highlight a perpetrator's psychiatric diagnosis following acts of mass violence, which in some instances has included ASD. ASD may itself not provide useful information for understanding motivations. Instead, understanding specific traits and neuropsychological and other vulnerabilities may offer an opportunity to make sense of these very complex events.
Keywords: dept.sed; peer-reviewed

The Open Covenant: Social Change in Contemporary Society - Doob, Christopher Bates (Praeger, 1987)
Keywords: Elite (Social sciences); Social conditions; United States; Social change; United States; United States; Social movements; dept.soc; faculty_collection

Racism: An American Cauldron - Doob, Christopher Bates (Longman, 1999)
Keywords: Race relations; Racism; United States; United States; dept.soc; faculty_collection

Sociology: An Introduction - Doob, Christopher Bates (Harcourt Press, 1997)
Keywords: Sociology; dept.soc; faculty_collection

The Anatomy of Competition in Sports: The Struggle for Success in Major US Professional Leagues - Doob, Christopher Bates (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015)
Keywords: Professional sports; Psychology; Competition (Psychology); Success; United States; Athletes; dept.soc; faculty_collection

Great Expectations: The Sociology of Survival and Success in Organized Team Sports - Doob, Christopher B. (Routledge, 2018)
Keywords: dept.soc

Poverty, Racism, & Sexism: The Reality of Oppression in America - Doob, Christopher Bates (Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021)
"Exploring the structural causes and consequences of inequalities based on a person's race, class, and gender, Poverty, Racism & Sexism: The Reality of Oppression in America concentrates on this formidable set of disadvantages, demonstrating how Americans are adversely affected by just one or a combination of three social factors. Grounded in sociological thought, the text highlights unfolding stories about major social inequalities and relentless campaigns for people's rights. Weaving together such concepts as individualism, social reproduction, social class, and intersectionality, the book provides a framework for readers to understand the vast injustices these groups encounter, where and why they originated, and why they continue to endure. Poverty, Racism & Sexism is a compact, versatile volume which will prove an invaluable resource for those studying social inequality, social problems, social stratification, contemporary American society, social change, urban sociology, and poverty and inequality"--
Keywords: Equality; Race relations; United States; Poverty; United States; Racism; United States; Sexism; United States; United States; dept.soc; faculty_collection

Modeling Follow-Unfollow Mechanism in Social Networks with Evolutionary Game - Chen, Jundong; Hossain, Md Shafaeat; Serwadda, Abdul; Han, Fei (2021 IEEE International Conference on Agents (ICA), 2021)
In online social networks (OSN), followers count is a sign of the social influence of an account. Some users expect to increase the followers count by following more accounts. However, in reality more followings do not generate more followers. In this paper, we propose a two player follow-unfollow game model and then introduce a factor for promoting cooperation. Based on the two player follow-unfollow game, we create an evolutionary follow-unfollow game with more players to simulate a miniature social network. We design an algorithm and conduct the simulation. From the simulation, we find that our algorithm for the evolutionary follow-unfollow game is able to converge and produce a stable network. Results obtained with different values of the cooperation promotion factor show that the promotion factor increases the total connections in the network especially through increasing the number of the follow follow connections.
Keywords: Conferences; Correlation; Games; Social networking (online); dept.csc; evolutionary game; follow unfollow mechanism; social network

How to Paint a Gray Wolf - Sonnenschein, Dana (Weber: The Contemporary West)
Keywords: dept.eng

Miki Gets Dressed Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Babin, Stephanie (Twirl, 2021)
Keywords: dept.lib

Sharing: A Pull-the-Tab Book Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Henand, Alice Le (Twirl, 2021)
Keywords: dept.lib

Pull and Play: Pacifier Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Henand, Alice Le (Twirl, 2021)
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SURPRISE! Slide and Play Shapes Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Fouquier, Elsa (Twirl, 2021)
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Animal Friends 1 2 3 Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Loupy, Christopher (Twirl, 2021)
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Ultimate Spotlight: Rain Forest Animals Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Laboucarie, Sandra (Twirl, 2021)
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The Pop-Up Guide: Space Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Dussaussois, Sophie (Twirl, 2021)
Keywords: dept.lib

