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Early developmental milestones and risk of schizophrenia: A 45-year follow-up of the Copenhagen Perinatal Cohort
(Elsevier, 2010-02-23)The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between age of neuromotor milestone attainment and risk of adult schizophrenia. 5765 mothers of the Copenhagen Perinatal Cohort recorded 12 developmental ... -
Educating Caregivers about Infant Positioning and Improving Infant Intolerance of Tummy Time
(2018-01-01)Each year in the United States, approximately 3,500 infants die suddenly and unexpectedly (Centers for Disease Control, 2018). The number of infant deaths has declined sharply since the early 1990s when the American Academy ... -
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 alcohol, expectancies, and partner type on condom use in college males: Event‐level analyses
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2010-01-11)Sexually active heterosexual college males (N = 93) provided data on over 1,500 sexual encounters. Alcohol consumption, expectancies about alcohol's impact on condom use, and partner type each contributed to use of a condom. ... -
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 ... -
Efficacy of Mental Health Interventions on College Students’ Help-Seeking Attitudes
(2019-01-01)Many college students suffering from mental illness in the United States do not seek appropriate mental health care, even though treatment is known to have positive effects on functioning and wellbeing (Blanco et al., ... -
Elementary School Children's Math Utility Conceptions: Associations with Parents' Conceptions, Math Achievement, and Home Math Engagement
(2018-01-01)This dissertation was made up of three studies, with the overall goal of examining first through fourth grade children’s math utility conceptions—knowledge and beliefs about the usefulness of math—and how those conceptions ... -
Elevated Levels of Plasma Phenylalanine in Schizophrenia: A Guanosine Triphosphate Cyclohydrolase-1 Metabolic Pathway Abnormality?
(PLOS, 2014-01-21)Background Phenylalanine and tyrosine are precursor amino acids required for the synthesis of dopamine, the main neurotransmitter implicated in the neurobiology of schizophrenia. Inflammation, increasingly implicated in ... -
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
(Otter Bay Books, 2013)