Mapping prison foodways - Smoyer, A.B. (Experiencing imprisonment: research on the experience of living and working in carceral institutions, 2016)
Journal Abbreviation: Exp. Imprisonment: Res. on the Exp. of Living and Work. in Carcer. Institutions
Keywords: dept.swk

Gona - Semaw, Sileshi; Rogers, Michael J. (The International Encyclopedia of Biological Anthropology, 2018)
tex.ids: semawGona2018a
Keywords: dept.ant

Calm in Chaos: Prose on Tensions of Hate and Distrust in Society - Green, Cheryl; Green, Joshua William (Westbow Press, 2019)
Keywords: Hate; Poetry; Poetry; Racism; dept.nur; faculty_collection

Challenging case in clinical practice: S-adenosyl methionine for mood support during corticosteroid therapy - Adimando, Andrea (Alternative and Complementary Therapies, 2020)
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.ids: adimandoChallengingCaseClinical2020a tex.citation: https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85086454876 type: Article
Keywords: dept.nur

Distinguishing metastatic triple-negative breast cancer from nonmetastatic breast cancer using second harmonic generation imaging and resonance Raman spectroscopy - Bendau, Ethan; Smith, Jason; Zhang, Lin; Ackerstaff, Ellen; Kruchevsky, Natalia; Wu, Binlin; Koutcher, Jason A.; Alfano, Robert; Shi, Lingyan (Journal of Biophotonics, 2020)
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subset of breast cancer that is more common in African-American and Hispanic women. Early detection followed by intensive treatment is critical to improving poor survival rates. The current standard to diagnose TNBC from histopathology of biopsy samples is invasive and time-consuming. Imaging methods such as mammography and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, while covering the entire breast, lack the spatial resolution and specificity to capture the molecular features that identify TNBC. Two nonlinear optical modalities of second harmonic generation (SHG) imaging of collagen, and resonance Raman spectroscopy (RRS) potentially offer novel rapid, label-free detection of molecular and morphological features that characterize cancerous breast tissue at subcellular resolution. In this study, we first applied MR methods to measure the whole-tumor characteristics of metastatic TNBC (4T1) and nonmetastatic estrogen receptor positive breast cancer (67NR) models, including tumor lactate concentration and vascularity. Subsequently, we employed for the first time in vivo SHG imaging of collagen and ex vivo RRS of biomolecules to detect different microenvironmental features of these two tumor models. We achieved high sensitivity and accuracy for discrimination between these two cancer types by quantitative morphometric analysis and nonnegative matrix factorization along with support vector machine. Our study proposes a new method to combine SHG and RRS together as a promising novel photonic and optical method for early detection of TNBC.
22 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] _eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jbio.202000005
Keywords: Breast; Breast Neoplasms; Collagen; Diseases; Factorization; Feature extraction; Female; Harmonic generation; Humans; Label-free detection; Lactate concentration; Magnetic resonance; Mammography; Matrix algebra; Molecular imaging; Morphological features; Morphometric analysis; Nonlinear optics; Nonnegative matrix factorization; Raman spectrometry; Raman spectroscopy; Resonance Raman spectroscopy; Second Harmonic Generation Microscopy; Spectrum Analysis; Raman; Subcellular resolution; Support vector machines; Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms; Triple-negative breast cancers; Tumors; breast; breast tumor; dept.phy; diagnostic imaging; female; human; mammography; peer-reviewed; second harmonic generation microscopy; triple negative breast cancer

Responding to Heteronormativity: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Asexual Preservice Teachers’ Dreams and Fears - Bower-Phipps, Laura (Current Issues in Education, 2020)
Heteronormativity, the “privileging of heterosexuality through its normalization” (Jackson, 2006, p. 109), causes confusion and anxiety for many lesbian, gay, bisexual, and asexual preservice teachers as they consider how they will talk about their lives with students. This article explores how preservice teachers have experienced the normalization of heterosexuality and the ways in which these experiences will shape their professional practices. Focus group and follow up interviews with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and asexual preservice teachers were analyzed using a constant comparison method. Findings suggest that participants’ professional vision was largely a response to heteronormativity. They wanted to be out, be role models, and create safe spaces; yet they felt unable to achieve this vision in what they perceived as heteronormative school climates. Implications for teacher preparation programs and policies include the importance of equipping all preservice teachers to identify and disrupt heteronormativity in schools.
Number: 1
Keywords: dept.cur; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Utility, artistry, and narrative control in Herman Melville's "The Bell-Tower" - Ellis, Scott (College Literature, 2020)
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31]
Keywords: dept.eng; peer-reviewed

Behind the transmitter: differences in archival practices between nonprofit and commercial radio stations - Falcone, Michael; Real, B.; Liu, Y. Q. (Journal of Archival Organization, 2020)
Many radio collections within the United States are maintained in more informal program libraries and archives in hundreds of geographically dispersed broadcasting stations throughout the country. To assess the full extent of this problem and real risk posed to station-owned radio collections, this article assesses the results of a survey administered across twenty-seven nonprofit and commercial stations or corporate parent companies. Nonprofit stations, its findings suggest, are more likely to actively maintain their archives and do so in a manner that shows awareness of current archival standards, whereas commercial stations are less likely to exert active stewardship over their collections. © 2020 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
1 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.ids: falconeTransmitterDifferencesArchival2020a tex.citation: https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85086264842 type: Article
Keywords: Radio; audio preservation; college radio; dept.ils; peer-reviewed; radio archives; radio preservation

Marine heatwaves and the collapse of marginal North Atlantic kelp forests - Filbee-Dexter, K.; Wernberg, T.; Grace, S. P.; Thormar, J.; Fredriksen, S.; Narvaez, C. N.; Feehan, C. J.; Norderhaug, K. M. (Scientific Reports, 2020)
Extreme climatic events including marine heatwaves (MHWs) are becoming more frequent and severe in the Anthropocene. However, our understanding of how these events affect population dynamics of ecologically important species is limited, in part because extreme events are rare and difficult to predict. Here, we quantified the occurrence and severity of MHWs over 60 years in warm range edge kelp forests on both sides of the North Atlantic. The cumulative annual intensity of MHWs increased two- to four-fold during this period, coinciding with the disappearance of kelps. We experimentally demonstrated a relationship between strong and severe 2018 heatwaves and high kelp mortality in both regions. Patterns of kelp mortality were strongly linked to maximum temperature anomalies, which crossed lethal thresholds in both regions. Translocation and tagging experiments revealed similar kelp mortality rates on reefs dominated by healthy kelp forests and degraded sediment-laden algal ‘turfs’, indicating equal vulnerability to extreme events. These results suggest a mechanistic link between MHWs and broad-scale kelp loss, and highlight how warming can make ecosystem boundaries unstable, forcing shifts to undesirable ecosystem states under episodically extreme climatic conditions. © 2020, The Author(s).
67 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.ids: filbee-dexterMarineHeatwavesCollapse2020a tex.citation: https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85089284202 type: Article
Keywords: dept.bio

Fossil Cercopithecidae from the Early Pliocene Sagantole Formation at Gona, Ethiopia - Frost, Stephen R.; Simpson, Scott W.; Levin, Naomi E.; Quade, Jay; Rogers, Michael J.; Semaw, Sileshi (Journal of Human Evolution, 2020)
The Early Pliocene Sagantole Fm. in the Gona Project area, Afar State, Ethiopia, is noted for discoveries of the early hominin Ardipithecus ramidus. A large series of fossil cercopithecid primates dated to between 4.8 and 4.3 Ma has also been collected from these sediments. In this paper, we use qualitative analysis and standard dental and postcranial measures to systematically describe the craniodental remains and tentatively allocate postcrania to taxa where we are able to. We then use these data to compare these specimens to fossil assemblages from contemporary sites, interpret their paleobiology, and discuss implications for the paleoecology of the Gona Sagantole Fm. We recognize three cercopithecid species in the Gona Sagantole Fm. Pliopapio alemui makes up approximately two-thirds of the identifiable specimens; nearly all of the rest are allocated to Kuseracolobus aramisi, and a single molar indicates the presence of a second, somewhat larger but morphologically distinct papionin. Among the Early Pliocene cercopithecids from Gona are also a number of postcranial elements. None of the postcranial remains are directly associated with any of the cranial material. Nonetheless, some of the distal humeri and proximal femora can be tentatively allocated to either Pl. alemui or K. aramisi based on a combination of size, as the latter is approximately 50% larger than the former, and morphology. If these assignments are correct, they suggest K. aramisi was primarily arboreal and similar to most extant colobines, whereas Pl. alemui was more mixed in its substrate use, being more terrestrially adapted than K. aramisi, but less so than extant Papio or Theropithecus. Thus, we interpret the predominance of Pl. alemui over K. aramisi is consistent with a somewhat more open environment at Gona than at Aramis. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
5 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.ids: Rogers2020, frostFossilCercopithecidaeEarly2020a tex.citation: https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85085551825 type: Article
Keywords: Animals; Ardipithecus ramidus; Cercopithecidae; Ethiopia; Female; Fossils; Gona; Kuseracolobus; Life History Traits; Male; Paleobiology; Papio; Pliocene; Pliopapio; Primates; Theropithecus; anatomy and histology; animal; cranium; dentition; dept.ant; female; fossil; fossil assemblage; hominid; life history trait; male; paleobiology; paleoecology; peer-reviewed; physiology; qualitative analysis; taxonomy

Impact of enriched environment during adolescence on adult social behavior, hippocampal synaptic density and dopamine D2 receptor expression in rats - Gabriel, Paul; Mastracchio, Toni-Ann; Bordner, Kelly; Jeffrey, Rachel (Physiology & Behavior, 2020)
Environmental enrichment (EE) is one experimental manipulation that induces changes in the brain. However, it is important to distinguish between physical and social components of enrichment. To this end we established four groups of rats reared in different enriched environments during the adolescent period. Our results indicate heightened social memory and increased spine density in dentate gyrus specifically in socially enriched animals. Physical enrichment increased spine density in CA1. Dopamine D2 receptor expression in hippocampus was decreased across all enrichment conditions. Altogether, our results demonstrate differing effects of physical and social enrichment, supporting an important role for environment in synaptogenesis, behavior, and dopaminergic signaling. © 2020 The Authors
17 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.ids: gabrielImpactEnrichedEnvironment2020a tex.citation: https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85089521109 type: Article
Keywords: Adolescence; Animals; Article; Dopamine; Environment; Environmental enrichment; Hippocampus; Memory; Rats; Receptors; Dopamine D2; Social Behavior; Social enrichment; Synapse density; animal; animal behavior; animal experiment; controlled study; dentate gyrus; dept.bio; dept.psy; dopamine 2 receptor; dopaminergic transmission; environment; environmental enrichment; female; hippocampal CA1 region; hippocampus; male; memory; nonhuman; peer-reviewed; priority journal; protein expression; rat; social behavior; spine; synapse; synaptogenesis

Temperate urchins clear space for corals - Grace, Sean P; Feehan, Colette (Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 2020)
1 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.ids: graceTemperateUrchinsClear2020a tex.citation: https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85082756571 type: Note
Keywords: Anthozoa; dept.bio; peer-reviewed

Narrative orphaned: When grief overwhelms - Green, Cheryl (Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 2021)
What is known on the subject?: The loss of a parent for an adult can be devastating and can impact other relationships. The adult, in absence of parental love and support, may question their own identity. What this paper adds to existing knowledge?: A narrative is used to explain the adults’ experience of parental death and their new identity of being orphaned. What are the implications for practice?: Increased awareness for adults grieving the loss of a parent(s), as to the normalcy of feeling orphaned Adults grieving the death of a parent(s) are provided resources and support in addressing their grieving process. Abstract: Introduction When a parent dies during their child's adulthood, the life of the adult is altered as the familiarity of parental love and safety changes. The isolation and loneliness penetrates deeply as the orphaned adult must now navigate their world in absence of the most significant people in their lives, their parents. Aim To assist persons affected by parental death in understanding the normalcy of feeling orphaned while grieving. Method The use of a personal narrative to provide mental health support to others. Results The resumption of a routine that existed before parental death is possible, but takes time. Intermittent periods of grief can occur throughout one's life. Discussion When grief interrupts one's ability to function daily and the affected adult has relationships impacted by their parent's death, it is recommended that the adult seek mental health treatment. Implications for Practice Narratives can be used with persons affected by parental loss, to provide an example of normal versus complicated grieving and identify when mental health treatment is needed. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
1 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Type: Article tex.citation: https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85084478941
Keywords: Adaptation; Adult; Child; Emotions; Grief; Humans; Loneliness; Mental Health; Parents; Psychological; adult; child; child parent relation; coping behavior; dept.nur; emotion; grief; human; loneliness; mental health; peer-reviewed

Equity and diversity in nursing education - Green, Cheryl (Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 2020)
Retention and development of ethnically diverse nursing students may be more likely to occur when nursing faculty receive training on factors that can impact academic success. By understanding complex school system dynamics in low-income areas, cultural, linguistic, gender, age, religion, and ethnic differences, students’ strengths can be readily recognized, embraced, and encouraged by nursing faculty. When the necessity of equity and diversity is recognized within nursing education, this may potentially translate to retention and completion of nursing programs by nursing students from diverse backgrounds, thereby increasing diversity within the nursing profession. © 2020 Organization for Associate Degree Nursing
14 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.ids: greenEquityDiversityNursing2020a tex.citation: https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85089451312 type: Article
Keywords: Diversity; Equity; Nursing education; Nursing faculty; Nursing students; academic success; article; dept.nur; ethnic difference; female; gender; human; human experiment; lowest income group; male; nursing education; nursing student; occupation; peer-reviewed; religion

Should nursing be considered a STEM profession? - Green, Cheryl; John, Lori (Nursing Forum, 2020)
Background: The National Science and Technology Council developed a 5-year plan in 2013 to ensure that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) experienced sustained growth within the United States (US). Nursing is comprised of multiple sciences that include chemistry, physics, biology, microbiology, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, and the social and behavioral sciences of sociology, developmental lifespan psychology, and psychology. Science, technology, engineering, and math constitute the traditional STEM acronym. Nursing programs graduate nurses with both the rigorous academic coursework and diverse clinical skills necessary to provide patient care. These skills employed by nurses in the clinical setting can serve as the basis for the inclusion of the nursing profession as a STEM-designated profession by the federal government and educational institutions within the US. Problem: Currently, the US government does not acknowledge the profession of nursing as a STEM-designated profession. Acknowledgment of nursing as a STEM profession could potentially make more funding available for nursing education within the US and address nursing shortages both in clinical and academic settings. As well as position professional nurses for careers not only within the health sector but that of business and industry because of nurses’ STEM knowledge. Hence, enhancing the growth of STEM within the US and creating global market economic competitiveness with new innovation development. Approach: In the practice of nursing, nurses apply the sciences, math, and innovative technology in the assessments, diagnoses, and planning of patients’ care. Nurses implement scientifically-based interventions to treat illness and sustain human life and to ultimately evaluate the outcomes of the care provided to patients. Outcomes: Methodologies of evaluation of outcomes of patient care status post nursing interventions (ie, administration of intravenous antibiotics to treat pneumonia) are based upon rationales that have been derived from evidenced-based practice and nursing research; both originating from applied STEM knowledge. Conclusion: The formal designation by the US federal government, for nursing to be recognized as a STEM profession, can increase funding to the nursing profession and enhance the diversity of employment opportunities for nurses in industry and business. Thereby potentially decreasing nursing shortages and bringing national and worldwide recognition to nursing in both academia, industry, business, and clinical settings, as a profession contributing to the science of improvement of the health of all people through STEM knowledge. © 2019 The Authors. Nursing Forum published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
5 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.ids: greenShouldNursingBe2020a tex.citation: https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85076273828 type: Article
Keywords: Humans; Professional Role; STEAM; STEM; Science; classification; dept.nur; education; health care; human; inclusion; innovation; nursing; professional standard; science

The role of ego threat in professional growth: Fulfilling the ethical intentions of the SEED Model - Gregory, Jess L.; Mebane, Karreem A. (Educational Practice and Theory, 2020)
Schools and education in general have made an implicit and, we would assert, explicit promise to society to educate all the children in their care. Unfortunately, there are achievement gaps that illustrate how schools have broken this promise. Teacher evaluation and other accountability measures have been heralded as the answer to this problem. Educator ego threat impedes the implementation of goal-driven teacher evaluation models and, thus, ethical questions arise. To realize the noble goals of educator evaluation, leaders must attend to ethical concerns and to the human aspects of ego threat.
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.ids: gregoryRoleEgoThreat2020a tex.citation: https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85090739249 type: Article
Keywords: Educational leadership; Ego threat; Goal-setting models; Teacher evaluation; Teacher performance; dept.edl; dept.rec; peer-reviewed

The provision of patron services in Chinese academic libraries responding to the COVID-19 pandemic - Guo, Yajun; Yang, Zinan; Yang, Zhishun; Liu, Yan Quan; Bielefield, Arlene; Tharp, Gregory (Library Hi Tech, 2020)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify the measures employed in the provision of patron services in Chinese academic libraries responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, noting the challenges and issues inherent in providing substantial services while undergoing a public health emergency. Design/methodology/approach: This paper uses an analytical survey study of 137 Chinese academic libraries using data collected through a combination of website investigation, social media access and direct correspondences. Findings: Over 94% of Chinese academic libraries released COVID-19-related information through their websites; the majority switched their service focus to partly or solely remotely online, including remote access, free electronic resources, virtual references reachable 24/7 and research support services deliverable online; services of print materials were altered to e-books for conveniences. Research limitations/implications: It should be noted that the survey was conducted from February 12 to April 5, 2020; because of the rapid updates to the library's website and social media channels, the status of their patron services are in the process of dynamic changes and that there should be many libraries that have adopted some patron service methods, but this study is difficult to cover comprehensively. In addition, patron services carried out offline by the surveyed libraries but not disclosed on the online platform could not be analyzed in a way that would be consistent with the data provided by the survey. Originality/value: By providing evidence of the current status of patron services in Chinese academic libraries during the COVID-19 pandemic, this study helps fulfill the scant empirical attention given to the impact of nationwide public health crises on academic libraries and offers new data of the best practices that help library administrators enhance the impact, efficiency and value of library services to their target community users. © 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited.
32 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.ids: guoProvisionPatronServices2020a tex.citation: https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85088570958 type: Article
Keywords: Academic libraries; COVID-19; China; Patron services; Survey; Virtual services; dept.ils; peer-reviewed

Using continuous student feedback to course-correct during COVID-19 for a nonmajors chemistry course - Hwang, Candy S. (Journal of Chemical Education, 2020)
The two major impetuses to improve STEM education are the shift to online learning and increasing active learning and engagement. Although the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a rapid shift to online learning, this shift came at the cost of losing on-ground active learning strategies. This study provides descriptive analytical information on the impact of COVID-19 as it relates to student engagement, attendance, and viewership of video-recorded lectures for a nonmajors chemistry course. After the shift online, lecture video views significantly increased and weekly attendance significantly decreased. Prior to the pandemic, on-ground engagement via an active learning activity (i.e., Plickers) was significantly associated with on-ground achievement (i.e., exam 1). However, no significant association was found between online engagement (i.e., written responses/feedback submitted via a learning management system, referred to as LMS student feedback) and online achievement (i.e., final exam), potentially because the engagement resembled a formative assessment more than an active learning activity. Nonetheless, there was tremendous value in soliciting LMS student feedback for directing the course. Throughout the online period, there was an average of 112 responses per assignment, for a total of 1,344 responses, representing roughly a third of the students. Finally, analyses revealed no significant association of on-ground and online engagement, which suggests a different subset of students engaged while on-ground vs online. Instructors should highly consider soliciting weekly feedback through low-stakes assignments to gauge student learning and improve their courses while online. Copyright © 2020 American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc.
11 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.ids: hwangUsingContinuousStudent2020a tex.citation: https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85091001155 type: Article
Keywords: Distance Learning/Self Instruction; First-Year Undergraduate/General; Internet Web-Based Learning; Nonmajor Courses; dept.che; peer-reviewed

A preliminary investigation into collegiate student-athletes’ attitudes towards athletic trainers and sport psychology consultants - Ildefonso, Kenneth; Blanton, Jedediah; Durwin, Cheryl; Arvinen-Barrow, Monna; Kamphoff, Cindra (Journal of Sport, 2020)
To investigate if athletes’ attitudes toward athletic trainers and sport psychology consultants differ considering nature of athletic ability beliefs and previous experiences with these professionals; collegiate student-athletes (n = 114 male, n = 81 female, M age = 19.77, SD = 1.43) completed the Conceptions of the Nature of Athletic Ability Questionnaire-2 (Biddle, Wang, Chatzisarantis, & Spray, 2003), Attitudes Toward Athletic Trainers-Form (modified from the Attitudes toward Physiotherapist-Form; Arvinen-Barrow, Clement, & Bayes, 2012), and the Sport Psychology Attitudes Revised-Form (Martin, Kellman, Lavallee, & Page, 2002). Multiple analyses of variance revealed small statistically significant mean differences in attitudes considering ability beliefs, previous athletic training, and sport psychology experiences. Athletes with previous athletic training experience were less confident in their athletic trainer than those without such experience. In contrast, athletes with previous sport psychology experience were more confident in their consultant than those without such experiences. Results suggest athletes’ attitudes towards helping professionals may be partially influenced by subjective norms and expectations about the nature of such relationships.
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31]
Keywords: dept.psy; peer-reviewed

Genomic diversity of bacteriophages infecting Microbacterium spp. - Jacobs-Sera, Deborah; Abad, Lawrence A; Alvey, Richard M; Anders, Kirk R; Aull, Haley G; Bhalla, Suparna S; Blumer, Lawrence S; Bollivar, David W; Bonilla, J Alfred; Butela, Kristen A; Coomans, Roy J; Cresawn, Steven G; et al. (PloS one, 2020)
The bacteriophage population is vast, dynamic, old, and genetically diverse. The genomics of phages that infect bacterial hosts in the phylum Actinobacteria show them to not only be diverse but also pervasively mosaic, and replete with genes of unknown function. To further explore this broad group of bacteriophages, we describe here the isolation and genomic characterization of 116 phages that infect Microbacterium spp. Most of the phages are lytic, and can be grouped into twelve clusters according to their overall relatedness; seven of the phages are singletons with no close relatives. Genome sizes vary from 17.3 kbp to 97.7 kbp, and their G+C% content ranges from 51.4% to 71.4%, compared to ~67% for their Microbacterium hosts. The phages were isolated on five different Microbacterium species, but typically do not efficiently infect strains beyond the one on which they were isolated. These Microbacterium phages contain many novel features, including very large viral genes (13.5 kbp) and unusual fusions of structural proteins, including a fusion of VIP2 toxin and a MuF-like protein into a single gene. These phages and their genetic components such as integration systems, recombineering tools, and phage-mediated delivery systems, will be useful resources for advancing Microbacterium genetics.
39 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: United States Jacobs-Sera, Deborah. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Abad, Lawrence A. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Alvey, Richard M. Department of Biology, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois, United States of America. Anders, Kirk R. Department of Biology, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, United States of America. Aull, Haley G. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Bhalla, Suparna S. Department of Natural Sciences, Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, New York, United States of America. Blumer, Lawrence S. Department of Biology, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America. Bollivar, David W. Department of Biology, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois, United States of America. Bonilla, J Alfred. Department of Biology, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, River Falls, Wisconsin, United States of America. Butela, Kristen A. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Coomans, Roy J. Department of Biology, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, North Carolina, United States of America. Cresawn, Steven G. Department of Biology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America. D'Elia, Tom. Department of Biological Sciences, Indian River State College, Fort Pierce, Florida, United States of America. Diaz, Arturo. Department of Biology, La Sierra University, Riverside, California, United States of America. Divens, Ashley M. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Edgington, Nicholas P. Department of Biology, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America. Frederick, Gregory D. Department of Biology and Kinesiology, LeTourneau University, Longview, Texas, United States of America. Gainey, Maria D. Department of Chemistry & Physics, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina, United States of America. Garlena, Rebecca A. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Grant, Kenneth W. Department of Pathology, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America. Gurney, Susan M R. Department of Biology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Hendrickson, Heather L. School of Natural and Computational Sciences, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand. Hughes, Lee E. Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. Kenna, Margaret A. Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Klyczek, Karen K. Department of Biology, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, River Falls, Wisconsin, United States of America. Kotturi, Hari. Department of Biology, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma, United States of America. Mavrich, Travis N. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. McKinney, Angela L. Department of Biology, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America. Merkhofer, Evan C. Department of Natural Sciences, Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, New York, United States of America. Moberg Parker, Jordan. Department of Microbiology, Immunology, & Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America. Molloy, Sally D. Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, United States of America. Monti, Denise L. Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America. Pape-Zambito, Dana A. Department of Biological Sciences, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Pollenz, Richard S. Department Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America. Pope, Welkin H. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Reyna, Nathan S. Department of Biology, Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, United States of America. Rinehart, Claire A. Department of Biology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States of America. Russell, Daniel A. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Shaffer, Christopher D. Department of Biology, University of Washington in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America. Sivanathan, Viknesh. Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States of America. Stoner, Ty H. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Stukey, Joseph. Biology Department, Hope College, Holland, Michigan, United States of America. Sunnen, C Nicole. Department of Biological Sciences, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Tolsma, Sara S. Biology Department, Northwestern College, Orange City, Iowa, United States of America. Tsourkas, Philippos K. School of Life Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America. Wallen, Jamie R. 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Keywords: *Actinobacteria/vi [Virology]; *Bacteriophages/ge [Genetics]; *Genetic Variation; *Genome; Viral; Actinobacteria; Article; Bacteriophages; Bacteriophages/cl [Classification]; Bacteriophages/ip [Isolation & Purification]; Base Composition; DNA base composition; DNA; Viral; DNA; Viral/ge [Genetics]; Genes; Viral; Genetic Variation; Genome; Viral; Genomics; Microbacterium; MuF like protein; Phylogeny; VIP2 toxin; Viral Fusion Proteins; Viral Fusion Proteins/ge [Genetics]; bacterial genome; bacterial strain; bacterial toxin; bacteriophage; capsid protein; classification; comparative genomics; controlled study; dept.bio; fusion protein; gene sequence; genetic variability; genetic variation; genetics; genome size; genomics; isolation and purification; nonhuman; nucleotide sequence; peer-reviewed; phylogeny; unclassified drug; virology; virus DNA; virus fusion protein; virus gene; virus genome; virus infection; virus isolation

"Train & Pool," “The Colonel Takes a Position," "Summer Almanac," "Cloud Study," "Light, A Reagent," Author's Statement: "Writing, For and To" - Johnson, Brian (Parhelion, 2020)
Keywords: dept.eng; ⛔ No DOI found

"Asides" and "Household" - Johnson, Brian (Court Green, 2020)
Keywords: dept.eng; ⛔ No DOI found

Maple Street, London (1915) - Johnson, Brian (The Ekphrastic Review, 2020)
Keywords: dept.eng; ⛔ No DOI found

Rhubarb Leaf - Johnson, Brian (great weather for MEDIA, 2020)
Keywords: dept.eng; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Tour - Johnson, Brian (The Main Street Rag, 2020)
Keywords: dept.eng; ⛔ No DOI found

Book Review: Lisa M.Sullivan and SandroGaleo, eds. 2019. Teaching Public Health. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. $46.49. pp. 352. ISBN: 9781421429809. - Jung, Betty C. (World Medical & Health Policy, 2020)
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31]
Keywords: book review; book.review; dept.pch

Genetically modified crops’ environmental impact and trust in eco-labels - Kwak, Lynn E.; Yoon, Sang Won; Kim, Younjun (Australasian Marketing Journal, 2020)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture expects companies to disclose genetically modified (GM) ingredients in foods and beverages by January 2022. While food companies fear that the stigma of GM labels could cause GM food sales to decline, eco-labeling could lessen the impact of GM-labeling. The results of the present research indicate that neither the eco-labeling alone nor the eco-labeling accompanied by information about the environmental benefits of GM crops influence consumers’ willingness to buy. Based on the mediation analysis, however, trust of eco-labels mediates the relationship between GM foods’ environmental friendliness information and consumers’ willingness to buy eco-labeled GM food. The theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed. © 2020
4 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.ids: kwakGeneticallyModifiedCrops2020a
Keywords: Eco-labeling; Genetically modified (GM) foods; Trust; Willingness to buy; dept.eco; dept.mkt; peer-reviewed

W. D. Howells, William James, and the pragmatist pluralism of “The Angel of the Lord” - Petrie, Paul (American Literary Realism, 2020)
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.ids: petrieHowellsWilliamJames2020a tex.citation: https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85091388735 type: Review
Keywords: dept.eng

Domestic Product Involvement and Consumer Willingness to Buy Domestic Products: Empirical Testing of a Cognitive Consistency Theory Framework - Prince, Melvin (Journal of International Consumer Marketing, 2020)
This study investigates biases affecting domestic products willingness to buy (WTB). An interdisciplinary perspective uses the cognitive consistency theory as the framework for the development of a new model. The model includes domestic product involvement (DPI). The impact on WTB is predicted by consumer ethnocentrism, and product judgment, driven by DPI are tested with survey data from an adult sample of 255 UK consumers. The study concludes with observations about the value of research findings for marketing practice. © 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
7 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] WOS:000517943000001
Keywords: Cognitive consistency theory; consumer ethnocentrism; dept.mkt; domestic product involvement; peer-reviewed; product judgment; willingness to buy

Does the Netherlands-based consumer disidentification model work in the US? - Prince, Melvin; Kwak, Lynn (EMPGENS | Journal of Empirical Generalisations in Marketing Science, 2020)
Alexander Josiassen (2011) initiated research on the consumer disidentification (CDI) concept and its impact on product purchase behavior. In his investigation, a predictive model that included CDI as an exogeneous factor in domestic product preference was tested on adult second-generation immigrants who were born in, and lived in, the Netherlands. The model also incorporated consumer ethnocentrism (CET) as a second predictor variable. Josiassen's study showed that CDI negatively affected the purchase of products made domestically or by domestic firms. Conversely, CET was found to have a positive effect on the purchase of these products. Furthermore, relationships of CDI and CET to purchase intentions were independent of each other. In the Netherlands model, both variables were hypothesized to explain domestic product preference directly and indirectly through domestic product judgment. This paper replicates and assesses the generalizability of the CDI construct and model. Replication of the Netherland CDI model in the U.S. results in an acceptable measurement fit, but a slightly below acceptable structural fit. © 2020, University of South Australia. All rights reserved.
tex.ids: princeDoesNetherlandsbasedConsumer2020a tex.citation: https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85091584869 type: Article
Keywords: Consumer disidentification; Cross-cultural; Domestic product preference; Ethnocentrism; Second-generation immigrants; dept.mkt; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

