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Psychiatric comorbidity in dissociative identity disorder: A meta-analysis
The authors have declared no competing interest. I confirm all relevant ethical guidelines have been followed, and any necessary IRB and/or ethics committee approvals have been obtained.
Neural correlates of peripheral inflammation in individuals with first-episode schizophrenia
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Abstract Elevated pro-inflammatory markers have been reported in schizophrenia, and inflammation has been found to modulate brain functional connectivity. This paper provides novel evidence on the association between striatal connectivity and inflammation in first-episode schizophrenia (FES) and its relationship with negative symptoms and cognitive performance.
By Giulia Cattarinussi, Fabio Sambataro, Paris A. Lalousis, John Suckling, Thomas Barnes, Kelly Byrne, Imran Chaudhry, Richard Drake, Nusrat Husain, Peter Jones, Eileen Joyce, Emma Knox, Carl R. Krynicki, Stephen M Lawrie, Shon Lewis, Shôn W. Lewis, Naghmeh Nikkheslat, Carmine Pariante, Richard Smallman, Andrew Watson, Steven Williams, Rachel Upthegrove, Nicholas Barnes, Bill Deakin, Annalisa Giordano, Danuta M. Lisiecka-Ford
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Call for Environmental History Proposals at the Canadian Historical Association Meeting in Winnipeg
The call for papers to present at the 2027 annual meeting of Canadian Historical Association is open until October 16! If you are an environmental historian, please consider submitting a proposal for a paper or a panel. NiCHE would like to organize a series of linked panels on environmental history at CHA 2027.
A qPCR identification scheme to detect the most common causative agents of actinomycetoma in Africa
Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article ? This is an uncorrected proof. Citation: Watson AK, Bakhiet S, Siddig EE, Minlekib CP, Mohammed R, Zandijk W, et al. (2026) A qPCR identification scheme to detect the most common causative agents of actinomycetoma in Africa. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 20(9): e0014710. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014710 Editor: Joseph M.
Child of the Anthropocene: The Great Acceleration and a Reconnaissance of Canadian Environmental History
In 2016, J.R. McNeill and Peter Engelke made the bold prediction that “the Great Acceleration will not last long. It need not and cannot.”1 A decade later, there are signs that this companion (some same synonymous) phenomenon of the Anthropocene endures.
Call for Contributors: Canada’s Great Acceleration
As a social and political idea, as much a material and socioeconomic reality, Canada is a child of the Anthropocene.
Feeding, Fuelling, and Building the Foundations of Toronto: Sources for Exploring Historic Urban Metabolism
In July 1896, Chicora, Oliver Mowat, and Ann Brown docked at Toronto Harbour. Each had come from a different corner of Lake Ontario bearing food, fuel, and building materials for the city. Chicora made three trips that July, bringing a total of 43 boxes, 47 barrels, and 1,164 baskets (36.7 tons) of fruit from Lewiston, New York (across the river from Queenston, Ontario on the Niagara River). Oliver Mowat delivered 1,839 tons of coal on four trips from Oswego, New York.
Network Generosity: NiCHE Fundraiser Success
Thank you!! We have the very best friends and supporters here at NiCHE! We held out annual fundraiser from November 3-21, and then extended it to December 2 to take advantage of Giving Tuesday. We set out goal at $16,000 this year. Ambitious to be sure. We hit 84 percent of that goal: $13,360! We received donations from almost 80 people; more than 45 of whom contributed $100 or more! And incredibly, 30 people donated $250 or more.
Loving NiCHE Month: 2025 November Fundraising Campaign!
Do you remember the first time you heard about NiCHE? Odds are that you first learned that we existed by reading one of the thousands of blog posts that we have published over the years. For many of you, you likely became aware of us as a student studying environmental history, historical geography, or environmental humanities. In every case, we like to think that once you know about us, you want to come back; and that once you come back, you’ll never leave.
Sport Specialization , Injury and Illness: A Prospective Study of Elite Female Adolescent Soccer Players
Dr. Watson serves as the Chief Medical Adviser for the Elite Clubs National League This study was partially funded by the Young Investigator Award from the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine I confirm all relevant ethical guidelines have been followed, and any necessary IRB and/or ethics committee approvals have been obtained.
