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Data for: A Preliminary Study of Dual-Task Training Using Virtual Reality: Influence on Walking and Balance in chronic Post-Stroke Survivors
No full textThis data base introduce the differences in the clinical and demographic characteristics of the participants with post stroke between two groups.There is three periods of tests: pre, post and follow up. The Outcome Measures were: 1) the over-ground 10-meter walking test (10 mW m/s); 2) the number of steps completed by the participants during the 10-meter walk (10 mW-Steps); 3) Timed Up and Go (TUG); 4) The Functional Reach Test (FRT); 5. The Lateral Reach Test – The participant is asked to reach as far as possible to the right (LRT-R) and to the left (LRT-L) sides; 6) Activity-specific Balance Confidence (ABC); 7) The Berg Balance Scale (BBS)
Efficacy of the Fishbein-Ajzen and Triandis psychosocial models in explaining exercise adoption in blue-collar workers
No full textTypescript (photocopy).The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of the Fishbein-Ajzen and Triandis psychosocial models in explaining exercise behavior in blue-collar workers. One hundred fifty -eight sedentary volunteers from the Thermon Corporation were surveyed regarding their beliefs about: the outcomes of personally engaging in exercise (b), and the value of those outcomes (e ), whether selected individuals think they should engage in exercise (nb) and their motivation to comply (me), their attitude toward engaging in exercise (Aact), their perception of the social pressures toward participation in exercise (SN), their past exercise habits (PBp), their strength of intention toward adopting exercise within the following two months (I) , and their subsequent behavior during a two-month test period (B). Behavior (B) was measured and validated by a self-kept fitness record two months after the initial survey. Subjects were grouped according to the relationship between their stated intention (I) and subsequent behavior (B). The results of a path analysis indicated that a combination of the attitudinal component (Aact) of the Fishbein-Ajzen model and the proximal past behavior component (PBp) of the Triandis model explained a significant amount of the subsequent exercise adoption behavior [R^2 = 53, F(2,155) = 43.57, p < .001]. Analysis of variance indicated that the measurement instrument identified significant (p < .05) differences between the cognitive profiles of those with positive intentions who adopted exercise, those with positive intentions who did not adopt exercise, and those with negative intentions who did not adopt exercise
Understanding consumer decision making in grocery markets: new evidence from the Fishbein model
No full textThe paper reports on an empirical study of purchase decision making in grocery
markets. Against the central research question, “Does decision making become more
extensive with more involving product purchases?“, measurements of attitudebehaviour
consistency were made in three product fields which are known to engender
significantly different levels of consumer involvement. The Extended Fishbein Model
was used as the metaphor for decision making and models were estimated for each
product field using LISREL VII to determine the fit between product and normative
beliefs, behavioural intention and actual purchasing behaviours.
The results for our analysis are consistent with prior theory and support the hypothesis
that the efficacy of the model in grocery markets increases as purchase involvement
increases. The practical implications for marketing management competing in each
market are discussed and the limitations of our research design are highlighted.School of Managemen
The application of multi-attribute modelling techniques to the mineral water market
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A Reader of Classical Arabie Literature. Annoté et édité par S.A. Bonebakker et M. Fishbein. Cafoscarina [Quaderni di Studi Arabi. Studi e testi, 1], 1995
No full textCheikh-Moussa Abdallah. A Reader of Classical Arabie Literature. Annoté et édité par S.A. Bonebakker et M. Fishbein. Cafoscarina [Quaderni di Studi Arabi. Studi e testi, 1], 1995. In: Bulletin critique des annales islamologiques, n°15, 1999. pp. 26-27
Determinants of Food Choice in a Transitional Economy: Insights from the Theory of Reasoned Action
No full textThis paper draws upon a consumer survey carried out in Bucharest (Romania) to explore determinants of food choice in a transition economy. An adapted version of the Theory of Reasoned Action was developed. This included attitude toward intention, habit and preference as independent variables. The structural equations modelling carried out in 'Analysis of MOment Structures' AMOS showed a significant positive influence of all variables. Similar to other studies conducted in European Union (EU) countries (Saba, Di Natale, 1998) habit outweighed the other variables. The study emphasises the heterogeneity of consumer beliefs about food. Furthermore it was suggested that there is scope for noneconomic variables in explaining food choices and consumer behaviour in these emerging economies, though the influence of these variables may be still limited relative the economic factors. Further research on special groups is required to quantify the influence of non-economic factors and compare the results estimated in Romania with other countries which are candidates to EU accession.Theory of Reasoned Action, food choice, transition economy, Consumer/Household Economics,
Larger cell or colony size in winter, smaller in summer – a pattern shared by many species of Lake Kinneret phytoplankton
No full textWe examined an 8.5-year record (2004-2012) of cell size data for phytoplankton species from Lake Kinneret, Israel, sampled weekly or at 2-week intervals and determined microscopically by the same person. Many of the species abundant enough to be counted year-round showed a typical seasonal cell size pattern that repeated annually: cell diameter was maximal in winter and minimal in summer. This pattern was shared by species from different taxonomic groups including cyanobacteria, chlorophyta, and dinoflagellates. Similarly, in colonial species of diatoms, chlorophyta, and cyanobacteria the number of cells per colony was larger in winter and smaller in summer. We postulated that the seasonal changes in cell or colony size constituted an adaptation that enabled species to overcome temperature-dependent changes in water density and viscosity and adjust their sinking velocities in the different seasons. A series of computations based on Stokes' law supported our hypothesis. If this phenomenon of larger cells or colonies of the same species at lower temperatures is widespread in lake phytoplankton, then (1) phytoplankton biomass estimates should be based on seasonally determined biovolume per species data rather than fixed values; and (2) we would expect to see smaller-sized organisms in the future as global warming changes ambient temperatures
Dr. Duane M. Jackson, Morehouse College, July 2011
No full textThis video is a conversation with Dr. Duane M. Jackson. Dr. Jackson talks about his paper, "Recall and the Serial Position Effect: The Role of Primacy and Recency on Accounting Students' Performance." Jackie Daniel, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer
Plant-Derived Polyphenols: A Chemopreventive and Chemoprotectant Worth-Exploring Resource in Toxicology
No full textCancer is a devastating disease affecting millions of people worldwide. Scientific research validly counteracts the onset of cancer and its resistances with a multiplicity of treatments. Healthy lifestyles and avoidance of exposure to potential carcinogens are highly recommended cancer preventive measures. Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory plant-derived polyphenols, peculiarly rich in plant dietary products, are thoroughly investigated as capable of hindering carcinogenesis in its various stages. Furthermore, a growing toxicological research, mostly based on cell and animal models, is identifying polyphenols or their formulations, properly obtained from plant sources, as promising anticancer agents with chemotherapeutic and chemopreventive effectiveness. Thus, polyphenols could also be employed as protectant agents, useful in overcoming the failures of the most common anticancer treatments. This chapter provides an update of the current scientific knowledge of plant polyphenols and all their anticancer-linked properties that make them a resource in toxicology worth exploring
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