Neural network solutions to logic programs with geometric constraints - Parikh, Jo Ann; Werkheiser, Anne; Subrahmanian, V S (SPIE, 1993)
Hybrid knowledge bases (HKBs), proposed by Nerode and Subrahmanian, provide a uniform theoretical framework for dealing with the mixed data types and multiple reasoning modes required for solving logical deployment problems. Algorithms based on mixed integer linear programming techniques have been developed for the syntactic subset of HKBs corresponding to function-free Prolog-like logic programs. In this study, we examine the ability of neural networks to solve a more comprehensive set of problems expressed within the hybrid knowledge base framework. The objective of this research is to design and implement a nonlinear optimization procedure for solving extended logic programs with neural networks. We focus upon two types of extensions which are typically required in the formulation of logical deployment problems. The first type of extension, which we shall refer to as a Type I extension, consists of embedding numerical and geometric constraints into logic programs. The second type of extension, which we shall call a Type II extension, consists of incorporating optimization problems into logic clauses. © 1993 SPIE. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Computer circuits; Deployment problems; Design and implements; Geometric constraint; Integer programming; Knowledge based systems; Logic programming; Mixed-integer linear programming techniques; Network solutions; Neural networks; Non-linear optimization; Nonlinear programming; Optimization problems; PROLOG (programming language); Theoretical framework; dept.csc

An integrated software system for quality assurance‐related kappa coefficient analysis of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography interpretive skills - Rafferty, T; Edwards, B; Judd, J; Swamy, V; Workman, Robert; Lippmann, H; Harris, Stephen N; Cohen, Ira S; Prokop, E K; Ezekowitz, Michael D (Clinical Cardiology, 1993)
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Selective detection of linear features in geological remote sensing data - Parikh, Jo Ann; DaPonte, John S.; DiNicola, Emily G.; Pedersen, Robert A. (SPIE, 1992)
One of the major problems in the development of computer- A ssisted systems for geologic mapping is how to individualize the system to meet user needs. Ideally, the system should be responsive to specifications of desired types of output structures. Also the system should be able to incorporate the user's knowledge of regional characteristics into the feature extraction/selection and classification components. Automatic techniques for classification of remote sensing data typically require relatively large, labeled training sets which are well-organized with respect to the desired mapping between input and output patterns. The present paper focuses on the feature extraction/selection component of the system. Kohonen self-organizing feature maps in conjunction with image processing procedures for linear feature extraction are used for explorative data analysis, feature selection, and construction of exemplar patterns. The results of training Kohonen feature maps with different pattern sets and different feature combinations provide insight into the nature of pattern relationships which enables the user to develop sets of positive and negative training patterns for the classification component. © 1992 SPIE. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Automatic technique; Classification (of information); Conformal mapping; Data mining; Explorative data analysis; Extraction; Feature extraction; Feature extraction/selection; Image processing; Kohonen self-organizing feature map; Linear feature extraction; Regional characteristics; Remote sensing; Remote sensing data; Selective detection; Self organizing maps; dept.csc

Comparison of sinusoidal perceptron with multilayer classical perceptron - Karimi, B.; Baradaran, T.; Ashenayi, Kaveh; Vogh, James (Applications of Optical Engineering: Proceedings of OE/Midwest '90, 1991)
A new multi-threshold Perceptron capable of handling both binary and analog input is presented and discussed. The modified Perceptron replaces the sigmoid function with sinusoidal function. A computer program has been developed to simulate behavior of a network utilizing the modified Perceptron. Both XOR and Parity Check problems were solved using a single-layer network utilizing this modified Perceptron. Based on the results obtained from the simulation the modified Perceptron is capable of solving problems (such as XOR) that can not be solved using a single-layer of the classical Perceptron. Also a network utilizing this modified Perceptron requires fewer number of iterations to converge to a solution than that of a multi-layer Perceptron network using back propagation. 1.
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Detection of liver metastisis using the backpropagation algorithm and linear discriminant analysis - Daponte, John S; Parikh, Jo Ann; Katz, David A (SPIE, 1991)
The purpose of this study was to compare the classification capabilities of the backpropagation algorithm and linear discriminant analysis for detecting liver metastisis using image texture features obtained from ultrasonic images of the liver. Twenty-one quantitative parameters were obtained from 134 regions of interest of equal size. The images were collected by the same radiologist on the same imager with the controls adjusted for variations in patient body size so as to produce images of consistent quality. Quantitative features were divided so that 13 were first-order statistics, 6 were second-order statistics, and 2 were image gradient parameters. The same features were processed by both the backpropagation algorithm and linear discriminant analysis using `jack-knife'' testing and the results of each computer- generated classification was compared to the supplied diagnosis in an effort to determine which method could best identify patterns. For this particular application, the backpropagation neural network was found to have slightly superior classification results (87) than linear discriminant analysis (83).
Keywords: Backpropagation; Biomedical Engineering; Linear Discriminant Analysis; Medical Imaging; Neural Networks - Medical Applications; Pattern Classification; Pattern Recognition - Medical Applications; dept.csc

Classification of ultrasonic image texture by statistical discriminant analysis and neural networks - Daponte, John S; Sherman, Porter (Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics, 1991)
In this paper the ability of two common statistical discriminant analysis procedures are compared with two commercial neural network software packages. The major objective of this study was to determine which of the procedures could best discriminate between normal and abnormal ultrasonic liver textures. The same set of features were input into both statistical discriminant analysis procedures and both neural network models. Preliminary results have found the restricted Coulomb Energy (RCE) neural network model to have a testing accuracy of 90.6% which is approximately 10% better than any of the other techniques investigated. © 1991.
Keywords: Algorithms; Artificial Intelligence; Computer Programming - Algorithms; Discriminant Analysis; Human; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Image Texture; Image texture; Imaging Techniques; Linear Discriminant Analysis; Linear discriminant analysis; Liver; Liver Diseases; Models, Biological; Nearest Neighbor Analysis; Nearest neighbor analysis; Neural Networks - Medical Applications; Neural networks; Pattern Recognition; Reference Values; Software; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Ultrasonic Applications - Medical Applications; Ultrasonic Image Texture; Ultrasound; article; artificial intelligence; dept.csc; echography; image analysis; priority journal; tissue characterization

Comparison of backpropagation neural networks and statistical techniques for analysis of geological features in Landsat imagery - Parikh, Jo Ann; Daponte, John S; Damodaran, Meledath; Karageorgiou, Angelos; Podaras, Petros (Publ by Int Soc for Optical Engineering, 1991)
Backpropagation neural networks have been developed for detection of geological lineaments in the Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) imagery of the Canadian Shield using edge images as input and digitized lineament maps as the desired output. Lineament detection is a challenging problem for traditional image processing and pattern recognition techniques. Many linear features observable in geological image data do not represent lineaments, and the presence and extent of lineaments must be inferred from contextual information. In order to compare the ability of neural networks and conventional classifiers to recognize lineaments prior to performing edge/line element grouping operations, various gradient and curvature features are extracted from the image data set. Selected features from this group formed the inputs to backpropagation neural networks, linear discriminant classifiers, and nearest-neighbor classifiers. The neural network results were compared with the results obtained using conventional classifiers for sample training and test sets. The trained neural network was then applied to the edge image to mask out those edge points which had been classified as non- lineament points.
Keywords: Artificial Neural Networks; Backpropagation; Feature Extraction; Geological Features; Geological Surveys; Image Processing - Image Analysis; Landsat Imagery; Learning Systems; Neural Networks - Applications; Pattern Recognition; Statistical Analysis; dept.csc

Application of neural networks to pattern recognition problems in remote sensing and medical imagery - Parikh, Jo Ann; DaPonte, John S.; Damodaran, Meledath; Sherman, Porter (Applications of Artificial Neural Networks, 1990)
The primary objective of this research is the development and testing of neural network models for two fundamental computer vision tasks: edge/line detection and texture analysis. In order to test the ability of the neural network models to detect patterns in images we used both remote sensing data and medical imagery. Neural network models for edge and line detection were used to detect geological lineaments in Landsat data. Neural network models for the analysis of image texture variations were used on ultrasonic images to distinguish patients with normal liver scans from patients with diffuse liver disease. 1.
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence--Applications; Artificial Neural Networks; Computer Vision; Edge/Line Detection; Imaging Techniques--Medical Applications; Medical Imagery; Neural Networks; Pattern Recognition; Pattern Recognition Systems; Remote Sensing; Texture Analysis; dept.csc

Inequality: recent american perspectives - Griffin, Robert A (Journal of Income Distribution, 1997)
Keywords: dept.com

Book Review: Economic exiles - king,je - Griffin, RA (History of Political Economy, 1990)
Keywords: book.review; dept.com

Book Review: Radical institutionalism - contemporary voices - dugger,wm - Griffin, RA (History of Political Economy, 1990)
Keywords: book.review; dept.com

What veblen owed to peirce - the social theory of logic - Griffin, R (Journal of Economic Issues, 1998)
Keywords: dept.com

Uncommon understanding: Development and disorders of language comprehension in children - Paul, R (Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 1999)
Keywords: dept.cmd; ⛔ No DOI found

Multiplex developmental disorders: the role of communication in the construction of a self - Paul, Rhea; Cohen, Donald J.; Klin, Ami; Volkmar, Fred R. (Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 1999)
This article discusses the integration of various aspects of the child's development, particularly the development of language and communication and the way in which these developments interact to enable the child to construct a coherent sense of self. Multiplex developmental disorder is presented as an example of a disorder that affects several of these crucial strands of development. Recent research and controversies regarding the diagnostic descriptions of multiplex and other pervasive developmental disorders are presented. This discussion is used to illustrate the ways in which such disorders affect not only the individual aspects of development, but the child's ability to form a cohesive sense of self. The implications of these difficulties in self-definition for treating children with disorders that affect a variety of aspects of development are also discussed.
Keywords: *Communication Disorders/di [Diagnosis]; *Developmental Disabilities/di [Diagnosis]; Child; Child Development Disorders, Pervasive/co [Complications]; Child Development Disorders, Pervasive/di [Diagnosis]; Child Development Disorders, Pervasive/px [Psychology]; Child, Preschool; Communication Disorders/et [Etiology]; Communication Disorders/px [Psychology]; Developmental Disabilities/co [Complications]; Developmental Disabilities/px [Psychology]; Humans; Infant; Language Development; affective neurosis; attention deficit disorder; autism; child; cognitive defect; communication disorder; dept.cmd; developmental disorder; disease association; human; mental disease; mental performance; neuropsychiatry; priority journal; review; schizophrenia; social behavior; symptomatology

Communication disorders and children with mental retardation - Cascella, Paul W (Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 1999)
This article examines the communication styles of children with mental retardation, emphasizing the assessment and intervention protocols used by health and education professionals. This article highlights the following approaches: a developmental psycholinguistic orientation, a pragmatics approach, and a supportive interdependent format consistent with the 1992 revision of how mental retardation is classified. This article discusses children with mental retardation who show challenging and disruptive behavior.
Keywords: *Communication Disorders/co [Complications]; *Intellectual Disability/co [Complications]; Child; Child, Preschool; Communication Disorders/di [Diagnosis]; Communication Disorders/rh [Rehabilitation]; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Intellectual Disability/rh [Rehabilitation]; Language Tests; Models, Psychological; Psycholinguistics; auditory memory; communication disorder; dept.cmd; interpersonal communication; language; learning; mental deficiency; priority journal; recall; review; social interaction

Assessing communication in children with psychiatric and communication disorders - Kennedy, MD (Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 1999)
This article presents issues related to the communication assessment of children with psychiatric and communication disorders. Challenges inherent in assessing this population are discussed. Frequently used assessment instruments and procedures are described. Consideration is given to the assessment of very young or low-functioning children and older or high-functioning children.
Keywords: *Communication Disorders/di [Diagnosis]; *Language Tests; *Mental Disorders/co [Complications]; *Psychometrics/mt [Methods]; Adolescent; Asperger syndrome; Child; Child Development Disorders, Pervasive/co [Complications]; Child Development Disorders, Pervasive/di [Diagnosis]; Child, Preschool; Communication Disorders/co [Complications]; Humans; Male; Mental Disorders/di [Diagnosis]; adolescent; case report; communication disorder; data analysis; dept.cmd; developmental disorder; differential diagnosis; human; intelligence; language ability; male; mental disease; mental task; phonetics; priority journal; problem solving; psychiatric diagnosis; review; school child; speech articulation; speech therapy; standardization; verbal communication

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America: Preface - Paul, R. (Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 1999)
Keywords: attention deficit disorder; autism; behavior disorder; child psychiatry; cognitive defect; communication disorder; dept.cmd; editorial; mental deficiency; mental disease; priority journal; reading; speech disorder

Discussion: Early speech perception and production - Paul, R. (Journal of Communication Disorders, 1999)
Keywords: Communication Disorders; Humans; Infant; Infant Behavior; Language Development; Parents; Verbal Behavior; conference paper; dept.cmd; human; infancy; infant; language development; speech development

Assessing speech, language, and communication - Paul, R.; Marans, W.D. (Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 1999)
This article discusses the assessment of communication skills in children from birth to 5 years of age. The different methods appropriate for different developmental levels and the relationship of collateral areas, such as hearing, cognition, and speech motor control to the communication process, are addressed. The need for standardized and informal measures is emphasized Case studies are presented to illustrate the principles outlined.
Keywords: *Language Development Disorders/di [Diagnosis]; *Mental Disorders/co [Complications]; *Speech Disorders/di [Diagnosis]; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Language Development Disorders/pc [Prevention & Control]; Language Development Disorders/px [Psychology]; Language Tests; Male; Mental Disorders/di [Diagnosis]; Nonverbal Communication; Psycholinguistics; Speech Disorders/px [Psychology]; child; child development; dept.cmd; human; infant; intelligence; language disability; medical record; mental disease; priority journal; review; skill; speech articulation; speech disorder; verbal communication

Communication and its disorders - Paul, R.; Rubin, E. (Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 1999)
This article defines communication and describes its various disorders. Some of these disorders are associated with other DSM-IV conditions, such as mental retardation or pervasive developmental disorder. Others are specific to the language-learning process. The interactions between communication and psychiatric disorders are discussed. Suggestions for integrating treating approaches among communication disorders and mental health professionals are presented.
Keywords: *Communication Disorders; Child; Child Abuse; Child Development; Communication Disorders/ep [Epidemiology]; Communication Disorders/et [Etiology]; Communication Disorders/px [Psychology]; Comorbidity; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Mental Disorders/ep [Epidemiology]; Nervous System Diseases/co [Complications]; Pregnancy; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; Socioeconomic Factors; affective neurosis; autism; brain injury; cerebrovascular accident; child abuse; cocaine; communication disorder; cultural anthropology; dept.cmd; developmental disorder; economic aspect; fetal alcohol syndrome; hearing impairment; interpersonal communication; language disability; mental deficiency; mental disease; mutism; prenatal drug exposure; priority journal; review; social problem; speech disorder; visual impairment

Temperament in late talkers - Paul, Rhea; Kellogg, Loretta (Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 1997)
This study examines the temperamental characteristics of children who were identified at age two as being slow in expressive language development, and those of peers with normal language history. When the children were in first grade (approximately age six), parents and clinicians rated subjects' temperamental characteristics, using a standardized temperament assessment instrument. Subjects with a history of slow expressive language development were rated significantly lower on Approach/Withdrawal-indicating shyness, aloofness, or reduced outgoingness-than peers with normal language history. Approach/Withdrawal scores were significantly correlated with average sentence length in spontaneous speech, and this measure also predicted Approach/Withdrawal scores in regression analyses. The clinical and theoretical implications of these findings for early language delay are discussed.
Keywords: *Child Development; *Language Development Disorders/px [Psychology]; *Temperament; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Shyness; award_winner; dept.cmd

