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2. Forgiveness Education in Fourth- through Eighth-Grade Classrooms: Development and Evaluation of a New Forgiveness Curriculum.

Author

Toussaint, Loren, Kueny, Angela, and Stevens, Allison

Subjects
MIDDLE school education, REQUIRED courses (Education), CHURCH schools, SPRING, CURRICULUM
Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of a new middle-school-classroom forgiveness curriculum in promoting forgiveness and reducing anger. The students in this study were 153 fourth through eighth graders in three regional parochial schools. The students were assigned to forgiveness education or control groups in the fall semester and reassigned to the opposite group in the spring semester. Before-and-after assessments of forgiveness and anger were collected in both the fall and spring semesters. The quantitative results showed that levels of forgiveness increased as expected in both semesters, but anger did not change in expected ways. The qualitative results showed that the children's conceptualizations of the forgiveness process aligned closely with the core forgiveness curriculum content. The results suggest that meaningful work can be accomplished to promote forgiveness in the middle school classroom using this newly developed, efficient, and effective curriculum that can be implemented by teachers and staff. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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3. Multimodal MRI reveals brainstem connections that sustain wakefulness in human consciousness.

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Edlow, Brian L., Olchanyi, Mark, Freeman, Holly J., Li, Jian, Maffei, Chiara, Snider, Samuel B., Zöllei, Lilla, Iglesias, J. Eugenio, Augustinack, Jean, Bodien, Yelena G., Haynes, Robin L., Greve, Douglas N., Diamond, Bram R., Stevens, Allison, Giacino, Joseph T., Destrieux, Christophe, van der Kouwe, Andre, Brown, Emery N., Folkerth, Rebecca D., and Fischl, Bruce

Subjects
DIFFUSION magnetic resonance imaging, WAKEFULNESS, DEFAULT mode network, MAGNETIC resonance imaging, CONSCIOUSNESS
Abstract

Consciousness is composed of arousal (i.e., wakefulness) and awareness. Substantial progress has been made in mapping the cortical networks that underlie awareness in the human brain, but knowledge about the subcortical networks that sustain arousal in humans is incomplete. Here, we aimed to map the connectivity of a proposed subcortical arousal network that sustains wakefulness in the human brain, analogous to the cortical default mode network (DMN) that has been shown to contribute to awareness. We integrated data from ex vivo diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of three human brains, obtained at autopsy from neurologically normal individuals, with immunohistochemical staining of subcortical brain sections. We identified nodes of the proposed default ascending arousal network (dAAN) in the brainstem, hypothalamus, thalamus, and basal forebrain. Deterministic and probabilistic tractography analyses of the ex vivo diffusion MRI data revealed projection, association, and commissural pathways linking dAAN nodes with one another and with DMN nodes. Complementary analyses of in vivo 7-tesla resting-state functional MRI data from the Human Connectome Project identified the dopaminergic ventral tegmental area in the midbrain as a widely connected hub node at the nexus of the subcortical arousal and cortical awareness networks. Our network-based autopsy methods and connectivity data provide a putative neuroanatomic architecture for the integration of arousal and awareness in human consciousness. Editor's summary: Wakefulness is essential for human consciousness, but the brain connections underpinning wakefulness are unclear. Edlow et al. now map a neural network called the default ascending arousal network (dAAN) that they propose sustains human wakefulness. Using three human brains obtained at autopsy, the researchers examined the brains by ex vivo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and immunohistochemistry of brain sections. They report that the subcortical dAAN is linked to the cortical default mode network (DMN) that contributes to awareness (another key element of human consciousness). Functional MRI analyses from the Human Connectome Project further revealed a dAAN-DMN connectivity hub within the dopaminergic ventral tegmental area, suggesting how arousal and awareness in human consciousness might be integrated in the human brain. —Orla Smith [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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7. Genetic architecture of subcortical brain structures in 38,851 individuals

