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Steven A. Miller
Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL 60064, USA

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Journal article
Published: 30 August 2021 in Children
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Emerging adulthood is often overlooked as a developmental time period critical to shaping future health outcomes. Recurrent pain is a commonly experienced health concern within this age group, particularly headaches and low back pain, and early experiences of recurrent pain are related to subsequent chronic pain and disability. Furthermore, adults from marginalized populations report more frequent and severe recurrent pain. Many studies have demonstrated the therapeutic effect of physical activity on pain relief; however, others have demonstrated that physical activity can also exacerbate pain symptoms. Therefore, the current study aimed to (1) assess a bidirectional relationship between reported pain and engagement in physical activity among an emerging adult sample (N = 265) and (2) determine whether sociodemographic factors moderate this relationship. Using longitudinal daily reported pain and ActiGraph monitor data collected over two weeks, a novel dynamic structural equation modeling approach was employed. Results indicated no significant cross-lagged relationships between pain and physical activity, and no significant moderation effects. These findings suggest that a bidirectional relationship does not exist among a diverse college sample of emerging adults even after considering sociodemographic moderators. Excellent retention and few missing data suggest that using accelerometers and daily diaries are feasible methods to collect data in this population. Sample considerations and future analytical approaches are discussed.

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Helen Bedree; Steven A. Miller; Joanna Buscemi; Rachel Neff Greenley; Susan T. Tran. Using Technology to Assess Bidirectionality between Daily Pain and Physical Activity: The Role of Marginalization during Emerging Adulthood. Children 2021, 8, 756 .

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Helen Bedree, Steven A. Miller, Joanna Buscemi, Rachel Neff Greenley, Susan T. Tran. Using Technology to Assess Bidirectionality between Daily Pain and Physical Activity: The Role of Marginalization during Emerging Adulthood. Children. 2021; 8 (9):756.

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Helen Bedree; Steven A. Miller; Joanna Buscemi; Rachel Neff Greenley; Susan T. Tran. 2021. "Using Technology to Assess Bidirectionality between Daily Pain and Physical Activity: The Role of Marginalization during Emerging Adulthood." Children 8, no. 9: 756.

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Published: 10 June 2021 in Personality and Individual Differences
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Examining personality structure is a mainstay of psychologists; ever-developing statistical technology makes understanding the structure more tenable. Within the Five Factor Model (FFM), personality is thought to stem from five underlying dimensions. However, recent FFM literature has suggested that personality results from a direct interplay between behavioral, cognitive, and affective components. Mapping out the exact nature of these direct relationships between personality indicators (i.e., observable aspects of personality) is necessary to better explain personality broadly. Network models attempt to explain how variables within a system connect and influence one another. We sought to better understand how indicators of extraversion affect one another by creating network models utilizing extraversion personality data. Exploratory results showed strong indicator relationships within socialization indicators (e.g., “I am the life of the party” and “I talk to a lot of different people at parties”). Results from exploratory networks showed similar edge weight replication in addition to both main centrality measures replicating (i.e., Strength and Closeness). Confirmatory results provided additional fit indices and compared networks across samples, showing similar relationships found within exploratory analyses (e.g., socialization indicators of extraversion). Measurement invariance testing results showed replication with strict model constraints. Implications are discussed.

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Gregory T. Obert; Steven A. Miller. The net worth of networks and extraversion: Examining personality structure through network models. Personality and Individual Differences 2021, 181, 111039 .

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Gregory T. Obert, Steven A. Miller. The net worth of networks and extraversion: Examining personality structure through network models. Personality and Individual Differences. 2021; 181 ():111039.

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Gregory T. Obert; Steven A. Miller. 2021. "The net worth of networks and extraversion: Examining personality structure through network models." Personality and Individual Differences 181, no. : 111039.

