Publications
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Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Preterm Birth in the United States
In order to help generate new research hypotheses, this study explored spatial and temporal patterns of preterm birth in a large, total-population dataset.
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Multi-step Hydrothermal Liquefaction (HTL) of Algae with Nutrient Recycling
A presentation of SRI research to meet the need of a thermochemical process that allows economic conversion of wet biomass to liquid fuels.
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Characterization of Batracylin-Induced Renal and Bladder Toxicity in Rats
To further investigate batracylin’s mechanism of toxicity, studies were conducted in Fischer 344 rats. Once daily oral administration of 16 or 32 mg/kg batracylin to rats for 4 days caused…
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Evaluation of the Florida Master Teacher Initiative Final Evaluation Findings
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of the Florida Master Teacher Initiative (FMTI)–an i3-funded early learning program aimed at improving the quality of teaching and student…
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Addiction, Freedom, and Responsibility
In his article supporting an evolutionary perspective of free will, John Banja (2015) argues that addicts are responsible for their addictive behaviors because they could engage in practices that would diminish…
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Bioprotective Carnitinoids: Lipoic Acid, Butyrate, and Mitochondria-Targeting to Treat Radiation Injury: Mitochondrial Drugs Come of Age
There is an urgent need for effective medicines to protect against and treat the harmful biological effects of radiation . Potential strategies herein include mitochondrial and epigenetic-driven methods using lipoic…
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Evidence for a Role for alpha6 nAChRs in L-Dopa-Induced Dyskinesias Using Parkinsonian alpha6 nAChR Gain-of-Function Mice
Here we investigate the role of α6β2* nAChRs, a subtype selectively present in the nigrostriatal pathway, using α6 nAChR subunit null mutant (α6(-/-)) mice.
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K12 CS Teaching Methods Courses
CS teacher development has become a major effort for the SIGCSE community in part due to NSF's CS10K efforts and expanding CSTA involvement. However there are few examples of university…
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Automated, Adaptive Guidance for K-12 Education
This paper distinguishes features of automated adaptive guidance used in K-12 instructional settings and recommends directions for design.
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Brain Development in Heavy-Drinking Adolescents
The authors measured within-subject changes in regional brain morphometry over longer intervals and in larger samples of adolescents than previously reported and assessed differences between adolescents who remained nondrinkers and…
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Women with Dysmenorrhoea Are Hypersensitive to Experimentally Induced Forearm Ischaemia During Painful Menstruation and During the Pain-Free Follicular Phase
We investigated whether women with dysmenorrhoea, compared with controls, have increased sensitivity to experimentally induced deep-tissue muscle ischaemia in a body area distant from that of referred menstrual pain.
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Early Math with Gracie & Friends (Tm) Demo: App-Infused Curriculum and Teacher Support for Preschool
Our team developed and published eight iPad apps, 38 hands-on activities, a digital Teacher’s Guide, and professional development modules to help preschool children learn foundational math concepts.