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  1. Article ; Online: 10-channel phased-array coil for carotid wall MRI at 3T.

    de Buck, Matthijs H S / Jezzard, Peter / Frost, Robert / Randell, Chris / Hurst, Katherine / Choudhury, Robin P / Robson, Matthew D / Biasiolli, Luca

    PloS one

    2023  Volume 18, Issue 8, Page(s) e0288529

    Abstract: Background: Accurate assessment of plaque accumulation near the carotid bifurcation is important for the effective prevention and treatment of stroke. However, vessel and plaque delineation using MRI can be limited by low contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) ... ...

    Abstract Background: Accurate assessment of plaque accumulation near the carotid bifurcation is important for the effective prevention and treatment of stroke. However, vessel and plaque delineation using MRI can be limited by low contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) and long acquisition times. In this work, a 10-channel phased-array receive coil design for bilateral imaging of the carotid bifurcation using 3T MRI is proposed.
    Methods: The proposed 10-channel receive coil was compared to a commercial 4-channel receive coil configuration using data acquired from phantoms and healthy volunteers (N = 9). The relative performance of the coils was assessed, by comparing signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), noise correlation, g-factor noise amplification, and the CNR between vessel wall and lumen using black-blood sequences. Patient data were acquired from 12 atherosclerotic carotid artery disease patients.
    Results: The 10-channel coil consistently provided substantially increased SNR in phantoms (+77 ± 27%) and improved CNR in healthy carotid arteries (+62 ± 11%), or reduced g-factor noise amplification. Patient data showed excellent delineation of atherosclerotic plaque along the length of the carotid bifurcation using the 10-channel coil.
    Conclusions: The proposed 10-channel coil design allows for improved visualization of the carotid arteries and the carotid bifurcation and increased parallel imaging acceleration factors relative to a commercial 4-channel coil design.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Carotid Arteries/diagnostic imaging ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods ; Carotid Artery Diseases/diagnostic imaging ; Signal-To-Noise Ratio ; Phantoms, Imaging ; Plaque, Atherosclerotic
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2267670-3
    ISSN 1932-6203 ; 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    ISSN 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0288529
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  2. Article: A Review of Anticipatory Pleasure in Schizophrenia.

    Frost, Katherine H / Strauss, Gregory P

    Current behavioral neuroscience reports

    2016  Volume 3, Issue 3, Page(s) 232–247

    Abstract: Purpose of review: Anhedonia, traditionally defined as a diminished capacity to experience pleasure, has long been considered a core symptom of schizophrenia. However, recent research calls into question whether individuals with schizophrenia are truly ... ...

    Abstract Purpose of review: Anhedonia, traditionally defined as a diminished capacity to experience pleasure, has long been considered a core symptom of schizophrenia. However, recent research calls into question whether individuals with schizophrenia are truly anhedonic, suggesting intact subjective and neurophysiological response to rewarding stimuli in-the-moment. Despite a presumably intact capacity to experience pleasure, people with schizophrenia still engage in fewer reward-seeking behaviors. This discrepancy has been explained as a dissociation between "liking" and "wanting", with dopaminergic and prefrontal influences on incentive salience leading hedonic responses to not effectively translate into motivated behavior. In the current review, the literature on a key aspect of the wanting deficit is reviewed, anticipatory pleasure.
    Recent findings: Results provide consistent evidence for impairment in some aspects of anticipatory pleasure (e.g., prospection, associative learning between reward predictive cues and outcomes), and inconsistent evidence for others (e.g., anticipatory affect and affective forecasting).
    Summary: Mechanisms underlying anticipatory pleasure abnormalities in schizophrenia are discussed and a new model of anticipatory pleasure deficits is proposed. Findings suggest that anticipatory pleasure may be a critical component of impairments in wanting that impact motivated behavior in schizophrenia.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-06-30
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2196-2979
    ISSN 2196-2979
    DOI 10.1007/s40473-016-0082-5
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  3. Article ; Online: Implementation of the national antimicrobial stewardship competencies for UK undergraduate healthcare professional education within undergraduate pharmacy programmes: a survey of UK schools of pharmacy.