Developing preliteracy skills in children with severe speech and physical impairments: fostering phonological awareness - Paul, Rhea (Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 1997)
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Treatment Efficacy Cognitive-Communicative disorders resulting from traumatic brain injury in adults - Coelho, Carl A; Deruyter, Frank; Stein, Margo (Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, 1996)
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) may result in a broad array of cognitive-communicative impairments. Cognitive-communicative impairments are the result of deficits in linguistic and nonlinguistic cognitive functions. The speech-language pathologist functions as a member of the multidisciplinary team of professionals that collaboratively assess and treat individuals with TBI. The role of the speech-language pathologist includes assessment of all aspects of communication, as well as the communicative implications of cognitive deficits, and swallowing; treatment planning and programming, as determined by the individual's stage of recovery; client and family training/counseling; and interdisciplinary consultation. The effectiveness of speech and language intervention for specific cognitive deficits (e.g., attention, memory, executive functions) as well as general issues of social-skills training and early intervention are illustrated by scientific and clinical evidence from group-treatment and single-subject studies as well as case studies.
Keywords: *Brain Injuries/co [Complications]; *Cognition Disorders/et [Etiology]; *Cognition Disorders/th [Therapy]; *Communication Disorders/et [Etiology]; *Communication Disorders/th [Therapy]; Activities of Daily Living; Brain Injuries; Brain Injuries/pp [Physiopathology]; Cognition Disorders; Cognitive rehabilitation; Communication Disorders; Communication disorders; Humans; Intervention studies; Speech Therapy; Traumatic brain injury; Treatment Outcome; Treatment outcome; adult; article; attention; brain injury; cognitive defect; communication disorder; consultation; counseling; daily life activity; dept.cmd; female; human; linguistics; major clinical study; male; memory; quality of life; social adaptation; speech therapy; treatment outcome; treatment planning; ⛔ No DOI found

The uses of technology in college and university instruction - Konstam, A; Aufderheide, P; Glenn, L; Hopper, JE; Stewart, R; Molotsky, IF (Academe-Bulletin of the Aaup, 1996)
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An Investigation of a Method of Simplified Scoring for the Kaufman Hand Movements Test as a Measure of Limb Apraxia: - Neiman, Michael R.; Duffy, Robert J.; Belanger, Steven A.; Coelho, Carl A. (Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1996)
A simplified, 3-category method for scoring the Kaufman Hand Movements test was devised to replace a previously used, more complex 21-category scoring method. The concurrent validity and diagnostic sensitivity of the rescored test as a measure of limb apraxia were investigated in a reanalysis of the test protocols of 23 aphasic adults. Using the Limb Apraxia Test as the criterion measure, a Pearson r of .71 and predictive validity of 100% were obtained. These results encourage further investigation of the Kaufman Hand Movements lest as an efficient measure of limb apraxia.
Keywords: Adult; Aged; Aphasia; Apraxias; Dominance, Cerebral; Female; Humans; Imitative Behavior; Male; Middle Aged; Motor Skills; Neuropsychological Tests; Observer Variation; Orientation; Psychometrics; adult; aged; aphasia; apraxia; article; dept.cmd; female; hemispheric dominance; human; imitation; male; middle aged; motor performance; neuropsychological test; observer variation; orientation; psychometry; statistics

Impairments of discourse abilities and executive functions in traumatically brain-injured adults. - Coelho, Carl A; Liles, Betty Z; Duffy, Robert J (Brain Injury, 1995)
Preliminary findings from an ongoing investigation of the potential relationship between narrative discourse performance and executive functions in adults with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are reported. Narrative stories were elicited from 32 adults with TBI. Stories were analysed at three levels: sentence production, intersentential cohesive adequacy, and story episode structure. These measures were then correlated with scores from the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), the primary measure of executive function. A significant correlation was noted between a factor score from the WCST and the measure of story structure, but not sentence production or cohesive adequacy. These results suggest that executive functions may be a promising avenue to pursue in the search for underlying causal factors of narrative discourse dysfunction and, therefore to better delineate the nature of communicative deficits secondary to TBI.
Keywords: *Aphasia, Broca/di [Diagnosis]; *Brain Damage, Chronic/di [Diagnosis]; *Brain Injuries/di [Diagnosis]; *Neuropsychological Tests; *Problem Solving; *Speech Production Measurement; Adolescent; Adult; Aphasia, Broca/px [Psychology]; Aphasia, Broca/rh [Rehabilitation]; Brain Damage, Chronic/px [Psychology]; Brain Damage, Chronic/rh [Rehabilitation]; Brain Injuries/px [Psychology]; Brain Injuries/rh [Rehabilitation]; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; adolescent; adult; article; brain injury; clinical article; dept.cmd; female; human; male; speech analysis; speech articulation; speech disorder

Application of semantic feature analysis as a treatment for aphasic dysnomia - Boyle, Mary; Coelho, Carl A (American Journal of Speech-language Pathology, 1995)
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Discourse production deficits following traumatic brain injury: A critical review of the recent literature - Coelho, Carl A (Aphasiology, 1995)
This review analyses several recent studies of discourse deficits subsequent to traumatic brain injury. The review describes methodological problems related to incomplete subject descriptions, use of different discourse elicitation tasks and analyses, and examines the findings from each study by level of analysis. The limitations of these findings are discussed and general conclusions regarding discourse abilities following traumatic brain injury are offered. Implications for future research are also presented.
Keywords: aphasia; brain injury; conversation; dept.cmd; dysarthria; human; injury scale; language disability; peer-reviewed; review

Evaluation of hardwire personal assistive listening devices - Dempsey, James J; Ross, Mark (American Journal of Audiology, 1994)
Keywords: dept.cmd

The development of literacy in individuals with severe congenital speech and motor impairments - Foley, B.E. (Topics in Language Disorders, 1993)
Keywords: dept.cmd

A multicultural annotative bibliography of voice and voice disorders - Dejarnette, Glenda (Howard Journal of Communications, 1992)
Keywords: African american voice; Asian american voice; Hispanic voice; Multicultural voice; Multicultural voice disorders; Native american voice; dept.cmd

Computer‐assisted tracking simulation (CATS) - Dempsey, James J.; Levitt, Harry; Josephson, Judith; Porrazzo, Josephine (The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 1992)
The tracking technique involves a sender reading consecutive segments from a story and a receiver attempting to repeat each segment verbatim. The reliability and validity of the tracking procedure have been criticized based upon uncontrolled variables such as sender, receiver, and text characteristics. To address these problems, a computer-assisted interactive tracking simulation (CATS) system has been developed in which story segments are presented to the receiver via a video laser disc system and repair strategies are implemented through a computer program.
Keywords: dept.cmd

An introduction to issues of habitat fragmentation relative to transportation corridors with special reference to high-speed rail (HSR) - De Santo, R.S.; Smith, D.G. (Environmental Management, 1993)
Potential environmental impacts on wildlife result from siting and construction (short-term impacts) and habitat removal and fragmentation (long-term impacts) as a consequence of transportation corridor construction. Especially in rural districts, wildlife migration corridors and dispersal orientation are altered or destroyed and wildlife populations and their gene pools are isolated. This significantly weakens the wildlife community. Prudent selection of construction corridors reduces fragmentation impacts by maximizing preserved fragment sizes, and by running parallel to, not through, natural areas. Corridor width determines the degree to which wildlife movement is restricted except that culverts, underpasses, overpasses, and one-way gates, can aid wildlife in cross movements. Minimum underpass dimensions for large wildlife should be no smaller than 14 ft×14 ft and should include natural substratum inverts. Rail corridors have four characteristics that minimize adverse environmental impacts. The railbed is dry, ballast fillters runoff, there is little runoff beyond the toe of slope, and drainage ditches serve to control sheet flow and erosion, sediment movement, and uncontrolled channel flow. Rail corridors usually occupy smaller land areas because they are narrower and are more feasible to elevate so as to allow free movement of wildlife across the corridor. © 1993 Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Keywords: Environmental impacts; Habitat fragmentation; High-speed rail (HSR); animal; corridor; dept.bio; environmental impact assessment; forest; habitat fragmentation; note; railway; siting; species; united states; wildlife

Niche overlap of two sympatric‐nesting hawks Accipiter spp. in the New Jersey‐New York Highlands - Bosakowski, Thomas; Smith, Dwight G; Speiser, Robert (Ecography, 1992)
The food and habitat niches of two nesting species of hawks Accipiter spp were studied in an extensively forested area of the Eastern Deciduous Forest Biome Nesting habitat was quantitated at 19 Cooper s hawk A cooperu nests and 16 northern goshawk A gentilis nests There was no significant trend for Cooper's hawks to nest in less mature forests than northern goshawks as reported previously for western North America Forest habitats did not differ markedly except that shrub cover was greater at Cooper's hawk nest sites, which were also on flatter terrain and closer to roads, forest openings, and human habitation However, these few differences resulted m reducing habitat‐niche overlap considerably (0 538), as was calculated using principal components analysis Mean prey weight was significantly larger for the northern goshawk which follows its 2 2‐fold body weight advantage over Cooper's hawk Although bird prey was of primary importance to both Accipiter, goshawks took twice the proportion of mammals compared to their smaller congener Food‐niche overlap was lowest by prey species overlap (0 470), followed by prey size class overlap (0 529), and highest by vertical foraging zone overlap (0 816) The Cooper's hawk showed the greatest niche breadth for both food and habitat niches indicating it as more of a generalist Overall, niche complementarity of food and habitat dimensions resulted in niche overdispersion along food and habitat dimensions with a total niche overlap (0 504) that was below the competition threshold These results suggested that competition (past and current) was responsible for segregating niches Copyright © 1992, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
Keywords: Accipiter cooperii; Accipiter gentilis; Cooper's hawk; USA, New Jersey; USA, New York; dept.bio; goshawk; hawk; niche overlap; northern goshawk

Technology in the elementary art room - Girardi, Sydney K P (1999)
Keywords: dept.art

Nothing but history: Reconstruction and extremity after metaphysics - Roberts,DD - Ausmus, HJ (American Historical Review, 1997)
Keywords: dept.art

Review of Weltgericht Oder Revolution: Protestantische und Sozialistische Zukunftsvorstellungen im Deutschen Kaiserreich, Lucian Hölscher - Ausmus, Harry J. (The American Historical Review, 1991)
Keywords: dept.art

The archaeological implications of water-cached hyena kills - Selvaggio, M.M. (Current Anthropology, 1998)
Keywords: dept.ant

Concerning the three stage model of carcass processing at FLKZinjanthropus: A reply to Capaldo - Selvaggio, Marie M (Journal of Human Evolution, 1998)
Keywords: Animals; Anthropology; Carnivora; Feeding Behavior; Fossils; Hominidae; Humans; Models, Biological; animal; anthropology; biological model; dept.ant; feeding behavior; fossil; hominid; human; note; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Evidence for a three-stage sequence of hominid and carnivore involvement with long bones at FLKZinjanthropus, olduvai gorge, tanzania - Selvaggio, Marie M (Journal of Archaeological Science, 1998)
The order in which hominids and carnivores had access to Plio-Pleistocene bone assemblages has defied interpretation despite attempts to decipher their sequence from element frequencies or by comparing ancient butchery marks with modern ones. Data from two simulations in which experimental stone-tool butchery of long bones occurred after carcasses were defleshed by large free-ranging East African carnivores are here compared to data from the FLK Zinjanthropus bone assemblage from Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. One experimental sample simulated two stages of tissue removal; defleshing of long bones by carnivores, followed by tool-assisted flesh-scrap removal and marrow extraction. A second simulated three stages of tissue removal; the first two stages the same as the first sample, plus a third stage in which bone-crunching carnivores ravaged the remains. Carnivore ravaging is demonstrated to result in additional tooth marks on epiphyseal fragments, but does not significantly alter the incidence of defleshing tooth marks or butchery marks on midshafts. The Zinjanthropus sample is similar to the three-stage simulation in its proportion of epiphyseal relative to midshaft fragments, and for the incidence of midshafts bearing tooth marks and butchery marks. © 1998 Academic Press Limited.
Keywords: Butchery Marks; Carnivore Tooth Marks; Experimental Archaeology; Pleistocene; Pliocene; Scavenging; Site Formation; Tanzania; Taphonomy; archaeology; bone assemblage; dept.ant; taphonomy

Lust for life and fear of the alien: Ethnology in the Third Reich - German - Hauschild,T - Messing, Simon D (American Anthropologist, 1997)
Keywords: dept.ant

Hierarchy and caste - history and political-structure of the Dizi in southwestern Ethiopia - German - haberland,eh - Messing, Simon D (American Anthropologist, 1995)
Keywords: dept.ant

Cultures in images - German - Raabe,EC, Wagner,H - Messing, Simon D (American Anthropologist, 1995)
Keywords: dept.ant

Age and status - ethnological contributions on modern sociological-research on age - German - Marzi,H - Messing, Simon D (American Anthropologist, 1992)
Keywords: dept.ant

Der Tod—Ende oder tor zum leben? Tod und jenseitsvorstellungen der völker. josef franz thiel - Messing, Simon D. (American Anthropologist, 1991)
Keywords: dept.ant

Mythology - tours through tradition and the present - German- Schlatter,G - Messing, Simon D (American Anthropologist, 1991)
Keywords: dept.ant

Book Review: Beyene tadesse. proceedings of the 8th international conference of ethiopian studies, university of addis ababa, 1984 . vol. 1, 846 pp., vol.2, 737 pp. place of publication not reported: institute of ethiopian studies, 1988. figures, maps, illustrations, tables. - Messing, Simon D (African Studies Review, 1991)
Keywords: book.review; dept.ant

Africa and Israel - Relations in Perspective - Ojo,o - Messing, SD (Africa Today, 1990)
Keywords: dept.ant; ⛔ No DOI found

The circumcision of women - a strategy for eradication - kosothomas,o - Messing, SD (Africa Today, 1990)
Keywords: dept.ant; ⛔ No DOI found

Social/Cultural anthropology: chosen voices: the story of the american cantorate. mark slobin - Messing, Simon D (American Anthropologist, 1990)
Keywords: dept.ant

Satisfy customers while speeding R&D and staying profitable - Curtis, Carey C; Ellis, Lynn W (Research-technology Management, 1998)
Studies of innovation management effectiveness pinpoint specific practices that will allow companies to increase customer satisfaction and pursue a strategy of speedy R&D-without compromising profitability. The two practices that accomplish this end, when used moderately (although not universally), are Quality Function Deployment for project selection and Stage-Gate Tracking for controlling development. Companies that use Internal Rate of Return as a criterion for project selection have also been found to be move profitable.
Keywords: Customer satisfaction; Industrial economics; Profitability; Quality function deployment; Research and development management; Strategic planning; dept.acc

The influence of career stage on the work attitudes of male and female accounting professionals - Lynn, Susan A; Cao, Le Thi; Horn, Betty C (Journal of Organizational Behavior, 1996)
The present study compared work commitments, overall job satisfaction, intrinsic and extrinsic rewards satisfactions, and organizational and professional turnover intentions of 718 male and female accounting professionals at different career stages. Career stage was measured by professional tenure. The results indicate that there are some differences in work attitudes across career stages for male accounting professionals. Job involvement, organizational commitment, and intrinsic and extrinsic rewards satisfaction are positively related to professional tenure. Organizational turnover intentions are negatively related to professional tenure for male accounting professionals. There are no significant differences in work attitudes across career stages for female accounting professionals, An examination of reasons for differences in work attitude patterns between male and female accountants suggests the need for research to determine whether later career stages (advancement and maintenance) differ for men and women. The results also suggest that future research should consider defining career stage in terms of the overlap between stages defined using alternate career stage measures.
Keywords: dept.acc

