Publications by authors named "C Ambrosino"
Purpose: School-based vision programs (SBVPs) deliver care to students at school, addressing disparities in access to pediatric vision care. We aimed to evaluate the associations between SBVP outcomes and school-level characteristics.
Design: Retrospective cross-sectional data analysis.
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- - The study explored how the transcription factors Nkx2-1 and Pax8 influence thyroid development and brain functions by examining mice with genetic mutations affecting these factors, focusing on brain abnormalities linked to thyroid conditions.
- - DHTP mice, which have both systemic and brain hypothyroidism, displayed altered neurotransmitter systems, reduced expression of synaptic and glutamate receptor proteins, and imbalances in mitochondrial dynamics compared to control mice.
- - The findings suggest that Nkx2-1 and Pax8 mutations lead to neuroanatomical and neurochemical changes in the brain, highlighting potential targets for managing brain dysfunctions related to thyroid imbalances.
Hawai'i students, and in particular Native Hawaiian students, face high rates of attrition and low representation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) academic majors and careers, but place-based Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) such as the Research Experiences in Marine Science (REMS) summer program may help to better engage these students with scientific content understanding and skills development. This article assesses latent factors of student gains after participating in the REMS program as they relate to student science identity. Results from an exploratory factor analysis examining the internal structure of an assessment measure delivered during the program suggest strong evidence of four latent factors in student self-reported learning gains: Content Understanding, Scientific Skills, Interest, and Integration.
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