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Satizabal, Claudia L., Adams, Hieab H. H., Hibar, Derrek P., White, Charles C., Knol, Maria J., Stein, Jason L., Scholz, Markus, Sargurupremraj, Muralidharan, Jahanshad, Neda, Roshchupkin, Gennady V., Smith, Albert V., Bis, Joshua C., Jian, Xueqiu, Luciano, Michelle, Hofer, Edith, Teumer, Alexander, van der Lee, Sven J., Yang, Jingyun, Yanek, Lisa R., Lee, Tom V., Li, Shuo, Hu, Yanhui, Koh, Jia Yu, Eicher, John D., Desrivières, Sylvane, Arias-Vasquez, Alejandro, Chauhan, Ganesh, Athanasiu, Lavinia, Rentería, Miguel E., Kim, Sungeun, Hoehn, David, Armstrong, Nicola J., Chen, Qiang, Holmes, Avram J., den Braber, Anouk, Kloszewska, Iwona, Andersson, Micael, Espeseth, Thomas, Grimm, Oliver, Abramovic, Lucija, Alhusaini, Saud, Milaneschi, Yuri, Papmeyer, Martina, Axelsson, Tomas, Ehrlich, Stefan, Roiz-Santiañez, Roberto, Kraemer, Bernd, Håberg, Asta K., Jones, Hannah J., Pike, G. Bruce, Stein, Dan J., Stevens, Allison, Bralten, Janita, Vernooij, Meike W., Harris, Tamara B., Filippi, Irina, Witte, A. Veronica, Guadalupe, Tulio, Wittfeld, Katharina, Mosley, Thomas H., Becker, James T., Doan, Nhat Trung, Hagenaars, Saskia P., Saba, Yasaman, Cuellar-Partida, Gabriel, Amin, Najaf, Hilal, Saima, Nho, Kwangsik, Mirza-Schreiber, Nazanin, Arfanakis, Konstantinos, Becker, Diane M., Ames, David, Goldman, Aaron L., Lee, Phil H., Boomsma, Dorret I., Lovestone, Simon, Giddaluru, Sudheer, Le Hellard, Stephanie, Mattheisen, Manuel, Bohlken, Marc M., Kasperaviciute, Dalia, Schmaal, Lianne, Lawrie, Stephen M., Agartz, Ingrid, Walton, Esther, Tordesillas-Gutierrez, Diana, Davies, Gareth E., Shin, Jean, Ipser, Jonathan C., Vinke, Louis N., Hoogman, Martine, Jia, Tianye, Burkhardt, Ralph, Klein, Marieke, Crivello, Fabrice, Janowitz, Deborah, Carmichael, Owen, Haukvik, Unn K., Aribisala, Benjamin S., Schmidt, Helena, Strike, Lachlan T., Cheng, Ching-Yu, Risacher, Shannon L., Pütz, Benno, Fleischman, Debra A., Assareh, Amelia A., Mattay, Venkata S., Buckner, Randy L., Mecocci, Patrizia, Dale, Anders M., Cichon, Sven, Boks, Marco P., Matarin, Mar, Penninx, Brenda W. J. H., Calhoun, Vince D., Chakravarty, M. Mallar, Marquand, Andre F., Macare, Christine, Kharabian Masouleh, Shahrzad, Oosterlaan, Jaap, Amouyel, Philippe, Hegenscheid, Katrin, Rotter, Jerome I., Schork, Andrew J., Liewald, David C. M., de Zubicaray, Greig I., Wong, Tien Yin, Shen, Li, Sämann, Philipp G., Brodaty, Henry, Roffman, Joshua L., de Geus, Eco J. C., Tsolaki, Magda, Erk, Susanne, van Eijk, Kristel R., Cavalleri, Gianpiero L., van der Wee, Nic J. A., McIntosh, Andrew M., Gollub, Randy L., Bulayeva, Kazima B., Bernard, Manon, Richards, Jennifer S., Himali, Jayandra J., Loeffler, Markus, Rommelse, Nanda, Hoffmann, Wolfgang, Westlye, Lars T., Valdés Hernández, Maria C., Hansell, Narelle K., van Erp, Theo G. M., Wolf, Christiane, Kwok, John B. J., Vellas, Bruno, Heinz, Andreas, Olde Loohuis, Loes M., Delanty, Norman, Ho, Beng-Choon, Ching, Christopher R. K., Shumskaya, Elena, Singh, Baljeet, Hofman, Albert, van der Meer, Dennis, Homuth, Georg, Psaty, Bruce M., Bastin, Mark E., Montgomery, Grant W., Foroud, Tatiana M., Reppermund, Simone, Hottenga, Jouke-Jan, Simmons, Andrew, Meyer-Lindenberg, Andreas, Cahn, Wiepke, Whelan, Christopher D., van Donkelaar, Marjolein M. J., Yang, Qiong, Hosten, Norbert, Green, Robert C, Thalamuthu, Anbupalam, Mohnke, Sebastian, Hulshoff Pol, Hilleke E., Lin, Honghuang, Jack, Jr, Clifford R., Schofield, Peter R., Mühleisen, Thomas W., Maillard, Pauline, Potkin, Steven G., Wen, Wei, Fletcher, Evan, Toga, Arthur W., Gruber, Oliver, Huentelman, Matthew, Davey Smith, George, Launer, Lenore J., Nyberg, Lars, Jönsson, Erik G., Crespo-Facorro, Benedicto, Koen, Nastassja, Greve, Douglas N., Uitterlinden, André G., Weinberger, Daniel R., Steen, Vidar M., Fedko, Iryna O., Groenewold, Nynke A., Niessen, Wiro J., Toro, Roberto, Tzourio, Christophe, Longstreth, Jr, William T., Ikram, M. Kamran, Smoller, Jordan W., van Tol, Marie-Jose, Sussmann, Jessika E., Paus, Tomas, Lemaître, Hervé, Schroeter, Matthias L., Mazoyer, Bernard, Andreassen, Ole A., Holsboer, Florian, Depondt, Chantal, Veltman, Dick J., Turner, Jessica A., Pausova, Zdenka, Schumann, Gunter, van Rooij, Daan, Djurovic, Srdjan, Deary, Ian J., McMahon, Katie L., Müller-Myhsok, Bertram, Brouwer, Rachel M., Soininen, Hilkka, Pandolfo, Massimo, Wassink, Thomas H., Cheung, Joshua W., Wolfers, Thomas, Martinot, Jean-Luc, Zwiers, Marcel P., Nauck, Matthias, Melle, Ingrid, Martin, Nicholas G., Kanai, Ryota, Westman, Eric, Kahn, René S., Sisodiya, Sanjay M., White, Tonya, Saremi, Arvin, van Bokhoven, Hans, Brunner, Han G., Völzke, Henry, Wright, Margaret J., van ‘t Ent, Dennis, Nöthen, Markus M., Ophoff, Roel A., Buitelaar, Jan K., Fernández, Guillén, Sachdev, Perminder S., Rietschel, Marcella, van Haren, Neeltje E. M., Fisher, Simon E., Beiser, Alexa S., Francks, Clyde, Saykin, Andrew J., Mather, Karen A., Romanczuk-Seiferth, Nina, Hartman, Catharina A., DeStefano, Anita L., Heslenfeld, Dirk J., Weiner, Michael W., Walter, Henrik, Hoekstra, Pieter J., Nyquist, Paul A., Franke, Barbara, Bennett, David A., Grabe, Hans J., Johnson, Andrew D., Chen, Christopher, van Duijn, Cornelia M., Lopez, Oscar L., Fornage, Myriam, Wardlaw, Joanna M., Schmidt, Reinhold, DeCarli, Charles, De Jager, Philip L., Villringer, Arno, Debette, Stéphanie, Gudnason, Vilmundur, Medland, Sarah E., Shulman, Joshua M., Thompson, Paul M., Seshadri, Sudha, and Ikram, M. Arfan

