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The effect of a commercially available abdominal support belt on torso posture, lift strength, and spinal compression
… (MIC) biomechanical model proposed by Bean, Chaffin, and Schultz (1988). It was found that torso posture, with the exception of axial twist, and static strength were not significantly affected by belt use. Axial twist for low asymmetric exertions was significantly larger when the belt was …
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The Embedded American Artist
As our world ramps up the speed of its connections, our identities merge with increasing speed and angles of confluence. Not only are new identities created, but also the more fringe social and cultural elements of our world are exposed to mainstream consciousness. My work is a product of my own …
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Using BEA and parent-tutors to boost achievement for K-PALS nonresponders.
The purpose of this study was to use brief experimental analysis procedures (BEA) to select promising early reading interventions for kindergartners (2 boys aged 6 years 6-8 months) who were nonresponsive to Kindergarten Peer Assisted Learning Strategies (K-PALS), an evidence-based reading program, …
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Effects of Low Bioavailable Nitrogen and Phosphorus on Cyanobacteria Dynamics in Eutrophic Lake Erie
The growth and abundance of phytoplankton in freshwater lakes has long been attributed to the concentration of phosphorus (P), and this idea of P-limitation has been a paradigm accepted by limnologists. Hence, lake managers have relied on the strategy of reducing P to restore water quality of …
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An Examination of the Cognitive Workload Associated With Conducting in an Instrumental Music Context
The results of this study indicate a significant decline in subject attentional allocation with regard to aural analysis during dual-task episodes, suggesting the presence of a cognitive bottleneck. Subjects' attentional resources allocated towards conducting gesture gradually increased throughout …
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The influence of elevated arsenic concnetrations on stream biota and leaf breakdown in a headwater stream
Arsenic is a naturally occurring element, which is toxic to aquatic biota especially in disturbed areas where it may be found at high concentrations. A headwater stream adjacent to an 85 year-old abandoned arsenic mine was investigated to determine the influence of arsenic on stream biota and …
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Connectedness and optimality in multidimensional designs
Sennetti (1972) showed the existence of minimal multidimensional designs (MMD's) and minimal augmented multidimensional designs (MAMD's) which allow estimation of type I and type II contrasts. For an MMD, only one more design point is required than there are degrees of freedom for the parameter …
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The relationship between age, gender, physical work capacity profile and a worksite wellness program for workers in an electricity supply company
… exceed the physical work capacity of the worker (Chaffin, 1974:251-254; Fraser, 1992:24; Shrey, 1997a:8). Two types of workers are usually pointed out by management in this regard, namely the older workers and females that are exposed to tasks with a high physical demand (Ayoub & Mital, 1989:9; …
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Trends in Sophomore Students' Perceptions of Academic Advising Services at East Tennessee State University.
<p>The purpose of this study was to determine sophomore students' perceptions of academic advising at ETSU as reported in fall 2002 and trends in sophomore students' perceptions of academic advising at ETSU from 1994 to 2002. Four research questions and seven hypotheses were examined.</p> <p>The …
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Semantic and Factual Knowledge: A Reaction Time Study of Necessary and Invited Inferences
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-13T18:21:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7708952.pdf: 6318522 bytes, checksum: c2d9ed96aee40c9cac8ecd5105976522 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1976
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Nuevo modelo diagnóstico de la cultura de género en la administración local y en el tercer sector de acción social
… y Unger, 1994; Crawford, 1995; Crawford, Chaffin & Fitton, 1995; Crawford & Chaffin, 1997). Desde la Psicología de las Organizaciones también hemos utilizado las aportaciones de Gonzi y Athanasou (1996), sobre el enfoque holístico de las competencias. Este enfoque, define las competencias …