Handwritten Notes vs. Laptop Notes |Education & Teacher Conferences
I disagree with the title of this blog post. I believe students CAN improve at taking notes. This post is my attempt to convince you that they can, and that we teachers can help them. Over the years, I’ve written about the Laptop-Notes vs. Handwritten-Notes Debate several times.
Predicting river flow dynamics using stable isotopes for better adaptation to climate and land-use changes - Nature Water
Abstract Adapting to climate and land-use changes requires accurate prediction of river flow dynamics, particularly the seasonally varying water fraction with a rapid response to hydroclimate changes. By analysing stable isotopes in water molecules from precipitation and rivers, here we identified the young water fraction (<2–3 months) and introduced a dynamic water retention indicator to depict river flow dynamics.
CHESS is a Staple of Canadian Environmental History
In 1931, Harold Innis argued that Canada’s history was dominated by the economic activity of those whose “[e]nergy has been directed toward the exploitation of staples products and the tendency has been cumulative.” This assertion was convincingly challenged in the 1980s and 1990s by scholars, such as Douglas McCalla and Marjorie Griffin Cohen.1 More recently, environmental historians have returned to this area of study by looking at the upstream and downstream consequences of commodity trades.
Association Between Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression, Hip Pathology, and Patient-Reported Outcomes After Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement - Quinn Steiner, Andrew M. Watson, Samuel J. Mosiman, Andrea M. Spiker, 2024
Get full access to this article View all access and purchase options for this article. References 1. Banerjee P, McLean CR. Femoroacetabular impingement: a review of diagnosis and management. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2011;4(1):23-32. 2. Broderick JE, Schneider S, Junghaenel DU, Schwartz JE, Stone AA. Validity and reliability of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) instruments in osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2013;65(10):1625-1633. 3.
Mental Health and Well-Being in Athletes
In recent years, athlete mental health has received a growing amount of attention in academic research as well as in the media. Whether due to the tragic losses of athletes who have died by suicide, or an increasing appreciation of the ways that psychological factors influence overall health and performance for athletes, public awareness around athlete mental health has grown dramatically.
Walkthrus Has It All |Education & Teacher Conferences
Teachers who want to rely on cognitive science to improve our teaching have SO MANY good options to choose from: The best ways to help students practice, The best ways to help explain new material, Even the best ways to help students feel connected to one another. This good news, however, can quickly become bad news. How can we keep track of all this guidance? How can we balance and combine all these suggestions?
The Whole Toolbox in One (Free) Download
If you want to learn more about improving teaching with psychology research, I’ve got good news: There are SO MANY excellent books to read. I’ve also got bad news: There are SO MANY excellent books to read, we can struggle to manage them all. In fact, as I’ve written elsewhere, I think the “best book to read” depends on the category of book you’re looking for.
Anxiety and Depression Prevalence in Incoming Division I Collegiate Athletes From 2017 to 2021
Get full access to this article View all access and purchase options for this article. References 1. NCAA. Mental Health Best Practices. https://www.ncaa.org/sports/2016/5/2/mental-health-best-practices.aspx. Accessed February 23, 2022. 2. Acharya L, Jin L, Collins W. College life is stressful today - emerging stressors and depressive symptoms in college students. J Am College Health. 2018;66(7):655-664. 3. Auerbach RP, Mortier P, Bruffaerts R, et al.
Getting the Details Just Right: Retrieval Practice
As we gear up for the start of a new school year, we’re probably hearing two words over and over: retrieval practice. That is: students have two basic options when they go back over the facts, concepts, and procedures they’ve learned. Option 1: they could review it; that is, reread a passage, or rewatch a video, or review their notes. Option 2: they could retrieve it; that is, ask themselves what they remember about a passage, a video, or a page of notes.
Screening of Fungicides and Comparison of Selective Media for Isolation of Fusarium graminearum from Soil and Plant Material
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Review of Seow, Victor, Carbon Technocracy: Energy Regimes in Modern East Asia
Victor Seow. Carbon Technocracy: Energy Regimes in Modern East Asia. Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2021. 376 pp. $40.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-226-72199-6.
Making Muskoka - Tourism, Rural Identity, and Sustainability, 1870-1920, By Andrew Watson
280 pages, 6 x 9 42 b&w photos, 9 maps, 1 chart/diagram Making Muskoka traces the evolution of the region from 1870 to 1920. Over this period, this rocky section of Ontario underwent a profound transition from Indigenous homelands to a settler community and a part-time playground for nature tourists and wealthy cottagers. But what were the consequences for those who lived there year-round?
