Texas State University

The effectiveness of targeted visuals: Improving awareness of acral lentiginous melanoma among Hispanic and African American participants

Acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM) is an aggressive type of melanoma that disproportionally impacts people of color, with rising incidence among Hispanic/Latino populations and the highest mortality rate among African Americans. Given these disparities, innovative strategies for co...

Fatigue damage stabilization and stiffness retention in core–shell rubber modified glass fiber composites under fully reversed loading

This study investigates the fatigue behavior of glass fiber reinforced vinyl ester and unsaturated polyester composites modified with core–shell rubber particles (CSRP) under fully reversed tension–compression fatigue loading ( R = −1). A stiffness-based framework is adopted to c...

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...

Understanding Instructor Self-Reflection in College Developmental Literacy Contexts: Time and Adaptability

This study aimed to understand how self-reflection is perceived by college instructors of integrated reading and writing (IRW) courses in a range of 2- and 4-year institutions in Texas. Using Flavell’s (1979) model of metacognitive monitoring as a theoretical framework, this rese...

Running Economy Assessment at 90% of 5-km Pace Is More Informative Than Lower Intensities Among Women's NCAA Division I Cross-Country Competitors

Abstract O’Neal, EK, Knight, SN, Bowling, LR, Scudamore, EM, Scudamore, V, and Waldman, HS. Running economy assessment at 90% of 5-km pace is more informative than lower intensities among women's NCAA Division I cross-country competitors. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000–000, 2026—...

p- and n-Type doping of AlN: Current challenges, emerging solutions, and device applications

Ultrawide bandgap aluminum nitride (AlN) has recently gained significant attention for high-power electronics and deep-ultraviolet (DUV) optoelectronics applications owing to its exceptionally large and direct bandgap, high breakdown field, and thermal and chemical stability. Whi...

Viewing trees: an investigation into how students visually interact with phylogenetic trees

Tree-reading is the ability to understand, use, and communicate hypotheses represented within phylogenetic trees accurately. Unfortunately, students often face difficulties with tree-reading. We investigated eye movement patterns of introductory biology students to determine how...

Dietary Fructooligosaccharide Is Associated with Improved Insulin Resistance, Reduced Romboutsia ilealis Abundance, and Modulation of GLP-1 Production in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Mice

Background/Objectives: Obesity disrupts glucose homeostasis and insulin signaling, partly through altered gut hormone secretion and intestinal inflammation. Our previous work demonstrated that fructooligosaccharides (FOS), a prebiotic fiber, suppressed colonic inflammation, and m...

Provably Lossless Acceleration of DNN Mutation Testing via Memoization

Mutation analysis has recently reemerged in the context of deep neural networks (DNNs) as a promising, but notoriously costly, approach for assessing test dataset adequacy. Existing techniques speed up DNN mutation testing through lossy approximations that trade efficiency for mu...

What Should Brazilian Officers Be Trained For? A Mixed-Methods Study

This study is the initial step toward a contextual training approach for police force. It addresses the question “Which specific use of force situations should officers be trained for in Brazil?”. To date, the literature has offered little discussion of the contexts in which poli...

PS2-5. β-defensin, Cytokine, and C-reactive Protein Expression Within Blood in Calves diagnosed with Bovine Respiratory Disease Indicated by Elevated Body Temperature.

Abstract Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) represents a complex disease that entails intricate interactions with the host immune system and is one of the largest sources of financial loss in the U.S cattle industry. An important component of the host immune system is a group of an...

Rates of Evolution Differ Between Cell Types Identified by Single‐Cell RNAseq in Threespine Stickleback

ABSTRACT Rates of evolutionary change vary by gene. While some broad gene categories are highly conserved with little divergence over time, others undergo continuous selection pressure and are highly divergent among populations or species. But such comparative evolutionary studie...

Beyond Vitamin D Deficiency: Maternal Diet, Metabolic Dysfunction, and Vitamin D Signaling in Developmental Programming

Within the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) framework, maternal nutrition is an important component of the developmental environment that can shape long-term offspring metabolic and immune health. Western dietary patterns (WD), characterized by high energy dens...

Durability Evaluation of Sustainable Concrete Overlay Reinforced with Recycled and Manufactured Steel Fibers

The durability of concrete pavement overlays is crucial for maintaining long-term performance. This study investigates the durability of concrete incorporating recycled steel fiber (RSF) and a hybrid combination of RSF and manufactured steel fibers (MSF) for pavement overlay appl...

Perceptions of nativeness shift quite rapidly over time

Abstract The spread of non‐native species has emerged as one of the most pressing challenges for conservation and ecosystem management. Yet attitudes towards species change, making it possible for non‐native species to be perceived as native after some time. However, no previous...

Biomaterial-Based Magnetic Nanobiochar for Remediation of Trichloroethylene: Environmental Fate, Toxicity, Mechanistic Insights, and Technological Advancements

Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a carcinogenic, persistent groundwater contaminant against which conventional remediation techniques like pump-and-treat, soil vapor extraction, and chemical oxidation falter badly especially at dense non-aqueous-phase-liquid (DNAPL) source zones. Magne...

Beyond the 7Ps: young consumers' perspectives on sustainable retail strategy

Purpose Despite sustainability's recognized importance in retail strategy, research has predominantly adopted organizational perspectives, giving limited attention to how young consumers conceptualize sustainable retail. This study examines young consumers' perspectives on sustai...

The chromosomal genome sequence of the boulder star coral, Orbicella franksi (Gregory, 1895) (Scleractinia: Merulinidae)

We present a genome assembly from a specimen of Orbicella franksi (boulder star coral; Cnidaria; Anthozoa; Scleractinia; Merulinidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 496.97 megabases. Most of the assembly (95.24%) is scaffolded into 15 chromosomal pseudomolecules. The...

Engineering Nanotherapeutics Through Interfacial Mechanics: Mechanobiology and Precision Drug Delivery

The biological microenvironment is inherently mechanical, with cells continuously sensing and responding to fluid shear stress, matrix stiffness, tensile strain, hydrostatic pressure, and other physical cues through highly conserved mechanotransduction pathways. These mechanical...

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...