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Comparing forecasting performance in analytical procedures: An integrated study using state-space, exponential smoothing and regression models
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This study examines the potential contributions to analytical procedure research from using three statistical time series models (regression, state-space and exponential smoothing) and a new nonparametric investigation rule. Quarterly... The success of the time series model in predicting audit errors depends on the underlying stochastic properties of the data, which in turn are influenced by the quality of the database. Specifically, data that are reported intermittently... Performance of the three models examined was generally equivalent while differences exist for account balances and ratios for some companies. Ratios in general are more difficult to predict presumably due to the loss of information from... The new nonparametric investigation rule has shown potential as an audit tool in that this rule worked quite well under circumstances in which the conventional rule was less satisfactory. Moreover, this rule is quite robust in general... The impacts of having longer data series and parameter changes within the sampling period were examined with simulated data. The results suggest that doubling the length of the estimation period yields little benefits while a simple...
On DNA damage and cell death: Paradoxical effects of intranuclear iodine-125 decay
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Chinese hamster ovary cells were synchronized at the G$\sb1$/S boundary of the cell cycle and labeled for 10 min with $\sp{125}$I-iododeoxyuridine. Samples were frozen for decay accumulation between 15-480 min after labelling. Cells... In related experiments, exponentially growing cells were labeled with $\sp{125}$I-iododeoxyuridine for 12 h. Mitotic cells were selected, plated for cell cycle traverse, and harvested during successive stages of the cell cycle for decay...
The effects of think-ahead questions and prior knowledge on learning and retention
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One important implication of metacognition research and theory is that learners should be viewed as active participants who respond to instruction, and fully understand the strategies they induced to use. The purpose of this study was to... A total of 156 tenth grade students from Godby High School participated in the study. Students were divided into two prior knowledge groups (high and low) and were randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups. The first group... The treatment effects for learning were analyzed using ANCOVA for repeated measures design, using reading ability as a covariate. The treatment means were also compared using Fisher's LSD pairwise comparison procedures. The results...
The influence of perception of family of origin health on individual self-esteem, spiritual well-being, marital satisfaction, and current family strengths
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This study examined the relations among the perception of family of origin health and individual psychological and psychosocial characteristics. Specifically, four characteristics were measured: self esteem, spiritual well-being, marital... Symbolic interaction and General Systems Theory provided the theoretical framework for this research. A survey research design was utilized in which 126 married individuals (63 couples) responded to five survey instruments which included... Results indicated that self esteem and spiritual well-being can be used together with an accuracy rate of 15% of the known variance in the prediction of perception of family of origin health. Results also indicated that marital... Additional analyses of the main variables (perception of family of origin health, self esteem, marital satisfaction, family strengths) for possible gender differences yielded significant differences only for... These findings and implications for theory, research, and practice are presented.
Aging and 'contemporary' ethical dilemmas in "Setting Limits"
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One of the most important and controversial thinkers to explore the problems of aging and its diverse problems in our modern society, is Daniel Callahan. The central question raised by Callahan is whether the United States has sufficient... This author's dissertation explores the current problems in health care, recent public policies which have been formulated in response to the issues involved in health care for the elderly. The issue of ethics and justice is argued, as...
Auditors' ability to discern the presence of ethical problems
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Responding to the recent concern expressed by society and the accounting profession about ethics, accounting researchers have attempted to investigate the level of ethical behavior by accountants. While the current state of ethical... CPAs responded to an experimental instrument comprised of three auditing scenarios, each dealing with a different ethical problem. The accounting and/or auditing problems presented were also different, and the information relating to the... Factors useful in predicting whether a subject will mention an ethical issue include the nature of the ethical issue, the issue's severity and the subject's age. Employment position, expertise, prior exposure to a similar ethical issue... Furthermore, very few subjects used value-laden terms to discuss the issues that are not specific to the code. A large majority of subjects (84.8%) mentioned the independence issue in value-laden terms, while much smaller percentages...
Morality and legality of human behavior: A cross-cultural examination of perceptions of criminal and deviant events
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The present study focuses on the interrelationship between perceived morality and perceived legality of behavioral scenarios presented to a sample of Taiwanese college students. The study's results indicate that personal moral values...
The consequence of evaluation of achievement in drafting technology
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This research was designed to ascertain the effect of student self-evaluation, teacher evaluation, and feedback, and the absence of formal evaluation of college drafting assignments upon student achievement and knowledge retention, and... The participants in the study were 39 undergraduate students enrolled in the Industrial Studies 123 Technical Drafting class in the Department of Industrial Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville during the fall semester of... A one-way analysis of covariance was utilized to test the hypotheses at a 0.05 level of significance. Based on the findings and conditions of this study, the following conclusions were made: (1) the no-evaluation and teacher-evaluation...
A cognitive strategies framework for domain-integrated process-oriented library instruction: The effects on research process orientation, library anxiety, attitudes, and research products of college students
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The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of two methods of academic library instruction on research process orientation (a construct developed by Kuhlthau), library anxiety (a construct developed by Mellon), student... Two instructional treatments, traditional approach and a cognitive strategies approach, were designed for use in the library skills component of a undergraduate English composition class. One hundred ninety students were assigned, in... The traditional instruction was resource-oriented and emphasized standardized procedures for student interaction with the library environment. The cognitive strategies instruction was process-oriented and emphasized integration of... A series of t-tests were conducted to determine pretest, posttest and gain score differences between treatment groups on the research process orientation, library anxiety, and general attitudes measures. Group differences in expert... Overall, the cognitive strategies instruction was successful in improving research process orientation, reducing library anxiety, and improving general attitudes. Evidence for the effectiveness of this instruction was also shown in...
