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  1. Article ; Online: Thiazide diuretics.

    Anisman, Steven D / Erickson, Stephen B / Fodor, Kim M

    BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

    2024  Volume 384, Page(s) e075174

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors/adverse effects ; Hypertension/drug therapy ; Diuretics/adverse effects
    Chemical Substances Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors ; Diuretics
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-05
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1362901-3
    ISSN 1756-1833 ; 0959-8154 ; 0959-8146 ; 0959-8138 ; 0959-535X ; 1759-2151
    ISSN (online) 1756-1833
    ISSN 0959-8154 ; 0959-8146 ; 0959-8138 ; 0959-535X ; 1759-2151
    DOI 10.1136/bmj-2023-075174
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  2. Article ; Online: A potential relationship between soil disinfestation efficacy and leaf green reflectance.

    Kim, Steven B / Fennimore, Steven A / Kim, Dong Sub

    PloS one

    2022  Volume 17, Issue 7, Page(s) e0271677

    Abstract: Soil disinfestation with steam was evaluated as an alternative to fumigation. Following soil disinfestation, plant health has traditionally been measured using plant size and yield. Plant health can be measured in a timely manner more efficiently, more ... ...

    Abstract Soil disinfestation with steam was evaluated as an alternative to fumigation. Following soil disinfestation, plant health has traditionally been measured using plant size and yield. Plant health can be measured in a timely manner more efficiently, more easily and non-destructively using image analysis. We hypothesized that plant health could be quantified and treatments can be differentiated using an RGB (Red, Green, Blue) image analysis program, particularly by observing the greenness of plant leaves. However, plant size or the proportion of green area could be unreliable due to plant loss and camera's position and angle. To this end, we decided to evaluate plant health by analyzing the RGB codes associated with the green color only, which detects the chlorophyll reflectance and nutrient status, noting that the degree of greenness within the green-leaf-area was not affected by the plant size. We identified five RGB codes that are commonly observed in the plant leaves and ordered them from dark green to light green. Among the five RGB codes, the relative percentage covered by the darkest green to the lightest green was significantly different between the steam and chloropicrin treatments and the control, and it was not significantly different between the steam and chloropicrin treatments. Furthermore, the result was correlated with the total yield, and the trend observed in the first year was replicated in the second year of this experiment. In this study, we demonstrate that the RGB image analysis can be used as an early marker of the treatment effect on the plant health and productivity.
    MeSH term(s) Chlorophyll ; Fumigation ; Plant Leaves ; Soil ; Steam
    Chemical Substances Soil ; Steam ; Chlorophyll (1406-65-1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 2267670-3
    ISSN 1932-6203 ; 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    ISSN 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0271677
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  3. Article ; Online: Mimicking Facial Expressions Facilitates Working Memory for Stimuli in Emotion-Congruent Colours.

    Sivananthan, Thaatsha / Most, Steven B / Curby, Kim M

    Vision (Basel, Switzerland)

    2024  Volume 8, Issue 1

    Abstract: It is one thing for everyday phrases like "seeing red" to link some emotions with certain colours (e.g., anger with red), but can such links measurably bias information processing? We investigated whether emotional face information (angry/happy/neutral) ... ...

    Abstract It is one thing for everyday phrases like "seeing red" to link some emotions with certain colours (e.g., anger with red), but can such links measurably bias information processing? We investigated whether emotional face information (angry/happy/neutral) held in visual working memory (VWM) enhances memory for shapes presented in a conceptually consistent colour (red or green) (Experiment 1). Although emotional information held in VWM appeared not to bias memory for coloured shapes in Experiment 1, exploratory analyses suggested that participants who physically mimicked the face stimuli were better at remembering congruently coloured shapes. Experiment 2 confirmed this finding by asking participants to hold the faces in mind while either mimicking or labelling the emotional expressions of face stimuli. Once again, those who mimicked the expressions were better at remembering shapes with emotion-congruent colours, whereas those who simply labelled them were not. Thus, emotion-colour associations appear powerful enough to guide attention, but-consistent with proposed impacts of "embodied emotion" on cognition-such effects emerged when emotion processing was facilitated through facial mimicry.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-30
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2411-5150
    ISSN (online) 2411-5150
    DOI 10.3390/vision8010004
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  4. Article ; Online: Young Adult Responses to Peer Crowd-Based Targeting in E-cigarette Advertisements: An Experimental Study.

