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Pragmatic Case Studies as a Source of Unity in Applied Psychology
No full textTo unify or not to unify applied psychology: that is the question. In this article we review pendulum swings in the historical efforts to answer this question—from a comprehensive, positivist, “top-down,” deductive yes between the 1930s and the early 60s, to a postmodern no since then. A rationale and proposal for a limited, “bottom-up,” inductive yes in applied psychology is then presented, employing a case-based paradigm that integrates both positivist and postmodern themes and components. This paradigm is labeled “pragmatic psychology” and, its specific use of case studies, the “Pragmatic Case Study Method” (“PCS Method”). We call for the creation of peer-reviewed journal-databases of pragmatic case studies as a foundational source of unifying applied knowledge in our discipline. As one example, the potential of the PCS Method for unifying different angles of theoretical regard is illustrated in an area of applied psychology, psychotherapy, via the case of Mrs. B. The article then turns to the broader historical and epistemological arguments for the unifying nature of the PCS Method in both applied and basic psychology.Peer reviewe
Achieving Cost Effective Conservation: ORES801 Case Studies of Optimization Application to the Department of Defense’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative.
No full textThe following case studies were developed as research projects of the ORES801 course entitled “Optimization: Models and Methods” taught by Dr. Kent Messer at the University of Delaware in the Fall of 2010
Minimizing cost for Municipal residential solid waste collection in City of Newark using Goal Programming & GIS tools.
No full textThe following case studies were developed as research projects of the ORES801 course entitled “Optimization: Models and Methods” taught by Dr. Kent Messer at the University of Delaware in the Fall of 2010
Foreword: Special Issue on Experimental Methods in Environmental, Natural Resource and Agricultural Economics
No full textCataloochee tract 254: W. D. Messer
No full textThis 54-acre tract 254 in Cataloochee was owned by W. D. Messer. While, in general, the Great Smoky Mountains region was sparsely populated, the Cataloochee Valley remained an exception. By 1900, the population of Cataloochee had grown to 1,000 residents living in hundreds of log and frame homes. A few historic buildings have been preserved on site, including two churches, a school, several homes, and outbuildings. The North Carolina Park Commission was tasked with purchasing land for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and people living in Cataloochee were among those displaced. Cataloochee families continue to return for annual reunions. In 2001, the National Park Service re-introduced elk into the valley
Ist die Health Literacy bei älteren Menschen mit und ohne Migrationshintergrund vergleichbar? Ergebnisse einer Querschnittstudie
No full textMesser M, Vogt D, Quenzel G, Schaeffer D. Ist die Health Literacy bei älteren Menschen mit und ohne Migrationshintergrund vergleichbar? Ergebnisse einer Querschnittstudie. Presented at the 16. Jahrestagung des Deutschen Netzwerks Evidenzbasierte Medizin, Berlin, Germany
Food from peace: breaking the links between conflict and hunger
No full text"In this paper, Ellen Messer, Marc J. Cohen, and Jashinta D'Costa show how hunger is often a direct result of violence ... [and] how hunger can reciprocally cause conflict. ... The authors call for including conflict prevention in food security and development efforts, as well as new linkages between food security and development on the one hand, and emergency relief on the other" Foreword.Social conflict., Hunger., Conflict management.,
Book Review: Crisis and Crossfire: The United States and the Middle East Since 1945 – Second Edition
No full textAuthor: Peter L. Hahn
Reviewed by: Colonel Phil Messer
From the Arab-Israeli peace process to the fight against terrorism, Hahn’s updated history reveals the forces shaping US policy in one of the world’s most volatile regions.https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters_bookshelf/1119/thumbnail.jp
Scholastic Commentaries in Hebrew: Some Notes about Judah Messer Leon (Italy, 15th Century)
No full textUn esame storico dell'impiego, esplicito e/o implicito, delle fonti scolastiche latine impiegate dall'autore ebreo italiano Giuda Messer Leon (sec. XV) nelle sue opere filosofiche.A historical examination of the use, explicit and / or implicit, of the sources used by the author jew school Latin Italian Judah Messer Leon (XV) in his philosophical works
Parallel, Washington County
No full textKeegan Messer, “Parallel, Washington County,” Chapman Center Research Collections, https://ccrsresearchcollections.omeka.net/items/show/178.The town of Parallel existed in Lincoln Township, Washington County, Kansas. Its unique geography included being located along the border between Washington and Riley County. The town officially existed until 1905 but continued to have residents until at least the 1950s. To create this sketch of Parallel, the author used business records, on-site photography, and research at Washington County Historical Society
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