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2. Academic Outcomes for North Carolina Virtual Public School Credit Recovery Students. Stated Briefly. REL 2017-217

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National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (ED), Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast (ED), Florida State University, Florida Center for Reading Research, Stallings, D. T., Stanhope, Daniel, Weiss, Sara P., Starcke, Matthew, Maser, Robert H., and Li, Difei

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This study examined the North Carolina Virtual Public School's (NCVPS) credit recovery program and other common credit recovery options available to students in the state. The study compared short- and longer-term academic outcome data across credit recovery options, as well as correlations between the academic outcomes and characteristics of enrolled students. Overall, NCVPS students were less likely than other credit recovery students to be economically disadvantaged, and a greater proportion of NCVPS students entered high school proficient in math and reading. However, there was little difference in short-term success rates (such as end-of-course exam scores) between NCVPS credit recovery students and other credit recovery students. NCVPS students were less likely than other credit recovery students to graduate, but those who did graduate were more likely to graduate in four years. Among NCVPS students, outcomes for racial/ethnic minority students and economically disadvantaged students differed from those for other students. [For the full report, see ED569940.]

Published
2017

3. Academic Outcomes for North Carolina Virtual Public School Credit Recovery Students. REL 2017-177

Author

Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast (ED), National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (ED), Florida State University, Florida Center for Reading Research, Stallings, D. T., Weiss, Sara P., Maser, Robert H., Stanhope, Daniel, Starcke, Matthew, and Li, Difei

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Across the Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast Region there is growing interest in strengthening the presence of online learning in all public schools to help equalize education opportunities for all students and prepare students for a digital future. For instance, the North Carolina General Assembly has required that the state transition to digital learning tools by 2017, and work is under way to meet that goal. This study was designed to expand stakeholders' understanding of one pre-existing aspect of digital learning that helped inspire the state's transition--the extent to which online learning is already providing digitally enhanced options for students at risk of dropping out. Both virtual schools and state education agencies are interested in learning more about the reach of credit recovery programs (which allow students to retake required courses to make up graduation credits for courses they failed) and how outcome data differ across credit recovery options. These questions also are important to district-level personnel, especially in North Carolina. Though North Carolina dropout rates have decreased and graduation rates have risen in recent years, considerable public pressure remains for school districts to continue to improve these rates, and interest in using online credit recovery to address the issue is growing. This study examined the North Carolina Virtual Public School's (NCVPS) credit recovery program (which was added to NCVPS's extensive list of high school course offerings in 2008) and other common credit recovery options available to students in the state (such as summer school and traditional school-year course repetition, as well as online credit recovery provided by third-party vendors). It also compared short- and longer-term academic outcome data across the credit recovery options. Finally, the study calculated correlations between the academic outcomes and characteristics of students enrolled in the various credit recovery options to lay the groundwork for future research on the efficacy of credit recovery programs. Key findings include: (1) NCVPS credit recovery students were less likely than other credit recovery students to be economically disadvantaged, and a greater proportion entered high school proficient in math and reading; (2) There was little difference in the short-term success rates (such as end-of-course exam scores) between NCVPS credit recovery students and other credit recovery students; (3) On measures of longer-term success (such as graduation rates), NCVPS credit recovery students were less likely than other credit recovery students to graduate, but those who did graduate were more likely to stay on track to graduate (by succeeding in subsequent related coursework) and to graduate on time (that is, within four years); and (4) Black NCVPS credit recovery students were less likely than students of other racial/ethnic groups to reach proficiency in the recovered course (as measured by test scores) but were more likely to succeed in subsequent coursework in the same subject area after completion of the credit recovery course. The following are appended: (1) Data and methodology; (2) Regression results referenced in the main text; (3) Detailed results of all regression analyses; and (4) Interview protocols for third-party vendors.

Published
2016

6. Selective oral ROCK2 inhibitor down-regulates IL-21 and IL-17 secretion in human T cells via STAT3-dependent mechanism

Author

Zanin-Zhorov, Alexandra, Weiss, Jonathan M., Nyuydzefe, Melanie S., Chen, Wei, Scher, Jose U., Mo, Rigen, Depoil, David, Rao, Nishta, Liu, Ben, Wei, Jianlu, Lucas, Sarah, Koslow, Matthew, Roche, Maria, Schueller, Olivier, Weiss, Sara, Poyurovsky, Masha V., Tonra, James, Hippen, Keli L, Dustin, Michael L., Blazar, Bruce R., Liu, Chuan-ju, Waksal, Samuel D., and Dinarello, Charles A.