Published
2019
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8. The Effects of Harvest Maturity of Eragrostis tef 'Moxie' Hay and Supplemental Energy Source on Forage Utilization in Beef Heifers.

Author

Stevens, Allison V., Myers, Cheyanne A., Hall, John B., and Chibisa, Gwinyai E.

Subjects
*HAY, *TEFF, *FEED analysis, *CATTLE feeding & feeds, *HEIFERS, *CORN as feed, *BEEF cattle, *NUTRITIONAL status
Abstract

Simple Summary: Due to several factors including persistent drought conditions and the increased occurrence and severity of fire on rangeland, there is an increased need for the use of alternative forages to meet the nutrient requirements of ruminants raised in extensive grazing systems. However, information on the nutritive value of alternative forages like Eragrostis teff as influenced by harvest maturity, and the best supplementation strategies that complement and improve utilization of those forages, is still lacking. Therefore, the present study evaluated the effects of harvest maturity of teff hay (early- compared to late-heading stage of maturity) and supplemental energy sources (corn grain compared to beet pulp at 0.5% of body weight) on nutrient intake and digestibility and nitrogen utilization in beef heifers. Delaying the harvest of teff hay resulted in a decrease in nutrient supply, which was not attenuated by feeding either supplemental corn grain or beet pulp. Nitrogen retention was also negative regardless of harvest maturity, and this potentially indicates that there might be a need to provide both energy and protein supplements to improve nutrient supply and, thus, growth performance when feeding teff hay to beef cattle. The phenological stage of maturity of grasses and supplementation program can impact forage utilization in grazing beef cattle. However, the potential interaction between harvest maturity of Eragrostis tef (teff) hay and energy supplement source was yet to be fully evaluated. Therefore, our objective was to determine the effects of harvest maturity of teff hay and supplemental energy sources on nutrient intake, apparent total-tract nutrient digestion, nitrogen (N) utilization, and ruminal fermentation characteristics in beef heifers. A split-plot design with teff hay harvest maturity as the whole plot and supplemental energy source as the subplot was administered in a three-period (21 d), three × three Latin square design. Six crossbred beef heifers (804 ± 53.6 kg of body weight; BW) were allocated to two harvest maturities (early- (EH]) or late-heading (LH)) and to two supplemental energy sources (no supplement (CON), or rolled corn grain or beet pulp pellet fed at 0.5% of BW). Data were analyzed using SAS. There was no harvest maturity × energy supplement interaction. Although harvest maturity had no impact on total dry matter intake (DMI), crude protein (CP) intake was greater (p < 0.01) for EH than LH heifers. Total intakes of dry (DM) and organic matter (OM) were also greater (p < 0.01) for supplemented than CON heifers, whereas acid detergent fiber (ADF) intake was greater for beet pulp heifers compared to heifers fed the CON diet and supplemental corn grain. Harvest maturity had no impact on ruminal pH. However, mean ruminal pH was lower (p = 0.04), duration pH < 6.2, and molar proportions of butyrate and branched-chain fatty acids were greater (p ≤ 0.049) for heifers fed corn grain compared to CON and beet pulp diets. Heifers fed EH hay had greater (p ≤ 0.02) apparent total-tract DM, OM, CP, NDF, and ADF digestibility than heifers fed LH hay. Although there was no supplemental energy effect on microbial nitrogen (N) flow, it was greater (p < 0.01) for EH than LH heifers. Apparent N retention, which did not differ, was negative across all diets. In summary, delaying the harvest of teff hay from the EH to LH stage of maturity compromised nutrient supply, which was not attenuated by feeding supplemental corn grain and beet pulp at 0.5% of diet DM. Because N retention was negative across harvest maturity, there might be a need to provide both energy and protein supplements to improve growth performance when feeding teff hay to beef cattle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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9. 7 Tesla MRI of the ex vivo human brain at 100 micron resolution

