Walker (United States)

Can we throw out the record books? the effects of rivalry on market efficiency in college football betting markets

Abstract This study examines whether rivalry games contribute to the mispricing of spreads in college football betting markets. We posit that rivalries increase player motivation and amplify bettor sentiment, potentially biasing closing spreads. We suggest that college football p...

Knowledge and Beliefs Surrounding Nalmefene Among Alabama Pharmacists: A Cross-Sectional Survey Informed by the Theory of Planned Behavior

The opioid epidemic continues to be a major public health crisis in the United States, and nalmefene has recently emerged as an alternative opioid overdose reversal agent. However, little is known about pharmacists’ awareness and beliefs regarding nalmefene use and distribution....

Photoluminescent amorphous silicon microspheres with intrinsic whispering-gallery-mode coupling and waveguide integration

Abstract On-chip silicon light sources are highly desirable for integrated photonics but remain challenging due to silicon’s indirect bandgap and low radiative efficiency. Amorphous silicon supports photoluminescence via band-tail states, yet lacks scalable cavity platforms for e...

Do individualists and collectivists cooperate differently?

Do cultural mindsets shape cooperation? Individualists, who view people as independent, and collectivists, who see them as interconnected, make different decisions that impact governance and economic outcomes. This study tests individualism and collectivism (I/C) in indefinitely...

State-sponsored agenda setting: Measuring the impact of narrative laundering

Foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) is an important part of the digital information ecosystem, yet its effects are poorly understood. Most research analyzing FIMI to date is descriptive, exposing efforts to erode trust, promote favorable narratives, and targe...

Experimental and Machine Learning‐Based Parametric Study of Free‐Bending Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

Recent advances in electroactive polymers and smart materials have established dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) as a viable platform for lightweight, large‐deformation soft actuation. This study presents a parametric investigation of dielectric elastomer bending actuators, f...

Multi-resolution enhancement for full-spectrum neural representations

Scientific data acquisition continues to outpace storage and analysis capabilities, making voxel-based representations increasingly intractable. Implicit neural representations (INRs) offer a promising solution by encoding signals through coordinate-based neural networks, serving...

Inverse scattering in biological samples via beam propagation

Multiple scattering limits optical imaging in thick biological samples by scrambling sample-specific information. Physics-based inverse-scattering methods aim to computationally recover this information, often using non-convex optimization to reconstruct the scatter-corrected sam...