Impact of COVID-19 on the physical activity, quality of life and mental health of adolescent athletes: a 2-year evaluation of over 17 000 athletes
Discussion This study builds on prior research that has identified the serious mental health crisis experienced by adolescents in general during the COVID-19 pandemic,8 21 and additionally identifies the important role that organised sports can play to improve the physical and mental health of adolescent athletes. Our results suggest that the reinitiation of sport participation for adolescents is associated with significant improvements in mental health, QOL and PA.
Online Teaching + Research: Insights from Cognitive Load Theory
Most of us spent the last 2 years learning LOTS about online teaching. Many of us relied on our instincts, advice from tech-savvy colleagues, and baling wire. Some turned to helpful books. (Both Doug Lemov and Courtney Ostaff offer lots of practical wisdom.) But: do we have any RESEARCH that can point the way?
The Best Book on Cognitive Load Theory: Ollie Lovell to the Rescue
Teaching ought to be easy. After all, we have a functionally infinite amount of long-term memory. You don’t have to forget one thing to learn another thing — really. So: I should be able to shovel information and skills into your infinite long-term memory. Voila! You’d know everything Alas, to get to your long-term memory, “information and skills” have to pass through your working memory. This very narrow bottleneck makes learning terribly difficult — as teachers and students well know.
Atmospheric impacts of the space industry require oversight - Nature Geoscience
Rocket emissions and debris from spacecraft falling out of orbit are having increasingly detrimental effects on global atmospheric chemistry. Improved monitoring and regulation are urgently needed to create an environmentally sustainable space industry. The global space industry is estimated to be annually worth US$350 billion and expected to reach more than US$1 trillion by 20407.
Too Good to Be True? "Even Short Nature Walks Improve Cognition"? |Education & Teacher Conferences
Good news makes me nervous. More precisely: if I want to believe a research finding, I become very suspicious of it. After all: it’s easy to fool me when I want to be fooled. Specifically: I’m an outdoors guy. I’ve worked at summer camps for ages, and love a good walk in the forests around Walden Pond. So, when I read research showing that even a brief nature walk produces cognitive benefits, I’m both VERY EXCITED and EXTRA SKEPTICAL. Let’s start with the assumption that it’s just not true.
Impact of in-season injury on quality of life and sleep duration in female youth volleyball athletes: a prospective study of 2073 players
Impact of in-season injury on quality of life and sleep duration in female youth volleyball athletes: a prospective study of 2073 players http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5122-2197Andrew Watson1, http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5264-3452Kevin Biese2, http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9756-7406Stephanie A Kliethermes1, Eric Post3, M Alison Brooks1, Pamela J Lang1, David R Bell2, Kristin Haraldsdottir1, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3699-5607Timothy McGuine1 1 School of Medicine and Public Health, University of...
Circulation-driven variability of Atlantic anthropogenic carbon transports and uptake
References 1. Sarmiento, J. L. & Gruber, N. in Ocean Biogeochemical Dynamics 392–457 (Princeton Univ. Press, 2006). 2. Jacobson, A. R., Fletcher, S. E. M., Gruber, N., Sarmiento, J. L. & Gloor, M. A joint atmosphere–ocean inversion for surface fluxes of carbon dioxide: 1. Methods and global-scale fluxes. Glob. Biogeochem. Cycles 21, GB1019 (2007). Google Scholar 3. Resplandy, L. et al. Revision of global carbon fluxes based on a reassessment of oceanic and riverine carbon transport. Nat. Geosci. 11, 504–509 (2018).
Youth sports in the wake of COVID-19: a call for change
Youth sports in the wake of COVID-19: a call for change Free http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5122-2197Andrew Watson1, http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0037-1031Jennifer Scott Koontz2 1 Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA 2 Department of Orthopedic and Sports Medicine, Newton Medical Center, Newton, Kansas, USA Correspondence to Dr Andrew Watson, University of Wisconsin Madison School of Medicine and...
Confined Space Gas Detection
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW In this article we are going to be taking an insight into the world of workplace health and safety – including what a confined space is, what the risks in a confined space are and best safety practices to follow in this environment. What is an enclosed space? According to the Oxford compact English dictionary, an enclosed space is defined as: “shut in on all sides” and “secluded from the outside world”.
