Hunter College

Political Economy Forecasts: The 2026 Midterms

We employ a political economy model to forecast the outcome of the 2026 midterm elections in the House and Senate.Earlier versions of our model have been utilized, to good effect, since 2010.The model draws on sound theory, which posits the importance of political and economic fu...

Nonlinear Quantum Effects Drive Grotthuss Proton Conduction in Structured Electrolytes Based on Deep Eutectic Solvents

ABSTRACT Structured electrolytes based on deep eutectic solvents (DESs) face electrochemical limitations of vehicular diffusion due to high viscosities often leading to low conductivities. Here, we demonstrate that the inverse relationship between viscosity and conductivity in DE...

The Italian Version of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Development of Clinical Skills Scale (LGBT-DOCSS): Validation Among Mental Health Professionals

INTRODUCTION: Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals experience substantial health inequalities, and clinical competence among healthcare providers is a key determinant of equitable care. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Development of Clinical Skills Scale (LGBT-...

Beyond the Binary: A Critical Synthesis of Colorism, Racism, and Health Disparities in Puerto Rico

Although Puerto Rican society has long been shaped by the heritage of Spanish and United States (U.S.) colonization, current research has started to examine how racism and colorism interact to create and maintain health inequalities throughout the archipelago. However, this body...

Exploring psychometric properties of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) among adolescent Palestinian refugee girls in Palestine and Jordan

Background The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a commonly used screening instrument for assessing emotional and behavioral strengths and difficulties among children and adolescents. However, although the SDQ’s psychometric properties have been tested extensively...

Interventions to Address Behavioral Issues Among Medical–Surgical Patients: An Integrative Review

Purpose: The current integrative review synthesized research on interventions aimed at managing behavioral symptoms among hospitalized patients in medical–surgical units. Method: Six databases (CINAHL Complete, Medline Complete, Medline Ovid, Web of Science, Health Source: Nursin...

Geroscience: A call for nursing engagement

BACKGROUND: To date, most work in the emerging field of geroscience has been conducted by basic scientists and geriatricians, rather than nurses. However, many of the fundamental mechanisms targeted by geroscience are influenced by a range of nursing-relevant factors. With a few...

Quantifying separability in RAAGs via representations

We answer the question raised by Louder, McReynolds and Patel in their 2017 article and prove the following statement. Let L be a right-angled Artin group (abbreviated as RAAG) and H a word quasiconvex subgroup of L ; then there is a finite-dimensional representation of L that se...

Regioselective N ‐Benzotriazole Substitution Under Mechanochemical Conditions

Here, we present a simple and efficient method for synthesizing substituted benzotriazoles under mechanochemical conditions. Under optimal conditions, the coupling between 1,2,3‐benzotriazole and benzyl bromide occurs with 99% conversion and 17:1 regioselectivity within 30 min of...

Investigating the Effect of Reflection Through Visual Self-Evaluation

This study investigated the effect of visual self-evaluation and faculty feedback on students' clinical skills acquisition. It was a quasi-experimental design involving a pre-test and post-test for a single group. The participants were 32 Iranian nursing students. The skills eval...

“Farming Saved My Life”: Land as Teacher, Healer, and Connector in New York City

In 2015, the United Nations examined barriers to peace, human well-being, and environmental stability among member states, generating 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Gardens and farms in NYC advance the SDGs in the local context by promoting inclusive, resilient communiti...

Benchmark Brown Dwarfs as Chemical Laboratories: Linking System Bulk Properties to Atmospheric Retrievals

Abstract We present the first atmospheric retrieval analysis of two compositional benchmark mid-L dwarfs – SDSSJ141659.78+500626.4 and GJ 499 C – using the Brewster retrieval framework, where the wide benchmark nature of these systems provides independent constraints on age and b...

“I never thought to bring them up to the doctor”: examining symptom appraisal, help-seeking behaviors, and diagnostic delays among young adults with cancer

Abstract Purpose Cancer incidence is rising among young adults (20–39 years), and it is one of the top five causes of death for this age group. Young adults often experience longer delays in diagnosis than children and older adults, which negatively impacts survival and quality o...

A Systematic Review of Empirical Intraverbal Research: 2021–2025

ABSTRACT Skinner's conceptual analysis of verbal behavior has had a notable influence within the field of behavior analysis. Yet empirical verbal behavior research has historically focused on the mand and tact, with relatively less attention directed toward the intraverbal. Encou...

Severe cutaneous adverse reactions and their association with autoimmune disease: an update

Severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs), including Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS)/toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS), and acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP), are T-cell-mediated hypersensitivity reacti...

SynCellNet: generative AI framework for single-cell RNA sequencing data generation and validation

Generative AI plays a pivotal role in addressing the challenges of data scarcity and class imbalance in single-cell transcriptomics. In this work, we present SynCellNet, a generative AI technique for synthesis of single-cell gene expression profiles. SynCellNet can be used to enr...

A Qualitative Study Identifying Behavioral Science Communication Strategies to Improve Client Engagement and HIV Prevention by Disease Interventionists

Background: Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS), essential implementers of HIV prevention efforts, have increasingly relied on learned empathy, rather than evidence-based strategies for client engagement. Given the mismatch between DIS demands and training, as well as demonstr...

Measuring racial attitudes pre-treatment in survey experiments

Abstract Experimental researchers often need to assess the moderating effect of racial attitudes. However, it is unclear whether the racial attitude battery deployed may bias treatment effects. Less subtle batteries could bias treatment effects toward zero if measuring racial att...

Targeting Oncogenic KRAS Using Peptide Nucleic Acid Oligomers Attached to Cell-Penetrating Peptides

Approximately 30% of tumors contain an activating mutation in the oncogene KRAS, leading to increased cell proliferation that often promotes non-small cell lung cancers, colorectal adenocarcinomas, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDAC), and other cancers. Among the most common...