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Christopher J. Smith
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Brief Report: Effectiveness of an Accelerated Version of the PEERS® Social Skills Intervention for Adolescents
Evidence supporting the effectiveness of the PEERS® social skills intervention for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder is relatively strong. Less is known about whether the duration of the program impact...
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Author Correction: Estimating and tracking the remaining carbon budget for stringent climate targets
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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An Examination of the Social Relationships of High School Students with Autism in General Education Settings Using Peer Nomination Methods
Despite considerable research on school social experiences among younger children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), little is known about the classroom social relationships of high school students with ASD ...
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Latest climate models confirm need for urgent mitigation
Many recently updated climate models show greater future warming than previously. Separate lines of evidence suggest that their warming rates may be unrealistically high, but the risk of such eventualities onl...
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Climate and air-quality benefits of a realistic phase-out of fossil fuels
The combustion of fossil fuels produces emissions of the long-lived greenhouse gas carbon dioxide and of short-lived pollutants, including sulfur dioxide, that contribute to the formation of atmospheric aerosols1
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Estimating and tracking the remaining carbon budget for stringent climate targets
Research reported during the past decade has shown that global warming is roughly proportional to the total amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere. This makes it possible to estimate the remaini...
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Open AccessCurrent fossil fuel infrastructure does not yet commit us to 1.5 °C warming
Committed warming describes how much future warming can be expected from historical emissions due to inertia in the climate system. It is usually defined in terms of the level of warming above the present for ...
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Open AccessPremium small scale: the trap fishery for Plesionika narval (Decapoda, Pandalidae) in the eastern Mediterranean Sea
Small-scale fisheries (SSFs) constitute a substantial component of European fisheries and have a high socioeconomic importance, especially for remote insular areas. Traps produce catches of high quality and va...
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Open AccessBuilding a bigger tent in point-of-care ultrasound education: a mixed-methods evaluation of interprofessional, near-peer teaching of internal medicine residents by sonography students
Point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) training is expanding in undergraduate and graduate medical education, but lack of trained faculty is a major barrier. Two strategies that may help mitigate this obstacle are i...
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Pharmacokinetics and Toxicology of the Neuroprotective e,e,e-Methanofullerene(60)-63-tris Malonic Acid [C3] in Mice and Primates
Fullerene-based compounds are a novel class of molecules being developed for a variety of biomedical applications, with nearly 1000 publications in this area in the last 4 years alone. One such compound, the e,e,...
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Correction to: Exploring the Effectiveness of a Peer-Mediated Model of the PEERS Curriculum: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial
The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake.
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Exploring the Effectiveness of a Peer-Mediated Model of the PEERS Curriculum: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial
This study compared immediate and 4-month outcomes among adolescents with autism spectrum disorder randomly assigned to the PEERS curriculum (n = 10), a peer mediated PEERS curriculum (n = 12), or a delayed treat...
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Open AccessProspective evaluation of cardiac ultrasound performance by general internal medicine physicians during a 6-month faculty development curriculum
Point-of-care (POCUS) education is rapidly expanding within medical schools and internal medicine residency programs, but lack of trained faculty is a major barrier. While POCUS training can improve short-term...
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The Effects of Early Language on Age at Diagnosis and Functioning at School Age in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Research suggests that toddlers with no language delay (NLD) should have better outcomes than those with language delay (LD). However, the predictive utility of language milestones relative to co-varying facto...
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15N methodologies for estimating the transfer of N from legumes to non-legumes in crop sequences
A suite of 15N-based methodologies have been applied to quantify the transfer of symbiotically-fixed or legume N to succeeding non-legumes in crop sequences. The structure of these methods, their comparative adva...
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Open AccessApplication of layout optimization to the design of additively manufactured metallic components
Additive manufacturing (‘3D printing’) techniques provide engineers with unprecedented design freedoms, opening up the possibility for stronger and lighter component designs. In this paper ‘layout optimization...
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Adaptive Functioning in Autism Spectrum Disorder During the Transition to Adulthood
There is a dearth of research regarding adaptive functioning during the transition to adulthood in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Profiles on the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Second Edition were examine...
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Revisiting Cognitive and Adaptive Functioning in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Profiles of performance on the Stanford Binet Intelligence Scales (SB5) and Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS) were examined in 73 children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. SB5 cognitive pr...
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Open AccessDifferences in level of confidence in diabetes care between different groups of trainees: the TOPDOC diabetes study
There is an increasing prevalence of diabetes. Doctors in training, irrespective of specialty, will have patients with diabetes under their care. The aim of this further evaluation of the TOPDOC Diabetes Study...
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Open AccessPlasma cytokine profiling in sibling pairs discordant for autism spectrum disorder
Converging lines of evidence point to the existence of immune dysfunction in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which could directly affect several key neurodevelopmental processes. Previous studies have shown hi...
