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Essential Facts About Mosquito Control and Zika Virus, Jerome Goddard

Historical and Recent Evidence for Close Relationships Among Rickettsia parkeri, R. Conorii, R. Africae, and R. Sibirica: Implications for Rickettsial Taxonomy, Jerome Goddard

Laboratory Assays of Various Insecticides Against Bed Bugs (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) and Their Eggs, Jerome Goddard

Long-Term Efficacy of Various Natural or "Green" Insecticides against Bed Bugs: A Double-Blind Study, Jerome Goddard

Not All Erythema Migrans Lesions Are Lyme Disease, Jerome Goddard

Observations on Questing Activity of Adult Ixodes brunneus Koch (Acari: Ixodidae) in Mississippi, Jerome Goddard

Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in Immature Amblyomma maculatum (Acari: Ixodidae) from Mississippi, Jerome Goddard, M. E. J. Allerdice, C. D. Paddock, and J. S. Portugal

What Is Going on with the Genus Dermacentor? Hybridizations, Introgressions, Oh My!, Jerome Goddard, Michelle Allerdice, J. Santos Portugal III, Gail M. Moraru, Christopher D. Paddock, and Jonas King

Laboratory Studies of Movement and Microenvironment Choices of Engorged Adult Female Amblyomma maculatum (Acari: Ixodidae), Jerome Goddard, Michael Caprio, Jennifer Bittner, Kendall Willeford, and Samuel Ward

Diffusion Rates and Dispersal Patterns of Unfed versus Recently Fed Bed Bugs (Cimex lectularius L.), Jerome Goddard, Michael Caprio, and Jerome Goddard II

Unusual Bot Fly Larva Removed From the Scalp of a Returning Traveler, Jerome Goddard, David Cross, and Carla Huston

Unidirectional En Masse Larval Dispersal of Blow Flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae), Jerome Goddard, Grant De Jong, and Florencia Meyer

Psychological Effects of Bed Bug Attacks (Cimex lectularius L.), Jerome Goddard and Richard de Shazo

Envenomation From Flood-Related Fire Ant Rafting: A Cautionary Note, Jerome Goddard and Richard D. de Shazo

Comparison of Tick Feeding Success and Vector Competence for Borrelia burgdorferi Among Immature Ixodes scapularis (Ixodida: Ixodidae) of Both Southern and Northern Clades., Jerome Goddard, Monica Embers, Andrias Hojgaard, and Joseph Piesman

New Records of Immature Ixodes brunneus Koch (Acari: Ixodidae) from Mississippi, U.S.A., Jerome Goddard, Lauren Goltz, and Richard G. Robbins

Recurring Late December Outbreaks of Adult Simulium jenningsi Group Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Seminary, Mississippi, USA, Jerome Goddard and John Kevin Moulton

Colpocephalum sp. Chewing Lice (Psocodea: Menoponidae) Collected from Bald Eagles in Mississippi, Jerome Goddard, Scott Rush, and Therese A. Catanach

New State Record for Chrysomya ruffifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Mississippi, Jerome Goddard, Jennifer Seltzer, and Florencia Meyer

Anomalous Phenology of Ixodes scapularis (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in Mississippi, Jerome Goddard, Sharon Sims, Richard G. Robbins, and Wendy C. Varnado

Molecular Detection of Rickettsia felis in Dermacentor albipictus from Mississippi, Jerome Goddard, Alyssa N. Snellgrove, Sharon Sims, Richard G. Robbins, and Wendy C. Varnado

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Molecular Detection of Rickettsia felis in Dermacentor albipictus from Mississippi, Jerome Goddard, Alyssa N. Snellgrove, Sharon Sims, Richard G. Robbins, and Wendy C. Varnado

Role of the One Star Tick, Amblyomma americanum (L.), in Human and Animal Diseases, Jerome Goddard and Andrea S. Varela-Stokes

Artificial Infection of the Bed Bug With Rickettsia parkeri, Jerome Goddard, Andrea Varela-Stokes, Whitney Smith, and Kristine T. Edwards

