University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Analyzing Representations of Asian American Characters and Stories on the Book Covers of Newbery, Caldecott, and Printz Award-Winning Children’s and Youth Literature

Abstract This study examined representations of Asian American characters and their stories as depicted on the covers of 18 American Library Association award-winning books for children and young adults published between 2017 and 2025. The awards focused on were the John Newbery...

Strategic design of methane observation networks to improve emission estimates: A case study in Africa

Abstract. Ground-based and satellite atmospheric observations are essential for reducing uncertainties in methane (CH4) emissions by atmospheric inversion, particularly in data-sparse regions such as Africa. However, adding new observation sites does not yield linear improvements...

Towards a Model of Design Tensions for Creating an Accessible Makerspace in the Caribbean

As technology-rich maker and DIY practices proliferate globally, we need to understand how to capture and articulate the complex and sometimes conflicting factors involved in enabling and supporting them in different contexts. In this article, we describe a study investigating th...

Impacts of the three-dimensional radiative effects on cloud droplet number concentration retrieval and regression-based albedo susceptibility estimates

Abstract. Cloud droplet number concentration (Nd) in warm liquid clouds plays a crucial role in understanding cloud microphysical processes and the influence of aerosol–cloud interactions (ACI) on Earth's climate. Nd from satellite-retrieved cloud properties such as the cloud opt...

Embracing the Future: An Investigation into Teacher Educators' Acceptance of Generative AI in Educators Preparation Programs

This study explored teacher educators' acceptance and perceptions of using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in their practices, particularly with preservice teachers. Guided by the Technology Acceptance Model Plus Plus (TAM++), this study utilized a comprehensive survey...

The Paradox of Managed Autonomy: Response to ‘Agentic Online Learning: How University Staff Make Their Work Matter’ (McDonald et al. 2026)

In their article on how higher education teachers experience online learning, McDonald et al. ( 2026 ) bring into view something the online education literature has too often set aside: the person behind the course. This attention to identity builds on a line of work developed by...

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...

G protein signaling capabilities at the bradykinin 2 receptor

The bradykinin 2 receptor (B2R) is one of two members of the kinin receptor family and is a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) that regulates important physiological processes including pain, inflammation, and cardiovascular homeostasis. Functionally, B2R is activated by the kinin...

STGen: A Lightweight Process-Based Testbed for Scalable IoT Protocol Evaluation with Physically Validated Synthetic Sensor and Anomaly Generation

This paper introduces the Sensor Traffic Generator (STGen), a lightweight, pure-software testbed for evaluating IoT application- and transport-layer protocols at scale. Relative to existing software-based IoT evaluation platforms, STGen combines three design decisions that, to th...