Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi

Materializing Politics in the Holy Roman Empire: Liveries as Visual Communication at the Bavarian Court, 1507–1550

Abstract This article examines the livery books of dukes Wilhelm IV and Ludwig X of Bavaria to investigate how princes and their tailors in the Holy Roman Empire used liveries in ritual politics. Liveries were the uniform clothing given out biannually to high-ranking vassals by p...

Beyond Mentorship: A Delphi Study of Strategies for Retaining BIPOC Faculty in Counselor Education

ABSTRACT As counselor education sees a rapid increase in representation of BIPOC faculty members, intentional efforts are needed to retain these faculty members. This study utilized the Delphi method to engage an expert panel ( n = 20) of BIPOC counselor educators who have been p...

Delay heterogeneity in Italian rail network with exploratory analysis and a proposed heterogeneous spatio-temporal graph framework

Purpose Train delay heterogeneity between service categories is well known but rarely characterized at large scale from operational data, and rarely used directly to drive the design of graph-based delay-propagation models. This study uses the real International Railway Network D...

Decoupling deformation modes: a physically interpretable neural network for hyperelastic constitutive modeling

Abstract Hyperelastic constitutive models traditionally rely on a single global strain energy density function defined by deformation invariants. While this approach ensures thermodynamic consistency and mathematical simplicity, it implicitly forces a uniform energy landscape acr...

Transplanted bivalves record subseasonal shifts in isotopic and elemental proxies for salinity in subtropical estuaries

Context Geochemical proxies in bivalve shells can reconstruct past environmental conditions in dynamic estuaries, yet field-based validation of how quickly these proxies respond to ambient water fluctuations remains limited. Aims This study evaluated eastern oyster (Crassostrea v...

Examining depredation of reef fish on descender devices across the Gulf of Mexico

Abstract Objective We partnered with the charter-for-hire fishing fleet to document depredation rates of fish on ­descender devices across the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and identify the species responsible for depredation. Methods Two types of data were collected: (1) underwater video...

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...