The family therapist's use of self: A Delphi study
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The present study surveyed a panel of 29 family therapy experts and AAMFT-approved supervisors knowledgeable of the therapist system and the family therapist's use of self. The goal of the study was to derive a consensual definition of... The methodology utilized three qualitative approaches. First, the Delphi technique was chosen to explore group opinion and decision formation. Second, computer-aided content analysis provided methodological rigor. Last, interviews... Panelists' assertions were rated on a 7 point scale. Medians were utilized as parameters to determine inclusion/exclusion in the final definition of use of self. Fifty-one percent of panelists' 328 assertions met the criteria for... With regard to theory building, the essential elements of a real definition of therapeutic use of self were delineated. Parameters were established for a sensitizing concept and groundwork was laid to operationalize the term.
A study of the effects of a systematic art program and educational change model on attitudes toward art held by elementary art teachers, classroom teachers, and principals
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The purpose of this study was to examine attitudes about art and art education held by elementary art teachers, classroom teachers, and principals, and how an involvement in a discipline-based art education (DBAE) program through... In order to identify specific attitudes about art education, a questionnaire was developed and tested, and a survey was conducted. The population for this study included eleven county school districts in Florida who have participated in... The results of the study revealed a statistically significant difference between the attitudinal mean scores of participants of the FIAE and nonparticipants.. Implications of these findings indicate that existing attitudes can be altered...
Political development, bureaucracy, and Saudi culture
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This study examined the impact of Saudi cultural values, measured by masculinity, receptivity to change, and achievement values, on Saudi bureaucratic behavioral capacity as measured by four attributes: professionalism, innovation, ... The bivariate correlation results between cultural values and bureaucratic behavioral dimensions indicated that Saudi cultural values had a limited impact on bureaucratic capacity. On the other hand, the bivariate test between... A multivariate analysis was used to assess the independent impact of Saudi cultural values along with bureaucratic and demographic variables. Although the results of the analysis showed that cultural values had an independent impact on...
The political economy of privatization: The case of Saudi Arabia
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Over the last two decades privatization of public enterprises has achieved worldwide recognition. The objective of this study was to examine the suitability of applying privatization within the context of Saudi Arabia based on the... The results of the bivariate and multiple regression analysis indicated that sector type has a significant impact on Saudi managers' work values. However, that impact was limited only to achievement and innovation values. Private sector... The study concluded with an evaluation of the feasibility of applying privatization in Saudi Arabia, suggesting that a partial and incremental form of privatization could be a viable policy option if adapted to fit the unique Saudi...
Trust and shared governance of schools: A qualitative approach
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School improvement literature suggests that trust is central to the requisite organizational change from a traditional bureaucratic paradigm to an emphasis upon shared management of schools and participative leadership. This study... The selected design was a multi-site, descriptive case study utilizing qualitative methodology. Data analysis was consistent with grounded theory procedures (Glaser & Strauss, 1967). Sampling included the use of a quantitative measure, ... Results indicated linkage between trust and a collaborative, collegial workplace, with consistency of values among principals and their faculties, and a variety of shared management practices. Ten themes evolved from the data: trust and... Implications for further research include replication of the study in context of the differing organizational patterns of middle and secondary schools, investigation of bargaining unit support of discretionary staffing for possible...
An examination of substance use among poor, culturally diverse women in south Florida: A comparison of two multivariate approaches
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This study was designed to provide a model for the data analysis needed to plan substance abuse prevention programs on a local level targeting poor, culturally diverse, adult women. Both this portion of the population and this method of... Two multivariate data analyses, multiple regression and Automatic Interaction Detection (AID), were evaluated in terms of their utility to program planners by comparing the rank orderings of the independent variables in terms of their... The rankings of the independent variables based on explanatory ability differed significantly providing empirical confirmation that substance use among women should be considered a multidimensional phenomenon with multiple pathways to... Those factors most highly associated with substance use included having illegal activities as one's primary source of income, reproductive control, prior history of experimentation with substances, and current involvement in prostitution...
Thermodynamic, kinetic and structural properties of linear polyethylene crystallized from polymer-diluent mixture
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The crystallization behavior in the extremes of crystallization of pure polymer and from dilute solution have been extensively studied. However, studies over the intervening concentration range are very sparse. Therefore, studies have... By the use of Raman spectroscopy, the phase structure of the three major regions of crystalline polymer, i.e., the ordered crystalline region, the disordered liquid-like interlamellar region, and the interfacial region, has been examined...
Economic impact on the Florida economy of energy price spikes
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The purpose of this study was to estimate the short-term economic effects of oil price spikes upon Florida. A substantial disturbance in oil supplies is likely to generate a large price upsurge and a downturn in the level of economic...
Extension of principal component self-modeling analysis and conformational isomerism
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Fluorescence and fluorescence-excitation spectra of trans-1-(2-naphthyl)-2-phenylethene (NPE), obtained under varying conditions of excitation and emission wavelengths, respectively, and oxygen concentration in methylcyclohexane are... The first extension of PCA-SM to four component systems is presented. It is based on the assumption of minimum non-negativity of the spectral elements as given by Lawton and Sylvestre. Self-modeling curve resolution for a simulated four... Fluorescence spectra of NPE obtained at different excitation wavelengths and tri-n-butylamine (TBA) concentrations (0.00 M-0.30 M) in methylcyclohexane were resolved into fluorescence spectra of the NPE conformers and of the two NPE-TBA...
Introduction and Author perspectives to Instructor's Manual: Career Development & Services: A cognitive approach by Peterson, Sampson, and Reardon. Interviews of Peterson, Sampson and Reardon. In order to more fully explore the unique...
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