    Hamilton, Ryan A / Courtenay, Molly / Frost, Kevin J / Harrison, Roger / Root, Helen / Allison, David G / Tonna, Antonella P / Ashiru-Oredope, Diane / Aldeyab, Mamoon A / Shemilt, Katherine / Martin, Sandra J

    JAC-antimicrobial resistance

    2023  Volume 5, Issue 4, Page(s) dlad095

    Abstract: ... teaching differed between institutions (range 9-119 h), teaching was generally through didactic methods ...

    Abstract Background: Pharmacists play a key role in antimicrobial stewardship (AMS). Consensus-based national AMS competencies for undergraduate healthcare professionals in the UK reflect the increasing emphasis on competency-based healthcare professional education. However, the extent to which these are included within undergraduate pharmacy education programmes in the UK is unknown.
    Objectives: To explore which of the AMS competencies are delivered, including when and at which level, within UK undergraduate MPharm programmes.
    Methods: A cross-sectional online questionnaire captured the level of study of the MPharm programme in which each competency was taught, the method of delivery and assessment of AMS education, and examples of student feedback.
    Results: Ten institutions completed the survey (33% response rate). No institution reported covering all 54 AMS competencies and 5 of these were taught at half or fewer of the institutions. Key gaps were identified around taking samples, communication, outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy and surgical prophylaxis. The minimum time dedicated to AMS teaching differed between institutions (range 9-119 h), teaching was generally through didactic methods, and assessment was generally through knowledge recall and objective structured clinical examinations. Feedback from students suggests they find AMS and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to be complex yet important topics.
    Conclusions: UK schools of pharmacy should utilize the competency framework to identify gaps in their AMS, AMR and infection teaching. To prepare newly qualified pharmacists to be effective at delivering AMS and prescribing antimicrobials, schools of pharmacy should utilize more simulated environments and clinical placements for education and assessment of AMS.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-08
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2632-1823
    ISSN (online) 2632-1823
    DOI 10.1093/jacamr/dlad095
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  4. Article ; Online: Comparison of Substance Use Disorder Diagnosis Rates From Electronic Health Record Data With Substance Use Disorder Prevalence Rates Reported in Surveys Across Sociodemographic Groups in the Veterans Health Administration.

    Williams, Emily C / Fletcher, Olivia V / Frost, Madeline C / Harris, Alex H S / Washington, Donna L / Hoggatt, Katherine J

    JAMA network open

    2022  Volume 5, Issue 6, Page(s) e2219651

    Abstract: Importance: Substance use disorders (SUDs) are major contributors to morbidity and mortality globally, but they are often underrecognized and underdiagnosed, particularly in some sociodemographic subgroups. Understanding the extent to which clinical ... ...

