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  1. Article ; Online: Interlayer Cation Polarizability Affects Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Adsorption by Swelling Clays.

    Cunniff, Sydney S / Schaef, H Todd / Burton, Sarah D / Walter, Eric D / Hoyt, David W / Loring, John S / Bowers, Geoffrey M

    Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids

    2022  

    Abstract: Several strategies for mitigating the build-up of atmospheric carbon dioxide ( ... ...

    Abstract Several strategies for mitigating the build-up of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-12-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2005937-1
    ISSN 1520-5827 ; 0743-7463
    ISSN (online) 1520-5827
    ISSN 0743-7463
    DOI 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02139
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  2. Article ; Online: Changes in the optimal cardiac resynchronization therapy pacing configuration during physiologic stress.

    Atwater, Brett D / Jones, W Schuyler / Loring, Zak / Friedman, Daniel J

    Journal of electrocardiology

    2020  Volume 62, Page(s) 124–128

    Abstract: Background: Some patients with ongoing heart failure symptoms after treatment with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) demonstrate QRS prolongation during exercise. We investigated whether the optimal CRT pacing configuration changes during ... ...

    Abstract Background: Some patients with ongoing heart failure symptoms after treatment with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) demonstrate QRS prolongation during exercise. We investigated whether the optimal CRT pacing configuration changes during dobutamine stress.
    Methods: Seven patients undergoing CRT implantation underwent invasive LV dP/dT
    Results: Baseline OPC differed from stress OPC in 6/7 patients. The mean (SD) LV dP/dT
    Conclusions: The optimal CRT pacing configuration changes during dobutamine infusion while LV and RV activation timing does not. Further studies investigating the usefulness of automated dynamic changes to CRT pacing configuration according to physiologic condition may be warranted.
    MeSH term(s) Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy ; Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices ; Electrocardiography ; Heart Failure/therapy ; Hemodynamics ; Humans ; Treatment Outcome
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-08-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 410286-1
    ISSN 1532-8430 ; 0022-0736
    ISSN (online) 1532-8430
    ISSN 0022-0736
    DOI 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2020.08.012
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  3. Article ; Online: General Educational Development (GED) and Educational Attainment Equivalency for Demographically Adjusted Norms†.

    Hewitt, Kelsey C / Cody, Meghan W / Marker, Craig D / Loring, David W

    Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists

    2019  Volume 34, Issue 8, Page(s) 1340–1345

    Abstract: Objective: To investigate whether the General Educational Development (GED) certificate should be considered equivalent to a standard 12-year high school education when performing demographic corrections on neuropsychological performance levels. If the ... ...

    Abstract Objective: To investigate whether the General Educational Development (GED) certificate should be considered equivalent to a standard 12-year high school education when performing demographic corrections on neuropsychological performance levels. If the GED certificate and high school diploma reflect comparable levels of educational achievement, then performance on the Test of Premorbid Function (TOPF) and selected WAIS-IV indices should not differ between groups.
    Method: Archival neuropsychology data were reviewed to identify patients who either (1) did not complete high school and did not subsequently obtain a GED, (2) did not complete high school but subsequently obtained a GED, or (3) completed high school and did not obtain any further formal education. Most patients were programmatic referrals for epilepsy surgery evaluation, although referrals from the general neurology clinic were also included. The primary dependent measures were the TOPF and WAIS-IV Full Scale IQ (FSIQ).
    Results: High school graduates obtained higher scores on the TOPF (p < .01, partial η2 = 0.16) and FSIQ (p < .01, partial η2 = 0.14) as compared to both GED subjects and subjects withdrawing from high school with no GED. The non-GED group and the GED group did not differ from each other.
    Conclusions: These findings demonstrate that the GED is not equivalent to a standard 12-year high school education when characterizing educational background. Although these data do not address what the appropriate year equivalent should be for the GED when adjusting performance for educational background, using 12 years will likely identify more areas of neuropsychological weakness simply by suggesting higher levels of premorbid ability.
    MeSH term(s) Academic Success ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Cognitive Dysfunction ; Demography ; Educational Status ; Epilepsy/psychology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Mental Disorders/psychology ; Middle Aged ; Neuropsychological Tests ; Reference Values ; Student Dropouts ; Wechsler Scales ; Young Adult
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-02-04
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 632972-x
    ISSN 1873-5843 ; 0887-6177
    ISSN (online) 1873-5843
    ISSN 0887-6177
    DOI 10.1093/arclin/acz003
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  4. Article: Supportive wind conditions influence offshore movements of Atlantic Coast Piping Plovers during fall migration

