• Gender Differences in General Achievement in Mathematics: An International Study 

  Ghasemi, Ehsan; Burley, Hansel; Safadel, Parviz (Chinese American Educational Research and Development Association, 2019-08)

  Women’s underrepresentation in mathematics-related careers continues to concern policymakers, economists, and educators. This study addressed the issue by examining data from two international databases, namely IEA’s ...

• Facilitating Molecular Biology Teaching by Using Augmented Reality (AR) and Protein Data Bank (PDB) 

  Safadel, Parviz; White, David (Springer, 2019)

  Spatial understanding of molecules in molecular biology provides a better understanding of molecules in isolation and relation to their next elements. Augmented reality (AR) has recently been developed as a computer interface ...

• CRISPR/Cas9-mediated targeted mutagenesis of TAS4 and MYBA7 loci in grapevine rootstock 101-14 

  Sunitha, Sukumaran; Rock, Christopher D. (Springer, 2020)

  Pierce’s disease (PD) of grapevine (Vitis vinifera) is caused by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa and is vectored by xylem sap-sucking insects, whereas Grapevine Red Blotch Virus (GRBV) causes Red Blotch Disease and ...

• A novel locus from the wild allotetraploid rice species Oryza latifolia Desv. confers bacterial blight (Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae) resistance in rice (O. sativa) 

  Angeles-Shim, Rosalyn; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0220-3488 (PLoSONE, 2020-02-21)

  Bacterial blight caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) is a major limiting factor to rice productivity worldwide. Genetic control through the identification of novel sources of bacterial blight resistance and their ...

• So Overt It’s Covert: Learning via Games in the Library 

  Vardeman, Kimberly; Barba, Ian; Barba, Shelley; Winkler, Heidi (ACRL, 2020)

  At Texas Tech University (TTU) Libraries, our librarians are passionately dedicated to helping the campus, working to support the intellectual inquiries and discoveries of our students, faculty, and staff. Often, however, ...

• Entrevista a Denise Chavez 

  Zavala, Erika (2013)

  Arenas Blancas decidió entrevistar a una autora local que pudiera representar nuestra cultura y tradición hispana. Pensamos en algunos nombres, pero ninguno nos convenció más que el de Denise Chávez. Fue un orgullo conocer ...

• Sources to Ponder: Developing a Meditation Collection 

  Quinn, Brian (American Library AssociationReference and User Services Association, 2018)

  Meditation practices date back thousands of years to the forest-dwelling rishis of Asia who viewed it as a way to achieve spiritual growth leading to enlightenment. Meditation has today become an increasingly popular ...

• Cuff-Less Blood Pressure Monitoring System Using Smartphones 

  Tabei, Fatemehsadat; Gresham, Jon Michael; Askarian, Behnam; Jung, Kwanghee; Chong, Jo Woon (IEEE, 2020)

  Recently, smartphones with mobile health applications have become promising tools in the healthcare industry due to their convenience, ubiquity for patients, and the ability to gather data in real time. In this paper, we ...

• Marker-assisted introgression of quantitative resistance gene pi21 confers broad spectrum resistance to rice blast 

  Shim, Rosalyn; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0220-3488 (Elsevier, 2020-03)

  The quantitative resistance gene pi21 from Sensho was introgressed to an indica breeding line IR63307-4B-13-2, a pyramiding line IRBB4/5/13/21, and a tropical japonica line Kinandang Patong by marker-assisted backcrossing. ...

• Weathering the Cold: Modifying Membrane and Storage Fatty Acid Composition of Seeds to Improve Cold Germination Ability in Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) 

  Shim, Rosalyn; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0220-3488 (MDPI, 2019-10)

  Cotton is widely cultivated in temperate regions across the world and is often constrained by a short planting window that is bookended by low, suboptimal temperatures. With the growing interest in early season planting, ...

• Identification of novel sources of variation for the improvement of cold germination ability in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) 

  Shim, Junghyun; Ritchel B., Gannaban; de los Reyes, Benildo G.; Angeles-Shim, Rosalyn B.; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0220-3488 (Euphytica, 2019-10)

  Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) is inherently susceptible to low temperature stress especially during the early seedling growth and boll maturation stages. The goal of the study is to identify novel sources of genetic ...

• ThinkTech Technical Report 2019: A report for TTU’s Institutional Repository 

  Perrin, Joy M.; 0000-0001-5524-9071 (Texas Tech University Libraries, 2019-11-07)

  This report is written to give specific numbers and technical details about ThinkTech, TTU’s Institutional Repository.

• Effects of printing conditions on cell distribution within microspheres during inkjet-based bioprinting 

  Xu, Heqi; Casillas, Jazzmin; Xu, Changxue (2019-09)

  Inkjet-based bioprinting have been widely employed in a variety of applications in tissue engineering and drug screening and delivery. The typical bioink used in inkjet bioprinting consists of biological materials and ...

• Empirical support for the media participation hypothesis: Trends across presidential elections, 1992–2012 

  Bucy, Erik P.; Groshek, Jacob; 0000-0003-4925-2244 (Sage, 2018)

  This study empirically examines the media participation hypothesis advanced by Bucy, analyzing the influence of traditional and participatory media use across six US presidential elections. Multivariate analyses of American ...

• Perceptions about Use and Effectiveness of E-Supervision for Clinical Social Work Candidates: Sponsor Report 

  Lowe, Laura A.; Speer, Cara (2019-08)

  This document, a report for the research grant sponsor, details results from a project exploring licensed social workers' attitudes toward and experiences with clinical supervision hours required for state licensure delivered ...

• The making of might-have-beens: Effects of free will belief on counterfactual thinking 

  Alquist, Jessica L.; Ainsworth, Sarah E.; Baumeister, Roy F.; Daly, Michael; Stillman, Tyler F. (SAGE, 2015)

  Counterfactual thoughts are based on the assumption that one situation could result in multiple possible outcomes. This assumption underlies most theories of free will and contradicts deterministic views that there is only ...

• Invisible disabilities: perceptions and barriers to reasonable accommodations in the workplace 

  Syma, Carrye; 0000-0003-3805-8622 (Library Management, 2019)

  Purpose The subject of invisible disabilities is becoming more prevalent in the workplace. Invisible disabilities (as defined by the Invisible Disabilities Association) refers to symptoms such as “debilitating pain, ...

• "Open Education Week 2019: From #textbookbroke to #textbookfixed" 

  Schumacher, Sara (2019-02-15)

  This poster was created for "Open Education Week 2019: From #textbookbroke to #textbookfixed" and covers the current issues students face with textbook and course material costs and how Texas Tech Libraries can help with ...

• Architecture and Copyright 

  Schumacher, Sara; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2832-4846 (2019-01)

• Archivematica (AM): Possibilities here at TTU Libraries 

  Barba, Shelley E.; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0559-308X (2019-01-08)

  Report out on Archivematica Camp Texas in Houston Texas, and how Texas Tech University Libraries would be able to implement the program.

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