Emerging media technologies and applications have accompanied by an explosion of diverse means and practices for engaging in public life, raising the possibility of an invigorated and improved democratic politics.Investment in this possibility is premised on acceptance of the norms associated with publicity, specifically access to information and e

Surface electromyography (EMG) is widely used for predicting kinematics of intended finger movements in applications including teleoperation.Generally, ‘black-box’ models with high complexity such as neural networks (NN) were used to improve prediction accuracy, which may not reproduce other important movement characteristics such as

We examined the relationship between continental-level genetic ancestry and racial and ethnic identity in an admixed population in New Mexico with the goal of increasing our understanding of how racial and ethnic identity influence genetic substructure in admixed populations.Our sample consists of 98 New Mexicans who self-identified as Hispanic or

Aqueous nanolubricants containing ZrO2 nanoparticles, graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets, or hybrid nanoparticles of ZrO2 and GO were formulated using a cost-effective ultrasonication de-agglomeration method.The friction and wear characteristics of these water-based nanolubricants were systematically investigated using a block-on-ring testing configura

Abstract As geographic distance increases, species assemblages become more distinct, defining global biogeographic realms with abrupt biogeographic boundaries.Yet, it remains largely unknown to what extent these realms may change because of human-mediated dispersal of species.Focusing on the Outdoor Chat Set distributions of 309 non-native ant spec