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Does Rotary Pursuit Data Predict Mouse Task Performance? a Pilot Study
(Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 2005-09-01)
Knight & Salvendy (1992) suggested that performance of mouse task depends on precision control and arm-hand steadiness. However, the claims lacked empirical support. This pilot study collected rotary pursuit data, measured ...
Nano-scale Flexible Interphase in a Glass Fiber/Epoxy Resin System Obtained by Admicellar Polymerization
(2002)
Organosilane coupling agents are widely used in the composites industry to improve the wetting of inorganic reinforcements by low surface energy resins. An increased wettability is often a harbinger of better mechanical ...
Latin Via Proverbs: 4000 Proverbs, Mottoes and Sayings for Students of Latin
(2006)
Latin Via Proverbs is a collection of 4000 Latin proverbs organized by grammatical categories. It can be used as a supplement for any first-year Latin textbook or as a systematic grammar review for intermediate Latin ...
Assessing the Quality of Internet Resources: Challenges and Useful Tools
(Adult Learning, 2003-09-01)
A Comparison of Embedded and Nonembedded Print Coverage of the U.S. Invasion and Occupation of Iraq
(The Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, 2006-04-01)
This study examines the impact of embedded versus nonembedded (unilateral) news coverage during the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq. A content analysis was conduycted of the Washington Post, New York Times, Los Angeles ...
A Distant Jaguar: The Civil Society Project in Chimalapas
(Critique of Anthropology, 2001-12-01)
Civil society has become an important unit of analysis in the context of the globalization of politics and political discourse and the decentralization of nation-states. At a discursive level, it is a concept which elides ...
Training Models in Counseling Psychology: Scientist-Practitioner Versus Practitioner-Scholar
(The Counseling Psychologist, 2000-09-01)
Considerable discussion has occurred through the years regarding models of training. With the recent accreditation of counseling psychology programs espousing the practitioner-scholar model, the importance of reexamining ...
Geometrical Effects in Determination of Fickian Mass Diffusivity of Polymers
(2003)
Hydrophilicity of polymers makes them prone to moisture absorption that leads to degradation of mechanical properties. Kinetics of moisture ingress needs to be fully characterized to perform reliable designs with polymeric ...
The Effects of Cost and Asset Retrenchment on Firm Performance: The Overlooked Role of a Firm’s Competitive Environment
(Journal of Management, 2004-04-01)
When firms face declining financial performance, research suggests that cost and asset retrenchment can lead to improved performance among poorly performing firms. However, previous studies have largely focused on firms ...
Clinical Validation of the Ansi C63.19 Draft Standard for Measuring Compatibility between Digital Wireless Phones and Hearing Aids
(Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 2000-07-01)
Acoustic interference can be generated in hearing aids by the pulsed transmission signal of a digital wireless phone. This interference, resembling a buzzing, clicking, or static sound, is annoying and can seriously degrade ...