    Abstract Importance: Substance use disorders (SUDs) are major contributors to morbidity and mortality globally, but they are often underrecognized and underdiagnosed, particularly in some sociodemographic subgroups. Understanding the extent to which clinical diagnoses underestimate these conditions within subgroups is imperative to achieving equitable treatment, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, or age, and to informing and improving performance monitoring.
    Objective: To compare clinically documented diagnosis rates of alcohol use disorder (AUD), drug use disorder (DUD), and total SUD (AUD and/or DUD) with the prevalence of these disorders as reported in surveys-based on structured, validated diagnostic assessments-across demographic subgroups.
    Design, setting, and participants: A telephone-based survey was conducted from January 8, 2018, to April 30, 2019, among 5995 Veterans Health Administration (VHA) outpatients who were randomly sampled from 30 VHA facilities and were 18 years of age or older, could complete the survey in English, and had a valid address and telephone number. Survey data were linked to electronic health record (EHR) data for all participants. Statistical analysis was performed between January 29, 2020, and April 20, 2021.
    Exposures: Demographic subgroups based on self-report: gender (male or female), age (18-34, 35-49, 50-64, 65-74, and ≥75 years), and race and ethnicity (Black non-Hispanic, Hispanic, multiracial, other [Asian or Asian-American, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and any other race endorsed by the participant], and White non-Hispanic).
    Main outcomes and measures: Survey-based prevalence rates of AUD, DUD, and SUD were assessed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, version 7.0, the only validated instrument available at study outset that measured Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth Edition) criteria for past 12-month diagnoses. Clinically documented diagnosis rates were measured using International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision diagnoses from VHA EHR data. Analyses compared survey-based prevalence rates of AUD, DUD, and SUD with diagnosis rates using sensitivity and specificity and difference-in-difference analysis. All analyses were weighted with survey weights to account for nonresponse.
    Results: Of 5995 participants, 4115 (68.6%) were White non-Hispanic, and 5429 (91.1%) were male; the mean (SD) age was 61.5 (15.3) years. The survey-based prevalence rates of AUD, DUD, and SUD were higher than the diagnosis rates among all patients (AUD, 608 [10.1%] vs 360 [6.0%]; DUD, 282 [4.7%] vs 275 [4.6%]; SUD, 768 [12.8%] vs 515 [8.6%]). Survey-based prevalence rates of AUD and SUD exceeded the diagnosis rates in every demographic subgroup. Gaps between diagnosis rates and survey-based prevalence rates for AUD and SUD were largest among patients aged 18 to 34 years (AUD diagnosis rate, 27 [6.9%; 95% CI, 4.8%-9.9%] vs AUD prevalence rate, 88 [22.4%; 95% CI, 17.3%-28.5%]; SUD diagnosis rate, 41 [10.5%; 95% CI, 8.1%-13.4%] vs SUD prevalence rate, 109 [27.7%; 95% CI, 22.6%-33.3%]) and Hispanic and Latinx patients (AUD diagnosis rate, 31 [7.6%; 95% CI, 5.3%-10.8%] vs AUD prevalence rate, 72 [17.7%; 95% CI, 14.0%-22.1%]; and SUD diagnosis rate, 48 [11.7%; 95% CI, 7.9%-16.9%] vs SUD prevalence rate, 88 [21.6%; 95% CI, 18.0%-25.8%]). For DUD, only patients aged 18 to 34 years had a true prevalence rate that significantly exceeded the diagnosis rate (diagnosis rate, 21 [5.4%; 95% CI, 3.7%-7.8%] vs prevalence rate, 40 [10.1%; 95% CI, 7.2%-14.0%]).
    Conclusions and relevance: The results of this survey study suggest that existing diagnostic procedures and tools are insufficient to capture SUD prevalence rates, particularly among younger patients and Hispanic and Latinx patients. Clinics and health systems should implement standardized SUD assessments to ensure the provision of equitable care and the optimal identification of underlying conditions for performance monitoring.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Adult ; Alcoholism/epidemiology ; Electronic Health Records ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Prevalence ; Substance-Related Disorders/diagnosis ; Substance-Related Disorders/epidemiology ; Substance-Related Disorders/psychology ; United States/epidemiology ; Veterans Health
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ISSN 2574-3805
    ISSN (online) 2574-3805
    DOI 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.19651
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  5. Article ; Online: Benefits of permanent adoption of virtual conferences for conservation science.

    Kuehne, Lauren M / Rolls, Robert J / Brandis, Kate J / Chen, Kai / Fraley, Kevin M / Frost, Lindsey K / Ho, Susie S / Kunisch, Erin H / Langhans, Simone D / LeRoy, Carri J / McDonald, Gregory / McInerney, Paul J / O'Brien, Katherine R / Strecker, Angela L

    Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology

    2022  Volume 36, Issue 4, Page(s) e13884

    MeSH term(s) Conservation of Natural Resources
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-14
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 58735-7
    ISSN 1523-1739 ; 0888-8892
    ISSN (online) 1523-1739
    ISSN 0888-8892
    DOI 10.1111/cobi.13884
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  6. Article: An Affective Neuroscience Model of Impaired Approach Motivation in Schizophrenia.