Little Bug on the Move Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Babin, Stéphanie (Twirl, 2021)
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Matching Game Book: Bugs and Other Little Critters Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Babin, Stéphanie (Twirl, 2021)
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Do You Know?: Dinosaurs and the Prehistoric World Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Hedelin, Pascale (Twirl, 2021)
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Do You Know?: Oceans and Marine Life Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Babin, Stéphanie (Twirl, 2021)
Keywords: dept.lib

Ultimate Spotlight: Polar Animals Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Laboucarie, Sandra (Twirl, 2021)
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Mr. Lion's New Hair! Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Teckentrup, Britta (Twirl, 2021)
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Magnetology: Animals Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Poulain, Maud (Twirl, 2021)
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The Pop-Up Guide: Vehicles Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Poulain, Maud (Twirl, 2021)
Keywords: dept.lib

This Book Can Do Anything Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Mory, Tristan (Twirl, 2021)
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Pull and Play Books: Let's Be Safe Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Henand, Alice Le (Twirl, 2021)
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Do You Know?: Vehicles and Transportation Translation by Wendeline Hardenberg - Hardenberg, Wendeline A. (Twirl, 2021)
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Do You Know?: Space and Sky Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Hardenberg, Wendeline A. (Twirl, 2021)
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Ultimate Spotlight: Volcanoes Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Laboucarie, Sandra (Twirl, 2022)
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Crack-Crack! Who Is That? Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Mory, Tristan (Twirl, 2022)
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Do You Know?: Earth and Nature Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Benoist, Cécile (Twirl, 2022)
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Do You Know?: Animals of Land, Sea, and Air Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Babin, Stéphanie (Twirl, 2022)
Keywords: dept.lib

The Ultimate Book of Water Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Baumann, Anne-Sophie (Twirl, 2022)
Keywords: dept.lib

What About: Science Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Fichou, Bertrand (Twirl, 2022)
Keywords: dept.lib

The Pop-Up Guide: Natural Wonders Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Laboucarie, Sandra (Twirl, 2022)
Keywords: dept.lib

The Bookshop of Forgotten Dreams: A page-turning opposites attract romantic comedy! Translated By Wendeline Hardenberg - Blaine, Emily (One More Chapter, 2021)
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From La Folie Elisa By Gwenaëlle Aubry Translated by Wendeline A. Hardenberg - Aubry, Gwenaëlle (Columbia Journal, 2021)
From La Folie Elisa By Gwenaëlle Aubry Translated by Wendeline A. Hardenberg
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“The Master of Scents” * Fiction * By Vincent Ravalec * Translated by Wendeline A. Hardenberg - Ravalec, Vincent (Aromatica Poetica, 2022)
He was the Master of Scents. He ruled over them, classified them, harnessed them, recombined them, invented them, and above all took care of their dis...
Keywords: dept.lib

Lady Macbeth, her book - Sonnenschein, Dana (Embark: A Literary Journal for Novelists, 2022)
A.D. 1034 The king and queen took hawks out that day, and their retinue trailed along hills and swales, watching as Duncan and then Suthen lifted gauntleted arms and opened their fists. The hunting…
Keywords: dept.eng; ⛔ No DOI found

Salted roads lead to oedema and reduced locomotor function in amphibian populations - Brady, S.P.; Goedert, D.; Frymus, L.E.; Zamora-Camacho, F.J.; Smith, P.C.; Zeiss, C.J.; Comas, M.; Abbott, T.A.; Basu, S.P.; DeAndressi, J.C.; Forgione, M.E.; Maloney, M.J.; et al. (Freshwater Biology, 2022)
Human activities have caused massive losses of natural populations across the globe. Like many groups, amphibians have experienced substantial declines worldwide, driven by environmental changes such as habitat conversion, pollution, and disease emergence. Each of these drivers is often found in close association with the presence of roads. Here we report a novel consequence of roads affecting an amphibian native to much of North America, the wood frog (Rana sylvatica). Across 38 populations distributed from southern to central New England, we found that adult wood frogs living adjacent to roads had higher incidence and severity of oedema (indicated by obvious bloating caused by subcutaneous fluid accumulation) during the breeding season than frogs living away from the influence of roads. This effect was best explained by increased conductivity of breeding ponds, probably caused by runoff pollution from road salt used for de-icing. Oedema severity was negatively correlated with locomotor performance in more northerly populations. Interestingly, northern populations experience more intense winters, which tends to result in more de-icing salt runoff and increased energetic demands associated with overwintering cryoprotection needs. Thus, this emerging consequence of roads appears to impose potential fitness costs associated with locomotion, and these effects might be most impactful on populations living in regions where de-icing is most intense. Together, our findings reveal a novel set of impacts of roads and runoff pollution on wood frog physiology and performance, which seem likely to contribute to population decline. Given the global prevalence of roads and increasing salinisation of freshwater habitats, oedema and related impacts could be widespread consequences faced by amphibian populations across much of the planet's temperate zones. © 2022 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Keywords: amphibian; bloating; dept.bio; freshwater salinisation; peer-reviewed; performance; physiology; pollution; road salt runoff; winter de-icing