The psychology of consumer ethnocentrism and cosmopolitanism: a five-country study of values, moral foundations, gender identities and consumer orientations - Prince, Melvin; Yaprak, Attila; Cleveland, Mark; Davies, Mark A. P.; Josiassen, Alexander; Nechtelberger, Andrea; Nechtelberger, Martin; Palihawadana, Dayananda; Renner, Walter; Supekova, Sona Chovanova; Von Wallpach, Sylvia (International Marketing Review, 2020)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which personal values, moral foundations and gender-role identities affect, in sequence, consumers' constructions of their ethnocentric and cosmopolitan orientations. Achieving a better understanding of the psychological makeup of consumer ethnocentrism and cosmopolitanism should help managers better design international market segmentation and brand positioning strategies. Design/methodology/approach: The study's conceptual framework is anchored in attitude and values theories, and focuses on the social categorizations that consumers make and how these contribute to the formation of their ethnocentric and cosmopolitan orientations. Drawing data from consumers living in five European countries, we test our theoretical conjectures through structural equation modeling approaches, including multigroup analysis at the country level, as well as the identification and scrutiny of potential pan-European consumer segments. Findings: Findings show that personal values, moral foundations and gender-role identities do exert direct and indirect (partially mediated) effects on the formation of consumers' ethnocentric and cosmopolitan orientations. These provide numerous insights for managers in terms of how they can segment domestic and international markets, as well as how to position products and communicate brand strategies. Research limitations/implications: The study focused on consumers' personal and role identities and offers implications based on data gathered from a sample of five European countries. Future work should broaden this perspective by including other identity facets, such as religious and ethnic identities, as well as product-category and brand-specific outcomes, in order to help develop a more comprehensive picture of the psychology underpinning consumers' identity-related orientations, and their effects on consumer behavior. Future research should also study these issues in a broader geographical context, by including national markets that have culturally diverse populations as well as places with dissimilar cultural and economic profiles. Originality/value: The study shows that individuals' personal values, moral foundations and gender roles have a strong effect on the formation of consumer ethnocentrism and consumer cosmopolitanism orientations. Consideration of how these antecedent constructs operate in concert to shape consumers' in- versus out-group orientations has been overlooked in the international marketing literature. Beyond the ramifications for theory, the study offers numerous substantive managerial implications in terms of how consumers are likely to respond to local and global/foreign products/brands based on these orientations. © 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited.
18 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] WOS:000537142600001
Keywords: Consumer cosmopolitanism; Consumer ethnocentrism; Gender role identity; International market segmentation; Moral foundations; Values; dept.mkt; peer-reviewed

Post-Graduation Impact of a Program Planning Service-Learning Project. - Risisky, Deb; Goldson, Tess; DeMezzo, Robert (Pedagog. health promot., 2020)
Research has shown that service-learning can increase student-learning outcomes across various disciplines. Service-learning opportunities have been steadily increasing in college settings, especially in health-related fields. This evaluation of an undergraduate public health course at a mid-size, public university in New England sought to understand the impact of service-learning on material retention, internships, and post-graduation public health careers. A 25-item questionnaire was emailed to students who took the course between the Fall 2010 and Spring 2016 semesters with 75 completed (33.3% completion rate). More than half of the respondents noted that their participation in a service-learning project positively affected their internship experience, their first post-graduation job, and their overall career, while also helping them retain the course material after graduation. Open-ended responses provided insight to the qualitative responses. Respondents noted that in addition to having the understanding and ability to put on programs in their community, they also had more confidence in their abilities. The opportunity to practice public speaking skills as well as work collaboratively in group settings, were both noted as essential skills needed to succeed in the public health workforce. It was concluded the project had a positive impact on student's learning and retention in planning, implementing, and evaluating an actual health promotion program as well as how they were able to use those skills in their careers., (C)2021Sage Publications
3 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: (C)2021Sage Publications
Keywords: dept.fye; dept.pch; dept.rslf; health education; peer-reviewed; program planning; service-learning

Co-occurrence of Acheulian and Oldowan artifacts with Homo erectus cranial fossils from Gona, Afar, Ethiopia. - Semaw, Sileshi; Rogers, Michael J; Simpson, Scott W; Levin, Naomi E; Quade, Jay; Dunbar, Nelia; McIntosh, William C; Caceres, Isabel; Stinchcomb, Gary E; Holloway, Ralph L; Brown, Francis H; Butler, Robert F; et al. (Science advances, 2020)
Although stone tools generally co-occur with early members of the genus Homo, they are rarely found in direct association with hominins. We report that both Acheulian and Oldowan artifacts and Homo erectus crania were found in close association at 1.26 million years (Ma) ago at Busidima North (BSN12), and ca. 1.6 to 1.5 Ma ago at Dana Aoule North (DAN5) archaeological sites at Gona, Afar, Ethiopia. The BSN12 partial cranium is robust and large, while the DAN5 cranium is smaller and more gracile, suggesting that H. erectus was probably a sexually dimorphic species. The evidence from Gona shows behavioral diversity and flexibility with a lengthy and concurrent use of both stone technologies by H. erectus, confounding a simple "single species/single technology" view of early Homo. Copyright © 2020 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC).
40 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: United States Semaw, Sileshi. Centro Nacional de Investigacion sobre la Evolucion Humana (CENIEH), Sierra de Atapuerca 3, 09002 Burgos, Spain. Semaw, Sileshi. Stone Age Institute and CRAFT Research Center, 1392 W. Dittemore Rd., Gosport, IN 47408, USA. Rogers, Michael J. Department of Anthropology, Southern Connecticut State University, 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515, USA. Simpson, Scott W. Department of Anatomy, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. Simpson, Scott W. Laboratory of Physical Anthropology, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. Levin, Naomi E. Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 1100 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. Quade, Jay. Department of Geosciences/Desert Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA. Dunbar, Nelia. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Earth and Environmental Science Department, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801-4796, USA. McIntosh, William C. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Earth and Environmental Science Department, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801-4796, USA. Caceres, Isabel. Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Avinguda de Catalunya 35, 43002 Tarragona, Spain. Caceres, Isabel. IPHES, Institut Catala de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolucio Social, Zona Educacional 4-Campus Sescelades URV (Edifici W3), 43007 Tarragona, Spain. Stinchcomb, Gary E. Watershed Studies Institute and Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Murray State University, Murray, KY 42071, USA. Holloway, Ralph L. Department of Anthropology, Columbia University, 1200 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10027, USA. Brown, Francis H. The University of Utah, 201 South Presidents Circle Room 201, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA. Butler, Robert F. Department of Physics, University of Portland, Portland, OR 97203, USA. Stout, Dietrich. Department of Anthropology, Emory University, 1557 Dickey Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. Everett, Melanie. Chevron Energy Technology Company, 1500 Louisiana St., Houston, TX 77002, USA.
Keywords: *Biological Evolution; *Fossils; *Hominidae; *Skull/ah [Anatomy & Histology]; Animals; Archaeological site; Behavioral diversity; Biodiversity; Biological Evolution; Co-occurrence; Ethiopia; Fossils; Hominidae; Hominidae/ah [Anatomy & Histology]; Hominidae/cl [Classification]; Hominins; Homo erectus; Humans; Paleontology; Single species; Skull; anatomy and histology; animal; classification; dept.ant; evolution; fossil; hominid; human; paleontology; peer-reviewed; skull

“The Goals Remain Elusive”: Using Drawings to Examine Shifts in Teachers’ Mental Models Before and After an NGSS Professional Learning Experience - Sherwood, Carrie-Anne (Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2020)
Teachers’ ability to effectively enact the ambitious vision of the NGSS depends on their understanding of the conceptual and instructional shifts required, and their interpretation of how to implement these shifts in their classrooms. Thus, understanding teachers’ practical knowledge regarding the shifts is an important step in supporting them to effectively implement the NGSS vision. This study used a mental models framework and teacher drawings to examine the practical knowledge of 22 in-service secondary science teachers before and after professional development that was designed to support them to understand and make incremental instructional shifts aligned with the NGSS. Findings indicate that teachers’ mental models shifted in two promising ways. First, teachers recognized that their roles and their students’ roles would need to change, and second, the doing of science looks and sounds different than what was traditionally done in their classrooms. However, findings also suggest that teachers struggled to reconcile new ideas from the PD with their previous mental models of their classroom practice. These findings are significant because they indicate, teachers may have more fully-formed mental models for what science teaching and learning looks and sounds like when it is focused on what most would traditionally think of as classroom science doing (e.g., “doing labs”), or when it includes traditional knowledge dissemination structures (e.g., lectures). This has important implications for science teacher educators and researchers, which will be discussed. © 2020, © 2020 Association for Science Teacher Education.
2 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.ids: sherwoodGoalsRemainElusive2020 tex.citation: https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85088064339 type: Article
Keywords: NGSS; Science teacher education; dept.cur; mental models; peer-reviewed; professional development; teacher drawings; teacher practical knowledge

Synthesis and characterization of CuS, CuS/graphene oxide nanocomposite for supercapacitor applications - Singhal, Rahul; Thorne, David; LeMaire, Peter K.; Martinez, Xavier; Zhao, Chen; Gupta, Ram K.; Uhl, David; Scanley, Ellen; Broadbridge, Christine C.; Sharma, Rakesh K. (AIP Advances, 2020)
Supercapacitors or electrochemical capacitors are receiving greater interest because of their high-power density, long life, and low maintenance. We have synthesized CuS nanoparticles and graphene oxide (CuS-GO) nanocomposites for supercapacitor applications because of their low cost and excellent electrochemical properties. The phase purity of each material was determined using powder XRD studies. The bandgap was determined by UV-visible spectrophotometric studies. Scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope images revealed the nano-scale morphology of the synthesized particles. All the electrochemical measurements were conducted in a standard three-electrode configuration, using a platinum wire as the counter electrode and Hg/HgO as the reference electrode. CuS and its composites with graphene oxide on nickel foam were used as working electrodes. All the electrochemical measurements were performed in 3M KOH solution. The CuS-GO nanocomposite electrode showed a specific capacitance of 250 F/g, 225 F/g, 182 F/g, 166 F/g, 161 F/g, and 158 F/g at a current density of 0.5 A/g, 1 A/g, 5 A/g, 10 A/g, 15 A/g, and 20 A/g, respectively. CuS-GO electrodes showed a specific capacitance retention of 70% after 5000 charge-discharge cycles at a current density of 5 A/g. © 2020 Author(s).
19 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] WOS:000519123100001
Keywords: Capacitance; Charge-discharge cycle; Copper compounds; Electric discharges; Electrochemical capacitor; Electrochemical electrodes; Electrochemical measurements; Foams; Graphene; Mercury compounds; Nanocomposite electrodes; Nanocomposites; Potassium hydroxide; Scanning electron microscopy; Spectrophotometric study; Supercapacitor; Supercapacitor application; Synthesis (chemical); Synthesis and characterizations; Transmission electron; Transmission electron microscopy; dept.phy; peer-reviewed

Lessons learned from COVID-19: Being known in online social work classrooms - Smoyer, Amy B; O’Brien, Kyle; Rodriguez-Keyes, Elizabeth (International Social Work, 2020)
This article presents findings from a survey of undergraduate social work (Bachelor of Social Work [BSW]) students about their experiences with remote learning during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. In response to this crisis, remote learning was rapidly implemented and many BSW educators and students experienced online classrooms for the first time. Findings from this study shed light on how remote learning shapes the interpersonal relationships and communication that are so critical to building students’ sense of classroom belonging, engagement, and learning.
Keywords: dept.hls; dept.rec; dept.swk; peer-reviewed

Thinkubator Approach to Solving the Soft Skills Gap - Stewart, Carol; Marciniec, Sheryl; Lawrence, Denval; Joyner-McGraw, Laquita (American Journal of Management, 2020)
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31]
Keywords: dept.mgt; peer-reviewed

“When the hell are you going to grow up?”: a life-course account of hybrid masculinities among incarcerated men - Umamaheswar, Janani (Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology, 2020)
Purpose: Recent life-course scholarship has argued that desistance from (rather than persistence in) crime is a marker of adulthood. In this article, I argue that a commitment to desistance is only one of many elements of the participants’ sense of adult masculinity, which is best understood by drawing on theoretical literature on “hybrid masculinities.” By linking life-course criminological literature with recent theoretical advancements in the sociology of gender, I connect two important, but as yet independent, strands of research. Methods: Using the grounded theory approach to qualitative research, I performed inductive analyses of 24 in-depth interviews with adult men incarcerated at a state-run facility in the Northeastern USA. Results: I argue that the participants construct hybrid masculinities that combine conventionally masculine traits (such as being a provider and protector) with conventionally feminine traits (such as loyalty, humility, and emotional expressiveness). These hybrid masculinities manifest through the participants’ reliance on intangible markers of adulthood, and they emerge gradually over the men’s life course. I further argue that the disruptions that incarceration poses to the men’s life course impede their ability to realize their hybrid masculinities fully. Conclusion: The current research contributes to the burgeoning literature that attempts to correct the oversimplified portrayal of incarcerated men as singularly hypermasculine, and it also highlights how incarceration disrupts men’s life course, making it difficult for them to be the “hybrid” men that they wish to be. © 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
7 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.ids: umamaheswarWhenHellAre2020a tex.citation: https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85083981410 type: Article
Keywords: Hybrid masculinity; Incarceration; Masculinity; Prison; The life course; dept.soc; peer-reviewed

A Self-Determination Approach to Understanding Individual Values as an Interaction Condition on Employees' Innovative Work Behavior in the High-Tech Industry - Wang, Zheni; Gao, Mengchan; Panaccio, Alexandra (Journal of Creative Behavior, 2021)
Drawing on self-determination theory (SDT; E.L. Deci & R.M. Ryan, 1985, 2000) and using corporate samples (N = 284; 63% Male; Mean Age = 34, SD = 6.09) from high-tech firms in China, this empirical study explored the path model from satisfaction of the basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness, through autonomous motivation to employees' innovative work behavior (“IWB”; J. De Jong & D. Den Hartog, 2010). It also simultaneously examined the interactions between autonomous work motivation and individual values (collectivism, H.C. Triandis (1995); uncertainty avoidance, R. J. House, P. J. Hanges, M. Javidan, P. W. Dorfman, & V. Gupta (2004); and power distance, J. Farh, R.D. Hackett, & J. Liang (2007)) in the conditioned path model. The regression results obtained from conditional PROCESS analysis (A.F. Hayes, 2013, 2018) suggest that basic psychological needs satisfaction is positively related to employees' IWB via autonomous motivation, but that these indirect effects were weaker when employees' power distance value orientation was high. Implications, limitations, and future research directions are discussed. © 2020 by the Creative Education Foundation, Inc.
14 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Type: Article tex.citation: https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85082766274
Keywords: dept.mgt; peer-reviewed

Learning from others: A low‐cost–high‐impact risk/opportunity identification technique - Williams, Brendan E.; Williams, Anne S.; Williams, Katherine M. (Journal of Healthcare Risk Management, 2020)
2 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31]
Keywords: dept.mat; peer-reviewed

How to easily facilitate consumers’ mental simulation through advertising: the effectiveness of self-referencing image dynamics on purchase intention - Yim, Mark Yi-Cheon; Kim, Young K.; Lee, JeongGyu (International Journal of Advertising, 2020)
10 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.ids: yimHowEasilyFacilitate2020a tex.citation: https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85088955581 type: Article
Keywords: dept.mkt; peer-reviewed

‘Is it wise to open up America again now?’ Learning from government responses to COVID-19 and economy reopen points in three Asia-Pacific countries - Yu, Jia; Pang, Yulei (British Journal of Healthcare Management, 2020)
With the continuously increasing number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases, many health experts worried about the possibility of a ‘second wave’ outbreak, which might cause more deaths and hit economies even worse. This article looks at the experiences of fighting COVID-19 from three Asia-Pacific countries and discusses whether it is a wise decision to open up America again at this time.
2 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.ids: yuItWiseOpen2020a
Keywords: dept.eco; dept.mat; peer-reviewed

Local RR Lyrae stars: native and alien - Zinn, R; Chen, X; Layden, A C; Casetti-Dinescu, D I (Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2020)
Measurements of [Fe/H] and radial velocity are presented for 89 RR Lyrae (RRL) candidates within 6 kpc of the Sun. After the removal of two suspected non-RRLs, these stars were added to an existing data base, which yielded 464 RRLs with [Fe/H] on a homogeneous scale. Using data from the Gaia satellite (Data Release 2), we calculated the positions and space velocities for this sample. These data confirm the existence of a thin disc of RRL with [α/Fe] ∼ solar. The majority of the halo RRLs with large total energies have near-zero angular momenta about the Z-axis. Kinematically, these stars closely resemble the Gaia-Sausage/Gaia-Enceladus stars that others have proposed are debris from the merger of a large galaxy with the Milky Way. The metallicity and period distributions of the RRLs and their positions in the period-amplitude diagram suggest that this disrupted galaxy was as massive as the Large Magellanic Cloud and possibly greater. © 2019 The Author(s)
10 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.ids: zinnLocalRRLyrae2020a tex.citation: https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85082725399 type: Article
Keywords: Dynamics; Galaxy: formation; Galaxy: kinematics; Stars: variables: RR Lyrae; dept.phy; peer-reviewed

The everything else - Smoyer, Amy B. (Sensory Penalities, 2021)
Sensory Penalties aims to reinvigorate a conversation about the role of sensory experience in empirical investigation. It explores the visceral, personal reflections buried within forgotten criminological field notes, to ask what privileging these sensorial experiences does for how we understand and research spaces of punishment and social control.
Keywords: dept.swk

Ping-pong housing: Women’s post-incarceration trajectories - Smoyer, Amy B; Keene, Danya E; Oyola, M.; Hampton, A (Affilia, 2020)
This study examines the post-incarceration housing experiences of 33 women. Using Residential Timeline Followback methodology, participants were asked to report where they lived at arrest and every location since their release. Follow-up questions asked women to describe these locations, who they lived with, how much they paid, and whether or not they felt safe. Demographic information and criminal justice history were recorded. The data paint a complicated picture of social and community resources, persistence, and struggle. Housing assets lost at incarceration were difficult to recover. Most women bounced between various locations, relying heavily on short-term subsidized congregate housing programs and rarely securing independent housing. Participants described the family, friends, and acquaintances who housed them during reentry as overextended and vulnerable. Implications for policy and practice are explored. © The Author(s) 2020.
2 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.ids: smoyerPingpongHousingWomen2020 tex.citation: https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85090556112 type: Article
Keywords: dept.swk; peer-reviewed

“When my mother died, I think a part of me died:” maternal fusion and the relationship between incarcerated men and their mothers - Umamaheswar, J. (Journal of Family Issues, 2021)
Drawing on theoretical literature on the mothering discourse, I explore how incarcerated men give meaning to their relationships with their mothers. Using 24 in-depth interviews with incarcerated adult men, I argue that adherence to the mothering discourse results in sons holding their mothers’ maternal practices to impossibly high standards while simultaneously feeling obligated to reconcile with their mothers even when doing so is tremendously difficult. I also advance the concept of “maternal fusion”—the process through which the identities of mothers and their children are intertwined—to examine how incarcerated adult sons reproduce gendered mothering ideologies in their narratives of (a) negative early childhood and adolescent relationships with their mothers and (b) reconciliation as they reflect on their relationships with their mothers as adult sons.
2 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Type: Article tex.citation: https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85089989732
Keywords: adolescent; adult; article; child; childhood; dept.soc; dept.swk; drawing; female; human; human experiment; ideology; incarceration; infant; interview; male; maternal fusion; mother; mothering; mothering discourse; narrative; peer-reviewed; theoretical study

Core dimensions of autism spectrum disorders - Volkmar, Fred R.; Jackson, Scott L.J. (New Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry, 2020)
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that manifests during the early developmental period of childhood. Behaviourally characterized by impairments in social interaction and communication, in combination with stereotyped and restricted patterns of behaviour and/or interest, it is currently believed that ASD occurs in approximately 1–2% of individuals. ASD is more prevalent among males than females (4–5:1), but the mechanisms resulting in this discrepancy are still unclear. This chapter will serve as an introduction to ASD, covering the topics of disorder history, prevalence rates, demographics, diagnostic criteria, differential diagnosis, and discussions on current and future diagnostic classification systems. The remaining chapters within Section 4 will then provide detailed discussions on more specific topics related to ASD, including current understandings of treatment planning, prevention and epidemiology, genetics, imaging, and disorder management.
tex.ids: volkmarCoreDimensionsAutism2020a
Keywords: dept.sed

Local authors can be friends - Froetschel, Susan (Library Journal, 2010)
tex.unique-id: ISI:000274606200018
Keywords: dept.jrn; ⛔ No DOI found

Book Review: Black Woman’s Burden: Commodifying Black Reproduction - Jackson, Shirley A. (Contemporary Sociology, 2010)
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: ISI:000284818800053, lens.org/019-048-940-787-433, lens.org/122-733-001-266-479, pop00332 tex.type: [object Object] tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: book.review; dept.soc

Integrating DSM-IV factors to predict violence in high-risk psychiatric patients - Lynch, Donna M.; Noel, Helen C. (Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2010)
This study incorporated Axis-II and Axis-IV factors in DSM-IV to test the relationship between predicted risk for violence assessed in the psychiatric emergency room and actual violence during hospitalization. Psychiatric nurses lack an objective instrument to use during the acute psychiatric assessment. The retrospective study comprised consecutive psychiatric admissions (n = 161) in one tertiary veterans' hospital. Statistical testing for the predictive power of risk factors, relationships between variables, and violent events included nonparametric tests, factor analysis, and logistic regression. Of the 32 patients who committed violence during hospitalization, 12 had committed violence in the psychiatric emergency room. Statistical significance was shown for violent incidents and dementia, court-ordered admission, mood disorder, and for three or more risk factors. The 13-item Risk of Violence Assessment (ROVA) scale suggests validity and sensitivity for rating DSM-IV factors and psychosocial stressors to predict risk for violence during hospitalization. Replication studies are recommended to strengthen validity of the ROVA scale.
8 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/005-672-952-996-516 tex.eissn: [object Object] tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: Adult; Aged; Aged; 80 and over; Aggression; Assault; Assessment; Commitment of Mentally Ill; Dementia; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-IV); Emergency Services; Psychiatric; Female; Forensic Psychiatry; Forensic science; Hospitals; Veterans; Humans; Instrument; Male; Mental Disorders; Middle Aged; New England; Psychiatric; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Reproducibility of Results; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Risk factors; Self-harm; Suicidal; United States; Violence; adult; aged; article; dementia; dept.psy; diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders; emergency health service; female; forensic psychiatry; human; male; mental disease; middle aged; psychological aspect; psychological rating scale; public hospital; reproducibility; retrospective study; risk assessment; violence

The green MBA: a competing values matrix - Page, Robert A; Collins, Kirsten A (Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal Incorporating Journal of Global Competitiveness, 2010)
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review and categorize the different strategies Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs have adopted towards incorporating environmental sustainability into business administration. Design/methodology/approach – Through extensive internet research looking at colleges and universities, data are collected from primary source web sites and administrative school contacts. There are 35 institutions whose MBA programs address sustainability in some way. Each of these institutions is then organized by location, tuition cost, enrollment, year founded, accreditation, and curriculum. Findings – Green educational strategies differentiate themselves by the size and maturity of the program. Larger, established institutions typically opt for the green major, or a dual degree, and tend to leave systematic integration of sustainability to the individual student. Newer and smaller entrants tend to either dabble in green with a few sustainability courses, or completely embrace and systemically integrate sustainability throughout the program. Research limitations/implications – The sample focuses on US institutions and treats sustainability as an externally validated curricular choice when it may merely be an educational fad. The sample excludes potential green MBA programs that lack a strong internet presence. Practical implications – Four archetypes are identified: dual degree, all-green, green major, and green coursework. Institutions can analyze their performances and see where they fall on the two major continua – integration and maturity/size. Originality/value – Green MBA programs are relatively new on the academic landscape, and this research paper is one of the first to systematically analyze and categorize them. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
4 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/062-866-418-386-446 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: Curricula; Economic sustainability; Education; Environmental studies; Master of business administration; dept.mgt

The role of conflict in continuity and change: life events associated with identity development in racially and ethnically diverse women - Anthis, Kristine (Identity, 2011)
In this archival study, life events were identified that served as precursors to identity transitions in 149 European American, African American, Mexican American, and Puerto Rican women. The data were collected during a period from the late 1970s to the early 1980s in the United States. Participants were interviewed and asked to describe events that had influenced their understanding of themselves. Events were coded into relational, career, education, personal, health-related, and miscellaneous categories. Results indicated that women were more likely to report life events regarding their relationships than events in other categories. A reexamination of the data revealed that that there were more similarities than differences among the racial and ethnic groups in terms of the life events described. Respondents were more likely to report continuity than change in their identities in response to life events serving as possible precursors to change. Results also revealed that when change did occur, it was associated with high levels of conflict particularly for the domains of relationships and educational achievement expectations. © 2011 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
1 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/090-314-655-157-524 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: dept.psy

William Ludlam: portrait of an eighteenth-century mathematician - Decesare, Richard (Bshm Bulletin: Journal of The British Society for The History of Mathematics, 2011)
In 1785, William Ludlam wrote a book entitled The rudiments of mathematics. After I purchased the 1790 edition of this text some years ago at an antiquarian bookstore in Connecticut, I became interested in learning more about him. Ludlam's name had appeared as a footnote in several histories of mathematics, but little else had been written about him. I began some research, simply out of curiosity. What emerged was a story of an interesting mathematician, scientist, inventor, and clergyman - and a man who often found himself in the middle of controversy and subject to personal attacks, whether deserved or not. This article is a biography of Ludlam, in which I have used his own words, as well as those of his adversaries, wherever possible. © 2011 British Society for the History of Mathematics.
2 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/012-309-362-685-774 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: dept.mat

Facilitating trust engenderment in secondary school nurse interactions with students. - Summach, Anne H J (The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses, 2011)
School nurses are involved in a complex framework of interactions with students, other professionals, parents, and administrators. Trust between nurse and student is critical for interaction effectiveness. The goal of this study was to understand through phenomenology the process of engendering trust in school nurse-high school student interactions. The qualitative approach explored school nurse perceptions of experiences interacting with students, yielding insights into nurse- and setting-based factors contributing to the development of trust. Subthemes within these included key behaviors and attributes enhancing trust engenderment in school nurse-student interactions. Study findings were well supported by the existing nursing and psychological research literature. Nurses that purposefully strive to develop trust in young people will maximize adolescent health results.
11 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: United States Summach, Anne H J. Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Keywords: *Nurse-Patient Relations; *Schools/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data]; *Students/px [Psychology]; *Trust/px [Psychology]; Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior; Adult; Clinical Competence; Humans; Nurse-Patient Relations; Patient Satisfaction; Qualitative Research; Schools; Students; Trust; Young Adult; adolescent; adult; article; child behavior; clinical competence; dept.nur; high school; human; nurse patient relationship; patient satisfaction; psychological aspect; qualitative research; role promotion/development; school; school nurse characteristics; school nurse knowledge/perceptions/self-efficacy; statistics; student; trust

Parental knowledge and substance use among african american adolescents: influence of gender and grade level - Tebes, Jacob Kraemer; Cook, Emily C.; Vanderploeg, Jeffrey J.; Feinn, Richard; Chinman, Matthew J.; Shepard, Jane K.; Brabham, Tamika; Connell, Christian M. (Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2011)
Parental knowledge is defined as parental awareness and information about a child's activities, whereabouts, and associations that is obtained through parental monitoring, parental solicitation, or self-disclosure. Increased parental knowledge is generally associated with lower adolescent substance use; however, the influence of various contextual factors, such as adolescent gender and grade level is not well understood, particularly for different racial or ethnic groups. In the present study, we used Hierarchical Generalized Linear Modeling analyses to examine the longitudinal relationship of parental knowledge to adolescent substance use in the context of adolescent gender and grade level among 207 urban African American adolescents in grades 6-11. Results indicated that increased parental knowledge is associated with a concurrent lower likelihood of substance use across all types of substances examined (alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, other drug use, and any drug use), but it did not predict changes in substance use 1 year later for the entire sample. However, analyses by gender and grade level showed that for boys and middle school youth, parental knowledge was a protective factor for increases in substance use across 1 year. Findings are discussed in terms of their implications for prevention and health promotion interventions for adolescent substance use among African American youth.
18 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/042-995-594-679-649 tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: African American adolescents; Developmental differences; Gender; Parental knowledge; Substance use; dept.mat

Challenges in recruiting minority-serving private practice primary care physicians to a quality improvement project - Meehan, Jr., Thomas P.; Van Hoof, Thomas J.; Galusha, Deron; Barr, Judith K.; Curry, Maureen; Kelvey-Albert, Michele; Meehan, Thomas P. (American Journal of Medical Quality, 2011)
The objectives of this study were the following: (1) describe one organization's experience with recruiting minority-serving private practice primary care physicians to an ambulatory quality improvement (QI) project; (2) compare and contrast physicians who agreed to participate with those who declined; and (3) list incentives and barriers to participation. The authors identified eligible physicians by analyzing Medicare Part B claims data, a publicly available physician database, and office staff responses to telephone inquiries. The recruitment team had difficulty identifying, contacting, and recruiting eligible physicians. Solo practitioners and physicians who had lower scores on certain quality measures were more likely to participate. Barriers to participation were similar in all practices and included concerns about extra work, difficulty of change, and impact on office work flow. Commonly used incentives were offered but were not universally embraced. Additional work is required to refine the process of physician recruitment and to find more compelling incentives for QI.
3 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.unique-id: ISI:000294067900004
Keywords: African American; African Americans; Diabetes Mellitus; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Medicare Part B; Personnel Selection; Physicians; Primary Care; Quality Improvement; United States; article; dept.pch; diabetes mellitus; general practitioner; human; medicare; minority; organization and management; personnel management; primary care physicians; quality improvement; recruitment; statistics; total quality management; underserved

Challenges of transitioning from a faculty to an administrative role: part 3, from solving problems to managing polarities. - Thompson, Cesarina M (Nurse Educator, 2011)
Many new nursing leaders assuming deanships, assistant, or interim deanships have limited education, experience, or background to prepare them for the job. To assist new deans and those aspiring to be deans, Jana L. Pressler, PhD, RN, and Carole A. Kenner, PhD, RNC-NIC, FAAN, the editors of this department, address common issues, challenges, and opportunities that face academic executive teams, such as negotiating an executive contract, obtaining faculty lines, building effective work teams, managing difficult employees, and creating nimble organizational structure to respond to changing consumer, healthcare delivery, and community needs. In this article, the editors asked guest author, Dr Cesarina Thompson, to discuss the transition process from faculty to administrative role.
3 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: United States Thompson, Cesarina M. School of Health & Human Services, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Keywords: *Education; Nursing; *Efficiency; Organizational; *Faculty; Nursing; *Leadership; *Nurse Administrators; *Professional Role/px [Psychology]; Curriculum; Education; Nursing; Efficiency; Organizational; Faculty; Nursing; Humans; Leadership; Nurse Administrators; Professional Role; Time Factors; article; curriculum; dept.aa; human; leadership; nurse administrator; nursing education; organization and management; peer-reviewed; professional standard; psychological aspect; time