Human Nasal Myiasis Possibly Associated with Cocaine Abuse, Jerome Goddard and Wendy C. Varnado

An Annotated List of the Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Mississippi, Jerome Goddard, Wendy C. Varnado, and Bruce A. Harrison

Survey of Adult Ixodes scapularis Say for Disease Agents in Mississippi, Lauren Goltz, Andrea Varela-Stokes, and Jerome Goddard

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Association of Prodromal Parkinson's Disease-Like Features in Long COVID With Dream-Enactment Behaviours, Siyi Gong, Yaping Liu, Bei Huang, Ngan Yin Chan, Eemil Partinen, Christian Benedict, Bjørn Bjorvatn, Ilona Merikanto, Luigi De Gennaro, Yves Dauvilliers, Brigitte Holzinger, Juliana Yordanova, Maria Korman, Cátia Reis, Anne-Marie Landtblom, Sergio Mota-Rolim, Michael R. Nadorff, Frances Chung, Yuichi Inoue, Harald Hrubos-Strøm, Kentaro Matsui, Courtney J. Bolstad, Pei Xue, Colin A. Espie, Charles M. Morin, Thomas Penzel, Giuseppe Plazzi, Markku Partinen, and Yun Kwok Wing

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Framing the future for taxonomic monography: Improving recognition, support, and access, Jacob A. Gorneau, William I. Ausich, Sandro Bertolino, Holly Bik, Marymegan Daly, Sebsebe Demissew, Ryan A. Folk, Alina Freire-Fierro, Shahina A. Ghazanfar, Olwen M. Grace, Ai-Qun Hu, Siddharth Kulkarni, Isaac H. Lichter-Marck, Lúcia G. Lohmann, Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte, A. Muthama Muasya, Abel Perez-Gonzalez, Yashica Singh, Carolina Moriani Siniscalchi, Chelsea D. Specht, Alycia L. Stigall, David C. Tank, Leilani A. Walker, David F. Wright, Alireza Zamani, and Lauren A. Esposito

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Decoding plant defense: accelerating insect pest resistance with omics and high-throughput phenotyping, Revanayya M. Gothe, Arunsaikumar Karrem, Rakshith S.R. Gowda, Dhanyakumar Onkarappa, Jagdish Jaba, Seung Joon Ahn, Shashank Pathour, Kalenahalli Yogendra, and Raju Bheemanahalli

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Hyperspectral Reflectance-Based Phenotyping for Quantitative Genetics in Crops: Progress and Challenges, Marcin Grzybowski, Nuwan K. Wijewardane, Abbas Atefi, Yufeng Ge, and James C. Schnable

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Variation in Morpho-Physiological and Metabolic Responses to Low Nitrogen Stress Across the Sorghum Association Panel, Marcin W. Grzybowski, Mackenzie Zwiener, Hongyu Jin, Nuwan K. Wijewardane, Abbas Atefi, Michael J. Naldrett, Sophie Alvarez, Yufeng Ge, and James C. Schnable

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Role of an iron-dependent transcriptional regulator in the pathogenesis and host response to infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae., Radha Gupta, Minny Bhatty, Edwin Swiatlo, and Bindu Nanduri

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Resilience of cotton cultivars to chilling stress during germination, Surabhi Gupta, Lekshmy V. Sankarapillai, K. Raja Reddy, Salliana R. Stetina, and Raju Bheemanahalli

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Identification of photothermo-insensitive with climate-smart early-maturing chickpea genotypes, S. Gurumurthy, B. C. Mamatha, P. S. Basu, K. Rudresh, T. Basavaraja, Raju Bheemanahalli, Madan Pal, Prakash Jha, K. R. Soren, J. M. Nidagundi, Sammi K. Reddy, and J. Rane

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Calorie Restriction in Overweight Seniors: Response of Older Adults to a Dieting Study: The CROSSROADS Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial, Marilyn C. Haas, Eric V. Bodner, Cynthia J. Brown, David Bryan, David R. Buys, Akilah Dulin Keita, Lee Anne Flagg, Amy Goss, Barbara Gower, Martha Hovater, Gary Hunter, Christine S. Ritchie, David L. Roth, Brooks C. Wingo, Jamy Ard, and Julie L. Locher

