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Using the ATMHS scale to determine differences in attitudes toward various mental health professionals.
(2004)
This present study represents a systematic attempt to examine participants' attitudes toward seeking help from psychologists and psychiatrists using a psychometrically sound attitude scale, specifically the Attitude toward ...
Mississippian political culture: Contrasting historical trajectories in southeastern North America.
(2001)
Theories of cultural evolution have been called into question during the past few decades, recognizing that concepts such as "chiefdom" and "cultural adaptation" do not directly address changes in power relations or social ...
Multidimensional item response theory: A SAS MDIRT macro and empirical study of PIAT math test.
(2007)
Even though unidimensional item response theory (IRT) provides a better framework for practical test settings than classical test theory (CTT), theoretical and empirical evidence shows that most response data violate the ...
Contextual influences in the relationship of perfectionism and anxiety: A multidimensional perspective.
(2004)
The purpose of this study was to investigate contextual differences in anxiety and perfectionism in the context of academic performance. Two hundred and fifty-eight participants were recruited from an undergraduate psychology ...
A description of successful fundraising programs in student affairs divisions.
(2005)
Many institutions have turned to raising funds through private gifts and research grants. While this is not new, in recent years development offices have become more sophisticated and more professional. As development ...
Direct Simulation of the Thermal Transpiration of Rarefied Gases in Short Channels
(2009)
Thermal transpiration (also referred to as thermal creep, thermal diffusion and thermomolecular flux) is the process by which a gas under the influence of a temperature gradient will flow through a channel from a cold ...
How long and how strong: An examination of the impact peer pressure has on young adults.
(2005)
It is well documented that peer pressure is a major predictor of adolescent substance abuse (Akers 2000, 1985; Aseltine 1995; Becker 1963; Elliott et al 1985; Warr 2005). The current study seeks to bridge the gap between ...
Determination of seismic attenuation from surface and downhole measurements.
(2000)
Intrinsic attenuation measurement from VSP using spectral ratios is seriously affected by scattering, coupling variations, and difficulties in first-arrival isolation. An algorithm to estimate intrinsic attenuation from ...
Voices unheard: An interpretive study of in-school suspension.
(2003)
This research project challenges public school officials to examine existing punitive curricular programs so that the programs may be better aligned with program descriptions and goals or eliminated from the curriculum. ...
Modeling the response of a shallow alluvial aquifer to impacts of climate variability and anthropogenic water withdrawal in northwestern Oklahoma.
(2007)
Alluvial aquifers are the most reliable sources of water for human consumptive uses and for sustaining riparian ecosystems in semiarid environments. Regardless, very little is known about their dynamics relative to bedrock ...