Challenges of transitioning from a faculty to an administrative role: part 2, moving from individual contributor to group leader. - Thompson, Cesarina M (Nurse Educator, 2011)
Many new nursing leaders assuming deanships, assistant, or interim deanships have limited education, experience, or background to prepare them for the job. To assist new deans and those aspiring to be deans, Jana L. Pressler, PhD, RN, and Carole A. Kenner, PhD, RNC-NIC, FAAN, the editors of this department, address common issues, challenges, and opportunities that face academic executive teams, such as negotiating an executive contract, obtaining faculty lines, building effective work teams, managing difficult employees, and creating nimble organizational structure to respond to changing consumer, healthcare delivery, and community needs. In this article, the editors asked guest author, Dr Cesarina Thompson, to discuss the transition process from faculty to administrative role.
1 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: United States Thompson, Cesarina M. School of Health & Human Services, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Keywords: *Faculty; Nursing; *Group Processes; *Leadership; *Nurse Administrators; Education; Nursing; Faculty; Nursing; Group Processes; Humans; Leadership; Nurse Administrators; Schools; Nursing; Social Support; article; dept.aa; group process; human; leadership; nurse administrator; nursing education; peer-reviewed; social support

Transitioning from a faculty to an administrative role: part 1, moving from individual to collective accountability. - Thompson, Cesarina M (Nurse Educator, 2011)
Many new nursing leaders assuming deanships, assistant, or interim deanships have limited education, experience, or background to prepare them for the job. To assist new deans and those aspiring to be deans, Jana L. Pressler, PhD, RN, and Carole A. Kenner, PhD, RNC-NIC, FAAN, the editors of this department, address common issues, challenges, and opportunities that face academic executive teams, such as negotiating an executive contract, obtaining faculty lines, building effective work teams, managing difficult employees, and creating nimble organizational structure to respond to changing consumer, healthcare delivery, and community needs. In this article, the editors asked guest author, Dr Cesarina Thompson, to discuss the transition process from faculty to administrative role.
2 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: United States Thompson, Cesarina M. School of Graduate Studies, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, USA.
Keywords: *Career Mobility; *Faculty; Nursing/og [Organization & Administration]; *Nurse Administrators/og [Organization & Administration]; *Professional Role; Career Mobility; Employee Performance Appraisal; Faculty; Nursing; Humans; Leadership; Nurse Administrators; Professional Role; United States; article; career mobility; dept.aa; human; leadership; nurse administrator; nursing education; organization and management; peer-reviewed; personnel management; professional standard

A comprehensive evaluation of a diabetes quality improvement project in privately owned primary care practices that serve minority patients - Hoof, Thomas J Van; Meehan, Thomas P; Kelveyalbert, Michele; Galusha, Deron; Curry, Maureen; Barr, Judith K (American Journal of Medical Quality, 2012)
The authors conducted a diabetes quality improvement project in 5 privately owned primary care practices serving at least 25% minority patients. Interventions included group-specific and practice-specific training on an electronic patient registry, cultural competency practices and tools, and selected quality improvement strategies. The authors conducted a comprehensive evaluation involving quantitative and qualitative data to assess project impact. Although overall clinical performance did not improve over the 14- to 20-month project time frame, other practice structural characteristics and processes did show improvement: successful implementation of the registry and clinician reminders in all practices, institution of team care and patient reminders in 4 practices, and collection of patient race/ethnicity data in 4 practices. These results highlight the difficulty of bringing about clinical improvement in this subset of practices and also the importance of conducting comprehensive evaluations to fully understand and interpret multicomponent quality improvement projects. © 2012 by the American College of Medical Quality.
2 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/094-542-892-323-004 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: Aged; Diabetes Mellitus; Humans; Minority Groups; Primary Health Care; Private Practice; Program Evaluation; Quality Assurance; Health Care; Quality Improvement; aged; article; dept.pch; diabetes; diabetes mellitus; evaluation; health care quality; human; methodology; minority group; minority patients; organization and management; primary care; primary health care; private practice; quality improvement; standard; total quality management

Super teachers - Corde, Salvatore J. (Phi Delta Kappan, 2012)
Superintendents have the responsibility to engage in the act of teaching their colleagues what they have learned about the most important work of school districts-ensuring high student achievement. They also must provide strong leadership that will foster and nurture powerful learning communities.
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.unique-id: ISI:000301306000008
Keywords: dept.edl

Postnatal development of NT3 and TrkC in mouse ventral cochlear nucleus. - Feng, J; Bendiske, J; Morest, D K (Journal of Neuroscience Research, 2010)
In the developing nervous system, neurotrophin 3 (NT3) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) have been shown to interact with each other and with different parts of a neuron or glia and over considerable distances in time and space. The auditory system provides a useful model for analyzing these events, insofar as it is subdivided into well-defined groups of specific neuronal types that are readily related to each other at each stage of development. Previous work in our laboratory suggested that NT3 and its receptor TrkC in the mouse cochlear nucleus (CN) may be involved in directing neuronal migration and initial targeting of inputs from cochlear nerve axons in the embryo. NT3 is hard to detect soon after birth, but TrkC lingers longer. Here we found NT3 and TrkC around P8 and the peak around P30. Prominent in ventral CN, associated with globular bushy cells and stellate cells, they were localized to different subcellular sites. The TrkC immunostain was cytoplasmic, and that of NT3 was axonal and perisomatic. TrkC may be made by CN neurons, whereas NT3 has a cochlear origin. The temporal pattern of their development and the likelihood of activity-dependent release of NT3 from cochlear axons suggest that it may not be critical in early synaptogenesis; it may provide long-term trophic effects, including stabilization of synapses once established. Activity-related regulation could coordinate the supply of NT3 with inner ear activity. This may require interaction with other neurotrophins, such as BDNF.
9 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: United States Feng, J. Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Keywords: *Cochlear Nucleus/me [Metabolism]; *Neurons/me [Metabolism]; *Neurotrophin 3/me [Metabolism]; *Receptor; trkC/me [Metabolism]; Age Factors; Animals; Cochlear Nucleus; Fluorescent Antibody Technique; Gene Expression Regulation; Developmental; Mice; Microscopy; Fluorescence; NT3; Neurons; Neurotrophin 3; Postnatal development; Receptor; trkC; TrkC; Ventral cochlear nucleus (VCN); animal cell; animal experiment; article; brain derived neurotrophic factor; cellular distribution; cochlear nerve; cochlear nucleus; controlled study; cytoplasm; dept.bio; embryo; female; immunohistochemistry; inner ear; male; mouse; nerve cell; nerve fiber; nerve root; neurotrophin 3; neurotrophin 3 receptor; nonhuman; postnatal development; priority journal; protein interaction; regulatory mechanism; stellate cell; synapse; synaptogenesis

Degeneration in the ventral cochlear nucleus after severe noise damage in mice - Feng, J; Bendiske, J; Morest, D K (Journal of Neuroscience Research, 2012)
To study the mechanisms of noise-induced hearing loss and the phantom noise, or tinnitus, often associated with it, we used a mouse model of noise damage designed for reproducible and quantitative structural analyses. We selected the posteroventral cochlear nucleus, which has shown considerable plasticity in past studies, and correlated its changes with the distribution of neurotrophin 3 (NT3). We used volume change, optical density analysis, and microscopic cluster analysis to measure the degeneration after noise exposure. There was a fluctuation pattern in the reorganization of nerve terminals. The data suggest that the source and size of the nerve terminals affect their capacity for regeneration. We hypothesize that the deafferentation of ventral cochlear nucleus is the structural basis of noise-induced tinnitus. In addition, the immunofluorescent data show a possible connection between NT3 and astrocytes. There appears to be a compensatory process in the supporting glial cells during this degeneration. Glia may play a role in the mechanisms of noise-induced hearing loss. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
15 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/021-539-907-848-327 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: Analysis of Variance; Animals; Calcium-Binding Proteins; Cluster Analysis; Cochlea; Cochlear Nucleus; Disease Models; Animal; Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 2; Hearing Loss; Sensorineural; Hearing loss; Membrane Glycoproteins; Mice; Mice; Inbred C57BL; Mouse model; NT3; Nerve Growth Factors; Nerve Tissue Proteins; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Noise; Time Factors; Tinnitus; animal cell; animal experiment; animal model; animal tissue; article; astrocyte; controlled study; deafferentation; dept.bio; disease severity; environmental exposure; glia cell; hearing loss; immunofluorescence; mouse; nerve cell plasticity; nerve degeneration; nerve ending; nerve regeneration; neurotrophin 3; noise; nonhuman; optical density; posteroventral cochlear nucleus; priority journal; quantitative analysis; tinnitus

Inventing the self, fictionalizing the other: false memories in the theatre of mario vargas llosa - Melendez, Priscilla (Symposium: A Quarterly Journal in Modern Literatures, 2012)
The Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, one of the most prolific and distinguished Spanish American novelists of the twentieth century and the winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature, is also the author of eight plays, which have frequently been overshadowed by his narrative production. Going beyond the relationship traced by critics between his novels and his plays, this essay underscores the prevalence in his theatrical work of a tug of war between biographical and autobiographical voices as part of a fundamental exploration of real and fictional memory. From Vargas Llosa's early plays of the 1980s to his most recent ones, he has frequently dramatized the life of both real and imaginary, famous and infamous others and selves, creating the illusion that the audience is witnessing someone's life trajectory. This is the analytical angle from which this essay approaches not only Vargas Llosa's first play, La seorita de Tacna (1981), but in particular one of his most recent ones, Odiseo y Penélope (2007). In both analyses, the definitions of biographical and autobiographical discourses are interpreted in light of theatrical representation, underscoring in this way the subjective, dramatic, and metaphorical perspectives of these expressions. © 2012 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/013-132-663-189-569
Keywords: La seorita de Tacna; Odiseo y Penélope; Vargas Llosa; autobiography; dept.wll; theatre

Twitter at the office - Thomas, Lisa Carlucci (Journal of Web Librarianship, 2010)
10 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/077-080-070-112-03X tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: dept.lib

Subscriptions are us: content, access, & collections - Thomas, Lisa Carlucci (Journal of Web Librarianship, 2012)
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/137-350-398-102-179 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: dept.lib

Handheld app offering visual support to students with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) - Zamfir, Bogdan; Tedesco, Robert; Reichow, Brian (International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, 2012)
iPrompts® is a software application for handheld devices that provides visual support to individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). Caregivers use the application to create and present visual schedules, visual countdown timers, and visual choices, to help individuals with ASDs stay organized, understand upcoming events, and identify preferences. The developer of the application, HandHold Adaptive, LLC, initially introduced iPrompts on the iPhone and iPod Touch in May of 2009. The research team from the Center of Excellence on Autism Spectrum Disorders at Southern Connecticut State University conducted a study of iPrompts in 2010, investigating its use by educators working with students with ASDs. Among other findings, educators indicated a desire to present visual supports on a larger, "tablet"-sized display screen, leading the developer to produce an iPad-specific product, iPrompts® XL. Described in this paper are the research effort of iPrompts and subsequent development effort of iPrompts XL. © 2012 Springer-Verlag.
7 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.type: Proceedings paper
Keywords: ASD; Applications; Autism spectrum disorders; Diseases; Education; Hand held computers; Hand held device; Smartphones; app; application; autism spectrum disorder; dept.aa; handheld device; iPad; iPhone; iPrompts; smartphone; tablet

Mindfulness and modification therapy for behavioral dysregulation: results from a pilot study targeting alcohol use and aggression in women - Wupperman, Peggilee; Marlatt, G. Alan; Cunningham, Amy; Bowen, Sarah; Berking, Matthias; Mulvihill-Rivera, Nicole; Easton, Caroline (Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2012)
Objectives: Increasing evidence suggests that deficits in mindfulness (awareness, attentiveness, and acceptance of the present moment) play a role in a range of disorders involving behavioral dysregulation. This paper adds to that literature by describing a transdiagnostic psychotherapy (Mindfulness & Modification Therapy; MMT) developed to target behavioral dysregulation. Design: An open-treatment pilot-trial investigated the feasibility, acceptability, and pre-post effects of MMT targeting women (N = 14) court-referred for alcohol abuse/dependence and aggression. Results: Pre-post comparisons revealed significant decreases in alcohol use, drug use, and aggression. In addition, the retention rate was 93%. Conclusion: Preliminary evidence suggests that MMT is a feasible and acceptable treatment that decreases dysregulated behaviors such as substance use and aggression, while also potentially increasing retention. (c) 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 67:117, 2011.
48 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/106-354-822-412-533 tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: Adult; Aggression; Alcoholism; Anger; Attention; Awareness; Behavior dysregulation; Cognitive Therapy; Domestic Violence; Emotion regulation; Emotions; Female; Humans; Intervention; Middle Aged; Mindfulness; Pilot Projects; Substance; Transdiagnostic; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; adult; aggression; alcoholism; article; attention; awareness; cognitive therapy; dept.psy; domestic violence; emotion; female; human; legal aspect; methodology; middle aged; physiology; pilot study; psychological aspect; treatment outcome

Negotiating pedagogical authority: the rhetoric of writing center tutoring styles and methods - Corbett, Steven J (Rhetoric Review, 2013)
Writing centers have long been rich sites of critical inquiry into individualized instructional styles and methods. One of the great writing center debates involves directive versus nondirective tutoring styles and methods. While many writing center scholars have discussed the intricacies of directive or interventionist versus nondirective or minimalist pedagogical methods, few have examined the rhetorical implications of this important debate in relation to more classroom-based peer collaborations. This article rhetorically analyzes the literature on directive/nondirective methods and various approaches to tutoring writing, drawing pedagogical and rhetorical connections and implications useful for all teachers of writing and rhetoric. © 2013 Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
4 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/159-402-799-690-469 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: dept.eng

Maynard weston dow (1929–2011) and “Geographers on film” - Martin, Geoffrey J (Annals of The Association of American Geographers, 2013)
4 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/049-899-990-263-922 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: art; dept.egm

Portion size variably affects food intake of 6-year-old and 4-year-old children in kunming, china - Smith, Lindsey; Conroy, Katharine; Wen, Hongmei; Rui, Li; Humphries, Debbie (Appetite, 2013)
Age and portion size have been found to influence food intake in American children but have not been examined in an international context. This study evaluated the association between age and the effects of portion size on the food intake of kindergarteners in Kunming, China. Using a within-subjects crossover design in a classroom setting, 173 children in two age groups, mean age 4.2 years and 6.1 years, were served a predefined reference, small (-30%) and large (+30%) portion of rice, vegetables, and a protein source during lunchtime over three consecutive days. Each portion was weighed before and after the meal to determine amount of food consumed. Linear mixed modeling, controlling for repeated measures and clustering by classroom, was used to compare food intake under small and large portion size conditions to the reference portion. Children ate significantly less food when served small portions. When served a large portion, 6-year-old children increased food intake while 4-year-old children decreased food intake in comparison to the reference portion. Findings indicate that portion size affects food intake in Chinese children 4-6-years old. Older children show larger increases in food intake with increased portion size than do younger children. (c) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
25 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/096-055-335-394-445 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: Age Factors; Body Mass Index; Child; Child; Preschool; Children; China; Cross-Over Studies; Dietary intake; Eating; Feeding Behavior; Female; Food; Humans; Kindergarten; Male; Meals; Portion size; Preschool; Questionnaires; article; child; child nutrition; controlled study; crossover procedure; dept.pch; female; food intake; groups by age; human; human experiment; kindergarten; male; meal; normal human; peer-reviewed; portion size; preschool child; rice; vegetable

Students in the new millennium: how much do we know about them? - Wu, Jianxiong (Computer-Assisted Foreign Language Teaching and Learning: Technological Advances, 2013)
Vast and fast technological advancements mark the new millennium. New emerging technologies are changing the world and our society at a magnitude and scope never witnessed before. Who are our students in this new millennium? What do they look like? Are they a fundamentally different new generation as some claim, or do they still look similar to us in many ways? A clear understanding of the characteristics of our students is vitally important for our educational practice. The current study was conducted to contribute to this understanding. The findings of the study show that while students nowadays do enjoy a much broader access to new technology than students of the past, they still look similar to us in many ways. As educators, it is important for us to treat our students as individuals instead of just labeling them and placing them in a black and white dichotomy.
Citation Key Alias: lens.org/016-023-260-719-437
Keywords: Emerging technologies; Students; Technological advancement; Technology transfer; dept.wll

Assistive technology - Newton, Deborah A.; Dell, Amy G. (Journal of Special Education Technology, 2010)
1 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31]
Keywords: dept.sed

Assistive technology - Newton, Deborah A.; Dell, Amy G. (Journal of Special Education Technology, 2010)
2 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31]
Keywords: dept.sed

Assistive technology - Newton, Deborah A.; Dell, Amy G. (Journal of Special Education Technology, 2011)
3 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31]
Keywords: dept.sed

Assistive technology - Newton, Deborah A.; Dell, Amy G. (Journal of Special Education Technology, 2011)
22 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31]
Keywords: dept.sed

Assistive technology - Newton, Deborah A.; Dell, Amy G.; Walker, Harry (Journal of Special Education Technology, 2011)
22 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31]
Keywords: dept.sed

TLC‐SERS of mauve, the first synthetic dye - Cañamares, María Vega; Reagan, D.A.; Lombardi, John R.; Leona, Marco (Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 2014)
Mauve was the first synthetic organic dyestuff to be manufactured industrially. It was synthesized in 1856 by William H. Perkin. It is composed by different molecules named mauveine A, B, B2 and C. In this study, the dye was synthesized, and its individual components were analyzed by ordinary Raman spectroscopy (both dispersive and Fourier-transform-), and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, after separation by thin-layer chromatography. Only surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) gave rise to satisfactory Raman spectra of the dye. Five different fractions were separated on the thin layer chromatography plate, and Raman and SERS measurements were carried out directly on each separated spot on the plate. As in the analysis of the raw product of the synthesis, only SERS gave high quality Raman spectra for the eluted spots. The assignment of the normal modes of mauveine was aided by performing density functional theory calculations. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
50 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: pop00062 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: DFT; Mauveine; SERS; Synthetic dyes; TLC; dept.che

Siate Felici: Garden imagery in a Messinese Biancheria di Letto, c. 1900 - Inguanti, Joseph J. (Embroidered Stories: Interpreting Women's Domestic Needlework from the Italian Diaspora, 2014)
For Italian immigrants and their descendants, needlework represents a marker of identity, a cultural touchstone as powerful as pasta and Neapolitan music. Out of the artifacts of their memory and imagination, Italian immigrants and their descendants used embroidering, sewing, knitting, and crocheting to help define who they were and who they have become. This book is an interdisciplinary collection of creative work by authors of Italian origin and academic essays. The creative works from thirty-seven contributors include memoir, poetry, and visual arts while the collection as a whole explores a multitude of experiences about and approaches to needlework and immigration from a transnational perspective, spanning the late nineteenth century to the late twentieth century. At the center of the book, over thirty illustrations represent Italian immigrant women's needlework. The text reveals the many processes by which a simple object, or even the memory of that object, becomes something else through literary, visual, performance, ethnographic, or critical reimagining. While primarily concerned with interpretations of needlework rather than the needlework itself, the editors and contributors to Embroidered Stories remain mindful of its history and its associated cultural values, which Italian immigrants brought with them to the United States, Canada, Australia, and Argentina and passed on to their descendants.
Keywords: dept.art

Improving sleep-wake disturbances in patients with cancer - Lamberti, Mary Patricia (Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2014)
Patients with cancer tend to suffer sleep-wake disturbances at a higher rate than the general population. Insomnia and fatigue should be regarded as a significant patient safety issue, as poor sleep can elevate patients' risks of falls, motor vehicle accidents, and acute infectious illnesses. To alleviate those risks, oncology nurses should be familiar with effective evidence-based practices for assessing and improving patients' sleep quality.
1 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/007-927-422-564-577 tex.eissn: [object Object] tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: Accidental Falls; Accidents; Traffic; Cancer; Humans; Infection; Interventions; Neoplasms; Patient Safety; Safety; Sleep; Sleep Wake Disorders; complication; dept.nur; falling; human; infection; neoplasm; patient safety; traffic accident

AACSB accreditation and possible unintended consequences: A deming view. - Stepanovich, Paul L; Mueller, James; Benson, Dan (The Journal of Education for Business, 2014)
The AACSB accreditation process reflects basic quality principles, providing standards and a process for feedback for continuous improvement. However, implementation can lead to unintended negative consequences. The literature shows that while institutionalism and critical theory have been used as a theoretical base for evaluating accreditation, W. E. Deming's philosophy has not. This article fills that void by examining possible negative consequences in meeting faculty qualification requirements in institutions with a teaching mission. © 2014, Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
8 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/019-359-118-710-616 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: AACSB accreditation; Deming; dept.mgt; profound knowledge

Out of the mouths of babes: vocal production in infant siblings of children with ASD - Paul, Rhea; Fuerst, Yael; Ramsay, Gordon J.; Chawarska, Kasia; Klin, Ami (Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2010)
Background: Younger siblings of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are at higher risk for acquiring these disorders than the general population. Language development is usually delayed in children with ASD. The present study examines the development of pre-speech vocal behavior in infants at risk for ASD due to the presence of an older sibling with the disorder. Methods: Infants at high risk (HR) for ASD and those at low risk, without a diagnosed sibling (LR), were seen at 6, 9, and 12 months as part of a larger prospective study of risk for ASD in infant siblings. Standard clinical assessments were administered, and vocalization samples were collected during play with mother and a standard set of toys. Infant vocal behavior was recorded and analyzed for consonant inventory, presence of canonical syllables, and of non-speech vocalizations, in a cross-sectional design. Children were seen again at 24 months for provisional diagnosis. Results: Differences were seen between risk groups for certain vocal behaviors. Differences in vocal production in the first year of life were associated with outcomes in terms of autistic symptomotology in the second year. Conclusions: Early vocal behavior is a sensitive indicator of heightened risk for autistic symptoms in infants with a family history of ASD.
162 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: pop00023 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: *Child Development Disorders; Pervasive/px [Psychology]; *Infant Behavior/px [Psychology]; *Language Development; *Siblings/px [Psychology]; *Speech; Autism; Child Development Disorders; Pervasive; Child Development Disorders; Pervasive/ge [Genetics]; Child; Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant Behavior; Language Development; Male; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; Siblings; Speech; Speech Acoustics; Speech Production Measurement; article; autism; child behavior; cross-sectional study; dept.cmd; female; genetics; human; infant; infant siblings; language development; male; preschool child; prospective study; psychological aspect; risk factor; sibling; speech; speech analysis; vocalization

Deaf writers' application of american sign language knowledge to english - Wolbers, Kimberly A; Bowers, Lisa M; Dostal, Hannah M; Graham, Shannon C (International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2014)
Language transfer theory elucidates how first language (L1) knowledge and grammatical features are applied in second language (L2) writing. Deaf and hard of hearing (d/hh) students who use or are developing American Sign Language (ASL) as their L1 may demonstrate the use of ASL linguistic features in their writing of English. In this study, we investigated the extent to which 29 d/hh students in Grades 6-8 (mean age=13.2) with diverse ASL exposure incorporated ASL features in their English writing. We also investigated the impact of one year of Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI) to increase students' metalinguistic knowledge and linguistic competence, and subsequently reduce ASL features in writing. Results indicate that ASL transfer is found in the writings of students with varied L1 experiences, and that SIWI can lead to significant reductions of ASL features in writing. The findings suggest that bilingual literacy programs where there is an emphasis on implicit language competence and metalinguistic knowledge can support d/hh students in the development of written English.
22 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/092-626-258-729-096 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: ASL; bilingual education; deaf; dept.sed; language transfer; writing

Fat in school: applied interdisciplinarity as a basis for consultation in oppressive social context - Clare, Mary M.; Ardron-Hudson, Elise A.; Grindell, Jessica (Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 2015)
Children and youth in schools are subject to the effects of the larger culture's attitudes and values related to body size. When negatively biased, these attitudes and values can have detrimental effects and thus emerge as relevant to educational and psychological consultants. Drawing on the nascent field of Fat Studies with its focus on the cultural meanings attached to large bodies, we identify direct implications of fat phobia for school-age children and youth. Via a brief case example, an initial review of literature, and several examples of health-positive programming, we describe the social justice implications of fat phobia for consultants in school and community settings. In this consideration of the role of consultants for addressing fat bias and supporting health, we also suggest the merit of applied interdisciplinarity as a strong ground for consultation research and practice. The academic area of Fat Studies provides illustration of the integration of disciplinary perspectives (e.g., sociology, anthropology, biology, psychology). Educational and psychological consultation is ideally situated for systematically engaging such interdisciplinarity in support of practical outcomes that are healthy, sustainable, and socially just.
4 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/016-800-206-439-585 tex.eissn: [object Object] tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: dept.mft

A complete assessment of tagging quality: A consolidated methodology - Choi, Yunseon (Association for Information Science and Technology, 2015)
This paper presents a methodological discussion of a study of tagging quality in subject indexing. The data analysis in the study was divided into 3 phases: analysis of indexing consistency, analysis of tagging effectiveness, and analysis of the semantic values of tags. To analyze indexing consistency, this study employed the vector space model-based indexing consistency measures. An analysis of tagging effectiveness with tagging exhaustivity and tag specificity was conducted to ameliorate the drawbacks of consistency analysis based on only the quantitative measures of vocabulary matching. To further investigate the semantic values of tags at various levels of specificity, a latent semantic analysis (LSA) was conducted. To test statistical significance for the relation between tag specificity and semantic quality, correlation analysis was conducted. This research demonstrates the potential of tags for web document indexing with a complete assessment of tagging quality and provides a basis for further study of the strengths and limitations of tagging.
3 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.type: Proceedings paper Citation Key Alias: ISI:000351395800010
Keywords: Consistency analysis; Consistency measures; Correlation analysis; Indexing (of information); Information retrieval; Latent Semantic Analysis; Organization of informations; Quality control; Quantitative measures; Semantics; Statistical significance; Subject indexing; Vector spaces; clinical trial; correlation analysis; data analysis; dept.ils; human; information retrieval; linguistics; model; organization of information; quantitative study; statistical significance; subject indexing

Analyzing tagging patterns by integrating visual analytics with the inferential test - Choi, Yunseon (ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, 2015)
Due to the large volume and complexity of data, exploring data using visual analytics has become more helpful to interpret and analyze it. The box plot is one of graphical ways and is the most common technique for presenting and summarizing statistics. In this paper, we focus on discussing the tagging patterns by integrating visualization assessment using the box plot with the Shapiro-Wilk test. © 2015 Author.
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.type: Proceedings paper
Keywords: Data analytics; Data visualization; Digital libraries; Large volumes; Shapiro-Wilk tests; Social tagging; Visual analytics; Visualization; data analytics; data visualization; dept.ils; social tagging

Content analysis of social tags generated by health consumers - Joo, Soohyung; Choi, Yunseon (ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, 2015)
This poster presents preliminary findings of user tag analysis in the domain of consumer health information. To obtain user terms, 36,205 tags from 38 consumer health information sites were collected from delicious.com. Content analysis was applied to identify the dimensions and types of the collected tags. The preliminary findings showed that user generated tags covers a variety of aspects of health information, ranging from general terms, subject terms, knowledge type, and to audience. General terms and subject terms were observed dominantly by showing 31.7% and 22.8% respectively. © 2015 Authors.
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.type: Proceedings paper
Keywords: Consumer health information; Content analysis; Digital libraries; Health; Health informations; Knowledge types; Qualitative analysis; Social Tags; Social networking (online); Social tagging; User-generated; consumer health information; dept.ils; qualitative analysis; social tagging

American Geography and Geographers: Toward Geographical Science - Martin, Geoffrey J. (Oxford University Press, 2014)
The rise of American geography as a distinctive science in the United States straddles the 19th and 20th centuries, extending from the post-Civil war period to 1970. American Geography and Geographers: Toward Geographic Science is the first book to thoroughly and richly explicate this history. Its author, Geoffrey J. Martin, the foremost historian on the subject and official archivist of the Association of American Geographers, amassed a wealth of primary sources from archives worldwide, which enable him to chart the evolution of American geography with unprecedented detail and context. From the initial influence of the German school to the emergence of Geography as a unique discipline in American universities and thereafter, Martin clarifies the what, how and when of each advancement. Expansive discussion of the arguments made, controversies ignited and research voyages move hand in hand with the principals who originated and animated them: Davis, Jefferson, Huntington, Bowman, Johnson,, Sauer, Hartshorne, and many more. From their grasp of local, regional, global and cultural phenomena, geographers also played pivotal roles in world historical events, including the two world wars and their treaties, as the US became the dominant global power. American Geography and Geographers: Toward Geographical Science is a conclusive study of the birth and maturation of the science. It will be of interest to geographers, teachers and students of geography, and all those compelled by the story of American Geography and those who founded and developed it.
Keywords: Geography; History; History; Geographers; History; United States; Study and teaching; Study and teaching (Higher); United States; dept.egm; faculty_collection

Fragmented images: how can the eye see itself? A relational and intersubjective reformulation of cross-cultural therapy with cecilia - Pizzanello, Heather (Psychoanalytic Social Work, 2015)
This article discusses why it is crucial in the cross-cultural clinical encounter to practice from both Jessica Benjamin's intersubjective frame as well as relational theory when the therapist is from the dominant White culture and the client is African American. Intersubjective and relational theories are utilized to illustrate how it is in this clinical situation, however, that some therapists may find themselves avoiding the use of a more relational practice. A case illustration is presented from the lens of Winnicott's theory of object relations to convey the dynamic complexities that may impede a therapist from practicing out of these (more relational) frames and then the case is reconceptualized from both a relational and intersubjective perspective. © 2015, Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/074-979-765-535-879 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: Winnicott; cross-cultural therapy; dept.swk; intersubjectivity; peer-reviewed; relational practice

