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Submissions from 2020

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Copper Accumulation and the Effect of Chelation Treatment on Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy Compared to Parenchymal Amyloid Plaques, Xiayoue Zhu, Tiffany W. Victor, Ashwin Ambi, Joseph K. Sullivan, Joshua Hatfield, Feng Xu, Lisa M. Miller, and William E. Van Nostrand

Submissions from 2019

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Microstructure and Strength Development of Sodium Carbonate–Activated Blast Furnace Slags, Busra Akturk, Sumeru Nayak, Sumanta Das, and Ahmet B. Kizilkanat

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Predictors of Clostridioides difficile recurrence across a national cohort of veterans in outpatient, acute, and long-term care settings, Haley J. Appaneal, R. Caffrey, Maya Beganivic, Sanja Avramovic, and Kerry L. LaPlante

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Trends in Collection of Microbiological Cultures Across Veterans Affairs Community Living Centers in the United States Over 8 Years, Haley J. Appaneal, R. Caffrey, Maria-Stephanie A. Hughes, Vrishali V. Lopes, Robin L.P. Jump, Kerry L. LaPlante, and David M. Dosa

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National trends in the treatment of urinary tract infections among Veterans’ Affairs Community Living Center residents, Haley J. Appaneal, R. Caffrey, Vrishali V. Lopes, Christopher J. Crnich, David M. Dosa, and Kerry L. LaPlante

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Longitudinal Patterns of Mexican and Puerto Rican Children’s Asthma Controller Medication Adherence and Acute Healthcare Utilization, Kimberly J. Arcoleo, Collen McGovern, Karentjot Kaur, Jill S. Halterman, Jennifer R. Mammen, Hugh Crean, Deepa Rastogi, and Jonathan M. Feldman

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Reduced Compsilura concinnata parasitism of New England saturniid larvae, Alex K. Baranowski, Catherine Conroy, Goerge H. Boettner, Joseph S. Elkinton, and Evan L. Preisser

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GeoFog4Health: a fog-based SDI framework for geospatial health big data analysis, Rabindra Kumar Barik, Harishchandra Dubey, Kunal Mankodiya, Sapana Ashok Sasane, and Chinmaya Misra

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Complex transboundary movements of marine megafauna in the Western Indian Ocean, Amanda N. Barkley, Matthew Gollock, Melita Samoilys, Fiona Llewellyn, Mahmood Shivji, Bradley M. Wetherbee, and Nigel E. Hussey

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Complex transboundary movements of marine megafauna in the Western Indian Ocean, A.N. Barkley, M Gollock, M Samoilys, F Llewellyn, M Shivji, Bradley M. Wetherbee, and N.E. Hussey

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Valuation of the External Costs of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development: The Critical Importance of Mineral Rights Ownership, Andrew Boslett, Todd Guilfoos, and Corey Lang

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Evaluating Native American Bird Use and Bird Assemblage Variability along the Oregon Coast, Kristine M. Bovy, Madonna L. Moss, Jessica E. Watson, Frances J. White, Timothy T. Jones, Heather A. Ulrich, and Julia K. Parrish

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Affective response as a mediator of the association between the physical and social environment and physical activity behavior, Holly K. Boyle, Shira I. Dunsiger, Lauren Connell Bohlen, Jessica A. Emerson, Harold H. Lee, Courtney J. Stevens, and David M. Williams

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Independence day: Post-fledging movements and behavior of adult Eastern Towhees (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) in landscapes managed for American Woodcock (Scolopax minor), Stephen J. Brenner and Scott R. McWilliams

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Assessment of Community-Based Activities to Reduce Human–Elephant Conflict in Nepal, Bill Buffum, Thomas P. Husband, and Sandeep Shrestha

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Sustainability and tourism: the effect of the United States’ first offshore wind farm on the vacation rental market, Andrew Carr-Harris and Corey Lang

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Optimized fishing through periodically harvested closures, Paul G. Carvalho, Stacy D. Jupiter, Fraser A. Januchowski-Hartley, Jordan Goetze, Joachim Claudet, Rebecca Weeks, Austin T. Humphries, and Crow White

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Institutional and Conceptual Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation for Coastal Cultural Heritage, Alanna Casey and Austin Becker

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Effectiveness of Surf Therapy for Children with Disabilities, Emily D. Clapham, Linda S. Lamont, Minsuk K. Shim, Shabnam Lateef, and Courtney N. Armitano

