Human Behavior

Children’s books with humans, not animals more effective, study says – KIRO Seattle

by: Brianna Chambers, Cox Media Group National Content DeskUpdated: Sep 3, 2017 - 8:33 PM

Charlottes Web,Stellaluna andThe Ugly Duckling are among the innumerable childrens books written to teach kids lessons through situations and images involving animals.

But a new study says books that feature humans learning lessons, instead of animal characters, stick with children more and allow for more insight into application of values and morals.

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The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Torontos Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) and published in the journal Developmental Science,found that children who read a book with human characters were more affected than those who read a book with animal characters.

In an experiment, nearly 100 children between the ages of 4 and 6 were read one of three books:Little Raccoon Learns to Shareby Mary Packard, which illustrates a fictional raccoon who learns that sharing makes one feel good and proves beneficial to all involved in the action; a version of the story in which the animal illustrations were replaced with human characters; and a control book about seeds.

The experiment found that children who were read the book with the human characters were more willing to share later in the day than those who were read the book with animal characters. Andthere was no difference in generosity between children who read the book with anthropomorphized animal characters and the control book; both groups showed a decrease in sharing behavior, the researchers found.

Reading a book about sharing had an immediate effect on childrens pro-social behavior, according to the study. However, the type of story characters significantly affected whether children became more or less inclined to behave pro-socially. After hearing the story containing real human characters, young children became more generous. In contrast, after hearing the same story but with anthropomorphized animals or a control story, children became more selfish.

A growing body of research has shown that young children more readily apply what theyve learned from stories that are realistic ... (but) this is the first time we found something similar for social behaviors, said Patricia Ganea, who led the study, according to The Guardian. The finding is surprising given that many stories for young children have human-like animals.

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Human Behavior

Sociology professor retiring after 41 years at Paine – The Augusta Chronicle

High up on a bookcase in Dr. Philip Thomass office at Paine College is a row of binders with one at one end marked 1977 and others that go on up from there. After 41 years at Paine, the founder of its sociology program is retiring but he is planning for a legacy to leave behind.

Thomas will retire as a professor of sociology and likely be named faculty emeritus in coming months, said Helene Carter, assistant vice president for institutional advancement at Paine. He will also rotate off Paines board of trustees, where he served on the search committee that brought in new President Jerry Hardee. But he will miss the classroom and the students, Thomas said.

I have already taught two generations, he said. A lot of people come and tell me, Dr. Thomas, you taught my mother.^ He jokes that he is retiring before he can teach a third generation so that no one will come up to him and say, Dr. Thomas, you taught my grandmother.

Part of it is to spend more time with family.

I have grandchildren and I am trying to spend some time with them, Thomas said. The grandchildren are in Boston and he just spent a week up there with them.

If I am teaching I wont be able to do that, he said.

He came to Paine before he finished his doctorate at Emory University when he needed to get a teaching job. He applied to every college in Georgia, and Paine was the first to respond. When he got there in 1976, he liked the beautiful small campus and was impressed by his faculty colleagues.

They were people who got their degrees from Yale University and Cornell University and Syracuse University, they were committed people, Thomas said. They were my role models so when I got to be friends with them, that made me stay here.

He also liked the man who hired him, then-President Julius Scott.

I worked very well with him, thats why I stayed here, Thomas said.

His field, sociology, is the study of human behavior but is different from similar fields, he said.

Sociology focuses primarily on the groups, psychology focuses on the individual and the mind, Thomas said. Here we are looking at the influence of the environment on the person.

That field, too, has changed over the course of his career.

Many fields have come out of sociology, Thomas said. Criminology is a separate field now.

In fact, there is a movement now in medicine to focus more on some of those same factors in looking at population health and sociology has always been well-positioned to do that, he said.

A lot of people go into the medically-related fields from sociology, Thomas said. A lot of them go for a (master of public health). The University of Georgia and the University of South Carolina, they are always looking for our students from the sociology department. We are proud of that.

Even though Paine is in the midst of a lawsuit with its accrediting body and technically on probation for not meeting certain financial standards, he sees things working out for the future.

We hope the situation will turn around, Thomas said. We need a person who is able to recruit students.

Hardee has already said that will be one of his major initiatives and Thomas sent him a note recently urging him to take a broader approach at attracting new students, including more Hispanics.

