Browsing by Author "Craig Kennedy"
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Lloyd, Blair Parker (2013-07-17)Department: Special EducationAlthough the functional analysis (FA) remains the gold standard for identifying the function of problem behavior for students with disabilities, traditional FA procedures are typically costly in terms of time, resources, ...
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Lloyd, Blair (2011-07-24)Department: Special EducationYule’s Q (YQ) and Contingency Space Analysis (CSA) are two methods of quantifying response-stimulus relations that have not been compared previously. YQ is a statistic derived from the odds ratio and is a measure of the ...
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Reichow, Brian Richard (2008-07-30)Department: Special EducationThe present study examined the effectiveness and efficiency of two instructional arrangements using the progressive time delay (PTD) procedure with 5 young children with autism. An adapted alternating treatment design was ...
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Kwakye, Leslie Ellen Dowell (2011-12-08)Department: NeuroscienceAutism spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by disrupted social interactions, disordered language and communication, and restrictive interests and repetitive behaviors. Although not part of the main diagnostic ...
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Catania, Elizabeth Haldeman (2008-07-18)Department: NeuroscienceMany neuropsychiatric disorders involve disruptions in emotional regulation that are correlated with dysfunctions in the limbic circuitry of the brain. Improved treatment and outcome of disorders of emotional regulation ...
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Olaghere da Silva, Uade (2010-02-09)Department: NeuroscienceTranscripts encoding 5HT2C receptors are modified posttranscriptionally by RNA editing, generating up to 24 protein isoforms. In recombinant cells, the fully edited isoform, 5HT2C-VGV, exhibits blunted G-protein coupling ...
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Davis, Adeola Ronke (2009-06-25)Department: NeuroscienceNEUROSCIENCE ROLE OF α2A ADRENERGIC RECEPTORS IN EXTINCTION OF POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE VALENCE LEARNED BEHAVIORS Adeola R. Davis Dissertation under the direction of Professor Danny Winder The work presented in this ...
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Lund, David (2010-12-09)Department: NeuroscienceThe presynaptic choline transporter (CHT, SLC5A7) supplies choline for acetylcholine (ACh) synthesis in cholinergic neurons. CHT is particularly important as the demands of cholinergic signaling increase and ACh stores ...
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Lemons, Laurie Lee (2011-12-20)Department: NeuroscienceThe spinal Neuropeptide Y (NPY) system is a potential target for development of new pain therapeutics. NPY and two of its receptors (Y1 and Y2) are found in the superficial dorsal horn of the spinal cord, a key area of ...
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Garcia, Efrain Eduardo (2007-04-20)Department: PharmacologyExtensive evidence suggests that 5-HT2 receptors may play a role in mental disorders including schizophrenia, depression and psychosis. In addition, several studies indicate that Gq-coupled 5-HT2A family of receptors are ...