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Showing 1 to 20 of 140 for “"Multiple studies"”.
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Classification Analysis for Environmental Monitoring: Combining Information across Multiple Studies
Environmental studies often employ data collected over large spatial regions. Although it is convenient, the conventional single model approach may fail to accurately describe the relationships between variables. Two alternative modeling approaches are available: one applies separate models for …
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Brain Boot Camp: The Effect of Multi-Sensory Training on Physical Function in Older Adults
… and higher risk of mortality. It is clear from multiple studies that an older adults physical function can be modified through physical activity. However, there is emerging evidence that physical activity interventions designed to improve physical function may be more effective if they can be …
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The Effects of Plickers As Response Cards On Academic Engagement Behavior In High School Students
<p>Multiple studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of increasing student opportunities to respond for increasing academically engaged behavior. The use of response cards has held the most efficacy in terms of increasing opportunities to respond, yet no research has been done with the addition …
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An Experimental Study of Subcooled Flow Boiling at Elevated Pressure in an Annular Flow Channel
… to study the region of subcooled flow boiling. Multiple studies were carried out to investigate the effects of liquid velocity, pressure, and temperature on the boiling heat transfer of subcooled fluid flowing through a heated annular channel. Water was used as the working fluid and principle of …
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Distress and Caregiver Appraisal in Pediatric Critical Care Unit Nurses when Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Treatment
… and nurses’ distress are substantiated in multiple studies, and this information could ultimately contribute to interventions for nurses working with terminally ill patients. Guided by Cognitive Adaptation Theory, this study explores distress and caregiver appraisal patterns in nurses who …
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Evidence aggregation in development economics via Bayesian hierarchical models
… into policy requires aggregating evidence from multiple studies of the same economic phenomenon. This translation requires not only an estimate of the impact of an intervention across different contexts, but also an assessment of the generalizability of the evidence and hence its applicability …
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Investigating the Role of Complex I Loss in Thyroid Tumorigenesis
… aerobic glycolysis in culture. Since then, multiple studies have demonstrated that most tumors actually require intact cellular respiration for proliferation. However, cancers of the colon, kidney, and thyroid are enriched in loss-of-function mutations predicted to negatively impact …
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Effects of Brain Injury Severity and Effort on Neuropsychological Tests of Attention
… following Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Multiple studies have shown that performance on neuropsychological tests of attention is affected by many factors, including injury severity and effort. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of injury severity on neuropsychological tests …
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FINANCIAL LITERACY AND THE FINANCIAL DECISION MAKING OF INDIVIDUALS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
… affect financial literacy. To test the model, multiple studies were conducted in underserved communities in rural and urban areas to understand the complexity of the relationship between financial literacy and financial decision making. These studies were supplemented by a series of in-depth …
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WayFinding: A Story Told Through The Senses
… people of varying ages, height, mobility, etc. Multiple studies were conducted that centered around different textures, floral fragrances, and light quality. This is a story that takes you on a journey through a community center and narrates how the different senses are engaged, specifically …
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Squeegee Punks reunite: safe streets for all: an insider qualitative study
… the height of the squeegee kid phenomenon, multiple studies were conducted on how squeegee work impacted street kids and their subsequent criminalization through the Ontario Safe Street Act. However, studies have not been conducted on Ontario's former Squeegee Kids since 1999. This insider …
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Zaftig: A Magazine Prototype and Accompanying Business Plan
… promotes an increasingly thin ideal, one that multiple studies have concluded is causing negatiVe self-perception and low self-esteem among young women nationwide. This is especially true for the full-figured woman, whom society tells that she is not skinny enough, and therefore not good …
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A Comparative Analysis of Training, Mentoring and Coaching in the Sales Environment: Evaluating the Impact of Personal Learning on Role Ambiguity and Organizational Commitment
… apply what they learn. Researchers have advanced multiple studies on the learning needs of salespeople, yet there is not a consensus as to the most effective mechanisms to increase learning transfer in the sales environment. To determine which knowledge tools better prepare the sales force for …
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Knowledge and Attitudes of Nursing Home LVNs and RNs Regarding Administering Pain Medictions to Dying Patients at End of Life
<p>Multiple studies suggest that long term care facility (LTC) residents live with substantial pain that goes untreated, particularly at end of life. Few studies have been done that specifically focus on the knowledge base and attitudes regarding pain and its management with nurses in these …
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Analysis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Treatment Options
… disorders over the past decade, as shown by multiple studies. A particular interest has been on disorders that afflict children at an early age and persist throughout their life, such as Autism, now known as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder …
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How do changes in housing prices affect consumer spending? : evidence from Iceland
… affect consumption and then to what extent. Multiple studies have been conducted on the effect of housing prices on consumption, but this is most likely the first one to study the effect in Iceland. This paper uses a multiple regression analysis to study the effects of changes in housing …
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The Amenity Value of Trees: a Meta-analysis of Hedonic, Property-value Studies
… tree migration. Numerous hedonic property value studies have estimated the implicit price of tree amenities associated with residential properties. Quantitative analysis of the results from multiple studies valuing trees can identify if the relationship between implicit price and tree amenities …
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HYDROTHERMAL FLUID TRANSPORT PATHWAYS ALONG FRACTURES AND VEINS AT BROTHERS VOLCANO, SOUTHERN KERMADEC ARC
… potential to create brittle features. Current studies focus on the formation of fractures and veins by these methods, but do not focus on the preferred movement of hydrothermal fluids through brittle features, nor which features are more dominant in active hydrothermal systems. This thesis …
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DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING FOR BUILDING ENERGY MANAGEMENT
… the ever-increasing needs of building residents. Multiple studies have shown that Deep Reinforcement Learning has great potential in controlling energy allocation in buildings. This thesis aims to demonstrate the use of PPO, a recent Deep Reinforce- ment Learning algorithm with an actor-critic …
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Bayesian approaches for survival data in pharmaceutical research.
… model used to combine the results of multiple studies, and allows for us to make direct and indirect comparisons between treatments. We investigate Bayesian network meta-analysis models for survival data based on modeling the log-hazard rates, as opposed to hazards ratios. Expert …
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