    Loring, Pamela H / McLaren, James D / Goyert, Holly F / Paton, Peter W. C

    Condor. 2020 June 22, v. 122, no. 3

    2020  

    Abstract: In advance of large-scale development of offshore wind energy facilities throughout the U.S. Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), information on the migratory ecology and routes of federally threatened Atlantic Coast Piping Plovers (Charadrius melodus ...

    Title translation Las condiciones del viento de apoyo influencian los movimientos en alta mar de Charadrius melodus melodus durante la migración de otoño
    Abstract In advance of large-scale development of offshore wind energy facilities throughout the U.S. Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), information on the migratory ecology and routes of federally threatened Atlantic Coast Piping Plovers (Charadrius melodus melodus) is needed to conduct risk assessments pursuant to the Endangered Species Act. We tagged adult Piping Plovers (n = 150) with digitally coded VHF transmitters at 2 breeding areas within the southern New England region of the U.S. Atlantic coast from 2015 to 2017. We tracked their migratory departure flights using a regional automated telemetry network (n = 30 stations) extending across a portion of the U.S. Atlantic Bight region, a section of the U.S. Atlantic coast, and adjacent waters of the Atlantic Ocean extending from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Most adults departed within a 10-day window from July 19 to July 29, migrated nocturnally, and over 75% of individuals departed within 3 hr of local sunset on evenings with supportive winds. Piping Plovers migrated offshore directly across the mid-Atlantic Bight, from breeding areas in southern New England to stopover sites spanning from New York to North Carolina, USA, over 800 km away. During offshore migratory flights, Piping Plovers flew at estimated mean speeds of 42 km hr–¹ and altitudes of 288 m (range of model uncertainty: 36–1,031 m). This study provides new information on the timing, weather conditions, routes, and altitudes of Piping Plovers during fall migration. This information can be used in estimations of collision risk that could potentially result from the construction of offshore wind turbines under consideration across large areas of the U.S. Atlantic OCS. LAY SUMMARY The Atlantic coast population of the Piping Plover is listed as “Threatened” under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Previously, little was known about exactly when, under what conditions, and along which routes these shorebirds undertake their migration from nesting areas along the Atlantic coast to wintering sites extending to eastern Caribbean islands. To help fill these information gaps, we attached miniature digitally coded VHF transmitters to 150 adult Piping Plovers at nesting areas in southern New England and constructed 35 radio antenna towers along the Atlantic coast to track their routes during fall migration. Most of the Piping Plovers in our study departed from southern New England in late July, at sunset, with tailwinds supporting offshore migratory flights across the mid-Atlantic Bight to stopover areas spanning from coastal New York to North Carolina. During offshore migratory flights, Piping Plovers flew at estimated mean speeds of 42 km hr–¹ and at altitudes of 288 m. Our results provide the first empirical data on Piping Plover flight routes, altitudes, and weather conditions during fall migration. This information can be used to estimate collision risk from offshore wind turbines currently under consideration across large areas of the U.S. Atlantic Ocean.
    Keywords Charadrius melodus ; Endangered Species Act of 1973 ; adults ; altitude ; automation ; breeding sites ; coasts ; continental shelf ; flight ; information ; islands ; migratory behavior ; model uncertainty ; nesting ; population ; radio ; risk ; risk assessment ; stopover sites ; telemetry ; wind ; wind power ; wind turbines ; wintering grounds ; Atlantic Ocean ; Caribbean ; Massachusetts ; New England region ; New York ; North Carolina
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2020-0622
    Size p. 1-16.
    Publishing place University of California Press
    Document type Article
    Note NAL-light
    ISSN 1938-5422
    DOI 10.1093/condor/duaa028
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  5. Article ; Online: Construct identification in the neuropsychological battery: What are we measuring?