Dependence and interdependence in marketing relationships: meta-analytic insights - Scheer, Lisa K.; Miao, C. Fred; Palmatier, Robert W. (Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 2015)
The authors conduct a meta-analysis to examine dependence and interdependence in marketing relationships. Analyses reveal that dependence affects performance primarily through relationship quality and cooperation, while interdependence has substantial direct effects as well as effects mediated through relationship-specific investments and cooperation. Regarding relationship context, effects of dependence are stronger in channel relationships than end-user relationships and for services than goods; interdependence does not display the same pattern. Regarding methodological context, dependence measures that emphasize relationship value versus switching costs have different moderating effects; greater general dependence content is associated with weaker effect sizes for dependence but conversely greater effect sizes for interdependence. These results suggest that new insights can be gained by distinguishing relationship value and switching cost components of dependence and by investigating the possibility that the conceptual domain of interdependence differs from that of dependence. Future research that strives for greater precision in the measurement of dependence and interdependence constructs and that simultaneously examines dependence and interdependence is recommended.
83 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/051-075-141-803-787 tex.eissn: [object Object] tex.researcherid-numbers: [object Object] tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: Channels; Dependence; Interdependence; Measurement; Meta-analysis; Relationship value dependence; Relationships; Switching cost dependence; dept.mkt

Residential perspectives: the value of Floodplain‐ buyout open space - Zavar, Elyse (Geographical Review, 2015)
This mixed-methods case study identifies how floodplain property acquisitiona buyoutimpacts an urban environment at the neighborhood scale while considering the role of individual residents in formal and informal land-use decision making. In floodplain buyouts, the reopening of urban space is enabled by federal structural drivers, primarily Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), but it is repurposed as a cultural landscape constructed and produced by individuals. This research explores how residents perceive and ascribe values to the buyout landscape in Lexington, Kentucky. Enabled by federal funds, but left largely to their own devices, residents in Lexington adopted uses, ascribed values, and produced their own land-use norms in each buyout neighborhood.
31 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/007-849-610-654-018 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: dept.egm; floodplain; land management; land value; peer-reviewed; property acquisition

The convergence of critical pedagogy with arts-based service-learning - Alexander, Amanda; Schlemmer, Ross H (Convergence of Contemporary Art, Visual Culture, and Global Civic Engagement, 2016)
Neoliberal globalization and politics are reshaping the landscape in the United States and other countries; consequently, broader and more critical perspectives about education, community, and the arts are becoming increasingly more important. In the field of education, critical pedagogy has become a philosophy to expose, critique, and challenge neoliberal free market capitalism. Critical pedagogy becomes the link between local and global perspectives that reveals conditions of social and cultural injustices. Through socially engaged art education and service-learning initiatives, the authors have been engaging their students to become actively engaged citizens. This chapter offers a qualitative critique of the authors' own pedagogical practices through the convergence of critical pedagogy and arts-based service-learning by applying, adapting, and revising existing models of critical pedagogy such as Cipolle's (2010) “four elements of critical consciousness development” (p. 40) and Shor's (1992) methods for implementing critical pedagogy.
Citation Key Alias: lens.org/155-893-139-768-359
Keywords: dept.art

Is Fifty Really the New Thirty? The Stigma of Age as a Form of Strain and its Role in Drug and Alcohol Abuse and Dependence by Women - Black, Pamela; Brown, Alan D. (Deviant Behavior, 2016)
Aging bodies stigmatize women. The effects of stigma, health issues, goal disappointment, and a combination of age and minority group status, overwhelm older women's coping strategies, leading to maladaptive behaviors. General strain theory posits a relationship between negative stimuli and deviant behavior. Advancing age and age-related stigma reflect this strain. This study explores the relationship between strain and substance abuse or dependence, comparing subsamples of middle age (35- to 49-year-old women) and older middle age (50- to 64-year-old) women. Data suggest that minority age status coupled with acute or mental health issues increase substance abuse or dependence by older women.
4 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/047-113-646-643-985 tex.eissn: [object Object] tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: dept.soc

Closing in on close reading - Boyles, Nancy (Educational Leadership, 2012)
tex.eissn: 1943-5878 tex.unique-id: ISI:000311877600006
Keywords: dept.rdg; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Close reading without tears - Boyles, Nancy (Educational Leadership, 2014)
tex.eissn: 1943-5878 tex.unique-id: ISI:000340866300005
Keywords: dept.rdg; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Pursuing the DEPTHS of knowledge - Boyles, Nancy (Educational Leadership, 2016)
tex.eissn: 1943-5878 tex.unique-id: ISI:000384400000009
Keywords: dept.rdg; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Mind-body health in the school environment - Bray, Melissa A; Maykel, Cheryl (International Journal of School and Educational Psychology, 2016)
2 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/026-180-143-210-553 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: dept.csp

Organizing lesbian/queer bathhouse events: Emerging forms of sexual experience. - Brown, A D; Gailey, Nerissa (Journal of Lesbian Studies, 2016)
Discussions of public sexual spaces in the social science literature have, until recently, been dominated by analyses of men's use of these spaces for erotic expression. In the late 1990s, feminist collectives began to explore the emancipatory potentials these spaces can have for lesbian sexualities. After a police raid on one such event called the "Pussy Palace," scholars in diverse disciplines began to explore how these events have both opened up and restricted erotic possibilities for lesbians, queer women, and trans* attendees. This article reviews the existing social science literature on lesbian and queer bathhouse events and highlights several key themes and subthemes that have dominated the discourse, including the importance that these spaces be recognized for their ability to both shape and be shaped by principles of community, safety, and sexual health/wellness.
3 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: England Brown, A D. a Department of Sociology, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Gailey, Nerissa. b Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Keywords: *Homosexuality; Female; *Homosexuality; Male; *Public Facilities; *Sexual Behavior; Baths; Female; Homosexuality; Female; Homosexuality; Male; Humans; Lesbian; Male; Public Facilities; Sexual Behavior; Social Behavior; bath; bathhouse; dept.soc; ethic of care; female; human; lesbianism; male; male homosexuality; public sex; sanitation; sexual behavior; sexual politics; social behavior

Robert patterson: american ‘revolutionary’ mathematician - Decesare, Richard (Bshm Bulletin: Journal of The British Society for The History of Mathematics, 2016)
You will not see Robert Patterson's name mentioned in many mathematics books. While his mathematical works survive, his name is more likely to appear in American history books dealing with the Colonial period, given his associations with the most influential men of that time. In this article, we will examine his mathematical work, as well as his contributions to a newly-formed nation. Most of what we know about Robert Patterson's ancestors and life is due to his grandson, William Ewing DuBois, who wrote a family history in 1847. For other information, I have drawn upon diaries and a great many letters. All spelling and syntax are copied exactly as they appear. © 2015 British Society for the History of Mathematics.
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/039-320-570-393-191 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: dept.mat

Beyond either/or: Reading trans* lesbian identities. - Gailey, Nerissa; Brown, A D (Journal of Lesbian Studies, 2016)
Previous research has explored the affiliation and distancing strategies employed in published memoirs of gender transition. In this article, we are particularly interested in elucidating the ways in which individuals construct identities and characterize their sexualities, and how sociohistorical constraints might influence what is expressed with respect to this in personal narratives of transition. Using the memoirs of Lili Elbe (Hoyer, 1933) and Joy Ladin (2013) as conceptual brackets, this article investigates the complex relationship between the development and articulation of trans* identities and lesbian sexualities within the context of published memoirs of gender transition.
3 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: England Gailey, Nerissa. a Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Brown, A D. b Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Keywords: *Homosexuality; Female/px [Psychology]; *Transgender Persons/px [Psychology]; Female; Gender Identity; Homosexuality; Female; Humans; Lesbian; Male; Personal Narratives as Topic; Sex Reassignment Surgery; Sex Reassignment Surgery/px [Psychology]; Transgender Persons; Women's Rights; dept.soc; female; feminist movements; gender identity; human; identity; lesbianism; literature; male; memoirs; psychology; sex reassignment; sexuality; trans*; transgender; women's rights

Thinking in new ways and in new times about reading - Leu, Donald J; Maykel, Cheryl (Literacy Research and Instruction, 2016)
12 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/070-033-594-976-852 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: dept.csp

Time horizon of investments in the resource allocation process: review and framework for next steps - Reilly, Greg; Souder, David; Ranucci, Rebecca (Journal of Management, 2016)
Corporate investment inherently relies on time horizon, as profits result from acquiring assets or developing capabilities that yield future benefits that exceed upfront costs. Despite the importance of time horizon to understanding resource allocation, knowledge about the subject has accumulated slowly. Our review therefore encompasses insights from several research streams that partially address the subject even though time horizon is not the central construct in any of them. We aim to clarify key constructs related to time horizon, organize prior research about the antecedents of time horizon, explain the implications of several theoretical traditions for time horizon, and detail the range of measures that have been used to capture time horizon empirically. By focusing narrowly on this topic but searching broadly for references, we provide integrative summaries of existing research and identify opportunities for new and unique research.
50 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/002-114-184-051-652 tex.eissn: [object Object] tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: behavioral strategy; decision making; dept.mgt; resource allocation/management

Meaning-based scoring: A systemic functional linguistics model for automated test tasks - Gleason, Jesse (Hispania-a Journal Devoted to the Teaching of Spanish and Portuguese, 2014)
Communicative approaches to language teaching that emphasize the importance of speaking (e.g., task-based language teaching) require innovative and evidence-based means of assessing oral language. Nonetheless, research has yet to produce an adequate assessment model for oral language (Chun 2006; Downey et al. 2008). Limited by automatic speech recognition (ASR) technology, which compares non-native speaker discourse to native-like discourse, most tests exclusively focus on accuracy while ignoring how examinees use language to make meaning. In order to offer stakeholders more trustworthy evidence of how examinees might use language in target language domains, a model anchored in systemic functional linguistics (SFL) is put forth. Specific examples are given of how SFL might be used to evaluate test task types, such as the story retell:three examinees' responses are contrasted using genre analysis (Derewianka 1990) and transitivity analysis (Ravelli 2000) in order to demonstrate elements in their linguistic profiles that ASR-based assessment would overlook. In so doing, implications are drawn regarding the potential of SFL models for enhancing automated scoring procedures by focusing on the meaning-form relations in the linguistic construction of narrative.
7 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.eissn: 2153-6414 tex.unique-id: ISI:000345494100012
Keywords: Adult Spanish literacy alfabetización adulta de español; Automated language assessment evaluación automática del lenguaje; Discourse analysis análisis del discurso; Systemic functional linguistics lingüística sistémico-funcional; Transitivity analysis análisis de transitividad; dept.wll; peer-reviewed

Using big questions to apprentice students into language-rich classroom practices - Verplaetse, Lorrie Stoops (TESOL Quarterly, 2014)
10 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/067-055-821-290-826 tex.eissn: [object Object] tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: dept.wll

“It helps me get closer to their writing experience” Classroom ethnography and the role of technology in third-year FL courses - Gleason, Jesse (System, 2014)
Research has shown a disjunction between language instruction at the lower and upper levels of foreign language (FL) study. Whereas lower-division courses focus on grammatical patterns, upper-level courses focus on specific content. The third-year writing course is in a unique position to help learners prepare for the types of learning that they will encounter in more advanced language use contexts. Using grounded classroom ethnography, this multiple case study of two classrooms chronicles how a collaborative partnership between an instructor and an applied linguist facilitated the integration of two types of technology into a third-year Spanish writing course at a North American University. Technology was carefully chosen based on pedagogical considerations and teacher goals. Students in these courses included a mixture of heritage and FL Spanish learners with a mean age of 21 years. Findings included four ways that technology played a role in third-year Spanish language learning, including as: (a) a way to alleviate their workloads, (b) a motivator, (c) a way to improve the quality and quantity of feedback students received in the course, and in some cases (d) antagonistic to language learning. Implications of classroom ethnography for research on blended learning are drawn. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
4 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: ISI:000345155800012, lens.org/016-859-492-698-057 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: Blended language learning; Discourse analysis; Ethnography; Language-content gap; Spanish; Teacher-researcher collaboration; Technology; Third-year FL courses; Writing; dept.wll

Developing cultural humility through critical service learning - Breda, Karen Lucas; Groot, Kim; Towle, Antoinette (Ciencia y enfermería, 2013)
Marked inequities or disparities in health care and health outcomes exist for millions in the United States of America. Urban apartheid and increasing social stratification separate social groups making it difficult for them to understand each other. Many U.S. health care professionals, including nurses, hold negative stereotypes toward the urban poor and disenfranchised. Creating vehicles for understanding and respect between health care professionals and the social groups they care for is needed. Cultural humility uses self-reflection, self-critique, openness and transcendence to address power inequities between providers and clients. "Critical service-learning" is a type of "service-learning" that adopts the tenets of critical theory and pedagogy in engaged partnerships to foster social responsibility and a justice-oriented framework. The purpose of this article is to showcase Project Horizon, an innovative university-based health and social advocacy partnership that uses critical service learning with the urban community to foster cultural humility. Project Horizon outcomes show that this long-term engaged partnership is an effective vehicle for developing and enhancing cultural humility among health care professionals participating in the endeavor. Implications: Replication of social and health advocacy projects such as the one conducted through Project Horizon can be made in other settings to increase the capacity for democratically oriented nurses and other health care professionals who have an enhanced sense of cultural humility.
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/076-789-415-089-173
Keywords: Critical service learning; Cultural humility; Health consortia; Health personnel; Healthcare disparities; dept.wll

Benedetta and the creation of ‘Second Futurism’ - Larkin, Erin (Journal of Modern Italian Studies, 2013)
Despite the recent vogue in studies on Futurism, writer and artist Benedetta Cappa Marinetti has received little critical attention. Few scholarly works have focused on her essays regarding woman and the Fascist state, and in particular the role of mother. It has been argued that these texts support not only the position that women futurists - in adhering to a movement remembered for its disprezzo della donna - were victims of their self-accepting inferiority, but also the view that Futurist attitudes towardswomen were a precursor of Fascist-era gender politics. Larkin challenges this position, and discusses crucial new archival research, which reveals how maternity in Benedetta's works is actually linked to her radical new reformulation of Futurism. Far from seconding woman's inferior position within the avant-garde, or indeed the Fascist state, Benedetta uses the issue of maternity subtly to subvert her status - in both the movement and society - from within. © 2013 Taylor & Francis.
1 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/102-795-659-868-757 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: Avant-garde; Benedetta; Cappa; Futurism; Marinetti; Women writers; dept.wll

Assessing strategic cultural competency: holistic approaches to student learning through media - Hammer, Judith; Swaffar, Janet (The Modern Language Journal, 2012)
The current study investigated the impact of a German television program on changes in 4th-semester German students' reflections on cultural perceptions over the course of 1 semester. Sixty-nine students at the University of Texas at Austin watched 4 episodes of the popular German television program Lindenstrasse. After viewing, students were asked to reflect in written response papers on cultural features and patterns of behavior and on cultural differences and similarities. The study results suggest that students' perceptions of another culture can become more sophisticated when being exposed to authentic filmic material and asked to reflect in writing about observed plot features and cultural manifestations. The key to these results is a strategy for assessing not just students' recall of cultural content, but also their strategic competencies in negotiating cultural difference. Changes in students' cognitive styles were tracked by a scale that rewards students' strategic ability tomanage details of cultural knowledge and sociolinguistic content, including the following categories: (a) rhetorical organization; (b) content; (c) comparative point of view; and (d) interpretive substance. The article provides a model for the assessment of cultural competency (MACC), which can be adapted to assess students' engagement with the culture represented in various materials.
14 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/036-725-840-773-327 tex.eissn: [object Object] tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: dept.wll

Utopian worlds: vico, la capria and mazzotta - Palma, Giuseppina (MLN - Modern Language Notes, 2012)
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/014-683-427-020-179 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: dept.wll

Bilingualism and Learning - Verplaetse, L. S.; Schmitt, E. (International Encyclopedia of Education (Third Edition), 2010)
Bilingualism is defined as a speaker's ability to use two languages for communication. Due to the complexity of its nature, the study of bilingualism relies on several fields within linguistics, anthropology, psychology, neuroscience, and education. The study of bilingualism describes language behaviors of bilingual speakers, social and pragmatic patterns of using two languages, language development, and acquisition and loss, among other issues. Researchers attempt to explain the effect that bilingualism has on human cognition, societal relationships, and education of bilingual children. This article discusses bilingualism and learning from three perspectives: types of bilingualism, bilingual processing, and bilingualism and academic learning.
Citation Key Alias: lens.org/011-256-520-522-91X, pop00385
Keywords: Academic language; Additive bilingualism; Anomie; Balanced bilingualism; Bilingualism; Code switching; Diglossia; Immersion model; Maintenance bilingual (education); Semilingualism; Sequential bilingualism; Sheltered content (instruction); Simultaneous bilingualism; Societal bilingualism; Subtractive bilingualism; Transitional bilingual (education); dept.wll

When boundaries are crossed: Evaluating language attrition data from two perspectives - Schmitt, Elena (Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2010)
This study provides an account for a long-term selective loss of L1 (Russian) morpho-syntactic and content components in early immigrants to the US. The analysis of naturally occurring data is carried out from the perspective of two theoretical approaches - three models developed within language contact (Myers-Scotton 2002, 2005) and the Activation Threshold hypothesis as a component of a neurolinguistic approach to bilingualism (Paradis, 2004, 2007). The results show that the language contact approach is useful in identifying morpheme types that are most vulnerable to attrition. The second approach helps explain the differential rate of loss of content morphemes in a variety of topics and account for variability in the rate of attrition of late system morphemes through frequency factors. The study demonstrates that by crossing the boundaries of one theory, and one view of language researchers can achieve a stronger explanatory power and identify the common and complementary features that both models provide.
14 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/038-866-199-464-167 tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: dept.wll

Perspectives on Learning Disabilities: The Vectors of a New Convergence - Barsch, Ray H. (Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2016)
Learning disabilities is what this Journal is about. In the following article, Dr. Barsch sets forth past, present and possibilities for the future of the field...
5 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: ISI:A1968ZE76300001 tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: dept.sed

Reading achievement in the middle school years: A study investigating growth patterns by high incidence disability. - Yakimowski, Mary E.; Faggella-Luby, Michael; Kim, Yujin; Wei, Yan (Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2016)
Numerous research studies (e.g., Anderson, Kutash, & Duchnowski, 2001; Lane, Carter, Pierson, & Glaeser, 2006; Volpe, Dupaul, Jitendra, & Tresco, 2009; Wei, Blackorby, & Schiller, 2011) have shown that students with disabilities generally exhibit lower reading scores than their peers without disabilities. However, questions remain about the possibility of longitudinal differences among high-incidence disability classifications (e.g., speech/language impairments, SLI; emotional disturbances, ED; learning disabilities, LD; and attention deficit disorders, ADD). This study investigated growth patterns in reading achievement among middle school students from 5th to 8th grade with different high incidence disability classifications on one state's high-stakes assessment. After a repeated measures analysis of variance and post hoc testing, results reveal that students identified as LD and SLI evidenced more growth in reading than those classified as either ADD or ED. In light of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 legislation, findings about the various growth patterns are discussed with respect to policy, measurement, and practical implications. © 2016 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
12 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: pop00217 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: dept.sed

Prosody growth and reading comprehension : a longitudinal study from 2nd through the end of 3rd grade - Lopes, João; Silva, Maria Madalena; Moniz, Antonio Vargas; Spear-Swerling, Louise; Zibulsky, Jamie (Revista De Psicodidactica, 2014)
Prosody is an important but not fully understood component of reading. In this longitudinal study with a sample of 98. Portuguese elementary school children, a multilevel growth model with four repeated measures over time showed steady progress in participants’ reading prosody from the middle of 2nd to the end of 3rd grade. However, children’s growth in this area varied across time points. Results also showed that individual differences in prosody’s scores at baseline affect the performance of most but not of all students. Simple linear regressions showed that the prosody dimension “phrasing/expression” significantly predicted reading comprehension at all time points. Partial correlation analysis showed that when reading rate was accounted for, the unique contribution of prosody to reading comprehension was marginal, except at the third measurement © UPV/EHU.
10 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: pop00144 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: Prosody; Reading comprehension; Reading prosody; dept.sed

Making time for literacy: teacher knowledge and time allocation in instructional planning - Spear-Swerling, Louise; Zibulsky, Jamie (Reading and Writing, 2014)
This study examined how K-5 general and special educators (N = 102) would choose to allocate time in a 2-h language arts block if they could do so as they wished, and how these choices related to their knowledge base for reading instruction. Preferences for time allocation were assessed through an open grid on which participants listed descriptions of planned instructional activities and amount of time for each activity; teacher knowledge was assessed via a multiple-choice measure involving questions about assessment and instruction in the five components of reading. Results showed that many teachers planned little or no time for areas such as assessment, vocabulary, phonemic awareness, and spelling; also, relatively little time was devoted to basic writing skills and virtually none to writing processes such as planning or revision. There were few significant differences between general and special educators in time allocation on the grid, although there were more differences by grade level (e.g., grids for Grades K-1 vs. Grades 4-5). Teacher knowledge did predict teachers' time allocation plans, particularly for teachers with relatively high knowledge of phonemic awareness and phonics. Overall, however, many teachers chose to allocate time in ways inconsistent with scientific recommendations, in writing as well as in reading. The study highlights the importance of research-based, targeted teacher professional development in literacy, as well as the need for schools to provide comprehensive, research-based core reading and writing curricula to educators, with attention to fidelity of implementation.
40 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/033-473-976-832-915 tex.eissn: [object Object] tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: Literacy; Reading; Reading instruction; Teacher beliefs; Teacher knowledge; Writing instruction; dept.sed; peer-reviewed

Teachers' knowledge base for implementing response-to-intervention models in reading - Spear-Swerling, Louise; Cheesman, Elaine (Reading and Writing, 2012)
This study examined the knowledge base of 142 elementary-level educators for implementing response-to-intervention (RTI) models in reading. A questionnaire assessed participants' professional background for teaching reading, as well as their familiarity with specific assessments, research-based instructional models, and interventions potentially useful in RTI approaches. A multiple-choice knowledge survey patterned after a teacher licensure exam, including items situated in classroom contexts, assessed participants' knowledge about different components of reading, assessment, and RTI practices. Overall, participants obtained the highest scores on a knowledge survey subscale involving fluency/vocabulary/comprehension and the lowest on a subscale involving assessment/RTI practices, with a subscale involving phonemic awareness/phonics in the middle. Mean percentages correct on the subscales ranged from about 58-65% correct. However, participants who said they had prior code-focused professional development outperformed other participants on all survey subscales. General elementary certified teachers performed comparably to special education certified teachers on two out of three subscales, with both groups outperforming unlicensed participants; on the assessment/RTI subscale, only the special educators outperformed unlicensed participants. Most participants were familiar with basic features of RTI such as the three tiered model but were unfamiliar with the research-based instructional approaches and interventions named in the study questionnaire, although participants who had experienced code-focused PD were significantly more likely to be familiar with certain interventions. The study suggests that professional development will be important to enable many educators to implement RTI effectively in reading.
53 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/067-538-663-824-787 tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: Literacy; RTI; Reading; Response to intervention; Teacher knowledge; Teacher preparation; dept.sed; peer-reviewed

Effects of varied levels of treatment integrity on appropriate toy manipulation in children with autism - Groskreutz, Nicole C.; Groskreutz, Mark P.; Higbee, Thomas S. (Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011)
We assessed the effects of varying the treatment integrity of a prompting procedure on appropriate toy manipulation in two preschool-aged children with autism. Following an assessment to identify toys with high levels of inappropriate toy manipulation, each of three toys was associated with implementation of the prompting procedure at a different integrity level (10%, 50%, or 100%). For one participant, only the 100% integrity condition produced increases in appropriate toy manipulation. For the second participant, both the 50% and 100% integrity conditions produced increases in appropriate toy manipulation. These results suggest that integrity errors negatively impacted the acquisition of appropriate toy manipulation in children with autism, although the necessary level of treatment integrity varied across participants. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
15 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.researcherid-numbers: Higbee, Thomas S/F-5157-2010 tex.unique-id: ISI:000292235600009
Keywords: Autism; Play skills; Toy manipulation; Treatment integrity; article; autism; case report; child; dept.sed; human; learning; machiavellianism; male; play therapy; preschool child; priority journal; psychologic assessment; treatment planning

Practicing Evidence-Based Practices - Eren, Ruth Blennerhassett; Brucker, Pamela Owen (Evidence-Based Practices and Treatments for Children with Autism, 2011)
Public education in the United States has a history of local control in the development of curriculum and instruction. Although notable court decisions have led to more universal applications of educational policy and practices (Brown v. Board of Education 1954, Oberti v. Clementon 1993), it has been federal law that has resulted in significant changes in instruction. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA; Public Law 108–142), first enacted in Public Law 94–142, guaranteed the right of a free, appropriate public education for all children, regardless of the severity of their disability. The word “appropriate” resulted in the beginning of what we refer to today as differentiated instruction: instructional strategies that allow a child to learn and progress in an educational setting. The federal law, No Child Left Behind (NCLB; Public Law 107-110), enacted in 2001, contributed to this initiative and added a caveat that these differentiated instructional strategies needed to be grounded in scientifically based research. Indeed, the term “scientifically based research” has been noted to appear in NCLB 111 times (Deshler 2002). The federal government, in IDEA 2004, identified 13 eligibility categories. In order to receive special education services, a student must, through a multidisciplinary evaluation, meet the eligibility criteria established for one of the 13 categories. Since 1975, when PL94–142 was enacted, educational interventions for students receiving special education have expanded, particularly in disability categories with a high level of incidence such as speech and language disorders and learning disabilities. Low-incidence disabilities, such as mental retardation, visual impairments, and autism, have received less attention.
Citation Key Alias: lens.org/104-519-704-094-108
Keywords: General Education; Individualize Education Program; Special Education; Special Education Teacher; Team Meeting; dept.sed

Relationships between sixth-graders' reading comprehension and two different measures of print exposure. - Spear-Swerling, Louise; Brucker, Pamela; Alfano, Michael (Reading and Writing, 2010)
This study examined sixth-graders' reading comprehension and component reading abilities in relation to two measures of print exposure: an author recognition test (ART) involving fiction authors and a reading habits questionnaire (RHQ) about children's voluntary reading for enjoyment across various genres. The ART correlated only with children's fiction book reading habits, not with other habits such as nonfiction book or magazine reading, and had a stronger relationship to all tested reading abilities than did the RHQ. Strong comprehenders in reading outperformed weak comprehenders on all component reading measures, ART score, and fiction habits; however, weak comprehenders scored higher than did strong comprehenders on the indicator of nonfiction reading habits. The two groups of comprehenders did not differ significantly on other reported reading habits. The results are discussed in relation to children's specific book choices and demonstrate the relevance of genre to evaluations of children's print exposure., (C)2010 Kluwer Academic Publishers
41 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: (C)2010 Kluwer Academic Publishers
Keywords: Author recognition tests; Print exposure; Reading; Reading comprehension; Reading habits; dept.sed; peer-reviewed

“A grain of salt in a pepper shaker”: interviewing whites, blacks, and latinos about their neighborhood preferences - Meyerhoffer, Cassi A (Sociological Forum, 2016)
Several perspectives dominate as explanations for neighborhood preferences: pure race, racial proxy, race-based neighborhood stereotyping, and race-associated neighborhood factors. This analysis extends and supports the pure race and race-associated neighborhood factors arguments by showing that these theories are applied differently depending on respondents' social class, race and ethnicity, and whether they are talking about white, black, or Latino neighborhoods. Race-associated factors are emphasized for white and black neighborhoods, but pure race serves as a better theoretical framework for understanding people's preferences for Latino neighborhoods. I analyze qualitative interview data, using maps of real neighborhoods and hypothetical neighborhood show cards, to examine the neighborhood preferences of 65 white, black, and Latino residents in Ogden, Utah, and Buffalo, New York.
5 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: ISI:000383624000002, lens.org/083-894-188-392-591 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: African Americans; Latinos; dept.soc; neighborhood racial association; pure race; racial proxy; racial residential segregation

Making fatty girl cakes: food and resistance in a women's prison - Smoyer, Amy B. (The Prison Journal, 2016)
This article builds on existing knowledge of inmate resistance by analyzing formerly incarcerated women's narratives about prison food. Participants described trying to secure extra cafeteria portions, hoarding food, smuggling and stealing food, and cooking and eating in the cellsall to resist prison power and gain some control over their lives by managing what, how, when, and with whom they ate. These data shed light on prison life and suggest changes to food policy to curb inmate resistance and bolster the rehabilitative potential of correctional facilities.
26 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/095-837-797-757-693 tex.eissn: [object Object] tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: dept.swk; food; prisoners; resistance; women

Applying research to enhance capacity: A unifying purpose for an integrated profession - Keenan, Elizabeth King (Journal of Social Work Education, 2016)
For more than a century the social work profession has had a dual purpose: to promote individual well-being and social justice, but the micro-macro divide is fragmenting the profession. This article suggests that the profession's aim might best be realized by adopting a unifying purpose, a just sense of well-being. Research on complex adaptive systems conceptualizes a unifying purpose as vertical integration carried out in differentiated ways in discrete moments of practice in various settings. Interpersonal neurobiology and Aristotle's interdependence of character virtues and practical judgment inform a corresponding shift from the dualities of personal and professional to the social worker as a person with differentiated professional capacities and activities. Integration with differentiation enhances capacity to promote the profession's purpose.
1 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.eissn: 2163-5811 tex.unique-id: ISI:000381004400007
Keywords: dept.swk; differentiation; human; human experiment; morality; neurobiology; occupation; peer-reviewed; social justice; social work; wellbeing

Meeting at the thin places: synchronicities in clinical practice - Schneider, Dana A. (Smith College Studies in Social Work, 2016)
Unusual events, beyond mere coincidences, may occur during the course of psychotherapy. Yet, clinical training often does not prepare therapists how to understand and potentially engage with these encounters. The aim of this report is to explore the emergence of synchronistic events in therapy, while providing two clinical case composites to illustrate the author's central points. Drawing on the Celtic concept of thin places, a new understanding of synchronicities and the therapeutic relationship is offered.
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/044-541-622-550-970 tex.eissn: [object Object] tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: Internal structure; dept.swk; synchronicity; therapeutic relationship; thin places; unconscious communication; unknown

Home environments, memories, and life stories: preservation of estonian national identity - Rakfeldt, Jaak (Journal of Baltic Studies, 2015)
This paper examines the means by which Estonian national identity was preserved during 50years of Soviet occupation. The study upon which it is based explored such factors as family environments; memories, in the form of oral narratives; and life experiences. This research was informed by the sociocultural approach to mediated action, and it employed both quantitative and qualitative research methods. In 1993, a quota-sampling technique was used to interview a cross section of Estonian society (N=930). Descriptive statistics, and factor and multiple regression analyses were performed. Fifteen qualitative interviews were also conducted. When woven together, these personal histories create a fabric that is representative of the greater Estonian history during the occupation. The implications of these findings may reach beyond the Estonian context to further inform our understanding of the complexities and the vicissitudes of human action.
4 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.eissn: 1751-7877 tex.unique-id: ISI:000365896000006
Keywords: Estonian national identity; dept.swk; life stories; social memory; song festivals; “The Singing Revolution”