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Atlantic White-Cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides [L.] B.S.P.) Response Post-Hurricane Disturbance, Clayton W. Hale, Joshua J. Granger, Sandra B. Correa, Janice L. DuBien, and Courtney M. Siegert

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Microsite Habitat, Species Associations, and Habitat Suitability Model of a Globally Imperiled Shrub, Clayton W. Hale, Joshua J. Granger, Courtney M. Siegert, Sandra B. Correa, Janice L. Dubien, Caleb D. Goldsmith, and Will Kruckeberg

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USA Consumer Demand for Passionfruit: Results from a Choice Experiment, Nicholas M. Haley, Trent D. Blare, Benedict C. Posadas, Fredy H. Ballen, A. Malek Hammami, and Eric T. Stafne

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Barriers to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in the Mississippi Delta, Katharine Halfacre, David R. Buys, Megan E. Holmes, Erin King, and Jacinda Roach

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Physical Activity Mentoring Programs For People With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities: A Scoping Review, Faten Hamdi, Guillermo R. Oviedo, Rita Nunes, Gianluca Di Pinto, Luca Bovolon, Salvatore A. Rosito, and Maurizio Bertollo

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From Global to Local: Testing the UNEP Environmental Vulnerability Index in a Coastal Korea Context, SaMin Han

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Assessing Human Influence and Vegetative Dune Dynamics on Barrier Islands via Satellite Raster Classification, SaMin Han and Walter Hogue

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Community Engagement in Climate Adaptation Planning for Coastal Resilience: A Case Study of Gangneung, SaMin Han and Jae Min Lee

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Shoreline Dynamics of Barrier Islands in the Gulf of Mexico: A 30-year Comparative Analysis of Developed vs. Undeveloped Islands, SaMin Han and Timothy J. Schauwecker

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Victims’ and Offenders’ Views About Crime and Justice, Stacy H. Haynes and Alison C. Cares

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Spillover of Domains: Testing the Influence of Work-Family Conflict on Staff at a Southern U.S. Prison, Stacy H. Haynes, Eric G. Lambert, David C. May, Linda D. Keena, and Matthew C. Leone

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The Association between Different Forms of Organizational Trust and Correctional Staff Job Stress, Stacy H. Haynes, Matthew C. Leone, Linda D. Keena, David C. May, Rosemary Ricciardelli, and Eric G. Lambert

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An Examination of the Effects of Personal and Workplace Variables on Correctional Staff Perceptions of Safety, Stacy H. Haynes, David C. May, Eric G. Lambert, and Linda D. Keena

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The Effects of Victim-Related Contextual Factors on the Criminal Justice System, Stacy Hoskins Haynes

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Juvenile Economic Sanctions: An Analysis of Their Imposition, Payment, and Effect on Recidivism, Stacy Hoskins Haynes, Alison C. Cares, and R. Barry Ruback

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Reducing the Harm of Criminal Victimization: The Role of Restitution, Stacy Hoskins Haynes, Alison C. Cares, and R. Barry Ruback

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Restitution: Compensating Crime Victims for their Economic Losses, Stacy Hoskins Haynes, Andrew Gladfelter, and Brendan Lantz

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Concerns About Crime for Self and Others: An Analysis of Individual and Contextual Effects, Stacy H. Haynes and Nicole E. Rader

Multistate Survey of American Dog Ticks (Dermacentor variabilis) for Rickettsia Species, Joy A. Hecht, Michelle E. J. Allerdice, Elizabeth A. Dykstra, Laura Mastel, Rebecca J. Eisen, Tammi L. Johnson, Holly D. Gaff, Andrea S. Varela-Stokes, Jerome Goddard, Benedict B. Pagac, Christopher D. Paddock, and Sandor E. Karpathy

