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University of Texas Medical Branch

EducationGalveston, Texas, United States
About: University of Texas Medical Branch is a education organization based out in Galveston, Texas, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Virus. The organization has 22033 authors who have published 38268 publications receiving 1517502 citations. The organization is also known as: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston & UTMB.


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TL;DR: Vaccination initiatives directed toward pediatricians that focus on modifiable predictors of intention to vaccinate, such as HPV knowledge and attitudes about vaccination, may facilitate adherence to emerging national immunization guidelines.

242 citations

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TL;DR: Great gains were found for children in target classrooms than for those in control classrooms for all skills, but particularly for language skills, in Year 2, and this varied by program site.
Abstract: A quasi-experimental, statewide intervention targeting preschool teachers' enhancement of children's language and early literacy was evaluated. Across 2 years and 20 Head Start sites, 750 teachers participated (500 target, 250 control), with 370 classrooms randomly selected to conduct pre- and posttest assessments (10 randomly selected children per class). The inability to randomize children to classrooms was addressed by examining children's performance for teachers who were control teachers in Year 1 and target teachers in Year 2. We also compared teachers with 2 years of training with teachers with 1 year of training and with control teachers. Greater gains were found for children in target classrooms than for those in control classrooms for all skills, but particularly for language skills, in Year 2, and this varied by program site. The presence of a research-based early literacy curriculum, higher levels of teacher education, and full-day versus half-day programs were significant moderators of intervention effectiveness. The challenges of implementing a statewide initiative across programs that varied in their readiness to implement a cognitively rich experience for preschool children are discussed.

241 citations

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TL;DR: Older Mexican Americans with reduced handgrip strength at baseline demonstrated a statistically significant decline in cognitive function over a 7-year period, which remained statistically significant after controlling for potential confounding factors.
Abstract: Background Cognitive decline and dementia are associated with disability and premature death in old age We examined whether low handgrip strength predicts subsequent cognitive decline in older Mexican Americans Methods We worked with a 7-year prospective cohort of 2160 noninstitutionalized Mexican Americans aged 65 years or older from the Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiological Study of the Elderly (H-EPESE) who had a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score � 21 at baseline Measures included: (i) sociodemographic factors (age, gender, and education), handgrip strength, and near and distant visual impairment from baseline interview; and (ii) MMSE, body mass index (BMI), and medical conditions (stroke, heart attack, diabetes, depression, and hypertension) from four waves of data collection Results Using general linear mixed models, we found a significant trend with scores in the lowest quartile of handgrip strength at baseline to be associated with lower MMSE scores over time (estimate ¼� 128, standard error ¼ 016; p , 0001) There was a significant handgrip Strength-by-Time interaction with MMSE scores Participants in the lowest handgrip strength quartile had a greater cognitive decline over time (estimate ¼� 026, standard error ¼ 007; p , 001) than did those participants in the highest quartile This association remained statistically significant after controlling for potential confounding factors Conclusion Older Mexican Americans with reduced handgrip strength at baseline demonstrated a statistically significant decline in cognitive function over a 7-year period By contrast, participants in the highest handgrip strength quartile maintained a higher level of cognitive function

241 citations

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TL;DR: The mammalian mitochondrial genome is a small double-stranded DNA molecule that is exclusively transmitted down the maternal line, and a woman harbouring one of these mutations transmits a variable amount of mutant mtDNA to each offspring.

241 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Stuart H. Orkin186715112182
Eric R. Kandel184603113560
John C. Morris1831441168413
Joseph Biederman1791012117440
Richard A. Gibbs172889249708
Timothy A. Springer167669122421
Gabriel N. Hortobagyi1661374104845
Roberto Romero1511516108321
Charles B. Nemeroff14997990426
Peter J. Schwartz147647107695
Clifford J. Woolf14150986164
Thomas J. Smith1401775113919
Edward C. Holmes13882485748
Jun Lu135152699767
Henry T. Lynch13392586270
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
202330
2022196
20211,616
20201,487
20191,298
20181,152