Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi

From Resistance to Readiness: An Ecological Governance Analysis of Digital Integration in U.S. Early Childhood Education

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted early childhood education across the United States, exposing longstanding inequities and accelerating the integration of digital technologies. Historically, technology in early learning contexts was approached with caution, shaped by conce...

Effect of benthic organisms on Acropora palmata (Lamarck 1816) fragment survival and growth

Interactions between reef organisms such as overgrowth or release of allelopathic substances, constitute key elements to consider when planning and conducting restoration efforts. We investigated the impact of interactions with benthic organisms on the survival and growth of Acro...

Evaluating bromeliads as environmental reservoirs for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and amphibian disease dynamics in equatorial forests

Abstract The amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is widely distributed across tropical ecosystems, yet the microhabitats that facilitate its environmental persistence remain poorly understood. We evaluated Bd detection in bromeliad tank contents and infec...

Inferential methods for the spherical-Dirichlet distribution

This paper advances the theoretical foundation of the spherical-Dirichlet distribution (SDD) by developing a comprehensive inferential framework, including a closed-form Fisher information matrix and likelihood ratio tests for key directional hypotheses. In contrast to earlier st...