Full employment as a permanent policy response to poverty - Tomczak, Stephen Monroe; Rofuth, Todd W. (Journal of Community Practice, 2015)
Rising inequality and concomitant economic insecurity and poverty is a continuing problem in the United States today. Enacting full employment policies would resolve this problem and would serve as a viable poverty reduction strategy. Using a more accurate measure of unemployment such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics U-6 measure would reveal the true unemployment rate. This article provides different strategies, historical and more recent, for enacting full employment with a living wage, particularly the enactment of a permanent national public service employment program administered by the states through the TANF Emergency Fund. Public sector employment expansion in the green or clean economy would benefit the urban unemployed the most. To achieve these ends, social workers, unions and community activists will need to collaborate. Finally, the Federal Reserve should review the history of the relationship between unemployment and inflation rates and develop a more accurate formula for attaining full employment while keeping inflation low. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: pop00351 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: United States; dept.swk; economic inequality; emergency; employment; full employment; human; human experiment; peer-reviewed; policy; poverty; social worker; statistics; unemployment

The moderating effect of positive father engagement and accessibility on a school-based system of care intervention for mental health outcomes of children - Bernard, Stanley N; Whitson, Melissa L; Kaufman, Joy S (Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2015)
We conducted an exploratory research study looking at fathering interactions as they relate to the wraparound care given by the Partnership for Kids or PARK Project, a school-based system of care in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The questions posed by our research focused on how fathers' positive interaction measured by their levels of engagement and accessibility can moderate the effect of the school-based system of care intervention on the mental health outcomes of children with serious emotional disturbances. We found that, although not statistically significant, children's access to their father did have a moderating effect on CBCL scores for internalizing behaviors and total problems. There was very small change in CBCL scores for externalizing behaviors. Further, the moderating effect of father accessibility and father engagement had a lasting effect as a moderator through 12 months into the intervention, especially with regard to internalizing behavior scores.
5 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/061-658-953-669-904 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: Children’s mental health; Fatherhood; Systems of care; dept.swk

Conscious and unconscious use of self: the evolution of a process - Schneider, Dana A; Grady, Melissa D (Psychoanalytic Social Work, 2015)
Recent emphasis has been placed on the central role of the therapeutic relationship in successful treatment. One aspect of the development of an effective relationship is the clinical social worker's use of self. We argue that the use of self happens both consciously and unconsciously and is a dynamic and evolving process in psychotherapy. This evolution can result in the clinical social worker shifting from a stance of doing to being. Drawing from a Japanese tradition of learning, three stages of learning provide a framework for understanding how therapists may transition from a state of doing to being in the therapy. Through this process, the conscious use of self may develop into unconscious use of self. Two case examples demonstrate how expanding and using one's self-awareness and the new knowledge through meaningful learning experiences can shift a clinical social worker's ability to develop and enhance his or her use of self, inviting therapeutic presence and depth. © 2015, Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
7 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/144-305-883-472-940 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: conscious; dept.swk; peer-reviewed; therapeutic presence; therapeutic relationship; unconscious; use of self; way of being

“It's the black girls that have the most”: foodways narratives and the construction of race in a women's prison - Smoyer, Amy B (Food and Foodways, 2015)
Prison foodways narratives can expand knowledge about cultural beliefs and perceptions of correctional systems. This exploratory analysis, based in qualitative interview data, seeks to initiate dialogue about the ways in which formerly incarcerated women in the US deploy racialized food narratives when describing the acquisition, preparation, and consumption of prison food. The participants’ food narratives construct prison as a non-white space that is better matched for African-American and Latina women, reinforcing and enacting larger cultural notions about incarceration. This opening analysis calls for more research and deliberation about how prison foodways narratives contribute to understandings about and perceptions of correctional systems and incarcerated people. © 2015, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
4 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/076-302-356-756-556 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: dept.swk

Hunger in a “Land of plenty”: A renewed call for social work action - Libal, Kathryn; Tomczak, Stephen Monroe; Spath, Robin; Harding, Scott (Social Work, 2014)
4 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.eissn: 1545-6846 tex.unique-id: ISI:000343058300014
Keywords: Child; Cooperative Behavior; Cross-Sectional Studies; Financing; Government; Food Assistance; Food Supply; Forecasting; Humans; Hunger; Interdisciplinary Communication; Politics; Poverty; Social Welfare; Social Work; Socioeconomic Factors; United States; catering service; child; cooperation; cross-sectional study; dept.swk; economics; financial management; food assistance; forecasting; human; hunger; interdisciplinary communication; organization and management; politics; poverty; social welfare; social work; socioeconomics; statistics and numerical data; trends

This is common factors - Cameron, Mark (Clinical Social Work Journal, 2014)
Common factors are conditions and processes present in, among, and surrounding participants in clinical work. In the past 20 years, increasing attention and research on common factors has generated a great deal of discussion in clinical psychology, psychiatry, marriage and family therapy, and to a lesser extent, social work. While there is no single definition of common factors, they are generally discussed as the non-technical aspects of therapeutic work-such as the relationship between the practitioner and client and the expectancy of the client-that have been shown to be associated with successful outcomes. Common factors also include attributes of the practitioner and client, the support system of the client, the institutional and organizational conditions in which the practitioner practices, and also the strategic actions employed by the practitioner, client, and all those involved in the work that promote change. This paper will discuss key concepts in a common factors practice perspective and how evidence is used by common factors practitioners, highlight features of common factors practice, and suggest implications for developing a common factors practice approach.
8 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/063-423-644-681-260 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: Common factors; Evidence; Practice research; Technique; Therapeutic relationship; dept.swk

Beyond the manual: using research and evidence in social work practice - Grady, Melissa D.; Keenan, Elizabeth King (Clinical Social Work Journal, 2014)
There is a growing divide in social work between those that believe social work interventions should be based on either art or science. We argue that these positions create a false dichotomy within the profession, possibly due to the language associated with clinical work and research. In this introduction article of the Special Issue: Beyond the Manual, we outline the debate within social work around the art and science split and then offer a new approach to framing the issue. We argue that social workers are regularly approaching their work with clients using art and science simultaneously and describe a new frame for the profession. In an effort to articulate and promote this new frame, this special issue was born. This introductory article concludes with a brief description of the topics and articles included in the issue to orient the reader to the content included within it.
11 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/115-623-556-720-515 tex.eissn: [object Object] tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: Clinical judgment; Common elements; Common factors; Evidence-based practice; empirically-supported interventions; Research; dept.swk

From silos to scaffolding: engaging and effective social work practice - Keenan, Elizabeth King; Grady, Melissa D. (Clinical Social Work Journal, 2014)
In this final article of the special issue Beyond the Manual: Using Data and Judgment in Clinical Social Work Practice, we extend the discussion regarding the use of data and judgment. We discuss the multiple sources of data used in practice, including research evidence, client perspectives and experience, moment-by-moment process observation, and client feedback regarding progress towards specific, desired outcomes. We move beyond current debates purporting one framework over another to propose a synthesizing framework that situates evidence-based practice, empirically supported interventions and common elements/mapping and adapting practice within a common factors scaffolding framework. This framework provides a way for social workers to effectively make sound judgments using research and client data within the demands of contemporary practice. The article provides a brief overview of the four practice approaches followed by the proposed scaffolding framework and rationale, and concludes with implications for practice, professional education, and research.
6 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/008-863-792-919-992 tex.eissn: [object Object] tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: Common elements; Common factors; Empirically supported interventions; Empirically supported treatments; Evidence-based practice; Research evidence; dept.swk

The effects of cumulative risk and protection on problem behaviors for youth in an urban school-based system of care - Whitson, Melissa L.; Bernard, Stanley; Kaufman, Joy S. (Community Mental Health Journal, 2013)
The present study examined the cumulative effects of risk and protective factors on internalizing and externalizing problems for a sample of youth who were diagnosed with a severe emotional disturbance and enrolled in an urban school-based system of care. The sample included 139 Latino and African American children (ages 5-19; 65 % male) and their families. After controlling for demographic variables, the results of hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that cumulative risk and protection were significantly related to internalizing problem behaviors, and cumulative protection was negatively related to externalizing problem behaviors. The findings support the importance of including or increasing strength building approaches, in addition to risk reduction, in order to maximize prevention and intervention efforts for system-of-care populations.
7 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/061-062-694-605-393 tex.eissn: [object Object] tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: Affective Symptoms; African American; African Americans; Child; Child; Preschool; Children's mental health; Cumulative protective factors; Cumulative risk factors; Female; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Internal-External Control; Internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems; Interviews as Topic; Male; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Questionnaires; Regression Analysis; Risk; Risk Factors; School Health Services; Schools; Severity of Illness Index; Social Behavior Disorders; Socioeconomic Factors; Systems of care; Urban Population; antisocial personality disorder; article; child; control; dept.swk; emotional disorder; female; human; interview; male; organization and management; peer-reviewed; preschool child; psychological aspect; psychological rating scale; questionnaire; regression analysis; risk; risk factor; school; school health service; severity of illness index; socioeconomics; statistics; urban population

Relationships between child emotional and behavioral symptoms and caregiver strain and parenting stress - Vaughan, Ellen L.; Feinn, Richard; Bernard, Stanley; Brereton, Maria; Kaufman, Joy S. (Journal of Family Issues, 2013)
Children with emotional and behavioral disturbance often have difficulties in multiple symptom domains. This study investigates the relationships between child symptoms and caregiver strain and parenting stress among 177 youth and their caregivers participating in a school-based system of care. Youth were grouped by symptom domain and included those with low scores on both internalizing and externalizing symptoms, those with only high internalizing symptoms, those with only high externalizing symptoms, and those with high symptoms levels in both internalizing and externalizing domains. Results revealed significant group differences on measures of caregiver strain and parenting stress. Caregivers of youth with symptoms in both internalizing and externalizing domains reported the highest levels of strain and stress; however, there was some variation in group differences by caregiver outcome. The results of this study emphasize the importance of providing not only services for youth but also support services for their caregivers.
65 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.eissn: 1552-5481 tex.unique-id: ISI:000316914300005
Keywords: caregiver strain; dept.swk; parenting stress; peer-reviewed; serious emotional and behavioral disturbance

Cultivating curiosity: integrating hybrid teaching in courses in human behavior in the social environment - Rodriguez-Keyes, Elizabeth; Schneider, Dana A (Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2013)
This study illustrates an experience of implementing a hybrid model for teaching human behavior in the social environment in an urban university setting. Developing a hybrid model in a BSW program arose out of a desire to reach students in a different way. Designed to promote curiosity and active learning, this particular hybrid model has students engage in weekly online activities between their weekly on-ground classes. This article reviews key pedagogical concerns and presents preliminary findings, including student feedback, instructor observations, and strategies for faculty interested in developing such courses. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
6 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/075-869-890-639-318 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: dept.swk; education; hybrid; online; peer-reviewed; social work; student perceptions; technology

Being known in undergraduate social work education: the role of instructors in fostering student engagement and motivation - Rodriguez-Keyes, Elizabeth; Schneider, Dana A; Keenan, Elizabeth King (Social Work Education, 2013)
Most undergraduate students pursue a social work major because of their desire to help others. Students tend to be more interested in doing than in understanding the research and knowledge of the profession and the complexities of social work practice. Instructors are often faced with the challenge of enhancing student motivation to learn challenging course material. This study explored student perceptions of instructor influences on their motivation and engagement in learning. Through online surveys, students described their experiences of being known and how those experiences affected their participation in practice, research, and human behavior in the social environment courses. Results showed that instructor caring (providing recognition, expressing relational qualities, and responding to students) positively influences student motivation and affective learning by increasing comfort, willingness to ask questions, take risks, and overall participation. Conversely, of those who reported mixed experiences or who felt unknown, most reported a negative impact on their motivation and participation. These findings suggest that social work faculty can influence student motivation and engagement with essential social work curriculum by expressing care and helping students feel known in the classroom. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
16 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/006-141-699-158-36X tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: BSW Education; Being Known; Instructor Influence; Motivation; Student Engagement; dept.swk

The impact of a mental health crisis respite upon clients' symptom distress. - Rosen, Jonathan; O'Connell, Maria (Community mental health journal, 2013)
This study examined clients who were admitted to a mental health respite program in the first 3 months of 2011 in order to identify the ability of the program to reduce symptom distress and to explore related psychosocial factors. Participants were provided with self-report questionnaires that included measurements of demographics, mental health status, symptom severity, and program satisfaction. Results indicate a significant improvement in symptom distress (p < 0.05), mental health confidence (p < 0.1), and self-esteem (p < 0.05) from admission to discharge. No change was detected in largely external measurements.
1 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: United States Rosen, Jonathan. Department of Social Work, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT, USA. jonathan.m.rosen@gmail.com
Keywords: *Mental Disorders/pp [Physiopathology]; *Mental Disorders/th [Therapy]; Adult; Community Mental Health Services; Community mental health; Female; Hospital diversion; Humans; Male; Mental Disorders; Mental health respite; Middle Aged; Questionnaires; Surveys and Questionnaires; Symptom distress; United States; adult; article; dept.swk; evaluation study; female; human; male; mental disease; mental health service; middle aged; pathophysiology; peer-reviewed; questionnaire

Revitalizing the vision in supervision: supporting the supervisor in home-based therapy programs - Rodriguez-Keyes, Elizabeth; Gossart-Walker, Sandy; Rowland, Cecilia (Smith College Studies in Social Work, 2012)
Home-based programs provide a growing number of mental health and case-management services to high-risk children, adolescents, and their families. The clinical service providers who work directly with these children and families have varying degrees of education and practice experience as well as a range of different supervisory needs. Because of the daily challenges service providers face, they require support from competent, available supervisors. The professionals who supervise them often assume that responsibility with limited, if any, training in providing supervision. New and experienced supervisors alike often find themselves in positions for which they are ill prepared, without suitable training or administrative support. This article describes a supervision seminar developed for supervisors who supervise the clinicians who provide home-based services. The seminar provides training, support, consultation, and other forms of assistance to help supervisors adapt their clinical skills for use in their supervisory roles.
2 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/069-167-189-256-331 tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: clinical supervision; clinical supervisor; dept.swk; home-based therapy; supervision seminar

The miracle bearers: narratives of birthing women and implications for spiritually informed social work practice - Schneider, Dana A (Journal of Social Service Research, 2012)
Women's childbirth experiences are not widely researched in the social work literature. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to answer questions related to the child-birthing experience. One hundred and nineteen participants responded to a 26-item online questionnaire between April and June 2008, and their written narratives were analyzed using a grounded theory approach. Themes regarding the spiritual dimensions of childbirth emerged from the data and support current research demonstrating the importance of spirituality in women's lives and the meaningful and transformative nature of childbirth experiences. Implications for addressing spirituality in practice when working with childbearing women are explored. Future research that explores how spirituality may function as a protective factor for women with difficult pregnancies, births, and transitions to parenting is recommended.
9 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/041-507-980-569-024 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: Childbirth; dept.swk; narratives; spirituality; transformation; women

From bumps in the road to the edge of chaos: The nature of change in adults - Keenan, Elizabeth King (Journal of Social Work, 2011)
This article explores the question of how human beings change, how change is constrained, and how change emerges out of and subsequently creates new forms of stability with adults. The emergence of Dynamic Systems Theories (DST) from developmental biology and neuroscience provide the tools to engage in such an understanding by attending to the issues of time, balance, influencing parameters (within person and sociocultural and material environments), and multiple adaptive and maladaptive pathways. DST provides the framework to understand the dynamic processes of bio-psychosocial factors that provide human beings with the stability and the flexibility to navigate the challenges and stressors of living. Complexity, the ability to experience inner continuity as one is changing, is a fluid balance that supports effective functioning. Findings: Key principles and concepts of DST describe multiple pathways of stability and change. A case example illustrates how DST helps social workers understand client experiences and responses to stressors, formulate initial and ongoing assessments, and monitor clients' participation in change activities. Application: Social workers seek to help people who experience an imbalance due to an inability to effectively respond to the negative impact of a stressor. By understanding the various pathways of balance and imbalance along the continuum of continuity to change, social workers can better understand how stressors are impacting specific clients, and subsequently the kinds of change that would best assist each client.
3 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/135-526-918-145-29X tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: change; complexity theory; dept.swk; dynamic systems theory; peer-reviewed; self-organization; stressors

The Roots of the Recovery Movement in Psychiatry - Davidson, Larry; Rakfeldt, Jaak; Strauss, John (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2010)
lessons learned from previous efforts with the goal of "getting it right" this time. In response to the common refrain that we know about and 'do' recovery already, the authors set the recovery movement within the conceptual framework of major thinkers and achievers in the history of psychiatry, such as Philippe Pinel, Dorothea Dix, Adolf Meyer, Harry Stack Sullivan, and Franco Basaglia. The book reaches beyond the usual boundaries of psychiatry to incorporate lessons from related fields, such as psychology, sociology, social welfare, philosophy, political economic theory, and civil rights. From Jane Addams and the Settlement House movement to Martin Luther King, Jr., and Gilles Deleuze, this book identifies the less well-known and less visible dimensions of the recovery concept and movement that underlie concrete clinical practice. In addition, the authors highlight the limitations of previous efforts to reform and transform mental health practice, such as the de-institutionalization movement begun in the 1950s, in the hope that the field will not have to repeat these same mistakes. Their thoughtful analysis and valuable advice will benefit people in recovery, their loved ones, the practitioners who serve them, and society at large. Foreword by Fred Frese, Founder of the Community and State Hospital Section of the American Psychological Association and past president of the National Mental Health Consumers' Association. © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Keywords: dept.swk

The common factors model: implications for transtheoretical clinical social work practice. - Cameron, Mark; Keenan, Elizabeth King (Social Work, 2010)
Direct practice social workers today are challenged to address the requirements of the complex array of professional, organizational, institutional, and regulatory demands placed on them in the broader socioeconomic context of fewer resources and diminished public support for social welfare services in the United States. The common factors model provides an accessible, transtheoretical, empirically supported conceptual foundation for practice that may help to resolve this conundrum and support effective practice. Common factors are conditions and processes activated and facilitated by strategies and skills that positively influence practice outcomes across a range ofpractice theories. The model provides an expanded conceptualization of the "active ingredients" required for change to include a focus on conditions and processes as well as practice strategies and to focus on all who are involved in the work. The model is described and implications for practice are discussed.
32 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: United States Cameron, Mark. Department of Social Work, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven 06515, USA. cameronm3@southernct.edu
Keywords: *Models; Theoretical; *Social Work/mt [Methods]; Change; Common factors; Empirical; Humans; Professional-Patient Relations; Social Support; Social work practice; Transtheoretical; dept.swk

Navigating the ethical terrain of spiritually focused psychotherapy goals: multiple worldviews, affective triggers, and personal practices - Keenan, Elizabeth King (Smith College Studies in Social Work, 2010)
Constructing mutual, spiritually focused psychotherapy goals is a practice activity fraught with numerous ethical and countertransferential challenges. This article seeks to inform the thinking and enhance the ability of clinical social workers to engage in collaborative and responsive dialogues with their clients regarding the goals of spiritually focused clinical practice by (1) identifying the multiple value frameworks that influence decisions regarding practice goals, (2) articulating some of the ethical complexities and common countertransferential reactions associated with goal setting, and (3) providing self-reflection questions and guides to help therapists navigate the complexities of this material.
2 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/016-323-659-562-624 tex.article-number: [object Object] tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: Countertransference; Ethics; Goals; Piritually focused psychotherapy; dept.swk

Seeing the forest and the trees: using dynamic systems theory to understand “Stress and coping” and “Trauma and resilience” - Keenan, Elizabeth King (Journal of Human Behavior in The Social Environment, 2010)
Although research is beginning to capture the complex interactions of biopsychosocial variables operating within experiences of stressors and trauma, the bodies of research have remained largely separate and limited. This study describes a scaffold of factors and pathways based on principles from dynamic systems theories (DST) to organize the literatures on stress and coping and trauma and resilience. As a process model, DST provides the language to understand both impact and response to stressors and trauma: Not as a list of symptoms but as interactive processes within persons and between persons and their surroundings. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
20 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/061-271-426-334-225 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: Complexity theory; Dynamic systems theory; Stress and coping; Trauma and resilience; dept.swk; peer-reviewed

The Factor of Listening in Karl Jaspers’ Philosophy of Communication - Górniak-Kocikowska, Krystyna (Philosophical Faith and the Future of Humanity, 2012)
Jaspers’ views on communication and his approach to the question of listening, both underwent an evolution in which World War II and the first years thereafter played a crucial role. In this process, Jaspers journeyed from listening to the great minds of the past, through an inward dialogue with them, to one-sided lecturing while his audience was engaged in a straight-line listening, to an intimate dialogue with those he considered like-minded, to a multi-faceted dialogue, and finally to listening to his contemporaries and learning how to practice transactional listening-in-conversation in the process of a multi-layered communication he called a loving struggle. This evolution, paralleled by the transition of Japers’ philosophy from local-centered to world-centered makes his thinking attractive and useful today.
Citation Key Alias: lens.org/035-525-517-724-768
Keywords: German Student; Great Mind; Nazi Regime; Political Involvement; Verbal Communication; dept.phi

Knowledge management and democracy: A critical review of some moral issues and social dilemmas - Gorniak-Kocikowska, K (Organizational Learning and Knowledge: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications, 2011)
The main problem discussed in this chapter is the question of compatibility between knowledge management in the knowledge economy and democracy in the ICT-driven global society. The assumption is made that democracy is the dominant form of organizing the global society on a variety of levels; and that it is regarded as desirable and morally superior in comparison with other such forms. © 2011, IGI Global.
Keywords: dept.phi

Common types of reading problems and how to help children who have them - Spear-Swerling, Louise (Reading Teacher, 2016)
Patterns of reading difficulty provide an educationally useful way to think about different kinds of reading problems, whether those problems are mainly experiential in nature (e.g., those common among English learners) or associated with disabilities (e.g., those typical of children with dyslexia). This article reviews research on three common patterns of poor reading: specific word-reading difficulties, specific reading-comprehension difficulties, and mixed reading difficulties. The purpose of the article is to explain how teachers can use assessments to identify individual struggling readers' patterns of reading difficulties, and how this information is valuable in differentiating classroom instruction and planning interventions.
13 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.eissn: 1936-2714 tex.unique-id: ISI:000372317700007
Keywords: Diagnostic; Instructional intervention; Instructional strategies; dept.rdg; dept.sed; peer-reviewed; teaching strategies

How Portuguese and American teachers plan for literacy instruction. - Spear-Swerling, Louise; Lopes, Joao; Oliveira, Celia; Zibulsky, Jamie (Annals of Dyslexia, 2016)
This study explored American and Portuguese elementary teachers' preferences in planning for literacy instruction using the Language Arts Activity Grid (LAAG; Cunningham, Zibulsky, Stanovich, & Stanovich, 2009), on which teachers described their preferred instructional activities for a hypothetical 2-h language arts block. Portuguese teachers (N = 186) completed Portuguese versions of a background questionnaire and LAAG electronically, in Survey Monkey; American teachers (N = 102) completed identical English measures using paper and pencil. Results showed that teachers in both groups usually addressed comprehension and reading fluency on their LAAGs and that they also allocated the most time to these two areas. However, American teachers were more likely to include teacher-directed fluency activities, whereas Portuguese teachers were more likely to include fluency activities that were not teacher directed. Significantly more American than Portuguese teachers addressed phonics in their planning, whereas significantly more Portuguese than American teachers addressed writing processes such as revision. Both groups of educators demonstrated large variability in planning, with many teachers omitting important components of literacy identified by researchers, for writing as well as reading. The study highlights the importance of providing teachers with comprehensive, research-based core literacy curricula as well as professional development on key components of literacy. Study findings also suggest significant relationships between orthographic transparency and teachers' instructional planning.
5 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: United States Spear-Swerling, Louise. Department of Special Education and Reading, Southern Connecticut State University, 501 Crescent St., New Haven, CT, 06515, USA. SPEARSWERLL1@southernct.edu. Lopes, Joao. School of Psychology, Department of Applied Psychology, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal. Oliveira, Celia. Lusofona University of Porto, Rua Augusto Rosa, no 24, 4000-098, Porto, Portugal. Zibulsky, Jamie. Psychology Department, T-WH1-01, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1000 River Road, Teaneck, NJ, 07666, USA.
Keywords: *Language Arts; *Literacy; *School Teachers; *Teacher Training; Adult; Comprehension; Cross-linguistic; Curriculum; Female; Humans; Language Arts; Literacy; Male; Phonetics; Portugal; Reading; School Teachers; Teacher Training; Teacher beliefs; Teacher education; Teacher knowledge; United States; Writing; Young Adult; adult; comprehension; curriculum; dept.rdg; dept.sed; female; human; language; literacy; male; phonetics; school teacher; teacher training; young adult

Gaps in medical marijuana policy implementation: Real-time perspectives from marijuana dispensary entrepreneurs, health care professionals and medical marijuana patients - Lamonica, Aukje K.; Boeri, Miriam; Anderson, Timothy (Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 2016)
Aims: There is a need for greater understanding of the recursive processes involved in drug policy development and its impact on stakeholders. The aim of this study was to examine the challenges of implementing marijuana policy in Massachusetts, where recent policy shifts have occurred. Methods: Qualitative data were generated from ethnographic field notes, media reports, public records and in-depth interviews with 25 stakeholders, including six medical marijuana dispensary entrepreneurs, eight health care professionals and 11 medical marijuana patients. Data were triangulated using a grounded theory approach. Findings: Stakeholders expressed confusion and misunderstanding, and demonstrated that they held conflicting interpretations of the policy and regulations. Analyses revealed gaps in policy development and implementation that are organised by three specific core implementation processes and the themes of transparency, communication and education. Conclusions: Findings show a need for more transparency in implementation processes, a more effective mode of communicating regulations, and a comprehensive plan for medical marijuana education. Based on our findings, we provide recommendations to help policymakers in the US and other countries considering legalisation of marijuana or other drugs.
12 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/082-965-046-127-943 tex.eissn: [object Object] tex.orcid-numbers: [object Object] tex.researcherid-numbers: [object Object] tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: Cannabis; dept.pch; drug education; education; ethnography; health care provider; policy; public health; qualitative research

“How should I be?” A photovoice exploration into body image messaging for young women across ethnicities and cultures - Madden, Devin; Breny, Jean M (Health Promotion Practice, 2016)
Photovoice, a community-based participatory research method that allows participants to inform research questions in an intimate way, has proven successful with youth. A diverse group of teenage girls living in New York City were asked to take photographs and reflect on what messages they received and from whom, how these messages translate across cultures and ethnicities, and how these messages are internalized and acted on. The group selected specific photographs to discuss together and themes emerged to answer the research questions; themes were reinforced by journal responses and agreed on by the group at the concluding session. The participants identified the media, peers, and family as cultural influencers on body image but noted that these messages change depending on the delivering medium. Participants not only offered recommendations with policy implications for advertising and media giants but also urged public health practitioners, teachers, and other key stakeholders working with young women of color to simply provide them with more space for talking. While Photovoice served as an effective methodology for gaining a more expansive understanding of how body image messages are received with young women of color, the tool should be considered for youth development interventions that take a community-based participatory approach. © 2015, © 2015 Society for Public Health Education.
4 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/082-186-717-498-321 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: *Body Image/px [Psychology]; *Ethnic Groups/px [Psychology]; *Photography; Adolescent; Body Image; Community-Based Participatory Research; Culture; Ethnic Groups; Family; Female; Humans; Mass Media; New York; New York City; Peer Group; Photography; Stereotyping; Young Adult; adolescence; adolescent; adolescent health; advertising; body image; child; child/adolescent health; health promotion; cultural anthropology; dept.pch; doctor patient relation; ethnic group; ethnicity; family; female; girl; health promotion; health research; human; human experiment; mass medium; medical research; participatory research; peer group; peer-reviewed; photography; psychology; public health; qualitative research; stereotyping; teacher; transcription regulation; women's health; women’s health; young adult

The mediating role of parenting stress for children exposed to trauma: results from a school-based system of care - Whitson, Melissa L; Bernard, Stanley N; Kaufman, Joy S (Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2015)
Children's exposure to potentially traumatic events is related to negative mental health outcomes. To promote more positive outcomes, protective factors that can buffer the impact of these experiences need to be identified. The present study examined whether lower parental stress might function as a protective factor for children enrolled in a behavioral health system of care. Specifically, the relationship between a history of interpersonal trauma (physical abuse, sexual abuse, and witnessing domestic violence) and internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors were examined, as was the role of parenting stress in helping to explain this relationship. The sample included African American and Latino children (ages 5-19) from low-income families, who have a serious emotional disturbance, and received services in a school-based system of care. Results of path analyses revealed that parenting stress mediated the relationship between trauma exposure and internalizing problem behaviors. For the relationship between trauma exposure and externalizing problem behaviors, mediation approached significance. The findings suggest that family factors, such as parenting stress, could be potential modifiable protective factors for these children. Systems of care can use this information to encourage the implementation of more family-focused treatments and interventions.
15 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/014-778-491-193-404 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: Children’s behavioral health systems of care; Internalizing and externalizing behaviors; Parenting stress; Protective factors; Trauma; dept.pch