Author

Edlow, Brian L., Mareyam, Azma, Horn, Andreas, Polimeni, Jonathan R., Witzel, Thomas, Tisdall, M. Dylan, Augustinack, Jean C., Stockmann, Jason P., Diamond, Bram R., Stevens, Allison, Tirrell, Lee S., Folkerth, Rebecca D., Wald, Lawrence L., Fischl, Bruce, and van der Kouwe, Andre

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2019
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14. Comprehensive cellular‐resolution atlas of the adult human brain

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Ding, Song‐Lin, Royall, Joshua J., Sunkin, Susan M., Ng, Lydia, Facer, Benjamin A.C., Lesnar, Phil, Guillozet‐Bongaarts, Angie, McMurray, Bergen, Szafer, Aaron, Dolbeare, Tim A., Stevens, Allison, Tirrell, Lee, Benner, Thomas, Caldejon, Shiella, Dalley, Rachel A., Dee, Nick, Lau, Christopher, Nyhus, Julie, Reding, Melissa, Riley, Zackery L., Sandman, David, Shen, Elaine, van der Kouwe, Andre, Varjabedian, Ani, Write, Michelle, Zollei, Lilla, Dang, Chinh, Knowles, James A., Koch, Christof, Phillips, John W., Sestan, Nenad, Wohnoutka, Paul, Zielke, H. Ronald, Hohmann, John G., Jones, Allan R., Bernard, Amy, Hawrylycz, Michael J., Hof, Patrick R., Fischl, Bruce, and LeinReference, Ed S.

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2017
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17. Genetic and environmental influences on the size of specific brain regions in midlife: The VETSA MRI study

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Kremen, William S., Prom-Wormley, Elizabeth, Panizzon, Matthew S., Eyler, Lisa T., Fischl, Bruce, Neale, Michael C., Franz, Carol E., Lyons, Michael J., Pacheco, Jennifer, Perry, Michele E., Stevens, Allison, Schmitt, J. Eric, Grant, Michael D., Seidman, Larry J., Thermenos, Heidi W., Tsuang, Ming T., Eisen, Seth A., Dale, Anders M., and Fennema-Notestine, Christine

Published
2010
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18. Predicting the location of entorhinal cortex from MRI

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Fischl, Bruce, Stevens, Allison A., Rajendran, Niranjini, Yeo, B.T. Thomas, Greve, Douglas N., Van Leemput, Koen, Polimeni, Jonathan R., Kakunoori, Sita, Buckner, Randy L., Pacheco, Jennifer, Salat, David H., Melcher, Jennifer, Frosch, Matthew P., Hyman, Bradley T., Grant, P. Ellen, Rosen, Bruce R., van der Kouwe, André J.W., Wiggins, Graham C., Wald, Lawrence L., and Augustinack, Jean C.

Published
2009
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19. Transcriptional landscape of the prenatal human brain

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Miller, Jeremy A., Ding, Song-Lin, Sunkin, Susan M., Smith, Kimberly A., Ng, Lydia, Szafer, Aaron, Ebbert, Amanda, Riley, Zackery L., Royall, Joshua J., Aiona, Kaylynn, Arnold, James M., Bennet, Crissa, Bertagnolli, Darren, Brouner, Krissy, Butler, Stephanie, Caldejon, Shiella, Carey, Anita, Cuhaciyan, Christine, Dalley, Rachel A., Dee, Nick, Dolbeare, Tim A., Facer, Benjamin A. C., Feng, David, Fliss, Tim P., Gee, Garrett, Goldy, Jeff, Gourley, Lindsey, Gregor, Benjamin W., Gu, Guangyu, Howard, Robert E., Jochim, Jayson M., Kuan, Chihchau L., Lau, Christopher, Lee, Chang-Kyu, Lee, Felix, Lemon, Tracy A., Lesnar, Phil, McMurray, Bergen, Mastan, Naveed, Mosqueda, Nerick, Naluai-Cecchini, Theresa, Ngo, Nhan-Kiet, Nyhus, Julie, Oldre, Aaron, Olson, Eric, Parente, Jody, Parker, Patrick D., Parry, Sheana E., Stevens, Allison, Pletikos, Mihovil, Reding, Melissa, Roll, Kate, Sandman, David, Sarreal, Melaine, Shapouri, Sheila, Shapovalova, Nadiya V., Shen, Elaine H., Sjoquist, Nathan, Slaughterbeck, Clifford R., Smith, Michael, Sodt, Andy J., Williams, Derric, Zöllei, Lilla, Fischl, Bruce, Gerstein, Mark B., Geschwind, Daniel H., Glass, Ian A., Hawrylycz, Michael J., Hevner, Robert F., Huang, Hao, Jones, Allan R., Knowles, James A., Levitt, Pat, Phillips, John W., Šestan, Nenad, Wohnoutka, Paul, Dang, Chinh, Bernard, Amy, Hohmann, John G., and Lein, Ed S.

