Query: josh doidge

title: A Meta Analytic Review of Sex Differences on Delay of Gratification and Temporal Discounting Tasks in ADHD and Typically Developing Samples
abstract: To examine whether males and females with ADHD differ in their preferences for delayed rewards, since there is some evidence that suggests a sex difference with typically developing (TD) samples.  We used meta analyses to examine sex differences on delay of gratification and temporal discounting tasks in both TD and ADHD samples. We identified 28 papers with 52 effect sizes for children and adults, and calculated the average effect size for sex comparisons within TD and ADHD samples.  The estimated mean difference between TD males and TD females was negligible, but males with ADHD were more likely to choose the larger delayed rewards than females with ADHD. Meta regressions indicated that task type, age, and reward type did not significantly predict sex differences.  These findings suggest that females referred for ADHD may make less adaptive choices by preferring smaller immediate rewards over larger delayed rewards more often than males with ADHD. Implications of our findings are discussed.

title: Estimations of Competence in Neurodevelopmental Conditions: A Review
abstract: Estimations of competence paradigms offer methods to help us measure how well we track our performance. Bridging across the clinical research and metacognitive research traditions, we identified the Positive Illusory Bias (PIB) metamemory and meta reasoning paradigms for assessing estimation of competence in neurodevelopmental conditions. Overall, studies from PIB paradigms suggest that individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, Intellectual Disability and Learning Disability tend to display a positive bias in their performance relative to other informants. In metamemory paradigms, individuals with these neurodevelopmental conditions tend to show more discrepancy between their subjective judgments and their memory performance relative to comparison controls, but these findings have been less consistent than for PIB. Meta reasoning has been less well studied across neurodevelopmental conditions. In order to advance our understanding of whether estimation of competence is a significant domain for understanding neurodevelopmental conditions, consideration must be given to conceptual models for each neurodevelopmental condition, methodological issues (paradigm selection and interpretation of self report and subjective judgment) and developmental considerations.

title: Autism Summer Employment Program Improves Job Readiness and Employment Prospects in ASD Post Secondary Students

title: Evaluation of shelf life of retort pouch packaged Rogan josh, a traditional meat curry of Kashmir, India
abstract: Rogan josh, a traditional meat product of Kashmir, India was prepared according to the standardized recipe. It was packed in retort pouches and processed in a retort at 121 degC from F 0 7 to 11 min. All the samples were stored at ambient temperature and analyzed for various quality characteristics for 12 months. During storage, all the processed samples showed a decreasing trend for pH, shear force and sensory attributes while showed an increasing trend for free fatty acid content and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances. All the processed samples were microbiologically safe with acceptable sensory characteristics throughout the storage. However, the samples processed to F 0 9 showed the highest overall acceptability. The present study suggests that retort pouch processing is suitable for long term storage of Rogan josh at ambient temperature with acceptable quality and safety for 12 months. Retort pouch processing of Rogan josh will thus, help to increase the market demand for such traditional products due to convenience and ready to eat features.

title: Extending and Withholding Forgiveness to Josh Hamilton
abstract: Forgiveness plays a prominent role in social interaction yet has received scant attention in the parasocial realm. This research addresses this gap by investigating people extending or declining forgiveness to Major League Baseball player Josh Hamilton after an alcohol relapse. A thematic analysis of 474 postings in a discussion forum on the Texas Rangers official website was conducted. Analysis revealed that fans forgave Hamilton through (a) support; (b) "addiction is hard" narratives; (c) human condition attributions; and (d) justification and that forgiveness was withheld due to perceptions of Hamilton's character flaws. The results suggest that when athletes transgress and accept responsibility, it facilitates increased similarity with fans who then engage in supportive communication, including forgiveness. Nevertheless, transgressions also may preclude forgiveness as some fans are unwilling to chance recidivism. The study concludes with implications and directions for future research, which include a recommendation that professional athletes accept responsibility for their wrongdoings to cultivate fan support and hasten the image repair process.

title: A Breakthrough for Josh: How Use of an iPad Facilitated Reading Improvement
abstract: As part of a diagnosis and tutoring project in an elementary education reading course, a pre service teacher was encouraged to use an iPad as the vehicle for intervention strategies with a fifth grade struggling reader with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The device not only helped the student focus attention, it facilitated his becoming much more metacognitive in his reading. Comparisons of pre and post assessments showed that the student had gained one year's growth in reading within a sixweeks time period. The student also gained in confidence and sense of being in control of his learning. While generalizations to other struggling readers with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder cannot be made, the success this student experienced suggests that the use of this device is worth serious consideration and research in similar contexts.

