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Effect of collaborative depression treatment on risk for diabetes: A 9-year follow-up of the IMPACT randomized controlled trial
(PLoS ONE, 2018-08-23)Considerable epidemiologic evidence and plausible biobehavioral mechanisms suggest that depression is an independent risk factor for diabetes. Moreover, reducing the elevated diabetes risk of depressed individuals is ... -
Effective Home Visiting Training: Key Principles and Findings to Guide Training Developers and Evaluators
(Springer, 2018-06-23)Purpose Home visiting programs have produced inconsistent outcomes. One challenge for the field is the design and implementation of effective training to support home visiting staff. In part due to a lack of formal training, ... -
Effects of delay fading and signals on self‐control choices by children
The current study is a systematic replication and extension of work by Schweitzer & Sulzer‐Azaroff (1988). The effects of delay fading alone and in combination with signals on choices between larger, delayed reinforcers ... -
Effects of exposure to ¹²C and ⁴He particles on cognitive performance of intact and ovariectomized female rats
(Elsevier Ltd., 2019-07-10)Exposure to the types of radiation encountered outside the magnetic field of the earth can disrupt cognitive performance. Exploratory class missions to other planets will include both male and female astronauts. Because ... -
Effects of head-only or whole-body exposure to very low doses of ⁴ He (1000 MeV/n) particles on neuronal function and cognitive performance
(Elsevier Ltd, 2019-02)On exploratory class missions, astronauts will be exposed to a range of heavy particles which vary in linear energy transfer (LET). Previous research has shown a direct relationship between particle LET and cognitive ... -
Effects of neutral and enthusiastic praise on the rate of discrimination acquisition
(Wiley, 2018)Previous research has shown that praise is an effective reinforcer; however, few researchers have evaluated whether qualitative differences in praise affect responding. The purpose of the current study was to compare the ... -
Effects of partial- or whole-body exposures to 56Fe particles on brain function and cognitive performance in rats
(Elsevier, 2020-07-24)On exploratory class missions, such as a mission to Mars, astronauts will be exposed to particles of high energy and charge (HZE particles). Exposure to HZE particles produces changes in neuronal function and can disrupt ... -
Effects of prefrontal cortical lesions on neuropeptide and dopamine receptor gene expression in the striatum-accumbens complex
(Elsevier, 1998-06-25)In the rat, neurochemical, behavioral, and anatomical investigations suggest that medial prefrontal cortical input modulates the activity of the basal ganglia. To understand how prefrontal dysfunction might alter ... -
Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities: Reconsidering Comparative Approaches
The focus on eliminating racial/ethnic health disparities has brought critical attention to the poor health status of minority populations. Assessing the health outcomes of racial minority groups by comparing them to a ... -
Enhancing the Number of African Americans Who Pursue STEM PhDs: Meyerhoff Scholarship Program Outcomes, Processes, and Individual Predictors
(Begell House, 2009)The current study examines the outcomes, processes, and individual predictors of the pursuit of a STEM PhD among African-American students in the Meyerhoff Scholarship Program. Meyerhoff students were nearly five times ... -
Entering Throught the Window
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Evaluating Features of Behavioral Treatments in the Nonhuman Animal Laboratory
(American Psychological Association, 2007)Behavioral treatments for severe problem behavior are often derived from basic behavioral principles initially evaluated in the nonhuman operant laboratory. It is less common to see laboratory experiments conducted for the ... -
Evaluating self-control and impulsivity in children with severe behavior disorders
(Wiley Online Library, 1999-11)Impulsivity and self-control involve a choice between a smaller, more immediate reinforcer and a larger, more delayed reinforcer. Impulsive behavior occurs when responding produces the more immediate, relatively smaller ... -
Evaluation of Absolute and Relative Reinforcer Value Using Progressive-Ratio Schedules
(Wiley Online Library, 2008-05)We evaluated behavior exhibited by individuals with developmental disabilities using progressive-ratio (PR) schedules. High- and low-preference stimuli were determined based on the results of a paired-stimulus preference ... -
An evaluation of contingency strength and response suppression
(Wiley Online Library, 2002-12)Typically, functional analyses of severe problem behavior have been conducted in two ways: (a) The target response is reinforced immediately after it occurs, or (b) the target response is reinforced on some schedule thought ... -
An evaluation of methylphenidate as a potential establishing operation for some common classroom reinforcers
(Wiley Online Library, 1997-11)We conducted reinforcer assessments for 3 boys with a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who alternately received either placebo or previously prescribed methylphenidate. Our purpose was to evaluate ... -
Everyday Discrimination Prospectively Predicts Inflammation across 7‐Years in Racially Diverse Midlife Women: Study of Women's Health across the Nation
(The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, 2014-06-11)Self-reported discrimination has emerged as a predictor of negative psychological and physical health outcomes across racial/ethnic groups. The goals of this study were to determine whether C-reactive protein (CRP), a ... -
Examining the Characteristics and Beliefs of Hydroxyurea Users and Nonusers Among Adults With Sickle Cell Disease
(Wiley, 2010-09-17)The attitudes of patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) toward the use of hydroxyurea (HU) therapy may contribute to the underutilization of HU in the United States, yet our understanding of these attitudes is limited. ... -
Exploring daily mediating pathways of religious identity in the associations between maternal religious socialization and Muslim American adolescents’ civic engagement
Despite its implications for positive youth development, factors and processes that promote civic engagement are critically understudied, particularly among Muslim American adolescents for whom opportunities for civic ... -
Extending an Effective Classroom-Based Math Board Game Intervention to Preschoolers’ Homes
The preschool years are a critical time for math development. Unfortunately, children from low-income backgrounds often enter kindergarten with lower math skills than middle-income peers, perhaps due to less math exposure ...