    Strauss, Gregory P / Whearty, Kayla M / Frost, Katherine H / Carpenter, William T

    Nebraska Symposium on Motivation. Nebraska Symposium on Motivation

    2016  Volume 63, Page(s) 159–203

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Models, Theoretical ; Motivation/physiology ; Reward ; Schizophrenia/physiopathology ; Volition/physiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-09-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ISSN 0146-7875
    ISSN 0146-7875
    DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-30596-7_6
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  7. Article: THE POSITIVITY OFFSET THEORY OF ANHEDONIA IN SCHIZOPHRENIA.

    Strauss, Gregory P / Frost, Katherine H / Lee, Bern G / Gold, James M

    Clinical psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science

    2017  Volume 5, Issue 2, Page(s) 226–238

    Abstract: Prior studies have concluded that schizophrenia patients are not anhedonic because they do not report reduced experience of positive emotion to pleasant stimuli. The current study challenged this view by applying quantitative methods validated in the ... ...

    Abstract Prior studies have concluded that schizophrenia patients are not anhedonic because they do not report reduced experience of positive emotion to pleasant stimuli. The current study challenged this view by applying quantitative methods validated in the Evaluative Space Model of emotional experience to test the hypothesis that schizophrenia patients evidence a reduction in the normative "positivity offset" (i.e., the tendency to experience higher levels of positive than negative emotional output when stimulus input is absent or weak). Participants included 76 schizophrenia patients and 60 healthy controls who completed an emotional experience task that required reporting the level of positive emotion, negative emotion, and arousal to photographs. Results indicated that although schizophrenia patients evidenced intact
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-03-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2682220-9
    ISSN 2167-7034 ; 2167-7026
    ISSN (online) 2167-7034
    ISSN 2167-7026
    DOI 10.1177/2167702616674989
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  8. Article ; Online: Balancing Fidelity and Flexibility: Usual Care for Young Children With an Increased Likelihood of Having Autism Spectrum Disorder Within an Early Intervention System.

    Pickard, Katherine / Mellman, Hannah / Frost, Kyle / Reaven, Judy / Ingersoll, Brooke

    Journal of autism and developmental disorders

    2021  Volume 53, Issue 2, Page(s) 656–668

    Abstract: Naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions (NDBIs) are evidence-based interventions for young children with autism spectrum disorder. There has been growing interest in implementing manualized NDBIs within the early intervention (EI) system ... ...

    Abstract Naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions (NDBIs) are evidence-based interventions for young children with autism spectrum disorder. There has been growing interest in implementing manualized NDBIs within the early intervention (EI) system without a clear understanding of how these programs and the broader strategies encompassed within them are already used by EI providers. This study examined the use of manualized NDBI programs and broader NDBI strategies within an EI system and factors that impacted their use. Eighty-eight EI providers completed a measure of NDBI program and strategy use. Thirty-three providers participated in a supplemental focus group or interview. Overall, providers described using broader NDBI strategies and the need to adapt manualized NDBI programs. Provider-, intervention-, and organization-level factors impacted their use of NDBI programs and strategies.
    MeSH term(s) Child ; Humans ; Child, Preschool ; Autism Spectrum Disorder/therapy ; Early Intervention, Educational ; Behavior Therapy ; Adaptation, Physiological ; Focus Groups
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-23
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 391999-7
    ISSN 1573-3432 ; 0162-3257
    ISSN (online) 1573-3432
    ISSN 0162-3257
    DOI 10.1007/s10803-021-04882-4
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  9. Article: Avolition, Negative Symptoms, and a Clinical Science Journey and Transition to the Future.