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Published: 01 March 2021 in Journal of Neurotrauma
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) increases the risk for dementias including Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. Furthermore, both human and animal model data indicate that amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptide accumulation and its production machinery are upregulated by TBI. Considering the clear link between chronic Aβ elevation and AD as well as tau pathology, the role(s) of Aβ in TBI is of high importance. Endopeptidases including the neprilysin (NEP)-like enzymes are key mediators of Aβ clearance and may affect susceptibility to pathology post TBI. Here we use a “humanized” mouse model of Aβ production which expresses normal human APP under its natural transcriptional regulation and exposed them to a more clinically relevant repeated closed-head TBI paradigm. These transgenic mice were also crossed with mice deficient for the Aβ degrading enzymes NEP or NEP2 to assess models of reduced cerebral Aβ clearance in our TBI model. Our results show that the presence of the human form of Aβ did not exacerbate motor (Rotarod) and spatial learning/memory deficits (Morris Water Maze) post injuries while potentially reduced anxiety (Open Field) was observed. NEP and NEP2 deficiency also did not exacerbate these deficits post injuries and was associated with protection from motor (NEP and NEP2) and spatial learning/memory deficits (NEP only). These data suggest that normally regulated expression of wild-type human APP/Aβ does not contribute to deficits acutely after TBI and may be protective at this stage of injury.

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Ms. Kathleen Maigler; Trevor J. Buhr; Christopher S. Park; Steven A. Miller; Dorothy A. Kozlowski; Robert A. Marr. Assessment of the Effects of Altered Amyloid-Beta Clearance on Behavior following Repeat Closed-Head Brain Injury in Amyloid-Beta Precursor Protein Humanized Mice. Journal of Neurotrauma 2021, 38, 665 -676.

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Ms. Kathleen Maigler, Trevor J. Buhr, Christopher S. Park, Steven A. Miller, Dorothy A. Kozlowski, Robert A. Marr. Assessment of the Effects of Altered Amyloid-Beta Clearance on Behavior following Repeat Closed-Head Brain Injury in Amyloid-Beta Precursor Protein Humanized Mice. Journal of Neurotrauma. 2021; 38 (5):665-676.

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Ms. Kathleen Maigler; Trevor J. Buhr; Christopher S. Park; Steven A. Miller; Dorothy A. Kozlowski; Robert A. Marr. 2021. "Assessment of the Effects of Altered Amyloid-Beta Clearance on Behavior following Repeat Closed-Head Brain Injury in Amyloid-Beta Precursor Protein Humanized Mice." Journal of Neurotrauma 38, no. 5: 665-676.

Book chapter
Published: 22 April 2020 in Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences
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Steven A. Miller; Karolina Grotkowski. Physiological Hyperarousal (PHY). Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences 2020, 3921 -3925.

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Steven A. Miller, Karolina Grotkowski. Physiological Hyperarousal (PHY). Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. 2020; ():3921-3925.

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Steven A. Miller; Karolina Grotkowski. 2020. "Physiological Hyperarousal (PHY)." Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences , no. : 3921-3925.

Journal article
Published: 01 October 2019 in Journal of Research in Personality
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Karolina Grotkowski; Steven A. Miller. Optimists or optimistic: Replication of a taxometric study on optimism. Journal of Research in Personality 2019, 82, 1 .

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Karolina Grotkowski, Steven A. Miller. Optimists or optimistic: Replication of a taxometric study on optimism. Journal of Research in Personality. 2019; 82 ():1.

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Karolina Grotkowski; Steven A. Miller. 2019. "Optimists or optimistic: Replication of a taxometric study on optimism." Journal of Research in Personality 82, no. : 1.

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Published: 21 March 2019 in Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
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Although the development of psychopathy is not well understood, prior studies suggest that psychopathic traits begin to develop in childhood. Whereas research suggests consistency in the structure and correlates of psychopathic traits as assessed with clinical measures of psychopathic traits in adolescence and in adulthood, there is less agreement about the nature of psychopathic traits earlier in childhood. This study was designed to enhance understanding of the nature of psychopathic traits in youth by: 1) examining the fit of one, two, three, and four factor models of psychopathic traits during middle childhood, and 2) examining the stability of the factor structure of psychopathic traits over time through invariance testing. The participants were youth in the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development (QLSCD) whose teachers provided ratings on 17 items associated with four validated dimensions of psychopathy at six (N = 605), seven (N = 747) and eight years of age (N = 686). Confirmatory factor analyses revealed that a hierarchical three-factor model of psychopathic traits, consisting of interpersonal, affective, and lifestyle/ antisocial components provided the best fit to the data at all three ages. Analyses also demonstrated strong invariance across these ages. These findings provide preliminary evidence that the internal structure for a syndrome of psychopathic traits in middle childhood is somewhat similar but slightly less differentiated than the factor structure identified during adolescence. Current findings also suggest that this internal structure is stable over a three-year period during middle childhood.

