Starting in 2018, the UNLV University Libraries began to provide funding to support UNLV researchers seeking to publish in fully open access journals that required payment of article processing charges (APCs). With initial support from the Library Advisory Board, the Collections, Interlibrary Loan, and Acquisitions (CIA) and Scholarly Communication & Data Services (SCADS) departments partnered to fund and manage the awards.
In 2020, the Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) Student Council, created a similar fund for graduate students in collaboration with the University Libraries.
In 2022 the School of Medicine Library (SOML) began a pilot fund to support UNLV Faculty, Residents, and Fellows located at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine.
This collection showcases the articles supported by both the UNLV Open Article Fund for faculty and the MSI Open Article Fund for graduate students. For fund status, application criteria, and application instructions visit:
Submissions from 2022
Social Justice Leadership: Coming to Know Another Possibility through Autoethnography, Jacob D. Skousen
Submissions from 2021
Menu Engineering and Dietary Behavior Impact on Young Adults’ Kilocalorie Choice, Christine Bergman, Yuan Tian, Andrew Moreo, and Carola Raab
Behavioral Arrest and a Characteristic Slow Waveform Are Hallmark Responses to Selective 5-HT2A Receptor Activation, April Contreras, Matthew Khumnark, Rochelle M. Hines, and Dustin J. Hines
Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Behavior Among Asian Americans: A Thematic Analysis, Chia Liang Dai, Manoj Sharma, Taj Haider, and Hema Sunchu
Resetting of Auditory and Visual Segregation Occurs After Transient Stimuli of the Same Modality, Nathan C. Higgins, Ambar G. Monjaras, Breanne D. Yerkes, David F. Little, Jessica E. Nave-Blodgett, Mounya Elhilali, and Joel S. Snyder
Universal Image Segmentation for Optical Identification of 2D Materials, Joshua Island, Randy M. Sterbentz, and Kristine L. Haley
Mechanical Characteristics of Cement Paste in the Presence of Carbon Nanotubes and Silica Oxide Nanoparticles: An Experimental Study, Moses Karakouzian, Visar Farhangi, Marzieh R. Farani, Alireza Joshaghani, Mehdi Zadehmohamad, and Mohammad Ahmadzadeh
Impact of Neoantigen Expression and T-Cell Activation on Breast Cancer Survival, Wenjing Li, Amei Amei, Francis Bui, Saba Norouzifar, Lingeng Lu, and Zuoheng Wang
Equation of State for Natural Almandine, Spessartine, Pyrope Garnet: Implications for Quartz-In-Garnet Elastic Geobarometry, Suzanne R. Mulligan, Elissaios Stavrou, Stella Chariton, Oliver Tschauner, Ashkan Salamat, Michael Wells, Alexander G. Smith, Thomas D. Hoisch, and Vitali Prakapenka
Communication outside of the Home through Social Media during COVID-19, Natalie Pennington
Seasonal Impact in Admissions and Burn Profiles in a Desert Burn Unit, Syed F. Saquib, Joseph T. Carroll, and Paul J. Chestovich
Impervious Surfaces Mapping at City Scale by Fusion of Radar and Optical Data Through a Random Forest Classifier, Binita Shrestha, Haroon Stephen, and Sajjad Ahmad
Memorial Parking Trees: Resilient Modular Design with Nature-Based Solutions in Vulnerable Urban Areas, Haroon Stephen and Fortino Acosta
Risk Factors Associated With Cardiovascular Disease Among Adult Nevadans, Dieu My T. Tran, Nirmala Lekhak, Karen Gutierrez, and Sheniz Moonie
From Cell Death to Regeneration: Rebuilding After Injury, Kelly Tseng, Dylan Guerin, and Cindy Kha
Altered Theta Rhythm and Hippocampal-Cortical Interactions Underlie Working Memory Deficits in a Hyperglycemia Risk Factor Model of Alzheimer’s Disease, Ryan A. Wirt, Lauren A. Crew, Andrew A. Ortiz, Adam M. McNeela, Emmanuel Flores, Jefferson W. Kinney, and James M. Hyman
Exploring Sources of Engineering Teaching Self-Efficacy for Pre-Service Elementary Teachers, Ezgi Yesilyurt, Hasan Deniz, and Erdogan Kaya
Submissions from 2020
Spatial Analyses of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Its Responsiveness to Labor Market Performance and Policies during the 2008 Recession, Vicky Albert and Jaewon Lim
Regulation of GABAA Receptor Subunit Expression in Substance Use Disorders, Jeffrey S. Barker and Rochelle M. Hines
Unmanned Aerial System Integrated Sensor for Remote Gamma and Neutron Monitoring, Alexander Barzilov and Monia Kazemeini
