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Fast ion conduction in solid electrolyte materials: An investigation of the relationship between lattice dynamics, geometric frustration induced disorder, and ionic conductivity
The student, William Gustafson, accepted the attached license on 2020-07-21 at 14:32.
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Aberrant self-promotion versus Machiavellianism: a differentiation of constructs
… the aberrant self-promotion pattern proposed by Gustafson and Ritzer (1995). The aberrant self-promoter (ASP) was defined as having a high degree of narcissism, combined with a low need to appear conventionally "nice" along with pronounced antisocial behavior. The Machiavellian was described as …
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Do Adolescents' Perceptions of the Consequences of Their Behavior Mediate the Link Between Psychopathy-Linked Personality Traits and Problem Behavior?
… an increased chance of recidivism (Andershed, Gustafson, Kerr, & Stattin, 2002; Gretton, Hare, & Catchpole, 2004; Salekin, 2008). Previous research indicates that youth with psychopathy-linked personality traits are more likely to have an increased focus on achieving reward despite the …
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Creativity or creativities: A study of domain generality and specificity
… in the person (Amabile, 1996; Mumford & Gustafson, 1988; Sternberg & Lubart, 1995). Regression and discriminant function analyses showed that it was possible to identify both traits general to different dimensions and patterns in creativity and traits that are specific to one dimension or …
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Activity segmentation with special emphasis on sit-to-stand analysis
… the body. Fuzzy clustering methods such as the Gustafson vessel algorithm are also investigated. The proposed algorithms were tested on 9 subjects with ages ranging from 18 to 88. The classification results were the best for the vowel height with the ellipse fit algorithm at 96.6%; using the …
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Aberrant self-promotion versus Machiavellianism: a discriminant validity study
… aberrant self-promotion construct proposed by Gustafson and Ritzer (1994a). The study attempted to differentiate the aberrant self-promotion construct from the Machiavellianism construct proposed by Christie (1970a). The aberrant self-promoter (ASP) has been conceptualized as exhibiting high …
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An Analysis of Texans' Behaviors and Attitudes Toward Laundry Practices and Water Use
… to the United States Census Bureau (Rhodes & Gustafson, 2021). The level of water usage from washing machines is particularly worrisome in regions of the U.S. that often experience drought and water scarcity, such as portions of Texas. Further, Texas’ population is one of the fastest growing …
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Psychopathic Traits, Skin Conductance, and Emotion in the Normal Population
… extending into the normal population (Andershed, Gustafson, Kerr, & Stattin, 2002; Ross, Lutz, & Bailley, 2004; Williams, Paulhus, & Hare, 2007). Individuals high in subclinical psychopathy were expected to show the same pattern of diminished psychophysiological responding to negative stimuli that …
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“Teachers should have knowledge of different types of music”: a case study of culturally sustaining pedagogy in three high school choral programs
… in diverse musical cultures (Carlow, 2006; Gustafson, 2008). The resulting cultural rift between students and choral educators can lead to student exclusion, cultural assimilation, and silencing (Bradley, 2015). Culturally sustaining pedagogy (CSP) is a theoretical construct focused on …
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Utilizing the Technology Acceptance Model to Predict System Use of an Interactive Behavior Change Technology to Deliver Virtual Diabetes Health Education
… Herman, Zimmer-Galler, & Mayer-Davis, 2010; Eng, Gustafson, Henderson, Jimison, & Patrick, 1999; Fitzner & Moss, 2013; Gruman, 2011; Lin, 1999; Noell & Glasgow, 1999).</p> <p>The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) as a theoretical …
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The Montessori Method's Use of Seguin's Three-Period Lesson and Its Impact on the Book Choices and Word Learning of Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
… & Kamhi, 1995; LaSasso & Davey, 1987; Paul & Gustafson, 1991; Paul & O'Rourke, 1988). The Montessori Method uses Seguin's three-period lesson as a way to introduce new words to students. The individualization provided by the three-period lesson, as well as the simplicity of language and lack …
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Enhancing home based care for HIV patients using an advisory expert system
… a view to solving problems and giving advice (Gustafson et al. 1994). Since South Africa has high mobile phone penetration and most of the patients own them, we opted to use mobile phone as a tool to access the information provided by the advisory expert system. The system was then deployed at …
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Evaluation of Agents for the Suppression of Take-all of Wheat in Virginia in Greenhouse and Field Studies, and Characterization of Isolates of Gaeumannomyces graminis varieties
… bioassays or in the field, and plants from Gustafson-product-treated seed, including biological agents yielded poorly over two seasons in field trials. Little information is available on the variability of Ggt, with most information coming from Britain and Australia. Virginia and Montana …
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The Cretan Glance : The Syncretic Spirit in the Novels of Nikos Kazantzakis
The seven novels of Nikos Kazantzakis' great period of 1942-1956, i.e., Freedom or Death, Zorba the Greek, The Last Temptation of Christ, The Greek Passion, Saint Francis, The Fratricides, and the Report to Greco, are examined in order to make evident the spirit of synthesis in perceiving the chaos …
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Doctoral thesis recital (piano (lecture))
A discussion of the similarities between Rachmaninoff's Cello sonata op.19 and Piano concerto no.2 op.18
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Imaginary Interfaces
The size of a mobile device is primarily determined by the size of the touchscreen. As such, researchers have found that the way to achieve ultimate mobility is to abandon the screen altogether. These wearable devices are operated using hand gestures, voice commands or a small number of physical …
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Evaluating the musculoskeletal health state of intensive care unit survivors
Survivors of critical illness frequently experience long-term physical impairment, decreased health-related quality of life and low rates of return to employment. There has been limited investigation of the underlying problems impacting physical function of patients post-Intensive Care Unit (ICU) …
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Heuristic for siting job service centers, A
Includes bibliographical references (pages 36-37).
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