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Showing 1 to 20 of 30613 for “"Behavior"”.
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Neuro-evolution behavior transfer for collective behavior tasks
… attempt over the last decade to incorporate behavior (knowledge) transfer in machine learning so that relevant behavior acquired in previous learning experiences can be used to boost task performance in complex tasks, using evolutionary algorithms to facilitate behavior transfer (especially …
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An examination of the Good Behavior Game and behavior specific praise statements on student and teacher behavior
… strategies, the GBG and the GBG with a behavior specific praise statement (BSPS) component (i.e., GBG+BSPS) to examine the relative effectiveness of each as a tool for class-wide behavior management, to inspect the effect on teacher interactions with students, and to assess the relative …
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Reducing Disruptive Behavior in High School: The Good Behavior Game
<p>Disruptive behavior in the classroom setting negatively impacts the learning process in various ways, interfering with the educational process of individual students, the teacher, and/or the class as a whole. Class-wide levels of disruptive behaviors worsen these impacts and are often related to …
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Recursive Behavior Recording: Complex Motor Stereotypies and Anatomical Behavior Descriptions
A novel anatomical behavioral descriptive taxonomy improves motion capture in complex motor stereotypies (CMS) by indexing precise time data without degradation in the complexity of whole body movement in CMS. The absence of etiological explanation of complex motor stereotypies warrants the …
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Crystallization behavior and structure property behavior of selected thermoplastic polymers
The crystallization behavior of poly(p-phenylene sulfide) PPS has been studied. Two PPS samples with < M<sub>w</sub> > = 43K and < M<sub>w</sub> > = 83K were fractionated to remove low molecular weight oligomers yielding fractionated PPS samples with < M<sub>w</sub> > = 57K and < Mw > = 113K. The …
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Tracking behavior tracked
Contains fulltext : mmubn000001_070473307.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Optical Precursor Behavior
… descents in the represention of precursor behavior for any set of parameters. Lastly, the existence of other theoretical models for precursor behavior who may operate beyond the reach of steepest descent is validated through successful comparisons of the transient prediction of those …
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Trickle-In Effects: How Customer Deviance Behavior Influences Employee Deviance Behavior
… that is, perceptions, attitudes, and behavior may flow downward from an individual at a higher level of the organizational hierarchy (e.g., a supervisor) to another individual at a lower hierarchical level (e.g., a frontline employee), or from a frontline employee to an external member …
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Behavior intervention : positive behavior support practices for educators of young children
… public health reports show that early childhood behavior problems have increased in magnitude and prevalence in educational settings in recent years (Brauner & Stephens, 2006). The prevalence of problem behaviors in young children in general is more than 10% for children under age 8 in the U.S. …
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Effects of Behavior Modification Techniques on Student Behavior and Reading Achievement
… this study was to assess the value of the use of Behavior Modification techniques in reducing interfering behavior and the resultant effect on reading achievement improvement. Purpose. The purpose of this study was first, to assess the value of Behavior Modification techniques used in a case study …
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Explaining consumers' channel-switching behavior using the theory of planned behavior
… was exploratory and examined channel-switching behavior using Theory of Planned Behavior in three retail channels (i.e. brick-and-mortar stores, catalogs, and the Internet). The theory assumes that individual attitudes and beliefs, along with subjective norms and control factors will lead to an …
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Volunteer Tourists' Intended Behavior Using the Revised Theory of Planned Behavior
… experience using the revised theory of planned behavior. Moreover, the potential moderating effect of past volunteer tourism experience was examined as well. The study collected 291 usable responses from potential volunteer tourists who were active members of volunteer tourism organizations. The …
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A Cost Per Behavior Change Analysis for Physical Therapy-Behavior Modification Projects
… unit were trained to conduct physical therapy-behavior modification projects. The effectiveness of these projects was evaluated by comparing performance prior to intervention with performance following intervention. Costs for achieving this change in performance were presented in five separate …
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Assertive Behavior and Selected Components of Teaching Behavior: A Modified Case Study
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-12T19:55:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7820899.pdf: 7849841 bytes, checksum: 89de6291b428f5820ab6845f91d69fd4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1978
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The Effects of Projected Consequences and Overt Behavior Rehearsal on Assertive Behavior
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-10T21:07:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7206988.pdf: 3564922 bytes, checksum: 3ef8df55f6ea4df41917655cb38ad4f2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1971
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Evaluation of Flexible Pavement Behavior With Emphasis on the Behavior Ofgranular Layers
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-08T23:57:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7001004.pdf: 5444232 bytes, checksum: 323963c87e7f931d7f21435071501b5a (MD5) Previous issue date: 1969
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The influence of past behavior on future behavior: a mind-set perspective
A behavioral mind-set refers to the effect of performing a behavior in one situation (e.g., deciding which animals jump higher, dolphins or sea lions) on the likelihood of performing a conceptually similar behavior in subsequent, unrelated situations (e.g., deciding which of two candies to …
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Jurassic park--the thesis : simulation of dinosaur social behavior using behavior networks
Thesis: B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mathematics, 1993
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Stature and Criminal Behavior
… stature as a potential contributor to criminal behavior. This study examines the relationship between criminal behavior and stature among American males. The heights, weights, stature scores (a function of the product of height and weight) and the body mass indices of criminals are examined as a …
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Casino employee gambling behavior
This study described the gambling behavior and the prevalence of problem and pathological gambling among casino employees. Casino employees (N = 271) from a local Hotel/Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada completed self-report questionnaires, which included The South Oaks Gambling Screen (Lesieur and …
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