    Kim, Minji / Neilands, Torsten B / Gregorich, Steven E / Jordan, Jeffrey W / Ling, Pamela M

    Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco

    2024  Volume 25, Issue 6, Page(s) 1125–1134

    Abstract: Aims: To examine the effects of psychographically targeted e-cigarette advertisements on young adults.: Methods: A total of 2100 young adults (18-29 years old) representing five peer crowds (groups with shared values, interests, and lifestyle: ... ...

    Abstract Aims: To examine the effects of psychographically targeted e-cigarette advertisements on young adults.
    Methods: A total of 2100 young adults (18-29 years old) representing five peer crowds (groups with shared values, interests, and lifestyle: Mainstream, Young Professional, Hip Hop, Hipster, and Partier) were recruited from a nationwide opt-in online panel. Participants were randomly assigned to view e-cigarette advertisements featuring characters that either did or did not match their own peer crowd affiliation and evaluated advertising effectiveness using Likert-type and semantic differential scales. Participants also reported their attitudes toward using e-cigarettes.
    Results: No significant overall effect of peer crowd matching was observed. However, significant two-way interaction effects emerged where matching advertisements yielded higher evaluations than mismatching advertisements among those who currently do not use tobacco and nicotine products and among Mainstream participants. Advertisements featuring Mainstream characters were in general rated more highly than other advertisements. Additional analyses found significant effects of peer crowd matching among those who viewed advertisements featuring non-Mainstream characters.
    Conclusions: Peer crowd-based targeting can increase the effectiveness of e-cigarette advertisements which may impact initiation among current nonusers, requiring stricter marketing regulations. More research is needed to determine if anti-tobacco messaging tailored by peer crowds may effectively counteract targeted e-cigarette marketing.
    Implications: E-cigarette advertisements often use psychographic targeting strategies, using lifestyles, attitudes, and values. Low-risk young adults (eg, those who currently do not use tobacco and nicotine products) are susceptible to psychographically targeted e-cigarette advertisements. This may result in the initiation of e-cigarette use among young adults who would otherwise be less likely to use tobacco and nicotine products. Stricter marketing regulations for emerging tobacco and nicotine products are required to reduce marketing exposure.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Young Adult ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Advertising ; Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems ; Nicotine ; Smoking ; Peer Group ; Social Identification ; Tobacco Products
    Chemical Substances Nicotine (6M3C89ZY6R)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-20
    Publishing country England
    Document type Randomized Controlled Trial ; Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 1452315-2
    ISSN 1469-994X ; 1462-2203
    ISSN (online) 1469-994X
    ISSN 1462-2203
    DOI 10.1093/ntr/ntac292
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  5. Article ; Online: Calibration and Multiple Reliability Assessments of a Scrum Machine Instrumented to Measure Force

    Eric Alexander Martin / Steven B. Kim / George K. Beckham

    Applied Sciences, Vol 13, Iss 7581, p

    2023  Volume 7581

    Abstract: Coaches need reliable methods of quantifying rugby union scrum force performance in order to make data-driven decisions. The purpose of this study is to present the reliability of a replicable instrumented scrum machine. We performed 3 phases of ... ...

    Abstract Coaches need reliable methods of quantifying rugby union scrum force performance in order to make data-driven decisions. The purpose of this study is to present the reliability of a replicable instrumented scrum machine. We performed 3 phases of deadweight calibration on 8 S-type load cells; during deadweight calibration, each load cell was loaded with ~20–200 kg. Phase 1 compared power sources (wall outlet vs. portable power station). Phase 2 tested the inter-session reliability of the load cells after 15, 30, 45, 60, and 420 min of run time. Phase 3 tested between-session reliability, comparing days 0, 1, 7, and 180. We also performed a phase of inter-trial reliability when humans pushed on the fully instrumented scrum machine. Fourteen collegiate rugby players performed four warm-up trials and then five 100%-effort trials; peak and average voltage during the push were compared between the 100%-effort trials. For all phases, statistical analyses show near-perfect reliability. Therefore, we conclude that our novel instrumented scrum machine is ready for in vivo data collection; other coaches or researchers could duplicate our methods to create their own reliable instrumented scrum machine.
    Keywords rugby union ; scrum ; reliability ; Technology ; T ; Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) ; TA1-2040 ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5 ; Physics ; QC1-999 ; Chemistry ; QD1-999
    Subject code 670
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
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  6. Article: Evaluation of a Steam Application by a Mobile Applicator for Soil Disinfestation in Strawberry Nurseries