    Carpenter, William T / Frost, Katherine H / Whearty, Kayla M / Strauss, Gregory P

    Nebraska Symposium on Motivation. Nebraska Symposium on Motivation

    2016  Volume 63, Page(s) 133–158

    Abstract: The concepts and investigations reviewed above suggest the following * Schizophrenia is a clinical syndrome that can be deconstructed into meaningful domains of psychopathology. * Individual patients vary substantially on which domains are present as ... ...

    Abstract The concepts and investigations reviewed above suggest the following * Schizophrenia is a clinical syndrome that can be deconstructed into meaningful domains of psychopathology. * Individual patients vary substantially on which domains are present as well as severity. * Negative symptoms are common in persons with schizophrenia, but only primary negative symptoms are a manifestation of schizophrenia psychopathology in the "weakening of the wellsprings of volition" sense that Kraepelin described. * The failure to distinguish primary from secondary negative symptoms has profound consequences as viewed in the vast majority of clinical trials that report negative symptom efficacy without regard for causation and without controlling for pseudospecificity. * Schizophrenia is now broadly defined with positive psychotic symptoms, and a subgroup with primary negative symptoms is a candidate disease entity. * Evidence of negative symptoms as a taxon supports the separate classification of persons with primary negative symptoms. * Negative symptoms are an unmet therapeutic need. * Two factors best define the negative symptom construct and these may have different pathophysiological and treatment implications. * The avolitional component may not be based on a diminished capacity to experience pleasure, but difficulty using mental representations of affective value to guide decision-making and goal-directed behavior. Part II in this volume by Strauss et al. will address the range of laboratory-based investigations of negative symptoms, clarify current hypotheses and theories concerning negative symptom pathology, and address future directions for negative symptom research and clinical care.
    MeSH term(s) Brain/physiopathology ; Humans ; Motivation/physiology ; Reward ; Schizophrenia/physiopathology ; Volition/physiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-09-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ISSN 0146-7875
    ISSN 0146-7875
    DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-30596-7_5
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  10. Article ; Online: A Developmental Perspective on Social-Cognition Difficulties in Youth at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis.

    Lincoln, Sarah Hope / Norkett, Emily M / Frost, Katherine H / Gonzalez-Heydrich, Joseph / D'Angelo, Eugene J

    Harvard review of psychiatry

    2017  Volume 25, Issue 1, Page(s) 4–14

    Abstract: Learning objectives: After participating in this activity, learners should be better able to:• Evaluate the evolution of social cognitive abilities as a developmental process• Assess the evidence regarding social cognition difficulties in youth at ... ...

    Abstract Learning objectives: After participating in this activity, learners should be better able to:• Evaluate the evolution of social cognitive abilities as a developmental process• Assess the evidence regarding social cognition difficulties in youth at clinical high risk for psychosisIndividuals at clinical high risk (CHR) for psychosis exhibit a broad range of difficulties, including impaired social cognition, which may represent a target for early identification and intervention. Several studies have examined various domains of social cognition in CHR individuals. Most focus on adolescent and young adult populations, but given the accumulating evidence that impairment exists before the onset of psychotic disorders, it is critically important to begin to look for these risk markers in younger children. The present article reviews 25 studies on CHR that examine any of the following four domains of social cognition: emotion processing, theory of mind, social perception, or attribution bias. Eligible studies were identified through a comprehensive literature search, conducted using electronic databases, including PubMed/MEDLINE and PsycINFO, and combinations of key social-cognition and CHR search terms. Despite some mixed results, the existing literature establishes that CHR individuals display social-cognitive impairment, though it remains unclear as to how and when that impairment develops. Thus, by using the literature on social cognition in typically developing children as a model and reference, and by looking at the evolution of social-cognitive abilities as a developmental process, our review presents a valuable new perspective that indicates the necessity of further investigation in younger, at-risk populations. Implications for treatment and future research are discussed.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1174775-4
    ISSN 1465-7309 ; 1067-3229
    ISSN (online) 1465-7309
    ISSN 1067-3229
    DOI 10.1097/HRP.0000000000000125
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