Measuring customer satisfaction - Ellis, Lynn W; Curtis, Carey C (Research-technology Management, 1995)
Survey research on measuring customer satisfaction using an index, market share and a lead user confirms that satisfaction must be with the firm as an innovator well as with the innovative service or product. The customer is defined as not only the end user or consumer but as a downstream counterpart of R&D in the same company or in other parts of the distribution chain. For an overall indication of customer satisfaction, measure the firm's responsiveness, its technology (capabilities and products) and product quality/reliability.
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Speedy research-and-development - how beneficial - Ellis, Lynn W; Curtis, Carey C (Research-technology Management, 1995)
As companies increasingly try to do more with less, one of the key prescriptions in the literature has been to employ practices that shorten time to market, including the time taken in R&D. This article reports on survey research that links cycle times and financial performance, and records executives reactions to the results. The main finding is that the reduced costs of faster cycles fail to show up in improved earnings, and suggests several reasons why this occurs. For companies forced by competition to speed up their cycles, several management methods are given for reducing time with minimal financial impairment.
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MFT student training in medical family therapy: A collaborative hospital project with radiation oncology. - Yeager, Barbara; Auyang, Michael; Brown, Dolores L; Dickinson, Patricia; Goldstein, Jayne A; Jaffe, Nina; Mckay, Lynda; Roche, Pamela; Workman, Gwen (Families, Systems, & Health, 1999)
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Chatbots for Multilingual Conversations - Vanjani, Mahesh; Aiken, Milam; Park, Mina (Journal of Management Science and Business Intelligence, 2019)
Chatbots emulate human dialogue to provide a more intuitive user interface to applications or simply provide entertainment. Chatbots rely on technology to function and new and emerging technologies such as NLP (Natural Language Processing) and AI (Artificial Intelligence) can be used to increase the ability of chatbots to emulate a more natural and free flowing conversation. As more and more mobile device users transition to increased use of texts and messaging chatbots can be used to provide consumers with multilingual support and services. While some chatbots have been developed in other languages, currently most converse only in English, and only a few can communicate in multiple languages. If configured correctly multilingual chatbots have the potential of providing a digital communication option that transcends language barriers. For our research we focused on the use of a chatbot that links the English-speaking Tutor Mike system with Google Translate, thus providing conversational capability in 103 languages, which is more than any other artificial multilingual agent is currently capable of. Two humans communicated with the system using German, Spanish, and Korean, and a group of undergraduate students reviewed the English translations of the chatbot’s replies. Results show that the responses from German and Spanish were cogent and natural, but those from Korean were less understandable. As a caveat, Asian languages lack much of the linguistic nuances of European languages. For example, there may be no plural form or gender in the Asian language. Unlike German where nouns and adjectives constantly change endings depending on what they are doing in a sentence and, unlike Spanish, which have numerous verb conjugations, Asian languages require no such changes. This might impact the translation ability and quality of a multilingual chatbot. Additional research and enhancements can improve chatbots used for European to Asian language translations and vice-versa. Regardless, our research shows promising results in the future use of multilingual chatbots to allow communication across the globe with business potential in the use of such chatbots to provide customer service and online live interaction with customers across the world.
Keywords: Chatbot, Multilingual, Communication, Machine Translation; dept.bis; dept.mgt; peer-reviewed

Collecting Citations from Text - Hedreen, Rebecca (2020)
Basic steps and scripts used for translating text citations to bibtex files suitable for loading into citation management software or citation analysis scripts. 3 publically available...
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Maps for Jackie - Labbe, Jason (BlazeVOX Books, 2020)
"Poetry's natural habitat is one of detail, radiant or tarnished, an intimate geography that draws us close to where presence is an act of perception: world into word. In Maps for Jackie, Jason Labbe navigates a terrain of singular encounters and incidents, tactile, luminous and animated by the sensuous abrasions and comforts of the heartmind as they touch down on his, and our, present: white leaf is like a moth / wing I'd fix to her shoulder.--Ann Lauterbach"--The back cover
Keywords: 21st century; American poetry; dept.eng; faculty_collection

Reducing sedentary behavior versus increasing moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity in older adults: a 12-week randomized, clinical trial - Gibbs, Bethany Barone; Brach, Jennifer S.; Byard, Tom; Creasy, Seth; Davis, Kelliann K.; McCoy, Stephanie; Peluso, Anna; Rogers, Renee J.; Rupp, Kristie; Jakicic, John M. (Journal of Aging and Health, 2016)
Objective: To compare the effects of behavioral interventions targeting decreased sedentary behavior versus increased moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical ac...
Keywords: dept.hms

A convolutional neural network-based model for sales prediction - Buyar, Vitaliy; Abdel-Raouf, Amal (AIRC 2019, 2019)
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College student sleep and executive functioning: An examination of potential moderators - Cifre, Anthony B.; Walters, Kenneth S.; Budnick, Christopher J. (Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 2020)
Approximately 60% of college students report sleep disturbances. Sleep disturbances, such as insomnia, negatively influence physical energy, cognitive resources, and affective states that might inhibit executive functioning. To better delineate the variables that alter the college student insomnia and executive functioning relationship we examined sleepiness, sleep debt, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptomatology. We expected insomnia to predict executive dysfunction, with a stronger relationship observed at higher levels of the focal moderator (i.e., sleepiness, sleep debt, or ADHD symptoms). Undergraduate participants (n = 472) completed a cross-sectional survey assessing insomnia, state sleepiness, sleep debt, ADHD symptomatology (inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity), and executive dysfunction. Hierarchical linear regressions showed that poor sleep had a negative influence on executive function when college students also had high levels of impulsivity, state sleepiness, or sleep debt. These results partially support our expectations and further the academic sleep-related literature while providing insight for counselors, academic advisors, or other professionals working with college student populations. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
Keywords: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; College Students; Executive Function; Financial Strain; Insomnia; Sleep; Sleepiness; Symptoms; dept.psy; peer-reviewed

Speckle interferometry at SOAR in 2019 - Tokovinin, Andrei; Mason, Brian D.; Mendez, Rene A.; Costa, Edgardo; Horch, Elliott P. (The Astronomical Journal, 2020)
The results of speckle-interferometric observations at the 4.1 m Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope in 2019 are given, totaling 2555 measurements of 1972 resolved pairs with separations from 15 mas (median 0.″21) and magnitude difference up to 6 mag, and non-resolutions of 684 targets. We resolved for the first time 90 new pairs or subsystems in known binaries. This work continues our long-term speckle program. Its main goal is to monitor orbital motion of close binaries, including members of high-order hierarchies and Hipparcos pairs in the solar neighborhood. We give a list of 127 orbits computed using our latest measurements. Their quality varies from excellent (25 orbits of grades 1 and 2) to provisional (47 orbits of grades 4 and 5). © 2020 The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
Keywords: 1081; 154; 1777; Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics; Binary stars; Multiple stars; Visual binary stars; dept.phy; peer-reviewed

Observations of binary stars with the differential speckle survey instrument. IX. Observations of known and suspected binaries, and a partial survey of be stars - Horch, Elliott P.; van Belle, Gerard T.; Davidson, James W., Jr.; Willmarth, Daryl; Fekel, Francis C.; Muterspaugh, Matthew; Casetti-Dinescu, Dana I.; Hahne, Frederick W.; Granucci, Nicole M.; Clark, Catherine; Winters, Jennifer G.; Rupert, Justin D.; et al. (The Astronomical Journal, 2020)
We report 370 measures of 170 components of binary and multiple-star systems, obtained from speckle imaging observations made with the Differential Speckle Survey Instrument at Lowell Observatory's Discovery Channel Telescope in 2015 through 2017. Of the systems studied, 147 are binary stars, 10 are seen as triple systems, and 1 quadruple system is measured. Seventy-six high-quality nondetections and 15 newly resolved components are presented in our observations. The uncertainty in relative astrometry appears to be similar to our previous work at Lowell, namely, linear measurement uncertainties of approximately 2 mas, and the relative photometry appears to be uncertain at the 0.1-0.15 mag level. Using these measures and those in the literature, we calculate six new visual orbits, including one for the Be star 66 Oph and two combined spectroscopic-visual orbits. The latter two orbits, which are for HD 22451 (YSC 127) and HD 185501 (YSC 135), yield individual masses of the components at the level of 2% or better, and independent distance measures that in one case agrees with the value found in the Gaia DR2 and in the other disagrees at the 2σ level. We find that HD 22451 consists of an F6V+F7V pair with orbital period of 2401.1 ± 3.2 days and masses of 1.342 ± 0.029 and 1.236 ± 0.026M⊙. For HD 185501, both stars are G5 dwarfs that orbit one another with a period of 433.94 ± 0.15 days, and the masses are 0.898 ± 0.012 and 0.876 ± 0.012M⊙ . We discuss the details of both the new discoveries and the orbit objects. © 2020. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved..
Keywords: Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics; Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics; Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics; dept.phy; peer-reviewed

A hot terrestrial planet orbiting the bright M dwarf L 168-9 unveiled by TESS - Astudillo-Defru, N.; Cloutier, R.; Wang, S. X.; Teske, J.; Brahm, R.; Hellier, C.; Ricker, G.; Vand erspek, R.; Latham, D.; Seager, S.; Winn, J. N.; Jenkins, J. M.; et al. (Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2020)
We report the detection of a transiting super-Earth-sized planet (R = 1.39 ± 0.09 R⊕ ) in a 1.4-day orbit around L 168-9 (TOI-134), a bright M1V dwarf (V = 11, K = 7.1) located at 25.15 ± 0.02 pc. The host star was observed in the first sector of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission. For confirmation and planet mass measurement purposes, this was followed up with ground-based photometry, seeing-limited and high-resolution imaging, and precise radial velocity (PRV) observations using the HARPS and Magellan/PFS spectrographs. By combining the TESS data and PRV observations, we find the mass of L 168-9 b to be 4.60 ± 0.56 M⊕ and thus the bulk density to be 1.74-0.33+0.44 times higher than that of the Earth. The orbital eccentricity is smaller than 0.21 (95% confidence). This planet is a level one candidate for the TESS mission's scientific objective of measuring the masses of 50 small planets, and it is one of the most observationally accessible terrestrial planets for future atmospheric characterization. © ESO 2020.
Keywords: Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics; Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics; Atmospheric characterization; Earth (planet); High-resolution imaging; Mass measurements; Orbital eccentricity; Orbits; Planetary systems; Planets; Radial velocity; Scientific objectives; Seeing limited; Stars: individual: L 168-9; Stars: late-type; Techniques: photometric; Techniques: radial velocities; Terrestrial planets; dept.phy; peer-reviewed; planetary systems; stars: individual: L 168-9; stars: late-type; techniques: photometric; techniques: radial velocities

The joint effect of Relevant/Irrelevant information and expertise on the formation of market segments: do experts group in fewer, tighter clusters? - Stevens, Laurie A; Spence, Mark T (Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference, 2005)
Keywords: dept.mkt; ⛔ No DOI found

Are we ashamed of our children? - Schumacher, NC (Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2004)
Keywords: dept.art; ⛔ No DOI found

The venomous course of southwestern opium: Qing prohibition in Yunnan, Sichuan, and Guizhou in the early nineteenth century - Bello, David (The Journal of Asian Studies, 2003)
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Concept mapping as a tool to engage a community in health disparity identification. - Risisky, Debra; Hogan, Vijaya K; Kane, Mary; Burt, Beneta; Dove, Cassandra; Payton, Marinelle (Ethnicity & disease, 2008)
Objectives: To engage a community to critically examine local health disparities. Design: Concept mapping is a tool used to rapidly assess the variations in thinking of large stakeholder groups' about a particular topic. Setting: Jackson, Mississippi. Participants: Community members. Methods: Dialog groups and community meetings were held, and participants were asked to respond to the statement, "A specific thing that causes African Americans to get sicker and die sooner is⋯" Aggregate responses were rated for importance and feasibility and then sorted into related groups. Aggregate sorts and ratings were then processed by using multidimensional scaling and hierarchical cluster analysis. Results: There were 132 (unduplicated) reported contributors to health disparities. These responses fell into eight general clusters: economic issues, government, contextual factors, cultural factors, HIV, stress, environment, and motivation. Factors respondents felt were the most important contributors to disparities (economic factors, contextual factors, stress) did not correlate with those that they thought were most likely to be changed in society (contextual factors, government, motivation). Conclusions: Concept mapping provided a mechanism for rapidly documenting community thinking about health disparities. This mechanism stimulated community dialog and was used as a first step toward the long-term goal of creating equal community, academic, and medical partnerships for addressing disparities. The concept mapping process stimulated critical thinking about contributors to health inequities and uncovered contextual factors previously unknown to researchers and public health planners. The process allowed for active engagement and exchange of knowledge between the community and researchers and allowed a mechanism for identifying and rectifying disconnects in knowledge within and between stakeholder groups.
Keywords: *Community Participation; *Concept Formation; *Health Status Disparities; Adult; African American; African Americans; Aged; Community dialog; Concept Formation; Concept mapping; Consumer Participation; Female; Health Status Disparities; Health disparities; Humans; Jackson; Male; Middle Aged; Mississippi; United States; adult; aged; article; cluster analysis; concept formation; concept mapping; consumer; critical thinking; cultural factor; dept.pch; economics; feasibility study; female; goal attainment; government; health care planning; health status; human; male; medical research; middle aged; motivation; professional practice; public health; scale up; stress; ⛔ No DOI found

Book review: lettere di roberto bracco a sabatino lopez E dario NiccodemiGiovanelliPaola daniela, a cura di. lettere di roberto bracco a sabatino lopez e dario Niccodemi.Marano di napoli: centro studi sul teatro napoletano meridionale ed europeo. quaderni / 2, 2002. pp. 79. - Vena, Michael (Forum Italicum, 2004)
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The evolving door: providing technology access for post-secondary students in a constantly changing technology-based culture - Hecht, Janice; Zamfir, Bogdan (Springer Verlag, 2002)
The Center for Adaptive Technology at Southern Connecticut State University was established in 1988 to provide access to computers for students with disabilities. The challenge of keeping current with both standard and adaptive technology has caused our service to evolve from a focused, centralized model to an integrated model providing technology access to students regardless of their location on campus. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2002.
Keywords: Adaptive technology; Artificial intelligence; Centralized models; Computer science; Computers; Integrated modeling; Students; Technology-based; dept.wll

Language diversity and education - Verplaetse, LS (American Journal of Psychology, 2002)
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Fifty Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners.: Adrienne L. Herrell - Reynolds, Kate Mastruserio (TESOL Quarterly, 2001)
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Book Review: The big book of humorous training games. - Saltman, JM (Humor-International Journal of Humor Research, 2005)
Keywords: book.review; dept.sed; ⛔ No DOI found

Teachers’ literacy-related knowledge and self-perceptions in relation to preparation and experience - Spear-Swerling, Louise; Brucker, Pamela Owen; Alfano, Michael P (Annals of Dyslexia, 2005)
After rating their own literacy-related knowledge in three areas (knowledge about reading/reading development, phonemic awareness/phonics, and morpheme awareness/structural analysis), graduate teacher-education students completed five tasks intended to measure their actual disciplinary knowledge in these areas. Teachers with high levels of prior background (i.e., course preparation and experience) rated themselves as significantly more knowledgeable than did low-background teachers in all areas; high-background participants also significantly outperformed low-background participants on all tasks. However, even high-background teachers scored well below ceiling on the tasks. Regression analyses indicated that teachers' self-perceptions and knowledge were positively influenced by both level of preparation and teaching experience, although the influences on teachers' knowledge differed by task. Teachers had some accurate perceptions of their own knowledge, especially in the area of phonics. Results suggest that differentiating levels of preparation may be useful in studying teacher knowledge, and also support the notion of a substantial gap between research on reading and teacher preparation in reading.
Keywords: *Faculty; *Phonetics; *Professional Competence; *Reading; *Self Concept; Adult; Certification; Child; Credentialing; Education, Graduate; Education, Special; Educational Measurement; Faculty; Female; Humans; Literacy; Male; Phonetics; Professional Competence; Professional development; Reading; Self Concept; Semantics; Teacher education; Teacher knowledge; Teacher perceptions; Teacher preparation; United States; Vocabulary; academic achievement; accreditation; adult; article; certification; child; dept.sed; education; female; human; linguistics; male; phonetics; professional competence; reading; self concept; semantics; university