Adolescents' and Young Adults' Perceptions of Electronic Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation: A Focus Group Study. - Camenga, Deepa; MD, MHS; Cavallo, Dana; Kong, Grace; Morean, Meghan; PhD 2, 3; Connell, Christian; Simon, Patricia; Bulmer, Sandra; Krishnan-Sarin, Suchitra (Nicotine Tob Res, 2015)
Introduction: Research has shown that adults perceive that electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are effective for smoking cessation, yet little is known about adolescents and young adults' perceptions of e-cigarettes for quitting cigarette smoking. This study describes middle, high school, and college students' beliefs about, and experiences with, e-cigarettes for cigarette smoking cessation., Methods: We conducted 18 focus groups (n = 127) with male and female cigarette smokers and nonsmokers in 2 public colleges, 2 high schools, and 1 middle school in Connecticut between November 2012 and April 2013. Participants discussed cigarette smoking cessation in relation to e-cigarettes. Verbatim transcripts were analyzed using thematic analysis., Results: All participants, regardless of age and smoking status, were aware that e-cigarettes could be used for smoking cessation. College and high school participants described different methods of how e-cigarettes could be used for smoking cessation: (a) nicotine reduction followed by cessation; (b) cigarette reduction/dual use; and (c) long-term exclusive e-cigarette use. However, overall, participants did not perceive that e-cigarette use led to successful quitting experiences. Participants described positive attributes (maintenance of smoking actions, "healthier" alternative to cigarettes, and parental approval) and negative attributes (persistence of craving, maintenance of addiction) of e-cigarettes for cessation. Some college students expressed distrust of marketing of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation., Conclusions: Adolescent and young adult smokers and nonsmokers perceive that there are several methods of using e-cigarettes for quitting and are aware of both positive and negative aspects of the product. Future research is needed to determine the role of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation in this population., (C) Copyright Oxford University Press 2015.
51 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: (C) Copyright Oxford University Press 2015.
Keywords: Adolescent; Age Factors; Article; Asian; Black person; Caucasian; Connecticut; Electronic Cigarettes; Female; Focus Groups; Health Knowledge; Attitudes; Practice; Hispanic; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Marketing; Nicotine; Schools; Smoking; Smoking Cessation; Students; Tobacco Use Disorder; United States; Universities; Young Adult; adolescent; adult; age; age distribution; attitude to health; awareness; clinical effectiveness; clinical trial; college student; comparative study; controlled study; dept.pch; electronic cigarette; female; high school student; human; information processing; longitudinal study; male; marketing; middle school student; multicenter study; nicotine; parental approval; parental attitude; prevention and control; priority journal; procedures; psychology; qualitative analysis; school; semi structured interview; sex difference; smoking; smoking cessation; smoking habit; social marketing; social norm; student; tobacco dependence; university; withdrawal syndrome; young adult

Risk behaviors among suburban women who use methamphetamine: social harms and social solutions - Lamonica, Aukje K; Boeri, Miriam W (Journal of Applied Social Science, 2015)
We propose that female methamphetamine users who live in suburbia experience risks for disease transmission stemming from their social environment that remain under the radar of public health surveillance networks. The data analyzed in this article were collected from 2007 to 2011 and were drawn from two sequential studies on methamphetamine use. The studies were conducted in the suburbs of a southeastern U.S. metropolis. We analyzed a total of 65 qualitative interviews with former and active methamphetamine-using women. Data from focus groups also were included in the analysis. The participants’ ages ranged from 18 to 51 years. We identified three major themes with regard to risk behaviors and transmission of infectious diseases: (1) setting risk behaviors such as sharing syringes and homelessness, lack of transportation, and unemployment; (2) sexual risk behaviors such as condom use and having multiple partners; and (3) service-related risks such as risk awareness and prevention behaviors as well as utilization of social services and health care. Our findings point to the pervasive nature of social influences on the risk for infectious disease transmission. We suggest that harm-reduction programs (HRPs) be implemented in suburban communities to increase access to these services. Second, our data support the concept of social recovery for drug users to better their health and social lives holistically. © 2014, © The Author(s) 2014.
4 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/111-463-430-841-658 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: addiction; dept.pch; drugs; environment; qual-heavy

Stress, stigma, and sexual minority status: the intersectional ecology model of LGBTQ health - Mink, Michael D; Lindley, Lisa L; Weinstein, Ali A (Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 2014)
One of the four overarching goals of Healthy People 2020 is to achieve health equity, eliminate health disparities, and improve the health of all groups, including the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) populations. In 2011, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report that drew attention to the unique health disparities experienced by sexual minorities and underscored the need for a comprehensive approach to sexual minority health research. This article proposes a new model of LGBTQ health to help measure, explore, explain, and predict the impact of sexual minority status on health outcomes. The Intersectional Ecology Model of LGBTQ Health (IEM) demonstrates how the relentless hypervigilance of LGBTQ individuals in a heteronormative society impacts health outcomes through the primary vehicles of stigma and chronic, elevated stress. The purpose of the IEM is to guide future research and enhance public health practice for LGBTQ populations. © 2014 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
76 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/090-461-624-141-749 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: LGBTQ health; dept.pch; health ecology model; sexual and gender minority health; social context; stigma; stress cycle

Family planning and contraceptive decision-making by economically disadvantaged, African-American women - Hodgson, Eric J.; Collier, Charlene; Hayes, Laura; Curry, Leslie A.; Fraenkel, Liana (Contraception, 2013)
Background: Significant racial disparities exist in the US unplanned pregnancy rate. We conducted a qualitative study using the theory of planned behavior as a framework to describe how low-income, African American women approach family planning. Study Design: Structured focus groups were held with adult, low-income, nonpregnant, African American women in Connecticut. Data were collected using a standardized discussion guide, audio-taped and transcribed. Four independent researchers coded the transcripts using the constant comparative method. Codes were organized into overarching themes. Results: Contraceptive knowledge was limited, with formal contraceptive education often occurring after sexual debut. Attitudes about contraception were overtly negative, with method effectiveness being judged by the presence of side effects. Family and friends strongly influence contraceptive decisions, while male partners are primarily seen as a barrier. Contraceptive pills are perceived as readily accessible, although compliance is considered a barrier. Conclusions: Contraception education should occur before sexual debut, should involve trusted family and community members and should positively frame issues in terms of achieving life goals. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
36 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/054-838-344-021-357 tex.eissn: [object Object] tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: African American; African-American; Contraception; Family planning; Focus groups; Unplanned pregnancy; adult; article; attitude to health; contraception; dept.pch; family; family planning; female; friend; health education; human; knowledge; lowest income group; medical decision making; oral contraceptive agent; patient compliance

Insights into the experiences of older workers and change: through the lens of selection, optimization, and compensation. - Unson, Christine; Richardson, Margaret (The Gerontologist, 2013)
Purpose: The study examined the barriers faced, the goals selected, and the optimization and compensation strategies of older workers in relation to career change. Method: Thirty open-ended interviews, 12 in the United States and 18 in New Zealand, were conducted, recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed for themes. Results: Barriers to finding and maintaining work included task difficulty, problems with coworkers and management, lack of self-confidence, health/physical limitations, ageism, and stereotyping. Respondents' most frequently selected goals for a new career were the desire to help others, work satisfaction, and acquisition of learning. Seventy-five percent of respondents in paid employment had earning an income as a goal. Optimization strategies included drawing on past experience, assessing skills, seeking careers/organizations that fitted their values, and a willingness to accept lower pay or unpaid work. Attitudinal strategies included focus and persistence, optimism, and positive attitudes toward change. The compensation strategies reported were on-the-job training; help from coworkers, clients, or customers; friends and family social support; and professional networks. Management practices considered helpful were flexible work schedules, supervisors' patience, and formal recognition of the value of older workers. Conclusion: This qualitative study, using the SOC framework, showed that evaluating one's skills and values, being positive about change, and being part of a supportive work environment were key contributors to adaptive competence. © 2012 © The Author 2012. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.
17 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: United States Unson, Christine. Department of Public Health, Southern Connecticut State University, 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515, USA. unsonc1@southernct.edu
Keywords: *Aging/px [Psychology]; *Compensation and Redress; *Employment/px [Psychology]; *Goals; *Self Concept; Aged; Aged; 80 and over; Aging; Compensation and Redress; Employment; Encore careers; Female; Goals; Humans; Inservice Training; Interviews as Topic; Male; Middle Aged; Models; Psychological; Motivation; Multivariate Analysis; New Zealand; Qualitative Research; SOC; Self Concept; Social Support; United States; Workplace; aged; aging; article; compensation; dept.pch; employment; female; human; in service training; interview; male; middle aged; motivation; multivariate analysis; peer-reviewed; psychological aspect; psychological model; qualitative research; self concept; social support; very elderly; workplace

An Examination of Exposure to Traumatic Events and Symptoms and Strengths for Children Served in a Behavioral Health System of Care. - Whitson, Melissa L; Connell, Christian M; Bernard, Stanley; Kaufman, Joy S (Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2012)
The present study examined how exposure to traumatic events impacts children with severe emotional disturbance who are being served in a school-based system of care. Multilevel growth curve models were used to examine the relationships between a child's history of traumatic events (physical abuse, sexual abuse, or domestic violence) and behavioral and emotional strengths, internalizing problem behaviors, or externalizing problem behaviors over 18 months. Results indicate that children receiving services (N = 134) exhibited increased emotional and behavioral strengths and decreased internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors from enrollment to 18 months follow-up. Children with a history of traumatic events improved more slowly than children without such a history on both strengths and internalizing problem behaviors, even after controlling for dosage of services received and other characteristics previously found to predict outcomes. Gender was also related to improvement in internalizing symptoms. Results highlight the continued need to assess the impact of exposure to traumatic events for children served in a system of care.
10 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: United States Whitson, Melissa L. Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA. Connell, Christian M. Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA. Bernard, Stanley. Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT, USA. Kaufman, Joy S. Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Keywords: children's mental health; dept.pch; emotional and behavioral problems and strengths; multilevel models; peer-reviewed; systems of care; trauma

The impact of youth and family risk factors on service recommendations and delivery in a school-based system of care. - Whitson, Melissa L; Connell, Christian M; Bernard, Stanley; Kaufman, Joy S (Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 2011)
The present study examines the impact of child and family risk factors on service access for youth and families in a school-based system of care. Regression analyses examined the relationships between risk factors and services recommended, services received, and dosage of services received. Logistic regression analyses examined the relationship between risk factors and whether or not youth received specific types of services within the system of care. Results revealed that youth with a personal or family history of substance use had more services recommended than youth without these risk factors, while youth with a family history of substance use received more services. Youth with a history of substance use received a significantly higher dosage of services overall. Finally, history of family mental illness was associated with receiving mental health and operational services (e.g., family advocacy, emergency funds). Implications and limitations are discussed.
5 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: United States Whitson, Melissa L. Department of Public Health, Southern Connecticut State University, 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515, USA. melissa.whitson@yale.edu
Keywords: *Adolescent Health Services/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data]; *Mental Health Services/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data]; *School Health Services/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data]; *Substance-Related Disorders/px [Psychology]; Adolescent; Adolescent Health Services; Connecticut; Cross-Sectional Studies; Family Characteristics; Female; Health Services Needs and Demand; Humans; Income; Logistic Models; Male; Mental Health Services; Parents; Questionnaires; Referral and Consultation; Referral and Consultation/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data]; Risk Factors; School Health Services; Schools; Substance-Related Disorders; Substance-Related Disorders/th [Therapy]; Surveys and Questionnaires; United States; addiction; adolescent; article; child health care; cross-sectional study; dept.pch; family size; female; health service; human; income; male; mental health service; parent; patient referral; psychological aspect; questionnaire; risk factor; school; school health service; statistical model; statistics; utilization review

Identification of common and cell type specific LXXLL motif EcR cofactors using a bioinformatics refined candidate RNAi screen in Drosophila melanogaster cell lines - Davis, Melissa B.; SanGil, Inigo; Berry, Grace; Olayokun, Rashidat; Neves, Lori H. (BMC Developmental Biology, 2011)
Background: During Drosophila development, titers of the steroid ecdysone trigger and maintain temporal and tissue specific biological transitions. Decades of evidence reveal that the ecdysone response is both unique to specific tissues and distinct among developmental timepoints. To achieve this diversity in response, the several isoforms of the Ecdysone Receptor, which transduce the hormone signal to the genome level, are believed to interact with tissue specific cofactors. To date, little is known about the identity of these cofactor interactions; therefore, we conducted a bioinformatics informed, RNAi luciferase reporter screen against a subset of putative candidate cofactors identified through an in silico proteome screen. Candidates were chosen based on criteria obtained from bioinformatic consensus of known nuclear receptor cofactors and homologs, including amino acid sequence motif content and context. Results: The bioinformatics pre-screen of the Drosophila melanogaster proteome was successful in identifying an enriched putative candidate gene cohort. Over 80% of the genes tested yielded a positive hit in our reporter screen. We have identified both cell type specific and common cofactors which appear to be necessary for proper ecdysone induced gene regulation. We have determined that certain cofactors act as co-repressors to reduce target gene expression, while others act as co-activators to increase target gene expression. Interestingly, we find that a few of the cofactors shared among cell types have a reversible roles to function as co-repressors in certain cell types while in other cell types they serve as co-activators. Lastly, these proteins are highly conserved, with higher order organism homologs also harboring the LXXLL steroid receptor interaction domains, suggesting a highly conserved mode of steroid cell target specificity. Conclusions: In conclusion, we submit these cofactors as novel components of the ecdysone signaling pathway in order to further elucidate the dynamics of steroid specificity. © 2011 Davis et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
8 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: pop00119 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: Amino Acid Motifs; Animals; Co-Repressor Proteins; Computational Biology; Drosophila melanogaster; Ecdysone; Phylogeny; RNA Interference; RNA interference; Receptors; Steroid; Transcription Factors; animal; article; biology; chemistry; corepressor protein; dept.pch; ecdysone; ecdysone receptor; genetics; metabolism; phylogeny; protein motif; steroid receptor; transcription factor

Patterns in office referral data by grade, Race/Ethnicity, and gender - Kaufman, Joy S.; Jaser, Sarah S.; Vaughan, Ellen L.; Reynolds, Jesse S.; Di Donato, John; Bernard, Stanley N.; Hernandez-Brereton, Maria (Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2010)
Research supports that office referral data is useful in informing programmatic decisions and planning interventions such as Positive Behavior Supports (PBS). Knowledge of patterns of office referrals may facilitate development of interventions that target specific groups. This study examines patterns in office referrals within an urban district by gender, race/ ethnicity and grade. Findings reveal that there are differences by grade that appear to be related to developmental level, with more referrals for aggression in younger students (grades K-6), disrespectful behavior in middle school students (grades 7-8), and attendance problems in high school students. Gender differences in the rate and type of referrals were found, with significantly more referrals for boys' delinquent/aggressive behavior, which may relate to how schools define unacceptable behavior and the data collection method. Finally, there were significantly more referrals for African American/black students than Hispanic students, suggesting that schools consider racial differences when developing behavioral expectations.
61 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/072-571-635-125-933 tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: Office referral data; Positive behavioral supports; Schools; dept.pch

Neuroendocrine profiles associated with discrete behavioural variation in Symphodus ocellatus, a species with male alternative reproductive tactics. - Nugent, Bridget M.; Stiver, Kelly A.; Alonzo, Suzanne H.; Hofmann, Hans A. (Molecular Ecology, 2016)
The molecular mechanisms underlying phenotypic plasticity are not well understood. Identifying mechanisms underlying alternative reproductive tactics (ARTs) in species for which the behavioural and fitness consequences of this variation are well characterized provides an opportunity to integrate evolutionary and mechanistic understanding of the maintenance of variation within populations. In the ocellated wrasse Symphodus ocellatus, the behavioural phenotypes of three distinct male morphs (sneakers, satellites and nesting males), which arise from a single genome, have been thoroughly characterized. To determine the neuroendocrine and genomic mechanisms associated with discrete phenotypic variation and ARTs in S. ocellatus in their natural environment, we constructed a whole-brain de novo transcriptome and compared global patterns of gene expression between sexes and male morphs. Next, we quantified circulating cortisol and 11-ketotestosterone (11-kt), mediators of male reproductive behaviours, as well as stress and gonadal steroid hormone receptor expression in the preoptic area, ventral subpallial division of the telencephalon and dorsolateral telencephalon, critical brain regions for social and reproductive behaviours. We found higher levels of 11-kt in nesting males and higher levels of cortisol in sneaker males relative to other male morphs and females. We also identified distinct patterns of brain region-specific hormone receptor expression between males such that most hormone receptors are more highly expressed in satellites and nesting males relative to sneakers and females. Our results establish the neuroendocrine and molecular mechanisms that underlie ARTs in the wild and provide a foundation for experimentally testing hypotheses about the relationship between neuromolecular processes and reproductive success. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
13 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: pop00070 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: *Neurosecretory Systems/ph [Physiology]; *Perciformes/ph [Physiology]; *Reproduction; *Sexual Behavior; Animal; 11-ketotestosterone; Animals; Brain; Brain/me [Metabolism]; Female; Hydrocortisone; Hydrocortisone/bl [Blood]; Male; Nesting Behavior; Neurosecretory Systems; Perciformes; Perciformes/ge [Genetics]; Phenotype; Reproduction; Sexual Behavior; Animal; Testosterone; Testosterone/aa [Analogs & Derivatives]; Testosterone/bl [Blood]; Transcriptome; alternative reproductive tactics; analogs and derivatives; animal; blood; brain; dept.psy; female; gene expression; genetics; hormones; hydrocortisone; male; metabolism; nesting; neurosecretion; peer-reviewed; phenotype; physiology; reproduction; sexual behavior; testosterone; transcriptome

Ocean acidification affects fish spawning but not paternity at CO2 seeps - Milazzo, Marco; Cattano, Carlo; Alonzo, Suzanne H; Foggo, Andrew; Gristina, Michele; Rodolfo-Metalpa, Riccardo; Sinopoli, Mauro; Spatafora, Davide; Stiver, Kelly A; Hall-Spencer, Jason M (Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2016)
Fish exhibit impaired sensory function and altered behaviour at levels of ocean acidification expected to occur owing to anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions during this century. We provide the first evidence of the effects of ocean acidification on reproductive behaviour of fish in the wild. Satellite and sneaker male ocellated wrasse (Symphodus ocellatus) compete to fertilize eggs guarded by dominant nesting males. Key mating behaviours such as dominant male courtship and nest defence did not differ between sites with ambient versus elevated CO2 concentrations. Dominant males did, however, experience significantly lower rates of pair spawning at elevated CO2 levels. Despite the higher risk of sperm competition found at elevated CO2, we also found a trend of lower satellite and sneaker male paternity at elevated CO2 Given the importance of fish for food security and ecosystem stability, this study highlights the need for targeted research into the effects of rising CO2 levels on patterns of reproduction in wild fish. Copyright © 2016 The Author(s).
32 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: England Milazzo, Marco. Department of Earth and Marine Sciences (DiSTeM), CoNISMa, University of Palermo, Palermo 90123, Italy marco.milazzo@unipa.it. Cattano, Carlo. Department of Earth and Marine Sciences (DiSTeM), CoNISMa, University of Palermo, Palermo 90123, Italy. Alonzo, Suzanne H. PBSci-Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA. Foggo, Andrew. Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, Plymouth University, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK. Gristina, Michele. CNR-IAMC, Mazara del Vallo (TP), 91026, Italy. Rodolfo-Metalpa, Riccardo. Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, UMR 250 ENTROPIE, Noumea, 98848, New Caledonia. Sinopoli, Mauro. Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Palermo 90143, Italy. Spatafora, Davide. Department of Earth and Marine Sciences (DiSTeM), CoNISMa, University of Palermo, Palermo 90123, Italy. Stiver, Kelly A. Psychology Department, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT 06515, USA. Hall-Spencer, Jason M. Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, Plymouth University, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK International Educational and Research Laboratory Program, Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba, 5-10-1 Shimoda, Shizuoka 415-0025, Japan.
Keywords: *Carbon Dioxide/ch [Chemistry]; *Perciformes/ph [Physiology]; *Reproduction/ph [Physiology]; *Seawater/ch [Chemistry]; *Sexual Behavior; Animal; Alternative reproductive tactics; Animals; CO2 vent; Carbon Dioxide; Climate change; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Labrid; Labridae; Male; Oceans and Seas; Perciformes; Reproduction; Seawater; Sexual Behavior; Animal; Symphodus ocellatus; acidification; animal; anthropogenic effect; carbon dioxide; carbon emission; chemistry; climate change; concentration (composition); courtship; dept.psy; ecological stability; food security; male; pH; paternity; perciform; physiology; reproduction; reproductive behavior; sea; sea water; sexual behavior; spawning population; sperm competition; wild population

Human choices between variable and fixed rewards in hypothetical variable‐delay and double‐reward discounting procedures - McKerchar, Todd L.; Mazur, James E. (Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 2016)
Prior research has shown that nonhumans show an extreme preference for variable-over fixed-delays to reinforcement. This well-established preference for variability occurs because a reinforcer's strength or “value” decreases according to a curvilinear function as its delay increases. The purpose of the present experiments was to investigate whether this preference for variability occurs with human participants making hypothetical choices. In three experiments, participants recruited from Amazon Mechanical Turk made choices between variable and fixed monetary rewards. In a variable-delay procedure, participants repeatedly chose between a reward delivered either immediately or after a delay (with equal probability) and a reward after a fixed delay (Experiments 1 and 2). In a double-reward procedure, participants made choices between an alternative consisting of two rewards, one delivered immediately and one after a delay, and a second alternative consisting of a single reward delivered after a delay (Experiments 1 and 3). Finally, all participants completed a standard delay-discounting task. Although we observed both curvilinear discounting and magnitude effects in the standard discounting task, we found no consistent evidence of a preference for variability-as predicted by two prominent models of curvilinear discounting (i.e., a simple hyperbola and a hyperboloid)-in our variable-delay and double-reward procedures. This failure to observe a preference for variability may be attributed to the hypothetical, rule-governed nature of choices in the present study. In such contexts, participants may adopt relatively simple strategies for making more complex choices.
3 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: pop00258 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: dept.psy; peer-reviewed

A longitudinal follow-up study of happiness and meaning-making - Abe, Jo Ann A. (The Journal of Positive Psychology, 2016)
The long-term outcomes associated with happiness and meaning-making were examined by following up on participants in previous studies on experiential learning an average of 2.5 years later. Measures of happiness and meaning-making were extracted by analyzing the participants' journals using a computerized text-analysis program. Happiness as assessed by a composite measure of positive emotionality showed weak associations with the measures of adaptive functioning, and was negatively correlated with optimism, as well as positively correlated with emotion suppression. By contrast, meaning-making as assessed by composite measures of cognitive processing and self-distancing was robustly positively correlated with almost all measures of adaptive functioning. Regression analyses revealed that the two measures of meaning and their interaction term accounted for 20-24% of the variance in predicting the outcome measures. This study revealed that there may be at times a trade-off between happiness and meaning-making as well as a reversal in their patterns of long-term outcomes.
12 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/062-977-358-552-036 tex.eissn: [object Object] tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: LIWC; dept.psy; follow up; happiness; longitudinal; meaning-making; regression analysis; self-distancing; text-analysis

Ovarian fluid allows directional cryptic female choice despite external fertilization. - Alonzo, Suzanne H; Stiver, Kelly A; Marsh-Rollo, Susan E (Nature Communications, 2016)
In species with internal fertilization, females can favour certain males over others, not only before mating but also within the female's reproductive tract after mating. Here, we ask whether such directional post-mating (that is, cryptic) female mate choice can also occur in species with external fertilization. Using an in vitro sperm competition experiment, we demonstrate that female ovarian fluid (ovarian fluid) changes the outcome of sperm competition by decreasing the importance of sperm number thereby increasing the relative importance of sperm velocity. We further show that ovarian fluid does not differentially affect sperm from alternative male phenotypes, but generally enhances sperm velocity, motility, straightness and chemoattraction. Under natural conditions, female ovarian fluid likely increases the paternity of the preferred parental male phenotype, as these males release fewer but faster sperm. These results imply females have greater control over fertilization and potential to exert selection on males in species with external fertilization than previously thought possible.
81 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: England Alonzo, Suzanne H. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, 165 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA. Alonzo, Suzanne H. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA. Stiver, Kelly A. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, 165 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA. Stiver, Kelly A. Psychology Department, Southern Connecticut State University, 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06515, USA. Marsh-Rollo, Susan E. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA. Marsh-Rollo, Susan E. Department of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behaviour, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street W, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S4K1.
Keywords: *Body Fluids/me [Metabolism]; *Choice Behavior/ph [Physiology]; *Fertilization/ph [Physiology]; *Ovary/me [Metabolism]; *Spermatozoa/ph [Physiology]; Animals; Body Fluids; Choice Behavior; Female; Fertilization; Male; Ovary; Perciformes; Perciformes/ph [Physiology]; Reproduction; Reproduction/ph [Physiology]; Sexual Behavior; Animal; Sexual Behavior; Animal/ph [Physiology]; Sperm Count; Spermatozoa; animal; body fluid; decision making; dept.psy; experimental study; female; fertilization; fertilization (reproduction); in vitro study; liquid; male; mate choice; metabolism; ovary; paternity; phenotype; physiology; reproduction; sexual behavior; species; sperm; sperm competition; spermatozoon; spermatozoon count; spermatozoon motility; thinking

Age-related effects of chronic restraint stress on ethanol drinking, ethanol-induced sedation, and on basal and stress-induced anxiety response. - Fernandez, Macarena Soledad; Fabio, Maria Carolina; Miranda-Morales, Roberto Sebastian; Virgolini, Miriam B; De Giovanni, Laura N; Hansen, Cristian; Wille-Bille, Aranza; Nizhnikov, Michael E; Spear, Linda P; Pautassi, Ricardo Marcos (Alcohol, 2016)
Adolescents are sensitive to the anxiolytic effect of ethanol, and evidence suggests that they may be more sensitive to stress than adults. Relatively little is known, however, about age-related differences in stress modulation of ethanol drinking or stress modulation of ethanol-induced sedation and hypnosis. We observed that chronic restraint stress transiently exacerbated free-choice ethanol drinking in adolescent, but not in adult, rats. Restraint stress altered exploration patterns of a light-dark box apparatus in adolescents and adults. Stressed animals spent significantly more time in the white area of the maze and made significantly more transfers between compartments than their non-stressed peers. Behavioral response to acute stress, on the other hand, was modulated by prior restraint stress only in adults. Adolescents, unlike adults, exhibited ethanol-induced motor stimulation in an open field. Stress increased the duration of loss of the righting reflex after a high ethanol dose, yet this effect was similar at both ages. Ethanol-induced sleep time was much higher in adult than in adolescent rats, yet stress diminished ethanol-induced sleep time only in adults. The study indicates age-related differences that may increase the risk for initiation and escalation in alcohol drinking. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
27 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: United States Fernandez, Macarena Soledad. Instituto de Investigacion Medica M. y M. Ferreyra (INIMEC - CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Cordoba), Cordoba, Argentina; Center for Development and Behavioral Neuroscience, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, USA. Fabio, Maria Carolina. Instituto de Investigacion Medica M. y M. Ferreyra (INIMEC - CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Cordoba), Cordoba, Argentina; Center for Development and Behavioral Neuroscience, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, USA. Miranda-Morales, Roberto Sebastian. Instituto de Investigacion Medica M. y M. Ferreyra (INIMEC - CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Cordoba), Cordoba, Argentina. Virgolini, Miriam B. Instituto de Farmacologia Experimental de Cordoba (IFEC-CONICET), Cordoba, Argentina; Departamento de Farmacologia, Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas, UNC, Cordoba, Argentina. De Giovanni, Laura N. Instituto de Farmacologia Experimental de Cordoba (IFEC-CONICET), Cordoba, Argentina; Departamento de Farmacologia, Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas, UNC, Cordoba, Argentina. Hansen, Cristian. Laboratorio de Analisis Clinicos Especializados (LACE), Cordoba, Argentina. Wille-Bille, Aranza. Instituto de Investigacion Medica M. y M. Ferreyra (INIMEC - CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Cordoba), Cordoba, Argentina. Nizhnikov, Michael E. Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT, USA. Spear, Linda P. Center for Development and Behavioral Neuroscience, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, USA. Pautassi, Ricardo Marcos. Instituto de Investigacion Medica M. y M. Ferreyra (INIMEC - CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Cordoba), Cordoba, Argentina; Facultad de Psicologia, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba (UNC), Cordoba, Argentina. Electronic address: rpautassi@gmail.com.
Keywords: *Alcohol Drinking/px [Psychology]; *Anxiety/px [Psychology]; *Ethanol/ad [Administration & Dosage]; *Hypnotics and Sedatives/ad [Administration & Dosage]; *Stress; Psychological/px [Psychology]; Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Alcohol Drinking; Alcohol Drinking/ae [Adverse Effects]; Alcohol Drinking/bl [Blood]; Animals; Anxiety; Anxiety/bl [Blood]; Anxiety/et [Etiology]; Article; Chronic Disease; Ethanol; Ethanol/to [Toxicity]; Hypnotics and Sedatives; Hypnotics and Sedatives/to [Toxicity]; Male; Rat; Rats; Rats; Sprague-Dawley; Rats; Wistar; Restraint stress; Sprague Dawley rat; Stress; Psychological; Stress; Psychological/bl [Blood]; Stress; Psychological/co [Complications]; Wistar rat; acute stress; adverse effects; age; age distribution; alcohol; alcohol blood level; alcohol consumption; animal; animal behavior; anxiety; blood; body weight; chronic disease; complication; controlled study; corticosterone; corticosterone blood level; dept.psy; drinking behavior; etiology; hypnosis; hypnotic sedative agent; locomotion; male; mental stress; motor activity; mouse; nonhuman; open field test; peer-reviewed; psychology; rat; restrain stress; righting reflex; sedation; sex difference; sleep time; stimulus response; stress

The role of genes involved in stress, neural plasticity, and brain circuitry in depressive phenotypes: Convergent findings in a mouse model of neglect. - Montalvo-Ortiz, Janitza L; Bordner, Kelly A; Carlyle, Becky C; Gelernter, Joel; Simen, Arthur A; Kaufman, Joan (Behavioural brain research, 2016)
Early life neglect increases risk for the development of psychopathologies during childhood and adulthood, including depression and anxiety disorders. We recently reported epigenetic changes in DNA derived from saliva in three genes predicted depression in a cohort of maltreated children: DNA-binding protein inhibitor ID-3 (ID3), Glutamate NMDA Receptor (GRIN1), and Tubulin Polymerization Promoting Protein (TPPP). To validate the role of these genes in depression risk, secondary analyses were conducted of gene expression data obtained from medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) tissue of mice subjected to a model of maternal neglect which included maternal separation and early weaning (MSEW). Anxiety and depression-like phenotype data derived using the elevated plus maze (EPM) and forced swimming test (FST), respectively, were also available for secondary analyses. Behavioral tests were conducted in MSEW and control adult male mice when they were between 65 and 80days old. ID3, GRIN1 and TPPP gene expression in the mPFC were found to significantly predict behavioral differences in the EPM and FST. These results further support the role of these genes in the etiology of depressive and anxiety phenotypes following early life stress. Copyright © 2016. Published by Elsevier B.V.
26 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: Netherlands Montalvo-Ortiz, Janitza L. Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06520, United States. Bordner, Kelly A. Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT, United States. Carlyle, Becky C. Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06520, United States. Gelernter, Joel. Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06520, United States; Veterans Administration, West Haven, CT, United States. Simen, Arthur A. Neuroscience Research Unit, Pfizer Worldwide Research & Development, Cambridge, MA, United States. Kaufman, Joan. Center for Child and Family Traumatic Stress, Kennedy Krieger Institute, United States; Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, United States. Electronic address: joan.kaufman@kennedykrieger.org.
Keywords: *Depression/pa [Pathology]; *Gene Expression Regulation/ph [Physiology]; *Maternal Deprivation; *Neuronal Plasticity/ph [Physiology]; *Prefrontal Cortex/me [Metabolism]; *Stress; Psychological/pa [Pathology]; Animals; Article; C57BL mouse; DBA mouse; DNA-binding protein inhibitor ID-3 (ID3); Depression; Disease Models; Animal; GRIN1 gene; Gene Expression Regulation; Glutamate NMDA receptor (GRIN1); Gprin1 protein; mouse; ID3 gene; Idb3 protein; mouse; Inhibitor of Differentiation Proteins; Inhibitor of Differentiation Proteins/ge [Genetics]; Inhibitor of Differentiation Proteins/me [Metabolism]; Male; Maternal Deprivation; Maze Learning; Maze Learning/ph [Physiology]; Methylation; Mice; Mice; Inbred C57BL; Mice; Inbred DBA; Microarray Analysis; Neglect; Nerve Tissue Proteins; Nerve Tissue Proteins/ge [Genetics]; Nerve Tissue Proteins/me [Metabolism]; Neuronal Plasticity; Prefrontal Cortex; RNA; Messenger; RNA; Messenger/me [Metabolism]; Receptors; N-Methyl-D-Aspartate; Receptors; N-Methyl-D-Aspartate/ge [Genetics]; Receptors; N-Methyl-D-Aspartate/me [Metabolism]; Stress; Psychological; Swimming; Swimming/px [Psychology]; TPPP protein; mouse; Tubulin polymerization promoting protein (TPPP); animal; animal experiment; animal model; animal tissue; anxiety; connectome; controlled study; depression; dept.psy; disease activity; disease model; early life stress; gene; gene expression regulation; gene function; gene identification; gene location; genetics; inhibitor of differentiation protein; male; maternal deprivation; maze test; medial prefrontal cortex; mental stress; messenger RNA; metabolism; microarray analysis; molecular dynamics; molecular pathology; mouse; n methyl dextro aspartic acid receptor; nerve cell plasticity; nerve protein; nonhuman; pathology; peer-reviewed; phenotype; physiology; prediction; prefrontal cortex

