Saint Mary's University

4th Downs Decoded: A Selection-Bias-Adjusted Study of Player Impact on Fourth Down Conversions in the NFL

This research breaks down fourth downs in the NFL by identifying crucial player positions and evaluating how coaches incorporate different factors in their decision-making process. Using a newly engineered dataset that includes detailed player statistics 1 from 2017–2023, we anal...

Resurvey of Boreal Earthworm Communities in Southern and Northern Finland

Boreal forests account for 11.5% of the Earth's land area, and, unlike oceanic and mediterranean forests, their cold winters typically represent the harshest season for earthworms. In Fennoscandia, these forests are subject to substantial global changes, notably climate change an...

Assessing sponginess for urban resilience planning in metropolitan cities of Bangladesh: A GIS-based multi-criteria decision-making approach

Urban sponginess refers to a city's capacity to absorb, store, and gradually release stormwater through blue-green infrastructure such as wetlands, ponds, and permeable surfaces. This capacity offers a promising framework for building flood resilience in rapidly urbanizing cities...

Identification of a nanosecond isomer of $$^{164}$$Tb

Abstract This letter reports on the identification of a new isomeric state of $$^{164}$$ 164 Tb ( $$Z=65$$ Z = 65 , $$N=99$$ N = 99 ), which was measured with the DESPEC setup at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH following the first relativistic fragmentation...

H I Absorbers as Beacons of Hidden Structure at z ~ 3: Multi-Component, Metal-Rich Absorption System near a Protocluster

Abstract H i gas traces the large-scale structure and provides the primary fuel for star formation. High-z protoclusters are ideal laboratories to study how H i gas is accreted and consumed during the formation of the most massive structures in the Universe. However, much remains...

Hormonal Contraceptives and Women’s Mate-Value-Related Traits and Outcomes

People’s perceptions of their mate value—a compilation of characteristics that are desirable to potential partners—functionally guide their mating behaviors. Hormonal contraceptives alter the hormonal profiles linked to some characteristics underlying women’s mate value (e.g., fe...

Facilitating System Change With GOSR: Integrating AI and Human Collaboration

ABSTRACT Problem solving in complex domains requires approaches that encourage systems thinking, collaboration, and recognize multiple simultaneous solutions. Building from principles of General Systems Theory and existing problem structuring methods, we present a new method for...