    Kim, Dong Sub / Kim, Steven B. / Stanghellini, Mike / Meyer-Jertberg, Melody / Fennimore, Steven A.

    HortScience. 2022 June, v. 57, no. 6

    2022  

    Abstract: Soil disinfestation with steam has been evaluated in strawberry fruiting fields as a nonchemical method of soil disinfestation; however, little is known about the use of steam for field production of strawberry daughter plants. The objective of this ... ...

    Abstract Soil disinfestation with steam has been evaluated in strawberry fruiting fields as a nonchemical method of soil disinfestation; however, little is known about the use of steam for field production of strawberry daughter plants. The objective of this study was to compare daughter plant production in soils previously treated with steam compared to those treated with standard methyl bromide (MB) and chloropicrin (Pic) treatments. A prototype field steam applicator and a self-propelled diesel-fueled steam generator and applicator were tested at two high-elevation nurseries near Macdoel, CA, in Sept. 2018 and Aug. 2020, respectively. The steam application heated the soil above 60 °C for ≈60 minutes to a depth of 25 cm at both nurseries. The pest control efficacy of the steam applications against weeds, Verticillium spp., Tylenchulus semipenetrans, and Pythium ultimum were similar to that of MB:Pic. The stolons and daughter plants densities in fields with steam treatment were similar to those in fields with MB:Pic treatment. Therefore, we suggest that soil disinfestation with steam may be a viable method of producing healthy strawberry plants. However, more research is needed to verify plant sanitation and quality.
    Keywords Pythium ultimum ; Tylenchulus semipenetrans ; Verticillium ; applicators ; chloropicrin ; disinfestation ; generators (equipment) ; methyl bromide ; prototypes ; sanitation ; soil ; steam ; stolons ; strawberries
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-06
    Size p. 726-730.
    Publishing place American Society for Horticultural Science
    Document type Article
    ISSN 2327-9834
    DOI 10.21273/HORTSCI16561-22
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  7. Article: Murine Parainfluenza Virus Persists in Lung Innate Immune Cells Sustaining Chronic Lung Pathology.

    Castro, Ítalo Araujo / Yang, Yanling / Gnazzo, Victoria / Kim, Do-Hyun / Van Dyken, Steven J / López, Carolina B

    bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology

    2023  

    Abstract: Respiratory viruses including the human parainfluenza viruses (hPIVs) are a constant burden to human health, with morbidity and mortality frequently increased after the acute phase of the infection. Although is proven that respiratory viruses can ... ...

    Abstract Respiratory viruses including the human parainfluenza viruses (hPIVs) are a constant burden to human health, with morbidity and mortality frequently increased after the acute phase of the infection. Although is proven that respiratory viruses can persist
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Preprint
    DOI 10.1101/2023.11.07.566103
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  8. Article ; Online: Applications of statistical experimental designs to improve statistical inference in weed management.

    Kim, Steven B / Kim, Dong Sub / Magana-Ramirez, Christina

    PloS one

    2021  Volume 16, Issue 9, Page(s) e0257472

    Abstract: In a balanced design, researchers allocate the same number of units across all treatment groups. It has been believed as a rule of thumb among some researchers in agriculture. Sometimes, an unbalanced design outperforms a balanced design. Given a ... ...

