ScholarWorks@UMBC: Recent submissions
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Drosophila Corazonin Neurons as a Hub for Regulating Growth, Stress Responses, Ethanol-Related Behaviors, Copulation Persistence and Sexually Dimorphic Reward Pathways
(MDPI, 2021-07-05)The neuronal mechanisms by which complex behaviors are coordinated and timed often involve neuropeptidergic regulation of stress and reward pathways. Recent studies of the neuropeptide Corazonin (Crz), a homolog of the ... -
In memoriam Joel D. Greenspan 1952 to 2021
(International Association for the Study of Pain, 2021-07-01) -
Overview of Cherenkov Telescope on-board EUSO-SPB2 for the Detection of Very-High-Energy Neutrinos
(Proceedings of Science, 2021-07-12)We present the status of the development of a Cherenkov telescope to be flown on a long-duration balloon flight, the Extreme Universe Space Observatory Super Pressure Balloon 2 (EUSO-SPB2). EUSO-SPB2 is an approved NASA ... -
EAS optical Cherenkov signatures of tau neutrinos for space and suborbital detectors
(Proceedings of Science, 2021-07-12)Multi-messenger observations of transient astrophysical sources have the potential to characterize the highest energy accelerators and the most extreme environments in the Universe. Detection of neutrinos, in particular ... -
Cognitive Visual Commonsense Reasoning Using Dynamic Working Memory
(2021-09-27)Visual Commonsense Reasoning (VCR) predicts an answer with corresponding rationale, given a question-image input. VCR is a recently introduced visual scene understanding task with a wide range of applications, including ... -
Direct Caregiving in Older Adults: How Systems of Care Perpetuate the Grand Challenges and What Social Workers Can Do about It
Direct care workers (DCWs) provide personal care, emotional support, and companionship, helping older adults maintain quality lives (Phillips, 2016). DCWs earn low wages, have little training, and experience high turnover ... -
Racial disparities in routine health checkup and adherence to cancer screening guidelines among women in the United States of America
(Springer Nature, 2021-07-03)Purpose Routine health checkup and cancer screening rates among women are suboptimal, partially due to the health care disparities by race/ethnicity in the USA. This study examined the previously understudied associations ... -
Young, Black, and Wrongfully Charged: A Cumulative Disadvantage Framework
(PennState Dickinson Law, 2021-03)The term wrongful conviction typically refers to the conviction or adjudication of individuals who are factually innocent. Decades of research has rightfully focused on uncovering contributing factors of convictions of ... -
Variational Bayes Estimation of Hidden Markov Models for Daily Precipitation with Semi-Continuous Emissions
(UMBC HPCF, 2021)Stochastic precipitation generators can simulate dry and wet rainfall stretches for long durations. Generated precipitation time series data are used in climate projections, impact assessment of extreme weather events, ... -
Biodiversity and Plant Litter Decomposition in Streams
(Springer Nature, 2021-07-01)The main factors influencing litter decomposition in streams are substrate quality, metazoan feeding, microbial activity and environmental context. However, the biodiversity of both resources (litter) and consumers (mostly ... -
The eROSITA Final Equatorial-Depth Survey (eFEDS): Presenting The Demographics of X-ray Emission From Normal Galaxies
(2021-06-28)The eROSITA Final Equatorial Depth Survey (eFEDS), completed during the calibration and performance verification phase of the eROSITA instrument on SpectrumRoentgenGamma, delivers data at and beyond the final depth of the ... -
Emergency Department Visits Related to Suicidal Ideation, 2006–2013
(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2017-01) -
Note from UMBC president to 2020 graduates
(The Baltimore Sun, 2020-04-06) -
I’m Still Saying Her Name
(The Atlantic, 2020-09-15) -
Higher Education Should Lead the Efforts to Reverse Structural Racism
(The Atlantic, 2020-10-24) -
The Social Impact of UMBC: A Journey Over Three Decades
(Harvard Advanced Leadership Institute, 2021-04-06) -
Use of Pharmacotherapy and Psychosocial Therapy for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
(Academy Health, 2019-12-15) -
Application of Hierarchical Bayesian Models with Poststratification for Small Area Estimation from Complex Survey Data
(American Statistical Association, 2011)Small area estimation from stratified multilevel surveys is well known to be challenging because of extreme variability of survey weights and the high level of data clustering. These challenges complicate county- and ... -
Suicide Prevention: Access To Behavioral Health Services Lacking
(Project HOPE, 2016-08-10) -
Prescriptions Filled Following an Opioid-Related Hospitalization
(American Psychiatric Association, 2016-06-01)Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify patterns of postdischarge prescription fills following an opioid-related hospitalization. Methods: Using the 2010–2014 MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters ...