Florida Atlantic University

Gene function predicts divergence across molecular levels

Abstract Genes can evolve through changes at their DNA, RNA, or protein levels. However, because these changes are measured using distinct and often incomparable metrics, their relative contributions to genic evolution remain unclear. Here, we address this challenge by developing...

A Duration-Based Framework for Assessing Wind Exposure from Landfalling U.S. Tropical Cyclones

Landfalling tropical cyclones (TCs) affect not only coastal regions but also inland communities, where wind exposure has often been overlooked. This study introduces the duration of wind exposure (DWE), an energy-based metric derived from the accumulated cyclone energy framework,...

Fractional CEO architecture: executive bandwidth, strategic coherence and confidence in resource-constrained firms

Purpose This paper develops the concept of Fractional CEO Architecture as a strategic leadership response for resource-constrained firms that need senior executive capacity before they can justify a full-time chief executive officer. Design/methodology/approach The paper is conce...

Female Athlete Triad’s Components in Practitioners of Dance: A Systematic Review

BACKGROUND: Dance involves relatively high energy demands and aesthetic pressures that can lead to low energy availability. These conditions increase the risk of the Female Athlete Triad (FAT) and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs), which affect metabolic, menstrual, and...

Exploring the Social, Emotional, and Physical Consequences of Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Pediatric Patients: A Scoping Review

There remains a widespread lack of knowledge regarding hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) among physicians in the United States, impeding timely diagnosis and implementation of comprehensive treatment interventions. Despite the presence of supporting communities for affected adolescen...

A New CRT-based Fully Homomorphic Encryption

The idea of computing on encrypted data without decryption dates back to the notion of privacy homomorphisms introduced by Rivest, Adleman, and Dertouzos (1978). Their proposals built using the elegant structure of Chinese Remainder Theorem (CRT), were later shown to be insecure...

A systematic approach to management of abdominal pain in preverbal and nonverbal children in the emergency department.

Abdominal pain is a common reason for pediatric patients to present to the emergency department. Pain assessment is especially challenging when patients are unable to communicate due to their developmental stage or medical conditions. Preverbal and nonverbal children are at incre...