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Package Opening: An Evaluation of Opening Tools for the Elderly Population
(Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 2005-09-01)Opening packages is becoming more difficult with manufacturers making packaging harder to tamper with. Consumers must apply greater force or use tools to aid them in opening. With aging, the amount of force that can be ... -
Palestinian Children Crafting National Identity
(Childhood, 2008-02-01)This study examines the formulation of national identity in Palestinian children by exploring their understanding of its paradoxes. Twelve Palestinian children were interviewed from cities, villages and refugee camps in ... -
Panamanian Grandmothers' Family Relationships and Adjustment to Having a Grandchild with a Disability
(The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2004-12-01)The purpose of this article was to explore the family relationships and role adjustment of grandmothers in the Republic of Panama who have a grandchild with special needs. Thirty Panamanian grandmothers of children with a ... -
Parent Training Through Play: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy with a Hyperactive Child
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Parental Perceptions of Long-Term Involvement with Their Children's Schooling
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Participatory Research and Utilization in the Technology A ssessment Process: Issues and Recommendations
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Partner With Parents
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Pass the Biscuits, Pappy
(American Politics Research, 1984-01-01)This article examines the congressional allocation of federal grant funds. Reflecting the decision processes and norms of Congress, federal grant funds are allocated almost completely on the basis of population (or equal ... -
Passive Processing of Active Nodal Seismic Data: Estimation of Vp∕Vs Ratios to Characterize Structure and Hydrology of an Alpine Valley Infill
(2019-08-15)The advent of cable-free nodal arrays for conventional seismic reflection and refraction experiments is changing the acquisition style for active-source surveys. Instead of triggering short recording windows for each shot, ... -
Patient-Centered Care: An Examination of Provider–Patient Communication Over Time
(2019-10-20)Objective: To examine the quality of provider communication over time considering the increasing emphasis on patient-centered care (PCC). Patient-centered care has been shown to have a positive impact on health outcomes, ... -
Pay-for-Performance Systems in State Government: Perceptions of State Agency Personnel Managers*
(Review of Public Personnel Administration, 1997-01-01)Pay for performance has been a widely used method of compensation in the public sector since the early 1980s, but a growing body of research has indicated that numerous problems can be associated with the application of ... -
PDMS Sponges with Embedded Carbon Nanotubes as Piezoresistive Sensors for Human Motion Detection
(2021-07-01)Porous piezoresistive sensors offer promising flexible sensing functionality, such as human joint motion detection and gesture identification. Herein, a facile fabrication method is developed using a microwave-based rapid ... -
A Pectate Lyase-Coding Gene Abundantly Expressed during Early Stages of Infection Is Required for Full Virulence in Alternaria brassicicola
(PLos One, 2015-05-21)Alternaria brassicicola causes black spot disease of Brassica species. The functional importance of pectin digestion enzymes and unidentified phytotoxins in fungal pathogenesis has been suspected but not verified in A. ... -
PEGylation of Polyethylenimine Lowers Acute Toxicity while Retaining Anti-Biofilm and β-Lactam Potentiation Properties against Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens
(2020-09-29)Bacterial biofilms, often impenetrable to antibiotic medications, are a leading cause of poor wound healing. The prognosis is worse for wounds with biofilms of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacteria, such as methicillin-resistant ... -
Perceived versus Actual Value of Color-Coding
(Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 1975-10-01)Color-coding has become a widely-used method of information input coding. Unfortunately, little is known regarding general statements concerning under what conditions color-coding will facilitate performance. For this ... -
The Perception of Statistical Graphs
(Sociological Methods & Research, 1989-11-01)Graphs have been an essential tool for the analysis and communication of statistical data for about 200 years. Despite widespread use and their importance in science, business, and many other walks of life, relatively ... -
Perceptions of Cooperation in a Longitudinal Social Dilemma
(Small Group Research, 2000-10-01)Most social dilemma studies of communication’s effects on cooperation are based on laboratory results with trivial incentives. Studies of real-life social dilemmas with nontrivial rewards are needed to extend the generality ... -
Perceptions of Trained Leaders on Improving the Public Health Impact of Three Arthritis Foundation Programs
(Health Promotion Practice, 2010-07-01)The Arthritis Foundation (AF) offers effective community-based programs to help manage arthritis, including aquatic, exercise, and self-help programs. Trained leaders can facilitate the adoption, maintenance, and reach of ... -
A Perceptual Mapping Approach to Determine an Appropriate Descriptor for our Field
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Performance of Glass Woven Fabric Composites with Admicellar-Coated Thin Elastomeric Interphase
(2016-05)Adequate stress transfer between the inorganic reinforcement and surrounding polymeric matrix is essential for achieving enhanced structural integrity and extended lifetime performance of fiber-reinforced composites. The ...