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The marginalization of astrology among Dutch astronomers in the first half of the 17th century
(History of Science, 2014-06-01)
In the first half of the 17th century, Dutch astronomers rapidly abandoned the practice of astrology. By the second half of the century, no trace of it was left in Dutch academic discourse. This abandonment, in its early ...
Comparing the Utility of the Theory of Planned Behavior Between Boys and Girls for Predicting Snack Food Consumption: Implications for Practice
(Health Promotion Practice, 2014-01-01)
The purpose of this study was to use the theory of planned behavior to explain two types of snack food consumption among boys and girls (girls n = 98; boys n = 69), which may have implications for future theory-based health ...
Naming Patterns Reveal Cultural Values: Patronyms, Matronyms, and the U.S. Culture of Honor
(Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 2014-02-01)
Four studies examined the hypothesis that honor norms would be associated with a pronounced use of patronyms, but not matronyms, for naming children. Study 1 shows that men who endorse honor values expressed a stronger ...
How Competitive Is “Competitive” Procurement in the Social Services?
(The American Review of Public Administration, 2014-02-27)
The scholarship on contracting generally argues that markets for social services are weak and lacking in competition. Using data gathered from Florida’s largest social service agency, the Department of Children and Families, ...
The social construction of violence among Northern Plains tribal members with antisocial personality disorder and alcohol use disorder
(Transcultural Psychiatry, 2014-02-01)
Whereas recent reports from national studies have presented extremely high rates for many personality disorders in American Indian communities, persistent concerns about the meaning of these symptoms have left many troubled ...
Evaluating Eyewitness Identification Procedures Using Receiver Operating Characteristic Analysis
(Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2014-02-01)
Eyewitness identification is a pivotal issue in applied research because, in practice, a correct identification can help to remove a dangerous criminal from society, but a false identification can lead to the erroneous ...
Capacity and Opportunity: Predicting Engagement for Middle School Students With Behavioral Disorders
(Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2014-11-20)
This study examined the capacity and opportunity scores of 36 middle school students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) on the student version of the American Institutes for Research (AIR) Self-Determination ...
Developing a Pricing Strategy for the Los Angeles Dodgers
(2014-06-22)
The article discusses the downfall of the Los Angeles Dodgers, a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California, and also suggests to develop pricing policies for its revival. It mentions that the number of ...
Negative emotions in informal feedback: The benefits of disappointment and drawbacks of anger
(Human Relations, 2014-10-01)
Using the emotions as social information (EASI) model, this study investigated the emotional, attitudinal and behavioral reactions to failure feedback by manipulating negative emotional displays (angry, disappointed or ...
Dynamic Participation in Interdistrict Open Enrollment
(Educational Policy, 2014-03-18)
Interdistrict open enrollment is the nation’s largest and most widespread school choice program, but our knowledge of these programs is limited. Drawing on 5 years of student-level data from the universe of public school ...