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Comments on Neural Networks
(Sociological Methods & Research, 2000-05-01)
Although neural networks do offer a few advantages over some other nonlinear methods, in certain situations these advantages are difficult to utilize. However, many neural network applications in the social sciences are ...
Argument and 17th-Century Science: A Rhetorical Analysis with Sociological Implications
(Social Studies of Science, 2000-06-01)
This paper compares the argumentative practices of the English and French scientific communities from the origin of the scientific journal in 1665 up to 1700. To that end, we ask a uniform set of questions related to ...
The Effects of Managerial Values on Social Issues Evaluation: An Empirical Examination
(Business & Society, 2000-06-01)
This article suggests that due to the value-laden nature of social issues, managerial values, as a framework or schema, play an important role in the social issues evaluation process. Our data show that there is clearly a ...
Implications of Loyalty Program Membership and Service Experiences for Customer Retention and Value
(Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 2000-01-01)
Companies that offer loyalty reward programs believe that their programs have a long-run positive effect on customer evaluations and behavior. However, if loyalty rewards programs increase relationship durations and usage ...
Parent Training Through Play: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy with a Hyperactive Child
(The Family Journal, 2000-04-01)
Back from the Brink: Saving America's Cities by Design; Becoming Good Neighbors: Enriching America's Communities by Design
(Journal of Planning Education and Research, 2000-03-01)
Regulation, Business, and Sustainable Development: The Antecedents of Environmentally Conscious Technological Innovation
(American Behavioral Scientist, 2000-10-01)
A growing number of firms have begun work toward the development of innovative systems that consume fewer resources, reduce waste, enhance productivity, while creating new market opportunities. However, all of this ...
Administrative History of the United States: Development and State of the Art
(Administration & Society, 2000-11-01)
Although certainly not mainstream to the study of public administration, administrative history in the United States has quite a tradition. In this article, the development of the study of the history of American government ...
A Survey of Ramp and Stair Use among Older Adults
(Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 2000-07-01)
Forty-three community-dwelling adults aged 57 to 95 participated in survey exploring characteristics of ramp use by older ambulant people. Twenty-three respondents said they ascended ramps instead of stairs most of the ...
Meningoencephalitis Associated with Globicatella sanguinis Infection in Lambs
(2000-11)
Thirty lambs displayed symptoms of meningoencephalitis. An unusual gram-positive coccus was isolated in pure culture from the blood and brain samples from one of the affected animals, and phenotypic and phylogenetic ...