High school mathematics teachers’ discernment of invariant properties in a dynamic geometry environment - Nagar, G.G.; Hegedus, S.; Orrill, C.H. (Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2022)
Variance and invariance are two powerful mathematical ideas to support geometrical and spatial thinking, yet there is limited research about teachers’ knowledge of variance and invariance. In this paper, we examined how high school teachers deal with the task of looking for invariant properties in a dynamic geometry environment (DGE) setting. Specifically, we investigated if they even attend to invariant properties; what invariant properties they discern and discuss; and how DGE can support such discernment. Our analysis found that teachers tend to discern and discuss invariant properties mainly when they were probed to consider invariance. We also found four categories of invariant properties that seem to be important for a robust and rich understanding of geometric objects in the context of invariance and DGE. The use of DGE allowed teachers to see and interact with invariant properties, thus suggesting that accessing geometry dynamically may have structural affordances especially when exploring invariance. Teachers were able to enact different DGE movements to discern and discuss invariant properties, as well as to reason with and about them. We also saw that teachers’ backgrounds and past experiences can play an important role in their descriptions of invariant properties. Possible future research directions and implications to teacher education are discussed. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V.
Keywords: Digital technologies; Discernment of invariant properties; Dynamic geometry environment; Geometric reasoning; Geometrical and spatial perception; Variance and invariance; dept.edu; peer-reviewed

Probing the Gluonic Structure of the Deuteron with J/ψ Photoproduction in d+Au Ultraperipheral Collisions - STAR Collaboration (Physical Review Letters, 2022)
Understanding gluon density distributions and how they are modified in nuclei are among the most important goals in nuclear physics. In recent years, diffractive vector meson production measured in ultraperipheral collisions (UPCs) at heavy-ion colliders has provided a new tool for probing the gluon density. In this Letter, we report the first measurement of J/ψ photoproduction off the deuteron in UPCs at the center-of-mass energy sNN=200 GeV in d+Au collisions. The differential cross section as a function of momentum transfer -t is measured. In addition, data with a neutron tagged in the deuteron-going zero-degree calorimeter is investigated for the first time, which is found to be consistent with the expectation of incoherent diffractive scattering at low momentum transfer. Theoretical predictions based on the color glass condensate saturation model and the leading twist approximation nuclear shadowing model are compared with the data quantitatively. A better agreement with the saturation model has been observed. With the current measurement, the results are found to be directly sensitive to the gluon density distribution of the deuteron and the deuteron breakup process, which provides insights into the nuclear gluonic structure. © 2022 American Physical Society.
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed

The Solar Neighborhood. XLIX. New Discoveries and Orbits of M-dwarf Multiples with Speckle Interferometry at SOAR - Vrijmoet, E.H.; Tokovinin, A.; Henry, T.J.; Winters, J.G.; Horch, E.; Jao, W.-C. (Astronomical Journal, 2022)
We present the first results of a multiyear program to map the orbits of M-dwarf multiples within 25 pc. The observations were conducted primarily during 2019-2020 using speckle interferometry at the Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope in Chile, using the High-Resolution Camera mounted on the adaptive optics module (HRCam+SAM). The sample of nearby M dwarfs is drawn from three sources: multiples from the RECONS long-term astrometric monitoring program at the SMARTS 0.9 m; known multiples, for which these new observations will enable or improve orbit fits; and candidate multiples flagged by their astrometric fits in Gaia Data Release 2 (DR2). We surveyed 333 of our 338 M dwarfs via 830 speckle observations, detecting companions for 63% of the stars. Most notably, this includes new companions for 76% of the subset selected from Gaia DR2. In all, we report the first direct detections of 97 new stellar companions to the observed M dwarfs. Here we present the properties of those detections, the limits of each nondetection, and five orbits with periods 0.67-29 yr already observed as part of this program. Companions detected have projected separations of 0.″024-2.″0 (0.25-66 au) from their primaries and have ΔI ≲ 5.0 mag. This multiyear campaign will ultimately map complete orbits for nearby M dwarfs with periods up to 3 yr, and provide key epochs to stretch orbital determinations for binaries to 30 yr. © 2022. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed

