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Search for heavy resonances decaying to ZZ or ZW and axion-like particles mediating nonresonant ZZ or ZH production at √s = 13 TeV
(2022)A search has been performed for heavy resonances decaying to ZZ or ZW and for axion-like particles (ALPs) mediating nonresonant ZZ or ZH production, in final states with two charged leptons (ℓ = e, μ) produced by the decay ... -
Cultural dimensions of individualism and collectivism and risk of opioid misuse: A test of Social Cognitive Theory
(2022)Background: Despite the critical role social and cultural contexts play in pain experience, limited theoretical and empirical attention has been devoted to the interplay between social, cognitive, cultural, and psychological ... -
Characterizing and Mitigating Intraday Variability: Reconstructing Source Structure in Accreting Black Holes with mm-VLBI
(2022)The extraordinary physical resolution afforded by the Event Horizon Telescope has opened a window onto the astrophysical phenomena unfolding on horizon scales in two known black holes, M87* and Sgr A*. However, with this ... -
Impact of golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) colonization on bacterial communities and potential risk to water quality
(2022)Mussel colonization can affect the water quality through restructuring nearby bacterial communities. In this study, we conducted an experiment to detect the bacterial alteration associated with live and dead golden mussel ... -
Targeted analysis and Total Oxidizable Precursor assay of several insecticides for PFAS
(2022)Targeted analysis for 24 Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) was conducted on 10 insecticide formulations used on a United States Department of Agriculture crop research field. Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) ... -
Metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses reveal that sucrose synthase regulates maize pollen viability under heat and drought stress
(2022)Maize pollen is highly sensitive to heat and drought, but few studies have investigated the combined effects of heat and drought on pollen viability. In this study, pollen's structural and physiological characteristics ... -
Knitted Denim Fabrics: Fabrication Process and Fibrous Influence on Several Properties of the Fabric
(2022)Denim-like knitted fabrics are getting popular for their several favorable properties, such as flexibility, comfort, and ease of manufacturing. This study aimed to manufacture knitted denim fabrics made from various blend ... -
Combining multiple human physiological signals using fuzzy logic to determine stress caused by battle dress uniforms
(2022)Abstract: This study presents a novel stress index for clothing using physiological signals to estimate stress induced by battle dress uniforms (BDU) during physical activity. The approach uses a fuzzy logic-based nonlinear ... -
Ancient Lowland Maya neighborhoods: Average Nearest Neighbor analysis and kernel density models, environments, and urban scale
(2022)Many humans live in large, complex political centers, composed of multi-scalar communities including neighborhoods and districts. Both today and in the past, neighborhoods form a fundamental part of cities and are defined ... -
Herbs and Spices Modulate Gut Bacterial Composition in Adults at Risk for CVD: Results of a Prespecified Exploratory Analysis from a Randomized, Crossover, Controlled-Feeding Study
(2022)Background: Herbs and spices are rich in polyphenolic compounds that may influence gut bacterial composition. The effect of culinary doses of herbs and spices consumed as part of a well-defined dietary pattern on gut ... -
Newton-X Platform: New Software Developments for Surface Hopping and Nuclear Ensembles
(2022)Newton-X is an open-source computational platform to perform nonadiabatic molecular dynamics based on surface hopping and spectrum simulations using the nuclear ensemble approach. Both are among the most common methodologies ... -
Generational Differences, Risk Tolerance, and Ownership of Financial Securities: Evidence from the United States
(2022)This paper examines the relationship between generational differences, risk tolerance, and attitudes towards financial investments in a nationally representative sample from the United States of America. The sample consists ... -
The OmegaWhite survey for short-period variable stars - VII. High amplitude short-period blue variables
(2022)Blue Large-Amplitude Pulsators (BLAPs) are a relatively new class of blue variable stars showing periodic variations in their light curves with periods shorter than a few tens of minutes and amplitudes of more than 10 per ... -
Effects of Heat Acclimation Following Heat Acclimatization on Whole Body Heat Exchange in Trained Endurance Athletes
(2022)The purpose of this study was to examine the changes in metabolic heat production (Hprod), evaporative heat loss (Hevap), and dry heat loss (Hdry), following heat acclimatization (HAz) and heat acclimation (HA). Twenty-two ... -
Silicon-and Boron-Induced Physio-Biochemical Alteration and Organic Acid Regulation Mitigates Aluminum Phytotoxicity in Date Palm Seedlings
(2022)The current study aimed to understand the synergistic impacts of silicon (Si; 1.0 mM) and boron (B; 10 µM) application on modulating physio-molecular responses of date palm to mitigate aluminum (Al3+; 2.0 mM) toxicity. ... -
Revisiting the Self-Confidence and Sport Performance Relationship: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis
(2022)Self-confidence is a common research topic, and most applied textbooks include interventions designed to enhance athlete confidence. Our purpose was to quantify the self-confidence and sport performance literature using ... -
Glycome Profiling of Cancer Cell Lines Cultivated in Physiological and Commercial Media
(2022)A complex physiological culture medium (Plasmax) was introduced recently, composed of nutrients and metabolites at concentrations normally found in human plasma to mimic the in vivo environment for cell line cultivation. ... -
Assessment of Oncology Advanced Practice Professional Willingness to Participate in Medical Aid in Dying
(2022)Importance: In 2021, New Mexico passed legislation allowing nurse practitioners and physician assistants (referred to herein as advanced practice professionals [APPs]) to prescribe medications for medical aid in dying ... -
Social-Ecological Predictors of Homophobic Name-Calling Perpetration and Victimization Among Early Adolescents
(2022)Bias-based aggression at school in the form of homophobic name-calling is quite prevalent among early adolescents. Homophobic name-calling is associated with low academic performance, higher risky sexual behaviors, and ... -
Upward propagation of gigantic jets revealed by 3D radio and optical mapping
(2022)Occasionally, lightning will exit the top of a thunderstorm and connect to the lower edge of space, forming a gigantic jet. Here, we report on observations of a negative gigantic jet that transferred an extraordinary amount ...