The use of a rescue stent in the management of lumen-apposing metal stent migration during EUS-directed transgastric ERCP with stent-in-stent technique to remove a forgotten metal biliary stent
Abbreviations: EDGE (EUS-directed transgastric ERCP), LAMS (lumen-opposing metal stent), TTS (through the scope) 1 Bukhari M. Kowalski T. Nieto J. et al. An international, multicenter, comparative trial of EUS-guided gastrogastrostomy-assisted ERCP versus enteroscopy-assisted ERCP in patients with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass anatomy. Gastrointest Endosc. 2018; 88: 486-494 and the size of the working channel can limit interventions.
The rise of angiosperms strengthened fire feedbacks and improved the regulation of atmospheric oxygen
Abstract The source of oxygen to Earth’s atmosphere is organic carbon burial, whilst the main sink is oxidative weathering of fossil carbon. However, this sink is to insensitive to counteract oxygen rising above its current level of about 21%. Biogeochemical models suggest that wildfires provide an additional regulatory feedback mechanism. However, none have considered how the evolution of different plant groups through time have interacted with this feedback.
Defining a research agenda for youth sport specialisation in the USA: the AMSSM Youth Early Sport Specialization Summit
Defining a research agenda for youth sport specialisation in the USA: the AMSSM Youth Early Sport Specialization Summit Free http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9756-7406Stephanie A Kliethermes1, Stephen W Marshall2, Cynthia R LaBella3,4, http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5122-2197Andrew M Watson1, Joel S Brenner5,6,7, Kyle B Nagle8, http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7900-962XNeeru Jayanthi9, M Alison Brooks1, Adam S Tenforde10,11, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6646-2975Daniel C Herman12,13, John P DiFiori13, Anthony...
Licence To Kill - Will Undercover Criminal Activity Be Lawful For All Purposes? - Criminal Law - UK
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill ('the Bill')1 is making its way through Parliament and is currently at the Report Stage of the House of Lords.2 If enacted, the Bill will provide the statutory framework for certain public authorities to a) authorise a Covert Human Intelligence Source ('CHIS') and b) authorise a CHIS to commit what would otherwise be criminal conduct.
Colovaginal fistula closure using a cardiac septal defect occluder
Abbreviation: CSDO (cardiac septal defect occluder) Introduction Gastrointestinal fistulas can be challenging to manage endoscopically. Fistulas can occur as a result of malignancy, inflammatory conditions, postoperative states, endoscopic interventions, or radiation therapy. Various endoscopic techniques have been used because of high rates of morbidity and mortality associated with fistula formation. However, these endoscopic therapies offer varying ranges of clinical success.
Cold snare endoscopic mucosal resection for the removal of large nonpedunculated colon polyps
1 Ferlitsch M. Moss A. Hassan C. et al. Colorectal polypectomy and endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR): European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Clinical Guideline. Endoscopy. 2017; 49: 270-297 Previous studies, including a large recent systematic review and pooled analysis, suggest that cold-snare EMR is safer than hot-snare EMR.
Extracellular Vesicles, MicroRNA and the Preimplantation Embryo: Non-Invasive Clues of Embryo Well-Being
Highlights • Extracellular vesicles and microRNA comprise the blastocyst secretome • Vesicles are elevated for blastocysts with diminished developmental competence • Vesicles may be rapidly detected by nanoparticle tracking analysis and flow cytometry • Ailing blastocysts release greater variety and amounts of microRNA • Studies have yet to show clear correlation between microRNA and embryo competence Abstract Elective single embryo transfer (eSET) is quickly becoming the standard of care in...
The Mirage of Industrial Agriculture: Fossil Fuels, Groundwater Irrigation, and Feedlots on the High Plains
This post is cross-listed with the Agricultural History Society and is based on the author’s recently published article in Agricultural History entitled The article is free to download until November 16, 2020. If you’ve ever flown over the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles and western Kansas, chances are that you peered out the window and looked down on a landscape that looks something like the title image of this post.
Revised estimates of ocean-atmosphere CO2 flux are consistent with ocean carbon inventory
Abstract The ocean is a sink for ~25% of the atmospheric CO2 emitted by human activities, an amount in excess of 2 petagrams of carbon per year (PgC yr−1). Time-resolved estimates of global ocean-atmosphere CO2 flux provide an important constraint on the global carbon budget.