    Bilder, Robert M / Widaman, Keith F / Bauer, Russell M / Drane, Daniel / Loring, David W / Umfleet, Laura Glass / Reise, Steven P / Vannier, Louis Charles / Wahlstrom, Dustin / Fossum, Jessica L / Wong, Emily / Enriquez, Kristen / Whelan, Fiona / Shih, Stone

    Neuropsychology

    2022  Volume 37, Issue 4, Page(s) 351–372

    Abstract: ... Executive Function System (D-KEFS). We used confirmatory factor analysis to evaluate models suggested by prior work ... on the D-KEFS. Analyses showed strong to strict factorial invariance across samples with expected ...

    Abstract Objective: Major obstacles to data harmonization in neuropsychology include lack of consensus about what constructs and tests are most important and invariant across healthy and clinical populations. This study addressed these challenges using data from the National Neuropsychology Network (NNN).
    Method: Data were obtained from 5,000 NNN participants and Pearson standardization samples. Analyses included variables from four instruments: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, 4th Edition (WAIS-IV); Wechsler Memory Scale, 4th Edition (WMS-IV); California Verbal Learning Test, 3rd Edition (CVLT3); and Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS). We used confirmatory factor analysis to evaluate models suggested by prior work and examined fit statistics and measurement invariance across samples. We examined relations of factor scores to demographic and clinical characteristics.
    Results: For each instrument, we identified four first-order and one second-order factor. Optimal models in patients generally paralleled the best-fitting models in the standardization samples, including task-specific factors. Analysis of the NNN data prompted specification of a Recognition-Familiarity factor on the WMS-IV and an Inhibition-Switching factor on the D-KEFS. Analyses showed strong to strict factorial invariance across samples with expected differences in factor means and variances. The Recognition-Familiarity factor correlated with age more strongly in NNN than in the standardization sample.
    Conclusions: Factor models derived from healthy groups generally fit well in patients. NNN data helped identify novel Recognition-Familiarity and Inhibition-Switching factors that were also invariant across samples and may be clinically useful. The findings support efforts to identify evidence-based and optimally efficient measurements of neuropsychological constructs that are valid across groups. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Humans ; Recognition, Psychology ; Wechsler Scales ; Factor Analysis, Statistical ; Reference Standards ; Neuropsychological Tests
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-23
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1042412-x
    ISSN 1931-1559 ; 0894-4105
    ISSN (online) 1931-1559
    ISSN 0894-4105
    DOI 10.1037/neu0000832
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  6. Article ; Online: Computerized adaptive test strategies for the matrix reasoning subtest of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, 4th Edition (WAIS-IV).

    Reise, Steven P / Wong, Emily / Block, Jared / Widaman, Keith F / Gullett, Joseph M / Bauer, Russell M / Drane, Daniel L / Loring, David W / Umfleet, Laura Glass / Wahlstrom, Dustin / Enriquez, Kristen / Whelan, Fiona / Shih, Stone / Bilder, Robert M

    Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS

    2023  Volume 30, Issue 2, Page(s) 152–161

    Abstract: Objective: Most neuropsychological tests were developed without the benefit of modern psychometric theory. We used item response theory (IRT) methods to determine whether a widely used test - the 26-item Matrix Reasoning subtest of the WAIS-IV - might ... ...

