University of Arizona

Adaptive Technologies for Pediatric Emergency Readiness: Cognitive State Sensing, Augmented Reality Guidance, and the Evidence Gap

Abstract Purpose of Review Pediatric emergencies in general and community hospitals, where most children are seen, are infrequent and cognitively demanding, and deviation from resuscitation algorithms is common despite certification. This review treats that as a failure of execut...

The Digital Mental Health Study assessed feasibility of large-scale digital sensing for depression and anxiety

Abstract Data passively obtained from smartphones and wearables can provide nearly continuous objective information that enables quantification of states and traits across broad physiological, behavioral, and emotional domains impacted in mental health conditions, including depre...

Astrocyte lipid metabolism in brain health and neurodegeneration: from regulatory hub to maladaptive stressor

Abstract Neurodegenerative diseases are increasingly recognized as multicellular pathologies in which astrocytes serve as active determinants of disease onset and progression. Central to the regulatory role of astrocytes is the precise and dynamic control of brain lipid homeostas...

It’s important, but...

Abstract In this article, we provide an analysis of discourses for and against the second language (L2) requirements on American university and college campuses. Facing enrollment declines in language programs, professional advocacy for L2 learning has shifted from liberal arts e...