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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"DYMOND"”.
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Sensitivity analysis of nuclear fuel cycle transitions
… nuclear fuel cycle simulator tools, Cyclus and DYMOND, with Dakota, a sensitivity analysis toolkit. This work conducted one-at-a-time, synergistic, and global sensitivity analysis with Cyclus-Dakota and DYMOND-Dakota, to understand the interdependence of input parameters on the transition …
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The Additive Effects of Varying Stimuli on Cooperative and Conformity Responding
… verbally relating specific classes of stimuli (Dymond & Roche, 2013). Stimuli are regarded as implicit as they are measured with respect to faster response latencies and more accurate responses, or brief and immediate relational responding. This paper will address the predictive utility of a …
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Examining the Effects of Verbal Stimuli on Cooperative Responding under a Competing Financial Contingency
… stimuli present in an individual's environment (Dymond & Roche, 2013). In contrast, explicit responses are referred to as extended and elaborated relational responses (EERRs) that occur in the absence of time pressure. The Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP) is a tool designed to …
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Preparing Teachers in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Reflections on Teacher Quality
… Disabilities Monitoring Network, 2007; Dymond, Gilson, Myran, 2007; Fitzgerald & Ryan, 2006). There is a need to provide better educational opportunities for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in schools. One of the clearest needs in the field is to increase the number of …
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Strategic Community Engagement as Perceived by Five Superintendents
<p>In these challenging times with school districts facing mandates for accountability, they can only accomplish these ambitious long-term mandates by engaging the greater community. Thus, any superintendent who is planning on improving student academic achievement and being employed in the …
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Modeling the Effects of Forest Road Density on Streamflow in the Blue Ridge Mountains
Forested watersheds have often been managed for flood mitigation. Studies have shown that forests have the potential to minimize peak flows during storm events, yet the relationship between forests and flooding is inexact. Forest roads, usually found in managed systems, can potentially magnify the …
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Lyme Disease Emergence in Virginia: An Examination of the Demographic and Environmental Variables Correlated to the Spatial Pattern of Disease Incidence
Since its initial identification in 1975, Lyme disease has become a public health concern in the U.S. Increased concern is sparked by the rapid rate at which the disease is emerging into new areas. One area of disease emergence is the state of Virginia which has been experiencing exponentially …
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Shear Strength of a PCBT-53 Girder Fabricated with Lightweight, Self-Consolidating Concrete
The research conducted was part of a project sponsored by the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Virginia Transportation Research Council. One PCBT-53 girder was fabricated with lightweight, self-consolidating concrete. An additional composite cast-in-place lightweight concrete deck was …
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A Politics of Yeast? Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Synthetic Biology, and the Sc2.0 Project
… the emerging discipline of synthetic biology (Dymond & Boeke, 2012; Langer, 2016). Those working “with” or “on” yeast in laboratory settings tend to apply engineering and design principles in an attempt to elicit desirable genetic outcomes from yeast cells. This epistemic and methodological …
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Investigating the Impact of a Brief Cognitive Defusion Intervention on State Anxiety and Psychological Inflexibility/Avoidance
… may underlie and maintain anxiety in humans (Dymond, Bennett, Boyle, Roche & Schlund, in press; Luciano et al; 2014). As an alternative to experiential avoidance of undesirable psychological content, a considerable body research supports the efficacy of cognitive defusion (a behavioural …