California State University Los Angeles

Testing the utility of porcine and synthetic femora as nonhuman analogs in skeletal trauma research

Porcine and synthetic femora were subjected to concentrated 4-point bending, modified 4-point bending, and 3-point bending to generate diaphyseal fractures. Biomechanical data and fracture patterns were systematically evaluated and compared across different femur types and loadin...

From Community Values to AI Design Constraints: A Mixed-Methods Study of a Proposed AI-Driven Wildfire Risk Assessment Tool in Los Angeles County

AI-driven hazard tools are increasingly being proposed for resident-facing risk communication. However, residents are often asked for feedback only after decisions about data use, privacy, and explanation have already been made. This study takes an earlier approach by examining r...

Communication and support needs of dementia care partners at end-of-life

Background Care partners of people with dementia have many responsibilities, including providing care at end-of-life (EOL). Discussions about EOL are often delayed until late in the course of disease, if they occur at all. Objective Learn about the communication and support that...

The Role of Science Course Pathways in Predicting College Enrollment: Insight From A Large Urban School District

ABSTRACT Although high school science course‐taking is highly valued in college admissions, its predictability for college enrollment, a key step in access to many STEM fields, has not been sufficiently investigated in the context of wide variability in science courses and update...

Reverse-engineering an expired patent: Characterization of a previously undefined probiotic consortium suggests possible modes of action in broiler chickens

In this study, we characterized the taxonomic composition of a previously patented but uncharacterized mucosal competitive exclusion (MCE) product to identify previously unrecognized bacterial strains and genes that may have contributed to the efficacy of this product. By compari...