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There is an emerging phenomenon of international teachers teaching in the US public schools. This study intended to understand this phenomenon. In this research, six math and science teachers from India, Nigeria, Turkey, and China were interviewed. Their classrooms were also obs…

Drosophila ananassae inhabits most of the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. In contrast to D. melanogaster and D. simulans , populations of D. ananassae exhibit a distinct genetic population substructure through most of their geographic range. Studies of D. ananassa…

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2020), suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States. Researchers have demonstrated the impact of the Black Church on Blacks’ health behavior (Lumpkins et al., 2013; Aten, Topping, Denney, & Bayn…

Incarceration, especially in the United States, is deeply related to issues of racism, poverty, and citizenship. These particular experiences are the result of a history of biopolitical control affecting Black and brown communities and have a quintessential origin in enslavement…

Human activities play a large role in the threatened persistence of wildlife populations. Overhunting, overharvesting, and habitat loss are primary drivers in declines in abundance for many species. An additional risk comes from decreased connectivity between population fragment…

Online adjunct faculty in Christian higher education have an important role in training students for church and ministry leadership. While their role is critical to many programs, online faculty often feel a sense of isolation from the university community. The purpose of this r…