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Three essays on e-public services and information assurance: Risks, beliefs, preferences, and user acceptance in the context of compliance and anti/counter-terrorism services
(2007)
This dissertation investigates various aspects of government-citizen interaction mediated by information and communication technologies, with an ultimate objective of assuring a high level of public acceptance and stable ...
Being a student: The process of participation by students with mobility limitations at the University at Buffalo
(2007)
This study addresses the research question: What is the process of participation by students with mobility limitations at the University at Buffalo (UB)? The goal of this research is to describe and develop a grounded ...
Influences a model has on the snack consumption of overweight and normal-weight pre-adolescent girls
(2007)
Studies indicate that the presence of peers influence children's food consumption. It is assumed that the modeling of others' food intake produces this effect. The present study directly tests this possibility by assessing ...
Psychometric characteristics of the Teacher Efficacy Scale: Factor structure, reliability, and concurrent validity
(2007)
Teacher self-efficacy has been identified as an important contributor to the educational achievement of students. Grounded in social learning theory, several self-report questionnaires have been developed to assess the ...
An ontology of natural cognition: The substance and structure of everyday thought
(2007)
This work continues an ongoing investigation into the nature of everyday thought processes or natural cognition. It offers a descriptive, ontological account of the content and structure of natural cognition. The ontology ...
A structural analysis of the impact of breast cancer on positive and negative domains of quality of life
(2007)
This study utilized multidimensional scaling and hierarchical cluster analysis in order to assess the underlying structure of negative and positive aspects of quality of life in a group of 26 women who had been diagnosed ...
Women in the police department: The impact of being a "token" in a male-dominated organization
(2007)
This research tests hypotheses about sexual harassment of female police officers, and examines the impact of harassment on their psychological well being. The design is comparative: policewomen are compared to policemen ...
The impact of trait emotional intelligence and cognitive style on the academic achievement and life satisfaction of college students
(2007)
The purpose of this study was to elucidate the empirical and practical nature of emotional intelligence, cognitive style, and personality in relationship to college students' academic achievement and life satisfaction. ...
The limit of failure: Perversion in psychoanalysis and temporality in ethical philosophy
(2007)
This dissertation aims to ask a question about the philosophy of limits. It does so primarily though investigations into two disciplines: psychoanalysis and ethical philosophy. These two parts are introduced and contextualized ...
Reinforcing value of interval and continuous exercise above and below the ventilatory threshold
(2007)
Purpose. During play children engage in intermittent bouts of activity less than 15 seconds in duration, much like interval training. These short bouts comprise 95% of their total physical activity. Despite this observed ...