San Jose State University

Emotional intelligence and happiness in academic librarians: A cross-sectional analysis

The authors conducted a mixed-methods study to examine emotional intelligence and happiness of academic librarians in a cross-sectional analysis following up on previous studies. The researchers sought to understand whether respondents who rated themselves as highly emotional int...

Therapeutic Applications of Dungeons & Dragons in OT: Supporting Youth Mental Health and Social Participation

Date presented: April 25, 2026 Primary Author and Speaker: Melisa Kaye, melisa.kaye@sjsu.edu

Influence of sensory processing patterns on stress and sleep in musicians

Date presented: April 23, 2026 Primary Author and Speaker: Megan C. C. Chang, megan.chang@sjsu.edu

Domain-Sensitive Patterns in Student Writing: Comparing Human, AI-Revised, and AI-Generated Abstracts in Human Factors

Generative AI is increasingly used in academic writing, although many studies compare only human-written and AI-generated text. This within-subjects study examined manual, AI-revised, and AI-generated extended abstracts in a graduate human factors course. Text analyses included 9...

Distance Estimation using Globular Clusters and Ultra-Compact Dwarfs

Abstract The tight scaling relation between absolute magnitude and internal velocity dispersion (σ) for globular clusters (GCs), referred to as the GC velocity dispersion (GCVD) relation, has shown great potential as a distance estimator. However, at the high-luminosity end of th...

The Asymmetry of Prioritization: Comparing Expert-Informed and Data-Driven Weighting for a Bike Equity Index in the San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.

The distribution of cycling infrastructure across a region depends not only on planning priorities but also on how equity is measured. Composite bike equity indices are increasingly used to guide infrastructure investment, yet the weighting schemes embedded in these indices can s...

Effects of Fetal Bovine Serum on Biofilm Formation and Cell Attachment of Candida glabrata

Candida glabrata (Nakaseomyces glabratus) is an opportunistic human fungal pathogen. Candida spp., including C. glabrata, can adhere to surfaces, including the human epithelial mucosa and medical devices, to form biofilms, which can lead to high mortality rates. Heat-inactivated...

Pair correlation conjecture for the zeros of the Riemann zeta‐function I: Simple and critical zeros

Abstract Montgomery in 1973 introduced the pair correlation conjecture (PCC) for zeros of the Riemann zeta‐function. He also conjectured that asymptotically 100% of the zeros are simple. His reasoning to support these two conjectures used the Riemann hypothesis (RH). Building on...

Localized Covariant Quantities Appear to Underlie Quantum Circuits

Although entangled state vectors cannot be fully described in terms of variables localized in space and time, any given entanglement experiment can be built from basic quantum circuit components with well-defined locations. We analyze such quantum circuits and present evidence th...

Toward an Ontology of Family: F-A-M-I-L-Y as a Care-Constituted Relational Nexus

Family science lacks a shared ontological account of its central referent: what kind of thing F-A-M-I-L-Y is remains unclear. This gap undermines theoretical coherence, inhibits cumulative knowledge-building, and weakens the field’s policy relevance. The essay traces how family s...

Adaptive Multimodal AI Tutoring: Using Real-Time Cues to Personalize Feedback and Support Engagement in Learning

Learner engagement is commonly viewed as a key factor in successful learning. In online settings, limited face-to-face interaction can make learners more prone to distraction and reduced attention, highlighting the importance of monitoring and sustaining engagement. Recent advanc...

Do individualists and collectivists cooperate differently?

Do cultural mindsets shape cooperation? Individualists, who view people as independent, and collectivists, who see them as interconnected, make different decisions that impact governance and economic outcomes. This study tests individualism and collectivism (I/C) in indefinitely...

The Shadow of Harmony: Relational Selfhood, Non-Integration, and Reciprocal Individuation in Contemporary Japan - Toward a Saaya Theory of Relationally Constrained Selfhood

This research prospectus introduces Saaya Theory, an interdisciplinary framework for examining how relationally constituted persons negotiate the tension between belonging and psychologically consequential difference. Saaya is provisionally defined as relationally constrained non...

Reproducibility, Replicability, and Research Quality in Homogeneous Catalysis

Abstract Researchers from all sectors of homogeneous catalysis convened in response to concerns regarding reproducibility in science to analyze the issue and provide recommendations. In addition to an in-person workshop, the group engaged the broader homogeneous catalysis communi...

A Domain Analysis of AI in Knowledge Organization

This research aims to provide a triangulated, and thus more robust, understanding of the changing landscape of knowledge organization (KO) as it incorporates AI. This research adopts domain analysis, one of the major methodological paradigms in knowledge organization. The network...

Conceptualizing Social Political Development Within Contested Settings: A Case Study of Youth in Northern Ireland

ABSTRACT During adolescence, young people develop civic identities and the psychological and social capacities that shape how they interpret and respond to social and political issues. However, relatively little research has examined how these processes unfold in contested settin...

Leveraging the private sector for health system development in sub-Saharan Africa

Development assistance has historically supported major gains in health and health-system development in sub-Saharan Africa, but recent reductions in development assistance have intensified financing and service-delivery pressures across the region. As governments seek more durab...

PyQuiverHS: A Web Tool for Computing Isotope Effects

ABSTRACT Predicting isotope effects using electronic structure calculations is widely done, but current software options can present a barrier for some chemists, depending upon their needs and software/programming proficiency. Building upon existing code bases, we have developed...

How has Shanghai built a sustainable municipal solid waste management system through 30 years of socio-ecological practice?

Municipal waste management, widely recognized as a complex problem involving environmental, social, economic, and governance issues, has long received extensive attention from governments, academia, and the public. Since the late twentieth century, Shanghai has undergone a three-...