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United Kingdom, Paul W. Nesbitt-Larking Dec 2004

United Kingdom, Paul W. Nesbitt-Larking

Paul W Nesbitt-Larking

No abstract provided.

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Identifying A Source Of Financial Volatility, Douglas G. Steigerwald, Richard Vagnoni Dec 2004

Identifying A Source Of Financial Volatility, Douglas G. Steigerwald, Richard Vagnoni

Douglas G. Steigerwald

How should one combine stock and option markets in models of trade and asset price volatility? We address this question, paying particular attention to the identification of parameters of interest.

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A Research Agenda For Economic Evaluation Of Substance Abuse Services, Michael T. French, M. C. Drummond Dec 2004

A Research Agenda For Economic Evaluation Of Substance Abuse Services, Michael T. French, M. C. Drummond

Michael T. French

Economic analyses of substance abuse interventions play a critical role in informing the decision makers involved in funding these programs. Despite the emergence of new and more effective interventions, the adoption of costlier services still demands justification based on economic evidence. Updated and more rigorous economic information allows patients, health care professionals, insurance companies, policymakers, and others to allocate scarce resources more efficiently. To prepare for the next wave of addiction health services research, this article presents background information on the economics of addiction health services, reviews recent empirical and methodological contributions, and provides 15 research recommendations.

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Muted Voices: Latinos And The 2000 Election, Richard D. Pineda Dec 2004

Muted Voices: Latinos And The 2000 Election, Richard D. Pineda

Richard D. Pineda

Muted Voices: Latinos and the 2000 Elections. Edited by Rodolfo O. de la Garza and Louis DeSipio. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2005; pp. ix-276. $29.95 paper.

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Prevalence And Comorbidity Of Major Depressive Disorder In Young Black And White Women., Ruth Striegel Weissman Dec 2004

Prevalence And Comorbidity Of Major Depressive Disorder In Young Black And White Women., Ruth Striegel Weissman

Ruth Striegel Weissman

Objective
This study reports the prevalence and comorbidity of depression in two large samples of black and white young adult women.
Method
Clinical interviews of participants in a follow-up study of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study (NGHS-Wave II; N = 378) were contrasted with a subsample of the National Comorbidity Survey (NCS; N = 3749) to examine the rates and comorbidity of lifetime major depressive disorder in black and white women using methodology described by Kraemer (1995). The sequencing of disorders was also examined to determine which disorder was primary. Comorbidity and sequencing were examined …

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Self-Reported Symptoms Of Depression In Late Adolescence: A Comparison Of Black And White Females, Ruth Striegel Weissman Dec 2004

Self-Reported Symptoms Of Depression In Late Adolescence: A Comparison Of Black And White Females, Ruth Striegel Weissman

Ruth Striegel Weissman

The prevalence of depressive symptoms from adolescence through young adulthood was examined in 1,146 African-American adolescent girls and 1,075 Caucasian adolescent girls who completed the Center for Epidemiological Studies of Depression scale. Caucasian girls’ scores decreased over time, whereas scores for African-American girls were fairly consistent. Future studies are needed to examine age-specific risk factors in adolescent girls.

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Factors That Influence Food Amount Ratings In White, Hispanic, And Asian Samples, Ruth Striegel Weissman Dec 2004

Factors That Influence Food Amount Ratings In White, Hispanic, And Asian Samples, Ruth Striegel Weissman

Ruth Striegel Weissman

Objective: Two studies explored in nonclinical samples variables that may influence meal size assessments.
Research Methods and Procedures: In Study 1, the contribution of dietary restraint, weight, depressive symptoms, and gender to ratings on the Food Amount Rating Scale was examined in 153 white women and 121 white men; in Study 2, the contribution of dietary restraint, weight, ethnicity, and ethnic group identification to Food Amount Rating Scale ratings was examined in 67 Asian, 81 Hispanic, and 107 white women.
Results: Study 1 indicated that food amounts were rated as larger when rated by male rather than …

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Reflexivity And The Psychologist, Jill G. Morawski Dec 2004

Reflexivity And The Psychologist, Jill G. Morawski

Jill G. Morawski

No abstract provided.

