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Preliminary Materials Toward a Library of Affective Films (LAF): Standardization and Psychophysiological Validation 

Kirby, Lauren Ashley Jessica (2016-05-04)
Abstract Most emotion-elicitation film libraries use only self-report measures (e.g., Hagemann et al., 1999) and even those including physiological data (e.g., Gross & Levenson, 1995) often fail to control for variables ...

A Preliminary Study of Faculty and Graduates Perceptions of Vocational Evaluation Competencies in the Educational Curriculum 

McAlister, Melanie (2006-05-15)
This study investigated faculty and graduates' perceptions of vocational evaluation competencies in the curriculum. The study surveyed 55 faculty and practitioners in regards to 51 competencies found credible by the Newman ...

A preliminary study of remote control skidder operation 

Xue, Chennan (2016-07-26)
In timber harvesting, skidders are widely used by operators who are in charge of pulling the woods. However, operators have to visually monitor multifarious objects such as loggers, machinery, trail, terrain and trees are ...

A Preliminary Study of the Impact of Service Dogs on People with Physical Disabilities: Activities of Daily Living, Social Connectedness, Employment, and Quality of Life 

Worthey, Leah (2022-07-26)
The use of service dogs as a holistic intervention for individuals with physical disabilities has increased in the past few decades. There is a relatively new body of research that demonstrates that service dogs positively ...

Preliminary Study of Tribology: Uniform Control of the Density Control of the Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles on a Modified Silicon Surface 

Kang, Chan (2007-05-15)
Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) are important in diverse fields such as BioMEMS, optical MEMS, and radio frequency MEMS. The low cost, small device size and high reliability are contributing to successful commercialization ...

A preliminary study on removing vanadium (V) from groundwater using Fe–Mn oxide nanoparticle with different stabilizers 

Zhen, Huang (2018-11-16)
The Vanadium V5+ removal from water body and soil is an important issue for environmental protection and conservation. Nanoparticles as adsorption and the stabilizer against nanoaprticle aggregating have become the key ...

Prenatal Nicotine Exposure and Glutamatergic-Cholinergic Interplay 

Buabeid, Manal (2013-12-02)
Smoking in pregnant women is reported as a risk factor in neurobehavioral alterations such as learning and memory deficits. Prenatal exposure of nicotine (6mg/kg /day) in animal models induces memory impairment associated ...

Prenatal Nicotine Exposure and Molecular Mechanisms of Memory Impairment 

Parameshwaran, Kodeeswaran (2008-08-15)
Prenatal nicotine exposure in the form of active maternal smoking is a major risk factor for several harmful effects in the children. These effects include reduced motor skills, poor IQ scores and most importantly learning ...

Preparation and Application of Regenerable N-Halamine Biocidal Materials 

Kou, Lei (2009-05-06)
Copolymers of an N-halamine siloxane and a quaternary ammonium salt siloxane were prepared using 5,5-dimethylhydantoin and trimethylamine as functional groups. The solubility of this siloxane copolymer in water was ...

Preparation and Characterization of Activated Biochar for Lithium-Sulfur Battery Application 

Sajib, Sourov Kar (2017-08-29)
Utilization of low-value, abundant and sustainable biomass materials for high-value energy storage application was the main goal of this thesis. Energy storage for vehicle electrification and intermittent renewable energy ...

Preparation, Characterization, and Applications of Polysaccharide-stabilized Metal Nanoparticles for Remediation of Chlorinated Solvents in Soils and Groundwater 

He, Feng (2007-12-15)
Removal of chlorinated solvents in groundwater and soils represents one of the most challenging environmental issues. Highly reactive palladized iron (Fe-Pd) nanoparticles offer the potential to migrate in the soil and ...

Preparing Culturally Competent Educational Leaders 

Barakat, Maysaa (2014-07-02)
The demographic profile of the US has been rapidly changing and as a result, the US is becoming more culturally diverse. This change in demographics is reflected in schools, and by 2020 minority students will constitute ...

Preparing for specialized practice in design and wellness: A model curriculum 

Levinson, Emily (2017-04-17)
With people spending nearly 90% of their time indoors and because buildings can contribute both positively and negatively to user’s health (International Well Building Institute [IWBI], 2015), it is imperative that these ...

Preparing Future Faculty Programs and Boyer's Four Domains of Scholarship 

Wang, Chenzi (2013-08-13)
Austin and McDainels (2006) revealed that American universities and colleges should increase the interest in preparing future faculty using the four domains of scholarship among doctoral students so that students can ...

Preschool Life Skills Training Using the Response to Intervention Model with Preschoolers with Developmental Disabilities 

Falligant, John (2015-12-11)
Previous research has examined a variety of methods for teaching young children important social skills in preschool to increase prosocial behavior and reduce classroom behavior problems. Preschool life skills (PLS) ...

Preschool performance in the rural Southeast: Developing Speed DIAL norms for a local Head Start population 

Mooney, Clarissa (2011-03-29)
Preschool assessment has gained considerable attention in recent decades (Brassard & Boehm, 2007). Federal legislation, including the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, 1997) and the No Child Left Behind ...

Preschoolers' heart rate and physical activity response to three different motivational climates: Mastery, performance, and unplanned free play 

St. Onge, Loraine (2008-05-15)
Although people of all ages benefit from regular, moderate intensity physical activity (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1996) many children are showing less interest and participation in physical education ...

Prescribed Fire Effects on Soil Properties and Nutrient Dynamics in a Longleaf Pine Forested Wetland Watershed 

Molina Serpas, Lidia (2022-11-29)
In a geographically isolated wetland (GIW) area, located in Georgia, longleaf pine forests have been experiencing frequent rotational prescribed burning for more than 10 years. In general, because wetlands provide ecosystem ...

Prescribed Fire Interval and Economic Tradeoffs on Forage and Nutrient Availability During Stress Periods for White-tailed Deer 

Glow, Michael (2016-07-25)
Prescribed fire is an effective habitat management tool that enhances the production of quality forage for white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), but its effectiveness is largely dependent upon return interval. We ...

Prescription Drug Prices and the United States' Health Care Market, A Cross-Sectional Analysis 

Buder, Iris (2009-11-20)
This thesis is an analysis of the United States health care market and what factors most significantly influence spending habits. The data obtained for this study is from 2004 and was collected for each state through various ...