The Relationship Between Men's Self-Perceived Attractiveness and Ratings of Women's Sexual Intent.

Sexual and romantic partners tend to match on various dimensions of mate value including physical attractiveness. Men may be motivated to inflate their self-perceived physical attractiveness to justify pursuing highly attractive women. In the present research, heterosexual men ( = 180) received random assignment to a two-way between-participants factorial design that tested the effects of a woman's physical attractiveness (low vs.

Does a lack of juveniles indicate a threat? Understanding body size distributions in a group of long-lived vertebrates.

Turtles are declining globally, and absences of juveniles during surveys are often interpreted as evidence of threats to early life stages. In Australia, for example, it is widely argued that a low number of juveniles is likely due to nest predation by introduced red foxes (Vulpes vulpes). However, small sample sizes within populations, low detectability of juveniles and turtles' long lifespans often confound the conclusion that a paucity of juveniles indicates a declining population.

The role of inflammation, chronic pain, and hypertension on cognitive functioning in an underserved, rural population: a Project FRONTIER study.

Background: Inflammation, chronic pain, and hypertension have been identified as risk factors for cognitive decline; few studies have examined the interplay between multiple risk factors and even fewer have considered these factors in underserved rural populations.

Objective: This study analyzed the relationships between inflammation, chronic pain, and hypertension with cognitive functioning in an underserved, primarily Hispanic, rural population from Project FRONTIER (Facing Rural Obstacles to Healthcare Now Through Intervention, Education, & Research).

Methods: This epidemiological study enrolled 1,864 participants (M = 59.

Neurocognitive functioning in hispanic and non-hispanic individuals in rural West Texas and the influence of sociodemographic factors.

Several sociodemographic factors are known to influence neurocognitive functioning; however, little is known about their effects on Hispanic and non-Hispanic populations. This cross-sectional study investigated the relationship between age, educational attainment, and Hispanic ethnicity on neurocognitive functioning in a sample of persons aged 40-96 living in rural West Texas. Our sample consisted of 1,341 participants (709 Hispanics, 632 non-Hispanics, M = 58.

New monstersaur specimens from the Kaiparowits Formation of Utah reveal unexpected richness of large-bodied lizards in Late Cretaceous North America.

Monstersauria (Squamata, Anguimorpha) fossils are present in most Upper Cretaceous sedimentary basins in western North America, but despite almost a century of collection, their record remains extremely fragmentary. Here, we describe new material belonging to large-bodied monstersaurs, including a new taxon, gen. et sp.

Exploring Police Training Models for Addressing Mental Illness in Rural Communities.

A growing number of police departments in the United States have adopted specialized training models to handle situations involving people with mental illness (PWMI), including the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) model and other models with reduced training hours (OMRTH). However, research on police chiefs' attitudes toward these training models, especially those working in rural areas, remains limited. To address this gap in the literature, this study explored the attitudes of rural police chiefs across two states regarding two categories of police training models (the CIT model and OMRTH) and examined factors influencing their viewpoints.

Prioritizing organizational success and the pursuit of victory: Understanding the feelings of exclusion in the workplace.

This study investigates how an organizational bottom-line mentality (BLM) climate influences employee perceptions of workplace ostracism, with a focus on the moderating role of zero-sum beliefs (ZSB). Using a survey of 220 full-time respondents in the United States, we conducted regression analysis and moderated mediation tests via Hayes' PROCESS macro in R. We measured perceived organizational BLM, employee BLM, ZSB, and work ostracism using validated scales.

A change-point method for multi-lead electrocardiogram monitoring using weighted multivariate functional principal component analysis.

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are one of the primary reasons for death worldwide. These diseases often occur due to the occlusion of coronary arteries, thereby leading to insufficient blood and oxygen supply that damages cardiac muscle cells. Electrocardiogram (ECG) signals which reflect heart electrical activity are being used for diagnosing various cardiac diseases.

Phylogenomics reveals the slow-burning fuse of diatom evolution.

Evolution is often uneven in its pace and outcomes, with long periods of stasis interrupted by abrupt increases in morphological and ecological disparity. With thousands of gene histories, phylogenomics can uncover the genomic signatures of these broad macroevolutionary trends. Diatoms are a species-rich lineage of microeukaryotes that contribute greatly to the global cycling of carbon, oxygen, and silica, which they use to build elaborately structured cell walls.

Quantitative assessment of barrel wear from solid copper bullets.

Forensic firearm and toolmark identification is based on the principle that firearms possess and impart individual characteristics on fired ammunition, which can be used to identify a bullet back to the barrel from which it was fired. However, these characteristics may change due to use, presenting challenges for firearm examiners. The goal of this research was to determine how solid copper bullets affect barrel-rifling characteristics after firing 500 rounds through a new Glock 19 Gen 5 pistol with a Glock Marksman Barrel (GMB).

Lumping and Splitting of Distribution Models Across a Biogeographic Divide Informs the Conservation of an Imperiled Fluvial Fish.

Freshwater fishes are among the most threatened taxa in the world. A major challenge for the conservation and management of threatened fishes is scarce information regarding life history, habitat requirements, and the drivers of declines. Species distribution models (SDMs) that leverage existing occurrence records and geospatial data have aided in addressing these challenges.

Protofibril packing density of individual fibers alters fibrinolysis.