On an Island: Writing and My Soul in the Time of COVID-19
photo credit: Andrew Watson Scroll this This post by Andrew Watson is the third in a series asking how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected, or might affect, research, writing, and scholarly work in the environmental humanities. I’ve spent part of every summer of my life on an island in Muskoka, Ontario. During the spring and early summer, it looked like I might not be able to visit the place where my soul resides.
Using EtCO2 to Make the Most of Your Pain Management Care
Photo compliments to photographer Robert Bryant, NRP, and Matthew Hajek, EMT, Dorchester County (SC) EMS. You and your partner sit down to grab a quick bite to eat when dispatch drops tones for a fall with injury. You arrive on scene and you find a 30-year-old male who has fallen approximately eight feet from a ladder. You find him in obvious distress and pain. You complete your primary survey, and you do not find any life threatening injuries.
Explaining Learning Strategies to our Students |Education & Teacher Conferences
Because cognitive science gives us such good guidance about learning, we want to share that information with our students. “Study THIS WAY!” we cry. “Research says so!” Alas, all too often, students don’t follow our advice. A key part of the problem: the research that supports our advice is — ahem — really complicated and abstract. We might find it convincing, but our students’ eyes glaze over when we try to explain.
OPINIONISTA: A radical rethink: What Covid-19 teaches us about the future of school education
If there is one thing that Covid-19 has taught millions of global professionals, it is how to engage remotely. Profound educational questions are raised. How important is it to be in the same physical space as other students or teachers? Do schools need buildings? Are long summer holidays justified when there is no harvest for child labour to bring in? In the wake of death, Covid-19 has wrought a pandemic of pain, suffering and introspection.
An Explosive Evolution
Gas detection through the ages The first known requirement to test for gas started in the coal mining industry two centuries ago. A byproduct of coal is methane, and methane is explosive between five and 15 percent in the general body of a mine atmosphere. It is also lighter than air and would gather at roof level or coal workings that were developed to the “rise”. In the early days, mine ventilation was not as efficient as it is in today’s modern mines.
Does Teaching HANDWRITING Help Students READ?
I recently saw a newspaper headline suggesting that teaching students HANDWRITING ultimately improves their READING ability. As an English teacher, I was intrigued by that claim. As a skeptic, I was … well … skeptical. In this case, we have two good reasons to be skeptical. First, we should always be skeptical. Second, claims of transfer rarely hold up. What is “transfer”? Well, if you teach me calculus, then it’s likely I’ll get better at calculus.
Wise Teaching Guidance from a Really Brainy Guy |Education & Teacher Conferences
Imagine that you ask a neuro-expert: “What’s the most important brain information for teachers to know?” The answer you get will depend on the expertise of the person you ask. If you ask Stanislas Dehaene, well, you’ll get LOTS of answers — because he has so many areas of brain expertise. He is, for example, a professor of experimental cognitive psychology at the Collège de France; and Director of the NeuroSpin Center, where they’re building the largest MRI gizmo in the world.
New Year and New Faces at NiCHE
If it is true that hindsight is 20/20 then this should be a good year for historians. At the very least, we at NiCHE are feeling pretty good about ourselves in this new year thanks to the new, stellar talent in our midst! Please join us in welcoming Heather Green, Justin Fisher (New Scholars representative), Blair Stein, and Jessica van Horssen to the NiCHE executive board. You will be seeing a lot of their contributions over the coming year; take a few minutes to learn a bit about who they are.
"What the Academy Taught Us" |Education & Teacher Conferences
Eric Kalenze’s What the Academy Taught Us begins with a fistfight. More specifically, it begins with a fight among several students — some of whom belonged to Kalenze’s academic program. As it turns out — I won’t give away the surprise here — this fight was (sort of) a good thing. And in this way, it sets the tone for Kalenze’s book. He believes, quite palpably, that the right kind of education is worth fighting for.
More about Macbeth and Memory
Earlier this month, I wrote about the distinction between autobiographical memory and semantic memory. Both kinds help us live meaningful lives. But, schools focus on semantic memory: we want our students to know facts and skills over the long term. We don’t really need them to remember the class or the exercise (or even the teacher) who taught them those facts and skills. That’s autobiographical memory.
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