Texas A&M University

Cognitive Workload Assessment in Procedural Tasks

Objective To examine how task anomalies and time pressure influence cognitive workload in procedural tasks and to identify whether workload effects are transient or sustained. Background Procedural tasks often involve sequential actions for which disruptions, such as operational...

Validity and Reliability of the Single-Item Flow Scale: An Initial Investigation

Flow is an experiential phenomenon that occurs when one is deeply engaged with an activity. The current set of studies aimed to create and test a single-item measure of flow for future use in studies where existing multi-item measures are not viable, such as exploratory research....

Tracking Variability in Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Riverine Inputs to the Iberian Margin Over the Last 250 kyr

Abstract The Iberian Margin provides an exceptional archive of climate variability due to its high sedimentation rates. However, uncertainties persist regarding the provenance of terrigenous detrital sediments on the Iberian Margin, and the climate‐driven changes in their source...

Carvacrol thymol formulation: bactericidal activity without detectable early resistance induction in Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria

Abstract Aims The emergence of antimicrobial resistance requires alternative antimicrobial strategies capable of controlling bacterial growth while minimizing the risk of resistance selection. This study aimed to evaluate whether combinations of natural bioactive compounds, parti...

Spaceborne Far‐Infrared Signal Simulations Over the Antarctic Plateau With Temperature‐Dependent Ice Cloud Optical Properties

Abstract Longwave cloud radiative effects significantly influence variability in global and regional Earth systems. However, there have been very few, if any, measurements of the far‐infrared (FIR) radiation over the polar regions, where about half of the outgoing longwave radiat...

Classification of Spin-Chain Braid Representations

Abstract A braid representation is a monoidal functor from the braid category $${\mathsf B}$$ B , for example given by a solution to the constant Yang-Baxter equation. Given a monoidal category $$\textsf{C}$$ C with $$ob(\textsf{C})={\mathbb N}$$ o b ( C ) = N , a rank- N charge-...

Enhanced molecular diagnosis of Onchocerca lupi using droplet digital PCR in clinically suspected companion animals

Abstract Background Onchocerca lupi , a zoonotic filarial nematode documented in southwestern North America and the Old World, is associated with ocular onchocerciosis in dogs and cats. Clinical signs range from ocular discharge and conjunctivitis to chronic nodular lesions invol...

“Science is Not for You and Service is Not for Me”: a mixed methods study of epistemic exclusion in peer review

Heightened scrutiny in peer review of scholarship that challenges dominant perspectives has made it harder for scholars engaged in such work to contribute to advancing knowledge. In this study, we highlight how biases in the peer review process contribute to epistemic exclusion –...

Multiparametric optimization based decision making approach in energy systems planning under uncertainty

Energy infrastructure planning confronts a fundamental temporal asymmetry in which capacity decisions must be committed before uncertainty materializes and yet must remain robust across all future operational scenarios. Traditional approaches either adopt worst-case hedging or ig...

Compressible but not redundant: knockout recovery and assay-panel architecture of the Neurospora crassa deletion phenome

Classical phenotype assays remain central to functional genetics, but a deletion phenome reflects both assay design and the set of knockouts that can be recovered for phenotyping. We integrated current Neurospora crassa knockout-availability records with a published complete-data...

De novo design of RNA pseudoknots with deep learning

RNA design has been hindered by the limited accuracy of 3D structure prediction. Here, we show that intricate RNA structures can be generated with current deep learning tools through accurate de novo design of pseudoknot secondary structures. In an Eterna competition involving 57...

Integrating Data Cleaning and Robustification: A Study on Linear Regression

In this study, we propose a general framework that integrates both optimistic and pessimistic optimization approaches in solving the regression problem to address outlier cleaning and robustification in a unified fashion. Although data cleaning aims to down-weight the outliers, r...

Law enforcement with rent dissipation

Abstract We consider a framework which brings together losses arising from rent-dissipation and the workhorse model of law enforcement. Governmental actors engage in a contest to share the proceeds from the enforcement of the law through monetary fines, which leads to rent-dissip...

Reconciling approximate ordinary differential equations and noisy data using theory of functional connections

Abstract The application of theoretical models to real-world problems is often accompanied by uncertainty regarding the validity of the governing differential equations and the experimental data. This paper addresses the challenging problem of solving ordinary differential equati...

Sleep and Development in Context: Multilevel Influences and Developmental Implications

ABSTRACT This introduction to the Social Development Quartet highlights four articles that examine sleep as a fundamental developmental process that both shapes and is shaped by other developmental systems. The first two articles focus on multilevel influences on sleep, including...

Protocol to study recurrence of Clostridioides difficile infection in murine model with built-in colonization and contamination controls

Pre-colonization with endogenous murine Clostridioides difficile strains and cross-contamination between animals can compromise recurrent C. difficile infection (R-CDI) studies. We present a murine R-CDI protocol with built-in colonization and contamination controls. Mice receive...

Educational approaches to teach the 2017 periodontal classification to dental healthcare professionals: A scoping review

Abstract Background Diagnostic errors are a major concern, particularly when long‐standing diagnostic criteria are updated. Following the 2017 World Workshop on the Classification of Periodontal and Peri‐implant Diseases and Conditions, a new classification was released in 2018....

The cosmological constant problem: An accessible introduction

We present a pedagogical introduction to the cosmological constant problem that requires only basic knowledge of quantum field theory and general relativity. A massive real scalar field is used to illustrate how the quantum vacuum energy density and pressure can be calculated bot...

From optimistic to overwhelmed: exploring health beliefs and barriers to oral anticancer medication adherence among cancer survivors

Abstract Purpose This study explored cancer survivors’ health beliefs about oral anticancer medications (OAMs) and examined how these beliefs influence adherence-related decision-making, while identifying barriers and strategies to support cancer management. Methods Twelve patien...

Improved specificity of a probe-based real-time PCR for the detection of Dirofilaria immitis in canine blood

Abstract Background Dirofilaria immitis is a vector-borne filarioid nematode distributed worldwide and endemic across most of North America. In dogs, it is considered the most important parasite and a known cause of acquired cardiomyopathy. Clinically, canine heartworm disease ca...