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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Range Restriction"”.
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Population Cross-Validity Estimation and Adjustment for Direct Range Restriction: A Monte Carlo Investigation of Procedural Sequences to Achieve Optimal Cross-Validity
… for addressing the opposing effects of direct range restriction and validity overestimation were assessed through a comparison of multiple correlation coefficients derived using various sequences of procedures in randomly drawn samples. A comparison of the average bias associated with these …
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Physical mapping of a 2-Mb region centered at D10S94, a locus very tightly linked to the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 gene(s)
… directed to the identification of genes. Long range restriction mapping by pulsed field gel electrophoresis revealed a dense cluster of CpG islands at D10S94. Genes potentially associated with these CpG islands represent candidate genes for MEN2. To determine whether relatively large sequence …
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An Empirical Analysis of Rating Effectiveness for a State Quality Award
… reliability, halo error, leniency and severity, range restriction) based on extensive literature review. A research framework was developed from this review, and was employed in computing rating effectiveness measures at the individual (i.e., examiner or eight rating scale dimensions) and sector …
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Habitat Relationships and Life History of the Rota Bridled White-eye (Zosterops rotensis)
… has experienced a severe population decline and range restriction over the last four decades. Little is known about this species and factors involved in the decline and range restriction are unclear. This study examined the potential roles of habitat alteration, introduced black drongos (Dicrurus …
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The Predictive Accuracy of Conscientiousness when Responses are Dissimulated: Does Self-Consistency Matter?
… a clerical task. Findings suggested that despite range restriction and the existence of faking behavior, a positive correlation between conscientiousness and performance exists. Variation of selection ratio (SR) and monetary incentives successfully produced faking behaviors, and the existence of …
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Investigation of local South African avipoxviruses as potential vaccine vectors
… of their excellent safety profile and host range restriction. In this study, 8 novel South African (SA) avipoxvirus isolates were characterized. They could be divided into five groups, according to gross pathology and pock appearance on CAMs. Histopathology revealed distinct differences in …
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Improving the Accuracy of Performance Evaluations: A Comparison of Three Methods of Performance Appraiser Training
… or decision-making training). Halo, leniency, range restriction and accuracy measures were collected before, and after training from the three training groups, and a no-training control group. The results suggested that while psychometric error training reduced rater errors, it also …
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Validity of an assessment centre as a measure of competency ratings for development in a large financial institution
… the evaluations than in the assessment centres, range restriction, complexity of assessing behaviour, and having a number of dimensions from which to derive an Overall Assessment Rating (OAR). However, similar to previous studies, this study also found low construct validity amongst the ratings. …
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The effects of temperature on the Ethiopian Bush-crow and the White-tailed Swallow
… to recent anthropogenic climate change species’ ranges are already changing, adding to the complexity of describing their ecological boundaries. The threat posed to species by climate change cannot be understated, and our ability to understand the drivers and mechanisms which underlie species’ …
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Measuring Therapist Adherence to a Manual-Based Treatment Tested in a Community Setting: The PASCET Manual Adherence Scale (P-MAS)
… instrumentation problems, small sample size, and range restriction. Some session content showed evidence that more meetings may be required to sufficiently cover the material, particularly for those that involve heavy in-vivo content, require the use of technology, or involve cognitive …
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Characterization of a Newly Identified Alphavirus, Eilat Virus
… are mosquito-borne and exhibit a broad host range, infecting many different vertebrates including birds, rodents, equids, humans, and nonhuman primates as well as mosquito species encompassing at least eight genera. The ability of alphaviruses to infect both arthropods and vertebrates is …
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Aspects of the spatial and behavioural ecology of Hippopotamus amphibious in the Saint Lucia Estuary, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
… is endemic to Africa but threatened by range restriction, exploitation and competition with humans and domestic livestock for access to critical resources such as fresh water and grazing. Collectively these impacts have resulted in population declines throughout most of their range with …
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Is Hiring Fair and Accurate? Perceptions of Statistical and Practical Significance of Adverse Impact Indices
… all participants were highly numerate, creating range restriction that limited my original intent to analyze individual differences and decision-making quality through the lens of fuzzy-trace theory (a dual-process theory of memory and decision-making, e.g., Reyna & Brainerd, 1995). Nevertheless, …
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POPULATION GENOMICS, DISTRIBUTION AND REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY OF AN ITALIAN STENO-ENDEMIC CHASMOPHYTE, CAMPANULA RAINERI
… result of climatic and evolutionary histories. Range restriction in steno-endemic species often results from climate oscillations that have reduced the extent of suitable habitat or limited species dispersion across ecological barriers. Narrow endemics may also be of recent origin (yet to …
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Bolstering Opportunity and Prejudicial Expectation Effects on Recall When Appraising Performance Potential
… probably made the floor effect-driven range restriction less problematic (the subjects lumped together on PE's floor are probably less-afflicted with well-practiced prejudicial expectations than the high half of PE scorers). This exercise generated weak support for the third hypothesis: …