The many sizes and characters of the Blue Economy - Graziano, M.; Alexander, K.A.; McGrane, S.J.; Allan, G.J.; Lema, E. (Ecological Economics, 2022)
This article analyses the economic size and resilience of five established definitions of the Blue Economy across two geographical locations: Scotland (UK) and Michigan (USA). The article analyses sector-level employment, labor productivity and Gross Value Added (GVA) data, and uses graphical representations to highlight the differences in conceptualizing the Blue Economy in ways that affect its weight and contribution to regional economies. Further, it analyses how each definition has fared in the post-2007/2011 crisis, assessing their resilience. This novel work tackles the emerging discourse around the Blue Economy by highlighting its regional character, and by problematizing the divergent definitions of the concept. © 2022 Elsevier B.V.
Keywords: Blue Economy; Employment; Regional analysis; Wages; dept.mgt; peer-reviewed

Zoom gesture analysis for age-inappropriate internet content filtering - Pulfrey, J.; Hossain, M.S. (Expert Systems with Applications, 2022)
The Internet contains large amounts of adult content. With only a few taps, or mis-taps, an under-aged user can be exposed to age-inappropriate content. Currently, this can be avoided by creating age-restricted profiles or restricting users to child-friendly applications (apps). However, these existing measures are time-consuming, laborious, and require a higher level of technical literacy than many parents can afford. We believe a better solution is to use a browser or an app that automatically detects the user's age then applies any appropriate content filters. For such a browser/app to be developed, we must learn that age estimation can indeed be performed with an acceptable rate of error. To that end, we created an Android app that collects biometric touchscreen data from elementary school, middle school, high school, and university students. Touch samples were collected from participants aged 5 to 61 on both smartphones and tablets. We focused exclusively on zoom-in and zoom-out touchscreen data samples. We made this decision because we found the zoom gesture to be rich with data and highly used among the most popular applications. Furthermore, we identify a niche within the current research landscape: no other machine learning experiments have leveraged the benefits of the zoom gesture for age estimation. We collected a total of 41,911 zoom data samples. From each zoom sample, 90 features were extracted. Those features were then used to train and test on six regressors and six classifiers to build a method that can accurately estimate the user's age from their touchscreen behavior. The regressors performed with the best mean absolute errors (MAEs) of 2.27 and 2.54 years for smartphones and tablets, respectively. The classifiers performed with the best accuracies of 90% and 91% for smartphones and tablets, respectively. Given these results, it is our belief that not only is touch-based age estimation viable, but developing a child-safe browser or a parental control app with this underlying technology is a worthwhile endeavor. © 2022 Elsevier Ltd
Keywords: Age estimation; Child safety; Smartphone; Touch gesture; Zoom gesture; dept.csc; peer-reviewed

Solution thermochemistry of Cuo and entropy of the aqueous cupric ion - Abajian, P.G.; Wulff, C.A. (Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 1969)
The heats of reaction of CuO-Cu(OH)2-H2O samples with aqueous HClO4 have been obtained as a function of concentration. Extrapolated to the normal standard state, the values are ΔH°298 = -15.00 and -15.37 kcal. per mole for CuO and Cu(OH)2, respectively. These data are consistent with thermochemical paths based on data in the literature. The entropy of Cu2+(aq) has been determined as -21.5 ± 1.5 cal. per mole 0 K. No evidence was obtained for stable “hydrates” of CuO in the H2O/CuO range 0 to 1.25. © 1969, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
Keywords: dept.che

