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The Platonic Paradox: Plato's Rhetoric in Contemporary Rhetoric and Composition Studies
(Written Communication, 1988-01-01)This article surveys and analyzes the contemporary reception of Plato's rhetorical theory in contemporary rhetoric and composition studies by examining the response from three current perspectives: (1) presenting Plato as ... -
Poeciliid male mate preference is influenced by female size but not by fecundity
(2013)While female mate preference is very well studied, male preference has only recently begun to receive significant attention. Its existence is found in numerous taxa, but empirical research has mostly been limited to a ... -
The poetics of indigenous radio in Colombia
(Media, Culture & Society, 2007-05-01)In 2002, 14 indigenous radio stations began operating in Colombia reaching 78.6 percent of the national indigenous population. Colombian indigenous radio stations are shaped by intense deliberations among each indigenous ... -
Point-loaded discs and blocks applicable to tensile testing of brittle materials
(The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design, 1972-07-01)A method of numerically approximating the solutions of plane-stress or plane-strain elasticity problems with boundary conditions consisting of concentrated forces or distributed loads is presented herein. The effect of ... -
Policing Political Ads: An Analysis of Five Leading Newspapers' Responses to 1992 Political Advertisements
(Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 1996-03-01)Lori Melton McKinnon is an assistant professor of advertising and public relations in the College of Communication at the University of Alabama. Lynda Lee Kaid is a professor in the Department of Communication and the ... -
Policy Regarding the Sequential Lineup Is Not Informed by Probative Value but Is Informed by Receiver Operating Characteristic Analysis
(Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2014-02-01)It is important to determine if switching from simultaneous to sequential lineups affects response bias (the inclination to make an identification from a lineup), discriminability (the ability to distinguish between innocent ... -
Policy, Behavior, and Research: Changing Schooling for Homeless Children and Youth
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Political Agreements and Exporting Activities: An Empirical Assessment of the Effects of the JCPOA Agreement on Iran’s Exports
(2020-08)Conflicts hinder international trade. Political agreements that restrain conflicts and remove sanctions may contribute positively to exporting and importing activities. In this study, we examine the effects of the Joint ... -
Political Linkage and Public Policy: Attitudinal Congruence Between Citizens and Officials
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Political Participation Among Federal Employees: The Hatch Act and Political Equality
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Political Television Commercials: An Experimental Study of Type and Length
(Communication Research, 1978-01-01)Considerable controversy has arisen over the use in political campaigns of short, image-oriented television commercials. This study compared the effect of type (image and issue) and length (5 minute and 60 second) of ... -
Popular Science in National and Transnational Perspective: Suggestions from the American Context
(2009-06)In what ways can the study of science and popular culture in the American context contribute to ongoing debates on popularization and popular science? This essay suggests that, for several reasons, attention to the antebellum ... -
Porosity Reduction in the High-Speed Processing of Glass-Fiber Composites by Resin Transfer Molding (RTM)
(Journal of Composite Materials, 2004-02-01)High-speed processing is essential to achieve lower production cost in the fabrication of fiber-reinforced composites with the current liquid molding practices. A major consequence of increasing the resin injection velocity ... -
Positive Youth Development Interventions Impacting the Sexual Health of Young Minority Adolescents: A Systematic Review
(The Journal of Early Adolescence, 2015-03-30)A systematic literature review was conducted to assess the utility of Positive Youth Development (PYD) concepts in promoting positive sexual health behaviors in young minority adolescents (n = 12 studies). Interventions ... -
Post-Cure Compression as a Void Reduction Technique for Thermosetting Composites
(2005)Composite materials often suffer from process-induced defects such as voids that lower their overall performance and thus limit their wider application. Void formation mechanisms and detrimental effects of voids on mechanical ... -
Power Window Control Location Stereotypes
(Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 1992-10-01)A paper-and-pencil survey instrument and an operational test were used to assess stereotype strength for automobile power window controls. Control panel layout (square vs. linear) and mounting plane were examined along ... -
Practical and scholarly implications of information behavior research: A pilot study of research literature
(2015-12)Introduction. This pilot study examined how current information behaviour research addresses the implications and potential impacts of its findings. The goal was to understand what implications and contributions the field ... -
Practicing a Professional Ethic: Leading for Students’ Best Interests
(2011-08)This research examined secondary administrators’ perspectives about the expression “the best interests of the student.” Principals’ intimate reflections provided empirical insights into what they mean when they use the ... -
Pre-Instructional Minitests: An Efficient Solution to the Problem of Covering Content
(Journal of Management Education, 1994-02-01)This article is aimed at achieving two purposes: (a) challenging the common and often unrecognized assumption that the only way to ensure that students are exposed to course concepts is by personally going over the material ...