Fourth graders' performance on a state-mandated assessment involving two different measures of reading comprehension - Spear-Swerling, Louise (Reading Psychology, 2004)
This study examined fourth graders' performance on two reading comprehension measures, involving a question-answering format and a cloze format, which were part of a state-mandated assessment. Word-level reading skills and oral language comprehension were important to success on both formats, but word accuracy had a stronger relationship to the cloze than to the question-answering measure. Language comprehension related strongly to both formats. The cognitive profiles associated with poor reading comprehension varied, but most often involved a specific difficulty in accuracy of pseudoword decoding. The results suggest that test format should be considered in interpreting reading comprehension performance and underscore the need to assess specific component abilities in reading.
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Preparing novice teachers to develop basic reading and spelling skills in children. - Spear-Swerling, Louise; Brucker, Pamela Owen (Annals of Dyslexia, 2004)
This study examined the word-structure knowledge of novice teachers and the progress of children tutored by a subgroup of the teachers. Teachers' word-structure knowledge was assessed using three tasks: graphophonemic segmentation, classification of pseudowords by syllable type, and classification of real words as phonetically regular or irregular. Tutored children were assessed on several measures of basic reading and spelling skills. Novice teachers who received word-structure instruction outperformed a comparison group of teachers in word-structure knowledge at post-test. Tutored children improved significantly from pre-test to post-test on all assessments. Teachers' post-test knowledge on the graphophonemic segmentation and irregular words tasks correlated significantly with tutored children's progress in decoding phonetically regular words; error analyses indicated links between teachers' patterns of word-structure knowledge and children's patterns of decoding progress. The study suggests that word-structure knowledge is important to effective teaching of word decoding and underscores the need to include this information in teacher preparation.
Keywords: *Dyslexia/th [Therapy]; *Education/td [Trends]; *Reading; Adult; Articulation Disorders; Articulation Disorders/rh [Rehabilitation]; Child; Dyslexia; Education; Faculty; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Male; Reading; adult; article; attitude to health; child; dept.sed; dyslexia; education; evaluation; female; human; male; reading; speech disorder; university

Teachers’ acquisition of knowledge about English word structure - Spear-Swerling, Louise; Brucker, Pamela Owen (Annals of Dyslexia, 2003)
Previous research suggests that teachers' knowledge about English word structure (e.g., the phonological structure of words and common orthographic patterns in English) may be limited, although this knowledge is important for effective teaching of word decoding. This study examined teacher education students' knowledge about word structure, and improvements in their knowledge as a result of instruction, using three tasks: graphophonemic segmentation, classification of pseudowords by syllable type, and classification of real words as phonetically regular or irregular. Participants came from a special education certification program and included both preservice and inservice teachers. Results indicated that prior preparation to teach reading influenced participants' initial performance on two of the three word-structure tasks (all but graphophonemic segmentation); however, prior experience in teaching reading did not influence word-structure knowledge. A subset of participants who received specific instruction about word structure improved their knowledge relative to a comparison group of teacher education students who did not receive word-structure instruction. Prior preparation did not influence participants' responsiveness to instruction. Conclusions support the viewpoint that teacher education must include information about English word structure for educators who will teach reading and suggest that sufficiently intensive instruction may be important in developing word-structure knowledge.
Keywords: dept.sed

What science offers teachers of reading - Spear-Swerling, Louise; Sternberg, Robert J (Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 2001)
Keywords: dept.sed

Stylistic sabotage and Thorstein Veblen's scientific irony - Cassano, G. (Journal of Economic Issues, 2005)
Keywords: dept.soc

Book Review: corrections: A comprehensive view - Ryan, Michael (Criminal Justice Review, 2005)
Keywords: book.review; dept.soc

A case for developing the emotional capacities of social workers: A commentary on “Promoting self-awareness: Infant observation training as a model” - Bliss, S (Smith College Studies in Social Work, 2005)
Keywords: dept.swk; ⚠️ Invalid DOI

Mass trauma and violence: Helping families and children cope. - Dripchak, VL (Clinical Social Work Journal, 2005)
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Introduction to the book reviews - Vol. 33 Iss. 1 - Keenan, EK (Clinical Social Work Journal, 2005)
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Introduction to the book reviews - Vol. 33 Iss. 2 - Keenan, EK (Clinical Social Work Journal, 2005)
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Introduction to the book reviews - Vol. 33 Iss. 3 - Keenan, EK (Clinical Social Work Journal, 2005)
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Introduction to the book reviews - Vol. 33 Iss. 4 - Keenan, EK (Clinical Social Work Journal, 2005)
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Parallel processes in community- based research - Keenan, Elizabeth King (Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping (Click on Current or Archives; Registration Optional), 2005)
Keywords: dept.swk; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Micro ruptures and repairs in the beginning phase of cross-cultural psychotherapy - Keenan, Elizabeth; Tsang, A.; Bogo, Marion; George, Usha (Clinical Social Work Journal, 2005)
The article discusses misunderstandings and misattunements that occur in the beginning phase of cross-cultural psychotherapy. Sources of micro ruptures are outlined, including client maladaptive patterns, therapist misunderstandings, cross-cultural misunderstandings due to cultural variations, and asymmetrical power relations involving the impact of prior experiences or current therapy practices. Multiple clinical vignettes illustrate the rupture/repair process, drawing on Safran and Muran's (2000) list of direct and indirect techniques., (C)2005 Kluwer Academic Publishers
Keywords: Beginning phase of psychotherapy; Cross-cultural psychotherapy; Rupture and repair; Therapeutic relationship; beginning phase of psychotherapy; cross-cultural psychotherapy; dept.swk; rupture and repair; therapeutic relationship

Do social workers integrate sociocultural issues in mental health session dialogue?: an exploratory study of cross-cultural practice - Keenan, Elizabeth King; Tsang, A. Ka Tat; Bogo, Marion; George, Usha (Social Work in Mental Health, 2004)
Keywords: dept.swk

From sociocultural categories to socially located relations: Using critical theory in social work practice - Keenan, EK (Families in Society-the Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 2004)
This article applies concepts from critical social theories to shift the profession's discourse from the center-margin relations of generalist-multicultural practice to a model of socially located cross-cultural client-worker relationships. Critical theories examine patterns and meanings enacted within and between people in specific social locations at specific points in history that express particular relations of culture, power, and identity. This framework can help social workers listen, explore, conceptualize, and intervene in a more complex and effective manner. The article summarizes key themes in critical theories, redefines how social workers can use knowledge for practice, and concludes with discussion of a case illustration.
Keywords: dept.swk

Cacophony, polyphony or fugue: Exploring sociocultural concepts with social work students - Keenan, Elizabeth King; Miehls, Dennis; Moffatt, Kenneth; Orwat, John; White, Joyce (Smith College Studies in Social Work, 2004)
This paper documents some dialogue among the authors that emerged as each taught Master of Social Work students a course in sociocultural concepts. The instructors taught this required course from a common syllabus and the discussion reflects the authors' experiences in the delivery of the course material. At the time these dialogues took place, the instructors had recently changed the course format. Rather than teaching sociocultural concepts in isolation (eg. a class on sexism, a class on ageism, etc.), the instructors crafted the course content around central themes. Postmodern theories underscore much of the course content, and are synthesized both in this course and across the curriculum with feminist, psychodynamic, and cross-cultural practice theories. The paper begins by summarizing key post-modern theories that frame the course. Then, the authors respond to formulated questions that address multiple forms of identity development, ambiguity, and competing student ideologies that are manifest in classroom dynamics. Finally, the authors discuss their respective pedagogical and theoretical views and discuss their classroom experiences.
Keywords: dept.swk

Culture and psychoanalytic theory - Introduction to the book reviews - Keenan, EK (Clinical Social Work Journal, 2004)
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Introduction to the book reviews - Vol. 32 Iss. 1 - Keenan, EK (Clinical Social Work Journal, 2004)
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Introduction to the book reviews - Vol. 32 Iss. 2 - Keenan, EK (Clinical Social Work Journal, 2004)
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Working models: A tool for synthesizing psychology, culture, and power in everyday experiences and internal representations - Keenan, Elizabeth King (Smith College Studies in Social Work, 2003)
As social beings, we experience ourselves through interactions with others in daily routines that participate in the cultural practices and power relations of broader social structures. Social workers, and social scientists in general, however, have had difficulty conceptualizing and synthesizing this way of being in the world. This paper attempts to respond to that gap by discussing how clinical social workers can use the concept of working models as a tool for listening and understanding in psychotherapy. Utilizing a case example, the paper will discuss three working models, the enactment of power relations, cultural practices, and psychological processes, which provide an integrative framework to inform clinical work.
Keywords: dept.swk

Whole-school violence prevention program: A university-public school collaboration - Haymes, Elayne; Howe, Esther; Peck, Lynne (Children & Schools, 2003)
Keywords: dept.swk

Introduction to the book reviews - Vol. 31 Iss. 2 - Keenan, EK (Clinical Social Work Journal, 2003)
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Introduction to the book reviews - Vol. 31 Iss. 3 - Keenan, EK (Clinical Social Work Journal, 2003)
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Introduction to the book reviews - Vol. 31 Iss. 4 - Keenan, EK (Clinical Social Work Journal, 2003)
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Book Review: object relations theory and self psychology in social work practice. eda g. goldstein. new york: the free press, 2001, 303 pp., 35.00 - Keenan, Elizabeth King (Clinical Social Work Journal, 2002)
Keywords: book.review; dept.swk

Ethnographic study of gay and bisexual working-class men in the united states - Appleby, George Alan (Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 2001)
Keywords: dept.swk

An ethnographic study of six latino gay and bisexual men - Colon, Edgar (Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 2001)
Keywords: dept.swk

Distance learning in gerontological education: results and implications of a national survey - Tompkins, Catherine J.; Siegel, Elbert (Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2001)
This article reports data collected from a national survey of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education’s (AGHE) member institutions conducted in 1998. The purpose was to explore current usage of distance learning in gerontological education. The findings suggest that distance learning is being implemented within various programs throughout the country with many others showing an interest. The strengths and limitations of using distance learning in gerontological education are discussed. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-342-9678. E-mail address: <getinfo@haworthpressinc.com> Website: <http://www.HaworthPress.com>]. © 2001 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.
Keywords: dept.swk

Ethnographic study of twenty-six gay and bisexual working-class men in australia and new zealand - Appleby, George Alan (Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 2001)
Keywords: dept.swk

Implications for clinical and policy practice - Appleby, George Alan (Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 2001)
Keywords: dept.swk

Interviewing working-class gay men over the internet - Appleby, George Alan (Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 2001)
Keywords: dept.swk

Practice and theoretical knowledge-based theory for clinical and policy practice - Appleby, George Alan (Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 2001)
SUMMARY: Practice with working-class gay and bisexual men draws upon an ecological framework with a strengths perspective, which emphasizes the roles of culture, values, social class, social identity development, social categorization, social comparison, oppression and power, diversity, and stigma. This practice is based upon a process of developing an assessment and selecting a range of human service interventions. Ethnographic studies were conducted throughout the United States and Canada using a broad-based sample of working-class men to enhance our understanding of their needs and effective ways of helping. © 2001, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Keywords: And intervention; Assessment; Culture; Diversity; Ecology; Individual and group identity; Oppression and power; Social class; Stigma; Strengths; Values; dept.swk

"It was just realizing... that life isn't one big horror": A qualitative study of supported socialization - Davidson, L.; Haglund, K.E.; Stayner, D.A.; Rakfeldt, J.; Chinman, M.J.; Tebes, J.K. (Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 2001)
This report describes the qualitative component of a large-scale study of supported socialization. Paralleling the recent advances made through supported housing, supported employment, and supported education, this approach seeks to increase the involvement of individuals with psychiatric disabilities in naturally occurring social and recreational activities in community settings of their choice. After a review of social relationships and psychiatric disability, we describe the Partnership Project and present findings from a series of qualitative interviews conducted with a subsample of participants. We then discuss the implications of these findings for the community integration of individuals with psychiatric disabilities.
Keywords: adult; article; clinical article; dept.swk; education; employment; female; health program; housing; human; human relation; integration; life; male; mental disease; questionnaire; recreation; socialization; support group; therapeutic community

Preparing students to make a difference: community asset mapping as a vehicle for involving students in community action - Smith, Deborah (Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 2003)
Keywords: dept.rec; peer-reviewed

The role of readability in today's classrooms - Gunning, TG (Topics in Language Disorders, 2003)
“The Role of Readability in Today's Classrooms” emphasizes the importance of providing students with materials on the appropriate level of challenge. Major readability formulas and leveling systems that might be used to assess the difficulty level of materials are reviewed. Because formulas are restricted to objective factors and leveling systems rely too heavily on subjective judgment, this article recommends using both objective and subjective factors when estimating readability levels. This article also recommends using readability/leveling systems as a way of noting textual difficulties that might need instructional intervention.
Keywords: Leveling; Readability; Readability formulas; Reading; Reading materials; dept.rdg

Using cognitive mapping to explore women caregivers' experiences - Valentino, Carmela Cassisi; Bulmer, Sandra Minor (American Journal of Alzheimers Disease and Other Dementias, 2005)
Women are often faced with the primary role of providing care for individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD). This study explored women caregiver's perceptions of caregiving through the use of Cognitive Mapping (CM), a qualitative research method. Volunteers were recruited from caregiver support groups to construct maps of their experience of "caregiving for someone with AD." Maps were analyzed for commonly identified concepts and relationships. Twelve participants identified 280 concepts, 206 of which were unduplicated. Concepts were collapsed into 17 categories; the largest concepts being "friends and family," "sad," "frustration," and "time." The maps produced by the sample in this study were unique, providing evidence that the experience of AD caregiving varies significantly among caregivers. CM appears to be effective for identifying caregiver stressors and needed support services.
Keywords: Alzheimer disease; Alzheimer's disease; Caregivers; Cognitive mapping; Experience; Women; adult; article; brain function; caregiver; cognition; cognitive mapping; concept analysis; dept.pch; experience; family; female; friend; frustration; human; human experiment; loneliness; normal human; patient care; qualitative analysis; social support; stress; time

The same but different: clinician-patient communication with gay and lesbian patients - Bonvicini, Kathleen A; Perlin, Michael J (Patient Education and Counseling, 2003)
Surveys estimate that 3-6% of the patients seen by physicians are gay or lesbian. There are unique health risks of gays and lesbians that are important to the clinician in determining an accurate diagnosis, providing patient education, and arriving at an appropriate treatment plan. One of the most significant medical risks of these populations includes avoidance of routine health care and dissatisfaction with healthcare. Many of these healthcare risks are not addressed because of lack of communication based on a number of common assumptions including the assumption that the patient is heterosexual. This article includes a summary of the medical literature through computerized searches to March 2002 in MEDLINE, PsychInfo, HEALTHSTAR, and bibliographies in articles on health care with gay and lesbian patients. The search strategy included health care of gays and lesbians and clinician-patient communication, partner and family issues. Secondly, it will examine common communication barriers and provide strategies for enhancing communication with patients in a gender-neutral, non-judgmental manner including suggestions for enlisting the inclusion of patients' families. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Clinician-patient communication; Family; Gay; Healthcare; Lesbian; MEDLINE; clinical practice; dept.pch; doctor patient relation; family; female; health care; health hazard; heterosexuality; homosexuality; human; interpersonal communication; male; patient education; patient satisfaction; priority journal; review; treatment planning

Book Review: process evaluation for public health interventions and research - Bontempi, Jean M Breny (Inquiry, 2003)
Keywords: book.review; dept.pch

Process evaluation for public health interventions and research. - Bontempi, JMB (Inquiry-the Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing, 2003)
Keywords: dept.pch; ⚠️ Invalid DOI

Policies for an aging society. - Gallup, PA (Inquiry-the Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing, 2003)
Keywords: dept.pch; ⚠️ Invalid DOI

Book Review: policies for an aging society - Gallup, Peggy (Inquiry, 2003)
Keywords: book.review; dept.pch

