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Assessment of an alternative duty belt: The case of law enforcement officers
(2017-07)
The purpose of this study was to offer an alternative duty belt that is lighter in weight and evaluate the new duty belt by comparing it to the current duty belt used by officers. A questionnaire was administered at the ...
Modeling early alcohol initiation: A comparison of linear regression, logistic regression, and discrete time hazard models
(2011-07)
Scope and Method of Study: In social science research there is often a need to study the occurrence of a rare event whose distribution is not normal and whose data structure is nested. Common statistical methods for these ...
Molecular coordination of iron homeostasis by microRNA
(2013-07)
Iron is an essential nutrient critical for oxygen transport, DNA synthesis, ATP generation, and cellular proliferation. At the molecular level, insufficient iron elicits a cascade of cellular events aimed at conserving ...
Study of spillover effects of multiple hotel brand extensions
(2012-07)
Scope and Method of Study: The purposes of the study were (1) to propose and test a theoretical model on the spillover effects of previous hotel brand extensions on customer attitudes toward subsequent hotel brand extensions, ...
Exploring the role of personality in consumer adoption of sustainable apparel product-service retail (SAPSR) models
(2015-05)
According to the concept of Product-Service System (PSS), a new concept called Sustainable Apparel Product-Service Retail (SAPSR) was developed to minimize the environmental impact of consumption by lowering material ...
Fathers' parenting behaviors and risks for adolescent aggression in African American and Latino boys
(2012-12)
Scope and Method of Study: Guided by ecological resilience perspectives this study examined the association between various risk factors (neighborhood risk, discrimination, peer victimization, fathers' risk behaviors) and ...
Brand extension in customer-based brand equity model: A case of U.S. lodging industry
(2018-05)
The main purposes of this study were (1) to establish an integrated customer-based brand extension equity resonance model in the U.S. lodging context; and (2) to provide practical suggestions for hotel practitioners aiming ...
Effectiveness of mothers' disciplinary reasoning in response to toddler noncompliance
(2014-12)
The current study examined the effectiveness of disciplinary reasoning in deescalating the intensity of noncompliance in discipline episodes with toddlers. Using Bell's control model, the effectiveness of reasoning was ...
Integrating technical and emotional competences in hospitality education using a competency-based framework
(2015-12)
Given that hospitality students comprise the largest proportion of industry employees, academicians and practitioners agree that enhancing competences is central to the education, training, and development of hospitality ...
Effects of dietary selenium intake and lipopolysaccharide stimulation on selected immune and inflammatory markers in C57BL/6 mice
(2012-05)
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