He has always been concerned about students in need and is starting an endowment at Paine to help them, particularly those with good grades who are interested in sociology. At his retirement party Sept. 23, Thomas is asking in lieu of gifts that people donate to this endowment. And he will be doing his part as well.

Our family will match whatever they contribute, Thomas said.

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Biochemistry

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Biochemistry

Nicholls dean receives top faculty honor – Houma Today – Houma Courier

By Bridget Mire Staff Writer

In third grade, John Doucet was punished in class and saw his parents' car drive up outside the window.

"I thought I was going to be executed," he said. "Why'd they call my parents? All I did was drop a crayon at the wrong time or something, you know? As it turns out, they were meeting with the administration because my science aptitude scores were high."

So began the Golden Meadow native's path to becoming a scientist.

In high school, a teacher who'd judged one of Doucet's projects decided he knew enough about chemistry that he didn't have to sit in class. He put him in a vacant laboratory with a biochemistry college textbook.

Doucet went on to earn a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Nicholls State University in 1984 and a doctorate in biochemistry from Louisiana State University in 1992. He was hired at Nicholls in the fall of 1997.

He is now dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and recently received the top faculty honor of being named an Alcee Fortier Distinguished Service Professor. The award is named after a professor of romance languages who taught at Tulane University starting in the 19th century.

Doucet said other professors he's worked with and has great respect for also hold the title.

"It's humbling that the selection committee and the administration thought enough of my body of work that I belonged in that group," he said.

Doucet also directs the University Honors Program and has been named a Distinguished Service Professor of Biological Sciences and McIlhenny Professor of Human and Environmental Genetics.

He spent more than five years researching Usher syndrome as part of a National Institute of Health postdoctoral fellowship. The disease, which causes hearing loss and a degenerative retinal condition, was segregating among a small group of Acadian descendants.

In April of 1997, Doucet discovered something else he'd be interested in researching.

"I had driven across Highway 90 from where I was working at LSU Medical Center in New Orleans, and my car was full of lovebugs," he recalled. "So I said, 'You know what? I'm going to kill lovebugs. I'm going to rid this area of lovebugs.' As I studied lovebugs as a hobby, it turned out their larvae are beneficial for the environment, so it's not a good idea to kill them."

Doucet has written 13 plays, had a book of poetry published and has one in the works.

He said it's fitting that he received the Alcee Fortier award, as the namesake shared his interest in Louisiana culture and history.

"The Alcee Fortier Distinguished Service Professor award honors the best of the best of the Nicholls faculty," said Lynn Gillette, provost and vice president for academic affairs. "Dr. Doucet has devoted two decades to Nicholls and our students, and he is well deserving of this honor."

-- Staff Writer Bridget Mire can be reached at 448-7639 or bridget.mire@dailycomet.com. Follow her on Twitter @bridget_mire.

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Biochemistry

Report explores the veterinary biochemistry analyzers market – WhaTech

Veterinary biochemistry analyzers enable testing to be performed quickly and accurately for immediate diagnosis and health check for animals. They are also used in emergency situation, and routine testing.

Increasing incidences of disease outbreak in animals and technological advancements are expected to drive the veterinary biochemistry analyzers market. Additionally, growing awareness regarding animal health and rise in investment opportunities together form strong market prospects for veterinary biochemistry analyzers, especially in the developing countries.

The threats such as foot and mouth disease (FMD), as well as agents that affect animals and humans, such as bovine tuberculosis and paratuberculosis, anthrax, avian influenza, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and West Nile virus are responsible for rise in importance of need for veterinary disease diagnostics eventually propelling the market growth.

Most veterinary laboratories typically provide a basic panel of tests. The veterinary biochemistry analysis may be performed in-house at the veterinarian's clinic or at a specialized test facility in another location depending on the need of test type to be performed as well as availability of equipment in that particular facility.

Advancements in the analyzers technology is anticipated to fuel fueled the market growth due to the availability of faster and cheaper microchips with increase in acceptance level of pet owners for laboratory testing.

Veterinary Biochemistry Analyzers Market: Segmentation

The global veterinary biochemistry analyzers market can be segmented on the basis of product type, test type, animal type, end-users and geography. Test types include clinical chemistry, critical care and blood gases, electrolytes, glucose, lactate and blood and urine tests.

