Increasing Social Communication by Teaching Texting to Autistic Children.

Objectives: In the present study, we increased the social communication of four autistic children by teaching texting conversation skills on smart phones.

Methods: A multiple baseline design across two dyads was used to assess the texting conversation intervention, with additional generalization probes taken across texting partners and FaceTime® sessions. One-month maintenance probes were also assessed.

Impact of lithiated cobalt oxide and phosphate nanoparticles on rainbow trout gill epithelial cells.

Metal oxide and phosphate nanoparticles (NPs) are ubiquitous in emerging applications, ranging from energy storage to catalysis. Cobalt-containing NPs are particularly important, where their widespread use raises questions about the relationship between composition, structure, and potential for environmental impacts. To address this gap, we investigated the effects of lithiated metal oxide and phosphate NPs on rainbow trout gill epithelial cells, a model for environmental exposure.

Patient characteristics associated with venous thromboembolic events: a cohort study using pooled electronic health record data.

Objective: To demonstrate the potential of de-identified clinical data from multiple healthcare systems using different electronic health records (EHR) to be efficiently used for very large retrospective cohort studies.

Materials And Methods: Data of 959 030 patients, pooled from multiple different healthcare systems with distinct EHR, were obtained. Data were standardized and normalized using common ontologies, searchable through a HIPAA-compliant, patient de-identified web application (Explore; Explorys Inc).