Published
2014

7. Adult Day Health Center Participation and Health-Related Quality of Life

Author

Schmitt, Eva M., Sands, Laura P., and Weiss, Sara

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the association between Adult Day Health Center (ADHC) participation and health-related quality of life. Design and Methods: Case-controlled prospective study utilizing the Medical Outcomes Survey Form 36 (SF-36) to compare newly enrolled participants from 16 ADHC programs with comparable community-dwelling older adults who did not attend an ADHC. Assessments were conducted at study enrollment, 6 and 12 months. Results: ADHC participants (n = 57) and comparison group subjects (n = 67) were similar at baseline in age, ethnic diversity, medical conditions, depression, cognition, immigration history, education, income, and marital status. Significantly more comparison group subjects lived alone (p = 0.002). One year after enrollment, the SF-36 domains role physical and role emotional improved significantly. Adjusted role physical scores for ADHC participants improved (23 vs. 36) but declined for the comparison group (38 vs. 26, time by group interaction p = 0.01), and role emotional scores improved for ADHC participants (62 vs.70) but declined for the comparison group (65 vs. 48, time by group interaction p = 0.02). Secondary analyses revealed that changes in daily physical functioning, depressed affect, or cognitive functioning did not explain the improvements found in role physical and role emotional scores for ADHC participants. No significant differences in trends for the 2 groups occurred for the SF-36 domains physical functioning, social functioning, and mental health. Implications: ADHC participation may enhance older adults' quality of life. Quality of life may be a key measure to inform care planning, program improvement, and policy development of ADHC.

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2010
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8. Why Young Children Need Alphabet Books

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Warner, Laverne and Weiss, Sara

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This article explains the importance of alphabet books in early reading development. Alphabet books encourage literacy development in the following ways: (1) unlock the symbols of language; (2) connect knowledge to other sources; (3) provide book usage knowledge to young children; (4) complement children's enjoyment of books; and (5) aid early readers in becoming independent readers and writers. The article presents several suggestions for supporting alphabet book use with children. Table 1 lists 53 alphabet books for preschoolers. Table 2 lists 21 alphabet books for emergent and beginning readers.

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2005
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12. Additional file 1 of Vision-related quality of life in adults with severe peripheral vision loss: a qualitative interview study

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Lange, Ryan, Kumagai, Abigail, Weiss, Sara, Zaffke, Katherine B., Day, Sherry, Wicker, Donna, Howson, Ashley, K. Thiran Jayasundera, Smolinski, Lori, Hedlich, Christina, Lee, Paul P., Massof, Robert W., Stelmack, Joan A., Carlozzi, Noelle E., and Ehrlich, Joshua R.

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Additional file 1: Supplementary Table 1a. Detailed Participant Characteristics. Supplementary Table 1b. Detailed Participant Characteristics. Supplementary Table 2. Matrix Analysis by Cause of Severe Peripheral Field Loss.

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2021
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13. Additional file 2 of Vision-related quality of life in adults with severe peripheral vision loss: a qualitative interview study

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Lange, Ryan, Kumagai, Abigail, Weiss, Sara, Zaffke, Katherine B., Day, Sherry, Wicker, Donna, Howson, Ashley, K. Thiran Jayasundera, Smolinski, Lori, Hedlich, Christina, Lee, Paul P., Massof, Robert W., Stelmack, Joan A., Carlozzi, Noelle E., and Ehrlich, Joshua R.

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Additional file 2: Supplemental Appendix. Semi-Structured Interview Guide

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2021
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14. Phylogeographic structure and population connectivity of a small benthic fish ( Tripterygion tripteronotum ) in the Adriatic Sea

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Sefc, Kristina M., primary, Wagner, Maximilian, additional, Zangl, Lukas, additional, Weiß, Sara, additional, Steinwender, Bernd, additional, Arminger, Paul, additional, Weinmaier, Theresa, additional, Balkic, Nejra, additional, Kohler, Tobias, additional, Inthal, Silvio, additional, Kovačić, Marcelo, additional, Zogaris, Stamatis, additional, Hahn, Christoph, additional, and Koblmüller, Stephan, additional

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2020
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16. Myocardial Evaluation of Post-Preeclamptic Women by CMR

