Albany State University

Dynamics and coordination of water and carbon footprints in China, 2007–2023: drivers and supply-chain pathways

Coordinated water and carbon management requires identifying not only whether the two environmental pressures change in the same direction, but also which socioeconomic drivers and supply-chain pathways generate co-benefits or trade-offs. Existing studies rarely integrate tempora...

When AI Policy Becomes an Accessibility Barrier

General-purpose AI may function as assistive technology when a person with a disability uses it to increase, maintain, or improve a functional capability. The companion paper names that function Artificially Intelligent Disability Assistance (AIDA) and offers a three-prong functi...

Population Mobility, Neighborhood Social Vulnerability, and COVID-19 Outcomes in New York City: An Origin-Based Perspective

Decrease in population mobility was expected to mitigate the spread of the corona virus. Prior research mainly focused on mobility destination or network but barely took an origin perspective. Integrating multiple sources of data, this study examines the association between popul...

Making ethnicity visible: State recognition, Hakka language policy, and cohort change in Taiwan

Using the Taiwanese Hakka as a case, this study examines the relationship between perceived institutional visibility and ethnic identity across birth cohorts. As a non-immigrant society, Taiwan’s cultural diversity stems primarily from intra-Han Chinese linguistic and cultural di...

Transitional justice and human rights in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan

What are the challenges for human rights in Afghanistan, and what prospects may be identified, with the Taliban's return to power? This article analyses the challenges facing human rights in Afghanistan following the collapse of democratic governance in August 2021. In doing so,...

Bully‐victim prevalence, over‐time stability, and risk and protective factors during elementary school

Background Children who both bully other children and are victims of bullies (BVs) are at greater risk for externalizing and internalizing problems, poor academic outcomes, and increased involvement in criminal behavior later in life. Yet the early emergence, over‐time stability,...

Programmable Genome Sensing with Visual, Fluorescence, and Glucometer Readings: Cell-Free In Vitro Translation Approach Using RNA Switch-CRISPR

Abstract Rapid and accessible detection of pathogens through diverse detection modalities remains highly desirable. Most current pathogen detection assays rely on a single detection modality. Here, we have used the same RNA switch-CRISPR platform for detection of multiple pathoge...

A CRISPR-Cas12a-Responsive DNA Tetrahedron

Abstract Functionalizing DNA nanostructures for stimuli-responsive reconfiguration has been a key area of development in DNA nanotechnology. Here, we demonstrate programmable control over the structural integrity of a tetrahedral DNA nanostructure using an external DNA stimulus t...

Leveraging JEDI for atmospheric composition: a unified framework for evaluating observations and model forecasts

Accurate evaluation of both observations and forecasts is essential for advancing atmospheric composition research and improving operational prediction. Traditionally, this has relied on separate workflows with product-specific preprocessing, often limiting reproducibility and cr...

The Winner Takes It All? The Impact of Mathematics Olympiad Elimination on Kazakh High-Achieving Students’ Expectancy-Value Beliefs and Career Aspirations

Mathematics Olympiads play an important role in developing mathematically gifted students, yet little research has examined how participants interpret the experience of elimination from these highly selective competitions. This qualitative study investigates how mathematically hi...

DNA Nanotechnology in the Undergraduate Laboratory: Isothermal Assembly and Quantification of DNA Nanostructures

Abstract DNA nanotechnology has proven to have strong potential in several applications. This technology relies on the programmable nature of DNA self-assembly to build structures and motifs with a high level of precision. Most assembly techniques rely on a temperature gradient t...

Why Poverty in the Present Matters for Intergenerational Concern and the Future of Humanity

Contrary to perceived tensions between addressing present and future societal needs, we find present-day poverty and inequality are deeply connected with attitudes toward far-future welfare at both societal and individual levels. Study 1 (144 countries) shows that poorer, more un...

Perceptions of surrogate decision-makers of cardiac arrest patients on engaging in research during high emotional distress

The perception that individuals in crisis experience undue psychological burden by participation in research is a barrier to including surrogate decision-makers to critically ill patients in research studies. Importantly, perceptions from those who have engaged as surrogates are...

Changes in the tropical rainfall seasonal cycle dominated by mesoscale convective systems

Global warming is reorganizing atmospheric circulation and hydroclimate, and tropical rainfall is a key manifestation of this response. Yet how these large-scale changes are translated into the tropical rainfall seasonal cycle remains uncertain because organized convection, which...

Spatiotemporal patterns of ambient NO2 and NO pollution in Kigali Rwanda

Abstract Kigali, like many cities in sub-Saharan Africa, faces rapid urban growth alongside the need to manage air pollution and protect public health. Despite its policy efforts, systematic data on nitrogen oxides (NO x : NO 2 and NO), key indicators of combustion-related pollut...

Toxicity and DNA Adduct Formation Reinforce AI-Guided Prediction of Aflatoxin B1 Bioactivation in VERO E6 Cells

VERO cells, derived from the kidney epithelium of the African green monkey, are widely used in virology, but their ability to metabolize xenobiotics is not fully understood. Since cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes participate in xenobiotic metabolism, we investigated which CYP genes...

Gender Roles in Chinese Children’s Picture Books: A Descriptive Content Analysis

Early childhood is a critical period for gender-role development, and picture books are one of the important mediums through which children encounter social expectations about gender. However, limited research has compared gender roles in Chinese-authored and non-Chinese-authored...