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Feasibility and Comparative Effectiveness for the Delivery of the National Diabetes Prevention Program through Cooperative Extension in Rural Communities
(MDPI, 2022-08-11)The U.S. Cooperative Extension Service (CE) has potential to deliver the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) to rural residents with prediabetes. However, the CE remains underutilized for the delivery of NDPP. We ... -
Examining the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on community engagement for people with mobility disabilities
(Elsevier, 2022-01)Background The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent mandates upended community participation in the United States. People with disabilities were often more vulnerable to the adverse effects of the pandemic. Some areas of ... -
Effects of a consumer driven home modification intervention on community participation for people with mobility disabilities
(Elsevier, 2022-01)Background Community participation has become a key outcome measure for people with disabilities. This has resulted in a shift in researchers focus from the individual to the environment. However, research has focused ... -
A usable home: A qualitative investigation of the relationship between home usability and community participation for people with disabilities
(Elsevier, 2022-01)Background People with mobility disabilities frequently have unmet needs in their home environment, which can lead to difficulties completing daily living activities. Therefore, it is important that homes are not just ... -
Transportation challenges for persons aging with mobility disability: Qualitative insights and policy implications
(Elsevier, 2022-01)Background Persons aging with mobility disability (PAwMD) experience transportation barriers, which can hinder their ability to fully participate in society. Despite a vast infrastructure of federal laws and programs ... -
Assessing factors associated with social connectedness in adults with mobility disabilities
(Elsevier, 2022-01)Background People with mobility disabilities are likely to report limitations in community participation and social connectedness for a variety of reasons, including inaccessible physical environments, health issues, ... -
Dimensions of community participation
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Comparing Measures Of Functional Difficulty With Self-Identified Disability: Implications For Health Policy
(Project HOPE, 2022-10)The Affordable Care Act mandated data collection standards to identify people with disabilities in federal surveys to better understand and address health disparities within this population. Most federal surveys use six ... -
The Importance of Self-Determination to the Quality of Life of People with Intellectual Disability: A Perspective
(MDPI, 2020-09-29)There is both an intuitive and theoretical link between self-determination and quality of life for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Theoretically, definitions of self-determination have framed the ... -
Cerebellar Volumes and Sensorimotor Behavior in Autism Spectrum Disorder
(Frontiers Media, 2022-05-03)Background: Sensorimotor issues are common in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), though their neural bases are not well understood. The cerebellum is vital to sensorimotor control and reduced cerebellar volumes in ASD have ... -
Modeling individual development plans, mentoring support, and career preparedness relationships among Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) trainees in the life sciences
(F1000Research, 2021-12-17)Background: As greater career development support for doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers has been emphasized, the individual development plan (IDP) has become a recommended mentoring tool. However, little is ... -
Visuomotor brain network activation and functional connectivity among individuals with autism spectrum disorder
(Wiley Open Access, 2021-10-30)Sensorimotor abnormalities are common in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and predictive of functional outcomes, though their neural underpinnings remain poorly understood. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we ... -
A Reflection on Community Research and Action as an Evolving Practice
(Springer, 2021-11-12)Community research and action is an evolving field of practice with multiple influences. Its varied ways of knowing and doing reflect recombined elements from different disciplines, including behavioral science, community ... -
Developmental effects on sleep–wake patterns in infants receiving a cow’s milk-based infant formula with an added prebiotic blend: A Randomized Controlled Trial
(Springer Nature, 2020-07-02)Background Few studies have evaluated nutritive effects of prebiotics on infant behavior state, physiology, or metabolic status. Methods In this double-blind randomized study, infants (n = 161) received cow’s milk-based ... -
Weight status and associated comorbidities in children and adults with Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder and intellectual and developmental disabilities
(Wiley, 2020-07-27)Background Little is known about body weight status and the association between body weight and common comorbidities in children and adults with Down syndrome (DS), autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other intellectual ... -
Upper and Lower Limb Movement Kinematics in Aging FMR1 Gene Premutation Carriers
(MDPI, 2020-12-24)Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) is a neurodegenerative disorder associated with a premutation cytosine-guanine-guanine (CGG) trinucleotide repeat expansion of the FMR1 gene. FXTAS is estimated to be the ... -
iKanEat: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of megestrol as a component of a pediatric tube weaning protocol
(BMC, 2021-02-27)Background Although tube feeding routinely saves the lives of children who do not eat by mouth, chronic tube feeding can be a burden to patients, caregivers, and families. Very few randomized trials exist regarding the ... -
Shifted phase of EEG cross-frequency coupling in individuals with Phelan-McDermid syndrome
(BMC, 2021-04-28)Background Phelan-McDermid Syndrome (PMS) is a rare condition caused by deletion or mutation of the SHANK3 gene. Individuals with PMS frequently present with intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, and other ... -
Costs and Benefits of Native Language Similarity for Non-native Word Learning
(Frontiers Media, 2021-05-28)The present study examined the costs and benefits of native language similarity for non-native vocabulary learning. Because learning a second language (L2) is difficult, many learners start with easy words that look like ... -
Initial action output and feedback-guided motor behaviors in autism spectrum disorder
(BMC, 2021-07-10)Background Sensorimotor issues are common in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), related to core symptoms, and predictive of worse functional outcomes. Deficits in rapid behaviors supported primarily by feedforward mechanisms, ...
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