Social Reward Questionaire--Adolescent Version and its association with callous-unemotional traits (open access)

Social Reward Questionaire--Adolescent Version and its association with callous-unemotional traits

This article describes a study in which the adult Social Reward Questionnaire is adapted for use with adolescents.
Date: March 20, 2017
Creator: Foulkes, Lucy; Neumann, Craig S.; Roberts, Ruth; McCrory, Eamon J. & Viding, Essi
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arsenic exposure, AS3MT polymorphism, and neuropsychological functioning among rural dwelling adults and elders: a cross-sectional study (open access)

Arsenic exposure, AS3MT polymorphism, and neuropsychological functioning among rural dwelling adults and elders: a cross-sectional study

This article aims to examine the link between low-level arsenic exposure and cognitive functioning, and the potential role of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP A35991G, rs10748835) of the AS3MT gene in modifying this link.
Date: March 12, 2014
Creator: Edwards, Melissa; Hall, James R.; Gong, Gordon & O'Bryant, Sid E.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Minimization of Childhood Maltreatment Is Common and Consequential: Results from a Large, Multinational Sample Using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (open access)

Minimization of Childhood Maltreatment Is Common and Consequential: Results from a Large, Multinational Sample Using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire

This article discusses a study to investigate 3 aspects of minimization, as defined by the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire's (CTQ) Minimization-Denial (MD) scale: 1) its prevalence; 2) its latent structure; and finally 3) whether minimization moderates the CTQ's discriminative validity in terms of distinguishing between psychiatric patients and community volunteers.
Date: January 27, 2016
Creator: MacDonald, Kai; Thomas, Michael L.; Sciolla, Andres F.; Schneider, Beacher; Pappas, Katherine; Bleijenberg, Gijs et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
DSM Nosology Changes in Neuropsychological Diagnoses through the Years: A Look at ADHD and Mild Neurocognitive Disorder (open access)

DSM Nosology Changes in Neuropsychological Diagnoses through the Years: A Look at ADHD and Mild Neurocognitive Disorder

This article discusses the evolution of modern neuropsychology as a field and the concomitant changes in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).
Date: December 29, 2016
Creator: Carlew, Anne R. & Zartman, Andrea L.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Perceptions About the Role of Race in the Job Acquisition Process: At the Nexus of Attributional Ambiguity and Aversive Racism in Technology and Engineering Education (open access)

Perceptions About the Role of Race in the Job Acquisition Process: At the Nexus of Attributional Ambiguity and Aversive Racism in Technology and Engineering Education

This article explores the role of race in the negative job acquisition outcomes of African American graduates of a federally funded multi-institution doctoral training program.
Date: 2015
Creator: Niemann, Yolanda F. & Sánchez, Nydia C.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Psychophysiology to Assess Impact of Varying Levels of Simulation Fidelity in a Threat Environment (open access)

Psychophysiology to Assess Impact of Varying Levels of Simulation Fidelity in a Threat Environment

This article examines participant experience by examining psychophysiological responses of participants to their surroundings.
Date: September 13, 2012
Creator: Parsons, Thomas D.; Rizzo, Albert A.; Courtney, Christopher G. & Dawson, Michael E.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparing biological markers of Alzheimer’s disease across blood fraction and platforms: Comparing apples to oranges (open access)

Comparing biological markers of Alzheimer’s disease across blood fraction and platforms: Comparing apples to oranges

This article investigates the comparability of potential Alzheimer's disease (AD) biomarkers across blood fractions and assay platforms.
Date: December 29, 2015
Creator: O'Bryant, Sid E.; Lista, Simone; Rissman, Robert A.; Edwards, Melissa; Zhang, Fan; Hall, James R. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Seeing the Growth: Strengthening Teacher Connectedness Through Outward Bound Excursions (open access)

Seeing the Growth: Strengthening Teacher Connectedness Through Outward Bound Excursions

This article assesses high-school teacher connectedness following participation in Outward Bound (OB) excursions.
Date: June 27, 2017
Creator: Turke, Shani Rose; Caldas, Stephanie; Kågesten, Anna; Parsons, Jennifer; Ahn, Ji Young & Winch, Peter
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
A blood screening test for Alzheimer's disease (open access)

A blood screening test for Alzheimer's disease

Article describes study examining the positive and negative predictive values of an Alzheimer's disease (AD) blood test if implemented in primary care.
Date: June 25, 2016
Creator: O'Bryant, Sid E.; Edwards, Melissa; Johnson, Leigh A.; Hall, James R.; Villarreal, Alcibiades E.; Britton, Gabrielle B. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Molecular Markers of Neuropsychological Functioning and Alzheimer's Disease (open access)

Molecular Markers of Neuropsychological Functioning and Alzheimer's Disease

Article examines molecular markers of neuropsychological functioning among elders with and without Alzheimer's disease (AD) and determine the predictive ability of combined molecular markers and select neuropsychological tests in detecting disease presence. This work provides the foundation for the generation of a point‐of‐care device that can be used to screen for AD.
Date: March 1, 2015
Creator: Edwards, Melissa; Balldin, Valerie Hobson; Hall, James R. & O'Bryant, Sid E.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guidelines for the standardization of preanalytic variables for blood‐based biomarker studies in Alzheimer's disease research (open access)

Guidelines for the standardization of preanalytic variables for blood‐based biomarker studies in Alzheimer's disease research

Review article which provides (1) a synopsis of selected preanalytical methods utilized in many international AD cohort studies, (2) initial draft guidelines/SOPs for preanalytical methods, and (3) a list of required methodological information and protocols to be made available for publications in the field to foster cross‐validation across cohorts and laboratories.
Date: September 30, 2014
Creator: O'Bryant, Sid E.; Gupta, Veer; Henriksen, Kim; Edwards, Melissa; Jeromin, Andreas; Lista, Simone et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Reward Questionnaire (SRQ): development and validation (open access)

Social Reward Questionnaire (SRQ): development and validation

Article discusses study which led to the development of the Social Reward Questionnaire (SRQ), a measure of individual differences in the value of different social rewards.
Date: March 11, 2014
Creator: Foulkes, Lucy; Viding, Essi; McCrory, Eamon J. & Neumann, Craig S.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Impact of Mental Aerobics Training on Older Adults (open access)

The Impact of Mental Aerobics Training on Older Adults

This article investigates the impact of mental aerobics on older adults. Findings support the conclusion that MA can be an effective intervention in improving older adults’ affectivity, everyday task self-efficacy, and self-rated health.
Date: May 1, 2015
Creator: Hayslip, Bert; Paggi, Kay & Caballero, Daniela
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library