Utah State University

Pension Participation and Willingness to Increase Contribution Levels Among Rural Households in China: Evidence from the Chengdu–Chongqing Economic Circle

Against the background of China’s recent rural pension policy environment, this study uses in-person survey data from over 800 rural households in the Chengdu–Chongqing Economic Circle (CCEC) to examine two distinct outcomes: pension participation (current enrollment in the pensi...

Mental Health Care Access in Rural Communities Amid the Expansion of Telehealth

Abstract Introduction Compared to metropolitan residents, rural residents face disparities in access to local mental health providers that are even larger than for other health care services. Telehealth appears to be a solution: patients should be able to more easily access provi...

Host tissue stoichiometry links nutrient availability to parasite abundance in a piscivorous fish

Abstract Understanding how ecosystem nutrient availability influences parasites is challenging, especially for trophically transmitted parasites in hosts occupying higher trophic levels. Host tissue nutrient stoichiometry may elucidate these effects by indicating nutrient availab...

Coherent Pulsed Dynamic Nuclear Polarization with Endogenous Metal Ions

Abstract Dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) can overcome the intrinsically low sensitivity of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and enable structural characterization of a wide range of materials. In inorganic solids, DNP can be achieved endogenously by introducing paramagnetic me...

Full-Field Measurement Uncertainty Quantification for Luminescence Phosphor Thermography on Surfaces in 3D Space

Abstract Background The luminescent intensity ratio (LIR) method of measuring temperature with thermographic phosphors has long been reported to exhibit sensitivities to experimental geometry as a test article moves in 3D space. Objective This work aims to evaluate the sensitivit...

A standardized SBML/PRISM benchmark library for stochastic model checking in synthetic biology

Stochastic model checking is a powerful verification technique used in engineering to assess system reliability and correctness. Many synthetic biological systems, including chemical reaction networks, can be modeled as stochastic processes, making stochastic model checking well...

Irrigation Management with a Field Water Balance and Virus Incidence in Dahlia Cut Flowers

Irrigation guidelines are needed for the field production of emerging specialty crops to support the sustainability and economic viability of small farms. The goal of this study was to establish crop coefficients (Kc) of dahlia (Dahlia × hybrida), a popular, profitable cut flower...

Characterization of flow behavior of graded regolith-metal powder mixtures

The Moon, rich in resources, is vital for space exploration. Space manufacturing requires in situ resource utilization due to high shipping expenses. Among these resources, lunar regolith is abundant but poorly suited for additive manufacturing due to its low flowability. This st...

Evaluating the Variational Theory of Lift Applied to Conformal Mappings of Airfoils

This work assesses a recently proposed variational theory of lift where the circulation generated by a simple closed geometry minimizes the pressure gradients in the flowfield. Unlike the traditional Kutta condition, it is appropriate to apply the variational theory of lift to ge...

Effectiveness of a Remote Repeated Reading Intervention on Reading Fluency

Abstract Although research supports using repeated reading interventions to improve reading fluency for in-person administrations, this study examines the effects of a remotely administered (i.e., video conference) repeated reading intervention on reading fluency. We used a non-c...

AdmixLD: Fast genome-scale inference of ancestry disequilibrium in hybrid zones

SUMMARY: Hybrid zones represent powerful natural systems for studying reproductive isolation and speciation. One key genomic signature of genetic incompatibilities and epistatic interactions is linkage disequilibrium (LD) - non-random associations between loci from different line...

Citizen science as a long-term environmental baseline: assessing impacts of a small dam removal in Montana, USA

Abstract. As dam removals increase in frequency across the U.S., most research has focused on the impact of larger dam removals, despite the removal of small dams being much more common. There are hundreds of small dams in Montana, and this research investigates impact on stream...

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...

Proper Orthogonal Decomposition-based Model-Order Reduction for Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Simulation—Mass-Spring-Damper System

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...

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...

Socioeconomic dynamics in civic education: Exploring notions of citizenship among Brazilian eighth-grade students

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...

Sharing the Blame: How Political Ideology Affects Reactions to Service Failures in the Sharing Economy

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...

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...

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...

Preliminary Examination of Associations Between Psychological Flexibility Processes of Change and Quality of Life in Digital Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Autistic Adults

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...