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Becoming and Being an Age-Friendly University: Strategic Considerations and Practical Implications, Phillip G. Clark and Skye N. Leedahl

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Interpretation of the Individual Effect Under Treatment Spillover, Forrest W. Crawford, Morozova, Ashley L. Buchanan, and Donna Spiegelman

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Employment Type, Residential Status, and Consumer Financial Capability: Evidence from China Household Finance Survey, Xu Cui, Jing Jian Xiao, and Jingtao Yi

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Simulating the Fracture of Notched Mortar Beams through Extended Finite Element Method (XFEM) and Peridynamics, Sumanta Das, Canio Hoffarth, Bo Ren, Benjamin Spencer, Gaurav Sant, Subramaniam D. Rajan, and Narayanan Neithalath

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Using the Soar Cognitive Architecture to Remove Screws from Different Laptop Models, Nicholas M. Difilippo and Musa Jouaneh

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Dynamic compressive behavior of metallic particulate-reinforced cementitious composites: SHPB experiments and numerical simulations, Sami Doner, Sumeru Nayak, Koray Senol, Aun Shukla, N.M. Anoop Krishnan, Ibrahim Kutay Yilmazcoban, and Sumanta Das

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Loss of BCAA Catabolism during Carcinogenesis Enhances mTORC1 Activity and Promotes Tumor Development and Progression, Russell E. Ericksen, Siew Lan Lim, Eoin McDonnell, Wai Ho Shuen, Maya Vadiveloo, Phillip J. White, Zhaobing Ding, Royston Kwok, Philip Lee, George K. Radda, Han Chong Toh, Matthew D. Hirschey, and Weiping Han

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Effects of measurement timing on subgroup identification using growth mixture modeling: An empirical application to alcohol use, Anne M. Fairlie, Michael Bernstein, Theodore A. Walls, and Mark D. Wood

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Parent couples’ participation in speech-language therapy for school-age children with autism spectrum disorder in the United States, Michelle Flippin and Debbie L. Hahs-Vaughn

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Comparing the Efficiency of Nursery and Direct Transplanting Methods for Restoring Endangered Corals, Graham E. Forrester, Maggie Chan, Dennis Conetta, Russell Dauksis, Katie Nickles, and Alicia Siravo

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Extreme site fidelity as an optimal strategy in an unpredictable and homogeneous environment, Brian D. Gerber, Mevin B. Hooten, Christopher P. Peck, Mindy B. Rice, James H. Gammonley, Anthony D. Apa, and Amy J. Davis

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Improving spatial predictions of animal resource selection to guide conservation decision making, Brian Gerber and Joseph M. Northrup

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Major shifts in nutrient and phytoplankton dynamics in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre over the last 5000 years revealed by high-resolution proteinaceous deep-sea coral δ15N and δ13C records, Danielle S. Glynn, Kelton W. McMahon, Thomas P. Guilderson, and Matthew D. McCarthy

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Preliminary Assessment of Ferrate Treatment of Metals in Acid Mine Drainage, Joseph E. Goodwill, Julie LaBar, Debbie Slovikosky, and William H.J. Strosnider

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First-Year GPA and Academic Service Use Among College Students With and Without ADHD, Matthew J. Gormley, George J. DuPaul, Lisa L. Weyandt, and Arthur D. Anastopoulos

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Biomolecular Functionalization of a Nanomaterial to Control Stability and Retention within Live Cells, Mitchell Gravely, Mohammad Moein Safaee, and Daniel E. Roxbury

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Age-specific trends in health-related quality of life among US adults: Findings from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2016, Mary L. Greaney, Steven Cohen, Bryan J. Blissmer, Jacob E. Earp, and Furong Xu

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Deriving inherent optical properties from decomposition of hyperspectral non-water absorption, Brice K. Grunert, Colleen B. Mouw, and Audrey B. Ciochetto

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Social Learning and Communication with Threshold Uncertainty, Todd Guilfoos, Haoran Miao, Simona Trandafir, and Emi Uchida

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The creativity of imitation in remake videos, Renee Hobbs and Yonty Friesem

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A Head-Start to Teaching: Exploring the Early Field Experiences in Pre-service EFL Education in Turkey, Rabia Hos, Halil Ibrahim Cinarbas, and Hatice Yagci