title: "Josh Wears Pink Cleats" Inclusive Masculinity on the Soccer Field
abstract: In this ethnographic research of a college based soccer team at a large liberal college in Northeast America, I document the existence of more inclusive versions of masculinity that contrast conventional understandings of male teamsport athletes. Using participant observation and 21 in depth interviews, I show that these men demonstrate metrosexual and inclusive behaviors and attitudes. The styles of masculinity these men enact are more relaxed, liberal, and inclusive; they are well styled, well groomed, gay friendly, and they are emotionally and physically close to other men. They are far removed from the traditional orthodox sporting masculinities of previous generations. Symbolizing their difference, their gendered expressions also extend to the wearing of pink soccer boots (cleats) without homophobic judgment from teammates. I discuss the wearing of pink cleats as a symbolic sociological moment, revealing the changing nature of masculinities among this group of college based soccer players.

title: " it's pretty easy to forget what it's like to be a have not" Envisioning and Experiencing Trauma in Josh Neufeld's A.D. New Orleans After the Deluge
abstract: Following the catastrophic events after Hurricane Katrina annihilated much of the southern Gulf Coast, comics artist Josh Neufeld volunteered with the Red Cross and worked providing aid to rural communities in southern Mississippi. While there, Neufeld was struck by the stories he heard, and decided he needed to give voice to those who lacked a public forum to vocalize their discontent. The product of his interviews is the graphic novel A.D. New Orleans After the Deluge. Revolving around the plights of seven New Orleanians in the days immediately prior to and following Hurricane Katrina, A.D. encapsulates a myriad of responses to the storm from the middle class who managed to leave town, to those who were trapped at the Superdome, to wealthy residents who had hurricane parties in their French Quarter villas. In the pursuit of giving his subjects voices, Neufeld manages to capture the effects of a traumatic experience with remarkable clarity and precision, allowing his readers to understand how the storm wreaked havoc on the lives of New Orleans' natives. In addition to the print version of A.D. Neufeld also published an online edition, replete with hyperlinks which lead readers to various resources which prompt them to investigate the storm in greater depth. My paper explores the various representations of trauma in Neufeld's text, specifically arguing that through his use of hyperlinks in the Web based A.D. Neufeld projects trauma in a surprisingly experiential way, and thereby better lets his audience understand the position of those who experienced Katrina firsthand.

title: The case against neuroplastic analysis: A further illustration of the irrelevance of neuroscience to psychoanalysis through a critique of Doidge's The Brain that Changes Itself
abstract: In a previous paper, we critically examined claims put forth by proponents of the growing neuropsychoanalytic trend (Blass and Carmeli, 2007) In particular, we called into question the claim that neuroscientific findings are relevant and important for the development and justification of psychoanalytic theory and practice. We pointed to some of the intuitions that have led to the popularity of such neuropsychoanalytic claims, and then exposed the fallacies that underlie both the claims and the intuitions. We also showed how the neuropsychoanalytic trend modifies the basic aims of the analytic process, shifting away from the unique psychoanalytic concern with the understanding of meanings and the role of interpersonal discourse in discerning and justifying these meanings. As such it was having a negative impact on the development of psychoanalytic thinking and practice. The present paper expands on and further grounds these conclusions. It responds to claims put forth in the neuropsychoanalytic literature regarding an area of neuroscientific interest that we did not address in our previous work. This area of interest is the brain's plasticity (neuroplasticity) In short, brain plasticity denotes the capacity of the brain's structure and function to be altered by experience and input from the environment. Contemporary investigators of this plasticity offer evidence regarding the various forms of change that the brain remains open to throughout life, even in adulthood. It is often stressed that these findings challenge a view of the brain as immutable after a critical period during early childhood (Rakic, 2002) Evidence associated with the notion of the brain's plasticity has recently been presented as supporting the idea that neuroscience can significantly influence psychological understanding and theoretical development. It has also been claimed that neuroplasticity is very relevant to psychoanalysis. Here, we show that the evidence associated with neuroplasticity in fact demonstrates the opposite: psychological understanding and theoretical development are in no way significantly influenced by the evidence marshalled to Int J Psychoanal (2013) 94:391 410 doi: 10.1111/1745

title: Josh Goldberg and the physical reality of gravitational waves
abstract: In this article, I pay tribute to the contributions made by Josh Goldberg toward our understanding that gravitational waves are genuine physical predictions of general relativity. Josh played a central role in developing our understanding of how a binary star system generates gravitational waves. Another key contribution came through his patronage of the 1957 Chapel Hill Conference, in his role as funding officer for the Air Force's support of research in gravitation. I examine in detail the discussion at the Chapel Hill Conference, and show how the question of the reality of gravitational waves was resolved by a recognition that one could, in principle, construct a detector for such waves. I trace the implications of this resolution in the work of Joseph Weber, who attended the Chapel Hill Conference, and of Rainer Weiss, who did not attend but who carefully studied the key paper that Felix Pirani presented there. I conclude with a brief discussion of how a few minor remaining puzzles were resolved some years later.