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Does Adolescent Depression Predict Obesity In Black And White Young Adult Women?, Ruth Striegel Weissman Dec 2004

Does Adolescent Depression Predict Obesity In Black And White Young Adult Women?, Ruth Striegel Weissman

Ruth Striegel Weissman

Background. To examine whether adolescent depressive symptoms predict young adult body mass index (BMI) and obesity in black and white women.
Method. Participants included 1554 black and white adolescent girls from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study (NGHS) who completed the Center for Epidemiological Studies – Depression Scale (CES-D) at ages 16 and 18 years.
Results. Regression analyses showed that depressive symptoms at both ages 16 and 18 were associated with increased risk of obesity (BMI[gt-or-equal, slanted]30) and elevated BMI in young adulthood (age 21) in both black and white girls. Black girls exhibited a …

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Art, Art Institutions, And The State In The Welfare States Of Norway And Sweden, Marilyn Rueschemeyer Dec 2004

Art, Art Institutions, And The State In The Welfare States Of Norway And Sweden, Marilyn Rueschemeyer

Marilyn Rueschemeyer

No abstract provided.

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Inferring Information Frequency And Quality, Douglas G. Steigerwald, John Owens Dec 2004

Inferring Information Frequency And Quality, Douglas G. Steigerwald, John Owens

Douglas G. Steigerwald

We develop a microstructure model that, in contrast to previous models, allows one to estimate the frequency and quality of private information. In addition, the model produces stationary asset price and trading volume series. We find evidence that information arrives frequently within a day and that this information is of high quality. The frequent arrival of information, while in contrast to previous microstructure model estimates, accords with nonmodel-based estimates and the related literature testing the mixture-of-distributions hypothesis. To determine if the estimates are correctly reflecting the arrival of latent information, we estimate the parameters over half-hour intervals within the day. …

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Health Services Research In Anorexia Nervosa, Ruth Striegel Weissman Dec 2004

Health Services Research In Anorexia Nervosa, Ruth Striegel Weissman

Ruth Striegel Weissman

The present paper reviews studies of the delivery of health services for individuals with anorexia nervosa, utilizing four interrelated concepts that guide much of health services research: equity, effectiveness, efficiency, and economy. It identifies major gaps in knowledge regarding health services utilization and costs.

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An Empirical Study Of The Typology Of Bulimia Nervosa And Its Spectrum Variants., Ruth Striegel Weissman Dec 2004

An Empirical Study Of The Typology Of Bulimia Nervosa And Its Spectrum Variants., Ruth Striegel Weissman

Ruth Striegel Weissman

Background. There is an ongoing debate about the best way to classify eating disorders. This study examined potential subtypes of bulimia nervosa. Method. Latent class analysis (LCA) was used to identify subtypes of bulimic symptomatology, utilizing data from 234 respondents in a cohort of black and white young women (n=2054). Participants were administered gated screening questions from the Eating Disorders Examination to determine DSM-IV diagnoses of eating disorders. Results. A 3-class solution was judged best. Class 1, the ‘purger subtype’ (n=116), was characterized by vomiting, the use of fasting/diet pills, and relatively little bingeing. Class 2, the ‘binger subtype’ (n=97) …

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Night Eating Syndrome In Young Adult Women: Prevalence And Correlates., Ruth Striegel Weissman Dec 2004

Night Eating Syndrome In Young Adult Women: Prevalence And Correlates., Ruth Striegel Weissman

Ruth Striegel Weissman

Objective The current study examined the prevalence and clinical significance of night eating syndrome (NES) in a community cohort of Black and White women. Method We assessed 682 Black and 659 White women for NES, eating disorders, and psychiatric symptomatology. Results The prevalence was 1.6% (22 of 1,341; Blacks [n = 20]; Whites [n = 2]). Comparisons between identified Black women and the remaining Black participants revealed no significant differences in obesity, psychiatric comorbidity, or self-reported psychiatric distress. Comorbidity with eating disorders as outlined in the 4th ed. of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Washington, DC: American …

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Health Services Use In Women With A History Of Bulimia Nervosa Or Binge Eating Disorder., Ruth Striegel Weissman Dec 2004

