Publications
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Role for the Nicotinic Cholinergic System in Movement Disorders; Therapeutic Implications
This work raised the question whether dysregulation of this system may contribute to motor dysfunction and whether drugs targeting nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) may be of therapeutic benefit in movement…
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Toward a Grand Vision: Early Implementation of California’s Local Control Funding Formula
Education officials from school districts and county offices of education across the state are enthusiastic about California’s new Local Control Funding Formula.
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A Lower Degree of PBMC L1 Methylation in Women with Lower Folate Status May Explain the MTHFR C677T Polymorphism Associated Higher Risk of CIN in the US Post Folic Acid Fortification
It is unknown whether exposure to higher folate as a result of the FA fortification program has altered the association between MTHFR C677T and risk of CIN, or the mechanisms…
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Inhibition or Knockdown of ABC Transporters Enhances Susceptibility of Adult and Juvenile Schistosomes to Praziquantel
We show that the activity of PZQ against schistosome adults and juveniles ex vivo is potentiated by co-administration of either the highly potent Pgp inhibitor tariquidar or combinations of inhibitors…
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Investigating Why Teachers Reported Continued Use and Sharing of an Educational Innovation After the Research Has Ended
This investigation is part of the Scaling-Up SimCalc experimental program, which combines dynamic representational algebra software with integrated curriculum and small professional development workshops focused on how to use the…
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Adaptive Interest Modeling Improves Content Services at the Network Edge
How to get the relevant content to the right user quickly, in the midst of network disruptions and resource constraints, is a key research challenge.
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Wayne School of Engineering: Case Study of a Rural Inclusive STEM-Focused High School
We present a descriptive, instrumental case study of an inclusive rural science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school that has successfully dealt with challenges and offers an innovative and productive learning…
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Solar Cycle Variation of Plasma Mass Density in the Outer Magnetosphere: Magnetoseismic Analysis of Toroidal Standing Alfven Waves Detected by Geotail
We study the variation of plasma mass density in the outer magnetosphere over a solar cycle using mass density estimated from the frequency of fundamental toroidal standing Alfvén waves observed…
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Alcohol and the Sleeping Brain
This chapter outlines the evidence for acute and chronic alcohol effects on sleep architecture and sleep electroencephalogram, evidence for tolerance with repeated administration, and possible underlying neurochemical mechanisms for alcohol's…
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Impaired Off-Line Motor Skills Consolidation in Young Primary Insomniacs
Here we assessed the sleep-related off-line consolidation of motor skills in 13 young primary insomniacs compared to 13 healthy sleepers using the sequential finger tapping task.
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A Fuzzy Commitment Approach to Privacy Preserving Behavioral Targeting
This paper describes a privacy-preserving framework for delivering coupons to users that approximately satisfy a predefined behavioral profile.
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CCN-KRS: A Key Resolution Service for CCN
Abstract One key feature of the CCN design is the requirement for each content object to be individually secured by its producer. Thus, CCN should be, in principle, immune to…