Clemson University

Tobacco use and increased risk of ACL and meniscus injury and surgical intervention: a matched-cohort study of 3 million patients

Abstract Meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are among the most common knee injuries, yet little is known about whether tobacco use affects their incidence, need for subsequent surgery, or postoperative hospital length of stay (LOS). We retrospectively analyzed a...

When victimization hurts more: Psychological disability status moderates the relationships between bullying victimization and mental health outcomes among college students

Objective We examined differences in prevalence and severity for three victimization types (traditional and cyberbullying, technology-facilitated sexual exploitation) among college students who reported/did not report a psychological disability. Furthermore, we explored disabilit...

A structured taxonomy of autonomous manufacturing systems: Capabilities, definitions, and enabling technologies

Smart manufacturing has introduced adaptive, data-driven systems to the shop floor and beyond. However, current deployments operate near their technological limits, lacking the contextual adaptability, resilience, and independent decision-making required to manage unplanned disru...

How Criminal History Informs—and Misinforms—Decision-Making in the Criminal Legal System

Criminal history is among the most influential factors shaping decisions in the modern criminal legal system. Prior record affects outcomes at every stage, from charging through parole. Although long considered relevant to punishment, contemporary policies and practices dispropor...

GlycoMAC: A Multiscale Metabolic‐Glycosylation Framework for Predicting Glycosylation Across Conditions in Mammalian Cell Cultures

Antibody productivity and glycosylation quality in CHO cell cultures emerge from a dynamically evolving metabolic environment, yet existing models often work in isolation or at a single scale. Here, we present a multiscale mechanistic framework linking molecular, cellular, and ma...

Machine Learning and Statistical Models for Genomic Selection of Phytophthora Fruit Rot Resistance in Watermelon

Breeding for Phytophthora fruit rot (PFR) resistance caused by the devastating pathogen Phytophthora capsici remains challenging in watermelon mainly due to phenotyping constraints. To overcome these bottlenecks, we developed and validated genomic selection models using an inters...

Improving grain yield prediction in Southern US oat germplasm using genomics information and environmental covariates

Genetic gains of oat (Avena sativa L.) grain yield have been historically low compared to other major cereal crops. The use of machine learning models to capture complex interactions and leveraging data types other than genomic information in prediction models has great potential...

An integrative approach to predicting student motivation

This study examined the extent to which demographics (sex), personality traits (extraversion and neuroticism), cognitive dispositions (resilience and locus of control), social-personal dispositions (Machiavellianism), and instructional communicative behaviors (teacher confirmatio...

Influence of Central Metal and Halide Size on the Structure and Photophysics of Group 4 Arylalkynyl Metallocenes and their CuX (X = Cl, Br, I) Complexes

The structural and photophysical consequences of varying the central metal in a series of group 4 arylalkynyl metallocene complexes and varying the halide (X) in a series of heterobimetallic arylalkynyl metallocene complexes with CuX (X = Cl, Br, I) bound between the alkynes are...

Impact of SGA, AGA, and LGA birthweight subclassification on NICU mortality risk identification: a cohort study

Abstract Objective To assess whether subdividing small (SGA, <10th), appropriate (AGA, 10th–90th), and large (LGA, >90th percentile) for gestational age (GA) birthweight classifications improves mortality risk estimation among preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units (NIC...

A New Look at the Relationship Between Individual Differences in Cognitive Abilities and Automation-Assisted Performance

ObjectiveThis study explored whether and which cognitive abilities are supported by various levels of automation.BackgroundParasuraman's (2000) model of automation provided guidance for designing automation to augment cognitive tasks. Subsequent mixed empirical findings and evolv...

Bridging Minds and Machines: Mapping the Terrain of Communication in Human-AI Teams — A Systematic Literature Review

As AI becomes increasingly adept at communicating with humans in natural language and complementing human skills in various collaborative and teamwork settings, how the CSCW community understands the evolving role of communication in human-AI teams (HATs) urgently needs to keep p...

Development and Preliminary Feasibility Testing of PACERS , a Physical Activity‐Centered Intervention for Rural Older Adults With Hypertension

BACKGROUND: A high prevalence of hypertension is observed among American rural residents. This study aimed to engage rural community members in designing, developing, and preliminarily testing the feasibility of a physical activity (PA)-centered health promotion intervention inte...

Profile Analysis of the Multiwavelength 2.1-year Oscillations of PG 1553+113

We investigate the morphology of the oscillation profiles of the blazar PG~1553+113 in relation to its well-known 2.1 yr periodicity. We identify individual cycles in the gamma-ray, X-ray, UV, and optical light curves and characterize their temporal profiles using analytical mode...

Assessing Climate Resilience Management Education Needs for Forage-Livestock Ecosystems in the Southeast USA

The growing worldwide demand for food and fiber is met with limited agricultural land for expansion, climate challenges, and rising production costs. Resilient management strategies are needed to address dynamic biotic and abiotic variables in forage-livestock systems. The object...

Approaches and gaps in skin microbiome engineering

As one of the body’s largest organs, the skin offers a variety of surface environments, harboring a wide range of microbes. These microbes constitute the skin microbiome and play an important role in maintaining skin barrier integrity, immune function, and overall host health. Ad...

Space-time signatures of surface warming accelerations since 1970

Abstract With record-breaking temperatures over 2023-2024 and extreme events observed around the world, there is currently a debate in the scientific literature and media as to whether global warming is accelerating. Here we address this question from a regional perspective, dete...

Consistent phenotypic shifts in a widespread urban butterfly across three cities

Abstract Urbanization is a major driver of global environmental change, exposing species to stressors such as elevated temperatures and habitat fragmentation. Multi‐region comparisons of urban and non‐urban populations can reveal whether functional trait responses to these pressu...

Keyphrase identification using minimal labeled data with hierarchical contexts and transfer learning

Interoperable clinical decision support system (CDSS) rules provide a pathway to interoperability, a well-recognized challenge in health information technology. Building an ontology facilitates creating interoperable CDSS rules, and identifying the keyphrases (KP) from the existi...

Agriscience teachers’ perceptions of integrating science within plant science curricula after an immersive professional development program

Abstract Secondary education focused on building students' science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) literacy is crucial for maintaining the United States' innovation workforce. However, few studies have examined how immersive, content‐specific professional develop...