University of Wisconsin–Madison

Cultural Stress, Psychopathology, and Well-Being Among Latinos: A Two Continua Model Approach

Abstract Latinos in the USA experience myriad cultural stressors that increase their risk for experiencing psychopathology. Whereas most Latino-focused research has conceptualized psychopathology and well-being as existing on opposite ends of the same continuum, the Two Continua...

Sub-Doppler rubidium atom cooling using a programmable agile integrated PZT-on-SiN resonator

Abstract Programmability and precise control of laser frequency are essential for quantum experiments and applications such as atomic clocks, quantum computers, and cold-atom sensors. Current systems use bulky, power-hungry modulators and frequency shifters which are difficult to...

Metal-Dependent Coordination Geometry Controls Autolytic Amide Bond Cleavage to Enable Prodrug Activation

Abstract We introduce a peptide prodrug activation strategy that employs the trivalent Lewis-acidic metal ions Ga3+, Fe3+, In3+, and Co3+, chelated by triazacyclononanediacetic acid monoamides. The metal chelates trigger rate-tunable, metal-mediated, autolytic amide bond cleavage...

Biliary complications in pediatric living donor liver transplantation: An international multicenter analysis of risk and prognostic factors

Biliary reconstruction is often considered the Achilles’ heel of liver transplantation, yet risk factors and outcomes remain poorly defined, particularly in pediatric living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). This international multicenter study aims to identify predictors of bi...

“I Will Never Be Enough Because My Skin Color Isn’t Right”: Structural Racism and Healthcare Access Following Nonfatal Strangulation Among Black Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

Background: Nonfatal strangulation (NFS) is one of the most lethal forms of intimate partner violence (IPV) that is associated with increased risk of future homicide, yet it frequently goes unrecognized within healthcare settings. Black women experience disproportionately high ra...

The forced migration of neuroscientists and neurologically oriented clinicians to North America stemming from National Socialism (Nazism)

Historian of medicine Frank W. Stahnisch is a professor in the Department of History and the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary (Canada), where he also holds the e...

Observational and numerical assessment of meteorological characteristics and climate variabilities over the Antarctic Peninsula in recent decades

Abstract The Antarctic Peninsula (AP) exhibits pronounced spatial variability in recent climate trends, with contrasting temperature changes between the West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) and East Antarctic Peninsula (EAP). This study provides an observational and numerical assessmen...

From silos to synergy: the interdisciplinary discovery potential in redefining polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome

Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) affects one of every eight women worldwide and is associated with high rates of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and infertility. Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), another term for this condition, reflects a historical foc...

Maintaining security: a grounded theory analysis of how correctional officers identify and respond to health- and age-related changes

The population of older adults in prison is rapidly growing. Incarcerated older adults have complex health profiles with high rates of chronic disease, geriatric syndromes, and disability. Additionally, incarcerated older adults are aging in a carceral system focused on security,...

Photochemistry and Spectroscopy of 2- and 3-Benzo[ b ]thienyl Diazomethane

Abstract The photochemistry of 2-benzo[b]thienyl diazomethane (1) and 3-benzo[b]thienyl diazomethane (3), matrix-isolated in Ar or N2 at 10 K, was studied by IR, UV/vis, and EPR spectroscopy. Although the corresponding 2- and 3-benzo[b]thienyl carbenes (16, 17) were not observed,...

Novel Injectable Supports Long‐Term Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve and Partial Peripheral Nerve Repair

ABSTRACT Background Unilateral vocal fold paralysis (VFP) from recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury currently has no injectable treatment options that promote targeted reinnervation. In a prior pilot study, Agrin, neuregulin‐1 (NRG1), and acetylcholine (ACh) enhanced early (1‐m...

Functional memory of drought affects leaf chemical defenses and microbial interactions in aspen

Abstract Drought is an increasingly important driver of tree mortality, but its long-term impacts on trait expression remain poorly understood. Leaves are a key interface at which trees respond to abiotic stress, and foliar traits such as chemical defenses and microbial communiti...

Racial Inequality in Access to the Nonprofit Safety Net: County-Level Racial and Ethnic Composition and Nonprofit Human Services Expenditures

Abstract Nonprofit organizations are a central part of the American human services safety net, yet access to their services may be unequally distributed across communities. This paper examines racial and ethnic disparities in nonprofit human services expenditures at the county le...

Interaction-enhanced lane-change early warning in congested traffic: a spatial risk propagation-aware approach

This paper presents an interaction-enhanced Lane-Changing Early Warning (LCEW) system designed to issue reliable early warning signals through a spatial risk-propagation-aware approach. The system is built upon interpretable multi-vehicle trajectory predictions and collision risk...

Energy transition materials, climate knowledge, and the imagined supply chain: Escaping the productive paradox of necessary mining

Much scholarship, public discourse, and policymaking on ‘energy transition materials’ (ETMs) imagines a supply chain from material production to climate mitigation, despite the absence of any mechanism ensuring that mined materials will become an electrification technology, let a...

Functional alignment of protein language models via reinforcement learning

Protein language models (pLMs) enable generative design of novel protein sequences but remain fundamentally misaligned with protein engineering goals, as they lack explicit understanding of function and often fail to improve properties beyond those found in nature. We introduce R...

Dispersity Control via Solvent and Additive Effects in Photoredox‐Mediated Ring‐Opening Metathesis Polymerization

ABSTRACT Having a controllable and typically narrow molecular weight distribution is a hallmark of most well‐controlled polymerization techniques, including metal‐mediated ring‐opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP). Control in photoredox‐mediated metal‐free ROMP, on the other...

Performance of the iBox Prognostication System in African American Kidney Transplant Recipients

Background: The iBox is a validated prognostication system that predicts long-term death-censored graft loss in kidney transplant recipients, but its performance in the specific population of African American recipients has not been fully studied. Methods: We conducted a multicen...

The parent bodies of Ryugu and Ivuna formed before those of other carbonaceous chondrites

Most carbonaceous chondrite (CC) meteorites contain abundant chondrules, millimeter-scale spherical inclusions of previously molten material. Ivuna-type carbonaceous chondrites (CIs) do not contain chondrules, nor do samples of the carbonaceous asteroid Ryugu. CIs and Ryugu share...

Chirality-induced magnetoresistance in hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite semiconductors

The combination of semiconducting properties and synthetically tunable chirality in chiral metal halide semiconductors (CMHSs) offers a compelling platform for room temperature control of electronic spin properties, leveraging effects such as chirality-induced spin selectivity (C...