University of the Pacific

Opening the Black Box: Using Public Records to Analyze Privacy in Library Vendor Contracts

Academic libraries are running on data, yet the contracts governing the usage of that data remain locked in a black box. Proprietary secrecy and non-disclosure baselines prevent institutions from auditing what vendors actually do with patron information - and block libraries from...

Expecting kindness and independence: socialization goals moderate relations between emotion socialization and toddler socioemotional adjustment

Parents hold goals for the behaviours they want their toddler to develop. Parents may expect their 2-year-old to be able to help others, or to help themselves in small ways that show an emerging independence. We examined how socialization goals together with emotion socialization...

IMU-Based Bilateral Kinematic Waveform Analysis Associated with Shoulder Pain History in Competitive Swimmers

Shoulder injuries are one of the most common overuse problems in competitive swimming, yet objective, field-deployable methods for quantifying pain-related movement alterations remain limited. This study investigates whether bilateral IMU sensors placed on the upper humerus can i...

Designing for access: implementation determinants of harm reduction vending machines in veterans supportive housing

Abstract Background Harm reduction vending machines (HRVMs) are an emerging strategy to provide convenient, low-threshold access to harm reduction and other health-related supplies, yet evidence and practical guidance on implementation, particularly in supportive housing and for...

Interdependency of nutrition and oxidative stress in feeding and resource allocation

Animals are regularly exposed to oxidative stress (OS) through normal biological processes, such as reproduction and aging, and they increasingly experience OS due to environmental change. However, the fitness-related costs of OS may be mediated by dietary options and feeding dec...

Harm Reduction Vending Machines in Supportive Housing for Veterans

Importance Harm reduction vending machines (HRVMs) are an evidence-based strategy to provide low-barrier access to harm reduction and health supplies; however, little is known about their perceived impacts in permanent supportive housing for US veterans. Objective To evaluate vet...

Conceptual growth curves of oropharyngeal soft tissues and craniofacial skeletal structures: clinical implications for pediatric airway management

Abstract Background Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is closely linked to the growth and interaction of upper airway soft tissues. The relevance of Scammon’s classical growth curves to site-specific oropharyngeal development has been called into question, despite the fact...