Effects of Temperature, Relative Humidity, and Protective Netting on Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank) (Sarcoptiformes: Acaridae) Infestation, Fungal Growth, and Product Quality of Dry Cured Hams, Jasmine D. Hendrix, Xue Zhang, Yan L. Campbell, Li Zhang, Lurdes Siberio, Christine Leick Cord, Juan L. Silva, Jerome Goddard, Taejo Kim, Thomas W. Phillips, and M. Wes Schilling

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User Expectations of Privacy in Robot Assisted Therapy, Zachary Henkel, Kenna Baugus, Cindy L. Bethel, and David C. May

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A Synthesis of the Diversity of Freshwater Fish Migrations in the Amazon Basin, Guido A. Herrera-R, Sebastian A. Heilpern, Thiago B. A. Couto, Lulu Victoria-Lacy, Fabrice Duponchelle, Sandra B. Correa, Aldo Farah-Pérez, Silvia López-Casas, Carlos M. Cañas-Alva, Carolina R. C. Doria, and Elizabeth P. Anderson

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Practical Lessons of the 3Rs: Learning from the Past and Looking Toward the Future, Alan M. Hoberman and Barbara L. F. Kaplan

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The Museum as an Extension of the Library: Embracing John Cotton Dana’s Vision in a Modern Academic Library, Jenifer Ishee Hoffman and David S. Nolen

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Zebrafish kidney phagocytes utilize macropinocytosis and Ca+-dependent endocytic mechanisms., Claudia Hohn, Sang-Ryul Lee, Lesya M. Pinchuk, and Lora Petrie-Hanson

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Rag1-/- mutant zebrafish demonstrate specific protection following bacterial re-exposure., Claudia Hohn and Lora Petrie-Hanson

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Quality and Quantity of Physical Activity Resources in the Mississippi Delta, Megan E. Holmes, Peter Summerlin, Masey Smith, Ian C. Macali, and David R. Buys

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Identifying Predictors of Unwanted Online Sexual Conversations Among Youth Using a Low Self-Control and Routine Activity Framework, Thomas J. Holt, Adam M. Bossler, Rebecca Malinski, and David C. May

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Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Traumatized Us Collectively? The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Sleep Factors via Traumatization: A Multinational Survey, Brigitte Holzinger, Franziska Nierwetberg, Frances Chung, Courtney J. Bolstad, Bjørn Bjorvatn, Ngan Yin Chan, Yves Dauvilliers, Colin A. Espie, Fang Han, Yuichi Inoue, Damien Leger, Tainá Macêdo, Kentaro Matsui, Ilona Merikanto, Charles M. Morin, Sérgio A. Mota-Rolim, Markku Partinen, Giuseppe Plazzi, Thomas Penzel, Mariusz Sieminski, Yun Kwok Wing, Serena Scarpelli, Michael R. Nadorff, and Luigi De Gennaro

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Postrelease Mortality of Angled Tarpon in Puerto Rico, Laura B. Horowitz, Peter J. Allen, J. Wesley Neal, and Sandra B. Correa

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Implication of lateral genetic transfer in the emergence of Aeromonas hydrophila isolates of epidemic outbreaks in channel catfish., Mohammad J. Hossain, Geoffrey C. Waldbieser, Dawei Sun, Nancy K. Capps, William B. Hemstreet, Kristen Carlisle, Matt J. Griffin, Lester Khoo, Andrew E. Goodwin, Tad S. Sonstegard, Steven Schroeder, Karl Hayden, Joseph C. Newton, Jeffery S. Terhune, and Mark R. Liles

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Overexpression of CONSTANS homologs CO1 and CO2 fails to alter normal reproductive onset and fall bud set in woody perennial poplar., Chuan-Yu Hsu, Joshua P. Adams, Kyoungok No, Haiying Liang, Richard Meilan, Olga Pechanova, Abdelali Barakat, John E. Carlson, Grier P. Page, and Cetin Yuceer

Autochthonous probiotic Lactococcus lactis MA5 improves recovery from acute hypoxia stress and resistance to Edwardsiella ictaluri in hybrid catfish (Ictalurus punctatus × I. furcatus), Jing Huang, Caitlin E. Older, Taylor I. Heckman, Heather R. Jordan, Matt J. Griffin, Peter J. Allen, J. Grant Reifers, Penelope M. Goodman, and Fernando Y. Yamamoto

