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The Effect of an 8-Week Tai Chi Exercise Program on Physical Functional Performance in Middle-Aged Women
(Journal of Applied Gerontology, 2013-10-16)
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of an 8-week Tai Chi Chih exercise program on physical functional performance (PFP) among women aged 45 to 65 years. A quasi-experimental design with a nonequivalent ...
Transient Growth Arrest in Escherichia coli Induced by Chromosome Condensation
(PLos One, 2013-12-23)
MukB is a bacterial SMC (structural maintenance of chromosome) protein that regulates the global folding of the Escherichia coli chromosome by bringing distant DNA segments together. We report that moderate overproduction ...
The Revival of Russia’s Gubernatorial Elections: Liberalization or Potemkin Reform?
(2013-11-18)
After an eight year pause, gubernatorial elections returned to Russia in 2012. Formerly appointed governors are now being put to the electoral test, and the Kremlin is discovering the extent to which it sacrificed effective ...
Mannose-Binding Lectin 2 Gene and Risk of Adult Glioma
(PLos One, 2013-04-18)
Background and AimsThe immune system is likely to play a key role in the etiology of gliomas. Genetic polymorphisms in the mannose-binding lectin gene, a key activator in the lectin complement pathway, have been associated ...
Speakers and the Spotlight: Explaining Media Coverage of Leadership in the House of Representatives
(American Politics Research, 2013-05-01)
Previous scholarship has described how members of Congress struggle to attract media attention. The Speaker of the House, however, is uniquely positioned to drive media agendas. That position may be conditioned though by ...
Standing in the Gap: Research that Informs Strategies for Motivating and Retaining Rural High School Students
(2013)
Rural schools face the challenges of motivating and retaining students, often in the face of severe resource constraints. This paper synthesizes fifteen years of the author's rural research on secondary students' school-related ...
From Cave Art to Cryonics
(2013)
Encouraging servant leadership: A qualitative study of how a cause-related sporting event inspires participants to serve
(2013-10-07)
A longitudinal, qualitative case study was conducted to explore if a cause-related sporting event could inspire participants to serve others and how the event achieved this. Servant leadership theory, social leverage theory, ...
Information-Seeking Habits of Education Faculty
(2013-03)
This study explores the information-seeking behavior of academic education
faculty from twenty large public research universities. The investigation
includes an examination of how frequently education faculty seek ...
Tools of the Trade: The Role of Perceptions and Context in Designing and Developing Instructional Learning Aids
(2013-05)
Design principles, theories and artifacts from instruction in many fields have been analyzed from various perspectives. Instructional learning aids (ILAs) such as workbooks and job aids are components of instructional ...