Lumen Waymaker Abnormal Psychology Adoption

This adoption of Lumen Learning\u27s Waymaker Abnormal Psychology low-cost course is as a result of a Round 18 Transformation Grant.https://oer.galileo.usg.edu/psychology-collections/1035/thumbnail.jp

Reproducibility for everyone: a community-led initiative with global reach in reproducible research training

Reproducibility is a cornerstone of the scientific method and sets apart science from pseudoscience. Unfortunately, a majority of scientists have experienced difficulties in reproducing their own or someone else’s results. This inability to confirm scientific findings negatively impacts individual scientists, funding bodies, academic journals, pharmaceutical drug development and the public’s perception of science. Factors causing irreproducible results can arise from nearly every aspect of the scientific process, and typically reflect a lack of in-depth training in reproducible research practices. Here, we present the Reproducibility for Everyone (R4E) initiative, a collaboration between researchers from diverse scientific disciplines and industry partners who aspire to promote open and reproducible research practices. We have developed a customizable workshop series targeting researchers at all levels and across disciplines. Our workshop series covers the conceptual framework of reproducible research practices followed by an overview of actionable research practices. To date, we have reached more than 2000 researchers through over 25 workshops held at international conferences and local meetings. By incorporating further contributions from the scientific community, we hope to expand this valuable resource for teaching transparent and reproducible research practices. Our initiative demonstrates how a shared set of materials may form the basis for a global initiative to improve reproducibility in science. The workshop materials, including accompanying resources, are available under a CC-BY 4.0 license at www.repro4everyone.org

Science Forum: A community-led initiative for training in reproducible research

Open and reproducible research practices increase the reusability and impact of scientific research. The reproducibility of research results is influenced by many factors, most of which can be addressed by improved education and training. Here we describe how workshops developed by the Reproducibility for Everyone (R4E) initiative can be customized to provide researchers at all career stages and across most disciplines with education and training in reproducible research practices. The R4E initiative, which is led by volunteers, has reached more than 3000 researchers worldwide to date, and all workshop materials, including accompanying resources, are available under a CC-BY 4.0 license at https://www.repro4everyone.org/

Science forum:A community-led initiative for training in reproducible research

Open and reproducible research practices increase the reusability and impact of scientific research. The reproducibility of research results is influenced by many factors, most of which can be addressed by improved education and training. Here we describe how workshops developed by the Reproducibility for Everyone (R4E) initiative can be customized to provide researchers at all career stages and across most disciplines with education and training in reproducible research practices. The R4E initiative, which is led by volunteers, has reached more than 3000 researchers worldwide to date, and all workshop materials, including accompanying resources, are available under a CC-BY 4.0 license at https://www.repro4everyone.org/

Defining SOD1 ALS natural history to guide therapeutic clinical trial design

IMPORTANCE: Understanding the natural history of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) caused by SOD1 mutations (ALS(SOD1)) will provide key information for optimising clinical trials in this patient population. OBJECTIVE: To establish an updated natural history of ALS(SOD1). DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Retrospective cohort study from 15 medical centres in North America evaluated records from 175 patients with ALS with genetically confirmed SOD1 mutations, cared for after the year 2000. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Age of onset, survival, ALS Functional Rating Scale (ALS-FRS) scores and respiratory function were analysed. Patients with the A4V (Ala-Val) SOD1 mutation (SOD1(A4V)), the largest mutation population in North America with an aggressive disease progression, were distinguished from other SOD1 mutation patients (SOD1(non-A4V)) for analysis. RESULTS: Mean age of disease onset was 49.7 ±12.3 years (mean±SD) for all SOD1 patients, with no statistical significance between SOD1(A4V) and SOD1(non-A4V) (p=0.72, Kruskal-Wallis). Total SOD1 patient median survival was 2.7 years. Mean disease duration for all SOD1 was 4.6±6.0 and 1.4±0.7 years for SOD1(A4V). SOD1(A4V) survival probability (median survival 1.2 years) was significantly decreased compared with SOD1(non-A4V) (median survival 6.8 years; p<0.0001, log-rank). A statistically significant increase in ALS-FRS decline in SOD1(A4V) compared with SOD1(non-A4V) participants (p=0.02) was observed, as well as a statistically significant increase in ALS-forced vital capacity decline in SOD1(A4V) compared with SOD1(non-A4V) (p=0.02). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: SOD1(A4V) is an aggressive, but relatively homogeneous form of ALS. These SOD1-specific ALS natural history data will be important for the design and implementation of clinical trials in the ALS(SOD1) patient population