Health Services Use In Women With A History Of Bulimia Nervosa Or Binge Eating Disorder., Ruth Striegel Weissman

Ruth Striegel Weissman

Objective The current study examined health services use during the past 12 months in a sample of young women with a history of an adolescent eating disorder (bulimia nervosa [BN] or binge eating disorder [BED]). Method A community sample of 1,582 young women (mean age = 21.5 years) was classified, based on a screening interview (and, for eating disorder diagnosis, confirmatory diagnostic interview), into one of three groups: BN or BED (n = 67), other psychiatric disorder (n = 443), and no adolescent psychiatric disorder (n = 1,072). Results A history of BN/BED in adolescence was associated with elevated health …

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Brief Physician Advice For Problem Drinking Among Older Adults: An Economic Analysis Of Costs And Benefits, Michael T. French, Marlon P. Mundt, M. Christopher Roebuck, Linda B. Manwell, Kristen L. Barry Dec 2004

Brief Physician Advice For Problem Drinking Among Older Adults: An Economic Analysis Of Costs And Benefits, Michael T. French, Marlon P. Mundt, M. Christopher Roebuck, Linda B. Manwell, Kristen L. Barry

Michael T. French

Objective: Problem alcohol use among elderly persons can have a variety of health-related consequences, complicating management of chronic illnesses and increasing health care utilization and costs. This study evaluates the economic cost and benefits of brief intervention for at-risk drinking older adults. Method: A controlled clinical trial with 24-month follow-up tested effectiveness of brief physician advice in reducing alcohol use, health care utilization and other consequences among older (age 65 or older) adult problem drinkers. Of 6,073 patients screened for problem drinking in 24 community-based primary care practices in Wisconsin, 158 patients met inclusion criteria and were randomized into control …

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Copyright And The Universal Digital Library, Denise Troll Covey Dec 2004

Copyright And The Universal Digital Library, Denise Troll Covey

Denise Troll Covey

No abstract provided.

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Chiapas Cross-Cultural Focus Groups: Doing Research In Dangerous And Culturally Diverse Contexts, Marco Tavanti Dec 2004

Chiapas Cross-Cultural Focus Groups: Doing Research In Dangerous And Culturally Diverse Contexts, Marco Tavanti

Marco Tavanti

Doing research in dangerous and post-conflict areas require specific methodologies and techniques. This article explores the cross-cultural collective interviews and focus groups methods developed and adapted during the a fieldwork among Maya indigenous communities in Chiapas, Mexico. The author reviews the challenges and advantages of adopting such culturally intelligent methods focusing on the promotion of justice and reconciliation among indigenous communities in conflict.

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Information Classification And Access Policies At Selected Igos, Charles D. Eckman Dec 2004

Information Classification And Access Policies At Selected Igos, Charles D. Eckman

Charles D. Eckman

No abstract provided.

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Hash Browns For Breakfast, Baked Potatoes For Dinner: Changes In Food Attitudes As A Function Of Motivation And Context, Stephen L. Crites, Shelley N. Aikman Dec 2004

Hash Browns For Breakfast, Baked Potatoes For Dinner: Changes In Food Attitudes As A Function Of Motivation And Context, Stephen L. Crites, Shelley N. Aikman

Stephen L Crites Jr.

Two studies investigated whether participants' motivational state and the context in which attitude reports are made influence food attitudes. Specifically, these studies examined whether hunger and the time-typicality of foods (i.e. match or mismatch between the time when a food is typically eaten and the time the attitude is reported) interact to influence reported attitudes. Study 1 suggests that hunger leads to more positive attitudes toward foods that are typically eaten at the time the attitude report is made (e.g. breakfast foods in morning) compared to foods not typically eaten at the time the attitude report is made (e.g. breakfast …

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United States Public Response To Terrorism: Fault Lines Or Bedrock?, Hank C. Jenkins-Smith, Kerry G. Herron Dec 2004

United States Public Response To Terrorism: Fault Lines Or Bedrock?, Hank C. Jenkins-Smith, Kerry G. Herron