Secret pills: HIV-positive patients' experiences taking antiretroviral therapy in North Carolina - Golin, C.; Isasi, F.; Bontempi, J.B.; Eng, E. (AIDS Education and Prevention, 2002)
Understanding the barriers to antiretroviral adherence is a critical step in improving the effectiveness of HIV treatment and saving lives. We sought to assess, qualitatively, the experiences of HIV-positive persons taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) in North Carolina. Twenty-four people participated in one of six focus groups. A structured interview script included three questions (two open-ended) and eight probes. Each discussion was taped, transcribed, and content-analyzed. Three distinct themes emerged. First, many participants believed that taking ART was lifesaving but missed doses because they feared that taking them in public would reveal their HIV status. Second, as a result, participants often found it difficult to integrate their regimens into the most basic daily activities. Finally, participants stressed the importance of having open, ongoing dialogues about their treatment plans and privacy needs with a wide range of health care workers. Multidimensional, tailored interventions may help persons living with HIV overcome the stigma and other complex barriers they face in taking antiretroviral therapy.
Keywords: Adult; Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; Attitude to Health; Female; Focus Groups; HIV Infections; Human immunodeficiency virus infection; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; North Carolina; Patient Compliance; United States; adult; antiretrovirus agent; article; attitude to health; clinical article; dept.pch; female; health care personnel; highly active antiretroviral therapy; human; information processing; male; middle aged; patient compliance; patient counseling; privacy; psychological aspect; virus infection

Sexual activity, orgasm and tampon use are associated with a decreased risk for endometriosis. - Meaddough, Erika L; Olive, David L; Gallup, Peggy; Perlin, Michael; Kliman, Harvey J (Gynecologic and obstetric investigation, 2002)
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to determine if sexual behaviors, orgasm, tampon use, and douching during menstruation modify the risk of endometriosis., METHODS: A case-control study was conducted. Subjects (n = 2,012) consisted of members of the Endometriosis Association and friends not affiliated with the organization who completed mailed surveys. Data were analyzed using chi(2), Fisher's exact test, t test, and regression analyses., RESULTS: There was no difference between study groups concerning douching practices. However, cases were less likely than controls to report sometimes or often engaging in sexual behaviors during menstruation (p = 0.002, OR = 1.5), and sexual behaviors during menstruation that included orgasm (p = 0.001, OR = 1.5). Cases were also less likely than controls to report using only tampons (p < 0.0001, OR = 2.6)., CONCLUSION: Sexual activity, orgasm, and tampon use during menstruation may confer protection against endometriosis. Copyright 2002 S. Karger AG, Basel
Keywords: *Endometriosis/et [Etiology]; *Menstrual Hygiene Products/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data]; *Menstruation; *Orgasm; *Sexual Behavior; Adult; Case-Control Studies; Endometriosis; Female; Humans; Irrigation; Menstrual Hygiene Products; Menstruation; Orgasm; Orgasm/ph [Physiology]; Retrospective Studies; Sexual Behavior; Tampons; Therapeutic Irrigation; adult; article; controlled study; data analysis; dept.pch; endometriosis; female; human; hygiene; major clinical study; menstruation; orgasm; priority journal; regression analysis; sexual behavior; tampon

Can health professionals learn qualitative evaluation methods on the World Wide Web? A case example - Steckler, A; Farel, A; Bontempi, JB; Umble, K; Polhamus, B; Trester, A (Health Education Research, 2001)
The Enhancing Data Utilization Skills through Information Technology (EDUSIT) project trained Maternal and Child Health professionals to collect, analyze and interpret data via a year-long web-based course. The overall goal of the project was to strengthen the technology and analytic skills of the public health workforce. This article describes and analyzes a web-based module for training public health professionals to use qualitative research and evaluation methods that was one of six offered within the EDUSIT project. The qualitative module consisted of six units: overview of qualitative methods, planning qualitative studies, conducting field observations, qualitative interviewing, analyzing qualitative data and presenting qualitative findings. Evaluation results found no statistically significant changes in specific knowledge or beliefs about qualitative methods. However, the change in participants' self-efficacy was statistically significant. Participants' self-reports also showed significant changes in perceived skill levels in `collecting qualitative data through an interview' and `analyzing and interpreting qualitative data'. Most participants rated each lesson within the qualitative methods module as valuable, and most found the teaching methods used satisfactory, emphasizing the value of both the didactic teaching and the practical exercises and team project. The most common difficulty reported was finding the time to complete the module requirements while also working full-time. Implications of these findings for web-based teaching of public health professionals are discussed.
Keywords: Adult; Competency-Based Education; Data Collection; Education, Distance; Education, Graduate; Educational Measurement; Evaluation Studies; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Personnel; Humans; Internet; Job Satisfaction; Middle Aged; Self Efficacy; Southeastern United States; Teaching; adult; article; data analysis; dept.pch; education; health care personnel; human; human experiment; information processing; priority journal; public health; scoring system; self report; statistical analysis; teaching

College students' perceptions of substance use and sexual behaviors - Luquis, RR; Garcia, E; Ashford, D (Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2001)
Keywords: dept.pch; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Sexual satisfaction among married women age 50 and older - Young, M; Denny, G; Young, T; Luquis, R (Psychological Reports, 2000)
Correlates of sexual satisfaction were identified in a sample of older married women. A 70-item questionnaire was mailed to an age-stratified sample of 5,000 married persons, including 1,000 married women over the age of 50. Usable questionnaires were received from 148 participants (14.8% return rate). Hierarchical multiple regression analysis, using sexual satisfaction as the dependent variable, yield ed five predictor variables that accounted for a significant portion of the variation in sexual satisfaction (Cumulative R-2 = .73). These results serve as a reminder that sexual interactions cannot be compartmentalized but must be considered within the context of the overall marriage relationship. Given the low return rate, interpretations should be limited until replication with an adequate sample has been completed.
Keywords: dept.pch

Occupational segregation on the playing field: The case of major league baseball - Sack, AL; Singh, P; Thiel, R (Journal of Sport Management, 2005)
Occupational segregation by race and gender, though less common now than in the past, continues to be the norm rather than the exception in the sport industry. The purpose of this study was twofold. First, occupational segregation on the baseball playing field, often referred to as stacking, was discussed in light of human capital and social closure theories. Second, an attempt was made to replicate and extend a multivariate analysis of stacking by Margolis and Piliavin (1999) that challenges the dominant social science paradigm for explaining stacking. The present study uses more recent data than the Margolis and Piliavin study, as well as multinomial logistic regression analysis. The results reveal that stacking persists in Major League Baseball. They also reveal that the effect of race/ethnicity on assignments to playing positions is reduced when one controls for skills and physical characteristics such as speed and power hitting. The implications of this finding for sport management are examined.
Keywords: dept.psc

The predictive validity of the Five-Factor Model of personality with preschool age children: A nine year follow-up study☆ - Abe, Jo Ann A (Journal of Research in Personality, 2005)
This study examined whether maternal ratings of the Five-Factor Model (FFM) obtained when children were 3.5 years would show theoretically coherent patterns of relations with a variety of behavioral referents in the laboratory at 5 years as well as with maternal and self-ratings of psychological functioning in adolescence. As expected, Agreeableness and Conscientiousness were associated with measures of self-regulation at both ages as well as with an internal locus of control, but only Conscientiousness was associated with high academic performance. By contrast, Neuroticism was associated with measures of anxiety and Extraversion was associated with difficulty inhibiting behaviors at both ages. Openness to Experience was associated with sophisticated play behavior at 5 years and self-confidence in adolescence. Overall, this study yielded strong support for the predictive validity of the FFM with preschool age children and provided further evidence that there are striking continuities in personality from early childhood to adolescence. (c) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Keywords: dept.psy; peer-reviewed

Use of visual information in speech perception: evidence for a visual rate effect both with and without a McGurk effect. - Brancazio, Lawrence; Miller, Joanne L (Perception & psychophysics, 2005)
The McGurk effect, where an incongruent visual syllable influences identification of an auditory syllable, does not always occur, suggesting that perceivers sometimes fail to use relevant visual phonetic information. We tested whether another visual phonetic effect, which involves the influence of visual speaking rate on perceived voicing (Green & Miller, 1985), would occur in instances when the McGurk effect does not. In Experiment 1, we established this visual rate effect using auditory and visual stimuli matching in place of articulation, finding a shift in the voicing boundary along an auditory voice-onset-time continuum with fast versus slow visual speech tokens. In Experiment 2, we used auditory and visual stimuli differing in place of articulation and found a shift in the voicing boundary due to visual rate when the McGurk effect occurred and, more critically, when it did not. The latter finding indicates that phonetically relevant visual information is used in speech perception even when the McGurk effect does not occur, suggesting that the incidence of the McGurk effect underestimates the extent of audio-visual integration.
Keywords: *Speech Perception; *Visual Perception; Adolescent; Adult; Auditory Perception; Cues; Humans; Middle Aged; dept.psy

Effects of reinforcer probability, delay, and response requirements on the choices of rats and pigeons: Possible species differences - Mazur, James E (Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 2005)
In Experiment 1 with rats, a left lever press led to a 5-s delay and then a possible reinforcer. A right lever press led to an adjusting delay and then a certain reinforcer. This delay was adjusted over trials to estimate an indifference point, or a delay at which the two alternatives were chosen about equally often. Indifference points increased as the probability of reinforcement for the left lever decreased. In some conditions with a 20% chance of food, a light above the left lever was lit during the 5-s delay on all trials, but in other conditions, the light was only lit on those trials that ended with food. Unlike previous results with pigeons, the presence or absence of the delay light on no-food trials had no effect on the rats' indifference points. In other conditions, the rats showed less preference for the 20% alternative when the time between trials was longer. In Experiment 2 with rats, fixed-interval schedules were used instead of simple delays, and the presence or absence of the fixed-interval requirement on no-food trials had no effect on the indifference points. In Experiment 3 with rats and Experiment 4 with pigeons, the animals chose between a fixed-ratio 8 schedule that led to food on 33% of the trials and an adjusting-ratio schedule with food on 100% of the trials. Surprisingly, the rats showed less preference for the 33% alternative in conditions in which the ratio requirement was omitted on no-food trials. For the pigeons, the presence or absence of the ratio requirement on no-food trials had little effect. The results suggest that there may be differences between rats and pigeons in how they respond in choice situations involving delayed and probabilistic reinforcers.
Keywords: *Behavior, Animal/ph [Physiology]; *Choice Behavior; *Reaction Time; *Reinforcement, Psychology; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Choice; Choice Behavior; Columbidae; Delay; Fixed interval; Fixed ratio; Key peck; Lever press; Male; Pigeons; Probability; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Reaction Time; Reinforcement (Psychology); Species Specificity; Sprague Dawley rat; animal; animal behavior; decision making; dept.psy; male; peer-reviewed; physiology; pigeons and doves; probability; rat; reaction time; reinforcement; review; species difference

Exploring a concurrent-chains paradox: decreasing preference as an initial link is shortened. - Mazur, James E (Journal of experimental psychology. Animal behavior processes, 2005)
Experiments with pigeons and rats on concurrent-chains schedules examined a paradoxical effect reported by R. A. Preston and E. Fantino (1991). One schedule in the concurrent chain had a variable-interval (VI) 60-s initial link, and its terminal link was a 10-s delay to food. The other schedule had an initial link that ranged from VI 60 s to VI 2 s, and its terminal link was a 20-s delay to food. The paradoxical effect--a decrease in preference for the 20-s delay as its initial link was shortened--was found in some conditions but not in others. An analysis of response-reinforcer delays suggested that the paradoxical effect occurred in conditions in which responding on the short VI schedule almost always led to the 20-s delay, eliminating the possibility of switching to the alternative with the shorter delay. Copyright 2005 APA.
Keywords: *Choice Behavior; *Motivation; *Reinforcement Schedule; Animals; Association Learning; Choice Behavior; Color Perception; Columba; Columbidae; Discrimination Learning; Models, Psychological; Motivation; Psychomotor Performance; Reaction Time; Reinforcement Schedule; animal; article; color vision; decision making; dept.psy; discrimination learning; learning; motivation; pigeons and doves; psychological model; psychomotor performance; reaction time; reinforcement

From Freud to Erikson to Marcia: Concept maps in personality psychology courses - Anthis, K (Teaching of Psychology, 2005)
This study examined concept maps produced by personality psychology students as a function of different types of concept map instruction. The results indicated the number of quantitative items in the students' concept maps significantly increased from the pretest to the posttest, as would be expected over the course of an academic semester. More importantly, the type of instructions the students received at the pretest played a significant role in the number of cross links depicted in the maps at the posttest. I discuss the results in term of the utility of instruction type when using concept maps in social science courses.
Keywords: dept.psy; ⛔ No DOI found

Heuristics and general principles of learning. - Mazur, James E (Behavioural Processes, 2005)
This research on decision-making heuristics is similar to research on animal learning in at least two ways. First, optimality modeling has not proven to be very useful for either research area. Second, both of these research areas seek to find general principles (or heuristics) that are applicable to different species in different settings. However, the basic principles of classical and operant conditioning seem to be more uniform across species and situations, whereas decision-making heuristics can vary for different species and different situations, even for tasks with very similar characteristics.
Keywords: *Algorithms; *Decision Making; *Learning; *Models, Psychological; Animalia; Animals; Decision-making; Heuristics; Humans; Optimality modeling; behavioral research; conditioned reflex; conference paper; decision making; dept.psy; heuristics; human; instrumental conditioning; learning; mental task; nonhuman

Varying initial-link and terminal-link durations in concurrent-chains schedules: a comparison of three models. - Mazur, James E (Behavioural Processes, 2004)
In Experiment 1, pigeons responded on concurrent-chains schedules with equal variable-interval schedules as initial links and fixed delays to food as terminal links. One terminal-link delay was always three times as long as the other. As terminal-link delays increased, response percentages on the key with the shorter terminal link increased according to a curvilinear function. This result supported the predictions of the hyperbolic value-added model and the contextual-choice theory but not delay-reduction theory. In Experiment 2, the terminal links were always delays of 2 s and 12 s, followed by food, and the durations of the initial links varied across conditions. As initial-link durations increased, pigeons' response percentages on the key with the shorter terminal link decreased, but toward an asymptote greater than 50%, indicating a continued preference for the shorter terminal link with very long initial links. This result was more consistent with the predictions of the hyperbolic-value added model than with those of the contextual-choice model or of delay-reduction theory. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords: *Behavior, Animal; *Reinforcement, Psychology; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Columba; Columbidae; Concurrent-chains schedule; Initial links; Key peck; Pigeons; Reinforcement (Psychology); Terminal links; Time Factors; animal experiment; behavioral response; bird; conference paper; controlled study; decision making; dept.psy; experiment; food; intermethod comparison; model; modeling; nonhuman; pigeon; prediction; reinforcement; response time; temporal analysis; theory

Self-esteem, perception of relationships, and emotional distress: A cross-cultural study - Abe, Jo Ann A (Personal Relationships, 2004)
This study examined the relative importance of self-esteem, family cohesion, and support from friends in predicting depressed mood and anxiety in Japanese and American college students. Contrary to expectations, self-esteem was the strongest predictor of emotional distress in both groups of students. Nevertheless, consistent with predictions derived from Markus and Kitayama's theory of self-construals, family cohesion accounted for a significantly larger percentage of the variance in predicting emotional distress in Japan than in the United States. In both countries, the relations between support from friends and the measures of emotional distress were entirely mediated by self-esteem. However, among Japanese students, family cohesion accounted for additional significant variance in predicting the measures of emotional distress, even after controlling for self-esteem.
Keywords: dept.psy

Lexical influences in audiovisual speech perception - Brancazio, Lawrence (Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 2004)
Phoneme identification with audiovisually discrepant stimuli is influenced by information in the visual signal (the McGurk effect). Additionally, lexical status affects identification of auditorily presented phonemes. The present study tested for lexical influences on the McGurk effect. Participants identified phonemes in audiovisually discrepant stimuli in which lexical status of the auditory component and of a visually influenced percept was independently varied. Visually influenced (McGurk) responses were more frequent when they formed a word and when the auditory signal was a nonword (Experiment 1). Lexical effects were larger for slow than for fast responses (Experiment 2), as with auditory speech, and were replicated with stimuli matched on physical properties (Experiment 3). These results are consistent with models in which lexical processing of speech is modality independent.
Keywords: *Lipreading; *Speech Perception; *Visual Perception; *Vocabulary; Adolescent; Adult; Female; Humans; Lipreading; Male; Phonetics; Reaction Time; Speech Perception; Visual Perception; Vocabulary; adolescent; adult; article; clinical trial; controlled clinical trial; controlled study; dept.psy; female; human; linguistics; lip reading; male; phonetics; randomized controlled trial; reaction time; speech perception; vision

