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The University of Texas at El Paso
Recent research
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
The release of domesticated animals is resulting in anthropogenic hybridization with their wild congeners and there is concern that these interactions are a risk to conservation. In North America, large-scale releases of domesticated mallards have continued for over a century, ye...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
Bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) are distinguished by amorphous atomic structures that confer superior mechanical performance; however, the evolution of these properties in ternary bulk configurations remains insufficiently explored. In this study, we employed large-scale molecular d...
- Health & Medicine
The Occupational Needs of Immigrants as Perceived by Service Providers
Date presented: April 24, 2026 Primary Author and Speaker: Valeria Villalobos Cordova, valeriavicor@gmail.com
- Health & Medicine
Date presented: April 24, 2026 Primary Author and Speaker: Nevaeh Marie Ruiz, nmruiz01@gmail.com
- Society & Economics
From innovation to uncertainty: artificial intelligence narratives and financial market volatility
The paper explores the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI)-related uncertainty and financial market volatility. We isolate the uncertainty component of AI narratives using indexes from newspaper-based information from 2015 to 2025, which allows us to differentiate b...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
ABSTRACT Blending hydrogen into natural gas pipelines requires efficient separation, while helium recovery from natural gas via cryogenic distillation is energy‐ and capital‐intensive, driving demand for better membranes. This study develops ultraselective carbon molecular sieve...
ABSTRACT The rational regulation of local coordination environments in metal‐organic complexes provides an effective strategy for tuning electrocatalytic activity; however, the influence of ligand chirality on hydrogen evolution remains largely unexplored. Herein, we report a ser...
- BiologyOpen access
Persistent effects of repeated adolescent and adult heroin vapor inhalation in female Wistar rats
Drug exposure initiated in adolescence has been associated with more severe mental health outcomes related to substance abuse and anxiety disorders. The aim of the present study was to compare the long-term effects of repeated heroin vapor inhalation during adolescence with simil...
- Biology
Abstract Genetically encoded libraries of peptide-derived macrocycles containing electrophile “warheads” (cGELs) can be used to identify potent and selective covalent ligands for protein targets. Such cGELs are synthesized either by incorporation of unnatural amino acids that dis...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
Line outage impact factor (LOIF): A new sensitivity factor for enhanced transmission observability
Undetected transmission line outages degrade operator situational awareness and can increase the risk of incorrect control actions and escalating system stress. To improve transmission observability for outage detection under limited monitoring, this paper introduces the Line Out...
- Health & Medicine
Objective To determine whether qualitative technetium-99m sulfur colloid ( 99m Tc-SC) single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) grading is discordant with conventional liver function assessment in patients undergoing preradioembolization evaluation...
- Materials & EnergyOpen access
Abstract The development of highly active and stable oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts based on earth-abundant and low-cost metals remains a major challenge in the field of electrochemical water splitting. Previous studies have shown that metallic and bimetallic phosphate...
- Society & Economics
Programs, Predictors, and More Progress: A Narrative Review of the Competency Restoration Literature
Much of prior competency literature has evaluated differences in competent and incompetent defendants. However, there has been a recent surge of research assessing restorability patterns among incompetent defendants, comparing those who restore to those who are difficult to resto...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract Background Endovascular revascularization is a cornerstone therapy for peripheral artery disease (PAD), typically guided by angiography, which may underestimate vessel size and lesion complexity. The clinical benefit of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance remains un...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
The Energy Dissipation Model of the Evolutionary Imperative
At every level of resolution, over many orders of magnitude in time, size, and space, every aspect of the universe is constantly evolving under the pressure of the major forces of nature to resolve gradients of disparity in mass and energy. This imperative for change is channeled...
- AI & ComputingOpen access
U.S. Latinas in Computing: A Literature Review
Although Latinas are increasing in participation in K–12 computer science education in the United States, they remain significantly underrepresented in postsecondary computing degree attainment and the professional computing workforce. To better understand this disparity, this li...
- AI & ComputingOpen access
Mathematics writing can be challenging for students experiencing mathematics difficulty (MD). Research has connected general writing, mathematics vocabulary, computation, and word-problem solving as potential factors influencing the mathematics-writing performance of students wit...
- AI & Computing
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Evaluating citation-based scholarly influence among academic faculty is foundational to academic medicine, as retention, promotion, and tenure to govern career advancement at every level. The h-index has been the standard metric across fields, including...
- BiologyOpen access
The normal human kidney possesses a prodigious capacity to excrete dietary potassium (K+). This evolutionary adaptation is rooted in the high-K+ diets of prehistoric hominids, which are estimated to have reached 15,000 mg/day. Despite the progressive reduction in dietary K+ since...