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Antibiotic responsibility and agricultural publics: diverse stakeholder perceptions of antibiotic use in animal agriculture
(Springer Nature, 2023-05-01)This paper examines diverse perspectives around the concept of responsibility concerning antibiotic use in animal agriculture. Antibiotic use in agriculture has been identified as a source of antimicrobial resistance, one ... -
Plasma neurofilament light and brain volumetric outcomes among middle-aged urban adults
(Elsevier, 2023-05-02)Elevated plasma neurofilament light chain (NfL) is associated with dementia, though underlying mechanisms remain unknown. We examined cross-sectional relationships of time-dependent plasma NfL with selected brain structural ... -
Why Are There 20 Coffee Shops in Downtown Silver Spring?
(I Hate Politics Podcasts, 2023-05-05)Downtown Silver Spring is a half square mile area and it has 20 coffee shops. It has had roughly 20 coffee shops since 2017, but the list keeps changing with closings and openings. Why do new coffee shop owners believe ... -
Childlessness and Health Among Older Adults: Variation Across Five Outcomes and 20 Countries
(Oxford University Press, 2019-11-26)Objectives No previous study to the best of our knowledge has examined the association between childlessness and health using a wide range of countries and health outcomes. This study improves previous literature by ... -
A national profile of kinlessness at the end of life among older adults: Findings from the Health and Retirement Study
(Wiley, 2021-04-21)Background/Objectives The majority of end-of-life (EOL) caregiving is provided by unpaid family members. An increasing number of older adults are kinless (without close family/partnerships) and may have insufficient ... -
Exploring Neighborhood Social Environment and Social Support in Baltimore
(Oxford University Press, 2021-06-21)Intervention efforts include social support as a mechanism to promote well-being in diverse communities. Cultivating support can be complex, particularly in disadvantaged urban communities. This complexity is compounded ... -
Loneliness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic—are unpartnered and childless older adults at higher risk?
(Springer, 2022-07-19)COVID-19 mitigation efforts had the potential to exacerbate loneliness among older adults, particularly for the unpartnered or childless, yet specific studies on loneliness among these groups during the COVID-19 pandemic ... -
Widowhood, social networks, and mental health among Chinese older adults: The moderating effects of gender
(Frontiers, 2023-04-03)Objectives: This study aimed to examine the three-way interaction between widowhood, social ties, and gender and its effects on older adults’ mental health, including depressive symptoms and life satisfaction, in the context ... -
LANGUAGE and VERBAL BEHAVIOR I with NOAM CHOMSKY and CHARLES CATANIA
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VERBAL BEHAVIOR | EXPERIENCES B. F. SKINNER with CHARLES CATANIA
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First Instances in Phylogenic and Ontogenic Selection as Captured by the Verbal Behavior of Scientists and Philosophers of Science
(Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies, 2020)Selectionist sciences such as evolutionary biology and behavior analysis depend on variations. Variations must emerge before environments can act upon them. Yet if first instances in ontogeny are not products of ontogenic ... -
Does Ag Land Preservation Work?
(I Hate Politics Podcasts, 2023-04-28)Agricultural land preservation is a longstanding policy tool against the threat of sprawl and a particular issue in Frederick County, Maryland’s fastest-growing jurisdiction. Sunil Dasgupta talks about how things are going ... -
Input Efficiency as a Solution to Externalities and Resource Scarcity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
(The University of Chicago Press, 2023-04-17)Resource-conserving technologies are widely reported to benefit both the people who adopt them and the environment. Evidence for these “win-win” claims comes largely from modeling or nonexperimental designs, and mostly ... -
Passive monitoring of avian habitat on working lands
(ESA, 2023-04-24)Intensive agricultural landscapes are a challenge for wildlife managers, policy makers, and landowners hoping to increase the diversity of desired wildlife species, such as grassland birds, which require urgent conservation ... -
Teaching and Learning during a Global Pandemic: Perspectives from Elementary School Teachers and Parents
(MDPI, 2023-04-21)COVID-19 has had a major impact on education, with many children attending school online for more than a year. To understand the implications of online learning for U.S. teachers (Study 1; N = 49) and families (Study 2; N ... -
Epidemiology of Sepsis in US Children and Young Adults
(Oxford University Press, 2023-04-20)Background Most multicenter studies of US pediatric sepsis epidemiology use administrative data or focus on pediatric intensive care units. We conducted a detailed medical record review to describe sepsis epidemiology in ... -
How Corruption Built Trash Collection
(I Hate Politics Podcast, 2023-04-21)We take trash collection for granted today, but like housing and climate action today, garbage collection was once a controversial idea and tough ask. Sunil Dasgupta talks with political scientists Patricia Strach of the ... -
Engaging Low-Skilled Adults in Education and Training: Exploring Participation Rates, Challenges, and Strategies
(The Open University, 2023-02-01)The need for non-formal education (NFE), which does not result in formal degree or certificate, is substantial as labor markets often require adult workers to take an initiative in advancing their job-related skills. Yet, ... -
De Tokeville: Maryland Rolls Out Legal Weed
(I Hate Politics Podcast, 2023-04-14)The 445th session of the Maryland General Assembly was billed as the cannabis session. Based on a referendum that was supported overwhelmingly by Maryland voters, the body had to build an entire framework for growing, ... -
A Comparison of the Effects of Two Prompt-Fading Strategies on Skill Acquisition in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
(Springer, 2015-11-09)Research has demonstrated that most-to-least (MTL) and least-to-most (LTM) prompting are effective in helping children with Autism Spectrum Disorders acquire a variety of new skills. However, when directly compared to one ...