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Hillary M. Gorin; David S. Kosson; Steven Miller; Nathalie M. G. Fontaine; Frank Vitaro; Jean Seguin; Michel Boivin; Sylvana M Cote; Richard E. Tremblay. Psychopathic Traits in Middle Childhood: Evidence of a Hierarchical Three-Factor Structure. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment 2019, 41, 341 -352.

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Hillary M. Gorin, David S. Kosson, Steven Miller, Nathalie M. G. Fontaine, Frank Vitaro, Jean Seguin, Michel Boivin, Sylvana M Cote, Richard E. Tremblay. Psychopathic Traits in Middle Childhood: Evidence of a Hierarchical Three-Factor Structure. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. 2019; 41 (3):341-352.

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Hillary M. Gorin; David S. Kosson; Steven Miller; Nathalie M. G. Fontaine; Frank Vitaro; Jean Seguin; Michel Boivin; Sylvana M Cote; Richard E. Tremblay. 2019. "Psychopathic Traits in Middle Childhood: Evidence of a Hierarchical Three-Factor Structure." Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment 41, no. 3: 341-352.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2019 in Mental Health Clinician
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Introduction Mirtazapine is an antidepressant with US Food and Drug Administration approval for management of major depressive disorder. Low doses of mirtazapine are often used for management of insomnia, with higher doses expected to provide more noradrenergic effect, and thus a higher degree of activation. If so, use of higher doses at bedtime may not be advisable and may worsen certain neuropsychiatric symptoms. No studies have been performed to evaluate these outcomes. Methods This study consisted of a retrospective review of data submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration's Adverse Event Reporting System from January 1, 1995, to August 1, 2015. Cases that were deemed by study authors to represent activation of the noradrenergic system, and for which other confounders could not be identified, were included in the final analysis. The frequency of each specific adverse event was evaluated based on dose and compared to recent prescribing rates to determine if likelihood of a side effect increased with higher dose. Results The study identified 308 incidences of anxiety, agitation, delusion, hallucination, hypertension, insomnia, nightmare, or tachycardia. After controlling for frequency of prescribing at a given dose, there was a statistically significant increase in rates of tachycardia which correlated with dose. However, after correction for multiple comparisons, results were no longer significant. Discussion This study failed to support the hypothesis that mirtazapine is more activating at higher doses and appears to support the safety of increasing dose without increasing risk of noradrenergic side effects. Prospective studies will be necessary to confirm these findings.

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Michael Shuman; Athena Chukwu; Nathan Van Veldhuizen; Steven A. Miller. Relationship between mirtazapine dose and incidence of adrenergic side effects: An exploratory analysis. Mental Health Clinician 2019, 9, 41 -47.

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Michael Shuman, Athena Chukwu, Nathan Van Veldhuizen, Steven A. Miller. Relationship between mirtazapine dose and incidence of adrenergic side effects: An exploratory analysis. Mental Health Clinician. 2019; 9 (1):41-47.

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Michael Shuman; Athena Chukwu; Nathan Van Veldhuizen; Steven A. Miller. 2019. "Relationship between mirtazapine dose and incidence of adrenergic side effects: An exploratory analysis." Mental Health Clinician 9, no. 1: 41-47.

Article
Published: 22 November 2018 in Journal of Behavioral Medicine
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Behavioral activation is an empirically supported treatment for depression, but much is unknown about factors associated with treatment response. The present study aimed to determine whether baseline levels and subsequent changes in psychosocial factors were associated with improvement in depression in women with comorbid obesity who received behavioral activation treatment for depression and a lifestyle intervention. Multilevel modeling was used to estimate the associations between psychosocial factors and change in depression scores during the first 10 weeks of treatment and associations between changes in psychosocial factors from baseline to 6-month follow-up and change in depression over the same time period. No baseline psychosocial factors were associated with depression improvement during treatment (p = 0.110–0.613). However, greater improvement in hedonic capacity (p = 0.001), environmental reward (p = 0.004), and social impairment (p = 0.012) were associated with greater reductions in depression over 6 months. Findings highlight the differential relationship specific psychosocial factors have with depression treatment outcomes.

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Daniel Kern; Andrew Busch; Kristin L. Schneider; Steven Miller; Bradley M. Appelhans; Molly E. Waring; Matthew C. Whited; Sherry Pagoto. Psychosocial factors associated with treatment outcomes in women with obesity and major depressive disorder who received behavioral activation for depression. Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2018, 42, 522 -533.