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Birukov, Anna, primary, Wiesemann, Stephanie, additional, Golic, Michaela, additional, Balogh, Andras, additional, Marko, Lajos, additional, Rakova, Natalia, additional, Wilck, Nicola, additional, Blaszczyk, Edyta, additional, Lim, Carolin, additional, Weiss, Sara, additional, Kräker, Kristin, additional, Haase, Nadine, additional, Frolova, Alina, additional, Jørgensen, Jan Stener, additional, Daub, Steffen, additional, Müller, Dominik N., additional, Herse, Florian, additional, Schulz-Menger, Jeanette, additional, and Dechend, Ralf, additional

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2020
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18. Cardiovascular programming during and after diabetic pregnancy: role of placental dysfunction and IUGR

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Langmia, Immaculate M., Kräker, Kristin, Weiss, Sara E., Haase, Nadine, Schütte, Till, Herse, Florian, and Dechend, Ralf

Subjects
gene modification, Endocrinology, diabetes, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, intra uterine growth restriction, embryonic structures, placental dysfunction, cardiovascular programming, Review, 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit, reproductive and urinary physiology
Abstract

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is a condition whereby a fetus is unable to achieve its genetically determined potential size. IUGR is a global health challenge due to high mortality and morbidity amongst affected neonates. It is a multifactorial condition caused by maternal, fetal, placental, and genetic confounders. Babies born of diabetic pregnancies are usually large for gestational age but under certain conditions whereby prolonged uncontrolled hyperglycemia leads to placental dysfunction, the outcome of the pregnancy is an intrauterine growth restricted fetus with clinical features of malnutrition. Placental dysfunction leads to undernutrition and hypoxia, which triggers gene modification in the developing fetus due to fetal adaptation to adverse utero environmental conditions. Thus, in utero gene modification results in future cardiovascular programming in postnatal and adult life. Ongoing research aims to broaden our understanding of the molecular mechanisms and pathological pathways involved in fetal programming due to IUGR. There is a need for the development of effective preventive and therapeutic strategies for the management of growth-restricted infants. Information on the mechanisms involved with in utero epigenetic modification leading to development of cardiovascular disease in adult life will increase our understanding and allow the identification of susceptible individuals as well as the design of targeted prevention strategies. This article aims to systematically review the latest molecular mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of IUGR in cardiovascular programming. Animal models of IUGR that used nutrient restriction and hypoxia to mimic the clinical conditions in humans of reduced flow of nutrients and oxygen to the fetus will be discussed in terms of cardiac remodeling and epigenetic programming of cardiovascular disease. Experimental evidence of long-term fetal programming due to IUGR will also be included.

Published
2019

21. Abstract P153: Early Changes in Left-Atrial and Left-Ventricular Geometry and Function in Women After Preeclampsia as Detected by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Author

Birukov, Anna, primary, Funk, Stephanie, additional, Balogh, Andras, additional, Markó, Lajos, additional, Golic, Michaela, additional, Rakova, Natalia, additional, Wilck, Nicola, additional, Blaszczyk, Edyta, additional, Lim, Carolin, additional, Weiss, Sara, additional, Daub, Steffen, additional, Kräker, Kristin, additional, Haase, Nadine, additional, Müller, Dominik N, additional, Herse, Florian, additional, Schulz-Menger, Jeanette, additional, and Dechend, Ralf, additional

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2019
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23. Gene flow, population growth and a novel substitution rate estimate in a subtidal rock specialist, the black‐faced blenny Tripterygion delaisi (Perciformes, Blennioidei, Tripterygiidae) from the Adriatic Sea

Author

Koblmüller, Stephan, Steinwender, Bernd, Weiß, Sara, and Sefc, Kristina M.

Subjects
Expansion dating, population expansion, Original Article, Original Articles, Mediterranean, sea level change, triplefin
Abstract

Population histories depend on the interplay between exogeneous and endogeneous factors. In marine species, phylogeographic and demographic patterns are often shaped by sea level fluctuations, water currents and dispersal ability. Using mitochondrial control region sequences (n = 120), we infer phylogeographic structure and historic population size changes of a common littoral fish species, the black‐faced blenny Tripterygion delaisi (Perciformes, Blennioidei, Tripterygiidae) from the north‐eastern Adriatic Sea. We find that Adriatic T. delaisi are differentiated from conspecific populations in the remaining Mediterranean, but display little phylogeographic structure within the Adriatic basin. The pattern is consistent with passive dispersal of planktonic larvae along cyclonic currents within the Adriatic Sea, but limited active dispersal of adults. Demographic reconstructions are consistent with recent population expansion, probably triggered by rising sea levels after the last glacial maximum (LGM). Placing the onset of population growth between the LGM and the warming of surface waters (18 000–13 000 years BP) and employing a novel expansion dating approach, we inferred a substitution rate of 2.61–3.61% per site per MY. Our study is one of only few existing investigations of the genetic structure of animals within the Adriatic basin and is the first to provide an estimate for mitochondrial control region substitution rates in blennioid fishes.

