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“Who cares?”: Young adolescents’ perceived barriers to civic action
(2022)While civic participation is a crucial component of healthy and sustainable democracies, young adolescents may perceive or experience barriers that limit their civic action. This study draws from focus groups and surveys ... -
Uncovering the phylogeography of Schinus terebinthifolia in South Africa to guide biological control
(2022)Schinus terebinthifolia is a problematic invasive alien plant (IAP) in South Africa that is a high priority target for biological control. Biological control has been implemented in the states of Florida and Hawaii (USA), ... -
The effects of heart rate monitoring on ratings of perceived exertion and attention allocation in individuals of varying fitness levels
(2021)There has been a rapid increase in the use of wearable technology-based physical activity trackers. Most of these physical activity trackers include tracking and displaying the individual's heart rate (HR). There is little ... -
Effects of moderate sleep restriction during 8-week calorie restriction on lipoprotein particles and glucose metabolism
(2020)Study Objectives: This study examined how glucose, glucose regulatory hormones, insulin sensitivity, and lipoprotein subclass particle concentrations and sizes change with sleep restriction during weight loss elicited by ... -
Changes in environmental worldviews among Chinese urban residents during economic growth and accelerating polluting in the 2000s
(2021)During the first decade of the 2000s, China experienced tremendous growth in the economy and environmental degradation. This study examines whether there has been a subsequent increase in pro-environmental worldviews among ... -
Neural decoding reveals concurrent phonemic and subphonemic representations of speech across tasks
(2021)Robust and efficient speech perception relies on the interpretation of acoustically variable phoneme realizations, yet prior neuroimaging studies are inconclusive regarding the degree to which subphonemic detail is maintained ... -
When loss hurts: Psychobiological basis of frustration
(2021)Frustration or psychological pain refers to a negative emotional experience derived from unexpected incentive loss. The scientific study of frustration with non-human animals is abundant and consistent, whereas human ... -
Session rating of perceived exertion (sRPE) load and training impulse are strongly correlated to GPS-derived measures of external load in NCAA Division I women's soccer athletes
(2021)PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether session rating of perceived exertion-derived training load (sRPE-TL) correlates with GPS-derived measures of external load in National Collegiate Athletics ... -
Progression of self-perceived speech and swallowing impairment in early stage Parkinson's disease: Longitudinal analysis of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale
(2022)PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the presence and progression of self-perceived speech and swallowing impairments in newly diagnosed people with Parkinson's disease (PD) longitudinally across 6 years. ... -
The influence of sonographer experience on skeletal muscle image acquisition and analysis
(2021)The amount of experience with ultrasonography may influence measurement outcomes while images are acquired or analyzed. The purpose of this study was to identify the interrater reliability of ultrasound image acquisition ... -
North Korea's trade and the integration of Northeast Asia
(2021)In addition to being one of the most isolated countries in the world, North Korea has been the target of sanctions and trade restrictions in recent years. This paper examines the trade patterns of North Korea with its 19 ... -
Land subsidence in the Texas Coastal Bend: Locations, rates, triggers, and consequences
(2022)Land subsidence and sea level rise are well-known, ongoing problems that are negatively impacting the entire Texas coast. Although ground-based monitoring techniques using long-term global navigation satellite systems ... -
Franz Galich: pandillas, militarismo y nomadismo en Managua, Salsa City ¡Devórame otra vez!
(2021)La novela de Franz Galich refleja las aventuras de una pandilla que cohabita una Managua nocturna postliberal. ¿C¿mo son las pandillas literaturizadas? ¿De qu¿ forma la violencia callejera contin¿a la violencia b¿lica como ... -
Using the change point model (CPM) framework to identify windows for water resource management action in the lower Colorado River basin of Texas, USA
(2021)In water-stressed river basins with growing urban populations, conflicts over water resources have emerged between urban and agricultural interests, as managerial interventions occur with little warning and tend to favor ... -
HyPIR Electrolysis for a 0.25 M Epsom salt solution
(2021)Previous laboratory work using a 0.12 M Epsom salt solution showed that HyPIR Electrolysis, or Hydrogen Production by Infrared Electrolysis, can increase the rate of hydrogen production from a solution of Epsom salt dissolved ... -
Assessing early heterogeneity in doubling times of the COVID-19 epidemic across prefectures in mainland China, January–February, 2020
(2021)To describe the geographical heterogeneity of COVID-19 across prefectures in mainland China, we estimated doubling times from daily time series of the cumulative case count between 24 January and 24 February 2020. We ... -
Acoustic and genetic data can reduce uncertainty regarding populations of migratory tree-roosting bats impacted by wind energy
(2021)Wind turbine-related mortality may pose a population-level threat for migratory tree-roosting bats, such as the hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) in North America. These species are dispersed within their range, making it ... -
More than meets the (heterosexual) eye: Soldierly queerness, wartime bisexuality, and Fred zinnemann's films starring Montgomery Clift
(2021)When it comes to director Fred Zinnemann’s two films starring Montgomery Clift – 1948’s The Search and 1953’s From Here to Eternity – there is certainly much more going on at the level of intriguing subtext than typically ... -
Energy storage and installed wind capacity requirements for the substitution of fossil fuels in the electricity generation sector
(2021)The impending adverse effects of Global Climate Change encourages the substitution of fossil fuels with non-carbon sources for electricity generation. However, while fossil fuel power plants may generate electric power at ... -
Decision making in English as an Additional Language: Surprises and advantages
(2022)Do adult learners of English make different and sometimes better decisions in English than their monolingual peers and teachers? It is likely, possible, and probable. Using evidence from classroom decision making studies, ...