Published
2014
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21. Female International Students Experiences With Physical Activity on UBC Campus

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Stevens, Allison, Larsen, Evangeline, Bailey, Makenna, Kamalian, Sahba, and Marconato, Dante

Abstract

Physical activity (PA) has proven time and time again to have countless positive effects on our health (World Health Organization, 2018). The literature shows that many populations, such as university students, are not engaging in enough PA and therefore are not reaping the benefits (Böke, Mills, Mettler & Heath, 2019). Within the university student population, evidence shows that female international students are a specific subset of this population with some of the lowest PA rates (Lovell et al., 2010). This study aims to understand some of the factors that relate to why this specific population has lower PA participation rates. It also offers evidence-based suggestions as to how these low PA rates can be increased. This mixed methods study looked at common barriers participants face, gaps in programming, and key areas for improvement. This study was conducted with an anonymous Qualtrics survey link that was posted on multiple Facebook groups and pages. Participants were able to complete the survey on their own time. The survey consisted of six questions, both qualitative and quantitative. All participants were individuals who self-identified as female and who had moved from outside of Canada to attend UBC. First, the survey looked specifically at the number of days in a week that participants engaged in PA. Next it looked at how much individuals thought a variety of common barriers, such as financial and accessibility barriers, affected their participation in PA on campus. The final questions of the survey allowed individuals a space to contribute any recommendations they had to improve the PA environment on UBC campus. Results showed that “inclusivity” had the highest average score for barriers. It also yielded many anecdotal responses with important key words such as “unwelcoming” and “too crowded”. These results provided us with evidence that led to the following five recommendations aimed to improve the current PA environment for female international students at UBC. Our first recommendation is that UBC Recreation offers classes in Mandarin and other common foreign languages. This will allow individuals who may speak English as a second language to participate in PA activities in a more comfortable setting. Our second recommendation is that UBC Recreation offers a variety of female only fitness classes. These will address the gender stereotypes that many PA settings have. Our third recommendation is that promotion of UBC Recreation programs be more heavily focused on the beginner and entry-level programs. This will allow students to increase their awareness around programs that are accessible to all abilities. This was an issue highlighted in the data collection. Our fourth recommendation is that UBC residences provide access to personal trainers on-site in the residences. This will allow students easy access to a fitness outlet in a familiar setting. Our final recommendation is that UBC Recreation strives towards building a permanent female-only gym facility. This would allow a safe and comfortable space for females to exercise while also increasing the number of PA facilities on campus. Further research should be done to see how to best implement these recommendations. However they provide a foundation for improvement of the PA environment at UBC. Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Coordinator about the current status of the subject matter of a project/report.”

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2020
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22. Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Regional Cortical Surface Area in Humans: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Twin Study

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Eyler, Lisa T., Prom-Wormley, Elizabeth, Panizzon, Matthew S., Kaup, Allison R., Fennema-Notestine, Christine, Neale, Michael C., Jernigan, Terry L., Fischl, Bruce, Franz, Carol E., Lyons, Michael J., Grant, Michael, Stevens, Allison, Pacheco, Jennifer, Perry, Michele E., Schmitt, J. Eric, Seidman, Larry J., Thermenos, Heidi W., Tsuang, Ming T., Chen, Chi-Hua, Thompson, Wesley K., Jak, Amy, Dale, Anders M., and Kremen, William S.

Published
2011
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23. Genetic patterns of correlation among subcortical volumes in humans: Results from a magnetic resonance imaging twin study

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Eyler, Lisa T., Prom-Wormley, Elizabeth, Fennema-Notestine, Christine, Panizzon, Matthew S., Neale, Michael C., Jernigan, Terry L., Fischl, Bruce, Franz, Carol E., Lyons, Michael J., Stevens, Allison, Pacheco, Jennifer, Perry, Michele E., Schmitt, J. Eric, Spitzer, Nicholas C., Seidman, Larry J., Thermenos, Heidi W., Tsuang, Ming T., Dale, Anders M., and Kremen, William S.

Published
2011
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24. A major blow to Roe

Author

Stevens, Allison

Subjects
Abortion -- Methods, Abortion -- Laws, regulations and rules, Women's rights -- Evaluation, Government regulation, Women's issues/gender studies
Published
2007

25. Effect of feeding ensiled or dried grape pomace on nitrogen utilization in backgrounding cattle.

Author

Ream, Cody A, Stevens, Allison V, Myers, Cheyanne, and Chibisa, Gwinyai E

Subjects
CATTLE feeding & feeds, NITROGEN in animal nutrition, DIETARY management, POLYPHENOLS, DIGESTION
Abstract

The article discusses study of impact of dried grape pomace and feeding ensiled on nitrogen utilization in backgrounding cattle. Topics discussed include effort to curb reactive N emissions centered on dietary manipulation to reduce urinary nitrogen excretion, inclusion of polyphenolic compounds including condensed tannins (CT) and analyzing nutrient intake, excretion data and digestibility.

Published
2021
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26. Senate disruption ends quickly after ricin found in Frist's office

Author

Stevens, Allison

Subjects
Legislators -- Political activity, Government
Abstract

Just over two years after the anthrax attack, the discovery of ricin in the personal office of Majority Leader Bill Frist on February 2, 2004 was far less disruptive thanks to technological advances, new protocol and an expanded Capitol police force. Law enforcement officers roped off the area, aided by the FBI and other federal agencies, monitored the aides for symptoms of ricin and experts feel that the form of ricin found in Frist's Dirksen office was not dangerous or as easily spread as the anthrax

Published
2004

29. Lieberman keeps moderation as his Democratic byword

Author

Stevens, Allison

Subjects
Legislators -- Management, Legislators -- Public relations, Political campaigns -- Evaluation, Electioneering -- Evaluation, Company business management, Company public relations, Government
Abstract

Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut has shunned conventional ideological roles and hopes to take the middle ground all the way to the White House after adopting a version of Bill Clinton's 'New Democratic' presidential campaign. Lieberman's quiet and contemplative public persona have contributed as much to his reputation as a centrist as his record, which was very much in evidence during the contested 2000 presidential election.

