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Showing 1 to 20 of 186 for “"United States (US)"”.
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Use in United States (US) Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain (LBP): Examining the Effectiveness of Acupuncture on US Adults with Chronic LBP
… a heavy burden on health care systems in the United States, costing approximately $100 billion a year in costs related to health care utilization. As health care costs continue to rise, it is important to allocate limited resources toward therapies that offer the most benefit for people with …
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Sexual Orientation Competence: Psychologists’ Perceived Competence and Relationships to Multicultural Competence, Training, Engagement, and Exposure to Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals
… exposure to persons of sexual minority status, training experience in sexual minority populations, perceived multicultural competence, and engagement in sexual minority specialization and practice to the criterion variable perceived sexual orientation competence within United States (US) …
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Student development in the University of Cape Town residences : a training needs analysis of house commitees
… at the turn of the twentieth century when United States (US) colleges professionalised the field of student affairs so as to focus on whole student development. The University of Cape Town (UCT) formally introduced student development in residences in 1998 with the intention of designing a …
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SCALE-DEPENDENT VARIATION IN MOLECULAR AND ECOLOGICAL PATTERNS OF INFECTION FOR ENDOHELMINTHS FROM CENTRARCHID FISHES
… population-level comparisons of numerous helminth species occurring in multiple host species. Typically, such studies are meta-analyses, which incorporate data from numerous independent studies, thereby introducing issues of sampling (or sampler) bias, inconsistent reporting of …
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Measuring Welfare Effects of the US-China Trade War Using General Equilibrium Models
This study analyzes the trade war between the United States (US) and China using the GTAP (Global Trade Analysis Project) CGE (Computable General Equilibrium) model. Five scenarios focused on economic decoupling are ana- lyzed: 1. Mutual tariff levels increased to 25%, 2. Mutual tariff levels …
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From Surviving to Thriving: How Colleges Can Use the Science of Positive Psychology to Enhance Student Well-Being
… and anxiety have been on the rise on college campuses. Reports indicate that more than a quarter of undergraduate students are suffering from mental health issues (Eisenberg & Ketchen Lipson, 2017). While it is likely that support for mental illness will always be needed, the science of positive …
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Hypertension Prevalence Trends Among Mexican-Americans: NHANES 1999-2016
… health issue affecting millions of adults in the United States (US). Uncontrolled hypertension can lead to cardiovascular disease, including stroke, heart attack, and heart failure. Current National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2015-2016 data reports that 29% of US adults above …
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An examination of the inadequacy of the wording of the damage claim provisions of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, resulting in interpretative legal difficulties as revealed by claims stemming from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
The United States Oil Pollution Act 1990 (OPA), contains a provision, s1002(b) (2), that sets out six categories or kinds of damage that may be recovered from a ‘responsible party’ liable for losses resulting from damage caused by the discharge of oil in United States (US) waters. The provision was …
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Procurement Of Housing In Depressed, African-American Homeless Patients In A Large Urban Federally Qualified Health Center: A Pilot To Improve Workflow Processes, Identify Best Practices And Impact Outcomes
<p>Homelessness is a chronic issue in the United States (US)-impacting individuals from every socio-economic class. African Americans in the US disproportionately experience rates of homelessness higher than those in the general population. These individuals are vulnerable to poor physical and …
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Soil carbon and nitrogen cycle modeling for bioenergy crops
… bioenergy, considerable areas in the Midwestern United States (US) could be converted into croplands for second generation bioenergy, such as the cultivation of miscanthus and switchgrass. Study on the effect of the expansion of these crops on soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics is integral to …
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Environmental and economic characteristics of electrofuel production pathways
… technology pathways for electrofuel production, using the methods of life cycle analysis and techno- economic assessment. In addition, the analysis includes a number of scenarios in which the technologies are powered directly from dedicated renewable electricity generation. The results indicate …
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Phenomenological study of student nurses’ preparedness for delivering culturally competent care upon graduation
… of cultural competence was mainly from the United States (US). In contrast, the number of publications in this field from the United Kingdom (UK) was limited. This study has provided an opportunity to critically examine student nurses’ preparedness of cultural competence in their nursing …
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The ins and outs of keeping US service jobs at work
The purpose of this research is to discuss employment in the United States (US) service sector. The main concern is not pinpointing numerical estimates, but instead identifying trends which lead to job growth or job loss. Like manufacturing jobs that have been lost to offshore locations or …
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Franchising: A comparison of the EEC and US legislative approaches, with particular reference to territorial exclusivity.
… the European Economic Community (EEC) and the United States (US). The first chapter of this thesis is a general introduction to the franchise method and its main characteristics and features. Also included, is an introduction to the different types of franchise specific legislation. In the …
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Architecturing the future national security space domain awareness acquisition enterprise
… are increasingly critical to prosperity in the United States (US) and around the globe. They are deeply embedded within society's vital functions and even more tightly intertwined with US national security capabilities across all warfighting domains. The disruption to these capabilities severely …
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United States stem cells research boundaries
… such as the ability to exchange material used in experiments, the ability to share ideas and information and the ability to share, exchange and promote the mobility of researchers. We focus our investigation on stem cell research in the United States (US). Research in human developmental …
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Impact of Restricted Stock Grant (RSG) Issuance on Financial Performance of US Software and IT Companies
… and Information Technology (IT) companies in the United States (US). Data pertaining to RSG and financial performance are obtained from the companies' 10-K reports and the Refinitiv database, respectively. The sample size will include 30 publicly traded companies listed on the US exchange, with a …
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Educational *Policies and Practices in Lived Context: Puerto Ricans Schooled in Chicago
… to the reception and value of Latinos in the United States (US), coupled with an examination of schooling experiences of Puerto Ricans in Chicago. The methodology of life history served to provide a deeper understanding and analysis of the educational experiences surrounding peers, teachers, …
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DEVELOPMENT OF SIMILARITY SCORING TECHNIQUES FOR MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH COMPARISONS
Motor vehicle crashes result in thousands of deaths and millions of injuries each year in the United States (US). To help prevent these injuries and deaths, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) conduct crash tests, which …
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Exploring The Strengths Within And Supports Needed For Women To Transition From Homelessness To Stability: A Strengths-Focused Mixed-Methods Study
… needs, and more than half of the people unhoused at any given time in the United States (US) are part of families with children. This mixed-method study examined the perspectives of mothers who experienced homelessness in the past in the US to understand the strength and support needed to …
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