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Daniel Kern, Andrew Busch, Kristin L. Schneider, Steven Miller, Bradley M. Appelhans, Molly E. Waring, Matthew C. Whited, Sherry Pagoto. Psychosocial factors associated with treatment outcomes in women with obesity and major depressive disorder who received behavioral activation for depression. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2018; 42 (3):522-533.

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Daniel Kern; Andrew Busch; Kristin L. Schneider; Steven Miller; Bradley M. Appelhans; Molly E. Waring; Matthew C. Whited; Sherry Pagoto. 2018. "Psychosocial factors associated with treatment outcomes in women with obesity and major depressive disorder who received behavioral activation for depression." Journal of Behavioral Medicine 42, no. 3: 522-533.

Journal article
Published: 17 August 2018 in Journal of Pediatric Psychology
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Jill M Plevinsky; Andrea A Wojtowicz; Steven Miller; Rachel N Greenley. Longitudinal Barriers to Thiopurine Adherence in Adolescents With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2018, 44, 52 -60.

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Jill M Plevinsky, Andrea A Wojtowicz, Steven Miller, Rachel N Greenley. Longitudinal Barriers to Thiopurine Adherence in Adolescents With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2018; 44 (1):52-60.

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Jill M Plevinsky; Andrea A Wojtowicz; Steven Miller; Rachel N Greenley. 2018. "Longitudinal Barriers to Thiopurine Adherence in Adolescents With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases." Journal of Pediatric Psychology 44, no. 1: 52-60.

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Published: 11 June 2018 in Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences
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Steven Miller; Karolina Grotkowski. Physiological Hyperarousal (PHY). Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences 2018, 1 -5.

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Steven Miller, Karolina Grotkowski. Physiological Hyperarousal (PHY). Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. 2018; ():1-5.

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Steven Miller; Karolina Grotkowski. 2018. "Physiological Hyperarousal (PHY)." Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences , no. : 1-5.

Journal article
Published: 01 April 2018 in Journal of Experimental Psychopathology
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The emotional deficit perspective predicts that youth with psychopathic traits are relatively unresponsive to negative affective cues and display smaller attentional biases for affective stimuli following negative experiences than youth without psychopathic traits. In contrast, because the negative preception hypothesis predicts that youth with psychopathic traits learn to tune out negative affective experiences, it predicts that such youth exhibit greater attentional biases away from sadness-related stimuli following negative experiences than youth without psychopathic traits, and that these biases increase with age. This study was designed to test the conflicting predictions of the emotional deficit perspective and the negative preception hypothesis by administering an affective dot probe task to 135 male and female detained adolescents (13.06 to 17.62 years of age) following a frustration experience. Analyses showed that age moderated the impact of psychopathic traits: as age increased, higher levels of the affective-interpersonal component of psychopathy were associated with increasing attentional bias away from both sadness-related and happiness-related stimuli. These findings provide initial evidence corroborating the negative preception hypothesis in youth with psychopathic traits.

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David S. Kosson; Cami K. McBride; Steven Miller; Nastassia R. E. Riser; Lindsay A. Whitman. Attentional bias following frustration in youth with psychopathic traits. Journal of Experimental Psychopathology 2018, 9, 1 .

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David S. Kosson, Cami K. McBride, Steven Miller, Nastassia R. E. Riser, Lindsay A. Whitman. Attentional bias following frustration in youth with psychopathic traits. Journal of Experimental Psychopathology. 2018; 9 (2):1.

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David S. Kosson; Cami K. McBride; Steven Miller; Nastassia R. E. Riser; Lindsay A. Whitman. 2018. "Attentional bias following frustration in youth with psychopathic traits." Journal of Experimental Psychopathology 9, no. 2: 1.