Published
2015

24. Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Children's Classification and Free Recall.

Author

Bjorklund, David F. and Weiss, Sara C.

Abstract

Young children were grouped according to socioeconomic status determined by their parents' educational level (college, high school, or less). Subjects were assigned tasks on sets of pictures which could be organized on the basis of taxonomic or complementary relations. There were no significant differences in level of recall or clustering. (Author/DWH)

Published
1985

25. Siponimod versus placebo in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (EXPAND): a double-blind, randomised, phase 3 study

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Kappos, Ludwig, primary, Bar-Or, Amit, additional, Cree, Bruce A C, additional, Fox, Robert J, additional, Giovannoni, Gavin, additional, Gold, Ralf, additional, Vermersch, Patrick, additional, Arnold, Douglas L, additional, Arnould, Sophie, additional, Scherz, Tatiana, additional, Wolf, Christian, additional, Wallström, Erik, additional, Dahlke, Frank, additional, Achiron, Anat, additional, Achtnichts, Lutz, additional, Agan, Kadriye, additional, Akman-Demir, Gulsen, additional, Allen, Alison B, additional, Antel, Jack P, additional, Antiguedad, Alfredo Rodriguez, additional, Apperson, Michelle, additional, Applebee, Angela M, additional, Ayuso, Guillermo Izquierdo, additional, Baba, Masayuki, additional, Bajenaru, Ovidiu, additional, Balasa, Rodica, additional, Balci, Belgin Petek, additional, Barnett, Michael, additional, Bass, Ann, additional, Becker, Veit U, additional, Bejinariu, Mihaela, additional, Bergh, Florian Then, additional, Bergmann, Arnfin, additional, Bernitsas, Evanthia, additional, Berthele, Achim, additional, Bhan, Virender, additional, Bischof, Felix, additional, Bjork, Randall John, additional, Blevins, Gregg, additional, Boehringer, Matthias, additional, Boerner, Thomas, additional, Bonek, Robert, additional, Bowen, James D, additional, Bowling, Allen, additional, Boyko, Alexey N, additional, Boz, Cavit, additional, Bracknies, Vera, additional, Braune, Stefan, additional, Brescia Morra, Vincenzo, additional, Brochet, Bruno, additional, Brola, Waldemar, additional, Brownstone, Paul Kenneth, additional, Brozman, Miroslav, additional, Brunet, Donald, additional, Buraga, Ioan, additional, Burnett, Margaret, additional, Buttmann, Mathias, additional, Butzkueven, Helmut, additional, Cahill, Jonathan, additional, Calkwood, Jonathan C, additional, Camu, William, additional, Cascione, Mark, additional, Castelnovo, Giovani, additional, Centonze, Diego, additional, Cerqueira, Joao, additional, Chan, Andrew, additional, Cimprichova, Andrea, additional, Cohan, Stanley, additional, Comi, Giancarlo, additional, Conway, Jill, additional, Cooper, Joanna A, additional, Corboy, John, additional, Correale, Jorge, additional, Costell, Brian, additional, Cottrell, David A, additional, Coyle, Patricia K, additional, Craner, Matthew, additional, Cui, Liying, additional, Cunha, Luis, additional, Czlonkowska, Anna, additional, da Silva, Ana Martins, additional, de Sa, Joao, additional, de Seze, Jérôme, additional, Debouverie, Marc, additional, Debruyne, Jan, additional, Decoo, Danny, additional, Defer, Gilles, additional, Derfuss, Tobias, additional, Deri, Norma H, additional, Dihenia, Bhupesh, additional, Dioszeghy, Peter, additional, Donath, Vladimir, additional, Dubois, Benedicte, additional, Duddy, Martin, additional, Duquette, Pierre, additional, Edan, Gilles, additional, Efendi, Husnu, additional, Elias, Stanton, additional, Emrich, Peter