Other tests include: tests for anemia, endocrine function; cancer, viral pathogens such as calicivirus (CaCV), canine adenovirus type-1 (CAV-1), coronavirus, adenovirus, parvovirus, rotavirus, rabies, West Nile Virus,.; and bacteria and parasites such as E. coli, heartworm, cryptosporidia, hookworm, leptospirosis, leishmania, Lyme disease, tapeworm and roundworm.

Chemical analysis of urine may include determination of specific gravity and pH level, measurement of the amount of glucose, protein, or fragmented blood cells, assisting in identification of injury, disease, or defects.

Analysis of the numbers and structure of blood cells is important in the diagnosis and monitoring of disease and infection. Blood samples are usually taken by the veterinarian or a veterinary technician for analysis.

Product types include fully automated analyzers, semi-automated analyzers, hematology analyzers, urine analyzers amongst others.

End-users segment includes veterinary clinics, pet hospitals and animal research institutes. Companion animal and farm animal form two segments for animal type.

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Veterinary Biochemistry Analyzers Market: Region-wise Outlook

Geographically, the veterinary biochemistry analyzers market across the globe can be segmented into four major regions, namely, North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Rest of the World. North America is expected to lead the market with maximum share followed by Europe attributed to the increasing companion animal population and positive trends towards healthcare expenditure for animals in these regions.

Veterinary Biochemistry Analyzers Market: Key Entities

Major players contributing to the global veterinary biochemistry analyzers comprise Abaxis,Inc., Heska, Diagno-Vision Products Corporation, Idexx Laboratories, Inc., Mindray Medical International Limited, Neogen Corporation, Thermo Fischer Scientific, Virbac SA, Woodley Equipment Company Ltd., Zoetis, Inc.

Univerities such as the University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (VDL), which is fully accredited by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, provide quality diagnostic services such as bacteriology, necropsy, electron microscopy, serology, clinical chemistry, histopathology, endocrinology, virology, immunohistochemistry, parasitology, toxicology and molecular diagnostics. VDL is also engaged in training future diagnosticians and veterinarians.

The research report presents a comprehensive assessment of the market and contains thoughtful insights, facts, historical data, and statistically supported and industry-validated market data. It also contains projections using a suitable set of assumptions and methodologies.

The research report provides analysis and information according to categories such as market segments, geographies, types and applications.

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Immunology

An immune clock of human pregnancy – Science (subscription)

Nima Aghaeepour

Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94121, USA.

Edward A. Ganio

Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94121, USA.

David Mcilwain

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94121, USA.

Amy S. Tsai

Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94121, USA.

Martha Tingle

Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94121, USA.

Sofie Van Gassen

Department of Information Technology, Ghent University, and the Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium.

Dyani K. Gaudilliere

Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94121, USA.

Quentin Baca

Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94121, USA.

Leslie McNeil

Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94121, USA.

Robin Okada

Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94121, USA.

Mohammad S. Ghaemi

Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94121, USA.

David Furman

Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.Institute for Immunogenetics, Jose de San Martin Clinical Hospital, National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Ronald J. Wong

Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94121, USA.

Virginia D. Winn

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94121, USA.

Maurice L. Druzin

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94121, USA.

Yaser Y. El-Sayed

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94121, USA.

Cecele Quaintance

Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94121, USA.

Ronald Gibbs

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94121, USA.

Gary L. Darmstadt

Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94121, USA.

Gary M. Shaw

Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94121, USA.

David K. Stevenson

Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94121, USA.

Robert Tibshirani

Departments of Biomedical Data Sciences and Statistics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94121, USA.

Garry P. Nolan

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94121, USA.

David B. Lewis

Division of Pediatric Immunology and Allergy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94121, USA.

Martin S. Angst

Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94121, USA.

Brice Gaudilliere

Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94121, USA.

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Physiology

SVS hosts 1st natl conference on Physiology of Ageing – The Hans India

Mahbubnagar: The SVS Medical College hosted ATPCON-2017the first national conference on physiology of ageing on its campus in Mahbubnagar. The conference was organised by the Telangana Association of Physiologists for two days.

Dr K Krishna Reddy, Secretary of SVS Education Society, who presided over as chief guest, inaugurated the two-day event which was held on August 30 and 31.

