Capital Region grows — but upstate shrinks
March 22, 2018 CSDA Associate Samantha Friedman talked about increase of foreign immigration and factors that attracts new arrivals. Read more at Times Union
How Obama became the first president in 36 years to oversee a drop in the federal prison population
March 16, 2018 CSDA Associate Shawn Bushway talked about factors that impact on a drop in the federal prison population in Obama ear. Read more at Asean Breaking News
Who Gets Ahead and Who Falls Behind During the Transition to High School? Academic Performance at the Intersection of Race/Ethnicity and Gender
Social Problems Sutton, April, Amy G. Langenkamp, Chandra Muller, and Kathryn S. Schiller* Abstract Academic stratification during educational transitions may be maintained, disrupted, or exacerbated. This study marks the first to use national data to investigate how the transition to high school (re)shapes academic status at the intersection of race/ethnicity and gender. We seek to [...]
From Parents to Peers: Trajectories in Sources of Academic Influence Grades 4 to 8
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis Sorensen, Lucy C*., Philip J. Cook, and Kenneth A. Dodge Abstract Prior research and anecdotal evidence from educators suggest that classroom peers play a meaningful role in how students learn. However, the literature has failed to consider the dynamic and context-dependent nature of classroom peer influence. Developmental psychology theories suggest [...]
Metabolic Syndrome Among Asian Indians in the United States
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice Savadatti, Sanghamitra S., Erin M. Bell*, Margaret A. Gates*, Akiko S. Hosler*, Recai M. Yucel*, and Ranjita Misra Abstract Introduction: Metabolic syndrome (MetS), a clustering of cardiometabolic risk factors of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, disproportionately affects Asian Indians (AIs). We examined prevalence of MetS using 3 [...]
Toward a Bifurcated Theory of Emotional Deterrence
Criminology Pickett, Justin T*., Sean Patrick Roche, and Greg Pogarsky Abstract Since Hobbes (1957 [1651] and Beccaria (1963 [1764]), scholars have theorized that the emotion of fear is critical for deterrence. Nevertheless, contemporary deterrence researchers have mostly overlooked the distinction between perceived sanction risk and fear of apprehension. Whereas perceived risk is a cognitive judgment, [...]
Late to Terminal Formative period political transformations and their household-level impact at Cerro Jazmín, Mixteca Alta, Oaxaca
Journal of Anthropological Archaeology Pérez, Rodríguez*, Tuñón Martínez, and Ponce de León Higelín Abstract In the Formative period, Cerro Jazmín, a settlement in the Mixteca Alta region of Oaxaca, experimented with different sociopolitical strategies to first consolidate its position as a nascent urban center and later to convey its regional independence. In this article, we [...]
Assessing associations between indoor environment and health symptoms in Romanian school children: an analysis of data from the SINPHONIE project
Environmental Science and Pollution Research Palumbo, Jillian R., Shao Lin*, Ziqiang Lin, Iulia A. Neamtiu, Wangjian Zhang, Eva Csobod, and Eugen S. Gurzau Abstract School environment may have an impact on children’s health, but few studies have focused on indoor comfort factors such as temperature, humidity, and noise in relation with potential effects on children’s [...]
Parental Health Status and Infant Outcomes: Upstate KIDS Study
Fertility and Sterility Louis, Germaine M. Buck, Erin Bell*, Yunlong Xie, Rajeshwari Sundaram, and Edwina Yeung. Abstract Objective To assess parental health status inclusive of infertility and infant outcomes. Design Birth cohort with cross-sectional analysis of parental health status and infant outcomes. Setting Not applicable. Patient(s) Parents (n = 4,886) and infants (n = 5,845) [...]
Clinical Features of Extrapulmonary Sarcoidosis without Lung Involvement
Chest James, W. Ennis, Efstratios Koutroumpakis, Biplab Saha, Alireza Nathani, Leahruth Saavedra, Recai M. Yucel*, and Marc A. Judson. Abstract Background Compared to pulmonary sarcoidosis, sarcoidosis without lung involvement may involve other immunopathologic mechanisms and be associated with other demographic and clinical features. Methods This was a retrospective analysis of clinical data collected in real [...]