Oregon State University

Resistance to Bean Common Mosaic Virus Conferred by the bc-u Gene Does Not Affect Replication or Systemic Spread of the Virus in Common Bean but Ameliorates the Strain-Specific Systemic Necrosis

Resistance to bean common mosaic virus (BCMV) in common bean is governed by four strain-specific, recessive (bc-u, bc-1, bc-2, and bc-3) and one strain non-specific, dominant (I) genes. BCMV exists as a complex of strains defined biologically based on host range and on their mole...

The MAHA Physical Activity and Fitness Strategies Are Inconsistent With and Ignore Priorities Established by Good Science and Pedagogy

This Viewpoint explores the Make America Healthy Again Commission’s framework for early childhood and out-of-school programs for increasing physical activity and improving nutrition options among US youths.

Outgroup representation in close networks shows a nonlinear association with mental well-being

Building on research linking social diversity to well-being, we examined how racial outgroup representation in individuals’ close social networks relates to mental well-being during two periods of heightened societal stress: the COVID-19 pandemic and a polarized election period....

Microscopic Characterization of Pinot Noir Grape Surfaces Following Coating with Chitosans of Different Molecular Weights to Reduce Volatile Phenol Uptake

Abstract Wildfire smoke exposure introduces volatile phenols (VPs) into grape berries, where they permeate the cuticle, undergo glycosylation, and contribute to smoke taint in the wine. This study investigated the role of chitosan molecular weight (MW) in governing the performanc...

Re-evaluating the Digital Transformation of Local Government Institutions to Build SMART Local Governance in Bangladesh: A Study on Municipalities

Purpose This article examines the ongoing efforts and challenges of digitising local government institutions in Bangladesh, focusing specifically on Paurashava (municipalities). Methods This was an applied cross-sectional study that collected data from eight municipalities from f...

Examining Personality and Decision-Making Style as Predictors of Automated Aid Efficiency

Automated diagnostic aids can improve decision making, yet operators often fail to use them effectively. This study examined whether personality traits and decision-making styles predict aid-use efficiency in a signal detection task. One hundred seventy-five undergraduate partici...

Sensitivity of Snow at Western US Ski Resorts to Climate Change

ABSTRACT The sensitivity of winter recreation to climate change, especially to warming, is widely recognized but few studies report quantitatively on the observed effects of climate change on ski resorts, in part because consistent and available data directly from ski resorts is...

Ethical Asymmetry in Human-Robot Interaction – An Empirical Test of Sparrow’s Hypothesis

The ethics of human-robot interaction (HRI) have been discussed extensively based on three traditional frameworks: deontology, consequentialism, and virtue ethics. We conducted a mixed within/between experiment to investigate Sparrow's proposed ethical asymmetry hypothesis in hum...

A community-driven recommender system for speed safety camera policy using large language models and knowledge graphs

Speeding is a persistent contributor to roadway fatalities, accounting for over 30% of traffic deaths in the U.S., prompting the widespread use of Speed Safety Cameras (SSCs) as a proven countermeasure. However, despite their effectiveness, public skepticism, which is driven by c...

Dissecting fluctuating selection: A unified population and quantitative genetics framework

Abstract One of the longstanding debates in evolutionary biology is the effect of fluctuating selection on genetic changes in populations. However, the extent to which these periodic forces influence organisms at both genomic and phenotypic levels remains unclear. Despite the com...

Post-fire erosion and debris flows in the western Pacific Northwest, United States: recent science and opportunities

Most research into post-fire geomorphology has been conducted in regions with frequent fire, such as in dry Mediterranean and temperate climates and less has been conducted in wet forests where wildfire is now expanding with climate change. Because climate, soils, topography, veg...

Cognitive Workload Assessment in Procedural Tasks

Objective To examine how task anomalies and time pressure influence cognitive workload in procedural tasks and to identify whether workload effects are transient or sustained. Background Procedural tasks often involve sequential actions for which disruptions, such as operational...

Shallow Trap States Control Electrical Performance of Amorphous Oxide Semiconductor Thin‐Film Transistors

ABSTRACT The performance of n ‐type amorphous oxide semiconductor thin‐film transistors (TFTs) is controlled by the electronic states near the conduction band mobility edge. Here, the full subgap density of states (DoS) of amorphous InGaZnO (a‐IGZO) TFTs, used in display panels a...

Leveraging Google location history data to assess the impact of activities, locations, and time spent in green space on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic led to stay-at-home orders, resulting in sudden changes in movement patterns and social restrictions that impacted mental health. This study examined changes in individual behaviors during the pandemic using detailed smartphone-based activity data a...

Signal, noise, and sampling: How pool size and replication shape metabolomic inference

Abstract Metabolomics provides a direct readout of physiological state and is increasingly used in evolutionary and systems biology. In small organisms such as Drosophila melanogaster, metabolomic analyses typically require pooling individuals to obtain sufficient material, yet p...

Interhalogen Complexation Suppresses Hydrolysis–Corrosion Cross‐Talk Degradation in Aqueous Two‐Electron Zn–I 2 Batteries

ABSTRACT Aqueous two‐electron Zn–I 2 (I ‒ /I 0 /I + ) batteries offer high theoretical energy density; however, their practical operation is limited by hydrolysis of iodine monochloride (ICl), which induces cathode irreversibility and Zn‐anode degradation. Here, we introduce an e...

Characterizing Ice Phenology Variability of Small Lakes in the Cascade Mountain Range Using Daily Ice Presence Probabilities from Satellite Remote Sensing

Lake ice is a reliable indicator of climate variability and change. This research investigates annual and spatial variations in lake ice phenology of small lakes (<2 km2) in the Cascade Mountain Range (U.S.A.) using high-temporal frequency remote-sensing data and a probabilistic...

Asymmetric response of coastal currents to oscillating alongshore wind stress over a coastal bank

Abstract. An asymmetric response of coastal currents to oscillating alongshore wind stress is observed over a coastal bank off the southern coast of Korea. Alongshore currents exhibit consistently larger variability in the western region than in the eastern region. Numerical expe...

Patient-focused intervention versus enhanced care-as-usual in facilitating gynecologic cancer patients’ clinical communication about sexual health: protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Sexual problems are common, distressing, and persistent for patients with gynecologic cancer (GC). Yet patients with GC often hesitate to raise sexual concerns with their clinicians due to discomfort and inadequate preparation for the discussion. The objective was to evaluate the...

Reducing Within-Classroom Segregation and the Overuse of Paraeducators

Paraeducators are frequently assigned to work with disabled students as a means of providing access to the general education classroom. However, the provision of a paraeducator does not guarantee equitable access to classroom-based learning opportunities, authentic peer interacti...