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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"demand characteristics"”.
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A methodological study of the effect of experimentally induced demand characteristics in research on nocturnal dreams
This experiment tested the hypothesis that demand characteristics, as outlined by Orne (1962), may affect dream content. Twelve subjects, allocated to two matched groups balanced for age and sex, were selected on the basis of good dream recall from 94 volunteer psychology I students. Subjects were …
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Replenishment prioritization of highly perishable goods : a case study on nuclear medicine
… pharmacies and independent pharmacies-and their demand characteristics are examined. This study rejects the hypothesis that THC should differentiate service by pharmacy affiliation after comparing the demand characteristics of the THC and independent pharmacies. Alternatively, the study tests the …
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Accounting for hypnotic phenomena via motivation and experimenter demands.
… expectation (Experiment 1) and in-group demand characteristics (Experiment 2) in suggestion fulfilment among individuals of higher suggestibility. Self-reported beliefs of performance expectations in an intentional binding experiment involving a suggestion for modified performance were …
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A controlled comparative investigation of psychological treatments for chronic sleep-onset insomnia
… of treatment, comprising 4 weeks under counterdemand and 4 weeks under positive demand instruction to control for demand characteristics and expectancy effects. A further 14 patients were allocated consecutively to a tailored therapy condition as a development of the main study. Measures of …
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Design and evaluation of seasonal storage hydrogen peak electricity supply system
… electricity during peak periods of electricity demand. This thesis investigated and produced high-level system requirements and designs for an SSHPESS. To determine the daily, weekly, and seasonal requirements, analytical and numerical models were developed for all-nuclear, all-wind, and …
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Rewards to skill supply, skill demand and skill match-mismatch: Studies using the Adult Literacy and Lifeskills survey
… between select outcomes and skill supply-demand characteristics as well as their interactions which materialize into skill match-mismatch situations. The dataset contains direct measures of literacy skills as well as measures of the use of these skills at work which allow for a direct …
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An Open-Source Computational Framework for the Scalable Application of Electrification Planning Models
… to the input requirements of the most data-demanding tool in the field, the Reference Electrification Model (REM). The REM inputs modelled in my framework are the following: 1) the geolocation and demand characteristics of residential customers, 2) the geolocation and demand characteristics …
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The highest and best use assessment of an adaptive reuse development : a former Agere Systems campus redevelopment plan
… features, location and market; (2) comparing demand characteristics of alternative uses and through elimination process arriving at single or mixed-use best use for the property. The proposed new use of wholesale mart and accompanying trade shows may not be conventional real estate development …
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Cross-border transfer of climate change mitigation technologies : the case of wind energy from Denmark and Germany to India
… substantial market size and performance-oriented demand characteristics that determined the speed and direction of technology development and diffusion. Yet, the change was only materialized by the successful establishment of co-evolving mechanism of policy, market, industry, and technology; …
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Raw material inventory strategy for make-to-order manufacturing
… at maximum capacity or have seasonality in demand. This research proposes a raw material inventory policy evaluation tool that allows a company to understand how certain key performance indicators are affected by various changes in its inventory policy and helps the company devise a …
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An experimental investigation of the relationship between physiological arousal, panic expectancy and agoraphobia
… floor and ceiling effects, experimental demand characteristics, a relatively weak expectancy manipulation, and statistical issues such as large pre-group differences and large within-group variability. This research does however support previous studies which have found a strong …
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Balancing product flow and synchronizing transportation
… analyzing each SKU's historical and forecasted demand. The level of flow of each SKU is found using optimization with the objective of maximizing total savings. The methodology was tested on a plant-to-warehouse lane of a fast moving consumer goods company. The relationship between demand …
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Development of Nation Wide Cost-Benefit Analysis Framework for Aviation Decision Making Using Transportation Systems Analysis Model
… System Model (TSAM). Both supply and demand characteristics and their inter-dependence are investigated. It attempts to solve the absence of supply constraints in aviation demand forecast in the literature. In addition, external costs in term of noise and emission are also considered. …
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Analysis of Potential Demand of On-Demand Urban Air Mobility Via Agent-Based Simulation
This thesis analyzes the potential demand of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) by performing agent-based simulation. The comprehensive UAM model proposed by this thesis combines demand, supply, and their interactions at fine spatial and temporal levels. It has been implemented in the state-of-the-art …
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A GIS-based decision support for travel demand analysis
… The system is designed to help identify travel demand characteristics in urban areas and to evaluate key variables which influence these characteristics. In turn, this will assist policy development for better allocation of existing resources, deployment of new resources, enhancement of urban …
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Gender Differences in Prose Memory After Acute Intoxication with Ethanol
… verbal materials, or differing sensitivity to demand characteristics. Interestingly, although there was no gender difference in the amount of information recalled when sober, intoxicated males recalled more than either group of intoxicated females, suggesting that they benefited from the …
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Products and organizations, mirrors in a funhouse: three essays on the mirroring hypothesis
… and organization is also contingent on the demand characteristics of the target customers. Using a sample constructed from the computer systems integration industry, I found empirical support for the proposed demand-side contingencies on mirroring. Research on the mirroring hypothesis has …
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Labor allocation decisions of Virginia's farm families
… that human capital, labor supply and labor demand characteristics influence the off-farm employment decisions of both the operator and spouse, though not in a uniform manner. Additionally, variables found to be important to off-farm labor force participation were primarily not farm specific. …
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