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Embodied Explorations of Slope, Rebecca Hudson, Payeton Stevens-Balducci, Liza Bondurant, Lee Dean, and Catherine Putnam

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Bees (Hymenoptera: Anthophila) of seasonal herbaceous wetlands in Mississippi, Haley Hughes, Katherine A. Parys, Kim T. Huntzinger, Caleb Lankford, Christine Fortuin, and J. Brian Davis

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Cardiac fibroblast-dependent extracellular matrix accumulation is associated with diastolic stiffness in type 2 diabetes., Kirk R. Hutchinson, C. Kevin Lord, T. Aaron West, and James A. Stewart

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Teaching Undergraduate Economics: Emphasize Early the Meaning of Vertical Distances and of Their Summation Over Quantities, Matthew G. Interis

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Mass Incarceration Through a Different Lens: Race, Subcontext, and Perceptions of Punitiveness of Correctional Alternatives When Compared to Prison, Yasmiyn Irizarry, David C. May, Adrienne Davis, and Peter B. Wood

Phenotypic Characterization Through Identification of Gait and Coat Color Phenotype of the Mountain Pleasure Horse, A. Irons, J. Culwell, M. C. Nicodemus, M. Vandiver, E. North, C. Cavinder, L. Rios de Alvarez, and T. Williams

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Age and Recognition for One’s Creative Hobby are Associated with Fewer Depressive Symptoms in Middle-Aged and Older Adults, Sarah M. Israel, Carolyn E. Adams-Price, Courtney J. Bolstad, and Danielle K. Nadorff

Valorization of Spent Coffee Grounds for Enhanced Food Sustainability, João Victor M. Ito, Oladayo E. Apalowo, Sawyer W. Smith, Amanda Bushong, and M. Wes Schilling

Seasonal Activity and Relative Abundance of Amblyomma americanum in Mississippi, Lorraine K. Jackson, Douglas M. Gaydon, and Jerome Goddard

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Cobalt Chromium in Biomedical Applications and the development of a PSPP map, Nouralhouda Jamal

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Comparative genome analyses reveal distinct structure in the saltwater crocodile MHC., Weerachai Jaratlerdsiri, Janine Deakin, Ricardo M. Godinez, Xueyan Shan, Daniel G. Peterson, Sylvain Marthey, Eric Lyons, Fiona M. McCarthy, Sally R. Isberg, Damien P. Higgins, Amanda Y. Chong, John St. John, Travis C. Glenn, David A. Ray, and Jaime Gongora

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Effectiveness of Early Literacy Policies When Statewide Efforts Support Them, Kristin H. Javorsky, Kellie Fondren, Angela Jayroe Mulkana, and Kim Smith

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Global Importance of Amazonian Freshwaters, Clinton N. Jenkins, Simone Athayde, Claire F. Beveridge, Sandra B. Correa, Jhan Carlo Espinoza, Sebastian A. Heilpern, Guido A. Herrera-R, Lu Lu Victoria-Lacy, Paulo Olivas, Antonio Oliveira, Natalia C. Piland, Renata Utsunomiya, and Elizabeth P. Anderson

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Prototypically small: an exploration of consumers’ small business prototypes, Michael R. Jenkins

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Judging a Book Without a Cover: An Exploratory Conceptual Evaluation of NotebookLM as a Textbook Alternative Using Established Textbook Adoption Criteria, Michael R. Jenkins and Faiyaz Hussain

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Rural/Urban Differences in Inmate Perceptions of the Punitiveness of Prison: Does Having Children Make Prison More Punitive?, Kecia R. Johnson and David C. May

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Quantification of Quality Attributes, Functional Compounds and Antioxidant Capacity of Blackberry and Blackberry Wine, Youri Joh, Eric T. Stafne, and William G. McGlynn

Investigations into Outbreaks of Black Fly Attacks and Subsequent Avian Haemosporidians in Backyard-Type Poultry and Other Exposed Avian Species, Kelli Jones, Nora Johnson, Sharon Yang, John Stokes, Whitney Smith, Robert Wills, Jerome Goddard, and Andrea Varela-Stokes

