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Utah State University
Recent research
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
Parametric study on the catalytic pyrolysis of cellulose using formulated red mud catalyst
Abstract A parametric study using a response surface methodology was conducted to investigate bamboo effect of feed rate, gas flow rate, and reaction temperature on the pyrolysis product distribution as well as the levoglucosan (LGA) yield during the formulated red mud (FRM) cata...
- Physics & SpaceOpen access
Model Order Reduction (MOR) based on Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD) and Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) has proven effective in various applications. Most MOR methods utilizing POD are implemented within a pure Eulerian framework, while significantly less attention has...
- Materials & Energy
Ring Stacking asa Mechanism to Strengthen HalogenBonding
Abstract The effects of stacking an aromatic ring over another that bears a halogen atom is considered via quantum chemical calculations. Benzene, furan, cytosine, and phenol slightly weaken the CI···N halogen bond between iodobenzene and NH3, while strengthening is associated wi...
- Society & Economics
This paper delves into the dynamics between classroom climate, student discussions, and citizenship perceptions in contemporary education, drawing from data sourced from the 2022 International Civic and Citizenship Study (ICCS) focusing on eighth-grade students in Brazil. Utilizi...
- Society & Economics
ABSTRACT When service failures and transgressions occur, consumers often look for someone to blame. In contexts like the sharing economy, are consumers more likely to attribute responsibility and blame to the individual gig worker or the organization? This research argues that re...
- Engineering & Technology
Behavior and Design of Bolted Splice Connections for C-PSW/CF Walls
Abstract This paper briefly summarizes the results from experimental and numerical investigations conducted on full-scale planar concrete-filled composite plate shear walls (C-PSW/CF) with bolted splice connections. These experimental results and numerical models are used to deve...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Companionship and Control: Experiencing ChatGPT as Writer-Identity Work in L2 Academic Writing
Abstract The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the landscape of academic writing. Existing research has largely emphasized functional aspects of tools such as ChatGPT (e.g., efficiency, accuracy, and plagiarism) while often overlooking how writers actua...
- Society & Economics
Purpose This study examines how policies, workplace climate and leadership contribute to trans PK-12 school workers' health and overall well-being. Design Using a critical mixed-methods design led by queer and trans scholars, we developed an online survey for trans school workers...
- Biology
An understanding of the relations between psychological flexibility processes and quality of life among autistic adults could help inform treatment development to improve the acceptability of mental healthcare among autistic adults. This pre-registered (https://osf.io/t3pws) seco...
- Society & Economics
Utah’s Wasatch Front is a growing metropolitan area facing looming environmental challenges, including poor air quality that is exacerbated by the rapid desiccation of Great Salt Lake. Immigrant populations are disproportionately exposed to air pollution in the region, a result o...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Developmental dynamics of ovine lung in health and cystic fibrosis at single-cell resolution
Abstract The sheep lung has long been used to model aspects of the human lung, both its normal development and pathological changes that occur in ovine models of lung disease. The similarities between the two species provide an opportunity to investigate phases of lung developmen...