University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

An analysis of educational sector mixing among US homeschooling families from three waves of the national household education survey

Conceptual frameworks and policies about homeschooling often assume that families homeschool either all or none of their children because the decision to homeschool is based on the belief that homeschooling is the normative means to educate one’s children. Thus, the practice of s...

Evaluation of Human Stem Cell Conditioned Medium and Culture Conditions on Alleviating Elastase-Compromised Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cell Function

Abstract Cardiovascular health depends critically on the integrity of the vascular extracellular matrix (ECM) and the behavior of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), both of which can be adversely affected in vascular diseases. This study quantitatively evaluates the therapeuti...

Sublethal Effects of Crude Oil Exposure Alter Population‐Level Responses in an Individual Based Model of a Passerine Bird

Although large oil spills cause intense ecological damage and receive heavy media and research attention, small spills occur much more frequently and have ecological consequences. Currently, assessment of damage to wildlife after oil spills of any magnitude primarily involves car...

Centennial Celebration of the Fluids Engineering Division (FED)

Abstract Technology development accelerates economic growth and advances human life. As the Fluids Engineering Division (FED) of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) marks its 100th anniversary, we review here the Division's achievements over the years and discuss...