Research article
Published: 01 November 2017 in Journal of the American Heart Association
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Background The ventricular fibrillation amplitude spectral area (AMSA) predicts whether an electrical shock could terminate ventricular fibrillation and prompt return of spontaneous circulation. We hypothesized that AMSA can guide more precise timing for effective shock delivery during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Methods and Results Three shock delivery protocols were compared in 12 pigs each after electrically induced ventricular fibrillation, with the duration of untreated ventricular fibrillation evenly stratified into 6, 9, and 12 minutes: AMSA‐Driven (AD), guided by an AMSA algorithm; Guidelines‐Driven (GD), according to cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidelines; and Guidelines‐Driven/AMSA‐Enabled (GDAE), as per GD but allowing earlier shocks upon exceeding an AMSA threshold. Shocks delivered using the AD, GD, and GDAE protocols were 21, 40, and 62, with GDAE delivering only 2 AMSA‐enabled shocks. The corresponding 240‐minute survival was 8/12, 6/12, and 2/12 (log‐rank test, P=0.035) with AD exceeding GDAE (P=0.026). The time to first shock (seconds) was (median [Q1–Q3]) 272 (161–356), 124 (124–125), and 125 (124–125) (P<0.001) with AD exceeding GD and GDAE (P<0.05); the average coronary perfusion pressure before first shock (mm Hg) was 16 (9–30), 10 (6–12), and 3 (−1 to 9) (P=0.002) with AD exceeding GDAE (P<0.05); and AMSA preceding the first shock (mV·Hz, mean±SD) was 13.3±2.2, 9.0±1.6, and 8.6±2.0 (P<0.001) with AD exceeding GD and GDAE (P<0.001). The AD protocol delivered fewer unsuccessful shocks (ie, less shock burden) yielding less postresuscitation myocardial dysfunction and higher 240‐minute survival. Conclusions The AD protocol improved the time precision for shock delivery, resulting in less shock burden and less postresuscitation myocardial dysfunction, potentially improving survival compared with time‐fixed, guidelines‐driven, shock delivery protocols.

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Salvatore Aiello; Michelle Perez; Chad Cogan; Alvin Baetiong; Steven Miller; Jeejabai Radhakrishnan; Christopher L. Kaufman; Raúl J. Gazmuri. Real‐Time Ventricular Fibrillation Amplitude‐Spectral Area Analysis to Guide Timing of Shock Delivery Improves Defibrillation Efficacy During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Swine. Journal of the American Heart Association 2017, 6, e006749 .

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Salvatore Aiello, Michelle Perez, Chad Cogan, Alvin Baetiong, Steven Miller, Jeejabai Radhakrishnan, Christopher L. Kaufman, Raúl J. Gazmuri. Real‐Time Ventricular Fibrillation Amplitude‐Spectral Area Analysis to Guide Timing of Shock Delivery Improves Defibrillation Efficacy During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Swine. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2017; 6 (11):e006749.

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Salvatore Aiello; Michelle Perez; Chad Cogan; Alvin Baetiong; Steven Miller; Jeejabai Radhakrishnan; Christopher L. Kaufman; Raúl J. Gazmuri. 2017. "Real‐Time Ventricular Fibrillation Amplitude‐Spectral Area Analysis to Guide Timing of Shock Delivery Improves Defibrillation Efficacy During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Swine." Journal of the American Heart Association 6, no. 11: e006749.

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Published: 01 October 2017 in Personality and Individual Differences
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Drew R. Fowler; Emily N. Weber; Scott P. Klappa; Steven Miller. Replicating future orientation: Investigating the constructs of hope and optimism and their subscales through replication and expansion. Personality and Individual Differences 2017, 116, 22 -28.

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Drew R. Fowler, Emily N. Weber, Scott P. Klappa, Steven Miller. Replicating future orientation: Investigating the constructs of hope and optimism and their subscales through replication and expansion. Personality and Individual Differences. 2017; 116 ():22-28.

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Drew R. Fowler; Emily N. Weber; Scott P. Klappa; Steven Miller. 2017. "Replicating future orientation: Investigating the constructs of hope and optimism and their subscales through replication and expansion." Personality and Individual Differences 116, no. : 22-28.

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Published: 01 September 2017 in Resuscitation
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Raul J. Gazmuri; Christopher L. Kaufman; Salvatore Aiello; Steven Miller; Alvin Baetiong; Jeejabai Radhakrishnan. Predictors of amplitude-spectral area (AMSA) during CPR in a swine model of electrically-induced ventricular fibrillation. Resuscitation 2017, 118, e6 -e7.

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Raul J. Gazmuri, Christopher L. Kaufman, Salvatore Aiello, Steven Miller, Alvin Baetiong, Jeejabai Radhakrishnan. Predictors of amplitude-spectral area (AMSA) during CPR in a swine model of electrically-induced ventricular fibrillation. Resuscitation. 2017; 118 ():e6-e7.

