Publications by authors named "A S McClay"

Many sexual health programs transitioned to virtual implementation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite its devastation, the pandemic provided an opportunity to learn about virtual compared to in-person implementation of a sexual health promotion program-El Camino. This study assessed differences in program attendance, engagement, quality, and student ratings for virtual versus in-person implementation of El Camino as part of a rigorous evaluation in high schools with high Latino populations in Maryland.

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We evaluated the potential of the European root-feeding moth as a biological control agent for the invasive weed (oxeye daisy) in North America and Australia. The taxonomic proximity of the ornamental Shasta daisy () to and its popularity in North America made finding sufficiently host-specific biological control agents a challenge. No-choice tests conducted with 74 non-target species revealed partial or complete larval development on 11 species.

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One goal of university campus sexual assault (CSA) policies is to help prevent CSA. Federal guidance in the 2014 White House Task Force to Protect Students From Sexual Assault Checklist for Campus Sexual Misconduct Policies suggests 10 elements for inclusion in CSA policies (e.g.

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Parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus L.), a major weed causing economic, environmental, and human and animal health problems in Australia and several countries in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific, has been a target for biological control in Australia since the mid-1970s. Nine species of insects and two rust fungi have been introduced as biological control agents into Australia.

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Rust disease on common groundsel was independently collected from two backyard gardens in Alberta, Canada during 2005, the first on September 11 in Sherwood Park (53.542°N, 113.262°W) and the second on September 18 in Edmonton (53.

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