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Phylogenomic analyses of Sapindales support new family relationships, rapid Mid-Cretaceous hothouse diversification, and heterogeneous histories of gene duplication, Elizabeth M. Joyce, Marc S. Appelhans, Sven Buerki, Martin Cheek, Jurriaan M. de Vos, José R. Pirani, Alexandre R. Zuntini, Julien B. Bachelier, Michael J. Bayly, Martin W. Callmander, Marcelo F. Devecchi, Susan K. Pell, Milton Groppo, Porter P. Lowry, John Mitchell, Carolina Moriani Siniscalchi, Jérôme Munzinger, Harvey K. Orel, Caroline M. Pannell, Lars Nauheimer, Hervé Sauquet, Andrea Weeks, Alexandra N. Muellner-Riehl, Ilia J. Leitch, Olivier Maurin, Félix Forest, Katharina Nargar, Kevin R. Thiele, William J. Baker, and Darren M. Crayn

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First generation college students and peer effects, Michael S. Kafoed and Todd R. Jones

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Assessment of agro-morphological, physiological and yield traits diversity among tropical rice, Naqeebullah Kakar, Raju Bheemanahalli, Salah Jumaa, Edilberto Redoña, Marilyn L. Warburton, and Kambham R. Reddy

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Data compression in additive manufacturing: Recent progress and opportunities, Dongmin Ethan Kang and Wenmeng Tian

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Professional Needs Regarding Cannabis: Learning About the Endocannabinoid System and Cannabinoid Pharmacology, Barbara L. F. Kaplan and Uma V. A. Dhanabalan

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Professional Needs Regarding Cannabis: Learning About the Endocannabinoid System and Cannabinoid Pharmacology, Barbara L. F. Kaplan and Uma V. A. Dhanabalan

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Protecting Human and Animal Health: The Road from Animal Models to New Approach Methods, Barbara L. F. Kaplan, Alan M. Hoberman, William Slikker Jr., Mary Alice Smith, Emanuela Corsini, Thomas B. Knudsen, M. Sue Marty, Sonya K. Sobrian, Suzanne C. Fitzpatrick, Marcia H. Ratner, and Donna L. Mendrick

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Invited Perspective: Environmental Chemical-Sensing AHR Remains an Enigmatic Key Player in Toxicology, Barbara L. F. Kaplan and B. Paige Lawrence

Contributions of Nonhematopoietic Cells and Mediators to Immune Responses: Implications For Immunotoxicology, Barbara L.F. Kaplan, Jinze Li, John J. LaPres, Stephen B. Pruett, and Peer W. F. Karmaus

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Nanochannel Delivery System for CBD: Sustained Low Level Plasma Levels Without Liver Toxicity, Barbara L. F. Kaplan, Elizabeth A. Swanson, Matthew K. Ross, Alicia K. Olivier, Shirley X. Guo-Ross, Kylee J. Burroughs, Angela K. Ross, Michael Matula, Tamara Tarbox, Mitchell Greenberg, and Russell L. Carr

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Machine Learning Ensembles, Neural Network, Hybrid And Sparse Regression Approaches For Weather Based Rainfed Cotton Yield Forecast, Girish R. Kashyap, Shankarappa Sridhara, Konapura Nagaraja Manoj, Pradeep Gopakkali, Bappa Das, Prakash Kumar Jha, and P. V. Vara Prasad

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The effects of herbarium specimen characteristics on short-read NGS sequencing success in nearly 8000 specimens: Old, degraded samples have lower DNA yields but consistent sequencing success, Heather R. Kates, Joshua R. Doby, Carolina Moriani Siniscalchi, Raphael LaFrance, Douglas E. Soltis, Pamela S. Soltis, Robert P. Guralnick, and Ryan A. Folk

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Examining the Relationship between Job Characteristics and Job Satisfaction among Southern Prison Staff, Linda D. Keena, Eric G. Lambert, Stacy H. Haynes, David C. May, and Zachary Buckner