Abstract Cortisol is often measured as a marker for stress.Therefore, a profound validation of the time-lag between the stressor and the increase and peak in cortisol levels is needed.No study measured both the urinary and salivary cortisol time-lag after a psychological stressor.In this study, we used a frequent sampling study design to (1) descri
The swelling capacity of novel hydrophilic gaskets used in geomembrane cutoff walls and infrastructures is critical for decreasing the flow rates of contaminated groundwater.This study investigated the swelling behavior, relaxation characteristics, flow rates, and micro-morphology of a hydrophilic gasket with different testing liquids.The radial sw
This paper uses conditional quantile regression to Liquid Candles analyze the effects of genetically modified (GM) seed technology and management on production risk in agriculture, with an application to the distribution of corn yield in Wisconsin.Using the certainty equivalent (CE) as a welfare measure, our analysis decomposes the welfare effects