Published
2003

30. Sinking Santorum: why are gays and lesbians pounding the pavement for a U.S. Senate candidate who opposes same-sex marriage and won't stand up for gays in the military? Look at whom he has a good chance of defeating

Author

Stevens, Allison

Subjects
United States. Senate -- Political aspects -- Political activity -- Services, Same-sex marriage -- Social aspects -- Political aspects, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

For lesbian and gay political activists, asking for votes in Bella Vista--a progressive urban community on the edge of south Philadelphia just a stone's throw from the city's main gay [...]

Published
2006

31. 'Can't do' label shadows Frist as legislative season wanes

Author

Stevens, Allison

Subjects
Presidents -- Elections, Agenda-setting (Political science), Government
Abstract

The Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist has four weeks before the target October 1, 2004, adjournment date to pass the rest of the GOP agenda, or come back for an official session, with intelligence overhaul, appropriations and tax cuts at the top of the list. However, if Frist fails to achieve a quick, bipartisan consensus on the matter, the party might pay a heavy price in the election, a result that might hurt Frist if he plans to make a bid for his party's presidential nomination in 2008.

Published
2004

33. Cloning debate splits women's health movement. (Health Section)

Author

Stevens, Allison

Subjects
Women -- Health aspects, Stem cells -- Research -- Political aspects -- Laws, regulations and rules, Cloning -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Political aspects -- Research, Reproductive technology -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Political aspects -- Research, Women's issues/gender studies, Government regulation, Research, Political aspects, Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract

WASHINGTON--Women's health groups are at odds over a proposed bill that bans human cloning for reproductive and research purposes. There is broad support among women's groups for banning anyone from [...]

Published
2002

34. Best Practices to Promote Breastfeeding in Home Visiting Programs

Author

Stevens, Allison

Subjects
education
Abstract

This project was conducted in Chicago for the Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC). Of particular interest to CLOCC, not breastfeeding is associated with a 32% excess risk of childhood obesity. For this project, CLOCC partnered with Children's Home + Aid - a child and family service agency in Chicago that provides home visiting services - to further CLOCC's obesity reduction goals. This partnership is mutually beneficial for Children's Home + Aid. As the Illinois state Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV) coordinating agency, Children's Home + Aid will be required to spend the majority of its funds on approved home visiting models that do not emphasize breastfeeding. Thus, the agency identified a need for additional support in incorporating more breastfeeding education and support into its curriculums. In May 2014, the researcher, as a part of CLOCC's Early Childhood Division, stepped forward to fill this knowledge gap by developing a breastfeeding training presentation and toolkit for home visitors. The products of this project are threefold: 1) a training presentation for home visitors that educates them about how to incorporate breastfeeding education into their curriculums, 2) a supplementary toolkit for home visitors that includes information and resources about breastfeeding, and 3) a paper that outlines the need for this project, the methodology of the project, the literature review and mini-focus group findings used to develop the training presentation and toolkit, and a discussion of how the key findings were incorporated into the training presentation and toolkit.

Published
2014
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35. Dementia After Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Coexistence of Multiple Proteinopathies.

Author

Kenney, Kimbra, Iacono, Diego, Edlow, Brian L., Katz, Douglas I., Diaz-Arrastia, Ramon, Dams-O'Connor, Kristen, Daneshvar, Daniel H., Stevens, Allison, Moreau, Allison L., Tirrell, Lee S., Varjabedian, Ani, Yendiki, Anastasia, Kouwe, Andre van der, Mareyam, Azma, McNab, Jennifer A., Gordon, Wayne A., Fischl, Bruce, McKee, Ann C., and Perl, Daniel P.

Published
2018
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36. Genetic patterns of correlation among subcortical volumes in humans: Results from a magnetic resonance imaging twin study

Author

Eyler, Lisa T, Prom-Wormley, Elizabeth, Fennema-Notestine, Christine, Panizzon, Matthew S, Neale, Michael C, Jernigan, Terry L, Fischl, Bruce, Franz, Carol E, Lyons, Michael J, Stevens, Allison, Pacheco, Jennifer, Perry, Michele E, Schmitt, J Eric, Spitzer, Nicholas C, Seidman, Larry J, Thermenos, Heidi W, Tsuang, Ming T, Dale, Anders M, and Kremen, William S

Subjects
Male, Aging, hippocampus, 1.1 Normal biological development and functioning, striatum, Individuality, Twins, Basic Behavioral and Social Science, Genetic, Underpinning research, Models, thalamus, Behavioral and Social Science, Genetics, Acquired Cognitive Impairment, Humans, Developmental, behavioral genetics, caudate, Cerebral Cortex, ventricles, Neurosciences, Genetic Variation, Experimental Psychology, amygdala, Middle Aged, Brain Disorders, Mental Health, pallidum, Gene Expression Regulation, Neurological, putamen, Dementia, Cognitive Sciences
Abstract