Effects of temperature acclimation on electrical properties of earthworm giant axons - Dierolf, B.M.; McDonald, H.S. (Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Physiologie, 1969)
1. The effects of temperature acclimation on electrical properties of earthworm axons (Lumbricus terrestris) were studied using intracellular stimulating and recording techniques. 2. Cold acclimation, compared to warm acclimation, was associated with decreased action potential duration and cable input resistance and increased maximum rate of rise and decline of the action potential and increased excitation threshold. In each case the direction of change occurring during acclimation to 5° C was opposite to that occurring immediately after cooling to 5° C, i.e., the acclimation changes were compensatory. 3. The significance of these changes is discussed with regard to their influence on over-all nerve function after thermal acclimation. © 1969 Springer-Verlag.
Keywords: dept.bio

Nickel(II)-2,2′-Bipyridylamine System. I. Synthesis and Stereochemistry of the Complexes - Hurley, T.J.; Robinson, M.A. (Inorganic Chemistry, 1968)
The reaction of 2,2′-bipyridylamine (abbreviated BPAH) with divalent nickel salts results in the formation of several products, the type of which depends on the metal:ligand ratio and the coordinating ability of the associated anion. Thus, tetrahedral [Ni(BPAH)Cl2] and octahedral [Ni(BPAH)3] (ClO4)2 and [Ni(BPAH)2Cl2] have been isolated and characterized. In these complexes, dipyridylamine coordinates in a bidentate manner through the two pyridine nitrogens. Deprotonation of the amine at ambient temperature in butanol results in the conversion of the paramagnetic [Ni(BPAH)2Cl2] species into a six-coordinate polymeric material of the general formula Ni(BPA)2 where the deprotonated bipyridylamine moiety (ab¬breviated BPA) is coordinating in a tridentate manner with the amine nitrogen acting as a bridge. This polymer is cleaved quite readily by the action of water, pyridine, and, presumably, other complexing solvents. Deprotonation of [Ni(BPAH)-Cl2] at high temperatures in naphthalene or reaction of the deprotonated polymer with nickel(II) chloride, also at high temperatures, yields a red crystalline trinuclear complex of the molecular formula [Ni3(BPA)4Cl2]. Deprotonation of bis(2,2′-bipyridylamine)copper(II) chloride and bis(2,2′-bipyridylamine)palladium(II) perchlorate give the expected four-coordinate square-planar product. The deprotonated complexes of palladium, copper, and nickel are compared and corre¬lations are made between their ease of formation and the geometry and electronic arrangement of the central metal ion. © 1968, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
Keywords: dept.che

Some Human Factors Problems and Possibilities in Developing Ethiopia - Messing, S.D. (Human Factors: The Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 1968)
Both negative and positive cultural factors affect innovative efforts in developing countries. In the case of Ethiopia, negative factors include a low esteem for craftsmanship. Even where modern education is making inroads on some negative factors, as in the towns, feudalistic attitudes toward labor and the preference for unskilled labor on the assumption that it is more economical, act to continue functionally inefficient attitudes. In contrast, positive factors exist in traditions of mutual aid, now spreading from South Ethiopian cultures northward. An excellent model for mutual aid may be found in the practices of the migrant weavers' association of the Gurage and some neighboring tribes. Ethiopia provides an interesting area for the study of human factors in developing countries since it has not passed through a colonial period. Various stages of development can be traced comparatively free of outside influences. © 1968, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. All rights reserved.
Keywords: dept.ant

The reaction of transition metal ions with n-(2-thiobenzothiazole)-2-pyridinaldimine - Natoli, F.S.; Robinson, M.A. (Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry Letters, 1968)
Keywords: dept.che

