University of Denver

Co-option of Lysosomal machinery for sponge biosilicification

Biomineralization evolved repeatedly across animals, resulting in novel strategies for buoyancy, locomotion, and defense. Sponges are the only metazoans that build silica-based skeletons, and the mechanisms underlying their biosilicification are relatively understudied compared t...

Infant hippocampal and amygdala volume in an observational follow-up from a randomized clinical trial for maternal prenatal depression

Abstract Prenatal maternal depression may have intergenerational effects on offspring brain development, with potential socioemotional consequences. This observational follow-up study examines brain development and subsequent negative emotionality among 109 infants born to mother...

Right on time: evaluating accuracy and timing of burn-severity assessments to support post-fire management

Abstract Effective wildfire impact assessment and post-fire management rely on burn-severity maps that accurately characterize fire effects on vegetation and soils. These maps inform time-sensitive activities such as post-fire flood and debris-flow modeling, risk mitigation for h...

Remarks on the conjectures of Capparelli, Meurman, Primc and Primc

Abstract In a series of two papers, S. Capparelli, A. Meurman, A. Primc, M. Primc (CMPP) and then M. Primc put forth three remarkable sets of conjectures, stating that the generating functions of coloured integer partitions in which the parts satisfy restrictions on the multiplic...

Structural equation modeling of emotion regulation and psychological distress in adolescence: the influence of socioeconomic status and gender differences

Abstract Adolescence represents a crucial developmental stage for acquiring emotion regulation skills, which play a vital role in managing psychological distress. Despite the recognized importance of these skills, the relationship between emotion regulation and psychological dist...

A framework and practical guide for conducting double-blind randomized clinical trials combining transcranial electrical stimulation and psychotherapy

Transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) is a non-invasive technique for modulating neural activity with minimal side effects, making it ideal for delivery concurrent with evidence-based psychotherapy. However, combining these modalities introduces unique methodological challeng...

When Responsibility Compensates for Ownership: Agency Theory, State Capitalism, and the Scale of Chinese OFDI

This paper investigates how the ownership structures of Chinese enterprises shape their outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) outcomes, and whether corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance alters that relationship. Drawing on agency theory and a firm-level panel datas...

Examining Cyberbullying Perpetration Within a Labeling Context

This study applies principles from labeling theory to explain cyberbullying perpetration among a sample of college students (N = 826). Specifically, it tests if deviant labels relate to secondary deviance in the form of cyberbullying perpetration, and if mechanisms relating to la...

GuidelineGuard: An Agentic Retrieval-Augmented Generation Framework with Sentence-Level Citation Auditing for Guideline-Grounded Question Answering

Background: Large language models (LLMs) can produce clinically plausible recommendations that are not adequately supported by authoritative evidence. Objectives: We introduce GuidelineGuard, a modular multi-agent retrieval-augmented generation pipeline in which a separate Audito...

Spooky Cognition: Quantum Entanglement, Ephaptic Coupling, and the Transcendental Frontiers of Consciousness Studies

Carl A. Raschke links quantum entanglement and ephaptic coupling to consciousness studies, proposing a transcendental semiotics of religious experience.

Extreme Risk Protection Orders Among Military Service Members and Veterans

Importance Service members and veterans who die by suicide disproportionately use firearms. Extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs) temporarily restrict firearm access for individuals deemed at risk of harming themselves or others. Despite elevated firearm-suicide risk among servi...

Centering Veteran expertise: advancing peer-led harm reduction in the Veterans health administration

Abstract The principle “Nothing about us without us” underscores the ethical imperative to involve people with lived and living expertise in shaping harm reduction praxis. While the United States Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has expanded harm reduction initiatives, such a...