    Abstract Objective: Most neuropsychological tests were developed without the benefit of modern psychometric theory. We used item response theory (IRT) methods to determine whether a widely used test - the 26-item Matrix Reasoning subtest of the WAIS-IV - might be used more efficiently if it were administered using computerized adaptive testing (CAT).
    Method: Data on the Matrix Reasoning subtest from 2197 participants enrolled in the National Neuropsychology Network (NNN) were analyzed using a two-parameter logistic (2PL) IRT model. Simulated CAT results were generated to examine optimal short forms using fixed-length CATs of 3, 6, and 12 items and scores were compared to the original full subtest score. CAT models further explored how many items were needed to achieve a selected precision of measurement (standard error ≤ .40).
    Results: The fixed-length CATs of 3, 6, and 12 items correlated well with full-length test results (with
    Conclusions: This proof-of-concept investigation suggests that the widely used Matrix Reasoning subtest of the WAIS-IV might be shortened by more than 70% in most examinees while maintaining acceptable measurement precision. If similar savings could be realized in other tests, the accessibility of neuropsychological assessment might be markedly enhanced, and more efficient time use could lead to broader subdomain assessment.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Humans ; Reproducibility of Results ; Intelligence Tests ; Neuropsychological Tests ; Problem Solving ; Intelligence
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-21
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1230632-0
    ISSN 1469-7661 ; 1355-6177
    ISSN (online) 1469-7661
    ISSN 1355-6177
    DOI 10.1017/S1355617723000401
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  7. Article: Fate of Common (Sterna hirundo) and Roseate Terns (S. dougallii) with Satellite Transmitters Attached with Backpack Harnesses

    Paton, Peter W. C. / Loring, Pamela H. / Cormons, Grace D. / Meyer, Kenneth D. / Williams, Sara / Welch, Linda J.

    Waterbirds. 2021 Sept. 15, v. 43, no. 3-4

    2021  

    Abstract: Miniature transmitters now permit ornithologists to track the annual cycle of smaller (< 150 g) marine birds. To assess annual movements of Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) and endangered Roseate Terns (S. dougallii), 2.5 g satellite transmitters were ... ...

    Abstract Miniature transmitters now permit ornithologists to track the annual cycle of smaller (< 150 g) marine birds. To assess annual movements of Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) and endangered Roseate Terns (S. dougallii), 2.5 g satellite transmitters were attached with backpack harnesses. Using the same capture techniques and investigator to fit harnesses, five Common Terns were tagged in Maine in 2017, and 10 Roseate Terns in New York, USA in 2018. Common Terns were tracked from 102 – 652 days to destinations as far as Brazil with no documented adverse impacts. Three of five Common Terns returned to Maine, USA one year after tagging, and non-functioning tags were recovered from two Common Terns in 2018 and 2019. In contrast, Roseate Terns were tracked for only 1 – 72 days before transmissions ceased, with only two birds tracked for > 7 days. We detected three Roseate Terns with their bill stuck in the harness material, with one documented mortality. Common Terns tolerated the tags and provided useful data on annual movements but were not a suitable surrogate for predicting the effects of backpack mounted transmitters on Roseate Terns. Researchers considering tracking Roseate Terns should avoid using backpack harnesses.
    Keywords harness ; mortality ; satellites ; water birds ; Brazil ; Maine ; New York
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-0915
    Size p. 342-347.
    Publishing place Waterbirds Society
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2159270-6
    ISSN 1524-4695
    ISSN 1524-4695
    DOI 10.1675/063.043.0315
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  8. Article ; Online: Whole-body radiofrequency coil for (31) P MRSI at 7 T.

    Löring, J / van der Kemp, W J M / Almujayyaz, S / van Oorschot, J W M / Luijten, P R / Klomp, D W J

    NMR in biomedicine

    2016  Volume 29, Issue 6, Page(s) 709–720

    Abstract: Widespread use of ultrahigh-field (31) P MRSI in clinical studies is hindered by the limited field of view and non-uniform radiofrequency (RF) field obtained from surface transceivers. The non-uniform RF field necessitates the use of high specific ... ...

