Publications
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Pharmacogenetic Smoking Cessation Intervention in a Health Care Setting: A Pilot Feasibility Study
We conducted a multiphased, mixed-methods feasibility study with current smokers to develop and evaluate a patient-centered, theoretically grounded personalized medicine treatment protocol.
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Sparse Conditional Mixture Model: Late Fusion with Missing Scores for Multimedia Event Detection
We present the Sparse Conditional Mixture Model (SCMM) which models only the observed detection scores for each example, thereby avoiding making any assumptions about the distributions of the scores that…
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Design-Based Implementation Research: An Emerging Model for Transforming the Relationship of Research and Practice
We describe the need for DBIR as a research approach that challenges educational researchers and practitioners to transcend traditional research/practice barriers to facilitate the design of educational interventions that are…
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More Sight on Foresight
Reflecting on elections, natural disasters, and the future.
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Are Women Who Smoke at Higher Risk for Lung Cancer Than Men Who Smoke?
We tested sex-smoking interaction in association with lung cancer risk within a population-based case-control study, the Environment and Genetics in Lung Cancer Etiology (EAGLE) Study (Lombardy, Italy, 2002–2005).
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Evaluation of IL17A Expression and of IL17A, IL17F and IL23R Gene Polymorphisms in Brazilian Individuals with Periodontitis
The aim of present study was to evaluate the expression of IL17A and occurrence of the IL17A (rs2275913), IL17F (rs763780) and IL23R (rs11209026) gene polymorphisms in different clinical forms or…
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Nighttime Cardiac Sympathetic Hyper-Activation in Young Primary Insomniacs
Impedance cardiography and heart rate variability (HRV) measures were assessed in 9 insomniacs and 9 good sleepers during a night of polysomnographic recording.
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Synthesis and Thermoluminescence Characteristics of Gamma and Proton Irradiated Nanocrystalline MgB4o7: Dy, Na
This paper investigates the use of nanocrystalline MgB4O7: Dy, Na thermoluminescent (TL) dosimeter synthesized by the combustion method for the assessment of proton beam and gamma radiation doses, primarily on…
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Alpha7 Neuronal Nicotinic Receptors as a Drug Target in Schizophrenia
Preclinical and clinical data suggest that neuronal α7nAChRs play an important role in cognitive functions. Moreover, some, but not all, early clinical trials conducted with α7nAChR agonists show cognitive benefits…
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Conversation About SimCalc, Its Evolution and Lessons Along the Way
We use SimCalc’s history and achievements to discuss the need for vision and long time frames in funding, and point to multiple levels of research entailed in the process of…
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Nicotine-Mediated Improvement in L-Dopa-Induced Dyskinesias in MPTP-Lesioned Monkeys is Dependent on Dopamine Nerve Terminal Function
The present work was done to understand the factors that regulate the nicotine-mediated reduction in LIDs in MPTP-lesioned nonhuman primates.
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Sex Differences in Sleep
There are sex differences in sleep behavior with women reporting more sleep problems and a poorer sleep quality than men across a wide age range.