A Comparison of Two Techniques for Center of Pressure Measurements, Jessica DeBerardinis, Conner Neilsen, Daniel E. Lidstone, Janet S. Dufek, and Mohamed B. Trabia
Internalizing Symptoms as Predictors of School Absenteeism Severity at Multiple Levels: Ensemble and Classification and Regression Tree Analysis, Mirae J. Fornander and Christopher A. Kearney
Career and Technical Education Experiences Relationship to Technology Attitudes, Self-regulation and Grit, Kendall Hartley and Xue Xing
Future Availability of Non-renewable Metal Resources and the Influence of Environmental, Social, and Governance Conflicts on Metal Production, Simon Jowitt, Gavin M. Mudd, and John F.H. Thompson
The School Climate and Academic Mindset Inventory (SCAMI): Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Invariance Across Demographic Groups, Christopher A. Kearney, Ricardo Sanmartin, and Carolina Gonzalvez
The Rural-Urban Divide in Tanzania: Residential Context and Socioeconomic Inequalities in Maternal Health Care Utilization, Neema Langa and Tirth Bhatta
Long-Term Impact of Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries on Multiple Functional Outcomes and Epigenetics: A Pilot Study with College Students, Hyunhwa Lee, Sungchul Lee, Ipuna Black, Laura Salado, Jonica Estrada, and Katrina Isla
Immediate Effects of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Postural Stability Using Computerized Dynamic Posturography in People With Chronic Post-stroke Hemiparesis, Jing Nong Liang, Leonard Ubalde, Jordon Jacklin, Peyton Hobson, Sara Wright-Avila, and Yun-Ju Lee
Disease Salience Effects on Desire for Affiliation With In-Group and Out-Group Members: Cognitive and Affective Mediators, Murray Millar, Andrea Fink-Armold, and Aileen Lovitt
Validity and Reliability of Three Commercially Available Smart Sports Bras during Treadmill Walking and Running, James W. Navalta, Gabriela Guzman Ramirez, Crystal Maxwell, Kara N. Radzak, and Graham R. McGinnis
Diversity and Distribution of a Novel Genus of Hyperthermophilic AquificaeViruses Encoding a Proof-Reading Family-A DNA Polymerase, Marike Palmer, Brian P. Hedlund, Simon Roux, Philippos K. Tsourkas, Ryan K. Doss, Casey Stemereilers, Astha Mehta, Jeremy A. Dodsworth, Michael Lodes, Scott Monsma, Tijana Glavina del Rio, Thomas W. Schoenfield, Emiley A. Eloe-Fadrosh, and David A. Mead
Musculoskeletal Injury in Reserve Officers' Training Corps: A Report from the Athletic Trainers' Practice-Based Research Network, Kara N. Radzak, JoEllen M. Sefton, Mark K. Timmons, Rachel Lopp, Christopher D. Stickley, and Kenneth C. Lam
Individual Differences in Infants' Temperament Affect Face Processing, Jennifer L. Rennels, Andrea J. Kayl, and Kirsty M. Kulhanek
Early Adaptation to Eolian Sand Dunes by Basal Amniotes Is Documented in Two Pennsylvanian Grand Canyon Trackways, Stephen M. Rowland, Mario V. Caputo, and Zachary A. Jensen
Riesite, a New High Pressure Polymorph of TiO2 from the Ries Impact Structure, Tschauner, Chi Ma, Antonio Lanzirotti, and Matthew G. Newville
Submissions from 2019
Low Colorectal Cancer Survival in the Mountain West State of Nevada: A Population-Based Analysis, Karen E. Callahan, Carmen P. Ponce, Chad L. Cross, Francisco S. Sy, and Paulo S. Pinheiro
The Impact of Pedestrian Crossing Flags on Driver Yielding Behavior in Las Vegas, NV, Sheila Clark, Courtney Coughenour, Kelly Bumgarner, Hanns de la Fuente-Mella, Chantel Reynolds, and James Abelar
Molecular Specialization of GABAergic Synapses on the Soma and Axon in Cortical and Hippocampal Circuit Function and Dysfunction, April Contreras, Dustin J. Hines, and Rochelle M. Hines
A Qualitative Study on Parental and Community Stakeholder Views of the Link between Full-Day Kindergarten and Health in Southern Nevada, Courtney Coughenour; Jennifer Pharr; Maxim Gakh JD, MPH; Sheila Clark; and Prescott Cheong
Family Environment Variables as Predictors of School Absenteeism Severity at Multiple Levels: Ensemble and Classification and Regression Tree Analysis, Mirae J. Fornander and Christopher A. Kearney
Made to Order: Using Gubernatorial Executive Orders to Promote Health in All Policies, Maxim Gakh
A State of Uncertainty: An Analysis of Recent State Legislative Proposals to Regulate Preventive Services in the United States, Maxim Gakh, Cody Cris, Prescott Cheong, and Courtney Coughenour
