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Machine learning and personality traits: A disturbing contribution from the algorithmic culture to behavioral science
(2018-12)
The time has come for behavioral scholars to benefit from the superior prediction accuracy of modern data mining practices over traditional data modeling. The current investigative study uses machine learning techniques ...
Influence of divorce factors on divorcing couples' reconciliation beliefs and attitudes toward attending reconciliation services
(2018-05)
The purpose of this research is to examine the reconciliation beliefs and interest to attend a reconciliation service among couples who have filed for divorce. Two separate studies were conducted. Study 1 examines the ...
Influence of perception, recession and income strata on consumer demand for protein sources
(2018-05)
U.S. Consumers see retail beef products in the meat case labeled as produced with no added hormones (NAH). However, they also see similar labels on pork and chicken products despite the fact that added hormones are not ...
Characterization of MAP Kinase Regulation of Cyclic AMP Signaling in Dictyostelium
(2018-12-01)
cAMP signaling plays a critical role in cell development and chemotaxis of Dictyostelium discoideum. Regulation of the MAP kinase protein Erk2 and phosphodiesterase RegA activity eventually controls the cAMP-mediated cell ...
Identification of Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required for Aircraft Electronics Technicians
(2018-12-01)
Advances in electronics technology have transformed the cockpits of large and small modern aircraft. This transformation has created new challenges for the aviation electronics industry and the technicians that support and ...
Unified approach to false discovery rate control under dependence that incorporates null distribution and shrinkage estimation
(2018-12)
FDR-controlling procedures are less stringent but powerful multiple testing procedures for large-scale inference and are therefore the preferred error rate to control in such studies. But, the validity and accuracy of any ...
Defying the odds: Stories from the perspectives of successful African Americans
(2018-05)
The purpose of this qualitative case study is to gain a better understanding of the lived experiences of six successful African Americans who achieved success despite growing up in high poverty situations in an effort to ...
Examination of two differing experiential approaches to all-terrain vehicle (ATV) safety trainings among youth in Oklahoma
(2018-05)
Each year in the United States, hundreds of fatalities and thousands of accidents are reported related to all-terrain vehicle (ATV) usage. Youth are considered an especially at-risk population, predominantly children 16 ...
Exploring the relationship between urban form and door-to-door travel time: A focus on high-speed rail in the United States
(2018-05)
High-speed rail (HSR) is gaining increasing attention in the United States due to its rapid development and success in Europe and Asia in recent decades. Traveling at a high speed, HSR is expected to increase the accessibilities ...
Structure-function studies of the CO2 uptake complex in cyanobacteria
(2018-07)
Increase of CO2 atmospheric level has led to an intense search for solutions to mitigate the problem. A natural pathway exists in photosynthesis where CO2 is fixed into biomass. Cyanobacteria, which constitute a large ...