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Showing 1 to 20 of 49 for “"Sampling methodology"”.
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Association of multidimensional schizotypy with cognitive-behavioral disorganization in daily life: An experience sampling methodology study
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-03-28 without embargo terms
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Sampling methodology tradeoffs: evaluating monitoring strategies for the endangered humpback chub (Gila cypha) in the Little Colorado River, Arizona
… become available. To assess tradeoffs in sampling effort first necessitates obtaining accurate demographic parameter estimates. However, obtaining such estimates may be challenging especially when assessing a migratory species monitored on its spawning ground. Due to concerns regarding …
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Spatial Ecology of the Desert Tortoise: Sampling Frequency and Biological Influences
… methodological variables, such as sample size, sampling frequency, and the choice of estimator. Further confounding these estimates are a number of physical, social, and ecological factors. Identifying the main determinants of space use patterns by a species may aid conservation efforts.</p> …
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EMOTION REGULATION IN CONTEXT: CONSIDERING THE ROLE OF MOTIVES, PERSONALITY TRAITS, AND EMOTION COMPETENCE IN INFLUENCING THE DAILY USE OF EMOTION REGULATION STRATEGIES
… positive emotions. Using an experience sampling methodology (N=119), we examined how motives and dispositional variables, such as personality traits and emotion competence, influence the use of emotion regulation strategies in regulating positive and negative emotions in a daily context …
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Emotional labor in intercultural service encounters: An experience sampling study
… in culturally diverse settings. Using experience sampling methodology with a hospitality industry sample, I found that cultural competence was associated with deep acting and performance. Openness to experience predicted cultural competence through active seeking of multicultural experience (i.e., …
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Effects of neonicotinoids and fungicides on soil invertebrate communities and litter decomposition within restored prairie
… guilds. These declines were consistent across sampling dates and associated with distinct shifts in community composition and higher rates of litter decomposition. My findings demonstrate that combinations of common agricultural pesticides can synergistically reduce soil faunal abundance and …
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Wherein lies the difference in the estimate of the size of the South African small business sector?
… the two surveys as well as the use of divergent sampling weights, a large part of the difference in the estimates produced is still unaccounted for. The paper also calls into question the reliability of the estimates produced in Finscope survey as well as the validity of the negative binomial …
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The formation and change of overall justice perceptions: consideration of time, events, and affect
… that influence such change. Using event sampling methodology, employees were sampled one week prior to beginning a new job with a new organization, and then weekly for four months. Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis revealed no change in individuals’ conceptualization of overall …
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Dismissing attachment and global and daily indicators of subjective well-being: An experience sampling approach
… from 257 adults. Additionally, experience sampling methodology was used to gather repeated measurements of affect and social context over 8 days (up to 4 times a day). The findings indicated that dismissing adults were relatively satisfied with their lives and that they experienced close to …
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Understanding the significance of the social determinants of health on the outcome of complicated surgical neonates at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
… and LSM. The protocol (Part A) describes the sampling methodology that was used during the intervention. This will be followed by a literature review (Part B), Article (Part C), and Appendix (Part D).
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Analyzing sampling methodologies in semiconductor manufacturing
… the project uses, as a case example, the sampling methodology used in the fab for metrology data collection to show that significant issues exist relating to the software Various recommendations were undertaken to improve the application's effectiveness. As part of this effort, plans for …
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Psychological and situational predictors of caffeine consumption in daily life
… among college students using an experience sampling methodology. One hundred and fifty students at a large public university reported on their mood, sleep, stress, workload, and caffeine consumption for a period of 14 days in order to study the psychological and situational predictors of …
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Development and Use of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assays to Detect the Presence of Pathogens Which Cause Urinary Tract Infection and Genes Which Cause Resistance to 3rd Generation Cephalosporins
… testing, improvements were made to the sampling methodology<br/>and testing algorithm, prior to design freeze. A clinical performance evaluation was then carried out, <br/>comparing the Lodestar DX UTI test with standard laboratory methods (flow cytometry and culture)<br/>for a total of …
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Association of positive, negative, and disorganized schizotypy with the temporal dynamics of schizotypic experiences in daily life
… the present dissertation employed experience sampling methodology in a large non-clinically ascertained sample (n=693) to examine psychotic-like, negative, and disorganized schizotypic experiences in daily life, as well as the temporal dynamics (variability, reactivity, inertia, and …
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Deaf female-to-male (FTM) identity explored
… (FTM) transgender individuals. Using a snowball sampling methodology, each of the 17 individuals was intervi ewed at length about his understanding of the intersectionality of those two identities. The interviews were then transcribed and coded using a grounded theory approach to the data, with …
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Development of a landslide hazard map for the island of Puerto Rico
… were found to be very sensitive on the choice of sampling methodology and data resolution. . In particular, the 5-m DEM provides significantly more detail than available for previous analyses and results in much greater sensitivity of risk to slope angle. Further study is recommended into issues …
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Comparing in situ and satellite temperature data on the Agulhas Bank to understand changes in anchovy (Engroulis encrasicolus) distribution
… Even though it was found that the difference in sampling methodology between the satellite and in situ data sets prevented them from being accurately compared, the difference in the annual and decadal patterns between these two types of data do support other findings showing discrepancies between …
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Linking inclusive green growth and the informal economy : relationship between small-scale farming and informal vending in South Africa
… distribution centers, the purposive stratified sampling methodology in this study led to the identification of several cases in which vendors work directly with family-operated farms or loosely organized community cooperatives in neighboring towns. The results highlight examples of symbiotic …
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Land Usage Impacts on Springhead Salamander Populations, at Callaway Extended Properties, Harris County, Georgia
… Valley Area. Using a cat ch-per-unit -effort sampling methodology, a comparison was made between the mean total number of salamanders sampled in each area as well as the mean total number of salamander species sampled in each area. The Lower Valley Area has a long and significant history of …
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Considering behaviour in genetic sampling – a case study with grey seals
… Developing efficient and cost-effective genetic sampling techniques is essential to allow more studies on behavioural genetics in lesser researched marine mammals. This study explores the potential of a sampling technique, still in its infancy in marine mammal studies, that has potential to cause …
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