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Specialists, Coaches, Coordinators, Oh My! Looking Back and Looking Forward on the Roles and Responsibilities of Specialized Literacy Professionals, Jacy Ippolito, Allison Swan Dagen, Rita M. Bean, and Diane Kern

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Clustered Hierarchical Entropy-Scaling Search of Astronomical and Biological Data, Najib Ishaq, George Student, and Noah M. Daniels

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Comparison of ferrate and ozone pre-oxidation on disinfection byproduct formation from chlorination and chloramination, Yanjun Jiang, Joseph E. Goodwill, John E. Tobiason, and David A. Reckhow

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Planarity and out-of-plane vibrational modes of tryptophan and tyrosine in biomolecular modeling, Faramarz Joodaki, Lenore M. Martin, and Michael L. Greenfield

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Female Headship and Women’s Work in Nepal, Pratistha Joshi-Rajkarnikar and Smita Ramnarain

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Organophosphate flame retardants in the indoor and outdoor dust and gas-phase of Alexandria, Egypt, Mohammed A. Khairy and Rainer Lohmann

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Uptake of hydrophobic organic compounds, including OCPs and PBDEs, and perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in fish and blue crabs of the lower Passaic River (NJ, USA), Mohammed A. Khairy, Gregory O. Noonan, and Rainer Lohmann

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Early childhood preservice teachers' mathematics teaching efficacy: Effects of passion and teacher efficacy, Hyunjin Kim and Jillian Connelly

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Early Childhood Preservice Teachers’ Mathematics Teaching Efficacy : Effects of Passion and Teacher Efficacy, Hyunjin Kim and Jillian Connelly

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Preservice Teachers' Multicultural Attitudes, Intercultural Sensitivity, and their Multicultural Teaching Efficacy, Hyunjin Kim and Jillian Connelly

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Impression Formation of Male and Female Millennial Students Wearing Eye Glasses or Hearing Aids, Tammy Kinley, Jessica Strübel, and Amyn Amlani

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Housing prices and household savings: evidence from urban China, Weida Kuang, Tao Li, and Jing Jian Xiao

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Evidence for activated Lck protein tyrosine kinase as the driver of proliferation in acute myeloid leukemia cell, CTV-1, Li Li, Yixin Cui, Jinyan Shen, Hannah Dobson, and Gongqin Sun

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Golgi membrane protein GP73 modified-liposome mediates the antitumor effect of survivin promoter-driven HSVtk in hepatocellular carcinoma, Chang Liu, Chaochao Wen, Xi Wang, Yan Wei, Chunyang Xu, Xiuli Mu, Lina Zhang, Xuan Wang, Jiubo Tian, Peiyuan Ma, Fanxiu Meng, Qi Zhang, Na Zhao, Baofeng Yu, Tao Gong, Rui Guo, Hailong Wang, Jun Xie, Gongqin Sun, Gaopeng Li, Hongwei Zhang, Qin Qin, Jun Xu, Xiushan Dong, and Lumei Wang

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Genome-wide annotation and comparative analysis of cuticular protein genes in the noctuid pest Spodoptera litura, Jianqiu Liu, Shenglong Li, Wanshun Li, Li Peng, Zhiwei Chen, Yingdan Xiao, Huizhen Guo, Jiwei Zhng, Tingcai Cheng, Marian R. Goldsmith, Kallare P. Arunkumar, Qingyou Xia, and Kazuei Mita

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Air-soil diffusive exchange of PAHs in an urban park of Shanghai based on polyethylene passive sampling: Vertical distribution, vegetation influence and diffusive flux, Ying Liu, Shuya Xie, Lirong Zheng, Tongtong Li, Yajie Sun, Limin Ma, Zhifen Lin, Peter Grathwohl, and Rainer Lohmann

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Convergent evolution of hetero‐oligomeric cellulose synthesis complexes in mosses and seed plants, Xingxing Li, Tori L. Speicher, Dianka CT Dees, Nasim Mansoori, John B. McManus, Ming Tien, Luisa M. Trindade, Ian S. Wallace, and Alison Roberts

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Managing and improving electronic thesis and dissertation programs (book review), Julia Lovett

