University of Missouri–St. Louis

Normal Science and Middle-Range Theory in Criminology: Assessing the Contested Notion of Offending Specialization

This review traces the evolution of the specialization concept in criminology and assesses its value for theory, research, and policy. Although empirical research has generally shown that most offenders exhibit versatility rather than long-term specialization, we argue that speci...

Content Analysis in Counseling Research: A Meta‐Study of Methodological Components and Agreement Procedures

ABSTRACT This study examined content analysis (CA) reporting practices in counseling research, with emphasis on methodological reporting and coder agreement. We analyzed 373 CA articles published from 1953 to 2024 across 28 counseling journals using a deductive coding framework b...

Sleep trajectories in pregnancy: associations with trauma exposure, PTSD, and postpartum depression

Sleep during the perinatal period is often highly disrupted due to maternal biopsychosocial changes that accompany pregnancy. Poor sleep quality is a symptom of PTSD, while insomnia often emerges after a traumatic event and commonly co-occurs with PTSD. Trauma exposure as well as...

Review Article: Cancer Surveillance for Early Detection of Liver Cancer in Patients with HBV Infection

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Although antiviral therapy reduces cirrhosis and liver failure, HCC may still develop in patients with HBV, including in non-cirrhotic livers. This review aimed...

Examining social and biological determinants of health driving opioid and stimulant involved deaths among black people in St. Louis, MO

The fourth wave of the opioid crisis—characterized by co-use of opioids (namely illicit fentanyl) and stimulants– has exacerbated the risk of fatal overdose. The effects of co-involved opioid and stimulant use have been particularly stark among Black people in the U.S., who demon...

Rapid Adsorption−Desorption in Direct Air Capture Using 3D-Printed Amine Adsorbents with Electromagnetic Induction Heating

Abstract Direct air capture (DAC) is a promising strategy to address climate change and achieve carbon neutrality goals. The development of an adsorbent material with a high capacity, low pressure drop, and short regeneration period is necessary for high-performance DAC. Here, we...

Racial/ethnic disparities in economic hardship: the role of financial capability

Purpose Previous research shows that the capability approach is associated with lower poverty rates and higher well-being. Nonetheless, little research applied this approach to understanding economic hardship. To fill this gap, this study applies this approach to explore whether...

Layered Development of Visual Search Expertise in Architects

It is widely proposed that perceptual expertise is characterized by an increased reliance on peripheral visual information during search, as described by Holistic Visual Processing (HVP) theory. HVP predicts that experts make longer saccades to construct a holistic representation...

Quantum optimization for the warehouse layout problem

Abstract The warehouse layout problem (WLP), also known as warehouse slotting problem, aims to determine the assignment of products to storage locations while minimizing the total travel distance for picking operations. It is combinatorial in nature and well-known to be NP-hard....

Real-World Experience of Hepatitis C Treatment With Glecaprevir-Pibrentasvir During Pregnancy.

Guidelines endorse antenatal hepatitis C virus treatment following shared decision making. No clinical trial or real-world data exist for glecaprevir-pibrentasvir (GLE/PIB). We report our experience with prenatal GLE/PIB in 14 patients. Ten patients completed treatment; all achie...

Reframing impostor participants: Ethical tensions and researcher positionality in online qualitative research

This reflective case study interrogates conventional imposter participation frameworks through ethical dilemmas that emerged during a qualitative study with postpartum women who had experienced trauma and substance use. Initially concerned with participant deception, the research...

Metal–Organic Framework‐Preserved Thermostable Microneedle Patch for Minimally Invasive Detection and Monitoring of Kidney Dysfunction

Early and decentralized biomarker detection and monitoring is essential for timely diagnosis and intervention, particularly in kidney disorders that often progress asymptomatically until irreversible damage has occurred. Here, we present a thermally resilient metal-organic framew...

Ecotype-associated structural variants across multiple locally adapted Poeciliid fishes

Abstract Background Extreme environments provide powerful natural laboratories for studying evolutionary convergence across taxa. While convergent phenotypes frequently evolve in response to similar selective pressures, consistent molecular signatures at the nucleotide level are...