Decline in Telomere Length by Age and Effect Modification by Gender, Allostatic Load and Comorbidities in National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999-2002), Saruna Ghimire, Carl V. Hill, Francisco S. Sy, and Rachelle Rodriguez
Grandparenting in Urban Bangalore, India: Support and Involvement From the Standpoint of Young Adult University Students, Peter B. Gray, Watinaro Longkumer, Santona Panda, and Madhavi Rangaswamy
Effects of Rate of Drying, Life History Phase, and Ecotype on the Ability of the Moss Bryum Argenteum to Survive Desiccation Events and the Influence on Conservation and Selection of Material for Restoration, Joshua Lee Greenwood, Lloyd R. Stark, and Lindsay P. Chiquoine
Factors Related to Intra-Tendinous Morphology of Achilles Tendon in Runners, Kai-Yu Ho, Ari Baquet, Yu-Jen Chang, Lung-Chan Chien, Michelle Harty, Gregory Bashford, and Kornelia Kulig
Patellar Tendon Morphology in Trans-tibial Amputees Utilizing a Prosthesis with a Patellar-tendon- Bearing Feature, Kai-Yu Ho, Michelle Harty, Jessica Kellogg, Kelly Teter, Szu-Ping Lee, Yu-Jen Chang, and Gregory Bashford
Design and Preliminary Testing of Demand-Responsive Transverse Rumble Strips, Md Shakhawat Hossen, Christopher Kappes, Mohamed Trabia, Brendan Morris, JeeWoong Park, and Alexander Paz
Thermotropic Liquid-Crystalline and Light-Emitting Properties of Poly(pyridinium) Salts Containing Various Diamine Connectors and Hydrophilic Macrocounterions, Tae Soo Jo, Haesook Han, Pradip K. Bhowmik, Benoît Heinrich, and Bertrand Donnio
Using the Xenopus Developmental Eye Regrowth Stystem to Distinguish the Role of Developmental Versus Regenerative Mechanisms, Cindy X. Kha, Dylan J. Guerin, and Kelly Ai-Sun Tseng
Rheological Properties of Modified Crumb Rubber Asphalt Binder and Selecting the Best Modified Binder Using AHP Method, Mehdi Khalili, Kazem Jadidi, and Serji Amirkhanian
Impaired H-Reflex Adaptations Following Slope Walking in Individuals With Post-stroke Hemiparesis, Jing Nong Liang, Yun Ju Lee, Eric Akoopie, Brooke Conway Kleven, Trisha Koch, and Kai-Yu Ho
Joint Determination of Residential Relocation and Commuting: A Forecasting Experiment for Sustainable Land Use and Transportation Planning, Jaewon Lim and Jae Hong Kim
Water Quality Modeling of Mahabad Dam Watershed–Reservoir System under Climate Change Conditions, Using SWAT and System Dynamics, Mohammad Nazari-Sharabian, Masoud Taheriyoun, Sajjad Ahmad, Moses Karakouzian, and Azadeh Ahmadi
Optimization of Photocatalytic Degradation of Acid Blue 113 and Acid Red 88 Textile Dyes in a UV-C/TiO2 Suspension System: Application of Response Surface Methodology (RSM), Ali Saber, David E. James, and Soroosh Mortazavian
Investigation of Tactile Sensory System Configuration for Construction Hazard Perception, Sayan Sakhakarmi and Jeewoong Park
The Environmental Impact and Formation of Meals from the Pilot Year of a Las Vegas Convention Food Rescue Program, Samantha To, Courtney Coughenour, and Jennifer Pharr
Health-Information Seeking and Intention to Quit Smoking: Do Health Beliefs Have a Mediating Role?, Soumya Upadhyay, Justin Loard, and Maxim Gakh
Methodology for Sampling Women at High Maternal Risk in Administrative Data, Jennifer Vanderlaan, Anne Dunlop, Roger Rochat, Bryan Williams, and Susan E. Shapiro
Reproduction and Dispersal of Biological Soil Crust Organisms, Steven D. Warren, Larry L. St. Clair, Lloyd R. Stark, Louise A. Lewis, Nuttapon Pombubpa, Tania Kurbessoian, Jason E. Stajich, and Zachary T. Aanderud
ACC Theta Improves Hippocampal Contextual Processing during Remote Recall, Ryan A. Wirt and James M. Hyman
Trends and Disparities in Self-Reported and Measured Osteoporosis among US Adults, 2007-2014., Qing Wu, Yingke Xu, and Ge Lin
Understanding the Electronic Properties of Acceptor–Acceptor′–Acceptor Triads, Kelly Zaugg, John Velasco, Kathleen A. Robins, and Dong-Chan Lee
Submissions from 2018
Perceived Walkability, Social Capital, and Self-Reported Physical Activity in Las Vegas College Students, Melissa Bartshe, Courtney Coughenour, and Jennifer Pharr
Healthy Food Options at Dollar Discount Stores Are Equivalent in Quality and Lower in Price Compared to Grocery Stores: An Examination in Las Vegas, NV, Courtney Coughenour, Timothy J. Bungum, and M. Nikki Regalado
Sensor-Based Safety Performance Assessment of Individual Construction Workers, JeeWoong Park, Yong K. Cho, and Ali Khodabandelu