Shame, guilt, and personality judgment - Abe, Jo Ann A (Journal of Research in Personality, 2004)
The purpose of this study was to shed further light on the intrapersonal and interpersonal correlates of shame- and guilt-proneness by examining their relations with self- and peer-ratings of the five-factor model (FFM) of personality. Shame- and guilt-proneness were assessed using a scenario-based and a checklist measure. Consistent with findings from previous research, the self-rating data yielded support for the view that shame-proneness may be associated with more maladaptive patterns than guilt-proneness. However, peer-ratings of personality failed to corroborate these findings. Both scenario-based and checklist measures of shame-proneness were associated with a tendency to underestimate one's Agreeableness relative to peer-ratings. Several possible interpretations of these findings are discussed in light of the extant research on personality judgment. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.
Keywords: dept.psy; peer-reviewed

Gender and identity status differences in late adolescents’ possible selves - Anthis, Kristine; Dunkel, Curt S; Anderson, Brian (Journal of Adolescence, 2004)
The current study examined gender and identity status differences in late adolescents' possible selves. The intent of the study was to clarify conflicts between theory and research on gender differences in identity by investigating the content of participants' possible selves. Participants completed measures of identity and possible selves. The results indicated that there was a relationship between gender and the mean number of both feared and balanced interpersonally themed possible selves. The pattern of results is discussed in terms of prior findings regarding gender differences in both identity and possible selves. Suggestions for future research are also provided. (C) 2003 The Association for Professionals in Services for Adolescents. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords: *Sex Factors; *Social Identification; Adolescent; Adult; Female; Humans; Male; Surveys and Questionnaires; United States; adolescent; adult; article; child behavior; controlled study; coping behavior; dept.psy; ego identity; ethnology; fear; female; gender identity; human; male; personality; race difference; sex difference; social status

A new psychology of women: Gender, culture, and ethnicity, 2(nd) edition. - Anthis, K (Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2004)
Keywords: dept.psy; ⚠️ Invalid DOI

The phenomenological experience of global women's issues - Anthis, Kristine (Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2004)
Keywords: dept.psy

Developmental changes in facial expressions of emotions in the strange situation during the second year of life - Izard, Carroll E; Abe, Jo Ann A (Emotion, 2004)
Infants' expressions of discrete emotions were coded during the more stressful episodes (4 through 8) of the Strange Situation at 13 and 18 months. The data showed a significant decrease in full-face expressions (more complex configurations of movements) and a significant increase in component expressions (simpler and more constrained patterns of movements). The authors interpreted this trend as a developmental change toward more regulated and less intense emotions. Consistent with this view, the aggregate index of infants' full-face negative emotion expressions, interpreted as reflecting relatively unregulated intense emotions, correlated significantly with maternal ratings of difficult temperament. The authors discuss alternative interpretations of the findings in terms of changes in reactivity/arousability and the emerging capacity for self-regulation.
Keywords: Adult; Affect; Arousal; Facial Expression; Female; Humans; Infant; Social Control, Informal; Temperament; adult; anger; arousal; article; body movement; body posture; child behavior; child development; child parent relation; dept.psy; emotion; face; facial expression; happiness; human; infant; longitudinal study; mother child relation; rating scale; temperament

Therapist variables that predict symptom change in psychotherapy with chronically depressed outpatients. - Vocisano, Carina; Klein, Daniel N; Arnow, Bruce A; Rivera, Caridad; Blalock, Janice A; Rothbaum, Barbara O; Vivian, Dina; Markowitz, John C; Kocsis, James H; Manber, Rachel; Castonguay, Louis G; Rush, A John; et al. (Psychotherapy, 2004)
The present study examines the contribution of psychotherapist variables to change in depressive symptoms in a large clinical trial comparing the efficacy of the cognitive-behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy, the antidepressant nefazodone, and the combination of both in the treatment of chronic depression. Greater change on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD) was associated with greater emphasis on the therapeutic relationship, lower overall psychotherapy caseload, therapist psychodynamic orientation, and supervisory status. There was no relationship between HRSD change and therapist sex, age, or years of experience.
Keywords: Hamilton scale; adult; age; article; behavior therapy; clinical practice; clinical trial; cognitive therapy; controlled clinical trial; controlled study; depression; dept.psy; doctor patient relation; drug efficacy; female; gender; human; major clinical study; male; multicenter study; nefazodone; normal human; outpatient; patient care; patient guidance; physician attitude; prediction; psychodynamics; psychopharmacotherapy; psychotherapist; psychotherapy; randomized controlled trial; symptomatology; workload

Book Review: midlife and aging in gay america. d. c. kimmel & d. l. martin, harrington park press, binghamton, NY; 2001. 116 pp. 19.95 - Anthis, Kristine (Sex Roles, 2003)
Keywords: book.review; dept.psy

Visual influences on the internal structure of phonetic categories - Brancazio, L; Miller, JL; Pare, MA (Perception & Psychophysics, 2003)
Previous work has demonstrated that the graded internal structure of phonetic categories is sensitive to a variety of contextual factors. One such factor is place of articulation: The best exemplars of voiceless stop consonants along auditory bilabial and velar voice onset time (VOT) continua occur over different ranges of VOT! (Volaitis & Miller, 1992). In the present study, we exploited the McGurk effect to examine whether-visual information for place of articulation also shifts the best-exemplar range for voiceless consonants, following Green and Kuhl's (1989) demonstration of effects of visual place of articulation on the location of voicing boundaries. In Experiment 1, we established that /p/ and /t/ have different best-exemplar ranges along auditory bilabial and alveolar VOT continua. We then found, in Experiment 2, a-similar shift in the best-exemplar range for /t/ relative to that for /p/ when there was a change in visual place of articulation, with auditory place of articulation held constant. These findings indicate-that the perceptual mechanisms that determine internal phonetic category structure-are sensitive to visual, as well as to Auditory, information.
Keywords: Adolescent; Adult; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Phonetics; Random Allocation; Speech Perception; Time Factors; Visual Perception; Voice; adolescent; adult; article; dept.psy; female; human; male; middle aged; phonetics; randomization; speech perception; time; vision; voice

Effects of free-food deliveries and delays on choice under concurrent-chains schedules. - Mazur, James E (Behavioural Processes, 2003)
Pigeons responded on a concurrent-chains schedule with two equal variable-interval (VI) schedules as initial links and delays to food of 3 and 12 s as the two terminal links. In even-numbered sessions, no other reinforcement schedule was present, and all pigeons showed a strong preference for the response key that had the shorter, 3-s terminal-link delay. In odd-numbered sessions, the initial links were interrupted at random times by one of three different types of events. When the interruptions were immediate food deliveries, the response percentages increased on the key that had the 3-s delay. When the interruptions were 30-s delays followed by food, the response percentages remained approximately unchanged. When the interruptions were 30-s delays with no food, the response percentages decreased. The results were used to compare the predictions of different mathematical models of concurrent-chains performance. The results favored models that assume that preference is determined by the relative amount of advantage that is gained when a terminal link is entered. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Choice; Columba; Concurrent chains; Free food; Key peck; Pigeons; Reinforcer delay; animal behavior; animal experiment; article; controlled study; decision making; dept.psy; food; food deprivation; mathematical model; nonhuman; pigeon; prediction; preference behavior; reinforcement; stimulus response

The role of sexist discrimination in adult women's identity development - Anthis, Kristine (Sex Roles, 2002)
The purpose of the current study was to examine the relationship between sexist discrimination and identity development in a sample of adult women. Participants completed a scale to indicate the extent to which sexist events had occurred in their lives and a measure of identity at 2 different data collection periods that spanned approximately 5 months. The results indicated that sexist events reported to occur within the last year at the first data collection period significantly predicted identity scores at the second data collection period. These findings are discussed in terms of how sexist discrimination may play a role in adult women's identity development and in terms of the additional psychometric data that supports the validity of the measure of sexist discrimination.
Keywords: dept.psy; identity; sexist discrimination; women

Winning friends and influencing peers: Strategies of peer influence in late childhood - Hawley, Patricia H; Little, Todd D; Pasupathi, Monisha (International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2002)
We divided children (N = 719, grades 3-6) into five control types based on the degree to which they reported employing prosocial (indirect, cooperative) and coercive (direct, hostile) strategies of control (prosocial controllers, coercive controllers, bistrategic controllers, noncontrollers, and typicals). We tested for differences across the five types on personal characteristics, friendship motivations, wellbeing, and social integration, expecting specific patterns according to whether control is wielded, and whether coercive or prosocial behaviour (or both) is employed. Prosocial controllers revealed positive characteristics (e. g., social skills, agreeableness), intrinsic friendship motivations, and positive wellbeing. In contrast, coercive controllers revealed negative characteristics (e. g., hostility), extrinsic friendship motivations, and ill-being. Bistrategic controllers, as expected, reported the highest control, and revealed characteristics associated with both prosocial and coercive orientations. Noncontrollers, in contrast, did not report having these characteristics and felt the least effective in the peer group. Our evolutionary perspective offers unique predictions of how prosocial and coercive children are similar in terms of their instrumental goals and the consequences of using both strategies or neither.
Keywords: childhood; controlled study; cooperation; dept.psy; female; hostility; human; male; motivation; perception; personality test; persuasive communication; prediction; review; school child; social adaptation; social control; social interaction; sociology; wellbeing

George perkins marsh: prophet of conservation. - Martin, GJ (Professional Geographer, 2002)
Keywords: dept.psy; ⛔ No DOI found

Evidence against a constant-difference effect in concurrent-chains schedules - Mazur, James E (Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 2002)
Savastano and Fantino (1996) reported that in concurrent-chains schedules, initial-link choice proportions remained constant as terminal-link durations increased as long as the subtractive difference between the two terminal-link schedules remained constant. Two experiments with pigeons were conducted to examine this constant-difference effect. Both experiments used equal variable-interval schedules as initial links. The terminal links were fixed delays to reinforcement in Experiment 1 and variable delays to reinforcement in Experiment 2. The durations of the terminal links were varied across conditions, but the difference between pairs of terminal links was always 10 s. In both experiments, preference for the shorter terminal link became less extreme as terminal-link, durations increased, so a constant-difference effect was not found, It is argued, however, that this choice situation does not provide clear evidence for or against delay-reduction theory versus other theories of choice.
Keywords: *Choice Behavior; *Motivation; *Reinforcement Schedule; Animals; Appetitive Behavior; Choice Behavior; Color Perception; Columbidae; Concurrent-chains schedules; Delay-reduction theory; Fixed delays; Key peck; Mental Recall; Motivation; Pigeons; Reinforcement Schedule; Variable delays; animal; appetite; article; color vision; comparative study; decision making; dept.psy; motivation; peer-reviewed; pigeons and doves; recall; reinforcement

Learning and behavior, 5th ed. - Mazur, James E. (2002)
Keywords: dept.psy

On the calamity theory of growth: the relationship between stressful life events and changes in identity over time - Anthis, Kristine (Identity, 2002)
Keywords: dept.psy

Social dominance and prosocial and coercive strategies of resource control in preschoolers - Hawley, P.H. (International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2002)
This study was designed to investigate the predictors of social dominance, the strategies children use to control resources (prosocial and coercive), and the associations between these strategies and measures of personality, social skills, and peer regard. A total of 30 preschoolers (ages 3-6) were rated by their teachers on social dominance. Based on these ratings, dominant children were paired with multiple subordinate children (i.e., block design; Kenny, 1990) and observed in a play situation designed to elicit resource control behaviour. As hypothesised, age and the surgency facet of extraversion predicted social dominance (but openness to experience did not). Furthermore, also as expected, both prosocial behaviour and coercive behaviour were related to resource control in the play situation. Last, both resource control strategies were associated with parent-rated social competence, but only coercive control was associated with positive peer regard (i.e., Likeability). Factors of personality (e.g. agreeableness, hostility) were not associated with either of the strategies. The utility of an evolutionary perspective to resource control and social competence is discussed.
Keywords: article; controlled study; dept.psy; female; group psychology; hostility; human; hypothesis; male; parent; personality; persuasive communication; play; prediction; preschool child; social adaptation; social behavior; social dominance; sociology; teacher

Concurrent-chain performance in transition: effects of terminal-link duration and individual reinforcers. - Mazur, James E (Animal learning & behavior, 2002)
Pigeons responded on concurrent-chain schedules with variable-interval initial links and equal delays as terminal links. The terminal-link delays were 1 sec in some conditions and 20 sec in other conditions. The percentages of reinforcers delivered for responses on the left key were 10%, 30%, 70%, or 90%, and this percentage was switched every five to nine sessions. The rate of change in the pigeons' response percentages after a switch was the same whether the terminal-link delays were 1 sec or 20 sec. Analysis of the effects of individual reinforcers showed that after a response on one key had been reinforced, response percentages on that key were higher for at least the next 100 responses. Small effects of individual reinforcers were evident after eight or nine additional reinforcers had been delivered. The effects of individual reinforcers were about equally large during times of transition and during periods in which overall response percentages were relatively stable.
Keywords: *Behavior, Animal; *Reinforcement, Psychology; Animalia; Animals; Columba; Columbidae; Random Allocation; Reaction Time; Reinforcement Schedule; animal experiment; article; conditioned reflex; conditioning; decision making; dept.psy; nonhuman; pigeon; reinforcement; task performance

Transitional choice behavior in concurrent-chain schedules - Mazur, James E; Blake, Nancy; Mcmanus, Courtney (Behavioural Processes, 2001)
The choice responses of four pigeons were examined in 20 periods of transition in a concurrent-chain procedure with variable-interval schedules as initial links and fixed delays to reinforcement as terminal links. In some conditions, the delays to reinforcement were different for the two terminal links, and changes in preference were recorded after the delays for the two response keys were switched. In other conditions, the reinforcer delays were equal for the two keys, but which key delivered 80% of the reinforcers was periodically switched. Choice proportions changed more quickly after a switch in reinforcement percentages chan after a switch in the delays, thereby contradicting the hypothesis that faster changes would occur when the switch in conditions was easier to discriminate. Analyses of response sequences showed that the effects: of individual reinforcers were larger and lasted longer in conditions with changing reinforcement percentages than in conditions with changing terminal-link delays. Rates of change in choice behavior do not appear to be limited by the unpredictability of variable reinforcement schedules, because the changes in behavior were slow and gradual even when there was a large and sudden change in reinforcer delays. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights: reserved.
Keywords: Columba; Concurrent-chain schedules; Transitional choice behavior; animal experiment; article; behavior; controlled study; decision making; dept.psy; instrumental conditioning; nonhuman; pigeon; reinforcement; stimulus response

Hyperbolic value addition and general models of animal choice - Mazur, James E. (Psychological Review, 2001)
Three mathematical models of choice-the contextual-choice model (R. Grace, 1994), delay-reduction theory (N. Squires & E. Fantino, 1971). and a new model called the hyperbolic value-added model-were compared in their ability to predict the results from a wide variety of experiments with animal subjects. When supplied with 2 or 3 free parameters, all 3 models made fairly accurate predictions for a large set of experiments that used concurrent-chain procedures. One advantage of the hyperbolic value-added model is that it is derived from a simpler model that makes accurate predictions for many experiments using discrete-trial adjusting-delay procedures. Some results favor the hyperbolic value-added model and delay-reduction theory over the contextual-choice model, but more data are needed from choice situations For which the models make distinctly different predictions.
Keywords: *Behavior, Animal; *Choice Behavior; *Models, Psychological; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Choice Behavior; Columbidae; Conditioning (Psychology); Conditioning, Psychological; Models, Psychological; Reinforcement (Psychology); Reinforcement Schedule; Reinforcement, Psychology; animal; animal behavior; comparative study; conditioning; decision making; dept.psy; pigeons and doves; psychological model; reinforcement; review; ⚠️ Invalid DOI

