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The Journal of Open Source Software - An Introduction and Recent Changes

The Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS; https://joss.theoj.org) publishes concise peer-reviewed articles describing open source research software. The review process is open, iterative and includes evaluation of the software and its related attributes. The primary objectives a...

Theoretical and Methodological Insights From Five Transcribed and Annotated Daylong Audio Recordings of Young Children’s Language Environments

As we come to appreciate the role that the language environment plays in language learning, there is an increased interest in measuring children’s auditory input. Recording methods that capture a full day’s worth of a child’s auditory environment are increasingly available to res...

Grassland destruction causes shifts in plant traits that persist during recovery

Old-growth grasslands assemble over millennia and support high biodiversity and many ecosystem services, but continue to undergo widespread destruction for production of crops, timber, and minerals. How biodiversity recovers after grassland destruction and the functional conseque...

Touching Grass in the Age of AI: Hyperreality and What is at Stake for Leisure?

Building on Baudrillard’s theory of hyperreality, we introduce the concept of “AI-mediated Hyperreal Leisure” (AI-HL), a form of leisure that is not only generated but also continuously reshaped by AI systems, until simulations predominantly define the very notion of leisure. AI-...

Impact of transportation on the property market at the national level: case of the USA

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a high-level summary of the results of region-specific studies pertaining to the interaction between transportation and property market. The authors intend to do so by studying the relationship between transportation volume/construc...

RSK as a linear operator

Abstract The Robinson–Schensted–Knuth correspondence (RSK) is a bijection between nonnegative integer matrices and pairs of Young tableaux. We study it as a linear operator on the coordinate ring of matrices, proving results about its diagonalizability, eigenvalues, trace, and de...

Rethinking Our Sociological Imaginations Through the Global South: Lessons From the Colonized

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Pesticide Residues, Gut Microbiota, and Gastrointestinal Outcomes: A Scoping Review of Human Evidence

ABSTRACT Vegetables anchor healthy‐diet recommendations yet are the principal nonoccupational route by which residues of organophosphate (OP), pyrethroid, neonicotinoid, organochlorine (OC), and glyphosate herbicide enter the diet, with the gut microbiota a plausible mediator lin...

Statistical analyses of granular flows in pebble bed reactors

Fuel costs are a major component of pebble bed reactor (PBR) operating expenses, and uncertainty in pebble trajectories can lead to under- or over-irradiation, reducing fuel utilization and potentially degrading performance. More accurate pebble-path prediction can therefore impr...

Pediatric Use of Off‐Label Medicines and Nonevidence‐Based Supplements for COVID ‐19: Findings From the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study (Brazil)

ABSTRACT Purpose Pediatric off‐label medicine use increased during the COVID‐19 pandemic, exposing children to nonevidence‐based treatments. We described the use of nonevidence‐based COVID‐19 medicines and supplements among children from the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort, according t...

Design of a neutron irradiation campaign for electron beam welded reactor pressure vessel steel

The objective of this study is to document a neutron irradiation experiment campaign intended to enable evaluation of embrittlement in electron beam (EB) welded SA508, Grade 3 reactor pressure vessel (RPV) steel for small modular reactors. Arc welds in RPVs have historically expe...

Personalized federated recommendation via long-horizon local optimization and regularized knowledge guidance

Abstract Federated Recommendation (FedRec) enables privacy-preserving recommendation by training models across user devices without sharing raw interaction data. However, personalized FedRec still faces a trade-off between personalization and resource efficiency. In this paper, w...

Long-Integration Magnetar Burst Observatory (LIMBO): Instrument Summary and Early FRB Rate Constraints

Abstract The Long-Integration Magnetar Burst Observatory (LIMBO) is a real-time radio transient detection pipeline designed to search for dispersed fast radio bursts (FRBs) from Galactic magnetars. LIMBO employs a 4.3-m dish with a dual-polarization feed to continuously monitor a...

Spirulina as a Multifunctional Ingredient: Challenges, Opportunities, Composition, Techno‐Functional Properties, and Food Applications

ABSTRACT Spirulina platensis is a nutrient‐dense, sustainable microalga with diverse applications across food systems. This review summarizes its technological–functional characteristics, nutritional composition, and contemporary uses in fortified and functional foods. Spirulina...

The SIMDA framework maps PIP2-binding sites regulating the KCNQ1 channel

Voltage-gated potassium channel KCNQ1 (Kv7.1) underpins cardiac repolarization, epithelial ion transport, and inner ear function. Its versatility arises from interactions with KCNE proteins, calmodulin (CaM), and the lipid phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2), yet the mol...

Multivariate Penalized-Complexity-Like Priors for Exploratory Factor Analysis

Factor analysis is an important technique for modeling multivariate data. Researchers remain interested in developing Bayesian procedures to recover simpler structures to explain how observed variables relate to the underlying factors. We propose a new penalized-complexity-like p...

Sociotechnical synergy: how employee involvement unlocks the value of data analytics

Purpose Despite high expectations about the benefits of data analytics (DA), our understanding of the mechanisms that drive value creation from the implementation of DA in firms remains incomplete. While some studies have suggested that innovation prowess, human resources and ope...

Investigating the temporal distribution of words in child-centered audio using the burstiness metric

As the use of naturalistic data of children's language experiences increases, the temporal dynamics of the environment becomes a more apparent feature of naturalistic language. By investigating the temporal dynamics of the language environment, we can both more accurately describ...

A Data-Efficient Deep Learning Paradigm for Crack Segmentation Using Generative AI

High manual annotation costs and poor generalizability often limit the robustness of deep learning models for pavement crack segmentation. This study addresses these challenges by developing and validating a diffusion-based generative artificial intelligence framework to support...

Supporting Children with Medical Complexities: Strengths and Needs in Early Intervention

There is limited research related to Part C Early Intervention (EI) services for families of children with medical complexities (CMC). Given the extensive barriers that CMC and their families experience (e.g., financial hardships, ableism, frequent appointments, mental health pro...