SRI International
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Research Brief: Implementation of the Educator Evaluation Framework in Massachusetts
Educators were divided about whether the EEF is focused on professional growth and development.
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Brain Pathways to Recovery from Alcohol Dependence
The purpose of this meeting is to provide fundamental insights on brain mechanisms that contribute to the recovery from alcohol dependence. Ultimately, it is to promote studies in understanding neurobiological mechanisms mediating recovery associated with the sustained alcohol abstinence.
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Menstrual Cycle-Related Variation in Physiological Sleep in Women in the Early Menopausal Transition
The objective of the study was to assess the impact of menstrual cycle phase on the polysomnogram and electroencephalographic (EEG) features of sleep in midlife women.
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Measuring the monitoring progress K-12 STEM education indicators: A road map
The National Science Foundation’s National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics produces Science and Engineering Indicators, a biennial compendium of quantitative data on U.S. and international science and engineering education and productivity.
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Effect of the rs1051730-rs16969968 variant and smoking cessation treatment: a meta-analysis
Objective- To assess if the allelic variations of rs16969968/rs1051730 in the CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4 gene cluster are associated with smoking cessation after nicotine replacement therapy (NRT).
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Brazil Visits SRI to Discuss Its Economic Development Roadmap
SRI International had the honor of hosting President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil and her top ministers during her recent visit to the United States. Brazil is a huge country with a wealth of natural resources and a population of more than 200 million. Yet, as it tries to move from an industrial-based economy to an innovation economy, it faces a number of…
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Mentoring Girls in Computer Science
Despite the healthy buzz around introducing children to computer science and coding in the K-12 years, there is a stark reality with which we contend: precipitously low numbers of girls and underserved minorities are studying computing in the United States. Despite many efforts to close this gap, figures of test-takers from recent advanced placement exams…
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Design Rules and Prototype Examples for Additive Printing of Flexible Electronics
In this presentation, I will discuss the design rules we learned in the course of developing this fully printed sensor platform.
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In Vitro Metabolism and Stability of the Actinide Chelating Agent 3,4,3-Li(1,2-HOPO)
The preclinical characterization of this highly promising ligand comprised the evaluation of its in vitro properties, including microsomal, plasma, and gastrointestinal fluid stability, cytochrome P450 inhibition, plasma protein binding, and intestinal absorption using the Caco-2 cell line.
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Developing Educators Throughout Their Careers: Evaluation of the Rio Grande Valley Center for Teaching and Leading Excellence: Final Report
SRI conducted the independent evaluation of this i3 development grant. The evaluation tracked implementation fidelity of new teacher training and teacher leader training over the 3 years of implementation under the grant.
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Drug Metabolizing Enzyme and Transporter Gene Variation, Nicotine Metabolism, Prospective Abstinence, and Cigarette Consumption
We searched for drug metabolizing enzyme and transporter (DMET) gene variation associated with the NMR and prospective abstinence in 2,946 participants of laboratory studies of nicotine metabolism and of clinical trials of smoking cessation therapies.
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Thalamic Structures and Associated Cognitive Functions: Relations with Age and Aging
This review presents studies that assess the relations between age and aging and the structure, function, and connectivity of the thalamus and associated neural networks and focuses on their relations with processes of attention, speed of information processing, and working and episodic memory.