Two- versus three-alternative concurrent-chain schedules: a test of three models. - Mazur, James E (Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, 2000)
Two experiments with pigeons used concurrent-chain procedures with variable-interval schedules as initial links and different delays to food as terminal links. Two schedules were present in all sessions. but a 3rd schedule was alternately present and absent in successive sessions. When the 3rd schedule delivered food with no terminal-link delay, the presence of this schedule led to an increase in preference for the schedule with the shorter terminal link of the 2 unchanged schedules. When the terminal-link delay for the 3rd schedule was 30 s, the presence of this schedule led to a decrease in preference for the schedule with the shorter terminal link of the 2 unchanged schedules. These results are inconsistent with the predictions of R. Grace's (1994) contextual-choice model, but they are consistent with 2 other mathematical models-delay-reduction theory and the hyperbolic value-added model.
Keywords: *Choice Behavior; *Columbidae; *Conditioning, Operant; Analysis of Variance; Animals; Choice Behavior; Columbidae; Conditioning, Operant; Models, Psychological; analysis of variance; animal; article; decision making; dept.psy; instrumental conditioning; pigeons and doves; psychological model

Tradeoffs among delay, rate, and amount of reinforcement - Mazur, James E (Behavioural Processes, 2000)
In Experiment I, an adjusting-delay procedure was used to measure pigeons' choices between a single delayed reinforcer and a range of different variable-time schedules. Indifference points showed an inverse relation between rate of reinforcement and delay that was well described by a hyperbolic equation. An adjusting-amount procedure was used in Experiment 2, in which pigeons chose between an adjusting amount of food delivered after a 0.5-s delay and 3 s of food delivered after a range of different delays, and the effects of delay were similar to those found in Experiment 1. The results from both experiments indicated that, for pigeons, the strength of a reinforcer decreased rapidly with increasing delay. Estimates of a decay rate parameter in the hyperbolic equation were similar to those found in other studies with pigeons, but the rates of temporal discounting were three or four times faster than those found in studies with rats, suggesting a possible species difference. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Adjusting procedure; Amount of reinforcement; Delay; Discounting; Key peck; Pigeons; Rate of reinforcement; animal experiment; article; behavior; controlled study; dept.psy; dose time effect relation; nonhuman; pigeon; reinforcement; technique; variance

Contextual choice and other models of preference - Mazur, JE (Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2000)
Grace's contextual-choice model can account for the results from many studies on choice under concurrent-chain schedules. However, other models, including one that I call the “hyperbolic value-added model” can also account for these results. Preference and resistance to change may indeed be related, but the best model of preference remains to be determined.
Keywords: dept.psy

Early and chronic stress and their relation to breast cancer - Jacobs, John R; Bovasso, Gregory B (Psychological Medicine, 2000)
Background. The study examined the role of parental death and chronic depression with severe episodes in affecting risk of breast cancer. This avenue of research is in accord with oncology findings, which suggests that causative factors of breast cancer occur and develop over a period of 20 years or longer. Methods. Participants consisted of 1213 women in the Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area study surveyed in 1980 and followed through 1994-1995. They were assessed for depressive and anxious disorders, paternal death in childhood and relatively recent adverse life events prior to cancer hospitalization. Results. In the course of the study, 29 women were hospitalized for breast cancer and 10 died of breast cancer. The psychosocial variables that predicted increased risk of breast cancer were maternal death in childhood (OR = 2.56, P ¡ 0.001) and chronic depression with severe episodes (OR = 14.0, P ¡ 0.001). Neither relatively recent life events nor other depressive and anxiety disorders were associated with increased risk. Maternal death and chronic depression with severe episodes were reported to have occurred at least 20 years prior to breast cancer hospitalization. Conclusions. Maternal death and chronic and severe depression occurred at least 20 years prior to breast cancer hospitalization and could have been involved in the causation or facilitation of cancer development. The authors suggest that meta-analysis of other prospective studies are needed to create larger groups of individuals with these stresses to confidently establish these variables as risk factors.
Keywords: *Breast Neoplasms/et [Etiology]; *Death; *Depressive Disorder/co [Complications]; *Stress, Psychological; Adult; Breast Neoplasms; Breast Neoplasms/px [Psychology]; Death; Depressive Disorder; Epidemiologic Studies; Female; Humans; Life Change Events; Middle Aged; Mother-Child Relations; Risk Factors; Stress, Psychological; adult; anxiety neurosis; article; breast cancer; cancer risk; depression; dept.psy; female; health survey; hospitalization; human; life event; major clinical study; medical psychology; mental stress; parental deprivation

George F. Kennan and the birth of containment - The Greek test case - Iatrides, JO (World Policy Journal, 2005)
Keywords: dept.psc

Revolution or Self-Defense? Communist goals, strategy, and tactics in the greek civil war - Iatrides, John O (Journal of Cold War Studies, 2005)
Keywords: dept.psc; peer-reviewed

In the wake of terror: Medicine and morality in a time of crisis - Critzer, JW (Health Risk & Society, 2004)
Keywords: dept.psc; ⛔ No DOI found

Understanding poverty - Critzer, JW (Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2004)
Keywords: dept.psc; ⛔ No DOI found

Rebordering of North America: Integration and exclusion in a new security context. - Olney, P (Latin American Politics and Society, 2004)
Keywords: dept.psc

Senior citizenship? Retirement, migration, and welfare in the European Union - Critzer, JW (Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 2003)
Keywords: dept.psc; ⛔ No DOI found

The wall around the west: State borders and immigration controls in North America and Europe - Critzer, JW (Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 2003)
Keywords: dept.psc; ⛔ No DOI found

Book Review: Manfred berg and michael h. geyer (eds), two cultures of rights: the quest for inclusion and participation in modern america and germany. cambridge: cambridge university press, 2002. 294 pp. £35.00 (hbk). - Critzer, John W (Nations and Nationalism, 2003)
Keywords: book.review; dept.psc

Book Review: Unions, immigration, and internationalization: new challenges and changing coalitions in the united states and france . by leah a. haus. new york: palgrave, 2002. 219p. 55.00 - Critzer, John W (Perspectives on Politics, 2003)
Keywords: book.review; dept.psc

Locked in the poorhouse: Cities, race, and poverty in the United States - Critzer, JW (Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2000)
Keywords: dept.psc; ⛔ No DOI found

Conclusion: The Aegean — Life-line and Battle-line - Chircop, Aldo; Gerolymatos, André; Iatrides, John O. (The Aegean Sea after the Cold War: Security and Law of the Sea Issues, 2000)
From the dawn of the Bronze Age and Homer’s immortal epics to the latest confrontation in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf, the Aegean Sea has been critically important to countless armies of merchants, warriors, and crusaders. As a geographic entity, it is a narrow body of water dotted with islands, islets, and rocks. However, the Aegean is both a link and barrier between the Mediterranean and Black Seas, and the maritime causeway between the land masses of Europe, Asia, the Near East, and Africa. In effect, this maritime highway has been one of history’s more productive crucibles for human accomplishment, as well as an arena of conflict and destruction.
Keywords: Geographic Entity; Greek Settlement; Narrow Body; Productive Crucible; Turkish Strait; dept.psc

The international dimension of the greek civil war - Iatrides, JO; Rizopoulos, NX (World Policy Journal, 2000)
Keywords: dept.psc

Growth of AlGaN nanowires by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition - Su, J.; Gherasimova, M.; Cui, G.; Tsukamoto, Hironori; Han, J.; Onuma, T.; Kurimoto, M.; Chichibu, Shigefusa F.; Broadbridge, Christine; He, Y.; Nurmikko, Arto V. (Applied Physics Letters, 2005)
Growth of ternary AlGaN nanowires using metalorganic chemical vapor deposition is investigated. Structural, chemical, and optical characterization at nanoscopic scale is carried out by high resolution transmission electron microscopy, x-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy, and spatially resolved cathodoluminescence. Spontaneous formation of Al (Ga) NGaN coaxial nanowires with distinct emission at 370 nm is observed. It is identified that the interplay between surface kinetics and thermodynamics facilitates the catalytic growth of GaN core while a limited surface diffusion of Al adatoms leads to nonselective, vapor-solid growth of Al(Ga)N sheath. The observation points to a fundamental difference in nanosynthesis using near-equilibrium and nonequilibrium techniques. © 2005 American Institute of Physics.
Keywords: Aluminum compounds; Cathodoluminescence; Coaxial nanowires; Energy dispersive spectroscopy; Metallorganic chemical vapor deposition; Nanoscopic scale; Nanostructured materials; Optical properties; Reaction kinetics; Surface kinetics; Synthesis (chemical); Transmission electron microscopy; X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy; dept.phy

Comparison of extended x-ray absorption fine structure and Scherrer analysis of x-ray diffraction as methods for determining mean sizes of polydisperse nanoparticles - Calvin, Scott; Luo, Shuixiang; Caragianisbroadbridge, C; Mcguinness, J K; Anderson, Eric; Lehman, A; Wee, K H; Morrison, Shannon A; Kurihara, L K (Applied Physics Letters, 2005)
Curve fitting of extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectra, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) imaging, and Scherrer analysis of x-ray diffraction (XRD) are compared as methods for determining the mean crystallite size in polydisperse samples of platinum nanoparticles. By applying the techniques to mixtures of pure samples, it is found that EXAFS correctly determines the relative mean sizes of these polydisperse samples, while XRD tends to be weighted more toward the largest crystallites in the sample. Results for TEM are not clear cut, due to polycrystallinity and aggregation, but are consistent with the other results. © 2005 American Institute of Physics.
Keywords: Curve fitting; Diffraction; EXAFS; Imaging techniques; Nanostructured materials; Platinum; Platinum nanoparticles; Polydisperse samples; Transmission electron microscopy; X ray diffraction; dept.phy

Conceptual Underpinnings of Students’ Ability to Understand Reflections from a Plane Mirror - Cummings, Karen (2004 PHYSICS EDUCATION RESEARCH CONFERENCE, 2005)
In this paper we explore students' pre-instruction knowledge of several conceptual and procedural pieces of knowledge that we believe are prerequisite to one's ability to generate correct light ray diagrams and understand image formation by a plane mirror. The research population is an algebra-based, introductory physics class of about 50 students at a medium-sized, urban, public university. Both individual interviews and written free response questions were used to gather data. © 2005 American Institute of Physics.
Keywords: dept.phy

An exploration of microscopy for educational applications in the high school classroom - Fitzsimmons, Ryan; Koekkoek, Robert; Caragianis-Broadbridge, Christine; Lehman, Ann; Cummings, Karen (2005)
This project was initiated with an undergraduate student's exploration of two advanced research tools: the scanning electron microscope (SEM) and the atomic force microscope (AFM). A research project was developed to study the application of microscopy to introductory physics instruction, Nine modules covering various aspects of introductory physics were created. Module components included discussions, laboratory experiments and assessments. Four of the nine modules were implemented in various high school classes. Assessments were used to compare student learning with the modules versus standard textbook/lecture techniques, Preliminary results of this study are presented along with recently developed methods created to facilitate implementation of these modules within the high school classroom. © 2006 Materials Research Society.
Keywords: Atomic force microscopy; Education; Project management; Scanning electron microscopy; School buildings; School classroom; Student learning; dept.phy

A preliminary investigation of the efficacy of oral motor exercises for children with mild articulation disorders - Guisti Braislin, M.A.; Cascella, P.W. (International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2005)
Although oral motor therapy is sometimes used to treat articulation disorders in school-age children, several reports question its efficacy. In this case study, four first-grade students, two boys and two girls, received 15 half-hour sessions of oral motor treatment based on Easy Does it for Articulation: An Oral Motor Approach (). Pre- and post-test measures of the children's articulation indicated no real differences in speech production. These results question the efficacy of general and discrete oral motor exercises because they did not enhance the children's speech production. © 2005 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Keywords: *Articulation Disorders/th [Therapy]; *Exercise Therapy/mt [Methods]; *Mouth; Articulation; Articulation Disorders; Articulation disorders; Child; Efficacy; Exercise Therapy; Exercise equipment; Female; Humans; Male; Mouth; Oral motor exercises; Patient monitoring; Patient rehabilitation; Speech; Speech production; Treatment Outcome; article; case report; child; consonant; dept.phy; efficacy; female; human; interrater reliability; kinesiotherapy; male; methodology; mouth; oral motor exercises; preschool child; priority journal; speech articulation; speech disorder; speech therapy; standardization; treatment indication; treatment outcome

Catalytic growth of group III-nitride nanowires and nanostructures by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition - Su, J; Cui, G; Gherasimova, M; Tsukamoto, Hironori; Han, J; Ciuparu, Dragos; Lim, Sangyun; Pfefferle, Lisa D; He, Y; Nurmikko, A V; Broadbridge, Christine; Lehman, Ann Hein (Applied Physics Letters, 2005)
We report flexible synthesis of group III-nitride nanowires and nanostructures by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) via a catalytic vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) growth mechanism. Supersaturation and surface stoichiometry strongly influence the stability of liquid droplets and growth selectivity. To facilitate and sustain the VLS growth, indium catalyst is introduced based on thermodynamic consideration. The employment of mesoporous molecular sieves (MCM-41) helps to prevent the coalescence of catalyst droplets and to promote nucleation statistics. Both GaN and AlN nanowires have been synthesized using MOCVD. Three-dimensional AlNGaN trunk-branch nanostructures are reported to illustrate the versatility of incorporating the VLS mechanism into MOCVD process. © 2005 American Institute of Physics.
Keywords: Catalysis; Catalysts; Growth kinetics; Indium; Metallorganic chemical vapor deposition; Molecular sieves; Nanostructured materials; Nanowires; Nitrides; Nucleation; Scanning electron microscopy; Stoichiometry; Supersaturation; Synthesis (chemical); Thermodynamics; Transmission electron microscopy; Trimethyl-gallium (TMGa); Trimethylaluminum (TMAl); Vapor-solid-liquid (VLS) growth mechanism; dept.phy

A hybrid epitaxy method for InAs on GaP - Chen, A; Yulius, Aristo; Woodall, J M; Broadbridge, Christine (Applied Physics Letters, 2004)
The interface formation mechanism during the molecular-beam epitaxy (MBE) of InAs/GaP has been studied with the aid of the In-Ga-P phase diagram. It is discovered that an initial dissolution and crystallization process similar to liquid phase epitaxy (LPE) may happen at sufficiently high temperature, resulting in a graded composition at the interface. Consequently, "parasitic LPE/MBE" is the name for this hybrid form of MBE. High-resolution TEM images confirm the existence of the interfacial layer in the sample grown at high temperature. The graded interface smears out the band offset and leads to a nonrectifying heterojunction. Low-temperature (LT) MBE growth can turn off the LPE component, enabling the growth of an abrupt interface. Based on this "LPE/MBE" model, a LT MBE technique is developed to grow an abrupt InAs/InGaP interface for heterojunction power Schottky rectifiers. The LT InAs/InGaP heterojunction demonstrates nearly ideal Schottky rectifier characteristics, while the sample grown at high temperature shows resistive ohmic characteristics. The LT InAs/InGaP Schottky diode also demonstrates good stability with respect to anneal temperature, similar to the InAs/GaP heterojunctions. © 2004 American Institute of Physics.
Keywords: Baliga figure of merit (BFOM); Current voltage characteristics; Liquid phase epitaxy; Metal-semiconductor (MS) diodes; Molecular beam epitaxy; Phase diagrams; Rapid thermal annealer (RTA); Rapid thermal annealing; Schottkey rectifiers; Schottky barrier diodes; Semiconducting gallium compounds; Semiconducting indium compounds; Transmission electron microscopy; dept.phy

Attitudes Toward Problem Solving as Predictors of Student Success - Cummings, Karen (2003 PHYSICS EDUCATION RESEARCH CONFERENCE: 2003 Physics Education Conference, 2004)
Keywords: dept.phy