Little is known about genetic influences on the volume of subcortical brain structures in adult humans, particularly whether there is regional specificity of genetic effects. Understanding patterns of genetic covariation among volumes of subcortical structures may provide insight into the development of individual differences that have consequences for cognitive and emotional behavior and neuropsychiatric disease liability. We measured the volume of 19 subcortical structures (including brain and ventricular regions) in 404 twins (110 monozygotic and 92 dizygotic pairs) from the Vietnam Era Twin Study of Aging and calculated the degree of genetic correlation among these volumes. We then examined the patterns of genetic correlation through hierarchical cluster analysis and by principal components analysis. We found that a model with four genetic factors best fit the data: a Basal Ganglia/Thalamus factor; a Ventricular factor; a Limbic factor; and a Nucleus Accumbens factor. Homologous regions from each hemisphere loaded on the same factors. The observed patterns of genetic correlation suggest the influence of multiple genetic influences. There is a genetic organization among structures which distinguishes between brain and cerebrospinal fluid spaces and between different subcortical regions. Further study is needed to understand this genetic patterning and whether it reflects influences on early development, functionally dependent patterns of growth or pruning, or regionally specific losses due to genes involved in aging, stress response, or disease. © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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2011
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37. A Recovery College in Canada: An Innovative Means of Supporting and Empowering Individuals with Severe Mental Illness.

Author

Arbour, Simone and Stevens, Allison

Subjects
UNIVERSITIES & colleges, CONVALESCENCE, CURRICULUM, LEISURE, MENTAL health, MENTAL illness, SELF-efficacy, AFFINITY groups, SOCIAL support, HUMAN services programs, SEVERITY of illness index
Abstract

Copyright of Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health is the property of Canadian Periodical for Community Studies Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Published
2017
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38. Corrigendum to “Genetic and environmental influences on the size of specific brain regions in midlife: The VETSA MRI study”: [NeuroImage 49 (2010) 1213–1223]

Author

Kremen, William S., Prom-Wormley, Elizabeth, Panizzon, Matthew S., Eyler, Lisa T., Fischl, Bruce, Neale, Michael C., Franz, Carol E., Lyons, Michael J., Pacheco, Jennifer, Perry, Michele E., Stevens, Allison, Schmitt, J. Eric, Grant, Michael D., Seidman, Larry J., Thermenos, Heidi W., Tsuang, Ming T., Eisen, Seth A., Dale, Anders M., and Fennema-Notestine, Christine

Published
2010
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39. Visual and textual representations of childhood by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), 1999 to 2003

Author

Stevens, Allison

Subjects
Development Studies and Social Transformation
Abstract

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 88-96)., The objective of this paper is to investigate how UNICEF (the United Nations Children's Fund) represents the notion of childhood. A content analysis of 690 photographs as well as an in-depth textual analysis of the most authoritative publications is conducted to decode childhood representations. The methodological approaches are both quantitative (content analysis) and qualitative (textual analysis). The photographic and publications data are obtained from the UNICEF website for the period 1999 to 2003. Inscribed in the visual images are historical western notions of childhood as a blissful stage of life in which passivity and vulnerability are featured. These inscriptions are rooted in technologies of scientific knowledge and myths, which explains therefore their persuasiveness. As regards arguments that development institutions export ideal notions of childhood specific only to western societies, the paper finds that while such ideals certainly are present in the representations, the proper ideal is by no means the sole embodiment of exported notions. Over the last five years, UNICEF has begun to incorporate new views of children as socially competent, valuable social actors in their own right (a school of thought that has begun to be theorised, most notably, by the 'New Sociology of Childhood'). However, the ideas of children as social actors attains a particular meaning in UNICEF texts. Many instances of children's strength and resiliency in third worlds are not represented as constitutive of what the idea of child agency means.

Published
2004

40. A global family plan

Author

Stevens, Allison

Subjects
United States -- Social policy, Family planning services -- Government finance, Family planning services -- International aspects, Family planning services -- Social aspects, Women -- Health aspects, Women -- Laws, regulations and rules, Women's rights, Government regulation, Women's issues/gender studies
Published
2008

41. Sticker shock

Author

Stevens, Allison

Subjects
Contraceptives -- Prices and rates, Women -- Health aspects, Federal aid to birth control -- Evaluation, Company pricing policy, Women's issues/gender studies
Published
2007

42. Comprehensive cellular-resolution atlas of the adult human brain.

Author

Ding, Song-Lin, Royall, Joshua J., Sunkin, Susan M., Ng, Lydia, Facer, Benjamin A.C., Lesnar, Phil, Guillozet-Bongaarts, Angie, McMurray, Bergen, Szafer, Aaron, Dolbeare, Tim A., Stevens, Allison, Tirrell, Lee, Benner, Thomas, Caldejon, Shiella, Dalley, Rachel A., Dee, Nick, Lau, Christopher, Nyhus, Julie, Reding, Melissa, and Riley, Zackery L.

