Baylor University

Detecting Methylation in MCF7 Cells with a Combination of SCX- and No-Enrichment Methods

Abstract Methylation is an important post-translational modification that impacts cellular processes. Yet, protein methylation remains analytically challenging to study by proteomics due to variable methylation stoichiometry and the lack of broadly applicable enrichment strategie...

From Self-Centered to Selfless Happiness: The Mandala Model of Self Beyond WEIRD Contexts

This systematic review examines how the transformation of self-centered desires into selfless motivations contributes to human happiness through the Mandala Model of Self (MMS). Following PRISMA guidelines, 19 empirical studies published between 2020 and 2025 were analyzed to exp...

Community Dwelling Cancer Survivors' Perception and Readiness for Advance Care Planning: An Interpretive Description Qualitative Study

ABSTRACT Aim This study aimed to explore perceptions and readiness to engage in advance care planning (ACP) among community‐dwelling cancer survivors. Design An interpretive description qualitative study with reflexive thematic analysis. Methods Cancer survivors who had completed...

The AI entrepreneurial actor: Towards a theoretical framework for artificial intelligence as entrepreneurial actor

Classical theory assumes upon a human entrepreneur who bears uncertainty, exercises alertness and recognises opportunity. We examine what becomes of that assumption when artificial intelligence (AI) performs these issues. Defining AI as agentic systems built on large foundation m...

L’intellectuel africain au travers de ses postures politiques. L’engagement et ses évolutions dans le roman francophone subsaharien

C’est contre une lecture galvaudée de l’intellectuel africain, trop souvent ramenée au malaise, à l’impuissance ou à l’échec, que Fabrice Eko Mba construit cet ouvrage. Il replace ces défaites dans...

The clock gene cycle synchronizes circadian metabolic oscillations uniquely in reproductively active Culex pipiens females

Abstract The circadian clock regulates changes in daily metabolite abundance, coordinating animal activity, feeding and rest. The Northern house mosquito, Culex pipiens , also displays seasonal changes between periods of reproductive activity and overwintering diapause, regulated...

Beyond psychology and environment explanations: a linguistic microfoundation approach to entrepreneurs’ anxiety

We offer a novel theoretical account of why entrepreneurs experience anxiety and how entrepreneurs cope with anxiety. We integrate insights from linguistic theories into entrepreneurship literature to propose that entrepreneurs’ linguistic architecture—particularly the vocabulary...

Enhancing virtue via five modalities: empirical evaluation of utilizing a meta-model for character formation in higher education

Purpose Character formation is a central goal of higher education; yet, few empirically evaluated frameworks exist to guide faculty in cultivating student virtues. Addressing this gap, we evaluated the use of a meta-framework for cultivating virtue in college courses. Design/meth...

Seeing God in the Face of Economic Hardship: Investigating Perceptions of Dignity in the United States

ABSTRACT Objective Economic hardship is widespread in the contemporary United States and raises concerns about leading a dignified life. We examine perceived indignity, as well as how institutional religion might aid dignity restoration via different conceptions of God. Method Dr...

From breakdown to breakthrough: How entrepreneurs craft vulnerability narratives on social media

Entrepreneurial narratives are widely understood as strategic tools for building legitimacy and mobilizing resources. Yet we observed that some entrepreneurs openly share stories of fear, doubt, and struggle on social media - foregrounding emotional exposure rather than demonstra...

Label-Free SERS Sensing of PFOA at Few-Molecule Levels Using Plasmonic-Active Diatom Photonic Crystal Nanomembranes

Abstract Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a persistent environmental contaminant that poses significant risks to human health, yet its direct, label-free detection at trace levels remains challenging because of its weak Raman fingerprint signals. Reliable detection usually depend...

Pulsed Exposure to Environmentally Relevant Concentrations of 6PPD-Q Elicits Concentration-Dependent Delayed Mortality and Prolonged Behavioral Impairment in Rainbow Trout

Abstract The tire rubber transformation product N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine-quinone (6PPD-Q) is acutely toxic to select salmonids, yet current risk thresholds are derived exclusively from constant-concentration exposure tests that fail to represent the inte...

Group postpartum care improves mental health among postpartum women: a randomized controlled trial in Ghana

Despite the significant contribution of poor perinatal mental health to maternal morbidity and mortality, mental health care is often overlooked and not prioritized during postpartum care in many developing countries. In a parallel randomized controlled trial in Ghana, we tested...

Reading “Trouble”: Rehearsing Figured Worlds of Schooling Through Collaborative Roleplaying Games

In this study, we examine how collaborative speculative play in a tabletop roleplaying game functions as a literacy practice through which teachers read, compose, and revise figured worlds of schooling. Building on scholarship on roleplaying games and literacy learning, we analyz...

Terrestrial paleoenvironments and paleoclimate during the Miocene climate optimum at Buluk, East Turkana, Kenya

Understanding the environmental and climatic context of Neogene fossil localities in eastern Africa is critical for determining potential drivers of evolution in our hominoid ancestors and their floral and faunal communities. In this study, we reconstructed paleoenvironments and...

Individualizing Informed Consent: For Whom, and How Far?

In 2018, the U.S. federal guidelines were updated to require the reasonable person standard during informed consent in research settings (Khatiwada et al. 2026). According to the standard, research...

Lonely Shepherds? A Longitudinal Study of the Social, Psychological, and Spiritual Predictors of Loneliness among Catholic Priests in the United States

Abstract Loneliness is increasingly recognized as a major public health concern, yet its antecedents and consequences within religious leadership remain poorly understood. Catholic priests represent a distinctive case for assessing loneliness; their ministry is highly relational,...

A Forest Approach for Analyzing the Heterogeneous and Nonlinear Effects of Sellers’ Response Time

Problem definition: In online-marketplace bargaining, how fast to respond to a buyer’s offer is a question many sellers face. Whereas a fast response signals the seller’s eagerness to sell, a slow response signals the seller’s insincerity or irresponsibility. In this paper, we us...

DIVINE BINDING ON DELOS: THE DELIAN ARETALOGY OF SARAPIS AND LOCAL CURSE PRACTICE

Abstract This article shows that the Delian aretalogy of Sarapis portrays Sarapis as a tongue-binder, familiar from judicial curse tablets and binding spells, and interprets Sarapis’ display of aretê by binding within a Delian setting in light of material remains of curse practic...

A Canopy-Scale Fluorescence Approach for Evaluating Seasonal Photochemical Dynamics Across Different U.S. Forests

Terrestrial ecosystems regulate atmospheric carbon exchange through photosynthesis while providing ecosystem services relevant to forest health, land management, and climate adaptation. Forests are particularly important because of their central role within global carbon cycling....