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Sexual minorities' uncertainty about their romantic partner's communication with their family: A test of the theory of motivated information management
(2023-01-04)The United States no longer has laws restricting marriages of sexual minority (SM) citizens; however, cultural norms enforced by everyday communication encourage SMs to present their relationships differently to friends ... -
Geochronologic connections between the Chinle Formation and Dockum Group
(2022-12-15)The Late Triassic Chinle Formation and the correlative Dockum Group span most of the southwestern United States, exposed in outcrop from Texas to Nevada. Although the Chinle Formation west of the Rocky Mountains is ... -
Classification and petrogenesis of new martian meteorite, NWA 14904
(2022-12-12)NWA 14904 is a previously unstudied and therefore unclassified meteorite. NWA 14094 is a 800g single stone meteorite, purchased by a private collector who later approached the Monnig Meteorite Lab at Texas Christian ... -
Measuring galactic chemical abundance trends in open and globular clusters using SDSS/APOGEE
(2022-12-12)Star clusters are key tracers for chemical and dynamical evolution in the Milky Way. As such, constructing and analyzing a large, comprehensive, uniform dataset of clusters can provide needed constraints for Galactic ... -
An investigation of growth and movement patterns of mid-channel bars in the Missouri River
(2022-12-12)Much is known about the formation factors of mid-channel bars, which involves accretion of unit bars, migration of bars within the channel, and docking mechanisms of these bars. However, little to no studies have been ... -
ZnO structural and optical response to bacteria and bacterial growth media environments
(2022-12-12)The number of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria is rapidly increasing and poses a great threat to global health and food security. In this regard, nano- and microscale ZnO demonstrate robust antibacterial action, ... -
Mechanical stratigraphy and fault zone deformation of the Austin chalk in ten-mile creek, Desoto, Texas
(2022-12-12)The Austin Chalk is a rhythmically bedded sequence of chalk and marl that represents carbonate deposition in the ancestral Gulf of Mexico during the Upper Cretaceous. The Austin Chalk differs from other chalk deposits due ... -
The Smith Cloud: a case study of the dynamic disruption of a high-velocity gas cloud on approach to the Milky Way Galaxy
(2022-12-12)L* galaxies are on a trend of decreasing stellar and planetary formation. To continue their current rates of star-formation, galaxies must find outside sources of gas and dust to accrete onto their disks. However, the ... -
The influence of company characteristics and leadership motivations on the circular economy of small manufacturers
(2022-12-12)The circular economy (CE) is critical to advance sustainability. To advance sustainability, CE can be integrated into business’ daily operations, yet CE uptake varies by industry. Small manufacturers, particularly impact ... -
Sedimentological analysis of the Jurassic Morrison Formation in northeastern New Mexico
(2022-12-12)The geoscience community has neglected exposures of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation in northeastern New Mexico compared to the vast completion of literature written about the Morrison Formation, further west, on the ... -
Social exclusion and women's short-term sexual motivation: the role of perceived vulnerability
(2022-12-12)For our ancestors, social exclusion was a severe threat to their evolutionary goals, and, consequently, we have evolved a wide range of coping strategies. Elevated motives to pursue short-term sexual relationships presents ... -
Validating a five-factor model of ethical decision making
(2022-12-12)Experience often drives decisions by favoring previously successful methods. The present study asked if differing ethical methods for decision-making developed similar dispositions over time or if their utility was based ... -
Captains, consuls, and kings: the influence of U.S. naval officers on Hawai‘i, 1826-1851
(2022-09-09)American missionaries and merchants made their way to the Hawaiian Islands in the early nineteenth century, establishing a significant economic and religious presence. In 1826, the United States tasked the U.S. Navy with ... -
"Long story short, I survived": accounting for, accommodating, and empowering survivors of sexual assault in the composition classroom
(2022-08-03)“Long Story Short, I Survived”: Accounting For, Accommodating, and Empowering Survivors of Sexual Assault in the Composition Classroom brings awareness to the global epidemic of sexual violence, especially as it impacts ... -
Fear is the kind-killer? The relationship between ecological harshness and fear expression
(2022-07-26)Fear expression is thought to elicit solely prosocial responses from others. However, no research has yet examined the possibility that fear may also elicit harmful, opportunistic responses, despite sound theoretical grounds ... -
Role of the clpatpase family members in the stress response of bacillus anthracis
(2022-07-16)Anthrax is an infectious disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, which is a spore forming bacterium. Even though the anthrax toxins and capsule, encoded on 2 plasmids pXO1 and pXO2, play crucial role in the pathogenesis of ... -
Landslide susceptibility and ground displacement assessment of austin city and its surroundings
(2022-07-20)Recently, the city of Austin and its suburbs have witnessed high population growth that has driven communities to reside in areas susceptible to landslide hazards. This study integrated multiple datasets using different ... -
The role of attachment on the relationship between trauma and self-regulation among justice-involved youth
(2022-07-19)This pilot study examined whether aspects of the youth-caregiver attachment relationship influenced the degree to which trauma is associated with self-regulation within the vulnerable population of juvenile-justice involved ... -
The effect of note-taking modality on offloading and memory under cognitive load
(2022-07-08)The current experiments examined how an offloading modality may influence cognitive load and performance in a memory task. Based on previous research, it was hypothesized that participants would have lower performance and ... -
Development and testing of the Texas Christian University criminal thinking scales 3.0 (TCU CTS 3.0)
(2022-06-30)Among people involved with the justice system, criminal thinking patterns are modifiable service needs that can be influenced as a part of treatment to ameliorate clients’ risk for recidivism. Self-report measures that can ...
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