Louisiana State University

Two political imaginaries of AI in Western philosophy

Abstract In AI Mirror , Shannon Vallor argues that we find ourselves in what she calls the techno-moral bootstrapping problem. In short, our ethical and political systems are ill-suited for the new technological worlds we find ourselves in; however, we can only build new or bette...

New species and suborder records reveal unusually high thaliacean (Chordata, Tunicata) diversity in the South China Sea

In the context of global biodiversity decline, the monitoring and assessment of marine biodiversity have gained increasing importance. Thaliacea, a group of filter-feeding gelatinous zooplankton, play crucial roles in the carbon cycle and pelagic food webs, yet their diversity re...

Tibial Bone Shape Is Sport Dependent and More Symmetrical in High-Impact Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Study

Introduction: Multidirectional sports introduce unique forces to the tibia that potentially induce more symmetrical distribution of bone mass and lower bone stress injury risk, when compared to unidirectional sports. Purpose: To compare tibial shaft size, shape, and estimated str...

Wavelength Requirements for Life Detection via Reflected Light Spectroscopy of Rocky Exoplanets

Searching for signs of life is a primary goal of the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO). However, merely detecting oxygen, methane, or other widely discussed biosignatures is insufficient evidence for a biosphere. In parallel with biosignature detection, exoplanet life detection...

Polymer Quantum Mechanics on Compact Configuration Spaces

“Polymer quantum mechanics” is the name given to a quantization scheme inspired by loop quantum gravity in which the configuration space of the theory is chosen to have a discrete topology. Polymer quantization yields a representation of the canonical commutation relations that i...

A Survey of Distributed Asynchronous Many-Task Models and Their Applications

Asynchronous many-task (AMT) runtime systems have become an important paradigm for expressing fine-grained parallelism and managing asynchrony in high-performance computing (HPC). Originating from early dataflow concepts, AMTs have evolved to enable dynamic task generation, expli...

Evaluation of Cone Penetration Test- and Piezocone Penetration Test-Based Pile Design Methods for Estimating the Ultimate Axial Capacity of Driven Concrete Piles

This study presents a comprehensive evaluation of 30 cone penetration test (CPT)- and piezocone penetration test (PCPT)-based pile design methods, indirect CPT method, and one static analysis method for estimating the ultimate axial capacity of precast prestressed concrete (PPC)...

Primary Care Clinical Rotations Are Associated with Shifts in Senior Veterinary Students’ Perceptions of Scope, Complexity, and Career Alignment

The study objective was to evaluate changes in senior veterinary students' perceptions of companion animal primary care and career preferences following a primary care clinical rotation. A multi-institutional survey was administered to veterinary students at 10 US colleges of vet...

Platelet-Rich Plasma Facet Joint Injections for Post-Traumatic Lumbar Facet-Mediated Pain: A Two-Patient Case Report

Background Lumbar facet-mediated pain is a common contributor to axial low back pain and may occur after traumatic or mechanical injury, even when advanced imaging demonstrates only mild degenerative or nonspecific findings. Standard interventional treatment pathways often includ...

The effects of teacher induction programs on early childhood teacher retention

High rates of teacher attrition continue to threaten the stability of the early childhood workforce. Induction supports, particularly mentoring, have been identified as a promising mechanism to strengthen teacher effectiveness and reduce turnover. This study examined the inductio...

We Succeeded, But Did I Learn? How Team Role Orientations Affect Individual‐Level Transfer of Team Training

ABSTRACT An extensive body of evidence supports the benefits of team training on team outcomes, yet the extent to which individuals themselves benefit from such training remains largely underexplored. Drawing on role and self‐regulation theories, this study examines how team role...

mTOR inhibition augments antitumor immune effector response by reprogramming the TP53-mutant, immune-cold HNSCC tumor microenvironment

Resistance to immunotherapy remains a major clinical challenge in TP53 -mutant head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), a disease subset characterized by immune exclusion, high recurrence, and poor outcomes. Given the constitutive activation of PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in TP...

Behind Closed Doors: Law, Institutions, and Culture in the Minimization of Sexualized Hazing in Men’s Sports

Sexualized hazing in men’s sports is a systematically minimized form of gender-based violence that remains underexamined in scholarly literature and legal practice. This study examines how institutions, law enforcement, and cultural norms rooted in hegemonic masculinity collectiv...

Fostering Computational Thinking for an Adaptive Construction Workforce: Experimental Study of VR-Based Human–Robot Interaction

Abstract Construction work is becoming increasingly technology-intensive, requiring transferable skills that enable effective human–robot interaction (HRI). We designed and evaluated a virtual-reality (VR) training environment that pedagogically integrates computational thinking...

Inventory conditions and tariff pass-through: evidence from U.S. softwood lumber

Using 25 years of monthly U.S.–Canada softwood lumber data and state-dependent local projections, we find that marginal tariff pass-through at six months declines monotonically with the pre-existing inventory-to-shipments ratio, from 1.8% per percentage point at the 10th percenti...

Tackling Waste of Fruits and Vegetables in Chilean Households with Tailored Informational–Enablement Interventions: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) and direct measurement of waste are the gold standards for evaluating food waste interventions. This pilot RCT explored the effects of a 3-week tailored informational–enablement intervention to reduce the causes and amount of fruit and vegetabl...

A Preliminary Examination on the Effects of Digital Avatar Use in Lethal Means Safety Interventions for Suicide

Firearms account for over half of all suicide deaths each year. Lethal means safety interventions reduce suicide risk by increasing secure storage of lethal means. Factors associated with messaging, messenger, and recipient may influence intervention receptivity. Digital avatars...