    Abstract In a balanced design, researchers allocate the same number of units across all treatment groups. It has been believed as a rule of thumb among some researchers in agriculture. Sometimes, an unbalanced design outperforms a balanced design. Given a specific parameter of interest, researchers can design an experiment by unevenly distributing experimental units to increase statistical information about the parameter of interest. An additional way of improving an experiment is an adaptive design (e.g., spending the total sample size in multiple steps). It is helpful to have some knowledge about the parameter of interest to design an experiment. In the initial phase of an experiment, a researcher may spend a portion of the total sample size to learn about the parameter of interest. In the later phase, the remaining portion of the sample size can be distributed in order to gain more information about the parameter of interest. Though such ideas have existed in statistical literature, they have not been applied broadly in agricultural studies. In this article, we used simulations to demonstrate the superiority of the experimental designs over the balanced designs under three practical situations: comparing two groups, studying a dose-response relationship with right-censored data, and studying a synergetic effect of two treatments. The simulations showed that an objective-specific design provides smaller error in parameter estimation and higher statistical power in hypothesis testing when compared to a balanced design. We also conducted an adaptive experimental design applied to a dose-response study with right-censored data to quantify the effect of ethanol on weed control. Retrospective simulations supported the benefit of this adaptive design as well. All researchers face different practical situations, and appropriate experimental designs will help utilize available resources efficiently.
    MeSH term(s) Agriculture ; Computer Simulation ; Humans ; Models, Statistical ; Research Design ; Weed Control/methods
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0257472
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  9. Article ; Online: An image segmentation technique with statistical strategies for pesticide efficacy assessment.

    Kim, Steven B / Kim, Dong Sub / Mo, Xiaoming

    PloS one

    2021  Volume 16, Issue 3, Page(s) e0248592

    Abstract: Image analysis is a useful technique to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment for weed control. In this study, we address two practical challenges in the image analysis. First, it is challenging to accurately quantify the efficacy of a treatment when an ... ...

    Abstract Image analysis is a useful technique to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment for weed control. In this study, we address two practical challenges in the image analysis. First, it is challenging to accurately quantify the efficacy of a treatment when an entire experimental unit is not affected by the treatment. Second, RGB codes, which can be used to identify weed growth in the image analysis, may not be stable due to various surrounding factors, human errors, and unknown reasons. To address the former challenge, the technique of image segmentation is considered. To address the latter challenge, the proportion of weed area is adjusted under a beta regression model. The beta regression is a useful statistical method when the outcome variable (proportion) ranges between zero and one. In this study, we attempt to accurately evaluate the efficacy of a 35% hydrogen peroxide (HP). The image segmentation was applied to separate two zones, where the HP was directly applied (gray zone) and its surroundings (nongray zone). The weed growth was monitored for five days after the treatment, and the beta regression was implemented to compare the weed growth between the gray zone and the control group and between the nongray zone and the control group. The estimated treatment effect was substantially different after the implementation of image segmentation and the adjustment of green area.
    MeSH term(s) Algorithms ; Crops, Agricultural/growth & development ; Humans ; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted ; Pesticides/pharmacology ; Plant Weeds/growth & development ; Weed Control
    Chemical Substances Pesticides
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0248592
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  10. Article ; Online: An image segmentation technique with statistical strategies for pesticide efficacy assessment.

    Steven B Kim / Dong Sub Kim / Xiaoming Mo

    PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 3, p e

    2021  Volume 0248592

    Abstract: Image analysis is a useful technique to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment for weed control. In this study, we address two practical challenges in the image analysis. First, it is challenging to accurately quantify the efficacy of a treatment when an ... ...

    Abstract Image analysis is a useful technique to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment for weed control. In this study, we address two practical challenges in the image analysis. First, it is challenging to accurately quantify the efficacy of a treatment when an entire experimental unit is not affected by the treatment. Second, RGB codes, which can be used to identify weed growth in the image analysis, may not be stable due to various surrounding factors, human errors, and unknown reasons. To address the former challenge, the technique of image segmentation is considered. To address the latter challenge, the proportion of weed area is adjusted under a beta regression model. The beta regression is a useful statistical method when the outcome variable (proportion) ranges between zero and one. In this study, we attempt to accurately evaluate the efficacy of a 35% hydrogen peroxide (HP). The image segmentation was applied to separate two zones, where the HP was directly applied (gray zone) and its surroundings (nongray zone). The weed growth was monitored for five days after the treatment, and the beta regression was implemented to compare the weed growth between the gray zone and the control group and between the nongray zone and the control group. The estimated treatment effect was substantially different after the implementation of image segmentation and the adjustment of green area.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 630
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
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