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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"roommates"”.
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An approach to robustness in stable marriage and stable roommates problems
… the notion of (a,b)-supermatches to the Stable Roommates problem (SR), namely, the Robust Stable Roommates problem (RSR). We show that the NP-hardness is also valid for the RSR, and we also define a polynomial-time procedure for the RSR to decide if a given stable matching is a (1,b)-supermatch. …
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Development of Dispositions and Behaviors in Random and Self -Selected Freshman Roommate Pairs
… roommate pairs, I document that randomly-paired roommates showed similarities in characteristics such as music preferences and social activities after living with one another for a semester, while self-matched roommates showed greater similarities across a greater range of characteristics, …
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Roommate Compatibility and Group Cohesiveness as Influenced by the Amount and Types of Awarded Financial Aid
… the compatibility between students assigned as roommates on the basis of the amount and types of awarded financial aid packages similar and dissimilar to the compatibility between students assigned as roommates through the traditional freshmen procedure utilized at Drake University? What is the …
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The effects of naturalistic social comparison on satisfaction with life domains
… path analysis. Study 2 used randomly assigned roommates as comparison targets. Neither study showed any effect of naturalistic social comparisons on satisfaction judgments.
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Thresholds in the Urban Environment: Women and Children's Shelter
… I also drew from my own experiences with roommates, dorm life and group situations. This design reflects the transition of spaces and how that relates to the life of battered women and children. The site is located in Washington, DC.
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First-Generation College Students: Examining The Perceived Impact Of Roommate Pairings
… with randomly assigned continuing-generation roommates. The research question for the study addressed what effect first-generation college students perceive being paired with continuing-generation students in university housing has on their overall first-year experience.</p> <p>The conceptual …
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Levels of Cultural Activity: Differences by Type of Roommate
… students included Americans with International Roommates and Americans with non-International Roommates. The study compared the levels of cultural activity between participants in the two groups. To discover the differences in cultural activity between these two groupings of students, a series …
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… is unable to see Jesus and believes that his roommates are playing a joke on him. Trying to ignore his friends' insistence that Jesus is indeed in their apartment, Tom attempts to pursue his long term crush. Things become complicated when Tom goes on a date and Jesus tags along. The critical …
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Trust Development: Testing a New Model in Undergraduate Roommate Relationships
… with randomly assigned, same-sex undergraduate roommates. Two hundred and fourteen first-year students (60% female, 85% Caucasian, mean age = 18) at a large south-eastern university completed self-report measures once per week during the first five weeks of the fall semester. Perceived …
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Interrelationships of academic readiness, social integration, and perceptions of residence hall experiences of returning sophomores at a Southern university
… about the interactions the freshmen had with roommates and friends. There was also great insight into their involvement with campus organizations during the first year, as well as perceived advantages and disadvantages of living on campus as a freshman . Administrators will be able to utilize …
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Interrelationships of academic readiness, social integration, and perceptions of residence hall experiences of returning Sophomores at a southern university
… about the interactions the freshmen had with roommates and friends. There was also great insight into their involvement with campus organizations during the first year, as well as perceived advantages and disadvantages of living on campus as a freshman. Administrators will be able t o utilize …
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Rowan University's converted triples: impacts on roommate relationships and fostering social density
… particular residential space with or without roommates. There was particular interest to see if the tripled rooms on Rowan University's campus for this upcoming year, the 32 rooms within Oak, 31 rooms within Laurel, and the 118 rooms within Evergreen Hall, fostered social density and impacted …
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The discovery of a novel bioactive peptide identified from the defensive skin secretion of Hylarana guentheri
… addition, I would like to give my thanks to my roommates and other friends. I was so lucky to meet them and spend this period of time studying abroad together. Most importantly, I would like to express my deepest thanks to my parents for their consistent support and encouragement during my life. …
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Differences in Perceptions of Student Experiences Between Residential and Commuter Sub-Populations in Higher Education
… and commuter peers who either reside with roommates, family, or spouses, partners, and children differ at a Northeast private, urban, religiously-affiliated university. </p><p>Findings of the study demonstrate that while generally these populations do not typically have overwhelmingly …
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From High School to College: Factors Shaping the Collegiate Experience
… marked with disintegrating friendships with roommates. Sophomores in the study found themselves more comfortable in their college surroundings as well as having a solid base of friends. No matter the classification of students in the study or institution type, a connection to family and …
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The experiences of Black men living on campus at a PWI and belonging
… of Black men living on campus at PWIs. Roommates were both positively and negatively impactful to sense of belonging. Finding connectedness as a part of belonging came specifically from individual relationships with other students developed in and outside of the residence halls. …
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College students' development of social support and its relationship to pre -orientation experiences
… (e.g., ease of making friends, number of roommates). A factor analysis resulted in a three-factor model for the CF-SPS, resulting in a high overall scale reliability (alpha = .94). A t-test showed no significant differences between schools, but a MANOVA indicated participants on wilderness …
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The Relationship Between The Effects Of Rape, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Complex Trauma, And Post-Attack Victim-Perpetrator Interaction In Female College Students
… of 18-22, Caucasian, lived off-campus, and with roommates. Participants received an e-mail sent from the registrar's office containing information about online, anonymous study, a request for participation, and a list of counseling and psychoeducational resources. The survey consisted of a …
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The Impact of Campus Housing on Student Outcomes
… and levels of engagement. A higher number of roommates in student housing was found to increase occurrences of student conduct violations and to decrease measures of student engagement. These findings provide insight into aspects of student housing that play an important role in a students’ …
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Algorithmic aspects of stable matching problems
… Hospitals/Residents problem (HR) and the Stable Roommates problem (SR) are three classical stable matching problems that were first studied by Gale and Shapley in 1962. These problems have widespread practical application in centralised automated matching schemes, which assign applicants to posts …
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