    Abstract Widespread use of ultrahigh-field (31) P MRSI in clinical studies is hindered by the limited field of view and non-uniform radiofrequency (RF) field obtained from surface transceivers. The non-uniform RF field necessitates the use of high specific absorption rate (SAR)-demanding adiabatic RF pulses, limiting the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) per unit of time. Here, we demonstrate the feasibility of using a body-sized volume RF coil at 7 T, which enables uniform excitation and ultrafast power calibration by pick-up probes. The performance of the body coil is examined by bench tests, and phantom and in vivo measurements in a 7-T MRI scanner. The accuracy of power calibration with pick-up probes is analyzed at a clinical 3-T MR system with a close to identical (1) H body coil integrated at the MR system. Finally, we demonstrate high-quality three-dimensional (31) P MRSI of the human body at 7 T within 5 min of data acquisition that includes RF power calibration. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-06
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1000976-0
    ISSN 1099-1492 ; 0952-3480
    ISSN (online) 1099-1492
    ISSN 0952-3480
    DOI 10.1002/nbm.3517
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  9. Article ; Online: Methylphenidate treatment for cognitive symptoms associated with ADHD in a pediatric epilepsy patient following resection of a left frontal cortical dysplasia.

    Bearden, Donald J / Shakil, Sidra / O'Banion, David / Ono, Kim E / Drane, Daniel L / Loring, David W / Tarquinio, Daniel C

    Epilepsy & behavior reports

    2021  Volume 16, Page(s) 100435

    Abstract: We present data on a 10-year-old patient with drug-resistant epilepsy who was treated with methylphenidate for symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that developed after she underwent surgical resection of a left frontal cortical ... ...

    Abstract We present data on a 10-year-old patient with drug-resistant epilepsy who was treated with methylphenidate for symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that developed after she underwent surgical resection of a left frontal cortical dysplasia. . The patient's parents reported methylphenidate was helpful in improving their child's reading performance. Based on parents' report, we examined benefits of methylphenidate on our patient's cognitive problems in a controlled setting. The patient underwent a neuropsychological evaluation completed in three sessions over a five-day period. Methylphenidate was administered prior to the second testing session only and was associated with improvements in the patient's attention, executive function, processing speed, and short-term memory performances. In comparison, word-reading performance, a task less susceptible to neurological impairment, was stable over the three sessions. The patient remained seizure-free after surgery and use of methylphenidate did not reduce seizure threshold. These findings support the use of methylphenidate in treating targeted cognitive problems associated with ADHD emerging after epilepsy surgery in children.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports
    ISSN 2589-9864
    ISSN (online) 2589-9864
    DOI 10.1016/j.ebr.2021.100435
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  10. Article: A community-based sleep educational intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder.

    MacDonald, Lydia L / Gray, Laura / Loring, Whitney / Wyatt, Amanda / Bonnet, Kemberlee / Schlund, David / Gaston, Mary Landis / Malow, Beth A

    Research in autism spectrum disorders

    2021  Volume 81

    Abstract: Background: Sleep problems are common in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Sleep education, effective in improving sleep in ASD, may be difficult to access. We determined if community-based pediatric therapists could successfully deliver ... ...

    Abstract Background: Sleep problems are common in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Sleep education, effective in improving sleep in ASD, may be difficult to access. We determined if community-based pediatric therapists could successfully deliver sleep educational interventions to caregivers of children with ASD.
    Methods: A seven-week feasibility study was conducted consisting of 10 children and caregivers. This feasibility study informed the development of a 16-week preliminary effectiveness study, which consisted of 33 children and caregivers. Children, ages 2-12 years, with a clinical diagnosis of autism and caregiver-reported sleep onset delay of 30 min were included. Community therapists underwent comprehensive training in sleep education and then met with caregiver participants to provide sleep education to each family. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with all families who completed study procedures.In the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness studies, child participants wore an actigraphy watch (at baseline and after sleep education) and caregivers completed the Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire and Family Inventory of Sleep Habits at baseline and after sleep education; the Child Behavior Checklist was also completed by caregivers in the preliminary effectiveness study.
    Results: Educator fidelity to the manualized curriculum was maintained. Caregivers showed appropriate understanding, comfort, and implementation of the curriculum. Qualitative and quantitative measures, including caregiver surveys and actigraphy, showed improvements in child sleep and behavior.
    Conclusions: Community-based therapists can successfully deliver sleep education to families of children with ASD, which has favorable implications for improving access to care in this population.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-11
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2260224-0
    ISSN 1878-0237 ; 1750-9467
    ISSN (online) 1878-0237
    ISSN 1750-9467
    DOI 10.1016/j.rasd.2020.101719
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