Texas A&M University

Worry Promotes Feelings of Authenticity for People High in Internalizing Symptoms

Feeling “authentic” is typically seen as a positive psychological phenomenon. However, in disordered states, certain maladaptive behaviors might feel “true to oneself.” Across five studies, we tested whether people high in internalizing symptoms may feel more authentic when worry...

Detection of Legionella Bacteria Using a Silicon‐Based Photonic Microring Resonator Biosensor Enhanced by Dielectrophoresis

Silicon-based photonic biosensors, such as microring resonators and Mach-Zehnder interferometers, offer label-free detection, high sensitivity, and full compatibility with semiconductor fabrication processes. Yet, the detection of living bacteria remains difficult due to the limi...

Legal Chameleons: Political Ideology, Institutional Histories, and Firms’ Management of Identity Cues

This study examines how foreign firms strategically manage the salience of foreignness when facing unfavorable domestic evaluators. Foreign firms do so by altering the ethnic composition of the agents representing them before the evaluators. We examine this question in the contex...

Evolved differences in microglial cell biology between surface and cave populations of Astyanax mexicanus

Microglia govern multiple aspects of brain architecture and function by eliminating dying neurons and glia, stimulating neurogenesis, refining neural connections, and orchestrating immune responses. The Mexican tetra, Astyanax mexicanus, is a powerful model system for investigati...

Reaffirming the validity of unobtrusive personality measures: A comment on Harms et al. (2025) and guidance for the field

Abstract As unobtrusive measures of CEO personality have become more common in organizational research, questions about their validity have grown. Harms et al., Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, (2025) 98, e70052 recently formalized some of these concerns in...

Integrating recursive behavior into resource selection analyses: case study of restocked desert bighorn sheep

Recursive behavior is the repeated and systematic revisitation to the same locations or resource patches, which is ubiquitous across the animal kingdom, yet few studies have explicitly incorporated it into resource selection models. To address this gap, we investigated relationsh...

Multistage Cost Estimation Framework for Transparent and Granular Bridge Maintenance

Abstract Bridge maintenance cost is not an isolated variable but a constructed outcome derived from damage size, repair method, and unit cost. However, existing data-driven approaches often treat cost estimation as a black-box prediction problem, providing only aggregated cost va...

Prospero prevents lineage-specific loss and gain by regulating cyclin E and mitosis during Drosophila neurogenesis

Abstract In Drosophila , neuroblasts (NBs) undergo self-renewing asymmetric divisions to generate ganglion mother cells (GMCs). Each GMC undergoes a terminal asymmetric division to generate two neurons. It was previously suggested that the loss of function of the chromatin-bindin...

Effects of Mineralogical Inhomogeneity on Aggregate Dust Optical Properties and Lidar Observables

Abstract Dust aerosols comprise irregular grains and aggregates with various mineralogical mixtures. However, most optical models use effective refractive indices to represent particles. This study develops an inhomogeneous aggregate model assigning mineral‐dependent refractive i...

Interfacial pH Dynamics in Lattice-Nitrogen Protonation to Ammonia

Abstract We recently discovered a new class of nitride MXenes (MNenes) that undergo lattice-nitrogen protonation to form ammonia under cathodic potentials. Unexpectedly, neutral electrolytes outperform both acidic and alkaline media, revealing the critical role of the interfacial...

Evaluation of liquid equation of state for deuterium oxide (D2O) and perfluorooctane (C8F18) via tamped Richtmyer–Meshkov instability experiments

Window materials in shock compression experiments maintain shock stresses in samples and enable optical velocimetry measurements of the sample–window interface. Transparent liquids present unique opportunities as negligible-strength window materials that conform to nonuniform sur...

Crisis, segmentation, and immigrant labor market incorporation: COVID-19 in the U.S. restaurant industry

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic generated an unprecedented labor market shock that disproportionately affected face-to-face service sectors central to immigrant employment. This study examines whether the pandemic reaffirmed or revealed limits to the narrative of immigrant resilie...

Harnessing macrogenomics to study changing marine ecosystems under global climate change

Abstract Climate change is reshaping marine ecosystems at an accelerating pace. Predicting its impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem functions is therefore crucial to developing effective conservation strategies. Integration of genomic tools, habitat modelling and simulations off...

Aziridination-Based Crosslinking Enables Site-Resolved Elucidation of Lipid Binding and Protein Conformational Changes

Abstract Lipid–protein interactions play critical roles in cellular function, yet their site-resolved characterization remains challenging due to the dynamic nature of lipid binding and the limited availability of chemoselective strategies for covalently capturing native lipid–pr...

Valorization of petroleum coke into high-quality few-layer graphene through liquid-phase exfoliation

Abstract Low-value fuel-grade petroleum coke (petcoke), an abundant byproduct from petroleum refining operations, is traditionally used in low-value fuel and metallurgical applications owing to its high carbon content and ability to be used in the synthesis of advanced carbon mat...

Association of PTH1R Gene Polymorphisms with Three-Dimensional Mandibular Morphology Across Three Recruitment Cohorts

Parathyroid hormone 1 receptor (PTH1R) regulates chondrocyte differentiation and mandibular condylar cartilage development, but its contribution to adult mandibular morphology remains unclear. We investigated associations of two PTH1R single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), rs724...

Interfacial Polytype Engineering of Polymer-Derived SiC via Compositionally Complex MXene Templating

Controlling polytype selection in polymer-derived silicon carbide (SiC) remains challenging since stacking sequences are determined locally at the nucleation front. Here, we investigate an interface-based strategy for influencing SiC polytype evolution by introducing compositiona...

The Effect of Broiler-Targeted Lighting Programs on Productivity, Health, and Welfare

Background: Poultry are highly sensitive to lighting photoperiod, intensity, and color, yet little research has combined these components into a single broiler-targeted lighting program. This study evaluated an integrated dynamic LED lighting program and a further red-light dawn/...

Alzheimer’s disease neuropathological characterization of the dog brain and relationship to biofluid biomarkers and cognitive function

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting more than 55 million people worldwide and is characterized by cognitive decline, amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaques, and neurofibrillary tangles. Although transgenic rodent models have advanced understanding of...

NH2 Measurements during the Pyrolysis and Oxidation of Ammonia/Propane Mixtures in a Shock Tube

Abstract Ammonia/propane pyrolysis and oxidation mixtures were studied using NH2 laser spectroscopy to obtain NH2 time histories in a shock tube. An NH3 diagnostic based on a quantum cascade laser was used to verify the initial ammonia concentrations, while a 597.375-nm laser dia...