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Analogical Reasoning in a Model of Future-Oriented Motivation and Self-Regulation: An Exploration of the Relationships between Analogical Reasoning, Instrumentality and Self-Regulation
(2012)
This study examined the role analogical reasoning plays in Miller and Brickman's (2004) model of future-oriented motivation and self-regulation. Analogical reasoning was tested in varied roles with three variables from the ...
TARGETING SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES FOR THE TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER USING PHOTOTHERMAL THERAPY
(2012)
To develop a therapeutic system with cancer cell selectivity, the present study evaluated a possible specific and localized tumor treatment. Phosphatidylserine (PS) exposure on the external face of the cell membrane is ...
ORGANIC GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE SILURIAN TANEZZUFT FORMATION AND CRUDE OILS FROM THE MURZUQ BASIN,
(2012)
Source rock and crude oil samples collected from the Murzuq Basin, S.W. Libya have been investigated by a variety of organic geochemical methods, including Rock-Eval pyrolysis (RE), gas chromatography (GC), gas chromatography ...
A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF AGE-RELATED MUSCLE LOSS AND ELDERLY OBESITY USING FIELD-BASED TESTING METHODS AND ISOPERFORMANCE CURVES
(2012)
The process of aging causes a wide variety of physiological changes that can manifest in the form of differing body composition phenotypes. A systematic approach to body composition classification and the subsequent selection ...
In over their head? Executive job demands and their effect on decision making and firm outcomes.
(2012)
The business environment is more uncertain, dynamic and complex, organizations are more diverse and harder to manage, and owners demand greater and greater returns. From the perspective of CEOs, these factors, in tandem ...
Non-Fickian Three-Dimensional Moisture Absorption in Polymeric Composites: Development and Validation of Hindered Diffusion Model
(2012)
The importance of environmental damage consideration in the design of polymeric composite structures is discussed, with emphasis on the relationship between absorbed moisture content and material property degradation. A ...
Promoting Adaptive Performance through Learner-Controlled Practice Difficulty and Individualized Challenge: A Latent Growth Modeling Approach
(2012)
In any learner-controlled, active learning environment, the choices one makes can influence both the objective training difficulty and individualized levels of trainee challenge faced during learning. Despite research ...
DETECTING EAVESDROPPING ACTIVITY IN FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS
(2012)
The secure transmission of data is critical to governments, military organizations, financial institutions, health care providers and other enterprises. The primary method of securing in-transit data is though data ...
MAPPING GEOPOLITICAL IMAGINATIONS: TURKISH AUDIENCES & VALLEY OF THE WOLVES-PALESTINE
(2012)
This study explores how the Turkish film, Valley of the Wolves-Palestine, reflects the geopolitical imaginations of the Turkish people and how this political-action film is interpreted by different individuals in the ...
A GRAMMATICAL APPROACH TO CUSTOMIZATION OF SHAPE AND COMPOSITE MATERIALS
(2012)
With the increasing use of composite materials in Mechanical and Aerospace industries, an approach is required to facilitate designing of components using composite materials, while ensuring customization of the shape such ...