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Raul J. Gazmuri; Christopher L. Kaufman; Salvatore Aiello; Steven Miller; Alvin Baetiong; Jeejabai Radhakrishnan. 2017. "Predictors of amplitude-spectral area (AMSA) during CPR in a swine model of electrically-induced ventricular fibrillation." Resuscitation 118, no. : e6-e7.

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Published: 01 April 2017 in Personality and Individual Differences
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Susan L. Longley; Steven Miller; Joshua Broman-Fulks; John E. Calamari; Jill M. Holm-Denoma; Katherine Meyers. Taxometric analyses of higher-order personality domains. Personality and Individual Differences 2017, 108, 207 -219.

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Susan L. Longley, Steven Miller, Joshua Broman-Fulks, John E. Calamari, Jill M. Holm-Denoma, Katherine Meyers. Taxometric analyses of higher-order personality domains. Personality and Individual Differences. 2017; 108 ():207-219.

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Susan L. Longley; Steven Miller; Joshua Broman-Fulks; John E. Calamari; Jill M. Holm-Denoma; Katherine Meyers. 2017. "Taxometric analyses of higher-order personality domains." Personality and Individual Differences 108, no. : 207-219.

Research article
Published: 18 January 2017 in Evolutionary Psychological Science
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Konrad Lorenz (Zietschrift fur Tierpsychologie, 5, 234–409, 1943) proposed that pedomorphic characteristics (Kindchenschema) in infants and parental caregiving responses to these characteristics co-evolved in species with parental care. Previous research on Kindchenschema has generally utilized human infants and computer-generated or manipulated images of human infants as stimuli. A recent study provided the first evidence that humans perceived non-mammalian infants requiring parental care as more attractive and more dependent on parents and expressed greater caregiving intentions for them compared to non-mammalian infants not requiring parental care (Kruger, Ethology, 121, 1–6, 2015; Kruger and Miller, Human Ethology Bulletin, 31, 15–24, 2016). The current study is the first to demonstrate that ratings of attractiveness and dependency mediated both the relationship of species parental dependency with caregiving intentions and the relationship between class (avian vs. reptilian) and caregiving intentions. Individual differences in perceptions of attractiveness and dependency also predicted caregiving intentions. Thus, we provide a new form of empirical evidence consistent with Lorenz’ (Zietschrift fur Tierpsychologie, 5, 234–409, 1943) proposal for the convergent co-evolution of Kindchenschema and caregiving reactions.

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Daniel J. Kruger; Steven Miller. Perceptions of Attractiveness and Parental Dependency Mediate the Relationship Between Actual Parental Dependency and Human Caregiving Intentions for Non-mammalian Infants. Evolutionary Psychological Science 2017, 3, 141 -146.

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Daniel J. Kruger, Steven Miller. Perceptions of Attractiveness and Parental Dependency Mediate the Relationship Between Actual Parental Dependency and Human Caregiving Intentions for Non-mammalian Infants. Evolutionary Psychological Science. 2017; 3 (2):141-146.

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Daniel J. Kruger; Steven Miller. 2017. "Perceptions of Attractiveness and Parental Dependency Mediate the Relationship Between Actual Parental Dependency and Human Caregiving Intentions for Non-mammalian Infants." Evolutionary Psychological Science 3, no. 2: 141-146.

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Published: 01 October 2016 in Personality and Individual Differences
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N.L. Segal; N.P. Li; J.L. Graham; Steven Miller; S.A. McGuire. Virtual Twins: Individual Differences and Evolutionary Perspectives. Personality and Individual Differences 2016, 101, 513 -514.

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N.L. Segal, N.P. Li, J.L. Graham, Steven Miller, S.A. McGuire. Virtual Twins: Individual Differences and Evolutionary Perspectives. Personality and Individual Differences. 2016; 101 ():513-514.

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N.L. Segal; N.P. Li; J.L. Graham; Steven Miller; S.A. McGuire. 2016. "Virtual Twins: Individual Differences and Evolutionary Perspectives." Personality and Individual Differences 101, no. : 513-514.

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Published: 30 September 2016 in Human Ethology
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Daniel J. Kruger; Steven Miller. Non-Mammalian Infants Dependent on Parental Care Elicit Greater Kindchenschema-Related Perceptions and Motivations in Humans. Human Ethology 2016, 31, 15 -24.

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Daniel J. Kruger, Steven Miller. Non-Mammalian Infants Dependent on Parental Care Elicit Greater Kindchenschema-Related Perceptions and Motivations in Humans. Human Ethology. 2016; 31 (3):15-24.

