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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Layperson"”.
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The Influence of Facial Parameters on Orthognathic Patient, Layperson and Clinician Perceived Attractiveness
Purpose: To undertake an objective and quantitative evaluation of how the variation of facial parameters influences perceived attractiveness.<br/>Methods:<br/>Part 1 (chapter 3): The craniofacial height of an idealized image was altered from 1/6 to 1/10 of standing height, creating 10 images shown …
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Comparison Analysis of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Skill performance by Two-Different Training Methods for Layperson
… American heart association guideline 2005 for layperson. We explained the reasons for research and obtained the consent of participation to eighty-five railroaders before study started. And we compared CPR performance which divided into two groups traditional CPR training method(response …
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Autonomous agents for serving complex information needs
… be achieved. The second study involved resolving layperson queries on web forums by finding similar discussion threads. This task was more challenging due to noisy nature of forum data and unsuitability of existing semantic resources. We developed novel shallow semantic information extraction …
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The Role of Expert Advice Formation Individual and Group Decision Making
This paper examined individual and group level layperson decision making when information from multiple experts is available. A total of 767 participants read four scenarios with various forms of expert advice, and then made decisions and gave confidence ratings. As expert advice format became more …
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A study of expressed barriers, and their comparative strengths, to conducting a health ministry in selected seventh-day Adventist churches in Idaho, Oregon and Texas
… program, and church position (pastor or layperson) on ten expressed barriers to conducting a health ministry in local Seventh-day Adventist churches. A paired comparison instrument, filled out by 217 church members in the states of Idaho, Oregon, and Texas, provided the rank order of the …
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Countering Anti-Vaccination Rumors on Twitter
… than those who read the counter-rumor from a layperson user. This finding suggests that heuristic processing occurs in the reception of the anti-vaccination rumor and the counter-rumor that refutes the claim, such that people are less likely to feel anxious about the anti-vaccination rumor …
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Love and Drede: Religious Fear in Middle English
… of the presumed mentality of the later medieval layperson, seen as at the mercy of the currents of plague, violence and dramatic social, economic and political change and, above all, a religiosity characterised as primitive or even pathological. This ‘great fear theory’ remains influential in …
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The visible #family: Using the hashtag to study family construction
… an observable role in defining family, where the layperson--in addition to the scholar--visibly influences what society is learning about the family. Therefore, the interactional nature of Twitter will continue to contribute to the meanings and definitions society holds on the term family. The …
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Virginia Gravity Flow Winery: A Transformative Journey
… and back again. From vine to glass and from layperson to student of wine, this shared journey engenders a transformation of both grape and visitor.
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Dysrhythmias in Laypersons during Centrifuge-Simulated Suborbital Spaceflight
… are limited data on cardiac dysrhythmias in laypersons during hypergravity exposure. We report layperson electrocardiograph (ECG) findings and tolerance of dysrhythmias during centrifuge-simulated suborbital spaceflight. Methods: Volunteers participated in varied-length centrifuge training …
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Disinformation, Science Communication and Trust: Food Rumours in Thailand
… The last component goes back to people, as a layperson, assuming that they do not know about science. The study will investigate trust in the way they trust in rumours and in debunkers by an experimental survey. The experiment will give the results as to the source that people have more trust …
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La construction des inégalités au Canada (17e – 19e siècles) : reproduction familiale, mobilité sociale et parcours élitaires au sein de la famille Drapeau
… seigneurial estate ever held by a Canadian layperson, politician, and elite figure, represents a remarkable upward trajectory, he cannot be studied in isolation. His path, like that of his daughters, the so-called "Dames Drapeau", or his many collateral relatives, only makes sense through a …
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Undoing Angashuddhi: Interrogating Indian Classical Dance and the Nation
For the layperson, Indian classical dance is an ancient Indian art. When classical dancers perform, the audience ordinarily views the performance as an authentic representation of the art of the temple dancer or courtesan from centuries ago. An ancient Hindu dramatic treatise called the …
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Inferring landscape preferences from social media using data science techniques
… These features are very descriptive that a layperson can understand and can also be useful for designers, storm-water engineers, city planners to incorporate in their landscape designs such that it improves human health and well- being. Finally, I will conclude and describe some follow up …
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Leading by Example: The Pastoral Pedagogy of John Mirk's 'Festial'
… ways in which Mirk used exempla to facilitate a layperson’s individual, often interior, experience of - and response to - his words. In so doing, I establish that the Festial enabled a level of devotional engagement that exceeded the elementary educational expectations of pastoral reform. At a …
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Adapting a community first aid responder programme to increase out-of-hospital capacity in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
… to improve outcomes, the incorporation of a layperson first responder programme could facilitate greater access to care for individuals in need and serve as an effective initial intervention to bolster out-of-hospital emergency care (OHEC) capacity. WHO developed the Community First Aid …
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The impact of ad appeals and source types on ad trust
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-10-19 without embargo terms