Hank C Jenkins-Smith

We test traditional assumptions about the volatility of mass opinion in times of national crises using data about views of terrorism from national surveys of the United States general public in 1995 and 1997, findings from a national survey immediately following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11), and panel data from a follow-up survey in 2002. We compare public assessments of the threat of terrorism, willingness to restrict speech to prevent terrorism, support for employing conventional military force against countries that support terrorism, and levels of certainty about culpability required prior to using military force. Results show stable …

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Problematic Eating And Feeding Behaviors Of 36-Month Old Children, R H. Striegel, P M. Lewinsohn, J M. Holm-Denoma, J M. Gau, T E. Joiner Jr, P Bear, B Lamoureux Dec 2004

Problematic Eating And Feeding Behaviors Of 36-Month Old Children, R H. Striegel, P M. Lewinsohn, J M. Holm-Denoma, J M. Gau, T E. Joiner Jr, P Bear, B Lamoureux

Ruth Striegel Weissman

Objective

To incorporate selected items from several existing instruments to create a comprehensive multi-factorial instrument to measure problematic eating behaviors in young children and to examine the prevalences and correlates of these behaviors.

Method

A community sample of young mothers (n = 93) completed the inventory of problematic eating behaviors for their 36-month old children.

Results

The most common child problems reported by mothers were the spitting out of food during feedings and becoming upset when food was restricted. A four-factor solution identified Pickiness (e.g., child eats a limited variety of food), Food Refusal (e.g., child refuses to eat specific …

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"Formation And The Custodians Of Death", Michael Budde Dec 2004

"Formation And The Custodians Of Death", Michael Budde

Michael Budde

No abstract provided.

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Language In Us Society (Fall 2005 Syllabus), Adam Hodges Dec 2004

Language In Us Society (Fall 2005 Syllabus), Adam Hodges

Adam Hodges

LING 1000 is a survey course that provides a non-technical exploration of the ways that language is used in America. It emphasizes language as a social institution and how values and goals of both public institutions and private groups shape, and are shaped by language and its use.

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Acquiring Copyright Permission To Digitize And Provide Open Access To Books, Denise Troll Covey Dec 2004

Acquiring Copyright Permission To Digitize And Provide Open Access To Books, Denise Troll Covey

Denise Troll Covey

No abstract provided.

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A Haiti Anthology: Libète, John Mazzeo Dec 2004

A Haiti Anthology: Libète, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

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“Diacuí Killed Iracema: Indigenism, Nationalism And The Struggle For Brazilianness”, Tracy Devine Guzmán Dec 2004

“Diacuí Killed Iracema: Indigenism, Nationalism And The Struggle For Brazilianness”, Tracy Devine Guzmán

Tracy Devine Guzmán

No abstract provided.

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Measuring Help-Seeking Intentions: Properties Of The General Help-Seeking Questionnaire, Coralie J. Wilson Dec 2004

Measuring Help-Seeking Intentions: Properties Of The General Help-Seeking Questionnaire, Coralie J. Wilson

Frank Deane

A clear understanding of help-seeking intentions and behavior is fundamental to the identification of factors that can be modified to facilitate young people’s help-seeking when they are psychologically distressed or suicidal. Despite considerable research on help-seeking intentions and behavior for personal-emotional or distressing problems, integrating prior research has been impeded by a lack of consistent and psychometrically sound help-seeking measures. The General Help-Seeking Questionnaire (GHSQ) was developed to formally assess two aspects of help-seeking: (1) current intentions to seek help from different sources for different problems; and (2) quantity and quality of previous professional psychological helping episodes. The current study …

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Language In Us Society (Spring 2005 Syllabus), Adam Hodges Dec 2004

Language In Us Society (Spring 2005 Syllabus), Adam Hodges

Adam Hodges

LING 1000 is a survey course that provides a non-technical exploration of the ways that language is used in America. It emphasizes language as a social institution and how values and goals of both public institutions and private groups shape, and are shaped by language and its use.

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The Feeling Of Difference: Minority Faculty Experience In Academe, Dan K. Hibbler Ph.D. Dec 2004

The Feeling Of Difference: Minority Faculty Experience In Academe, Dan K. Hibbler Ph.D.

Dan K Hibbler Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

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