Vapor-liquid-solid growth of III-Nitride nanowires and heterostructures by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition - Su, J; Gherasimova, M; Cui, G; Han, J; Lim, Sangyun; Ciuparu, Dragos; Pfefferle, Lisa D; He, Y; Nurmikko, A V; Broadbridge, Christine; Lehman, Ann Hein; Onuma, T; et al. (2004)
We report flexible synthesis of III-Nitride nanowires and heterostructures by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) via a catalytic vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) growth mechanism. Indium is used as an in-situ catalyst to facilitate and sustain the stability of liquid phase droplet for VLS growth based on thermodynamic consideration. The employment of mesoporous molecular sieves (MCM-41) helps to prevent the coalescence of catalyst droplets and to promote nucleation statistics. Cathodoluminescence (CL) of GaN nanowires shows near band-edge emission at 370nm, and strong E 2 phonon peak is observed at room temperature in Raman scattering spectra. Both binary GaN and AlN nanowires have been synthesized by MOCVD. Three-dimensional AlN/GaN trunk-branch nanostructures are reported to illustrate the versatility of incorporating the VLS mechanism into MOCVD process. © 2005 Materials Research Society.
Keywords: Catalysis; Heterojunctions; Metallorganic chemical vapor deposition; Molecular beam epitaxy; Nanoelectronics; Nanostructured materials; Nanowires; Nucleation; Optical characterization; Synthesis (chemical); Thermodynamics; Vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) growth; dept.phy

Understanding paramagnetic spin correlations in the spin-liquid pyrochlore Tb 2 Ti 2 O 7 - Kao, Ying-Jer; Enjalran, Matthew; Maestro, Adrian Del; Molavian, Hamid R.; Gingras, Michel J. P. (Physical Review B, 2003)
Recent elastic and inelastic neutron scattering studies of the highly frustrated pyrochlore antiferromagnet Tb2Ti2O7 have shown some very intriguing features that cannot be modeled by the local 〈111〉 classical Ising model, naively expected to describe this system at low temperatures. By including single-ion excitations from the ground state doublet to higher crystal field levels, we successfully describe the elastic neutron scattering pattern and dispersion relations in Tb2Ti2O7, quantitatively consistent with experimental observations. © 2003 The American Physical Society.
Keywords: article; complex formation; correlation analysis; dept.phy; low temperature; molecular model; neutron scattering; oxygen; quantitative analysis; terbium; titanium

Thin film thickness and grain structure determination of ferroelectric SrBi2Ta2O9 with cross-sectional atomic force microscopy - Pechkis, Daniel L.; Caragianis-Broadbridge, Christine; Lehman, Ann Hein; Klein, Kate; Han, Jin-ping; Ma, Tso-Ping (Microscopy and Microanalysis, 2002)
Keywords: dept.phy

Alloy formation in nanostructured silicon - Gao, Bo; Sinha, Saion K.; Fleming, Les; Zhou, Otto (Advanced Materials, 2001)
Keywords: dept.phy

Microstructure and physical properties of ferroelectric-gate memory capacitors with various buffer layers - Caragianis-Broadbridge, Christine; Han, J; Ma, T P; Lehman, Ann Hein; Zhu, Wenjuan; Luo, Zhijiong; Pechkis, Daniel; Laube, Bruce L (MRS Proceedings, 2001)
This paper reports the microstructure and physical properties of ferroelectric capacitors formed from SrBi2Ta2O9 (SBT) layers on Si with various buffer layers including jet-vapor deposited silicon nitride, zirconium oxide, hafnium oxide and thermally grown silicon oxide. Results from cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy (X-TEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), X-Ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and non-contact atomic force microscopy (nc-AFM) data coupled with capacitance-voltage (C-V) and current-voltage (I-V) data indicate that both the microstructure and physical properties of SBT films deposited on silicon are dependent on the buffer layer material employed.
Keywords: Atomic force microscopy; Buffer layers; Capacitance; Capacitors; Electric currents; Electric potential; Energy dispersive spectroscopy; Ferroelectric devices; Ferroelectric-gate memory capacitors; Gates (transistor); Microstructure; Silica; Silicon nitride; Thin films; Transmission electron microscopy; X ray diffraction analysis; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy; dept.phy

Synthesis of silicon nano-dendrites - Sinha, Saion K; Gao, Bo; Zhou, Otto (Materials Research Society, 2001)
A new branched silicon nanostructure called Silicon Nano-Dendrite (SiND) was prepared by Laser ablation. During the Laser ablation process, the Argon flow was switched on and off very fast and simultaneously decreasing the flow rate, to create a non-steady-state flow. The resulting structure will open up new avenues in molecular electronics as the FeSi2 nano-particle at the end can be used to grow nanotube-nanowire junctions.
Keywords: Carbon nanotubes; Electron diffraction; Fullerenes; Laser ablation; Molecular electronic applications; Nanostructured materials; Semiconducting silicon; Semiconductor quantum dots; Silicon nano-dendrites; Synthesis (chemical); Transmission electron microscopy; dept.phy

Ethical challenges to citizens of ‘The automatic Age’: Norbert Wiener on the information society - Bynum, Terrell Ward (Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society, 2004)
This article discusses the foresight of philosopher/mathematician Norbert Wiener who, in the 1940s, founded Information Ethics as a research discipline. Wiener envisioned the coming of an “automatic age” in which information technology would have profound social and ethical impacts upon the world. He predicted, for example, machines that will learn, reason and play games; “automatic factories” that will replace assembly-line workers and middle managers with computerized devices; workers who will perform their jobs over great distances with the aid of new communication technologies; and people who will gain remarkable powers by adding computerized “prostheses” to their bodies. To analyze the ethical implications of such developments, Wiener presented some principles of justice and employed a powerful practical method of ethical analysis. © 2004, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Keywords: Human purposes; Information ethics; Justice; dept.phi; peer-reviewed

Privacy as life, liberty, property - Volkman, Richard (Ethics and Information Technology, 2003)
The cluster of concerns usually identified as matters of privacy can be adequately accounted for by unpacking our natural rights to life, liberty, and property. Privacy as derived from fundamental natural rights to life, liberty, and property encompasses the advantages of the control and restricted access theories without their attendant difficulties., (C)2003 Kluwer Academic Publishers
Keywords: Access control; Data privacy; Information technology; Judith Thomson; Natural rights; Privacy; Right to privacies; Right to privacy; Social sciences; Thomson; dept.phi; natural rights; privacy; right to privacy

Introduction to cyberphilosophy - Moor, James H.; Bynum, Terrell Ward (Metaphilosophy, 2002)
Keywords: dept.phi

Computer ethics: Its birth and its future - Bynum, Terrell Ward (Ethics and Information Technology, 2001)
This article discusses some "historical milestones" in computer ethics, as well as two alternative visions of the future of computer ethics. Topics include the impressive foundation for computer ethics laid down by Norbert Wiener in the 1940s and early 1950s; the pioneering efforts of Donn Parker, Joseph Weizenbaum and Walter Maner in the 1970s; Krystyna Gorniak's hypothesis that computer ethics will evolve into "global ethics"; and Deborah Johnson's speculation that computer ethics may someday "disappear"., (C)2001 Kluwer Academic Publishers
Keywords: Applied ethics; Computer ethics; Cybernetics; Global ethics; Information ethics; Information technology; Philosophical aspects; Professional responsibilities; Professional responsibility; Social sciences; applied ethics; computer ethics; cybernetics; dept.phi; global ethics; information ethics; professional responsibility; ❓ Multiple DOI

The challenge of applying ethics. - Bynum, Terrell Ward (Science and Engineering Ethics, 2001)
Keywords: *Computers; *Ethics; Computers; Ethics; Humans; article; computer; dept.phi; ethics; human

Revolution and the library - Gorniak-Kocikowska, K (Library Trends, 2001)
The focus of this article is primarily on the impact that the computer revolution has on college/university libraries, although many of the issues discussed here are relevant to other types of libraries as well. The university library in its present form is a product of the printing press revolution. In all likelihood, the computer revolution will have an even more profound impact on the library than did the printing press revolution.
Keywords: dept.phi; ⛔ No DOI found

Special section on computer ethics - Bynum, Terrell Ward (Science and Engineering Ethics, 2000)
Keywords: dept.phi

The foundation of computer ethics - Bynum, Terrell Ward (ACM Sigcas Computers and Society, 2000)
Keywords: dept.phi

Family rituals that provide meaning for single-parent families: - Moriarty, Patricia Hale; Wagner, Linda D (Journal of Family Nursing, 2004)
The number of single-parent families has increased dramatically in the United States. The purpose of this study was to explore the types of family rituals present in single-parent families and their meaning within the family context. Little is known about family rituals in single-parent families, and therefore grounded theory was the qualitative research method used for this study. Unstructured face-to-face interviews were used to obtain data from a theoretical sample of seven single parents. Data analysis appropriate to the grounded theory method was utilized to identify a core variable and an emerging theory. Six types of rituals: connection, spiritual, love, recreation, celebration, and evolving were found to be used by these single-parent families as a way to facilitate family cohesion and instill family values. Applicability of the findings of this study are beneficial for nurses working with clients with diverse, changing, and complex social situations such as the single-parent family. © 2004 Sage Publications.
Keywords: Family health; Qualitative research; Rituals; Single-parent family; dept.nur

Adaptive urn designs for estimating several percentiles of a dose–response curve - Mugno, Raymond; Zhus, Wei; Rosenberger, William F (Statistics in Medicine, 2004)
Dose-response experiments are crucial in biomedical studies. There are usually multiple objectives in such experiments and among the goals is the estimation of several percentiles on the dose-response curve. Here we present the first non-parametric adaptive design approach to estimate several percentiles simultaneously via generalized Pó lya urns. Theoretical properties of these designs are investigated and their performance is gaged by the locally compound optimal designs. As an example, we re-investigated a psychophysical experiment where one of the goals was to estimate the three quartiles. We show that these multiple-objective adaptive designs are more efficient than the original single-objective adaptive design targeting the median only. We also show that urn designs which target the optimal designs are slightly more efficient than those which target the desired percentiles directly. Guidelines are given as to when to use which type of design. Overall we are pleased with the efficiency results and hope compound adaptive designs proposed in this work or their variants may prove to be a viable non-parametric alternative in multiple-objective dose-response studies. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Keywords: *Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Adaptive design; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Dose-response experiment; Generalized Pólya urn; Guidelines; Guidelines as Topic; Likelihood Functions; Monte Carlo method; Non-parametric design; Psychophysics; United States; article; biostatistics; c-optimal design; cerebrovascular accident; clinical trial; dept.mat; dose response; experimental design; human; kinesthesia; maximum likelihood method; neurologic disease; nonparametric test; process optimization; psychophysics; sensory stimulation; statistical analysis; theoretical study; validation process

Dominating Sets for Outerplanar Graphs - Pinciu, Val (International Conference on Applied Mathematics, 2004)
Abstract:- We provide lower and upper bounds for the domination numbers and the connected domination numbers for outerplanar graphs. We also provide a recursive algorithm that finds a connected domination set for an outerplanar graph. Finally, we show that for outerplanar graphs where all bounded faces are 3-cycles, the problem of determining the connected domination number is equivalent to an art gallery problem, which is known to be NP-hard. Key-Words:- dominating sets, star forests, outerplanar graphs, art gallery 1
Keywords: dept.mat; ⛔ No DOI found

A coloring algorithm for finding connected guards in art galleries - Pinciu, Val (Springer Verlag, 2003)
In this paper we consider a variation of the Art Gallery Problem. A set of points script G sign in a polygon Pn is a connected guard set for Pn provided that is a guard set and the visibility graph of the set of guards script G sign in Pn is connected. We use a coloring argument to prove that the minimum number of connected guards which are necessary to watch any polygon with n sides is ⌊(n - 2)/2⌋. This result was originally established by induction by Hernández-Peńalver [3]. From this result it easily follows that if the art gallery is orthogonal (each interior angle is 90° or 270°), then the minimum number of connected guards is n/2 - 2. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003.
Keywords: Algorithms; Art gallery; Artificial intelligence; Coloring algorithms; Computer science; Computers; Visibility graphs; dept.mat

Connected guards in orthogonal art galleries - Pinciu, Val (Springer Verlag, 2003)
In this paper we consider a variation of the Art Gallery Problem for orthogonal polygons. A set of points in a polygon Pn is a connected guard set for Pn provided that is a guard set and the visibility graph of the set of guards in Pn is connected. The polygon P n is orthogonal provided each interior angle is 90° or 270°. First we use a coloring argument to prove that the minimum number of connected guards which are necessary to watch any orthogonal polygon with n sides is n/2-2. This result was originally established by induction by Hernández-Peñalver. Then we prove a new result for art galleries with holes: we show that n/2-h connected guards are always sufficient to watch an orthogonal art gallery with n walls and h holes. This result is sharp when n = 4h + 4. We also construct galleries that require at least n/2-h-1 connected guards, for all n and h. © Springer-Verlag 2003.
Keywords: Art gallery; Art gallery problem; Geometry; New results; Visibility graphs; Watches; dept.mat

Computer-generated fractals using iterated function systems - Stiegler, Cynthia Joy Gayda (2003)
Keywords: dept.mat

College and university academic and professional appointments - Nelson, C; Conklin, CL; Galloway, R; Grant, KE; Halpern, J; Humphreys, RM; Kalman, L; Matthews, TE; Moore, RK; Smith, LD; Wood, DD (Academe-Bulletin of the Aaup, 2002)
Keywords: dept.mat

Numerical testing of the stability of viscous shock waves - Brin, Leon Q (Mathematics of Computation, 2001)
A new theoretical Evans function condition is used as the basis of a numerical test of viscous shock wave stability. Accuracy of the method is demonstrated through comparison against exact solutions, a convergence study, and evaluation of approximate error equations. Robustness is demonstrated by applying the method to waves for which no current analytic results apply (highly nonlinear waves from the cubic model and strong shocks from gas dynamics). An interesting aspect of the analysis is the need to incorporate features from the analytic Evans function theory for purposes of numerical stability. For example, we find it necessary, for numerical accuracy, to solve ODEs on the space of wedge products.
Keywords: dept.mat

Multiply guarded guards in orthogonal art galleries - Michael, T S; Pinciu, Val (Springer Verlag, 2001)
We prove a new theorem for orthogonal art galleries in which the guards must guard one another in addition to guarding the polygonal gallery. A set of points G in a polygon Pn is a k-guarded guard set for Pn provided that (i) for every point x in Pn there exists a point w in G such that x is visible from w; and (ii) every point in G is visible from at least k other points in G: The polygon Pn is orthogonal provided each interior angle is 90° or 270°. We prove that for k ≥ 1 and n ≥ 6 every orthogonal polygon with n sides has a k-guarded guard set of cardinality (Formula Presented.) this bound is best possible. This result extends our recent theorem that treats the case k = 1. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2001.
Keywords: Art gallery; Cardinalities; Computation theory; Geometry; dept.mat

Essential skills in family therapy: From the first interview to termination - Lynch, BJ (American Journal of Family Therapy, 2000)
Keywords: dept.mft; ⛔ No DOI found

Dynamics of trust between clients and their advertising agencies: advances in performance theory - Davies, Mark; Prince, Melvin (Academy of Marketing Science Review, 2005)
Keywords: dept.mkt; ⛔ No DOI found

Marketing mix standardization: a cross cultural study of four countries - Kustin, Richard Alan (International Business Review, 2004)
The study researched the possibility of standardizing the marketing mix by investigating the cross-cultural responses from the United States, Brazil, France and India. The study tested the premise of standardization by determining if respondents perceived specific attributes of a common non-durable consumer product the same or differently. The results indicate the opportunity for dynamic marketing standardization remains limited but applicable within specific cultural country markets. Several attribute perceptions between US and foreign respondents are found to be more similar than dissimilar suggesting advantages may exist for a limited implementation of marketing mix standardization as part of a global marketing strategy. © 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Consumer product; Cross-culture; Globalization; Hofstede; International marketing; Marketing mix; Standardization; dept.mkt