Background: Many diseased conditions alter the fibrinogen and clotting activator concentrations, resulting in a unique network structure that may be resistant or susceptible to lysis. While much is known about the relationship between structure and lysis, previous studies overlooked confounding factors in the fibrin network structure that must be considered to develop targeted therapeutics.

Objectives: We aimed to determine how fiber diameter, network pore size, and protofibril packing density work together and individually to impact lysis.

Psychometric properties of the Spanish Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale - Second Edition.

The Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale, Second Edition (Y-BOCS-II) is an evidence-based clinician-rated measure for assessing the presence and severity of obsessive-compulsive symptoms. The Spanish version of the Y-BOCS-II has not yet been validated. The present study examines the psychometric properties of the Spanish Y-BOCS-II (Spanish-Y-BOCS-II) in adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who are of Hispanic/Latino ancestry.

Magnetically Labeled iPSC-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Enable MRI/MPI-Guided Regenerative Therapy for Myocardial Infarction.

Stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) offer a promising cell-free approach for cardiovascular regenerative medicine. In this study, we developed magnetically labeled induced pluripotent stem cell-derived EVs (magneto-iPSC-EVs) encapsulated with superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanoparticles for image-guided regenerative treatment of myocardial infarction, in which EVs that can be detected by both magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic particle imaging (MPI). iPSC-EVs were isolated, characterized per MISEV2023 guidelines, and loaded with SuperSPIO20 nanoparticles using optimized electroporation conditions (300 V, 2 × 10 ms pulses), achieving a high loading efficiency of 1.

A predictive growth model of Staphylococcus aureus during temperature abuse conditions.

The primary contributing factor leading to Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning is that some foods are not cooked after handling or are not appropriately refrigerated during storage. A predictive model for S. aureus was developed and validated using growth kinetic data.

p-Type Sensing of DNA Nucleobases Adsorbed on Graphene Nanoribbon.

DNA nucleobases are important in DNA sequencing, disease testing linked to genes, and disease treatment. Here, we report density functional calculations investigating the adsorption of guanine (G), adenine (A), thymine (T), and cytosine (C) on armchair graphene nanoribbons (AGNR) - a gapped semiconductor. Their adsorption energies, charge transfer, work function, and electrical properties were calculated.

The discrete empirical interpolation method in class identification and data summarization.

The discrete empirical interpolation method (DEIM) is well-established as a means of performing model order reduction in approximating solutions to differential equations, but it has also more recently demonstrated potential in performing data class detection through subset selection. Leveraging the singular value decomposition for dimension reduction, DEIM uses interpolatory projection to identify the representative rows and/or columns of a data matrix. This approach has been adapted to develop additional algorithms, including a CUR matrix factorization for performing dimension reduction while preserving the interpretability of the data.

A mathematical model of plasmin-mediated fibrinolysis of single fibrin fibers.

Fibrinolysis, the plasmin-mediated degradation of the fibrin mesh that stabilizes blood clots, is an important physiological process, and understanding mechanisms underlying lysis is critical for improved stroke treatment. Experimentalists are now able to study lysis on the scale of single fibrin fibers, but mathematical models of lysis continue to focus mostly on fibrin network degradation. Experiments have shown that while some degradation occurs along the length of a fiber, ultimately the fiber is cleaved at a single location.

Bees remain heat tolerant after acute exposure to desiccation and starvation.

Organisms may simultaneously face thermal, desiccation and nutritional stress under climate change. Understanding the effects arising from the interactions among these stressors is relevant for predicting organisms' responses to climate change and for developing effective conservation strategies. Using both dynamic and static protocols, we assessed for the first time how sublethal desiccation exposure (at 16.

F-FLT PET and Blood-based Biomarkers for Identifying Gastrointestinal Graft versus Host Disease after Allogeneic Cell Transplantation.

Purpose To determine whether fluorine 18 (F) fluorothymidine (FLT) PET imaging alone or combined with Mount Sinai Acute GVHD International Consortium (MAGIC) biomarkers could help identify subclinical gastrointestinal graft versus host disease (GI-GVHD) by day 100 following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Materials and Methods F-FLT PET imaging was analyzed in a prospective pilot study (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier no.

Performance evaluation of a Cadre Forensics TopMatch-GS 3D system for cartridge case comparisons.

Three-dimensional (3D) measurement systems for firearm forensics are becoming more prevalent in forensic laboratories, and these instruments are typically coupled with algorithms to assist firearm examiners with comparisons. Due to differences in firearm feature reproducibility on different types of ammunition, comparison algorithms need to be tested utilizing a variety of ammunition brands. For this study, 30 shots were fired, utilizing six common ammunition brands, from each of the 10 casework firearms for a total of 300 cartridge cases.

Are we training the trainers? Leadership educator preparation in student affairs programs.

Recently, leadership education researchers and practitioners have raised significant concerns about the gap between the expectations of, and professional training for, leadership educators in student affairs. These professionals are frequently required to facilitate leadership learning, especially in co-curricular training spaces for student leaders. However, they are often not adequately prepared or resourced by their professional development to deliver these training experiences.

Anxiety Disorders: Diagnoses, Clinical Features, and Epidemiology.

Although anxiety disorders present in many ways, they all share the key features of inappropriately high distress in the form of anxiety and fear responses to stimuli that are not actually dangerous and efforts to avoid or escape such stimuli. Problematic levels of fear and anxiety can result in many negative impacts on people's lives, across social, economic, and physical realms. Anxiety disorders as a whole are very prevalent in today's world, among both youth and adults.