University of Georgia

About: University of Georgia is a education organization based out in Athens, Georgia, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Gene. The organization has 41934 authors who have published 93622 publications receiving 3713212 citations. The organization is also known as: UGA & Franklin College.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety disordered youth: a randomized clinical trial evaluating child and family modalities

Abstract: This randomized clinical trial compared the relative efficacy of individual (child) cognitive-behavioral therapy (ICBT), family cognitive-behavioral therapy (FCBT), and a family-based education/support/ attention (FESA) active control for treating anxiety disordered youth ages 7-14 years (M = 10.27). Youth (N = 161; 44% female; 85% Caucasian, 9% African American, 3% Hispanic, 3% other/mixed) with a principal diagnosis of separation anxiety disorder, social phobia, or generalized anxiety disorder and their parents participated. Outcome analyses were conducted using hierarchical linear models on the intent-to-treat sample at posttreatment and 1-year follow-up using diagnostic severity, child self-reports, parent reports, and teacher reports. Chi-square analyses were also conducted on diagnostic status at post and 1-year follow-up. Children evidenced treatment gains in all conditions, although FCBT and ICBT were superior to FESA in reducing the presence and principality of the principal anxiety disorder, and ICBT outperformed FCBT and FESA on teacher reports of child anxiety. Treatment gains, when found, were maintained at 1-year follow-up. FCBT outperformed ICBT when both parents had an anxiety disorder. Implications for treatment and suggestions for research are discussed.

Carroll’s pyramid of CSR: taking another look

Abstract: In this review article, the author takes another look at the well-known Carroll's Pyramid of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). In this article, he comments on the framework's popular useage and then presents a summary of the four-part definitional framework upon which the pyramid was created. He then comments on several characteristics of the model that were not emphasized when initially published: ethics permeates the pyramid; tensions and tradeoffs inherent; its' integrated, unified whole; its' sustainable stakeholder framework, and; its' global applicability and use in different contexts. The article concludes by looking to the future.

Climate change and the evolution of C4 photosynthesis

Abstract: Plants assimilate carbon by one of three photosynthetic pathways, commonly called the C 3 , C 4 , and CAM pathways The C 4 photosynthetic pathway, found only among the angiosperms, represents a modification of C 3 metabolism that is most effective at low concentrations of CO 2 Today, C 4 plants are most common in hot, open ecosystems, and it is commonly felt that they evolved under these conditions However, high light and high temperature, by themselves, are not sufficient to favor the evolution of C 4 photosynthesis at atmospheric CO 2 levels significantly above the current ambient values A review of evidence suggests that C 4 plants evolved in response to a reduction in atmospheric CO 2 levels that began during the Cretaceous and continued until the Miocene