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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"period study"”.
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Sophisticated credulity: Are old beliefs disguised by new terminology and selective learning?
… pseudoscientific anomalistic belief (PSAP). In Study 1, I constructed the PSAP scale and then, to establish construct validity, examined its correlation to other measures related to TAP. In Studies 2 and 3, I examined how high and low TAP and PSAP believers differed in recalling information that …
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A Photometric Study of the Eclipsing Binary V574 Lyrae
… useful data to this cause, a photometric study of the eclipsing binary system V574 Lyrae (Lyr) was undertaken to determine the system's physical parameters and to create a model of the system. Data were collected with a 0.36 m Ritchey-Chr'etien telescope and the Sloan g', r', and i' …
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Implications of the ability of Enterococcus spp. to survive the ensiling process and bovine gastrointestinal tract on the risk of bovine mastitis
… could impact risk of bovine mastitis. The first study determined ability of enterococci to survive 3 wk ensiling. Grass and corn crops were divided into 3 treatments: 2 commercial silage inoculants, 1 negative control. After wk 1, 2, and 3 of ensiling, dry matter and bacterial enumeration were …
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An evaluation of a school-based intervention to reduce risk behaviour in adolescents
… regarding the programme’s effectiveness. Study one used existing secondary data from completion of the Risk-Avert Screening Tool. Principal components analysis revealed more underlying componentsthan the expected four-componentstructureand low internal reliability. Study two involved year …
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A multidimensional measurement approach and analysis of children's motivation for reading, attributional style, and reading achievement
The present study investigates the usefulness of a multi-method approach to the measurement of reading motivation and achievement. A sample of 127 elementary and middle-school children aged 10 to 14 responded to measures of motivation, attributions, and achievement both longitudinally and in a …
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To assess the effectiveness of tailored food recipe in attenuating the progression of cancer cachexia to refractory cachexia in adult female patients undergoing palliative care in India
… and metabolic alterations. The aim of this study was to attenuate the progression to refractory cachexia, improve nutritional status and quality of life of female palliative care patients by providing nutrient rich natural food along with counseling. Female cancer patients with symptoms of …
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An implantable hydrogel for the delivery of cisplatin and the ex vivo neurotoxic, neuromyopathic and cardiotoxic activity of platinum-based anticancer drugs and macrocyclic drug delivery systems
… 0.2% ( p = 0.8), respectively over an 80 minute period. Neuromyopathic activity was studied using the chick biventer cervicis nerve muscle preparation. Results showed that incubation of the nerve-muscle tissue with 300 μM of cisplatin caused statistically significant muscle paralysis to occur by …
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Physical tests, hormonal and oxidative-stress related biomarkers in intermittent training of Taekwondo Athletes
This thesis presents four studies. Study one aimed at identifying the anthropometric, physical and physiological characteristics of junior Taekwondo athletes required to achieve an international status in 25 males and 11 females aged 25.5±2.6 years. Body composition [percentage body fat (%BF), sum …