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Daniel J. Kruger; Steven Miller. 2016. "Non-Mammalian Infants Dependent on Parental Care Elicit Greater Kindchenschema-Related Perceptions and Motivations in Humans." Human Ethology 31, no. 3: 15-24.

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Published: 10 August 2016 in Child Abuse & Neglect
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The present study investigated the predictive utility of self-reported domestic violence perpetrators’ exposure to violence in their family of origin and patterns related to this exposure through the use of longitudinal analyses on a sample of 228 men on probation in Lake County, Illinois. Differences in typology, recidivism, recidivism frequency, and violent behavior survival patterns in men with a history of domestic violence perpetration and with varying levels of family of origin violence exposure were examined. Findings suggest that those who witnessed interparental violence (either alone, or in combination with experiencing violence) were most likely to be classified as Generally Violent offenders (e.g., perpetrators who direct violence toward their family and others), compared to those who did not report experiencing or witnessing violence. In addition, results also indicate that men who experienced both witnessing interparental violence and receiving physical abuse in childhood were more likely to recidivate more frequently compared to those who did not report experiencing or witnessing violence. No significant findings for typology and recidivism were noted. Clinical and policy/practice implications are discussed.

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Drew R. Fowler; Arthur L. Cantos; Steven Miller. Exposure to violence, typology, and recidivism in a probation sample of domestic violence perpetrators. Child Abuse & Neglect 2016, 59, 66 -77.

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Drew R. Fowler, Arthur L. Cantos, Steven Miller. Exposure to violence, typology, and recidivism in a probation sample of domestic violence perpetrators. Child Abuse & Neglect. 2016; 59 ():66-77.

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Drew R. Fowler; Arthur L. Cantos; Steven Miller. 2016. "Exposure to violence, typology, and recidivism in a probation sample of domestic violence perpetrators." Child Abuse & Neglect 59, no. : 66-77.

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Published: 22 February 2016 in EMBO Molecular Medicine
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Apolipoprotein E receptor 2 (ApoER2) is an apolipoprotein E receptor involved in long‐term potentiation, learning, and memory. Given its role in cognition and its association with the Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk gene, apoE, ApoER2 has been proposed to be involved in AD, though a role for the receptor in the disease is not clear. ApoER2 signaling requires amino acids encoded by alternatively spliced exon 19. Here, we report that the balance of ApoER2 exon 19 splicing is deregulated in postmortem brain tissue from AD patients and in a transgenic mouse model of AD. To test the role of deregulated ApoER2 splicing in AD, we designed an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) that increases exon 19 splicing. Treatment of AD mice with a single dose of ASO corrected ApoER2 splicing for up to 6 months and improved synaptic function and learning and memory. These results reveal an association between ApoER2 isoform expression and AD, and provide preclinical evidence for the utility of ASOs as a therapeutic approach to mitigate Alzheimer's disease symptoms by improving ApoER2 exon 19 splicing.

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Anthony J Hinrich; Francine M Jodelka; Jennifer L Chang; Daniella Brutman; Angela M Bruno; Clark A Briggs; Bryan James; Grace E Stutzmann; David A Bennett; Steven Miller; Frank Rigo; Robert A Marr; Michelle L Hastings. Therapeutic correction of ApoER2 splicing in Alzheimer's disease mice using antisense oligonucleotides. EMBO Molecular Medicine 2016, 8, 328 -345.

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Anthony J Hinrich, Francine M Jodelka, Jennifer L Chang, Daniella Brutman, Angela M Bruno, Clark A Briggs, Bryan James, Grace E Stutzmann, David A Bennett, Steven Miller, Frank Rigo, Robert A Marr, Michelle L Hastings. Therapeutic correction of ApoER2 splicing in Alzheimer's disease mice using antisense oligonucleotides. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 2016; 8 (4):328-345.

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Anthony J Hinrich; Francine M Jodelka; Jennifer L Chang; Daniella Brutman; Angela M Bruno; Clark A Briggs; Bryan James; Grace E Stutzmann; David A Bennett; Steven Miller; Frank Rigo; Robert A Marr; Michelle L Hastings. 2016. "Therapeutic correction of ApoER2 splicing in Alzheimer's disease mice using antisense oligonucleotides." EMBO Molecular Medicine 8, no. 4: 328-345.