Transgenerational transmission of the effect of gestational ethanol exposure on ethanol Use‐Related behavior - Nizhnikov, Michael E; Popoola, Daniel O; Cameron, Nicole M (Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 2016)
Background: Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) enhances the risk for alcoholism by increasing the propensity to consume alcohol and altering neurophysiological response to alcohol challenge. Trans-generationally transmittable genetic alterations have been implicated in these behavioral changes. To date, transgenerational transmission of PAE-induced behavioral responses to alcohol has never been experimentally investigated. Therefore, we explored the transgenerational transmission of PAE-induced behavioral effects across 3 generations. Methods: Pregnant Sprague Dawley dams received 1 g/kg ethanol (EtOH) or water daily on gestational days 17 through 20 via gavage, or remained untreated in their home cages. To produce second filial (F2) or F3 generations, similarly treated adult F1 or F2 offspring were mated and left undisturbed through gestation. On postnatal day (PND) 14, male and female F1, F2, and F3 offspring were tested for consumption of 5% (w/v) EtOH (in water), or water. Using the loss of righting reflex (LORR) paradigm on PND 42, F1 and F2 adolescent male offspring were tested for sensitivity to acute EtOH-induced sedation-hypnosis at 3.5 or 4.5 g/kg dose. F3 male adolescents were similarly tested at 3.5 g/kg dose. Blood EtOH concentration (BEC) was measured at waking. Results: EtOH exposure increased EtOH consumption compared to both water and untreated control groups in all generations. EtOH-treated group F1 and F2 adolescents displayed attenuated LORR duration compared to the water group. No attenuated LORR was observed in the F3 generation. BEC at waking corroborated with the significant LORR duration differences while also revealing differences between untreated control and water groups in F1 and F2 generations. Conclusions: Our results provide novel behavioral evidence attesting that late gestational moderate EtOH exposure increases EtOH intake across 3 generations and may alter sensitivity to EtOH-induced sedation-hypnosis across 2 generations. © 2016 Research Society on Alcoholism.
25 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/013-977-782-274-445 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: Alcohol Drinking; Animals; Animals; Newborn; Article; Ethanol; Female; Infant; Intake; Loss of Righting Reflex; Male; Pregnancy; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; Rat; Rats; Rats; Sprague-Dawley; Sprague Dawley rat; adult; alcohol; alcoholism; animal; animal experiment; behavior; behavior change; chemically induced; dept.psy; drinking behavior; epigenetics; female; genetics; hypnosis; male; newborn; nonhuman; pregnancy; prenatal exposure; priority journal; progeny; psychology; rat; righting reflex; sedation; transgenerational transmission; wakefulness; water

Very-Brief, Web-Based Interventions for Reducing Alcohol Use and Related Problems among College Students: A Review. - Leeman, Robert F; Perez, Elliottnell; Nogueira, Christine; DeMartini, Kelly S (Frontiers in psychiatry, 2015)
Very-brief, web-based alcohol interventions have great potential due to their convenience, ease of dissemination, and college students' stated preference for this intervention modality. To address the efficacy of these interventions, we conducted a review of the literature to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Fifteen published reports were included. All RCTs meeting criteria for inclusion tested an intervention that featured personalized feedback on students' patterns of alcohol consumption. This review found some evidence to support the efficacy of very-brief, web-based interventions among college students for alcohol use reduction. Several trials, however, reported no evidence of efficacy and the methods of multiple trials raised concerns about potential bias that may have influenced study results. By contrast, this review did not yield evidence to support the efficacy of very-brief, web-based interventions for reduction of alcohol–related problems among college students. We found evidence to support the efficacy of two main types of intervention content: (a) focused solely on personalized normative feedback designed to correct misconceptions about peer alcohol consumption and (b) multi-component interventions. Future research is needed to test enhancements to very-brief, web-based interventions that feature personalized feedback on patterns of alcohol use and to determine for which types of college drinkers (e.g., heavier or lighter drinkers) these interventions are most efficacious. In addition, future studies are needed to test novel, very-brief, web-based interventions featuring approaches other than personalized feedback. In summary, this review yielded some evidence supporting very-brief, web-based interventions in reducing alcohol use but not related problems in college students. Very-brief, web-based interventions are worth pursuing given their convenience, privacy, and potential public health benefit.
21 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: Switzerland Leeman, Robert F. Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. Perez, Elliottnell. Department of Psychology, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT, USA. Nogueira, Christine. Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. DeMartini, Kelly S. Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Keywords: Computer; Effectiveness; Intervention; Motivational interviewing; Prevention; Review; Technology; Young adult; Youth; alcohol consumption; attitude to health; college student; dept.psy; evidence based practice; follow up; human; outcome assessment; peer group; peer-reviewed; personalized feedback; public health service; randomized controlled trial (topic); sample size; systematic error; very brief web based intervention

Should police use ACID? Training and credibility assessment using transcripts versus recordings - Colwell, Kevin; James-Kangal, Neslihan; Hiscock-Anisman, Cheryl; Phelan, Vivian (Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 2015)
There is a need for an applicable system of investigative interviewing and credibility assessment that extends science to practice. Experiment 1: Officers assessed the credibility of colleagues in a face-to-face interaction. Fourteen of sixteen officers were wrong in determining whether their colleague was responding honestly to them or lying to them. Experiment 2 compared untrained officers to officers trained in Assessment Criteria Indicative of Deception (ACID) in their ability to assess the credibility of statements regarding real and mock crimes by analyzing either verbatim transcripts or audio recordings. Officers who were trained in ACID performed significantly better after training than before, and significantly better than a group of officers who were never trained in ACID (89% correct versus 53% correct). No differences emerged due to analyzing transcripts versus recordings. The practical aspects of these results are discussed, including success rate, ease of application, and ease of training. The theoretical discussion includes differential recall enhancement and impression management. Finally, limitations and suggestions for future research are presented.
11 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/172-830-993-603-666 tex.eissn: [object Object] tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: Article; Assessment Criteria Indicative of Deception (ACID); adult; assessment criteria indicative of deception; audio recording; clinical assessment tool; controlled study; credibility assessment; criminal justice; deception; decision making; dept.psy; diagnostic accuracy; differential recall enhancement; human; human experiment; investigative interviewing; police; recall; scoring system; task performance; training; verbal behavior; videorecording; visual stimulation; word recognition; written language

Prenatal ethanol increases ethanol intake throughout adolescence, alters ethanol-mediated aversive learning, and affects μ but not δ or κ opioid receptor mRNA expression - Fabio, María Carolina; Macchione, Ana Fabiola; Nizhnikov, Michael E.; Pautassi, Ricardo Marcos (European Journal of Neuroscience, 2015)
Animal models of prenatal ethanol exposure (PEE) have indicated a facilitatory effect of PEE on adolescent ethanol intake, but few studies have assessed the effects of moderate PEE throughout adolescence. The mechanisms underlying this facilitatory effect remain largely unknown. In the present study, we analysed ethanol intake in male and female Wistar rats with or without PEE (2.0 g/kg, gestational days 17-20) from postnatal days 37 to 62. The results revealed greater ethanol consumption in PEE rats than in controls, which persisted throughout adolescence. By the end of testing, ethanol ingestion in PEE rats was nearly 6.0 g/kg. PEE was associated with insensitivity to ethanol-induced aversion. PEE and control rats were further analysed for levels of μ, δ and κ opioid receptor mRNA in the infralimbic cortex, nucleus accumbens shell, and ventral tegmental area. Similar levels of mRNA were observed across most areas and opioid receptors, but μ receptor mRNA in the ventral tegmental area was significantly increased by PEE. Unlike previous studies that assessed the effects of PEE on ethanol intake close to birth, or in only a few sessions during adolescence, the present study observed a facilitatory effect of PEE that lasted throughout adolescence. PEE was associated with insensitivity to the aversive effect of ethanol, and increased levels of μ opioid receptor transcripts. PEE is a prominent vulnerability factor that probably favors the engagement of adolescents in risky trajectories of ethanol use. © 2015 Federation of European Neuroscience Societies and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
45 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: pop00123 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: *Alcohol Drinking/pp [Physiopathology]; *Avoidance Learning/de [Drug Effects]; *Central Nervous System Depressants/to [Toxicity]; *Ethanol/to [Toxicity]; *Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects/ci [Chemically Induced]; *Receptors; Opioid; delta/me [Metabolism]; *Receptors; Opioid; kappa/me [Metabolism]; Adolescent; Age Factors; Alcohol Drinking; Animals; Article; Aversive conditioning; Avoidance Learning; Central Nervous System Depressants; Ethanol; Ethanol intake; Female; Male; Opioid receptors; Pregnancy; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects/pp [Physiopathology]; Prenatal ethanol; RNA isolation; RNA; Messenger; RNA; Messenger/me [Metabolism]; Rats; Rats; Wistar; Receptors; Opioid; delta; Receptors; Opioid; delta/ge [Genetics]; Receptors; Opioid; kappa; Receptors; Opioid; kappa/ge [Genetics]; Wistar rat; adolescence; adolescent; age; alcohol; alcohol consumption; alcohol intoxication; animal; animal experiment; animal model; aversion; aversive behavior; aversive conditioning; avoidance behavior; body weight; central depressant agent; chemically induced; controlled study; delta opiate receptor; dept.psy; drinking behavior; drug effects; ethanol intake; facilitation; female; fluid intake; genetics; glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase; kappa opiate receptor; male; messenger RNA; metabolism; microdissection; motivation; mu opiate receptor; nonhuman; opioid receptors; pathophysiology; place preference; polymerase chain reaction; pregnancy; prenatal ethanol; prenatal ethanol exposure; prenatal exposure; priority journal; protein expression; quantitative analysis; rat; reinforcement; reverse transcription; sigma opiate receptor; sugar intake

Differential emotions theory as a theory of personality development - Abe, Jo Ann A. (Emotion Review, 2015)
In The Face of Emotions, which was Carroll Izard's first major attempt at elaborating his differential emotions theory (DET), he stated that the book presents a theoretical framework for the study of emotions and their role in personality and interpersonal processes. Yet, over the years, his contribution to personality theory has generally been overshadowed by the attention focused on his views on facial expressions and the structure of emotions. This article will begin with a brief overview of the DET perspective on personality development. Then, it will examine how the DET framework can be used to organize recent findings from three lines of research on adult personality. It will conclude with suggestions for future research as well as some personal recollections.
5 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/140-465-546-229-306 tex.eissn: [object Object] tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: dept.psy; differential emotions theory; emotions; personality development

Introduction: special section to honor carroll izard - Abe, Jo Ann A.; Schultz, David (Emotion Review, 2015)
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Keywords: dept.psy

Endogenous opioids as substrates for ethanol intake in the neonatal rat: The impact of prenatal ethanol exposure on the opioid family in the early postnatal period. - Bordner, Kelly; Deak, Terrence (Physiology & Behavior, 2015)
BACKGROUND: Despite considerable knowledge that prenatal ethanol exposure can lead to devastating effects on the developing fetus, alcohol consumption by pregnant women remains strikingly prevalent. Both clinical and basic research has suggested that, in addition to possible physical, behavioral, and cognitive deficits, gestational exposure to alcohol may lead to an increased risk for the development of later alcohol-related use and abuse disorders. The current work sought to characterize alterations in endogenous opioid signaling peptides and gene expression produced by ethanol exposure during the last days of gestation., METHODS: Experimental subjects were 4-, 8-, and 12-day old infant rats obtained from pregnant females that were given daily intubations of 0, 1, or 2g/kg ethanol during the last few days of gestation (GDs 17-20). Using real-time RT-PCR, western blotting analysis, and enzyme immunoassays, we examined mRNA and protein for three opioid receptors and ligands in the nucleus accumbens, ventral tegmental area, and hypothalamus., RESULTS: Three main trends emerged - (1) mRNA for the majority of factors was found to upregulate across each of the three postnatal ages assessed, indicative of escalating ontogenetic expression of opioid-related genes; (2) prenatal ethanol significantly reduced many opioid peptides, suggesting a possible mechanism by which prenatal exposure can affect future responsiveness towards ethanol; and (3) the nucleus accumbens emerged as a key site for ethanol-dependent effects, suggesting a potential target for additional assessment and intervention towards understanding the ethanol's ability to program the developing brain., CONCLUSION: We provide a global assessment of relatively long-term changes in both opioid gene expression and protein following exposure to only moderate amounts of ethanol during a relatively short window in the prenatal period. These results suggest that, while continuing to undergo ontogenetic changes, the infant brain is sensitive to prenatal ethanol exposure and that such exposure may lead to relatively long-lasting changes in the endogenous opioid system within the reward circuitry. These data indicate a potential mechanism and target for additional assessments of ethanol's ability to program the brain, affecting later responsiveness towards the drug. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
23 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: United States Bordner, Kelly. Department of Psychology, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT 06515, United States; Behavioral Neuroscience Program, Department of Psychology, Binghamton University-SUNY, Binghamton, NY 13902, United States. Electronic address: bordnerk2@southernct.edu. Deak, Terrence. Behavioral Neuroscience Program, Department of Psychology, Binghamton University-SUNY, Binghamton, NY 13902, United States; Developmental Exposure Alcohol Research Center (DEARC), Center for Development and Behavioral Neuroscience, Binghamton University-SUNY, Binghamton, NY 13902, United States.
Keywords: *Alcohol Drinking/pp [Physiopathology]; *Central Nervous System Depressants/pd [Pharmacology]; *Ethanol/pd [Pharmacology]; *Gene Expression Regulation; Developmental/de [Drug Effects]; *Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects/pp [Physiopathology]; *Receptors; Opioid/me [Metabolism]; Age Factors; Alcohol Drinking; Analysis of Variance; Animals; Animals; Newborn; Article; Brain; Brain/gd [Growth & Development]; Brain/me [Metabolism]; Central Nervous System Depressants; Dynorphins; Dynorphins/ge [Genetics]; Dynorphins/me [Metabolism]; Enkephalins; Enkephalins/ge [Genetics]; Enkephalins/me [Metabolism]; Ethanol; Female; Gene Expression Regulation; Developmental; Gestational Age; MRNA; Male; Ontogeny; Opioids; Pregnancy; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; Pro-Opiomelanocortin; Pro-Opiomelanocortin/ge [Genetics]; Pro-Opiomelanocortin/me [Metabolism]; Protein; Protein Precursors; Protein Precursors/ge [Genetics]; Protein Precursors/me [Metabolism]; RNA; Messenger; RNA; Messenger/me [Metabolism]; Rat; Rats; Rats; Sprague-Dawley; Receptors; Opioid; Receptors; Opioid/ge [Genetics]; Sprague Dawley rat; Western blotting; age; alcohol; alcohol consumption; analysis of variance; animal; animal experiment; animal tissue; beta endorphin; brain; brain development; central depressant agent; controlled study; delta opiate receptor; dept.psy; drinking behavior; drug effects; dynorphin; endorphin; enkephalin; enzyme immunoassay; female; gene expression; gene expression regulation; genetics; gestation period; gestational age; growth; development and aging; hypothalamus; infant; kappa opiate receptor; male; messenger RNA; metabolism; mu opiate receptor; newborn; nonhuman; nucleus accumbens; ontogeny; opiate receptor; pathophysiology; peer-reviewed; perinatal period

Change in the hedonic value of an aversive stimulus in the presence of a pre-exposed odor. - Kamenetzky, Giselle V; Suarez, Andrea B; Pautassi, Ricardo M; Mustaca, Alba E; Nizhnikov, Michael E (Physiology & behavior, 2015)
Rats exhibit a sensitive period from the time of birth until postnatal day 10 during which they develop preferences for odors even if those odors are paired with a moderately aversive stimulus. It is still unknown whether pre-exposure to an odor produces alterations on intake responses of basic tastants, and on other patterns that indicate a change in the hedonic value of reward, such as nipple grasping behavior. The current study assessed the effect of pre-exposure to an odor immediately after birth on intake responses of appetitive and aversive tastants. The objectives were to assess if 3-hour-old rats adjust their behaviors to obtain different values of appetitive and aversive rewards in the presence of a familiar odor. Specifically we wanted to determine whether the intake of saccharin or quinine, administered through the artificial nipple, increases in the presence of the familiar odor. Results showed that 3-hour-old rats differentially respond to two different concentrations of saccharin and two concentrations of quinine. In the presence of the pre-exposed odor newborn rats increased intake and grasp responses to the artificial nipple containing quinine. This effect disappeared with a higher concentration of quinine. These results suggest that the pre-exposed odor generated a change in the hedonic value of the aversive reward. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
12 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: United States Kamenetzky, Giselle V. Laboratorio de Psicologia Experimental y Aplicada, IDIM, CONICET, UBA, Centro de Altos Estudios en Ciencias Humanas y de la Salud (CAECIHS-UAI), Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Electronic address: yoselevich@hotmail.com. Suarez, Andrea B. Laboratorio de Psicologia Experimental y Aplicada, IDIM, CONICET, UBA, Centro de Altos Estudios en Ciencias Humanas y de la Salud (CAECIHS-UAI), Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Pautassi, Ricardo M. Instituto de Investigacion Medica Mercedes y Martin Ferreyra, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina. Mustaca, Alba E. Laboratorio de Psicologia Experimental y Aplicada, IDIM, CONICET, UBA, Centro de Altos Estudios en Ciencias Humanas y de la Salud (CAECIHS-UAI), Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Nizhnikov, Michael E. Southern Connecticut State University, United States.
Keywords: *Avoidance Learning/ph [Physiology]; *Conditioning; Psychological/ph [Physiology]; *Discrimination; Psychological/ph [Physiology]; *Emotions/ph [Physiology]; *Odorants; *Smell/ph [Physiology]; Age Factors; Analgesics; Non-Narcotic; Animals; Animals; Newborn; Appetitive Behavior; Appetitive Behavior/ph [Physiology]; Article; Aversive solutions; Avoidance Learning; Conditioning (Psychology); Discrimination (Psychology); Dose-Response Relationship; Drug; Emotions; Female; Male; Newborn rats; Odors; Olfactory learning; Ontogeny; Quinine; Quinine/ad [Administration & Dosage]; Rats; Rats; Sprague-Dawley; Reaction Time; Reaction Time/de [Drug Effects]; Reaction Time/ph [Physiology]; Saccharin; Saccharin/ad [Administration & Dosage]; Smell; Sprague Dawley rat; Sweetening Agents; age; analgesic agent; animal; animal behavior; animal experiment; appetite; aversion; avoidance behavior; birth; bitter taste; conditioning; controlled study; dept.psy; dose response; drug effects; emotion; exposure; female; food intake; grip strength; gustatory system; male; newborn; nipple; nonhuman; odor; peer-reviewed; perceptive discrimination; physiology; priority journal; quinine; rat; reaction time; reward; saccharin; stimulus; sweetening agent; taste

Can low-level ethanol exposure during pregnancy influence maternal care? An investigation using two strains of rat across two generations. - Popoola, Daniel O; Borrow, Amanda P; Sanders, Julia E; Nizhnikov, Michael E; Cameron, Nicole M (Physiology & behavior, 2015)
Gestational alcohol use is well documented as detrimental to both maternal and fetal health, producing an increase in offspring's tendency for alcoholism, as well as in behavioral and neuropsychological disorders. In both rodents and in humans, parental care can influence the development of offspring physiology and behavior. Animal studies that have investigated gestational alcohol use on parental care and/or their interaction mostly employ heavy alcohol use and single strains. This study aimed at investigating the effects of low gestational ethanol dose on parental behavior and its transgenerational transmission, with comparison between two rat strains. Pregnant Sprague Dawley (SD) and Long Evans (LE) progenitor dams (F0) received 1g/kg ethanol or water through gestational days 17-20 via gavage, or remained untreated in their home cages. At maturity, F1 female offspring were mated with males of the same strain and treatment and were left undisturbed through gestation. Maternal behavior was scored in both generations during the first six postnatal days. Arch-back nursing (ABN) was categorized as: 1, when the dam demonstrated minimal kyphosis; 2, when the dam demonstrated moderate kyphosis; and 3, when the dam displayed maximal kyphosis. Overall, SD showed greater amounts of ABN than LE dams and spent more time in contact with their pups. In the F0 generation, water and ethanol gavage increased ABN1 and contact with pups in SD, behaviors which decreased in treated LE. For ABN2, ethanol-treated SD dams showed more ABN2 than water-treated dams, with no effect of treatment on LE animals. In the F1 generation, prenatal exposure affected retrieval. Transgenerational transmission of LG was observed only in the untreated LE group. Strain-specific differences in maternal behavior were also observed. This study provides evidence that gestational gavage can influence maternal behavior in a strain-specific manner. Our results also suggest that the experimental procedure during gestation and genetic variations between strains may play an important role in the behavioral effects of prenatal manipulations. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
16 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: United States Popoola, Daniel O. Psychology Department, Center for Development and Behavioral Neuroscience, Binghamton University - SUNY, NY, USA. Borrow, Amanda P. Psychology Department, Center for Development and Behavioral Neuroscience, Binghamton University - SUNY, NY, USA. Sanders, Julia E. Psychology Department, Center for Development and Behavioral Neuroscience, Binghamton University - SUNY, NY, USA. Nizhnikov, Michael E. Psychology Department, Southern Connecticut State University, CT, USA. Cameron, Nicole M. Psychology Department, Center for Development and Behavioral Neuroscience, Binghamton University - SUNY, NY, USA. Electronic address: ncameron@binghamton.edu.
Keywords: *Central Nervous System Depressants/to [Toxicity]; *Ethanol/to [Toxicity]; *Maternal Behavior; *Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects/ci [Chemically Induced]; Alcohol Drinking; Alcohol Drinking/pp [Physiopathology]; Analysis of Variance; Animals; Animals; Newborn; Article; Central Nervous System Depressants; Ethanol; Female; Grooming; Intragastric gavage; Long Evans rat; Male; Maternal Behavior; Maternal care; Posture; Pregnancy; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects/nu [Nursing]; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects/pp [Physiopathology]; Rat; Rats; Rats; Long-Evans; Rats; Sprague-Dawley; Species Specificity; Sprague Dawley rat; Time Factors; Transgenerational; alcohol; alcohol consumption; analysis of variance; animal; animal experiment; animal model; body posture; central depressant agent; chemically induced; controlled study; dept.psy; drinking behavior; female; genetic variability; grooming; kyphosis; licking; male; maternal behavior; maternal care; mating; newborn; nonhuman; nursing; parental behavior; pathophysiology; peer-reviewed; pregnancy; prenatal exposure; priority journal; progeny; rat; species difference; time

Neural gene expression profiles and androgen levels underlie alternative reproductive tactics in the ocellated wrasse, symphodus ocellatus - Stiver, Kelly A.; Harris, Rayna M.; Townsend, Jeffrey P.; Hofmann, Hans A.; Alonzo, Suzanne H. (Ethology, 2014)
Discrete variation in reproductive behavior and physiology is observed in diverse taxa. Although it is known that most within-sex alternative reproductive tactics arise as a consequence of phenotypic plasticity, relatively little is known about differential neural gene expression among plastic alternative reproductive phenotypes. In the ocellated wrasse Symphodus ocellatus, males exhibit one of three alternative tactics (nesting, satellite, and sneaker) within a reproductive season, but switch tactics between years. Satellites and sneakers spawn parasitically in dominant (nesting) males' nests, but only nesting males provide parental care. Nesting and satellite males show transient cooperative defense of nests against sneakers. Here, we analyze circulating sex steroid hormone levels and neural gene expression profiles in these three male phenotypes and in females. 11-ketotestosterone (but not testosterone) was highest in nesting males, while estradiol was highest in females. Brain transcriptomes of satellites and females were most similar to each other and intermediate to nesting and sneaker males. Sneakers showed more total expression differences, whereas nesting males showed higher magnitude expression differences. Our findings reveal the surprising extent to which neural gene expression patterns vary across reproductive tactics that vary in a number of social traits, including aggression, territoriality, and cooperation, providing important insights into the molecular mechanisms that may underlie variation in cooperative and reproductive behavior. © 2014 Blackwell Verlag GmbH.
31 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: pop00079 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: Androgens; Competition; Cooperation; Mating tactic; Microarray; Reproduction; Symphodus ocellatus; dept.psy

Hope, will, purpose, competence, and fidelity: ego strengths as predictors of career identity - Anthis, Kristine (Identity, 2014)
This correlational study examined the relationships among ego strengths and career identity. Self-report data were collected from a sample of university undergraduates (N = 239). Participants completed the Psychosocial Inventory of Ego Strengths and the Vocational Identity Status Assessment. The results revealed gender differences, primarily in career identity. The findings also showed that the unique variance explained in career identity by each ego strength was modest, indicating that the best predictor of career identity is the overall level of ego strengths. Suggestions for future research, such as longitudinal designs to establish ego strengths as developmental precursors of career identity, are provided. © 2014 Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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Keywords: dept.psy

Adaptation and Sexual Offending - Camilleri, Joseph A.; Stiver, Kelly A. (Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Sexual Psychology and Behavior, 2014)
Agreement on the causes of sexual offending has eluded scholars because of an emphasis on studying proximate causes—as with crime in general, there are numerous variables that correlate with sexual offending. A more consilient view of sexual offending includes an evolutionary approach that attempts to answer ultimately why such behavior exists. To guide this research, Camilleri (The Oxford handbook of evolutionary perspectives on violence, homicide, and war, New York, 173–196) proposed a typology of sexual offenders that classifies offending based on two dimensions: (1) whether the behavior is an adaptation, by-product, or disorder and (2) if the mechanism is obligate or facultative. Categories resulting from this typology seem to capture the variability of sexual offending behavior. This chapter mostly reviews evidence of how sexual offending could function as an adaptation, draws links from nonhuman behavior literature, and briefly reviews alternative explanations, including by-products and disorders.
Citation Key Alias: lens.org/022-262-555-836-521
Keywords: Antisocial Behavior; Nonhuman Animal; Psychopathic Trait; Sexual Coercion; Sexual Offender; dept.psy

Brief prenatal ethanol exposure alters behavioral sensitivity to the kappa opioid receptor agonist (U62,066E) and antagonist (Nor‐BNI) and reduces kappa opioid receptor expression - Nizhnikov, Michael E; Pautassi, Ricardo Marcos; Carter, Jenna M; Landin, Justine D; Varlinskaya, Elena I; Bordner, Kelly A; Werner, David F; Spear, Norman E (Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 2014)
Background: Approximately 10 to 15% of women consume alcohol (ethanol [EtOH]) during pregnancy in the United States. Even low amounts of EtOH consumption during pregnancy can elicit long-term consequences. Prenatal experience with as few as 3 drinks has been associated with increase problem drinking in adulthood. Such effects are corroborated in rodents; however, the underlying neural adaptations contributing to this effect are not clear. In the current set of experiments, we investigated whether changes in EtOH responding following prenatal EtOH exposure involved kappa opioid receptor activation and expression. Methods: Sprague-Dawley rats were prenatally exposed to low levels of alcohol (1.0 g/kg) during late gestation (gestational days 17 to 20 [GD17-20]) via intragastric intubation of pregnant dams. Following birth, EtOH intake, kappa- and mu-opioid-induced place conditioning, and kappa opioid receptor expression in mesolimbic brain regions were assessed in infant rats (postnatal days 14 to 15 [PD14-15]) that were offspring of dams given EtOH, vehicle, or untreated, during pregnancy. Results: Animals exposed to prenatal alcohol drank more alcohol later in life and exhibited significant changes in the kappa opioid system. While control subjects found kappa opioid activation aversive, animals exposed to EtOH prenatally exhibited either no aversion or appetitive responding. Further analysis revealed that synaptosomal kappa opioid receptor expression was significantly decreased in brain areas implicated in responding to EtOH. Conclusions: Overall, these data suggest that prenatal EtOH affects kappa opioid function and expression and that these changes may be involved in increased drinking later in life. © 2014 by the Research Society on Alcoholism.
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Keywords: Alcohol Drinking; Animals; Brain Chemistry; Conditioning (Psychology); Ethanol; Female; Gene Expression; Infant; Kappa; Male; Naltrexone; Opioid; Pregnancy; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; Pyrrolidines; Rats; Rats; Sprague-Dawley; Receptors; Opioid; kappa; Sprague Dawley rat; Western blotting; agonists; alcohol; alcohol abuse; alcohol consumption; analogs and derivatives; animal; animal experiment; animal tissue; antagonists and inhibitors; article; behavioral science; biosynthesis; brain level; chemically induced; conditioning; controlled study; dept.psy; drinking behavior; drug effects; drug therapy; female; fluid intake; gene expression; gestation period; kappa opiate receptor; kappa opiate receptor antagonist; limbic cortex; male; metabolism; naltrexone; nonhuman; nor bni; norbinaltorphimine; pregnancy; prenatal exposure; priority journal; protein expression; pyrrolidine derivative; rat; spiradoline; spiradoline mesilate; unclassified drug

