Point and nonpoint sources of microplastics to two southeast Michigan rivers...
Plastic pollution is an emergent global issue in freshwater and marine ecosystems. Microplastics enter waterways from a variety of sources, although the relative importance of point and nonpoint...
View ArticleParental perceptions of community and professional attitudes toward autism
The purpose of this study was to examine parent perceptions of professional and community attitudes about autism through the lens of parenting their autistic children from birth through adulthood....
View ArticleLeaflet-heterostructures by MWCNT self-assembly following electrospinning
Electrospinning of nanocarbons such as graphene and carbon nanotubes typically produces mats composed of one-dimensional fibers where the carrier polymer encapsulates the nanocarbons. Recently it was...
View ArticleExploring low-level statistical features of n-grams in phishing URLs: A...
Phishing attacks are the biggest cybersecurity threats in the digital world. Attackers exploit users by impersonating real, authentic websites to obtain sensitive information such as passwords and...
View ArticleFemale and feminine-presenting band directors' experiences with gender...
The purpose of this study was to explore female and feminine-presenting band directors’ experiences with gender microaggressions in their work. Data consisted of survey responses (N = 974) from...
View ArticleCultural diversity: an impetus to economic growth – under what conditions?
Realizing cultural diversity’s impact on regional entrepreneurial activity has become crucial for scholars and policymakers. As a step in this direction, this study integrates insights from creative...
View ArticleForgetting corporate irresponsibility: The role of corporate political...
Corporate social irresponsibility continues despite institutional pressures for socially responsible behavior, resulting in disasters like the Kalamazoo River Oil Spill and the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill....
View ArticleAn experimental and analytical approach to evaluate transponder-based...
Aviation is a vital modern transportation sector connecting millions of passengers globally. Sustainable aviation development holds substantial community benefits, necessitating effective management...
View ArticleTraining community health navigators in the public health workforce to...
Aim To describe the process of engaging underserved communities of color that designs, conducts, and evaluates community-engaged COVID-19 Community Health Navigator training on COVID-19: Vaccination,...
View ArticleThe masters athlete and use of antihypertensive medications
Hypertension is the most common cardiovascular condition in recreational athletes, especially older (masters) athletes. The interacting effects of hypertension, cardiac adaptation to endurance...
View ArticleThe moderating effects of intolerance of uncertainty and social connectedness...
Objective: This study aimed to understand COVID-19 pandemic impacts on anxiety, depression, and addictive/excessive behaviors, with exploration of intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and social...
View ArticleFeasibility and acceptability of a pediatric primary care physician training...
Anxiety is one of the most prevalent psychological conditions in the pediatric population, and its associated impairments often persist into adulthood. Pediatricians are in a unique position to...
View ArticleCaregiver perceptions and experiences surrounding employment of their...
Objective: The objective of this study was to explore and describe the experiences and perspectives of familial caregivers as active participants in the employment processes of their adult-aged...
View ArticleIntroduction to the costs of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
This special issue is the result of the Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD) third Summer Data Immersion (SDI) program held on May 23–26, 2022. Thirty-seven...
View ArticleLongitudinal caregiver-reported motor development in infants born at term and...
Aim To examine the extent to which estimates of a latent trait or underlying construct of motor ability differ in infants born at term and preterm, based on caregiver ratings of the motor domain of...
View ArticleThe impact of blockchain food traceability system on consumers' affective...
Purpose This paper explores how the blockchain food traceability system (BFTS) affects consumers' affective brand commitment and subsequent willingness to pay premium...
View ArticleLocal fiscal response to state preemption: A case study of Massachusetts'...
State preemption in the form of tax and expenditure limits significantly limits local revenue-raising capacity. To gain insights into how local governments respond to fiscal preemption through direct...
View ArticleThe impact of state fiscal preemption on local taxing authorities: A case of...
This study investigates the impact of state fiscal preemption on local governance structure. Specifically, it focuses on state-imposed tax and expenditure limits (TELs), which constrain local...
View ArticleGeneralized sequential normal compactness and weak differentiabilities
We study the generalized sequential normal compactness in variational analysis and establish characterizations of the property of graphs of weakly differentiable mappings between Banach spaces, as...
