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Jumping the Gun: The Effects of Permitless Concealed Carry Laws on Crime
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Volume 45, Issue 4, Fall 2026.ABSTRACT In the last decade, one of the most substantial changes to firearm policy is the widespread adoption of permitless concealed carry laws. Since 2015, more than 20 states have adopted a permitless carry law. Permitless carry laws allow firearm owners to carry a concealed handgun in public without first obtaining a license and undergoing a ...
Susan T. Parker
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Use of Bayesian Networks for the Forensic Evaluation of Gunshot Residue
WIREs Forensic Science, Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2026.Bayesian Networks can help evaluate gunshot residue given activity level propositions. This review discusses the different approaches that have been taken in the past and the challenges we are facing, with recommendations for future research. ABSTRACT Gunshot residue is a common type of trace considered in forensic science.
Yingxiu Guo +2 more
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Myths, Furphies and Red Herrings Associated With Dingo Ecology and Management
Ecological Management &Restoration, Volume 27, Issue 3, September 2026.ABSTRACT Variability in the inferential strength or reliability of different scientific studies creates uncertainty in the status of knowledge on a given subject, giving rise to multiple myths, furphies and red herrings in scientific discourse. This is particularly true in the case of dingo ecology and management in Australia, which exemplifies common ...
Benjamin L. Allen
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Journal of Research on Adolescence, Volume 36, Issue 3, September 2026.Abstract Community violence exposure (CVE) is a pervasive risk to youth mental health, yet developmental research examining protective factors in Latin America remains scarce. This cross‐sectional investigation examined CVE and psychological symptoms among early adolescents (N = 346) and young adults (N = 499) living in a chronically violent region of ...
Andrea S. Medrano +3 more
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Military lands provide an opportunity to recover red wolves
The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 6, August 2026.Red wolf (Canis rufus) recovery remains challenging, with only one population persisting and no reintroductions since 1998. Despite extensive, biodiverse properties in the Southeast with conservation mandates, military lands have been overlooked. In our paper, we evaluate them as a potential path forward for red wolf reintroduction sites.
Meghan P. Keating +8 more
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Assessment of Hearing Health Among Adults in Rural Health Clinics
The Laryngoscope, Volume 136, Issue 8, Page 3552-3558, August 2026.Rural health clinics are a critical healthcare system tasked with improving health in rural communities. This study recruited 403 adults from 10 rural healthcare clinics throughout rural Kentucky, mostly within Appalachia, to screen for hearing loss and evaluate the utilization of diagnostic hearing healthcare and found that 70% of participants ...
Mit A. Patel +4 more
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Exploring Asymptotic Normality in Multinomial Models
Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences, Volume 49, Issue 12, Page 13971-13984, August 2026.ABSTRACT Among the methods for analyzing categorical outcomes, the multinomial model offers a robust framework for examining the dependence between a multi‐category response variable and a set of explanatory variables. Its flexibility, versatility, and broad applicability across diverse fields make it a valuable tool, as it does not impose strict ...
Célia Nunes +3 more
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Blood Alcohol Concentration in Finnish Suicide Deaths and Associated Risk Factors, 2016–2024
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, Volume 154, Issue 2, Page 163-180, August 2026.ABSTRACT Aims There is limited research examining the relationship between blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and other risk factors among suicide deaths in Finland. Our study aimed to investigate the relationship of an elevated (more than zero) blood alcohol concentration with medical history, including sociodemographic characteristics and disease ...
Tristan Pokornyi +2 more
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Evaluating synthetic substitutes to reduce illegal harvesting and support species recovery
Conservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 4, August 2026.Abstract Providing synthetic substitutes is a widely promoted strategy to shift consumer demand away from wildlife products derived from threatened species. Yet, there is little evidence on whether product substitution prevents illegal or unsustainable harvesting and contributes to the recovery of threatened populations.
Aditya Shekhar Malgaonkar +17 more
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Competition and payments to African chiefs on the Gold Coast during the slave trade, 1679‒1704
The Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 3, Page 1052-1081, August 2026.Abstract The manuscript records of the Royal African Company show that the Company paid African chiefs for access to trade along the caravan routes on the Gold Coast in the seventeenth century. This paper documents and examines these payments. Using an event study, I establish that after the Glorious Revolution in 1688 when the Company's monopoly in ...
Jose Rowell Corpuz
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