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Higher dietary diversity scores and protein-rich food consumption were associated with lower risk of all-cause mortality in the oldest old, Yuebin Lv, Virginia Byers Kraus, Xiang Gao, Zhaoxue Yin, Jinhui Zhou, Chen Mao, Jun Duan, Yi Zeng, Melanie S. Brasher, Wanying Shi, and Xiaoming Shi

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Realistic atomic structure of fly ash-based geopolymer gels: Insights from molecular dynamics simulations, Gideon A. Lyngdoh, Rajesh Kumar, N.M. Anoop Krishnan, and Sumanta Das

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Alternative functional strategies and altered carbon pathways facilitate broad depth ranges in coral‐obligate reef fishes, Chancey MacDonald, Tom C.L. Bridge, Kelton W. McMahon, and Geoffrey P. Jones

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Understanding the genetics of asthma and implications for clinical practice, Jennifer R. Mammen and Kimberly Arcoleo

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Development and preliminary results of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR)-integrated smartphone telemedicine program to deliver asthma care remotely, Jennifer R. Mammen, James J. Java, Jill Halterman, Marc N. Berliant, Amber Crowley, Sean M. Frey, Marina Reznik, Jonathan M. Feldman, Judith D. Schoonmaker, and Kimberly Arcoleo

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Early childhood preservice teachers’ perception on play, Irene McIvor Mason and Hyunjin Kim

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Aryl hydrocarbon receptor-mediated activity of gas-phase ambient air derived from passive sampling and an in vitro bioassay, Carrie A. McDonough, Diana G. Franks, Mark E. Hahn, and Rainer Lohmann

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Expert evaluation of open-data indicators of seaport vulnerability to climate and extreme weather impacts for U.S. North Atlantic ports, R. Duncan McIntosh and Austin Becker

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Decision makers’ barriers to climate and extreme weather adaptation: a study of North Atlantic high- and medium-use seaports, Elizabeth L. Mclean and Austin Becker

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Divergent trophic responses of sympatric penguin species to historic anthropogenic exploitation and recent climate change, Kelton McMahon, Chantel I. Michelson, Tom Hart, Matthew D. McCarthy, William P.P. Patterson, and Michael J. Polito

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Using Interactive Nutrition Modules to Increase Critical Thinking Skills in College Courses, Jade McNamara, Sara Sweetman, Priscilla Connors, Ingrid E. Lofgren, and Geoffrey Greene

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Interpreting the law of the sea ‘regime of islands’: An opportunity for productive US leadership, Elizabeth Mendenhall

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Toward Inclusivity in the Documentation of Student Struggle: Continuing the Discussion, Karen Walton Morse

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A Satellite Assessment of Environmental Controls of Phytoplankton Community Size Structure, Colleen B. Mouw, Audrey B. Ciochetto, and James A. Yoder

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Nighttime notifications and compulsivity illuminate the link between emerging adults’ cellphone use and sleep-related problems, Karla Klein Murdock, Sue K. Adams, Caroline Crichlow-Ball, Mikael Horissian, and Meredith Roberts

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A microstructure-guided numerical approach to evaluate strain sensing and damage detection ability of random heterogeneous self-sensing structural materials, Sumeru Nayak and Sumanta Das

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Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Fracture Behavior of Particle Reinforced Alkali Activated Slag Mortars, Sumeru Nayak, Ahmet B. Kizilkanat, Narayanan Neithalath, and Sumanta Das

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Fracture Response of Metallic Particulate-reinforced Cementitious Composites: Insights from Experiments and Multiscale Numerical Simulations, Sumeru Nayak, N.M. Anoop Krishnan, and Sumanta Das

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Microstructure-guided numerical simulation to evaluate the influence of phase change materials (PCMs) on the freeze-thaw response of concrete pavements, Sumeru Nayak, N.M. Anoop Krishnan, and Sumanta Das

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Influence of Microencapsulated Phase Change Materials (PCMs) on the Chloride Ion Diffusivity of Concretes Exposed to Freeze-thaw Cycles: Insights from Multiscale Numerical Simulations, Sumeru Nayak, Gideon A. Lyngdoh, and Sumanta Das

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Smart Growth at the Ballot Box: Understanding Voting on Affordable Housing and Land Management Referendums, Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz and Corey Lang

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Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries, Nuno Queiroz, Bradley M. Wetherbee, and et al

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Platonic Personal Immortality, Doug Reed

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Unlocking the Value: Communicating the Value of the Pharmacist to the Patient, Saumitra V. Rege and P. MacDonnell