View ArticleMeals On Wheels clients: Measurable differences in the likelihood of aging in...
Little is known about how participation in home-delivered meal programs (known as Meals on Wheels), financed in part through the Older Americans Act, relates to the use of health services and the...
View ArticleHuman Capital: Understanding the Policy and Fiscal Implications of Prison...
This study will examine prison gerrymandering and its impact on residents of Metro Detroit. This analysis examines the fiscal, political, and municipal impact of prison gerrymandering on...
View ArticleDemocracy in Decline: The Causations for the Collapse of Rome's Democratic...
The Roman Republic sits in the annals of history as one of the world’s first empires that boasted a representative democracy. Established in 509 B.C.E. and lasting until it was officially dissolved in...
View ArticleFinancial Autonomy and Happiness in College Students: Can They Coexist?
Prior research and theory suggest that happiness is often associated with charitable expenses and feelings of autonomy. The present research examines how autonomy influences the happiness experiences...
View ArticleMigrant Vulnerability to Human Trafficking: A Decade in Review
Despite the establishment of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) in 2000, the state and prevalence of human trafficking in the United States has greatly increased. While information and...
View ArticleDeveloping a Biodiversity Management Plan for the EMU Fish Lake Environmentla...
The EMU Sustainability Commission uses the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS) to document sustainability practices and find areas of improvement. This study will present a...
View ArticleSexual Polymorphism and the Hyoid Bone: the potential for the identification...
The purpose of this research is to explore the potential use of the hyoid bone for sex estimation as a way to increase the accuracy in the identification of deceased transgender individuals from...
View ArticleThe influence of perceived streamer characteristics and product...
Purpose This study aims to develop a chain-mediated model to examine how streamer and product characteristics influence consumer behavior inertia (CBI) based on an extended...
View ArticleEnough is enough: Treatment dropout predictors of adolescents with harmful...
Purpose Adolescents with harmful sexual behaviors (AHSB) who drop out of treatment are more likely to continue offending than are those who complete treatment; therefore, it is important to identify...
View ArticleA mutual aid group for pastoral care practitioners providing services to...
In the days following the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, a mutual aid group for pastoral care practitioners who serve international labor migrants (ILMs) was conducted virtually. This article...
View ArticleComparison of caregiver burden and quality of life between compound...
The current study examined differences in caregiver burden and quality of life between compound caregivers (those who are providing care for more than one person) and noncompound caregivers (those...
View ArticleConvergent validity between the motor domain of PediaTract and ages and...
The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the convergent validity of the Motor domain (MOT) of PediaTracTM v3.0, an online developmental tracking instrument based on caregiver reports, with fine...
View ArticleLactation initiation during COVID-19 at a single military hospital
Introduction Human milk is associated with positive short- and long-term health outcomes. Women's choice to breastfeed is influenced by personal, social, health, and economic factors. The COVID-19...
View ArticleSustainable organic-inorganic hybrid coating system with multiple cure...
Organic–inorganic hybrid (OIH) coatings and thin films have been established as advanced materials owing to their unique combination of properties suitable for many current and emerging end-use...
View ArticleExploring the nexus of occupational licensing and the shadow economy:...
This study looks at the relationship between the prevalence of state-level shadow economies and the extent of labor regulations specific to occupational licensing. Occupational licensing leads to...
View ArticleThe impact of an intergenerational service learning program on psychological...
This study examined the benefits of an intergenerational home-based service learning program to reduce psychological distress for homebound older adults. Multivariate regression analyses were...
View ArticleGeneral education skills in practice: An interdisciplinary pop-up learning...
An interdisciplinary Pop-Up Learning Community (PLC) allowed students from various disciplines with different levels of content knowledge to discuss their perspectives on and beliefs about climate...
View ArticleA path forward: A critical race mixed-methods study of social justice teacher...
Teacher preparation programs are being called to comprehensively engage preservice teachers (PSTs) in expansive learning about equity issues beyond one “diversity” course or superficial approach. Our...
View ArticleWorkplace violence, work-related exhaustion, and workplace cognitive failure...
Aim To examine the relationships between nurses' exposure to workplace violence and self-reports of workplace cognitive failure. Design A cross-sectional study. Methods An online questionnaire was...
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