A Novel Synthesis of N, N', N''-Trisubstituted Guanidines - Gavin, D.F.; Schnabel, W.J.; Kober, E.; Robinson, M.A. (Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1967)
The action of phosgene on N, N'-disubstituted ureas is described in literature as giving a variety of products depending upon the reaction conditions. However, in no instance has the formation of N, N', N''-trisubstituted guanidines been reported from the above reaction. A novel synthesis is now presented in which these aforementioned guanidines are obtained. This reaction involves the phosgenation of N, N'-dialkyl- or N-alkyl-N'-arylureas at temperatures between 110 and 120° in an inert solvent such as monochlorobenzene. In the case of symmetrically disubstituted alkylureas, the N, N', N''-trialkylguanidines in the form of their hydrochloride salts are obtained. Unsymmetrically substituted ureas upon phosgenation also give guanidines, the type of which, in terms of their substituents, is dependent upon the ability of the urea nitrogen to act as a nucleophile as well as the steric nature of the substituent itself. Thus, phosgenation of N-cyclohexyl-N'-phenylurea gives N, N'-dicyclohexyl-N''-phenylguanidine exclusively. In cases where the substituents on nitrogen atoms of the urea molecule are alike in electron-donating abilities, product distributions are obtained, as with Ncyclohexyl-N'-isopropylurea. Where one urea nitrogen is strongly deactivated, as with N-cyclohexyl-N'-trifluoroethylurea, there is no indication of guanadine formation. Different types of compounds are isolated from these reactions. A mechanism is proposed to account for these observed patterns. Copyright © 1967, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
Keywords: dept.che

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis recovered from the intestinal tract of three bats (artibeus lituratus) in Colombia, S.A. - Grose, E.; Tamsitt, J.R. (Medical Mycology, 1965)
A total of 243 bats belonging to six species were collected in the tropical zone of west central Colombia. Three individuals of Artibeus lituratus (2 males and 1 female) from Melgar, Colombia, harboured Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; cultures being taken directly from the intestinal tract. To our knowledge this is the first report of recovery of P. brasiliensis from animals. © 1965 Informa UK Ltd All rights reserved: reproduction in whole or part not permitted.
Keywords: Animal; Blastomycosis; Chiroptera; Colombia; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic; animal; animal disease; article; bat; blastomycosis; dept.bio; intestine infection

An atomic and molecular orbital models kit - Stone, A.H.; Siegelman, I. (Journal of Chemical Education, 1964)
Keywords: dept.che

Letter to the editor - Kuslan, L.I. (Journal of Chemical Education, 1962)
Keywords: dept.che

How Connecticut pediatricians view polluted air - Kane, D.N. (Connecticut Medicine, 1978)
Keywords: Air Pollution; Attitude of Health Personnel; Connecticut; Pediatrics; air pollution; dept.egm; editorial; ⛔ No DOI found

Effects of interrupted normal speech flow on post-interruption speech rates - Sansone, F.E. (IRCS Medical Science: Nervous System, 1978)
Keywords: central nervous system; dept.cmd; human cell; larynx; normal human; speech; ⛔ No DOI found

An isoperimetric inequality involving conformal mapping - Berlinghoff, W.P.; Reid, J.D. (Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society, 1977)
This paper characterizes quasi-pure projective (q.p.p.) and quasi-pure injective (q.p.i.) p-groups, and hence characterizes all such (abelian) torsion groups. A p-group is q.p.i. if and only if it is the direct sum of a divisible group and a torsion complete group. A nonreduced p-group is q.p.p. if and only if it is the direct sum of a divisible group and a bounded group; a reduced p-group is q.p.p. if and only if it is a direct sum of cyclic groups. © 1977 American Mathematical Society.
Keywords: Abelian group; Direct sum of cyclic groups; Pure exact sequence; Quasi-injective; Quasi-projective; Torsion complete; dept.mat

An interpersonal skills workshop for preparing special education teachers - Gerber, S.A.; Drezek, S. (Education and the Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1977)
The findings in this study that self reported acceptance of self and others and interpersonal skills increased following the Workshop must themselves be regarded within the limitations of a small sample, an analysis of only one leader's group participants, measurements by ratings, and a quasi experimental design. Nevertheless, human relations training appears to be a valuable component to program more systematically into teacher education. Work in developing specific training goals and procedures relevant to personal growth as related to competence in the classroom is the next step. The fact that such a short training program could affect the way student teachers feel about themselves should encourage further research and experimentation.
Keywords: dept.sed; mental deficiency; methodology; normal human; psychodrama; teacher; theoretical study; training; vocational education; ⛔ No DOI found

Corridor displays in glass cabinets - Matthews, L.D. (American Journal of Physics, 1976)
Keywords: dept.phy