J, additional, Estruch, Bonaventura Casanova, additional, Evdoshenko, Evgeniy P, additional, Faiss, Juergen, additional, Fedyanin, Alexander S, additional, Feneberg, Wolfgang, additional, Fermont, Jiske, additional, Fernandez, Oscar Fernandez, additional, Ferrer, Francisco Coret, additional, Fink, Katharina, additional, Ford, Helen, additional, Ford, Corey, additional, Francia, Ada, additional, Freedman, Mark, additional, Frishberg, Benjamin, additional, Galgani, Simonetta, additional, Garmany, George P, additional, Gehring, Klaus, additional, Gitt, Jeffrey, additional, Gobbi, Claudio, additional, Goldstick, Lawrence P, additional, Gonzalez, Rafael Arroyo, additional, Grandmaison, Francois, additional, Grigoriadis, Nikolaos, additional, Grigorova, Olga, additional, Grimaldi, Luigi Maria Edoardo, additional, Gross, Jeffrey, additional, Gross-Paju, Katrin, additional, Gudesblatt, Mark, additional, Guillaume, Daniel, additional, Haas, Judith, additional, Hancinova, Viera, additional, Hancu, Anca, additional, Hardiman, Orla, additional, Harmjanz, Arndt, additional, Heidenreich, Fedor R, additional, Hengstman, G J D, additional, Herbert, Joseph, additional, Herring, Mark, additional, Hodgkinson, Suzanne, additional, Hoffmann, Olaf M, additional, Hofmann, Werner E, additional, Honeycutt, William D, additional, Hua, Le Hanh, additional, Huang, Dehui, additional, Huang, Yining, additional, Huang, DeRen, additional, Hupperts, Raymond, additional, Imre, Piroska, additional, Jacobs, Alan Keith, additional, Jakab, Gabor, additional, Jasinska, Elzbieta, additional, Kaida, Kenichi, additional, Kalnina, Jolanta, additional, Kaprelyan, Ara, additional, Karelis, Guntis, additional, Karussis, Dimitrios, additional, Katz, Amos, additional, Khabirov, Farit A, additional, Khatri, Bhupendra, additional, Kimura, Takashi, additional, Kister, Ilya, additional, Kizlaitiene, Rasa, additional, Klimova, Eleonora, additional, Koehler, Juergen, additional, Komatineni, Aparna, additional, Kornhuber, Anselm, additional, Kovacs, Krisztina, additional, Koves, Agnes, additional, Kozubski, Wojciech, additional, Krastev, Georgi, additional, Krupp, Lauren B, additional, Kurca, Egon, additional, Lassek, Christoph, additional, Laureys, Guy, additional, Lee, Liesly, additional, Lensch, Eckart, additional, Leutmezer, Fritz, additional, Li, Hongzeng, additional, Linker, Ralf A, additional, Linnebank, Michael, additional, Liskova, Petra, additional, Llanera, Cristina, additional, Lu, Jiahong, additional, Lutterotti, Andreas, additional, Lycke, Jan, additional, Macdonell, Richard, additional, Maciejowski, Maciej, additional, Maeurer, Mathias, additional, Magzhanov, Rim V, additional, Maida, Eva-Maria, additional, Malciene, Lina, additional, Mao-Draayer, Yang, additional, Marfia, Girolama Alessandra, additional, Markowitz, Clyde, additional, Mastorodimos, Vasileios, additional, Matyas, Klotild, additional, Meca-Lallana, Jose, additional, Merino, Juan Antonio Garcia, additional, Mihetiu, Ioan Gheorghe, additional, Milanov, Ivan, additional, Miller, Aaron E, additional, Millers, Andrejs, additional, Mirabella, Massimiliano, additional, Mizuno, Masanori, additional, Montalban, Xavier, additional, Montoya, Lilina, additional, Mori, Masahiro, additional, Mueller, Stefanie, additional, Nakahara, Jin, additional, Nakatsuji, Yuji, additional, Newsome, Scott, additional, Nicholas, Richard, additional, Nielsen, A