Publications
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How Is the Pandemic Affecting English Learners?
...Concerns are being raised about the quality of instruction that English learners—students whose English proficiency affects their ability to meaningfully participate in school—are receiving.
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Supporting students experiencing trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic
Through this work, the collaborative developed and curated tools and strategies all educators may find useful when supporting students during this time.
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The Falling Asleep Process in Adolescents
The objective is to investigate the pre-sleep psychophysiological state and the arousal deactivation process across the sleep onset (SO) transition in adolescents.
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The use of immersive virtual reality and slow breathing to enhance relaxation and sleep in adolescents
We evaluate the efficacy of a novel intervention based on virtual reality (VR) and slow breathing to promote bedtime relaxation and facilitate sleep in high-school adolescents.
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Implementing Health Pathways in Continuation High Schools: Findings from an Evaluation of Oakland Health Pathways
The initiative is designed to improve educational and long-term employment outcomes for youth of color in Oakland (Alameda County), California, while expanding and diversifying the local health care workforce.
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Rigorous performance evaluation (previously, “validation”) for informed use of new technologies for sleep health measurement
This special article describes the rationale and priorities of an interdisciplinary effort for rigorous, standardized, and rapid performance evaluation of new sleep and sleep disorders related technologies of all kinds,…
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Assessing the Alignment between West Virginia’s High School Career and Technical Education Programs and the Labor Market
To support CTE improvement efforts, this study quantitatively assessed the alignment between West Virginia’s high school CTE programs and the labor market, with a focus on alignment to regional high-demand…
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Particle radiation-induced dysregulation of protein homeostasis in primary human and mouse neuronal cells
Space particle radiations may cause significant damage to proteins and oxidative stress in the cells within the central nervous system and pose a potential health hazard to humans in long-term…
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Lentivirus Manufacturing Process for Primary T‐Cell Biofactory Production
A process for maximizing the titer of lentivirus particles, deemed to be a necessity for transducing primary cells, is developed.
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Sleep Disturbance Predicts Depression Symptoms in Early Adolescence: Initial Findings From the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study
The aim of the study was to investigate associations between sleep disturbances and mental health in adolescents.
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Growth in narrative retelling and inference abilities and relations with reading comprehension in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder
Using latent profile analysis, a multivariate analytic technique that empirically identifies profiles based on student responses to multiple measures, students’ performance was compiled using typical universal screening measures of reading,…
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Virginia Early Childhood Foundation Local Early Childhood Systems Building Strategy Map and Indicators
This document describes the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation’s (VECF) strategy map.