University of Connecticut

Insights into Microbiota–Vaccine Crosstalk in Humans: Mechanisms, Modulators, and Translational Horizons

Vaccine responses differ substantially among individuals and across populations. Although factors such as age, genetics, and vaccine type are recognized contributors, they do not fully explain this heterogeneity. Emerging evidence suggests that the human microbiota, particularly...

Self-sustained carbon capture and utilization: Techno-economic insights for CO2 to C2H4 deployment at scale

Ethylene (C 2 H 4 ), a crucial building block in the petrochemical industry, is traditionally produced through energy-intensive thermal cracking of hydrocarbons, emitting about 1.5–3 tons of CO 2 per ton of C 2 H 4 . The proposed tandem electrochemical architecture represents a t...

Dust Substructures and Line Perturbations driven by a Forming Planet in J16120

Abstract Hints of planet formation have been independently reported within the gap of the disc around 2MASS J16120668-301027 from millimetre continuum, infrared, and Hα observations. In this work, we present new evidence for ongoing planet formation based on Atacama Large Millime...

Associations Between Parental Beliefs About Their Child’s Weight Controllability, Negative Weight Comments, and Initiation of Weight Talk with Children

Background: Negative parental weight talk is associated with adverse outcomes in youth. Weight controllability beliefs are linked to weight stigma, but it is unknown whether parents’ general beliefs about one’s control over their weight (general weight controllability beliefs), o...

Melt Electrospinning of Poly(ε-caprolactone)/Poly(ethylene oxide)/Poly(ethylene glycol) Blend: Effects on Structure and Cellular Compatibility

Abstract This work aims to investigate the effects of the melt electrospinning process on the properties of ternary blend poly(ε-caprolactone)/poly(ethylene oxide)/poly(ethylene glycol) (PCL/PEO/PEG) fibers. The utterly different morphology of the specimens before and after melt...

Island-wide population genomic analysis of the coastal shrub, beach naupaka ( Scaevola taccada L.), on Oʻahu

Abstract Plant species face myriad threats to their survival, including climate change and habitat destruction. On Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi, Scaevola taccada L., a coastal dune shrub, is highly impacted by human activities and environmental threats. Despite its ubiquity across Pacific is...

Reproducibility, Replicability, and Research Quality in Homogeneous Catalysis

Abstract Researchers from all sectors of homogeneous catalysis convened in response to concerns regarding reproducibility in science to analyze the issue and provide recommendations. In addition to an in-person workshop, the group engaged the broader homogeneous catalysis communi...

Closing the Gap From Both Sides: Why Empowering Educators and Researchers Is More Promising Than Engineering a New Field

ABSTRACT The persistent gap between reading science and classroom practice remains one of the most consequential challenges in education. A recent proposal in this issue calls for the creation of a new “engineering of reading” field to bridge this divide. This commentary argues t...

Melt‐Processable Chiral 1D Hybrid Metal Halides With Tunable Excitonic and Circular Dichroism Properties

ABSTRACT Chiral organic–inorganic metal halides (OIMHs) are promising semiconductors for chiroptoelectronic applications, yet scalable solvent‐free melt processing remains challenging because most systems decompose before melting. Here, we report a chiral one‐dimensional (1D) OIM...

US adults’ initiation of lifestyle changes because of podcasts they listen to

Many US adults listen to podcasts. Podcasts are a flexible and low-cost digital resource for health promotion. To examine sociodemographic and podcast use characteristics associated with initiating lifestyle changes because of podcasts among US adults who listen to podcasts. We c...

A Survey of Quantum Computing for the Working Attorney at the Dawn of the Fault-Tolerant Era

PRELIMINARY DRAFT — Version 1 (v1), posted 30 August 2026. This version is circulated as a working resource, not as a finished manuscript, and is not offered as being of publication quality. Please cite this Article by section rather than by page since the pagination may change b...

A Survey of Quantum Computing for the Working Attorney at the Dawn of the Fault-Tolerant Era

PRELIMINARY DRAFT — Version 1 (v1), posted 30 August 2026. This version is circulated as a working resource, not as a finished manuscript, and is not offered as being of publication quality. Please cite this Article by section rather than by page since the pagination may change b...

The PMADS project: a longitudinal multimodal cohort study to understand risk for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders

Abstract Background Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) are among the most common and consequential complications of pregnancy. The perinatal period is also characterized by profound hormonal fluctuations and large-scale brain plasticity. However, the mechanisms linking...

Deciphering the development of synovial joints in the limbs: Recent discoveries and clinical implications

Abstract The synovial joints are essential for skeletal function and dexterity and do so by virtue of their components and structure. The capsule protects and insulates the joint from the surrounding environment, articular cartilage provides mechanical resilience and endurance, t...

Multiband condensate of magnons in two dimensions

Wavelike bosonic particles can accumulate in a single mode characterized by a particular wavelength, and such condensates are at the heart of phenomena such as superconductivity and superfluidity where usually a single complex number describes their state. If there are several fl...

Navigating Sexualization by Clients: Critical and Clinical Perspectives

A challenging aspect of practice for social work students is the client's expression of sexual feelings for them. From a feminist perspective, sexualization by clients may be seen as an expression of gendered power dynamics. Historically, the emergence of sexual feelings on the p...

Effects of home-based isometric handgrip or aerobic training on blood pressure variability and vascular health in older adults with elevated blood pressure and hypertension: secondary results from The HoldAge Trial

Background Hypertension is a multifactorial condition that is likely to affect older adults. We evaluated the effects of home-based isometric handgrip training (IHT) or aerobic exercise training (AET) on vascular health of older adults with elevated blood pressure (BP) and hypert...

Optically induced Faraday–Goldstone waves

Faraday waves, typically observed in driven fluids, result from the confluence of nonlinearity and parametric amplification. Here we show that optical pulses can generate analogous phenomena that persist much longer than the pump time-scales in ordered quantum solids. We present...

Stability of sub-10 nm atomic layer-deposited alumina thin films on gold electrode surfaces in aqueous electrolytes

Atomic layer-deposited (ALD) alumina (Al2O3) thin films are widely employed in sensor and device fabrication as an insulating and protective layer. However, definitive studies on the aqueous stability of sub-10 nm ALD films remain limited, which poses a challenge for evaluating t...

Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle on half spaces and orthants: best constants, optimizers and stability

Abstract Though the sharp Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle has been extensively studied in the entire Euclidean spaces, the counterpart on the half spaces or more general orthants has been missing in the literature. We investigate the sharp Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle on ort...