More than 300 delegates from Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka participated in the event. Eminent Physiologists gave their presentations on the latest research developments in the subject of ageing. The event witnessed 61 paper presentations from eminent research scholars.

Dr KJ Reddy, Medical Director of SVS, while emphasising the need for dissemination of latest information on all aspects of ageing, including methods to be adapted in lifestyles for improving the quality of life, also gave a presentation on osteoarthritis, the most important issue affecting the elderly.

Dr Mohd Abrar, President ATP, Dr Narsinga Rao, Dr Rameshwari Reddy Dr BA Rama Rao and Dr Joshi participated in the inauguration. Senior eminent Physiologists Dr Jaya Vikrama Reddy, Dr Keshava Rao and Dr Kumudini Mohan Rao were felicitated on the day.

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Human Behavior

Will Behavioral Health Benefit from Patient-Generated Data? – MedPage Today

Behavioral health is rather specific, and technology-powered distant care is only cautiously developing in this realm. While providers recognize the need to employ technology for treating patients with anxiety, chronic stress, eating disorders, substance abuse, and other conditions, it is challenging to create a solution capable of effective intervention in human behavior that brings measurable and positive outcomes.

But there's more to this challenge. Behavioral disorders often go hand-in-hand with physical conditions. For example, a study initiated by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation revealed that patients with asthma are nearly 2.5 times more likely to develop depression. Another viewpoint published in JAMA states that diabetes patients are twice as likely to suffer from a major depressive disorder during their lifetime.

Accordingly, some patients have to simultaneously take care of their physical and behavioral conditions, which is a huge burden. Good news is, technology is here to back up patients' efforts in-between support group meetings and one-on-ones. We are talking about patient-generated health data (PGHD) and its processing through the health data analytics methods.

Why PGHD for Behavioral Health?

Behavior is a constantly changing aspect of identity, which gives hope to patients who are feeling helpless in controlling their anxiety, depression, eating disorders, or other problems. But to initiate a positive change in a patient's condition, providers need more data. EHR data is great as a foundation for a patient profile, but it isn't enough to show gradual progress in treatment and establish short-term goals for patients to achieve.

PGHD can help in supporting patients with behavioral disorders in their daily struggle. It includes subjective and objective data collected by a patient (or their family) using wearables or medical devices, and is usually shared with caregivers through mHealth apps.

Subjective Data

A patient's self-evaluation is critical to successful treatment and recovery, be it depression, eating disorder, substance abuse, or another behavioral health condition. While each condition might require additional data on patients' feelings and emotions, the general list of subjective items to report can include:

Additionally, some objective information can be turned subjective with advanced wearable technology. For example, Spire tracks breathing patterns and analyzes them to understand how an individual feels, even before someone can recognize their own emotional state.

By continuously defining and reporting emotions, both patients and providers can understand certain patterns of how well the patient dealt with anxiety last week and how helpful the support group is (looking at the overall mood after each session). Moreover, strong negative trends in subjective items can indicate that the patient is on the edge of relapse, and the provider would get an automated notification about the possible problem. In this case, the caregiver would be able to discuss the patient's problem and take necessary actions, such as scheduling an appointment.

Objective Data

From the behavioral health perspective, objective data is supportive to the subjective data, a physiological reflection of a patient's mental and emotional state. The following vitals can help a caregiver understand the full picture of a patient's progress and current health status:

The readings from smart trackers can be aggregated and sent to the provider's health data analytics system to analyze the results and match them with previous measurements. If the analysis reveals any negative trends (e.g., weight loss dynamics for a patient with anorexia or decrease in activity because of a reduced number of steps), an application will notify the care team about possible risks to a patient's health status (via emails or text messages).

PGHD Supports Patients

Mental health is about keeping people strong and resourceful in the face of challenges. But with anxiety or depression crawling inside their mind, food becoming an obsession, or substance addiction developing, individuals can't think straight and can't live their lives to the fullest.

While there are various ways to help patients recover from disorders, including support groups, medications, and one-on-ones with a psychologist or psychiatrist, most of these measures are short-term interventions. Patients, in their turn, need continuous support, and PGHD can enable it.