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Conifer Responses to a Stylet-Feeding Invasive Herbivore and Induction with Methyl Jasmonate: Impact on the Expression of Induced Defenses and a Native Folivore, Chad M. Rigsby, Emma E. Shoemaker, Mary M. Mallinger, Colin M. Orians, and Evan L. Preisser

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Glass Fracture Upon Ballistic Impact: New Insights From Peridynamics Simulations, Jared Rivera, Jonathan Berjikian, R. Ravinder, Hariprasad Kodamana, Sumanta Das, Naresh Bhatnagar, Mathieu Bauchy, and N. M. Anoop Krishnan

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Passive Sampling of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Four Coastal Aquatic Systems of Puerto Rico: A Pilot Study, Carlos J. Rodríguez-Sierra, David Adelman, Šimon Vojta, Imar Mansilla-Rivera, and Rainer Lohmann

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Factors Affecting Surgical Decisions in Newly Diagnosed Young Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer, Shoshana M. Rosenberg, Mary L. Greaney, Andrea F. Patenaude, and Ann H. Partridge

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Comparisons of Types of Exposure to Violence Within and Across Contexts in Predicting the Perpetration of Dating Aggression, Hans Saint-Eloi Cadely, Sylvie Mrug, and Michael Windle

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Temporal Associations between Psychological and Physical Intimate Partner Violence: A Cross-Lag Analysis, Hans Saint-Eloi Cadely, Joe F. Pitman, Gregory S. Pettit, Jennifer E. Lansford, John E. Bates, Kenneth A. Dodge, and Amy Holtzworth-Munroe

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Enhancement of macrophage uptake via phosphatidylserine-coated acetalated dextran nanoparticles, Nishan K. Shah, Sweta K. Gupta, Zimeng Wang, and Samantha A. Meenach

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The effects of out-of-stock, return, and cancellation amounts on the order amounts of an online retailer, Junghwa Son, Ji Hye Kang, and Sungha Jang

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Appearance and performance enhancing drug usage and psychological well-being in gay and heterosexual men, Jessica Strübel and Trent A. Petrie

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Exploring HPV Knowledge, Awareness, Beliefs, Attitudes, and Vaccine Acceptability of Latino Fathers Living in the United States: An Integrative Review, Paloma Suárez, Sherrie F. Wallington, Mary L. Greaney, and Ana Cristina Lindsay

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Rethinking Star Selection in Celestial Navigation, Peter F. Swaszek, Richard J. Hartnett, and Kelly C. Seals

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Speech, language, and feeding phenotypes of SATB2‐associated syndrome, Ashlen Thomason, Pankey, Beth Nutt, Aisling R. Caffrey, and Yuri A. Zarate

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Associations between timing and quality of solid food introduction with infant weight-for-length z-scores at 12 months: Findings from the Nurture cohort, Maya Vadiveloo, Alison Tovar, Truls Østbye, and Sara E. Benjamin-Neelon

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Transcranial focal electrical stimulation via concentric ring electrodes in freely moving cats: Antiepileptogenic and postictal effects, Alejandro Valdés-Cruz, Benjamín Villasana-Salazar, Brandon Williams, David Martínez-Vargas, Víctor Manuel Magdaleno-Madrigal, Salvador Almazán-Alvarado, and Walter Besio

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Data Body Milieu: The Latinx Immigrant at the Center of Technological Development, Melissa Villa-Nicholas

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Designing the ‘good citizen’ through Latina identity in USCIS’s virtual assistant ‘Emma’, Melissa Villa-Nicholas and Miriam E. Sweeney

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A Global 3‐D Ocean Model for PCBs: Benchmark Compounds for Understanding the Impacts of Global Change on Neutral Persistent Organic Pollutants, Charlotte C. Wagner, Helen N. Amos, Colin P. Thackray, Yanxu Zhang, Elizabeth W. Lundgren, Gael Forget, Carey L. Friedman, Noelle E. Selin, Rainer Lohmann, and Elise M. Sunderland

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Prescription Opioid Use among Pregnant Women Enrolled in Rhode Island Medicaid, Xuerong Wen, Nicholas Belviso, Rebecca Lebeau, Jeffrey P. Bratberg, Brandi Cotton, Kristina E. Ward, Debra A. Erickson-Owens, and Stephen Jon Kogut