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Early Risk, Attention, and Brain Activation in Adolescents Born Preterm
No full textThe relations among early cumulative medical risk, cumulative environmental risk, attentional control, and brain activation were assessed in 15 – 16-year-old adolescents who were born preterm. Functional magnetic resonance imaging found frontal, temporal, and parietal cortex activation during an attention task with greater activation of the left superior-temporal and left supramarginal gyri associated with better performance. Individual differences in early cumulative risk are related to patterns of brain activation such that medical risk is related to left parietal cortex activation and environmental risk is related to temporal lobe activation. The findings suggest that early risk is related to less mature patterns of brain activation, including reduced efficiency of processing and responding to stimuli.This is the accepted version of the following article: Carmody, D. P., Bendersky, M., Dunn, S. M., DeMarco, J. K., Hegyi, T., Hiatt, M. and Lewis, M. (2006), Early Risk, Attention, and Brain Activation in Adolescents Born Preterm. Child Development, 77: 384–394, which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2006.00877.x/abstract.Peer reviewe
Early child neglect: Does it predict obesity or underweight in later childhood?
No full textChild neglect has been hypothesized to be a risk factor for both obesity and underweight in early childhood, although little research has examined the relation between neglect and body mass index (BMI). The present study examined the relation between neglect and BMI among 185 children (91 with a Child Protective Services history of neglect) who were initially seen at ages 4 to 6 years and who were followed through ages 7 to 9 years. Neglected and comparison children were found to have similar BMIs, although both groups had BMIs that were significantly greater than CDC norms for age, gender, and ethnicity. Neglect chronicity did predict lower BMIs but only at age 8 and 9 years. The present findings suggest that greater examination of moderators is needed to identify the specific contexts in which neglect is related to children’s weight.This is the authors' accepted manuscript for an article that was published in Child Maltreatment (2010), vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 250-254. doi: 10.1177/1077559510363730Peer reviewe
Combined_supplemental_materials-Johnson_et_al - Spontaneous <i>KRT5</i> Gene Mutation in Rhesus Macaques (<i>Macaca mulatta</i>): A Novel Nonhuman Primate Model of Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex
No full textCombined_supplemental_materials-Johnson_et_al for Spontaneous KRT5 Gene Mutation in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta): A Novel Nonhuman Primate Model of Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex by Amanda L. Johnson, Samuel M. Peterson, Margaret M. L. Terry, Betsy Ferguson, Lois M. Colgin and Anne D. Lewis in Veterinary Pathology</p
The Son and the other stars: Christology and cosmology in the imagination of C.S. Lewis
No full textThis dissertation treats the theory and practice of C. S. Lewis's theological imagination,
focussing upon the imaginative use he made of his professional expertise in medieval and
renaissance literature. Its approach is principally expository rather than an evaluative.
Chapter One outlines the centrality of the imagination to a proper understanding of Lewis's
works.
Chapter Two examines Lewis's own theory of imagination and surveys how he practised it
as a literary critic. We compare and contrast Lewis's theory and practice of imagination
with that of his friend, the theologian, Austin Faffer.
Chapter Three looks in more detail at Lewis's imaginative practice, in particular his
fascination with the images supplied by the seven planets of the Ptolemaic cosmos, which
he termed 'spiritual symbols of permanent value'. We analyse what he meant by 'sprit'
and 'symbol'.
Chapter Four introduces the main argument of the dissertation namely that these seven
spiritual symbols structure the works for which Lewis is best known, the seven 'Chronicles
of Narnia'. We claim to have uncovered the governing imaginative blueprint of the septet.
We address Lewis's capacity for and interest in secrecy and consider why this planetary
theme has remained hitherto undetected.
In Chapters Five to Eleven we take the seven planets in turn and trace the use Lewis made
of them through out his writings. We analyse the planetary symbolism undergirding each
Chronicle and conclude each chapter with an exegesis of the Christological message of each
book so understood.
Chapter Twelve examines factors which motivated Lewis to focus his imaginative energies
upon Ptolemaic cosmology and suggests one particular occasioning factor behind the
composition of the Chronicles. In addition, we consider theological and pedagogical reasons
why he kept silent about the planetary theme. We conclude by indicating certain
consequences that our argument has for future readings of these seven works
DIY VHS Preservation (article preprint): Planning for Video Digitization at the American University Library
No full textPublished as:
Lewis, C., & Hubbs, M. (2016). DIY VHS preservation: Planning for video digitization at the american university library. Computers in Libraries, 36(9), 28-32
Neural correlates of processing valence and arousal in affective words
No full textPsychological frameworks conceptualize emotion along 2 dimensions, "valence" and "arousal." Arousal invokes a single axis of intensity increasing from neutral to maximally arousing. Valence can be described variously as a bipolar continuum, as independent positive and negative dimensions, or as hedonic value (distance from neutral). In this study, we used functional magnetic resonance imaging to characterize neural activity correlating with arousal and with distinct models of valence during presentation of affective word stimuli. Our results extend observations in the chemosensory domain suggesting a double dissociation in which subregions of orbitofrontal cortex process valence, whereas amygdala preferentially processes arousal. In addition, our data support the physiological validity of descriptions of valence along independent axes or as absolute distance from neutral but fail to support the validity of descriptions of valence along a bipolar continuum
New era of Arizona water challenges
No full textabstract: Arizona is now entering a new era of water challenges prompted by the need to consider, confront, and find solutions to predicted water supply, and demand imbalances in the future. This paper by water attorney M. Byron Lewis discusses studies predicting water supply limitations, possible sources of augmentation of Arizona’s water supply discussed in those studies, and significant legal and political challenges to overcome in finding solutions to supply and demand imbalances
sj-docx-1-phr-10.1177_00333549231163527 – Supplemental material for Persistent Disparities in Pediatric Health Care Engagement During the COVID-19 Pandemic
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-phr-10.1177_00333549231163527 for Persistent Disparities in Pediatric Health Care Engagement During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Thao-Ly T. Phan, Paul T. Enlow, Amanda M. Lewis, Kamyar Arasteh, Aimee K. Hildenbrand, Julia Price, Corinna L. Schultz, Victoria Reynolds, Anne E. Kazak and Melissa A. Alderfer in Public Health Reports</p
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The People\u27s Lawyer: A Conversation With Lewis M. Steel \u2763
No full textDuring New York Law School\u27s Community Days, Lewis M. Steel \u2763, author of The Butler\u27s Child, spoke with Professor Penelope Andrews, Co-Director of the Racial Justice Project, about his experiences fighting for racial progress as a civil rights lawyer.https://digitalcommons.nyls.edu/steel_videos/1000/thumbnail.jp
The People\u27s Lawyer: A Conversation With Lewis M. Steel \u2763
No full textDuring New York Law School\u27s Community Days, Lewis M. Steel \u2763, author of The Butler\u27s Child, spoke with Professor Penelope Andrews, Co-Director of the Racial Justice Project, about his experiences fighting for racial progress as a civil rights lawyer.https://digitalcommons.nyls.edu/steel_videos/1000/thumbnail.jp
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