A patient will be able to see the summary of their progress via their mHealth app. They can track mood swings during the month, relate anxiety bursts to insomnia cases, or celebrate the weight gain trend (this can be especially motivating for patients with anorexia) -- all backed up with automated push notifications if there's anything to worry about.

Not pretending to be a full-blown substitute for therapy, PGHD serves as a bridge between care points. This way, both a patient and their provider will be informed of the individual's overall progress with ups and downs, streamlining the process of tracking achievements, recognizing plateaus and, ultimately, patient recovery.

Lola Koktysh is a healthcare industry analyst at ScienceSoft, an IT consulting company headquartered in McKinney, Texas, where she focuses on healthcare IT including the industry's challenges and technology solutions.

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Human Behavior

New Book Examines the Core of Human Behavior – Broadway World

Society is comprised of various individuals with a unique set of hopes, dreams and emotions. Attempting to understand each person's motives is a complexing feat to say the least. Author Duane Shoebridge tackles the challenge head-on and helps readers decipher why we do the things we do in his new book, "Getting Around the Humans: Figuring Out Why People Do What They Do."

"Getting Around the Humans" educates readers on how to discern the root of human behavior. Shoebridge identifies three primary desires - wealth, riches and honor - and shares how these wants are translated into action and help shape personality. He shows how to identity these concepts and how to interact with others who prioritize such desires differently. Featuring a Biblical perspective, "Getting Around the Humans" sheds light on why we do what we do.

"Each human being has a distinctive combination of aspirations, wants and hopes that they can only fully comprehend," Shoebridge said. "Getting Around the Human teaches readers to recognize these desires - both in ourselves and others - and work with their strengths and weaknesses."

"Getting Around the Humans: Figuring Out Why People Do What They Do"By Duane ShoebridgeISBN: 9781512779493 (hardcover), 9781512779486 (softcover), 9781512779479 (e-book)Available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Westbow Press

About the authorDuane Shoebridge is a husband and a homeschool father of three. He has his bachelor's in psychology and Bible from Northwestern College. His passion has been in youth ministry since 1990. He has been working as a business information consultant and programmer for a business he started since 2010.

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Neuroscience

This Week In Neuroscience News 8/31/17 – ReliaWire

This weeks roundup of recent developments in neuroscience kicks off with a study from MIT, where engineers have devised a way to automate the process of monitoring neurons in a living brain using a computer algorithm that analyzes microscope images and guides a robotic arm to the target cell. In the above image, a pipette guided by a robotic arm approaches a neuron identified with a fluorescent stain.

Neurosurgeons at the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University. They report two new ways to improve outcomes of induced pluropontent stem cell-based therapies for Parkinsons disease in monkey brains. The findings are a key step for patient recruitment of the first iPS cell-based therapy to treat neurodegenerative diseases, since one of the last steps before treating patients with an experimental cell therapy for the brain is confirmation that the therapy works in monkeys.

In other Parkinsons news, the FDA has denied Acorda Therapeutics New Drug Application filing for Inbrija. Inbrija is an inhaled, self-administered, form of levodopa for treating Parkinsons disease. According to the FDA, reason for the denial were the date when the manufacturing site would be ready for inspection, and a question regarding submission of the drug master production record. FDA also requested additional information at resubmission, which was not part of the basis for the refusal.

At the University of Turku, in Finland, researchers have revealed how eating stimulates the brains endogenous opioid system to signal pleasure and satiety. Interestingly, eating both bland and delicious meals triggered significant opioid release in the brain.

A young New York woman with severe headaches represented a never-before-seen case for neurosurgeons at New York Presbyterian. She was diagnosed with an unusual form of hydrocephalus/Chiari malformation, in which the skull is too small and restricted the brain. More about her in the video below:

Tinnitus, a chronic ringing or buzzing in the ears, has eluded medical treatment and scientific understanding. A new University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign study found that chronic tinnitus is associated with changes in certain networks in the brain, and furthermore, those changes cause the brain to stay more at attention and less at rest. The finding provides patients with validation of their experiences and hope for future treatment options.

In social media news, research by BuzzFeed found more than half of the most-shared scientific stories about autism published in the last five years promote unevidenced or disproven treatments, or purported causes. More disturbingly, families in the autism community are excessively targeted by purveyors of bad information, making them more vulnerable to harmful, unproven so-called treatments.

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