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Sensitive Questions in Online Surveys: Experimental Results for the Randomized Response Technique (RRT) and the Unmatched Count Technique (UCT) [PDF]

, 2008
Gaining valid answers to so-called sensitive questions is an age-old problem in survey research. Various techniques have been developed to guarantee anonymity and minimize the respondent's feelings of jeopardy.
Jann, Ben, Coutts, Elisabeth
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Children Show Stronger Learning‐Dependent Explicit Knowledge Than Adults After Offline Wake or Sleep Intervals

Journal of Sleep Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Previous research has extensively investigated the impact of post‐training sleep and wakefulness on procedural memory consolidation across development. However, results regarding how offline processes specifically affect the explicit and implicit components of newly acquired procedural skills in children and adults remain controversial.
D. Voisin, B. R. King, M. Bourguignon, P. Peigneux, C. Urbain   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The molecular regulation of axillary bud fate determination and outgrowth into branch crown in strawberry involves BRC1

New Phytologist, EarlyView.
Proposed regulatory model for the axillary bud (AXB) fate determination of outgrowth into stolon and branch crown (BC) in strawberry. Summary In strawberry, the axillary bud (AXB) can produce either an elongated stem called stolon giving a daughter‐plant (asexual reproduction) or an inflorescence‐bearing branch crown (BC; sexual reproduction).
Marie Alonso, Pierre Prévost, Aline Potier, Pascal GP Martin, Yves Caraglio, Michael Nicolas, Michel Hernould, Christophe Rothan, Béatrice Denoyes, Amèlia Gaston   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the impact of avian paramyxovirus type 1 infection in poultry at live bird markets in Nigeria: defining hurdles to sustainable agriculture

BMC Veterinary Research
Background Infectious diseases including Newcastle disease (ND) impair poultry productivity and represent a significant burden to sustainable agriculture in Nigeria.
Abel B. Ekiri, Aliyu Wakawa, Scott M. Reid, Joe James, Craig Ross, Alexander M. P. Byrne, Thomas Lewis, Joshua Lynton-Jenkins, Kehinde Adebowale, Erik Mijten, Gabriel Varga, Ian H. Brown, Ashley C. Banyard, Alasdair J. C. Cook   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hemodynamic effects of stenosis with varying severity in different segments of the carotid artery using computational fluid dynamics

Scientific Reports
Carotid atherosclerosis is a leading cause of ischemic stroke. As a result of atherosclerotic plaque formation, the carotid artery lumen narrows, leading to significant hemodynamic alterations.
Jingxi Yang, Yang Zhang, Junzhen Xue, Yuxin Guo, Siyu Liu, Yixin Yao, Huimin Zhong, Anlong Quan, Jianbao Yang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Kinodynamic RRT* for path planning of a small fixed-wing UAV

reservedQuesto lavoro presenta una versione avanzata dell'algoritmo Kinodynamic Rapidly-exploring Random Tree (RRT), progettata per la pianificazione online della traiettoria di piccoli aerei droni ad ali fisse a guida autonoma che operano in ambienti ...
LACOVARA, STEFANO
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Being Chinese and Indonesian : Chinese organisations in post-Suharto Indonesia [PDF]

, 2003
In 1998 Indonesia was on the verge of huge political changes. The economy was in crisis and President Suharto's thirty-two year New Order government was coming to an end. Violence, largely directed against the ethnic Chinese in a number of cities on the
Giblin, Susan Mary
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Outcomes of RRTT, a predictive exercise on the behavior of tunnels under seismic actions

, 2014
This paper outlines the main outcomes of RRTT, a Round Robin numerical prediction exercise of centrifuge Tests on Tunnel models subjected to seismic loading, which was launched in Rome at the 7th International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of ...
S Madabhushi, S. P. G. Madabhushi, F Silvestri, BILOTTA, EMILIO, E Bilotta, SILVESTRI, FRANCESCO   +5 more
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Motivating Financial Companies Towards Compliance: The Effects of a Cooperative and Deterrent Regulatory Style in a Letter Experiment

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The aim of this research was to examine the effects of a cooperative and deterrent style, portrayed through regulatory letters, on motivation and compliance. Study 1 examined a general sample (N = 492) in an online experiment, to assess motivation and compliance‐intentions. Study 2 focused on non‐compliant financial service providers (N = 2803)
Sarwesh R. Ishwardat, Elianne F. van Steenbergen, Tessa Coffeng, Naomi Ellemers   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of acute respiratory distress syndrome on outcome in critically ill patients with liver cirrhosis

Scientific Reports
We investigated the occurrence and outcome of respiratory failure and ARDS in critically ill patients with liver cirrhosis. This is a retrospective analysis of patients with liver cirrhosis at an ICU during an 8-Year period.
Pischtaz Adel Tariparast, Kevin Roedl, Thomas Horvatits, Andreas Drolz, Stefan Kluge, Valentin Fuhrmann   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source