Publications
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Recruiting Participants for Large-Scale Random Assignment Experiments in School Settings
We report here on our experiences in recruiting participants for random assignment experiments in public primary and secondary schools. Our perspective is based on over twenty current and completed randomized…
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Building a Breathprint: Biomarkers of Exposure Due to the Toxicant Trochloroethylene
Our pilot studies indicate that we can detect TCE and other VOCs in the breath environment that are indicative of neuronal degeneration. Pending studies will investigate the relationship between toxicant exposure…
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Development of an Agonist of the TGF-Beta Signaling Pathway to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that leads to progressive cognitive dysfunction. Current knowledge of the processes leading to AD is still limited, and no effective treatments are available.…
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PreK– 3 Family Engagement and Literacy
The McKnight Foundation’s Education and Learning (E&L) Program is promoting family engagement as part of a literacy initiative that spans from prekindergarten through third grade (PreK–3).
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Digital Fabrication of Flexible Electronic Systems
In this talk, the speaker will discuss PARC's approach to circuit design and modeling in the context of building sensor systems in partnership with Thinfilm Electronics based on an ink-jet…
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Model-Based Approach for Optimal Maintenance Strategy
In this paper we introduce a novel model-based reliability analysis methodology to guide the best maintenance practices for the different components in complex engineered systems.
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Evaluation of Functional Activity and Aggregation Properties of Hemopressin
We tested the hemopressin peptide for CB1 receptor agonist and antagonist activity in cAMP and β-arrestin recruitment assay and found it to be inactive.
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Identifying User Demographic Traits through Virtual-World Language Use
The paper presents approaches for identifying real-world demographic attributes based on language use in the virtual world.
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Accelerated Aging of Selective Brain Structures in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: A Controlled, Longitudinal Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
Infected individuals are living long enough that there is a potential for interaction with normal senescence effects on various organ systems, including the brain. To examine this interaction, the brains…
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Applying the Brakes: How Practical Classroom Decisions Affect the Adoption of Inquiry Instruction
If college science instructors are to use inquiry practices more in the classroom, they need both professional support to foster comfort with the pedagogy and practical ways to engage students…
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Effects of Nicotine Deprivation and Replacement on Bold-Fmri Response to Smoking Cues as a Function of DRD4 Vntr Genotype
INTRODUCTION: Reactivity to smoking cues is an important factor in the motivation to smoke and has been associated with the dopamine receptor 4 variable number tandem repeat (DRD4 exon III…
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Optimal Metabolic Route Search Based on Atom Mappings
We present the algorithm used in the new RouteSearch tool within the Pathway Tools software.