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Showing 1 to 20 of 94 for “"Differential Impact"”.
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Differential impact of monetary policy: a sectoral approach
… of the business cycle. Secondly, I test for differential sector to aggregate manufacturing output response. Non-neutrality does not imply differentiality since money growth can be significantly related to individual manufacturing sectors in an identical way. Differential effects might be …
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Differential Impact of VEGF and FGF2 Signaling Mechanisms on Flt1 Pre-mRNA Splicing
… yearly deaths, worldwide. Here, we examined the impact of endothelial mitogens VEGF and FGF2 (fibroblast growth factor 2), both of which are upregulated in preeclampsia, on Flt1 transcript variants in umbilical vein endothelial cells. We tested the hypothesis that VEGF modulates the expression of …
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The differential impact of school absences on general and special education high school students
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of absenteeism on students in general education and students in special education. Archival data from a group of 249 students who completed 9th grade in June 2011 were analyzed in order to examine the relationship between attendance rates and …
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Differential Impact of Racial Microaggressions on Asian Americans: Relationship to Perpetrator and Power Status
… potential factors that may influence the impact of experiencing racial microaggressions for Asian Americans. More specifically, a 2 x 2 between-subjects factorial design was utilized to examine whether level of familiarity and role of power in the target's relationship with the perpetrator …
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Person-Oriented Versus Task-Oriented Spin Instruction: Differential Impact on Participants' Mood and Sociability
… primary aim of this research was to explore the impact of spin-class instruction style on mood among spin-class participants. In Study 1, research assistants (RAs) evaluated the instruction of spin-class instructors and administered mood surveys to spin-class participants and instructors. …
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The Differential Impact of Welfare Reform in Non-metropolitan and Metropolitan Areas of Virginia
… thesis addresses potential differences in the impact of welfare reform measures in non-metropolitan and metropolitan labor markets by estimating wage and reservation wage equations for female household heads in Northern and Southwest Virginia. The results suggest young children and lack of …
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Investigating the Professional Values of Teachers: The Differential Impact of Accountability on Teachers' Career Decisions
<p>Education reform and policy efforts have focused a great deal on teachers over the past decade or more. Reform efforts focused on accountability have altered how teachers are paid, how they spend their time, how they are evaluated, what they are accountable for, and what sort of control they …
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The differential impact of war and trauma on Kosovar Albanian women living in post-war Kosova
The war in Kosova had a profound impact on the lives of the civilian population and was a major cause of material destruction, disintegration of social fabrics and ill health. Throughout 1998 and 1999, the number of killings is estimated to be 10,000 with the majority of the victims being Kosovar …
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Positive and Negative Affect: Differential Impact of Optimism, Pessimism, and Coping in People Living with HIV/AIDS
People living with HIV/AIDS (PLH) struggle with depression. Recent research suggests that depression affects medical regimen adherence, disease progression, and risky sexual behaviors. The present study uses a stress and coping theory viewing HIV-related stigma and physical symptoms as stressors in …
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The Differential Impact of the Senior Citizens Homestead and Homeowners Property Exemptions on Four Suburban Cook County School Districts
… The study at hand is designed to determine if a differential impact is felt by a certain type of school district as the result of two property tax exemptions in suburban Cook County, Illinois. Under study is the Senior Citizen Homestead Exemption and the Homeowners Exemption Program originally …
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High School Completion: Investigating the roles of social goals, degree of motivation/resiliency, and differential impact of sex among students in an alternative high school
The majority of literature exploring high school completion and dropout has specifically investigated dropout percentages, reasons behind drop out, and what types of students decide to drop out. Information concerning alterable variables and why students complete high school is less abundant. …
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Religiosity and Depression: A Ten-Year Follow-up of Offspring at High and Low Risk for Depression
… 10-year follow-up, and to explore the potential differential impact of religiosity on the prevalence of depression in those at high versus low risk for depression. Results suggest that 1) prospectively, a personal importance of religion is protective against MDD over a 10-year period; 2) …
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Relationships Between Participation in a Community College Student Success Course and Academic Performance and Persistence
The study examined the differential impact of success course participation for subgroups of students. Some differences were revealed; however, results were inconsistent across terms of the study. The investigator concluded that, overall, when compared to peers who did not participate, success …
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The Relative Contribution of Antecedent Sources to Math Self-Efficacy
… is needed to investigate the potentially differential impact of a negative experience (e.g., discouragement, negative role models) compared to positive ones on self-efficacy. Further study of the potential differences in men's and women's cognitive appraisal of their high school …
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The role of self-disgust in the relationship between childhood trauma and psychotic experience
… have been shown to have a significant impact upon psychological wellbeing. However, this impact varies between individuals and it appears that certain trauma types and characteristics are more damaging than others. Therefore, developing a better understanding of the specific …
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The complexity of the future of work
… (AI), have the potential to drastically impact modern society and to shape the future of work. Accordingly, policy makers and researchers seek forecasts into technological change and labor trends, including growing job polarization and income inequality as well as decreasing career …
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Essays in Applied Microeconomics
… student test scores, but male peer age has an impact that is twice as large as female peer age. Further analysis reveals substantial differences in these effects based on students’ gender, age, and economic disadvantage. Referring to the differential patterns of brain development and hormonal …
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