Ethiopian revolution [3] - Messing, S.D. (Science, 1975)
Keywords: dept.ant

Coordination behavior of the N-hydroxyethyliminoacetate ion - Horrigan, P.; Canelli, R.A.; Kashmann, J.R.; Hoffmann, C.A.; Bauer, R.; Boston, D.R.; Bailar, J.C. (Inorganic Chemistry, 1974)
Several cobalt(III) complexes of the V-hydroxyethyliminodiacetate ion (“heida”) have been prepared. Infrared and nmr studies, as well as exchange studies with D2O, show that the ligand tends to be tridentate and that the alcoholic hydroxyl group does not coordinate. Moreover, the alcoholic group in the complex can be acetylated without destruction of the complex. However, in [Co(en)(heida)]0, the alcoholic OH loses its proton, and the ligand becomes trinegative and tetradentate. © 1974, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
Keywords: dept.che

A Second Meléndez Self-Portrait: The Artist as Still Life - Tufts, E.M. (The Art Bulletin, 1974)
Keywords: dept.art

The Dilemma of the Artist-Teacher - Orsini, N. (Art Journal, 1973)
Keywords: dept.art

Symposium on Cooperative Efforts in Information Processing. Introduction - Schlessinger, B.S. (Journal of Chemical Documentation, 1973)
Keywords: dept.ils

The Amount of Reading Material in Book Form Printed Yearly in the USSR and the USA - Vebra, G.I. (Libri, 1973)
Keywords: dept.ils

"Facilitation of Stereoscopic Depth Perception by a Relative-Size Cue in Ambiguous Disparity Stereograms": Erratum - Fineman, M.B. (Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1972)
Reports an error in the original article by Mark B. Fineman (Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1971[Oct], 90[2]], 215-221). Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 on pp. 216 and 217 were shown inverted. This mistake made it appear that Stimulus 1 was Stimulus 2, and that Stimulus 3 was Stimulus 4, and that the four stimuli were upside down. (The following abstract of this article originally appeared in record.) Proposed that the cue of relative size may facilitate depth perception in accordance with a crossed or uncrossed disparity in stereograms in which both tendencies are equally represented. A concurrent concept was that the latency associated with the perception of depth in random-dot stereograms may be due, in part, to a cue conflict between binocular disparity and relative size. 4 male and 2 female graduate students were given 8 presentations of 5 stereographic stimuli, in which disparity was ambiguous but relative size was systematically altered. Ss were tested for direction of depth preferences and response latency. Both the relative-size effects and an uncrossed disparity bias were evidenced in the data. The latter effect was attributed to binocular rivalry between dissimilar elements in the stereoscopic half-fields. It is concluded that depth cue relationships are more complex than had been suggested by simple dominance theories. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved). © 1972 American Psychological Association.
Keywords: ambiguous disparity stereograms; dept.psy; relative size cue; stereoscopic depth perception facilitation

On two level symmetrical factorial designs - Kounias, E.G.; Gulati, B.R. (Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics, 1972)
Keywords: dept.mat

Total Reflection in a Moving Medium - Porter, W.S. (American Journal of Physics, 1972)
Keywords: dept.phy

Improving the Small Hole Air Track and Table - Chonacky, N.J.; Snyder, J.W.; Matthews, L.D. (American Journal of Physics, 1971)
Keywords: dept.phy

Correction note to "on maximal (k,t)-sets" - Gulati, B.R. (Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics, 1971)
Keywords: dept.mat

A study of H-spaces via left translations - Nowlan, R.A. (Pacific Journal of Mathematics, 1971)
H-spaces are examined by studying left translations, actions and a homotopy version of left translations to be called homolations. If (F, m) is an H-space, the map s: F-→FF given by s(x) = Lx, i.e. s(x) is left translation by x, is a homomorphism if and only if m is associative. In general, s is an An-map if and only if (F, m) is an An+1 space. The action r: FF × F → F is given by r(φ, x) = φ(x). The map s respects the action only of left translations. In general, s respects the action of homolations up to higherorder homotopies. Each homolation generates a family of maps to be called a homolation family. Denoting the set of all homolation families by H∞(F), s: F -→ FF factors through F → H∞(F) and this latter map is a homotopy equivalence. © 1971 Pacific Journal of Mathematics.
Keywords: dept.mat