Scott, additional, Nikfekr, Esmaeil, additional, Nocentini, Ugo, additional, Nohara, Chiyoko, additional, Nomura, Kyoichi, additional, Odinak, Miroslav M, additional, Olsson, Tomas, additional, van Oosten, B W, additional, Oreja-Guevara, Celia, additional, Oschmann, Patrick, additional, Overell, James, additional, Pachner, Andrew, additional, Panczel, Gyula, additional, Pandolfo, Massimo, additional, Papeix, Caroline, additional, Patrucco, Liliana, additional, Pelletier, Jean, additional, Piedrabuena, Raul, additional, Pless, Misha, additional, Polzer, Udo, additional, Pozsegovits, Krisztian, additional, Rastenyte, Daiva, additional, Rauer, Sebastian, additional, Reifschneider, Gerd, additional, Rey, Roberto, additional, Rizvi, Syed A, additional, Robertson, Derrick, additional, Rodriguez, Jose Martinez, additional, Rog, David, additional, Roshanisefat, Homayoun, additional, Rowe, Vernon, additional, Rozsa, Csilla, additional, Rubin, Susan, additional, Rusek, Stanislaw, additional, Saccà, Francesco, additional, Saida, Takahiko, additional, Salgado, Antonio Vasco, additional, Sanchez, Victoria Eugenia Fernandez, additional, Sanders, Kalina, additional, Satori, Maria, additional, Sazonov, Denis V, additional, Scarpini, Elio Angelo, additional, Schlegel, Eugen, additional, Schluep, Myriam, additional, Schmidt, Stephan, additional, Scholz, Erich, additional, Schrijver, H M, additional, Schwab, Matthias, additional, Schwartz, Raymond, additional, Scott, James, additional, Selmaj, Krzysztof, additional, Shafer, Stuart, additional, Sharrack, Basil, additional, Shchukin, Ivan A, additional, Shimizu, Yuko, additional, Shotekov, Penko, additional, Siever, Arno, additional, Sigel, Karl-Otto, additional, Silliman, Scott, additional, Simo, Magdolna, additional, Simu, Mihaela, additional, Sinay, Vladimiro, additional, Siquier, Antonio Escartin, additional, Siva, Aksel, additional, Skoda, Ondrej, additional, Solomon, Andrew, additional, Stangel, Martin, additional, Stefoski, Dusan, additional, Steingo, Brian, additional, Stolyarov, Igor D, additional, Stourac, Pavel, additional, Strassburger-Krogias, Katrin, additional, Strauss, Erik, additional, Stuve, Olaf, additional, Tarnev, Ivaylo, additional, Tavernarakis, Antonios, additional, Tello, Cristina Ramo, additional, Terzi, Murat, additional, Ticha, Veronika, additional, Ticmeanu, Marina, additional, Tiel-Wilck, Klaus, additional, Toomsoo, Toomas, additional, Tubridy, Niall, additional, Tullman, Mark J, additional, Tumani, Hayrettin, additional, Turcani, Peter, additional, Turner, Ben, additional, Uccelli, Antonio, additional, Urtaza, Francisco Javier Olascoaga, additional, Vachova, Marta, additional, Valikovics, Attila, additional, Walter, Silke, additional, Van Wijmeersch, Bart, additional, Vanopdenbosch, Ludo, additional, Weber, Joerg R, additional, Weiss, Sara, additional, Weissert, Robert, additional, West, Timothy, additional, Wiendl, Heinz, additional, Wiertlewski, Sandrine, additional, Wildemann, Brigitte, additional, Willekens, Barbara, additional, Visser, L H, additional, Vorobeychik, Galina, additional, Xu, Xianhao, additional, Yamamura, Takashi, additional, Yang, Yi N, additional, Yelamos, Sergio Martinez, additional, Yeung, Michael, additional, Zacharias, Alan, additional, Zelkowitz, Marvin, additional, Zettl, Uwe, additional, Zhang, Meini, additional, Zhou, Hongyu, additional, Zieman, Ulf, additional, and Ziemssen, Tjalf, additional

