Publications by authors named "J I Ruzek"

Global rewiring of bacterial gene expressions in response to environmental cues is mediated by regulatory proteins such as the CsrA global regulator from Several direct mRNA and sRNA targets of this protein have been identified; however, high-throughput studies suggest an expanded RNA targetome for this protein. In this work, we demonstrate that CsrA can extend its network by directly binding and regulating the and transcripts, encoding for regulatory proteins. CsrA represses EvgA and AcnA expression and disrupting the CsrA binding sites of and , results in broader gene expression changes to stress response networks.

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Background: While the positive impact of homework completion on symptom alleviation is well-established, the pivotal role of therapists in reviewing these assignments has been under-investigated. This study examined therapists' practice of assigning and reviewing action recommendations in therapy sessions, and how it correlates with patients' depression and anxiety outcomes.

Methods: We analyzed 2,444 therapy sessions from community-based behavioral health programs.

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Background: Therapeutic homework is a core element of cognitive and behavioral interventions, and greater homework compliance predicts improved treatment outcomes. To date, research in this area has relied mostly on therapists' and clients' self-reports or studies carried out in academic settings, and there is little knowledge on how homework is used as a treatment intervention in routine clinical care.

Objective: This study tested whether a machine learning (ML) model using natural language processing could identify homework assignments in behavioral health sessions.

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