Abstract

ABSTRACT Detailed anatomical understanding of the human brain is essential for unraveling its functional architecture, yet current reference atlases have major limitations such as lack of whole-brain coverage, relatively low image resolution, and sparse structural annotation. We present the first digital human brain atlas to incorporate neuroimaging, high-resolution histology, and chemoarchitecture across a complete adult female brain, consisting of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), and 1,356 large-format cellular resolution (1 µm/pixel) Nissl and immunohistochemistry anatomical plates. The atlas is comprehensively annotated for 862 structures, including 117 white matter tracts and several novel cyto- and chemoarchitecturally defined structures, and these annotations were transferred onto the matching MRI dataset. Neocortical delineations were done for sulci, gyri, and modified Brodmann areas to link macroscopic anatomical and microscopic cytoarchitectural parcellations. Correlated neuroimaging and histological structural delineation allowed fine feature identification in MRI data and subsequent structural identification in MRI data from other brains. This interactive online digital atlas is integrated with existing Allen Institute for Brain Science gene expression atlases and is publicly accessible as a resource for the neuroscience community. J. Comp. Neurol. 524:3127-3481, 2016. © 2016 The Authors The Journal of Comparative Neurology Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2016
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43. More power to the leader?

Author

Stevens, Allison

Subjects
Political parties -- Management, Political parties -- Political activity, Political parties -- United States, Company business management, Government, Republican Party (United States) -- Management
Abstract

The GOP is looking for a change in the rule in order to give more power to leaders over the committee makeup. Along with the changes desired by the leadership, the Republicans are planning to accommodate the elevation of intelligence committee from 'B' level to 'A' status.

Published
2004

44. Senate power shifts: with bills like the antigay Federal Marriage Amendment dominating the current Senate's attention, 2004 races will determine whether next year's senate could be friendlier

Author

Stevens, Allison

Subjects
Government regulation, Same-sex marriage -- Political aspects -- Laws, regulations and rules, Legislators -- Political activity -- Powers and duties, Congressional candidates -- Political activity -- Powers and duties
Abstract

The politically charged contest between President George W. Bush and Massachusetts senator John Kerry isn't the only 2004 election with the potential to have wide-ranging impact on gay men and [...]

Published
2004

45. Legislative branch spending freeze touted as model of fiscal restraint

Author

Stevens, Allison

Subjects
United States. Congress. House of Representatives. Committee on Appropriations, Expenditures, Public -- Laws, regulations and rules, Fiscal policy, Government regulation, Government
Abstract

The House Appropriations Committee has approved a draft bill that would set aside $2.75 billion for the House of Representatives and the various support agencies of Congress, but it would represent a reduction of $395 billion. Representative Jack Kingston, the chairman of the House Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee, has succeeded in cutting more money, although the potential savings represent a small fraction of the overall bill.

Published
2004

46. A bipartisan capitol tribute

Author

Stevens, Allison, Allen, Jonathan, and Ferrechio, Susan

Subjects
Reagan, Ronald -- Influence, Ex-presidents -- Influence, Government, Democratic Party (United States) -- Political activity, Republican Party (United States) -- Political activity
Abstract

The 108th Congress set aside its efforts at election-year legislating to remember, pay tribute and bid farewell to the 40th president of the US, Ronald Reagan, in the week of June 7, 2004. Republicans and Democrats alike lined up to remember Reagan, the veterans among them recalling with pensive longing his willingness to cross party lines to accomplish his legislative goals.

Published
2004

47. Extra pressure on Senate leaders may lengthen deal-making season

Author

Stevens, Allison and Cochran, John

Subjects
Elections, Electioneering, Political campaigns, Government
Abstract

The House Majority Leader, Bill Frist and the Minority Leader, Tom Daschle, are both under unusual pressure to achieve their individual goals and the deal-making on several bills might get delayed until summer of 2005 as the Senate calendar allows little time for legislating. Senators will be in session only 11 weeks before October 1, 2004 their target adjournment date, and if they miss that deadline, there are four weeks until Election Day, November 2, 2004 after which there are 8 weeks left in 2004 for a lame-duck session.

Published
2004

48. Daschle decides to go it alone against formidable challenger

Author

Stevens, Allison

Subjects
Congressional candidates -- Political activity, Government, Republican Party (United States) -- Officials and employees
Abstract

Senate Minority leader Tom Daschle's bid for a fourth Senate term in South Dakota against former GOP, Republican John Thune, is shaping up to be the tightest re-election race for a Senate party leader in more than three decades. Although Daschle has campaigned for many of his Democratic colleagues over the years, he is reluctant to the South Dakota campaign trail in his own close race for re-election and viewing through the South Dakota politics, Daschle's decision is not surprising.

Published
2004

49. Watchdogs, some Republicans wary of where Tauzin seems headed

Author

Allen, Jonathan and Stevens, Allison

Subjects
Medicare -- Laws, regulations and rules, Pharmaceutical industry -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Government
Abstract

Billy Tauzin, who played a significant role in the forming of the Medicare prescription law and is likely to retire at the end of his term as chairman of the House committee on Energy and Commerce, is being wooed by the pharmaceutical industry into becoming its chief lobbyist. Although negotiating for future employment whilst still in office is within the bounds of congressional ethics, watchdogs of both parties are equally unhappy at the public perception of such arrangements.

Published
2004

50. Democrats' Hill gets steeper with retirement of Breaux

Author

Stevens, Allison

Subjects
Congressional elections -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Government, Democratic Party (United States) -- Elections
Abstract

Louisiana Senator John B. Breaux's decision to retire has brought a new urgency to the 2004 elections for Senate Democrats, who are in danger of falling further into the minority. The Democrats will have to defend five open seats in the South, where the GOP has consolidated its power in recent elections.

Published
2004

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