Development of phonological constancy: 19-Month-Olds, but not 15-Month-Olds, identify words in a non-native regional accent - Mulak, Karen E.; Best, Catherine T.; Tyler, Michael D.; Kitamura, Christine; Irwin, Julia R. (Child Development, 2013)
By 12months, children grasp that a phonetic change to a word can change its identity (phonological distinctiveness). However, they must also grasp that some phonetic changes do not (phonological constancy). To test development of phonological constancy, sixteen 15-month-olds and sixteen 19-month-olds completed an eye-tracking task that tracked their gaze to named versus unnamed images for familiar words spoken in their native (Australian) and an unfamiliar non-native (Jamaican) regional accent of English. Both groups looked longer at named than unnamed images for Australian pronunciations, but only 19-month-olds did so for Jamaican pronunciations, indicating that phonological constancy emerges by 19months. Vocabulary size predicted 15-month-olds' identifications for the Jamaican pronunciations, suggesting vocabulary growth is a viable predictor for phonological constancy development.
55 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/034-753-306-501-490 tex.eissn: [object Object] tex.orcid-numbers: [object Object] tex.researcherid-numbers: [object Object] tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: Acoustic Stimulation; Female; Fixation; Ocular; Humans; Infant; Language Development; Male; Perceptual Masking; Phonetics; Psychomotor Performance; Recognition (Psychology); Speech Perception; Vocabulary; article; auditory stimulation; dept.psy; eye fixation; female; human; infant; language development; linguistics; male; perception; phonetics; physiology; psychomotor performance; recognition; speech perception

Pigeons' choices with token stimuli in concurrent variable-interval schedules: concurrent vi schedules with tokens - Mazur, James E; Biondi, Dawn R (Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 2013)
Twelve pigeons responded on concurrent variable-interval schedules that delivered token stimuli (stimulus lights for some pigeons, and white circles on the response keys for others). During exchange periods, each token could be exchanged for food on a fixed-ratio 1 schedule. Across conditions, the exchange requirements ( number of tokens that had to be earned before they could be exchanged for food) varied between one and four for the two response keys. The main findings were that the pigeons' response percentages varied as a function of the number of tokens earned at any given moment, and they were determined by both the delays to food and by the number of food deliveries in the exchange periods. In some conditions, tokens had to be earned but were not visible during the variable-interval schedules for one or both keys. When one key had visible tokens and the other did not, the pigeons showed a preference for the key without visible tokens. A model based on the matching law and a hyperbolic delay-discounting equation could account for the main patterns of choice responding, and for how response percentages changed as successive tokens were earned. The results are consistent with the view that the token stimuli served as discriminative stimuli that signaled the current delays to food.
4 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/055-953-404-245-599, lens.org/132-483-465-914-642 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: *Choice Behavior; *Token Economy; Animals; Columbidae; Concurrent variable-interval schedules; Conditioning; Operant; Generalized matching law; Hyperbolic discounting; Keypeck; Male; Models; Psychological; Pigeons; Reinforcement Schedule; Token stimuli; dept.psy; peer-reviewed

Assessment Criteria Indicative of Deception: An Example of the New Paradigm of Differential Recall Enhancement - Colwell, Kevin; Hiscock-Anisman, Cheryl; Fede, Jacquelyn (Applied Issues in Investigative Interviewing, Eyewitness Memory, and Credibility Assessment, 2013)
The present chapter details the historical and conceptual evolution of a new paradigm in statement analysis that has developed over the past 20 years. There has been an increasing awareness of the importance of interviewing designed to facilitate the detection of deception as a necessary component of statement analysis (Colwell, Hiscock, & Memon, 2002; Hartwig & Bond, 2011; Hernández-Fernaud & Alonso-Quecuty, 1997; Koehnken, Schimossek, Ascherman, & Hofer, 1995; Vrij, Fisher, Mann, & Leal, 2006). Subsequently, the work of multiple researchers has created a zeitgeist that has nurtured and informed the development of this new paradigm. This chapter begins by providing a quick overview of the various lines of research that comprise this paradigm. Attention is then given to credibility assessment and statement content criteria that discriminate honest from deceptive responding. Then, the focus is on strategies of impression management and the subjective experience of respondents during an investigative interview. This sets the stage for a discussion of investigative interviewing structure and techniques that facilitate the detection of deception through the process of differential recall enhancement (DRE: Colwell et al., 2012). Finally, this chapter considers in detail an approach to interviewing and assessment that is representative of the new paradigm.
Citation Key Alias: lens.org/131-463-202-689-32X
Keywords: Content Criterion; Free Recall; Impression Management; Present Volume; Target Event; dept.psy

Sharing of potential nest sites by Etheostoma olmstedi males suggests mutual tolerance in an alloparental species. - Stiver, Kelly A; Wolff, Stephen H; Alonzo, Suzanne H (PloS one, 2013)
When reproductive competitors tolerate or cooperate with one another, they may gain particular benefits, such as collectively guarding resources or attracting mates. Shared resources may be those essential to reproduction, such as a breeding site or nest. Using the tessellated darter, a species where males but not females compete over potential nest sites, we examined site use and sharing under controlled conditions of differing competitor density. Sharing was observed even when competitor density was low and individuals could have each occupied a potential nest site without same-sex sharing. Males were more likely to share a nest site with one other when the difference in size between them was larger rather than smaller. There was no evidence that female sharing was dependent on their relative size. Fish were generally more likely to use and share larger sites, in accordance with the greater relative surface area they offered. We discuss how one or both sharing males may potentially benefit, and how male sharing of potential nest sites could relate to female mating preferences. Tessellated darter males are known to provide alloparental care for eggs but this occurs without any social contact between the alloparent and the genetic father of the young. Thus, the suggestion that they may also share sites and maintain social contact with reproductive competitors highlights the importance of increased focus on the potential complexity of reproductive systems.
6 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: United States Stiver, Kelly A. Psychology Department, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. stiverk1@southernct.edu
Keywords: *Behavior; Animal; *Nesting Behavior; *Perches/ph [Physiology]; *Reproduction; Animals; Behavior; Animal; Etheostoma olmstedi; Female; Male; Nesting Behavior; Perches; Reproduction; Sexual Behavior; Animal; animal behavior; article; competitor species; controlled study; dept.psy; female; fish; male; male animal; mate choice; nesting; nonhuman; peer-reviewed; population density; population size; sex difference; social behavior; symbiosis

Maternal separation with early weaning: A rodent model providing novel insights into neglect associated developmental deficits - Carlyle, Becky C.; Duque, Alvaro; Kitchen, Robert R.; Bordner, Kelly A.; Coman, Daniel; Doolittle, Eliza; Papademetris, Xenophonios; Hyder, Fahmeed; Taylor, Jane R.; Simen, Arthur A. (Development and Psychopathology, 2012)
Child neglect is the most prevalent form of child maltreatment in the United States, and poses a serious public health concern. Children who survive such episodes go on to experience long-lasting psychological and behavioral problems, including higher rates of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, depression, alcohol and drug abuse, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and cognitive deficits. To date, most research into the causes of these life-long problems has focused on well-established targets such as stress responsive systems, including the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis. Using the maternal separation and early weaning model, we have attempted to provide comprehensive molecular profiling of a model of early-life neglect in an organism amenable to genomic manipulation: the mouse. In this article, we report new findings generated with this model using chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing, diffuse tensor magnetic resonance imaging, and behavioral analyses. We also review the validity of the maternal separation and early weaning model, which reflects behavioral deficits observed in neglected humans including hyperactivity, anxiety, and attentional deficits. Finally, we summarize the molecular characterization of these animals, including RNA profiling and label-free proteomics, which highlight protein translation and myelination as novel pathways of interest.
66 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.eissn: 1469-2198 tex.orcid-numbers: Hyder, Fahmeed/0000-0001-7822-4002 Carlyle, Becky/0000-0003-1491-3217 tex.researcherid-numbers: Hyder, Fahmeed/A-2644-2015 tex.unique-id: ISI:000309925800019
Keywords: Animals; Anxiety; Attention; Behavior; Animal; Brain; C57BL mouse; Child; Child Abuse; Chromatin Immunoprecipitation; Developmental Disabilities; Diffusion Tensor Imaging; Disease Models; Animal; Epigenesis; Genetic; Humans; Maternal Deprivation; Mice; Mice; Inbred C57BL; Prefrontal Cortex; Proteomics; RNA; Weaning; animal; animal behavior; anxiety; article; attention; brain; child; child abuse; chromatin immunoprecipitation; dept.psy; developmental disorder; diffusion tensor imaging; disease model; genetic epigenesis; genetics; human; maternal deprivation; metabolism; mouse; pathophysiology; peer-reviewed; prefrontal cortex; proteomics; psychological aspect; weaning

Choice behavior of pigeons (Columba livia), college students, and preschool children (Homo sapiens) in the Monty Hall dilemma. - Mazur, James E; Kahlbaugh, Patricia E (Journal of Comparative Psychology, 2012)
In the Monty Hall dilemma, an individual chooses between three options, only one of which will deliver a prize. After the initial choice, one of the nonchosen options is revealed as a losing option, and the individual can choose to stay with the original choice or switch to the other remaining option. Previous studies have found that most adults stay with their initial choice, although the chances of winning are 2/3 for switching and 1/3 for staying. Pigeons, college students, and preschool children were given many trials on this task to examine how their choices might change with experience. The college students began to switch on a majority of trials much sooner than the pigeons, contrary to the findings by Herbranson and Schroeder (2010) that pigeons perform better than people on this task. In all three groups, some individuals approximated the optimal strategy of switching on every trial, but most did not. Many of the preschoolers immediately showed a pattern of always switching or always staying and continued this pattern throughout the experiment. In a condition where the probability of winning was 90% after a switch, all college students and all but one pigeon learned to switch on nearly every trial. The results suggest that one main impediment to learning the optimal strategy in the Monty Hall task, even after repeated trials, is the difficulty in discriminating the different reinforcement probabilities for switching versus staying.
10 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: United States Mazur, James E. Department of Psychology, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT 06515, USA. mazurj1@southernct.edu
Keywords: *Choice Behavior; *Columbidae; Adolescent; Animals; Child; Preschool; Choice Behavior; College students; Columbidae; Female; Games; Experimental; Humans; Male; Monty hall dilemma; Pigeons; Preschool children; Probability; Reinforcement Schedule; Reinforcement probability; Reward; Students; Students/px [Psychology]; Young Adult; adolescent; adult; animal; article; decision making; dept.psy; female; game; human; male; pigeons and doves; preschool child; probability; psychological aspect; reinforcement; reward; student

What lexical decision and naming tell us about reading - Katz, Leonard; Brancazio, Larry; Irwin, Julia; Katz, Stephen; Magnuson, James; Whalen, D. H. (Reading and Writing, 2012)
The lexical decision (LD) and naming (NAM) tasks are ubiquitous paradigms that employ printed word identification. They are major tools for investigating how factors like morphology, semantic information, lexical neighborhood and others affect identification. Although use of the tasks is widespread, there has been little research into how performance in LD or NAM relates to reading ability, a deficiency that limits the translation of research with these tasks to the understanding of individual differences in reading. The present research was designed to provide a link from LD and NAM to the specific variables that characterize reading ability (e.g., decoding, sight word recognition, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension) as well as to important reading-related abilities (phonological awareness and rapid naming). We studied 99 adults with a wide range of reading abilities. LD and NAM strongly predicted individual differences in word identification, less strongly predicted vocabulary size and did not predict comprehension. Fluency was predicted but with differences that depended on the way fluency was defined. Finally, although the tasks did not predict individual differences in rapid naming or phonological awareness, the failures nevertheless assisted in understanding the cognitive mechanisms behind these reading-related abilities. The results demonstrate that LD and NAM are important tools for the study of individual differences in reading.
39 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/048-008-052-505-413 tex.eissn: [object Object] tex.orcid-numbers: [object Object] tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: Lexical decision; Naming; RT; Reading ability; dept.hls; dept.psy; peer-reviewed

Cognitive-affective styles associated with position on war - Abe, Jo Ann A. (Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 2012)
This study examined cognitive-affective styles associated with position on the Iraq war by analyzing responses posted on an online discussion forum using a computerized text-analysis program (Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count). Overall, the results were consistent with those obtained in narrative-coding studies. The pro-war group was associated with an external focus and a simplistic style of information processing. The anti-war group was associated with an internal focus and high levels of cognitive processing and negative emotion words. The “neither” group scored the highest on cognitive complexity and positive emotion words, and it was also the most balanced in terms of internal and external focus.
22 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/059-657-472-642-587 tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC); affective style; attitudes toward Iraq War; cognitive style; dept.psy; peer-reviewed

Eye movement dynamics and cognitive self-organization in typical and atypical development - Mirman, Daniel; Irwin, Julia R.; Stephen, Damian G. (Cognitive Neurodynamics, 2012)
This study analyzed distributions of Euclidean displacements in gaze (i.e. “gaze steps”) to evaluate the degree of componential cognitive constraints on audio-visual speech perception tasks. Children performing these tasks exhibited distributions of gaze steps that were closest to power-law or lognormal distributions, suggesting a multiplicatively interactive, flexible, self-organizing cognitive system rather than a component-dominant stipulated cognitive structure. Younger children and children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) exhibited distributions that were closer to power-law than lognormal, indicating a reduced degree of self-organized structure. The relative goodness of lognormal fit was also a significant predictor of ASD, suggesting that this type of analysis may point towards a promising diagnostic tool. These results lend further support to an interaction-dominant framework that casts cognitive processing and development in terms of self-organization instead of fixed components and show that these analytical methods are sensitive to important developmental and neuropsychological differences.
13 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/129-377-170-010-77X tex.eissn: [object Object] tex.orcid-numbers: [object Object] tex.researcherid-numbers: [object Object] tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: Autism; Development; Eye movements; Interaction-dominance; Self-organization; article; autism; cognition; dept.psy; eye movement; human; neuropsychology; speech perception

Teaching professionals to detect deception: the efficacy of a brief training workshop - Colwell, Lori H.; Colwell, Kevin; Hiscock-Anisman, Cheryl; Hartwig, Maria; Cole, Lindsey D.; Werdin, Kathryn; Youschak, Kimberly E. (Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 2012)
Despite the importance of credibility assessments in forensic settings, research shows that forensic professionals are mediocre at this task. This study tested the efficacy of a 2.5-hour training workshop on Assessment Criteria Indicative of Deception (ACID), a system of investigative interviewing and credibility assessment using verbal content analysis, in a sample of 99 forensic professionals at a maximum-security forensic hospital in the United States. Accuracy in detecting deception was assessed before and after training via written transcripts. Results showed that training improved participants' accuracy, with accuracy rates increasing from 61% to 70%. Implications of the findings and recommendations for future research are discussed.
9 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: pop00268 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: United States; accuracy; adult; article; assessment criterion indicative of deception; clinical assessment tool; deception; deception detection; dept.psy; female; hospital; human; male; nursing staff; psychiatrist; psychologist; registered nurse; social worker; training; verbal cues; vocational education; workshop

A latent class analysis of DSM-IV alcohol use disorder criteria and binge drinking in undergraduates - Beseler, Cheryl L.; Taylor, Laura A.; Kraemer, Deborah T.; Leeman, Robert F. (Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research, 2012)
Background: Adolescent and adult samples have shown that the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (DSM-IV) abuse and dependence criteria lie on a continuum of alcohol problem severity, but information on criteria functioning in college students is lacking. Prior factor analyses in a college sample (Beseler et al., 2010) indicated that a 2-factor solution fit the data better than a single-factor solution after a binge drinking criterion was included. The second dimension may indicate a clustering of criteria related to excessive alcohol use in this college sample. Methods: The present study was an analysis of data from an anonymous, online survey of undergraduates (N = 361) that included items pertaining to the DSM-IV alcohol use disorder (AUD) diagnostic criteria and binge drinking. Latent class analysis (LCA) was used to determine whether the criteria best fit a categorical model, with and without a binge drinking criterion. Results: In an LCA including the AUD criteria only, a 3-class solution was the best fit. Binge drinking worsened the fit of the models. The largest class (class 1, n = 217) primarily endorsed tolerance (18.4%); none were alcohol dependent. The middle class (class 2, n = 114) endorsed primarily tolerance (81.6%) and drinking more than intended (74.6%); 34.2% met criteria for dependence. The smallest class (class 3, n = 30) endorsed all criteria with high probabilities (30 to 100%); all met criteria for dependence. Alcohol consumption patterns did not differ significantly between classes 2 and 3. Class 3 was characterized by higher levels on several variables thought to predict risk of alcohol-related problems (e. g., enhancement motives for drinking, impulsivity, and aggression). Conclusions: Two classes of heavy-drinking college students were identified, one of which appeared to be at higher risk than the other. The highest risk group may be less likely to “mature out” of high-risk drinking after college.
39 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] tex.eissn: 1530-0277 tex.unique-id: ISI:000298730200018
Keywords: Adolescent; Alcohol Typology; Alcohol Use Disorders; Alcohol-Related Disorders; College Students; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Ethanol; Female; Health Surveys; Humans; Impulsivity; Latent Class Analysis; Male; Risk Factors; Students; Universities; Young Adult; adult; aggression; alcohol consumption; alcohol use disorder criterion; alcoholism; article; binge drinking; clinical assessment tool; college student; controlled study; dept.psy; diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders; disease severity; drinking behavior; female; human; impulsiveness; major clinical study; male; motivation; priority journal; psychological model; undergraduate student

Scaffolding: Relationships among online quiz parameters and classroom exam scores - Anthis, Kristine; Adams, Lisa (Teaching of Psychology, 2012)
The current study examined relationships among online quiz parameters and students' classroom exam scores. The authors analyzed data from undergraduate courses across four semesters. The results revealed that regardless of the different parameters set for the online quizzes, the number of attempts that students made on quizzes was unrelated to their classroom exam scores, yet the amount of time they spent on quizzes was correlated negatively with their classroom exam scores. The results also revealed that students' scores on the online quizzes predicted their classroom exam scores, above and beyond the number of attempts, length of time allowed on quizzes, as well as their SAT Reading and SAT Math scores. The implications of these results are discussed subsequently. Future researchers may wish to provide empirical evidence on how not counting all of students' online quiz scores toward their final grade may influence students' quiz performance, given the anxiety that time limits can foster.
4 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/167-128-998-329-431 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: attempts; dept.psy; exam scores; online quizzes; time limits

Effects of pre-trial response requirements on self-control choices by rats and pigeons. - Mazur, James E (Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior, 2012)
Parallel experiments with rats and pigeons examined whether the size of a pre-trial ratio requirement would affect choices in a self-control situation. In different conditions, either 1 response or 40 responses were required before each trial. In the first half of each experiment, an adjusting-ratio schedule was used, in which subjects could choose a fixed-ratio schedule leading to a small reinforcer, or an adjusting-ratio schedule leading to a larger reinforcer. The size of the adjusting ratio requirement was increased and decreased over trials based on the subject's responses, in order to estimate an indifference point-a ratio at which the two alternatives were chosen about equally often. The second half of each experiment used an adjusting-delay procedure-fixed and adjusting delays to the small and large reinforcers were used instead of ratio requirements. In some conditions, particularly with the reinforcer delays, the rats had consistently longer adjusting delays with the larger pre-trial ratios, reflecting a greater tendency to choose the larger, delayed reinforcer when more responding was required to reach the choice point. No consistent effects of the pre-trial ratio were found for the pigeons in any of the conditions. These results may indicate that rats are more sensitive to the long-term reinforcement rates of the two alternatives, or they may result from a shallower temporal discounting rate for rats than for pigeons, a difference that has been observed in previous studies.
10 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: United States Mazur, James E. Psychology Department, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT 06515, USA. mazurj1@southernct.edu
Keywords: *Choice Behavior; *Conditioning; Operant; *Reinforcement Schedule; Animals; Choice Behavior; Columbidae; Conditioning; Operant; Long Evans rat; Male; Rats; Rats; Long-Evans; Reinforcement Schedule; animal; article; decision making; dept.psy; instrumental conditioning; male; peer-reviewed; pigeons and doves; rat; reinforcement

Positive emotions, emotional intelligence, and successful experiential learning - Abe, Jo Ann A. (Personality and Individual Differences, 2011)
This study explored the role that positive emotions and emotional intelligence play in experiential learning. Students' field practicum journals were analyzed using the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count Program (LIWC) and a measure of emotional intelligence was obtained using the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT). Positive emotion words were robustly associated with almost all dimensions of supervisors' ratings of students' performance, but showed weak associations with students' ratings of perceived benefits associated with their practicum experiences. Overall El scores were correlated with several of the supervisor rating items and the Facilitating Thought and Managing Emotions subscales of the El were robustly correlated with many of the student rating items. This study thus yielded a more differentiated view of the role of positive emotions and emotional intelligence in adaptive functioning and underscored the importance of using multiple informants to assess a complex construct such as successful experiential learning. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
46 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/031-469-367-529-721 tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: Emotional intelligence; Experiential learning; LIWC; MSCEIT; Positive emotions; dept.psy

Functional activation for imitation of seen and heard speech - Irwin, Julia R.; Frost, Stephen J.; Mencl, W. Einar; Chen, Helen; Fowler, Carol A. (Journal of Neurolinguistics, 2011)
This study examined fMRI activation when perceivers either passively observed or observed and imitated matched or mismatched audiovisual (”McGurk”) speech stimuli. Greater activation was observed in the inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) overall for imitation than for perception of audiovisual speech and for imitation of the McGurk-type mismatched stimuli than matched audiovisual stimuli. This unique activation in the IFG during imitation of incongruent audiovisual speech may reflect activation associated with direct matching of incongruent auditory and visual stimuli or conflict between category responses. This study provides novel data about the underlying neurobiology of imitation and integration of AV speech. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
13 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/171-648-177-093-410 tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: Audiovisual; FMRI; Imitation; McGurk effect; Speech perception; Speech production; adult; article; auditory stimulation; brain function; brain region; controlled study; dept.psy; female; functional magnetic resonance imaging; human; human experiment; inferior frontal gyrus; male; priority journal; speech discrimination; speech perception; superior temporal gyrus; task performance; visual stimulation

Effects of neurofibromatosis type 1 on children's development - Haynes, Norris M.; Kirwan, Jacqueline R.; McCrohan, Kelly (Social Work in Public Health, 2011)
In-depth study of the human genome holds the potential to provide needed focus on genetic disorders that affect hundreds of thousands of children and significantly affect their development. Neurofibromatosis Type-1 (NF-1) is one of the most common genetic disorders that affect neurological, cognitive, social, and physical development. NF-1 affects all racial groups and both genders equally. NF-1 occurs in about 1 in 2,500 to 3,300 individuals in the population. The incidence rate at birth is about 0.0004 births in the United States and is growing in prevalence. Children with NF-1 experience a range of psychomotor and cognitive impairments that affect the quality of their social lives and their learning and academic achievements. Interventions to address the psychosocial and educational needs of children with NF-1 include a range of social and academic support services, which are most effective when they are comprehensive, involve a multidisciplinary team of educational and health experts, and include a focus on supporting and empowering family members to be effective caregivers. Efforts to address the needs of children with NF-1 and to provide adequate support to their families have significant policy implications for local, state, and federal officials.
1 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: pop00264 tex.type: [object Object]
Keywords: *Child Development; *Genome; Human; *Neurofibromatosis 1/px [Psychology]; *School Health Services; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Child; Child Development; Child Welfare; Child; Preschool; Emotions; Female; Genome; Human; Humans; Infant; Infant; Newborn; Male; Middle Aged; Neurofibromatosis; Neurofibromatosis 1; Neurofibromatosis 1/di [Diagnosis]; Neurofibromatosis 1/ep [Epidemiology]; Neurofibromatosis 1/ge [Genetics]; Patient Education as Topic; Power (Psychology); Power; Psychological; Prevalence; Risk Factors; School Health Services; Social Change; Social Work; United States; United States/ep [Epidemiology]; Young Adult; adolescent; adult; aged; article; behavior; birth rate; child; child development; child health; child welfare; cognition; dept.psy; disease incidence; disease prevalence; emotion; family empowerment; female; genetics; genome; heritability; human; human genome; infant; male; mental health; middle aged; neurofibromatosis; newborn; patient education; peer-reviewed; preschool child; prevalence; psychological aspect; psychology; risk factor; school health service; school psychologists; school-based interventions; social and emotional development; social change; social policy; social work

Augmenting acid with affective details to assess credibility - Ansarra, Ryan; Colwell, Kevin; Hiscock-Anisman, Cheryl; Hines, Amber; Fleck, Roland; Cole, Lindsey; Belarde, Delyana (European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context, 2011)
There is a need within the criminal justice systems of many countries to create a valid and applicable system of investigative interviewing and credibility assessment. The present study assesses the general validity one such system, called Assessment Criteria Indicative of Deception (ACID). ACID comprises interviewing strategies that facilitate the detection of deception and content criteria that highlight differences in verbal behavior. Sixty university undergraduates performed a staged theft under time pressure and with incentives designed to increase external validity. The participants were interviewed and assessed using the ACID procedure. Half of them were instructed to answer honestly and the other half to deny his/her participation in the theft. Results showed that honest statements were longer, more vividly detailed, and more spontaneously structured than deceptive statements. Also, the addition of affective details as a dependent measure significantly improved the ACID system. Overall, 48 of 60 statements were accurately classified (26 of 30 honest statements and 22 of 30 deceptive statements). The ACID procedure was effective and benefited from the addition of affective details. The strengths and weaknesses of this study are discussed in light of basic research into deception and potential forensic application.
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Keywords: Content analysis; Credibility assessment; Detecting deception; Investigative interviewing; Testimony; dept.psy; ⛔ No DOI found

Changes in alan greenspan's language use across the economic cycle: A text analysis of his testimonies and speeches - Abe, Jo Ann A. (Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 2011)
This study examined changes in Alan Greenspan's language use across the economic cycle by analyzing his testimonies and speeches using the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count Program (LIWC), which is a widely used text analysis program. Consistent with expectations, Greenspan showed an increase in the composite measure of psychological distancing as well as a decline in the measure of cognitive complexity between the economic expansion and downturn periods. Interestingly, these patterns of changes became more pronounced during the purported economic recovery period. In contrast to the measures of psychological distancing and cognitive complexity, the measure of emotionality remained relatively stable across the economic cycle.
37 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/132-038-801-626-709 tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: Greenspan; LIWC; cognitive complexity; computerized text analysis; dept.psy; peer-reviewed; psychological distancing

Effect of night smoking, sleep disturbance, and their co-occurrence on smoking outcomes - Peters, Erica N.; Fucito, Lisa M.; Novosad, Claire; Toll, Benjamin A.; O'Malley, Stephanie S. (Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 2011)
Recent evidence suggests that smoking during the night is an indicator of nicotine dependence and predicts smoking cessation failure. Night smokers are likely to experience disturbance to their sleep cycle when they wake to smoke, but we are not aware of the prevalence of night smokers' self-reported sleep disturbance. Because sleep disturbance also predicts smoking cessation failure, we examined how the pre-cessation risk factors of night smoking and sleep disturbance, and their co-occurrence, predict smoking cessation failure in a 6-week double-blind randomized controlled trial examining whether naltrexone augments the efficacy of the nicotine patch (O'Malley et al., 2006). Smokers (N = 385) completed the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (Buysse, Reynolds, Monk, Berman, & Kupfer, 1989) and a single item of waking at night to smoke pre-cessation. Smoking status was determined at weeks 1, 6, 24, and 48 weeks after quitting. The two main findings were: (a) night smokers reported significantly greater sleep disturbance than nonnight smokers; and (b) smokers with co-occurring night smoking and sleep disturbance experienced significantly greater risk for smoking than smokers with neither risk factor. Results suggest that individuals who both wake during the night to smoke and report clinically-significant sleep disturbance represent a high-risk group of smokers. Future smoking cessation treatment might incorporate strategies related to managing these smokers' sleep habits and physiological dependence on nicotine in order to bolster their cessation outcomes.
41 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Citation Key Alias: lens.org/008-028-794-958-718 tex.unique-id: [object Object]
Keywords: Adult; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Night smoking; Outcome predictors; Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; Prevalence; Self Report; Sleep Disorders; Sleep disturbance; Smoking; Smoking Cessation; Smoking cessation; Tobacco Use Disorder; Treatment Outcome; adult; article; cigarette smoking; comorbidity; controlled study; dept.psy; double blind procedure; drug dose comparison; female; high risk patient; human; major clinical study; male; naltrexone; named inventories; questionnaires and rating scales; nicotine patch; night; placebo; prediction; randomized controlled trial; risk factor; sleep disorder; smoking cessation; smoking habit; tobacco dependence; treatment failure; wakefulness

Effects of time between trials on rats' and pigeons' choices with probabilistic delayed reinforcers. - Mazur, James E; Biondi, Dawn R (Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 2011)
Parallel experiments with rats and pigeons examined reasons for previous findings that in choices with probabilistic delayed reinforcers, rats' choices were affected by the time between trials whereas pigeons' choices were not. In both experiments, the animals chose between a standard alternative and an adjusting alternative. A choice of the standard alternative led to a short delay (1 s or 3 s), and then food might or might not be delivered. If food was not delivered, there was an "interlink interval," and then the animal was forced to continue to select the standard alternative until food was delivered. A choice of the adjusting alternative always led to food after a delay that was systematically increased and decreased over trials to estimate an indifference point–a delay at which the two alternatives were chosen about equally often. Under these conditions, the indifference points for both rats and pigeons increased as the interlink interval increased from 0 s to 20 s, indicating decreased preference for the probabilistic reinforcer with longer time between trials. The indifference points from both rats and pigeons were well described by the hyperbolic-decay model. In the last phase of each experiment, the animals were not forced to continue selecting the standard alternative if food was not delivered. Under these conditions, rats' choices were affected by the time between trials whereas pigeons' choices were not, replicating results of previous studies. The differences between the behavior of rats and pigeons appears to be the result of procedural details, not a fundamental difference in how these two species make choices with probabilistic delayed reinforcers.
15 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: United States Mazur, James E. Psychology Department, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT 06515, USA. mazurj1@southernct.edu
Keywords: *Choice Behavior; *Memory; Short-Term; *Probability Learning; *Reinforcement Schedule; Animals; Choice Behavior; Columbidae; Conditioning; Operant; Long Evans rat; Male; Memory; Short-Term; Motivation; Probability Learning; Psychomotor Performance; Rats; Rats; Long-Evans; Reinforcement Schedule; Species Specificity; Time Perception; animal; article; decision making; dept.psy; instrumental conditioning; learning; male; motivation; peer-reviewed; pigeons and doves; psychomotor performance; rat; reinforcement; short term memory; species difference; time perception