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University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Recent research
- BiologyOpen access
In the United States (US), rice production accounts for roughly 10% of global rice trade and contributes more than $34 billion annually to the national economy. Although rice is a critical staple crop for global food security, it has traditionally been cultivated under continuous...
- Health & Medicine
A better understanding of reproductive objectification—people reducing pregnant women to reproductive objects—could have both theoretical and societal import, but no validated measures exist to examine this construct. The purpose of the present work was to develop and validate th...
- BiologyOpen access
Benchmarking farmers’ irrigation decisions using farm competition data and a crop growth model
Abstract Rising irrigation demand and declining groundwater resources threaten the sustainability of irrigated maize production in Nebraska. Benchmarking farmers’ applied irrigation against optimal amounts offers insight into management performance and highlights opportunities fo...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
How Stigma Shapes Mental Health: Pathways to Psychological Distress Among People Who Use Drugs
People who use drugs (PWUDs) experience high levels of psychological distress, often intensified by stigma. This study examined social pathways linking perceived stigma to psychological distress and assessed whether these relationships differed by history of non-fatal overdose. U...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Caregiver coaching is an established practice for training caregivers to implement interventions for young autistic children. Enhanced milieu teaching (EMT) and shared book reading are naturalistic interventions used to teach language to young autistic children. Telepractice as a...