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- Author(s):
- Paul Friesen, Ilana Rothkopf, Luis Schenoni, Maggie Shum, Romelia Solano
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The 2020 election has the potential to be one of the most momentous in modern American history. Challenges to the integrity of the electoral process, threats of violence from extremist groups, and most alarmingly, President Donald Trump’s repeated refusal to guarantee a peaceful power transfer should he lose have created a climate of uncertainty about the election and its aftermath, with worrisome implications for the long-term health of American democracy.
While these circumstances are unpr…
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- 2020-10-08
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- Author(s):
- Thomas V. Merluzzi
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This document contains all of the search strategies used in Merluzzi, Pustejovsky, Philip, Sohl, Berendsen, & Salsman. Meta-analysis of self-efficacy RCTs with cancer patients. Psycho-Oncology, 2019 The search was conducted by Mark Berendsen (Northwestern University Medical Library).
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- 2019-07-09
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- Author(s):
- Thomas V. Merluzzi
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Abstract This study investigated the effectiveness of a treatment, based on self-regulation theory, to enhance the coping self-efficacy of persons with cancer. The intervention, which is called Mastery Enhancement Therapy (MET), is based on Solution Focused Therapy. MET focuses on mastery experiences to improve the participants’ self-efficacy for coping. The participants, who volunteered for the study, were selected based their less-than-average coping self-efficacy scores and were randomly a…
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- 2018-08-10
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- Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Debra Javeline
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As climate changes, coastal homeowners are potentially crucial actors in reducing the risks to property and human life from rising seas and increased hurricane activity. Absent strict, enforceable regulations mandating retrofitting of existing homes or major changes in homeowner insurance requirements, coastal resilience in a changing climate will largely reflect private, voluntary decisions of millions of individuals. However, research is scarce on the current risk level of U.S. coastal home…
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- 2018-05-22
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- Author(s):
- Debra Javeline, Tracy Kijewski-Correa
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As climate changes, coastal homeowners are potentially crucial actors in reducing the risks to property and human life from rising seas and increased hurricane activity. Absent strict, enforceable regulations mandating retrofitting of existing homes or major changes in homeowner insurance requirements, coastal resilience in a changing climate will largely reflect private, voluntary decisions of millions of individuals. However, research is scarce on the current risk level of U.S. coastal home…
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- 2017-06-13
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- Thomas S. Fern
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Harold Calvin Marston Morse (1892–1977) was one of the world’s leading theoretical mathematicians. He taught at Harvard, Cornell, Brown, and the Instit…
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- 1979-03-12
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- Author(s):
- Julie Braungart-Rieker, Elizabeth Moore, Jen Burke Lefever, Kathy Guajardo
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Obesity rates in the U.S. for both children and adults are alarmingly high, particularly for those in low-income households. The current project, a partnership between Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties Head Start Consortium and the University of Notre Dame’s William J. Shaw Center for Children and Families, focused on reducing obesogenic home environments for low-income families. Focusing on home environments, particularly for young children, is important because research shows that mothers are…
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- 2017-10-31
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