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Showing 1 to 20 of 109 for “"Kessler"”.
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Analysis and Conservation of Native Forests at Kessler Mountain Fayetteville, Arkansas
<p>Kessler Mountain in Fayetteville Arkansas has long been recognized for its beauty and natural resources. Parts of Kessler Mountain have been homesteaded and developed in the past, but most of the mountain has remained relatively undisturbed. The planned development of over 4,000 housing units to …
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Petrology and Weathering Environment of Sub-unconformity Limestone unit: The Kessler Limestone member of the Bloyd Formation, Morrowan (Pennsylvanian) Northwest Arkansas
… Arkansas the thin, widespread Pennsylvanian Kessler Limestone of the Bloyd Formation is exposed in numerous locations. Comparison of various exposures shows the Kessler is heterogeneous in thickness and lithology. Thickening of the Kessler occurs southward into the Arkoma Basin where the …
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Novel Self-Healing Materials Chemistries for Targeted Applications
… Sottos, N. R.; Geubelle, P. R.; Moore, J. S.; Kessler, M. R.; Sriram, S. R.; Brown, E. N.; Viswanathan, S. Nature 2001, 409, 794.
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Relationships Between Sleep Quality, Sleep Hygiene, and Psychological Distress In University Student-Athletes
… A sample of 94 student-athletes completed the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and Sleep Hygiene Practice Scale (Buyess et al., 1989; Kessler et al., 2002; Lin, Cheng, Yang, & Hsu, 2007). A mediation model was used to examine the relationships between the …
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Exploring the relationship between the growing number of satellites and space debris in low earth orbit, and people's perception of space debris environmental impacts
… can trigger a domino effect, known as the Kessler syndrome, which can cause uncontrolled continuous orbital collisions. This research utilizes documented data on approximately 65,000 Anthropogenic Space Objects in Earth's orbit dating from the first ASO launched in 1957 to April 1st, 2022. …
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Deep Learning for Space Object Density Distribution Prediction
… congestion and collision cascades, known as Kessler Syndrome. Traditional high-fidelity models, while accurate, are computationally intensive and poorly scalable. This thesis introduces a machine learning–based framework for forecasting the long-term evolution of space object density. A large …
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A Pilot Study of the Effectiveness and Feasibility of a Brief, Online, and Self-Guided Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention for Intellectual and Developmental Disability Support Staff
… completed a demographic questionnaire, the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10), the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II), the Comprehensive Assessment of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Processes (CompACT), the Maslach Burnout Inventory – Human Service Version (MBI-HS), the …
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The Director's Presence
… the process and productions of Orphans by Lyle Kessler that opened on March 29th 2007 for a four day run ending on April 1st, The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh that opened October 28th 2007 for a three day run ending on October 30th, and Terra Nova by Ted Tally that opened on February 21st 2008 …
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Acceptability and Preferences for Empirically-Supported Psychological Treatments
… received some treatment, evidence-based or not (Kessler et al., 2007). Even for participants who are able to successfully access services, engagement with treatment is often low, and dropout rates are high. There is some evidence that participants’ preferences for treatment are positively related …
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Stress Reactivity and Cognitive Vulnerability for Depression in Adolescence
… with estimated lifetime prevalence of 25% (Kessler, Avenevoli, & Merikangas, 2001). Importantly, research suggests that the one-year prevalence rates of depression are relatively low in childhood, but dramatically increase, as much as six-fold, from early to late adolescence (Hankin et al., …
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A Mixed Methods Study of Student Horizontal and Vertical Networking and Associated Impacts on Student Performance
… based on prior research by Alvin Hwang, Eric H. Kessler, and Anne Marie Francesco (2004). This networking schema links students’ personal orientations, classified as individualist or collectivist, with behaviors such as networking among peers (horizontal networking) and networking between …
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A Viable Orbital Debris Mitigation Mission using Active Debris Removal
… functioning satellites. A phenomenon known as Kessler Syndrome can be induced if these collisions occur. Kessler Syndrome states that these collisions can lead to an exponential increase in the orbital debris population, which could dangerously impede future space missions. Current literature …
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Evaluation of a cognitive behavioural bibliotherapy self-help intervention program on the promotion of resilience in individuals with depression
… for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, and Kessler Psychological Distress Scale. Data were collected at baseline, at the end of intervention, and four weeks after the completion of the intervention. Data were analysed using SPSS, Version 16.0. The findings showed there were statistically …
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Depressive Symptoms and Subclinical Vascular Disease: A Cross-Cultural Comparison
… groups (Breslau, Kendler, Su, Gaxiola-Aguilar, & Kessler, 2005). Markers of subclinical cardiovascular disease have been associated with depression, and rates of most cardiovascular risk factors are higher in African Americans than Caucasians (Shaya, Gu, & Saunders, 2007). Whereas rates of …
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Relationship among schizoid and schizotypal personality traits and social support on PTSD symptom severity
… prevalence of 7.8% (females 10.4%; males 5.0%; Kessler et al, 1995). PTSD can become debilitating and can significantly affect an individual’s social and occupational functioning. Consequently, it is essential to better understand the factors associated with development and maintenance of PTSD. …
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Distress in parents of children with advanced cancer enrolled in the PediQUEST Study
… Cancer (SCCC). Parent PD was measured by the Kessler-6 general psychological distress scale. K6 scores of >= 7 suggest high distress and those >= 13 indicate serious psychological distress (SPD, U.S. SPD prevalence is 3%). Linear and logistic regression models were used to evaluate …
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An exploration of female journalists’ experiences of covering potentially traumatic news stories : an IPA study
… experience double the rate of PTSD than men (Kessler, Sonnega, Bromet, Hughes & Nelson, 1995). This study qualitatively analysed female journalists’ experiences of covering potentially traumatic news stories, with a view to exploring the lived experience behind the statistics. Interviews with …
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The Effect of Gender and Veteran Status on the Level of Perceived Stigma Surrounding PTSD
… with PTSD than civilians (Breslau, 2001; Kessler et al., 1995; Olff et al., 2002). Although women are diagnosed with PTSD more frequently than men, research indicates that male veterans are the most stigmatized (Daoud, 2009; Mittal et al., 2007).</p>
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Executive function and emotion regulation as potential mechanisms of change in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
… prevalence of any psychological disorder is 46% (Kessler et al., 2005). The experience of co-occurring psychopathology is relatively common, and it is estimated that approximately 27% of adults experience two or more forms of psychopathology across the lifespan (Kessler et al., 2005, 2011). …
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Factor Invariance of Anxiety and Depression Measures in Autism
… Organization Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS; Kessler et al., 2005), the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale-Revised (CESD-R; Eaton, Smith, Ybarra, Muntaner, & Tien, 2004), and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS; Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995)—using a convenience sample of 434 …
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