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2018
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28. Speeding up social waves. Propagation mechanisms of shimmering in giant honeybees

Author

Kastberger, Gerald, Hoetzl, Thomas, Maurer, Michael, Kranner, Ilse, Weiss, Sara, and Weihmann, Frank

Subjects
Evolutionary Processes, Movement, Science, Video Recording, Emergence, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Models, Biological, Behavioral Ecology, Nepal, Animal Physiology, Animals, Adaptation, Social Behavior, Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Ecology, Animal Behavior, Bees, Communications, Animal Communication, Community Ecology, Evolutionary Ecology, Medicine, Zoology, Research Article
Abstract

Shimmering is a defence behaviour in giant honeybees (Apis dorsata), whereby bees on the nest surface flip their abdomen upwards in a Mexican wave-like process. However, information spreads faster than can be ascribed to bucket bridging, which is the transfer of information from one individual to an adjacent one. We identified a saltatoric process that speeds up shimmering by the generation of daughter waves, which subsequently merge with the parental wave, producing a new wave front. Motion patterns of individual "focus" bees (n = 10,894) and their shimmering-active neighbours (n = 459,558) were measured with high-resolution video recording and stereoscopic imaging. Three types of shimmering-active surface bees were distinguished by their communication status, termed "agents": "Bucket-bridging" agents comprised 74.98% of all agents, affected 88.17% of their neighbours, and transferred information at a velocity of v = 0.317±0.015 m/s. "Chain-tail" agents comprised 9.20% of the agents, were activated by 6.35% of their neighbours, but did not motivate others to participate in the wave. "Generator agents" comprised 15.82% of agents, showed abdominal flipping before the arrival of the main wave front, and initiated daughter waves. They affected 6.75% of their neighbourhood and speeded up the compound shimmering process compared to bucket bridging alone by 41.5% to v = 0.514±0.019 m/s. The main direction of shimmering was reinforced by 35.82% of agents, whereas the contribution of the complementing agents was fuzzy. We discuss that the saltatoric process could enable the bees to instantly recruit larger cohorts to participate in shimmering and to respond rapidly to changes in flight direction of preying wasps. A third, non-exclusive explanation is that at a distance of up to three metres from the nest the acceleration of shimmering could notably contribute to the startle response in mammals and birds.

Published
2014

31. Index

Author

Weiss, Sarah

Published
2019

33. Notes

Author

Weiss, Sarah

Published
2019

37. Afterword

Author

Weiss, Sarah

Published
2019

42. Contents

Author

Weiss, Sarah

Published
2019

47. A Selective and Potent Rock 2 Inhibitor (KD025) Decreases Human STAT3-Dependent IL-21 and IL-17 Production and Experimental Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease (cGVHD)

Author

Zanin-Zhorov, Alexandra, primary, Flynn, Ryan, additional, Luznik, Leo, additional, Panoskaltsis-Mortari, Angela, additional, Jing, Du, additional, Goodman, Katelyn, additional, Weiss, Jonathan, additional, Nyuydzefe, Melanie, additional, Chen, Wei, additional, Serody, Jonathan S, additional, MacDonald, Kelli PA, additional, Hill, Geoffrey R, additional, O'Shea, John, additional, Roche, Maria, additional, Weiss, Sara, additional, Waksal, Samuel, additional, and Blazar, Bruce R., additional

Published
2014
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48. Stigma, self-blame, and satisfaction with care among patients with lung cancer.

Author

Weiss, Jared, Yang, Hojin, Weiss, Sara, Rigney, Maureen, Copeland, Amy, King, Jennifer C., and Deal, Allison M.

Subjects
STATISTICAL correlation, FACTOR analysis, GUILT (Psychology), LUNG tumors, PATIENT satisfaction, SATISFACTION, SMOKING, SOCIAL stigma
Abstract

Objective: We sought to understand the experiences of patients with lung cancer and to see if attitudes varied by demographic factors.Methods: We administered a 63-question survey by phone or online among 174 patients with lung cancer. Factor analysis was used to identify two groups of questions with a conceptual relationship and high Cronbach's alphas, stigma and satisfaction with care. We used a multivariable analysis to identify predictors of self-blame and the factors of stigma and satisfaction with care.Results: Patients were satisfied with the quality of their care and treatment choices but did not feel that there is enough public support for or research in lung cancer. Predictors of lower satisfaction with care were never being a smoker, lack of college education, not living in a rural location, refusing to report income, and not knowing/not being sure of stage. Self-blame was modest; in multivariable analysis, predictors of self-blame were believing that smoking was a cause of their lung cancer, younger age, male sex, living in a suburban location, and not knowing/not being sure of the stage of the cancer. Reported stigma was low and the only predictor for stigma was being married. Despite low scores on their personal experience of stigma, patients reported a high degree of stigmatization of lung cancer in general. Smoking was a significant predictor of personal stigma.Conclusion: Despite satisfaction with their treatment and care, lung cancer patients feel that society stigmatizes them as a general population. Patients who smoke are more likely to report that they have personally experienced stigma. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

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2017
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