Can Indigenous knowledge and Western science work together? New center bets yes
For millennia, the Passamaquoddy people used their intimate understanding of the coastal waters along the Gulf of Maine to sustainably harvest the ocean’s bounty. Anthropologist Darren Ranco of the University of Maine hoped to blend their knowledge of tides, water temperatures, salinity, and more with a Western approach in a project to study the impact of coastal pollution on fish, shellfish, and beaches.
But the Passamaquoddy were never really given a seat at the table, says Ranco, a member of the Penobscot Nation, which along with the Passamaquoddy are part of the Wabanaki Confederacy of tribes in Maine and easte...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - October 25, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Ceiling effects for speech perception tests in pediatric cochlear implant users
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Source: Cochlear Implants International - October 24, 2023 Category: Audiology Authors: Emily R. SpitzerDavid M. LandsbergerAlexandra J. LichtlSusan B. WaltzmanDepartment of Otolaryngology —Head and Neck Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USAEmily R. Spitzer is Research Associate Professor at NYU Grossm Source Type: research
Comprehension of clitic pronouns by children with cochlear implants: the role of sentence stress
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Source: Cochlear Implants International - October 24, 2023 Category: Audiology Authors: Talita Fortunato-TavaresMiya WilsonJohn Orazem1 Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, Lehman College, City University of New York, New York, USA2 The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, USA3 Biostatistics, School of Health Sc Source Type: research
Mid-life adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and late-life subjective cognitive complaints in women
DISCUSSION: Greater adherence to the DASH diet in mid-life was associated with lower prevalence of late-life SCCs in women.PMID:37861080 | DOI:10.1002/alz.13468 (Source: The Journal of Alzheimers Association)
Source: The Journal of Alzheimers Association - October 20, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Yixiao Song Fen Wu Sneha Sharma Tess V Clendenen Sandra India-Aldana Yelena Afanasyeva Yian Gu Karen L Koenig Anne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte Yu Chen Source Type: research
The 100 Most Cited Kluver-Bucy Research Articles: A Bibliometric Analysis
Cureus. 2023 Sep 16;15(9):e45382. doi: 10.7759/cureus.45382. eCollection 2023 Sep.ABSTRACTKluver-Bucy Syndrome (KBS) is a rare neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by hyperorality, hypersexuality, bulimia, visual agnosia, and amnesia due to lesions affecting bilateral temporal lobes. It is attributed to a multitude of causes, including stroke, herpes simplex encephalitis, Alzheimer's disease, and head trauma. Current treatments for KBS include symptomatic management with antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, carbamazepine, and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. The bibliometric analysis was done to reflect the relevan...
Source: Herpes - October 19, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Cynthia Janku Priya V Engel Kisan Patel Elias Giraldo Source Type: research
Knowledge Gains from the Implementation of a Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Program and the Future of School-Based Prevention Education
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Source: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse - October 10, 2023 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Kate GuastaferroStacey L. ShipeChristian M. ConnellJacqueline L. HollowayMary L. PulidoJennie G. Nolla The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USAb New York University, New York, NY, USAc State University of New York, Binghamton, NY, USAd Source Type: research
Transforming fear into rigor, love, freedom, and joy: A new paradigm of standards-based reform
Volume 58, Issue 4, October-December 2023 . (Source: Educational Psychologist)
Source: Educational Psychologist - October 9, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Akane ZushoRevathy KumarRhonda S. Bondiea Fordham University, New York, NY, USAb University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USAc Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA Source Type: research
The development of social capital in a peer-led mHealth cognitive behavioral antiretroviral therapy adherence intervention for HIV + adolescents and young adults
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Source: AIDS Care - October 5, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Lloyd A. GoldsamtEva LiangCaroline HandschuhAnn-Margaret NavarraRory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, NY, USA Source Type: research
Goal-directed versus outcome-based financial incentives for smoking cessation among low-income, hospitalised patients: rationale and design of the Financial Incentives for Smoking Treatment II (FIESTA II) randomised controlled trial
Introduction
Smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death in the USA. Low utilisation of treatments for smoking cessation remains a major barrier for reducing smoking rates. Financial incentives represent an innovative approach to increasing use of therapies for smoking cessation. This paper will describe the rationale and design of the Financial Incentives for Smoking Treatment II (FIESTA II) study, a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of goal-directed and outcome-based financial incentives to promote smoking cessation among hospitalised smokers.
Methods and analysis
We ar...
Source: BMJ Open - September 29, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Wali, S., Gaitonde, A., Sherman, S., Min, N., Pesantes, A., Bidgoli, A., Shirley, A., Tseng, C.-H., Ladapo, J. Tags: Open access, Smoking and tobacco Source Type: research
Malaria cases could ebb in an even hotter world. But other diseases will get worse
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Heat and disease will exact a heavy toll as climate warms
BY Tim Appenzeller
This story, part of a special issue of
Science
, was supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Vapnek Family Foundation.
In early July, on one of the hottest days ever recorded globally, Colin Carlson walked into a radio studio in Washington, D.C., to answer some questions about how a warming climate is affecting infectious diseases. Cases of locally transmitted malaria
in Florida and Texas
...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - September 26, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
