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A canonical analysis of blood chemistry variables related to psychological measures of cancer patients
(Wichita State University, Department of Psychology, 1979)A canonical analysis was computed utilizing a battery of psychological variables (MMPI, IMAGE-CA, Locus of Control, FIRO-B and POMS), disease status, rehabilitation status, and blood chemistries (complete blood count, free ... -
A check on the 28 factor clinical analysis questionnaire structure on normal and pathological subjects
(Western Institute of Multivariate Experimental Psychology, 1973)Taking the widest currently possible array of items made up for various pathological behaviors, some five pioneer factorings have indicated 28 primary factors, 16 of which are the familiar normal personality factors of the ... -
A check on the factor-analytic structure of four O-A kit source traits, independence, evasiveness, realism and dissofrustance, found diagnostic of depression
(Wichita State University, Department of Psychology, 1981)Four source trait factors (U.I.19, 20, 25, and 30) that have been shown significantly to differentiate depressive from normals have been taken out of the O-A Kit and subjected to factor analysis, to check their patterns ... -
A check on the second-order factor structure of the high school personality questionnaire
(Wichita State University, Department of Psychology, 1976)A second order factor analysis of the HSPQ, using the promax method followed by blind had rotation to simple structure, was conducted. The results obtained for both males and females replicate well six factors previously reported. -
A class of adaptive multiresolution ultra-weak discontinuous Galerkin methods for some nonlinear dispersive wave equations
(Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Publications, 2022-03-29)In this paper, we propose a class of adaptive multiresolution (also called the adaptive sparse grid) ultra-weak discontinuous Galerkin (UWDG) methods for solving some nonlinear dispersive wave equations including the ... -
A class of stationary random fields with a simple correlation structure
(Academic Press, 2004-07-15)A stationary random field is often more complicated than a univariate stationary time series, since dependence for a random field extends in all directions, while there is only the natural distinction of past and future ... -
A comparison of sanctions in African American and white TANF leavers
(Taylor & Francis, 2012-07)In this study the authors explore racial disparities in the uses of sanctions and the different impact of sanctions on the economic well-being of African American and White TANF leavers. The study analyzed 907 African ... -
A comparison of subsistence cultures and their interactions with non-human primates
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2018)It is likely that 99% of human existence was spent as hunter-gatherers. While most academics approve of this fact, few agree on an explicit definition of hunter-gatherers. If defined through social organization, hunter-gatherers ... -
A comparison of three approaches to constructing item parcels to improve subject-to-parameter ratios in confirmatory factor analysis
(Wichita State University, Department of Psychology, 2000)A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of the 100 items of the Revised Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ-R) on a sample of 205 South African refugees failed to satisfactorily fit the EPQ-R's intended 4-factor structure. ... -
A comparison of two evaluation techniques for technical documentation
(Wichita State University, 2005-02)This study compared two evaluation techniques, Usability Testing and Cognitive Walkthrough, in their ability to identify errors in aviation maintenance documentation. The techniques were evaluated to see how much unique ... -
A conversation in limbo: An interview with Aaron Levy
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A critical analysis of the AIAG-VDA FMEA; does the newly released AIAG-VDA method offer improvements over the former AIAG method?
(Association for Industry, Engineering and Management Systems (AIEMS), 2020-06)After several years of collaboration, The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and The German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) completed a harmonized version of their respective FMEA methods. Previous to the ... -
A cross cultural check of the personality structure of the 16PF
(Wichita State University, Department. of Psychology, 1976)The contention that transferability of a scale across cultures is best achieved when the scale has low homogeneity was tested using Cattell's 16PF personality questionnaire. The 16PF was administered to a random sample of ... -
A cross-cultural factorial study of an academic interest inventory
(Wichita State University, Department of Psychology, 1980)An academic interest inventory was factor analyzed in three samples: an American senior high school group, an American college freshman group, and a Swazi (African) senior high school group. Five factors were identified ... -
A cross-cultural study of primary personality factor structure in the preparation of the Hawaiian high school personality questionnaire
(Wichita State University, Department of Psychology, 1984)The items of the High School Personality Questionnaire were adapted into the Hawaiian idiom for use with native Hawaiians. On two groups (550 boys and girls ages 12-14 and 580 of ages 15-17), factor analyses were done using ... -
A cross-validation of primary personality structure in the 16 P.F. by two parcelled factor analyses
(Wichita State University, Department of Psychology, 1994)Since most recent factorings of primary personality structure as based on the 16 P.F. item domain have been by scales, they just conceivably could yield a simple structure perpetuating a past structure. Two new analyses ... -
A culturally competent approach to engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation with LGBT elders: A case example
(Wichita State University, School of Social Work, 2015-05-28)The following is a case example that highlights some of the substantive issues that may be presented by a Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, and Transgender [LGBT] older adult who is receiving mental health services. It offers ... -
A design of experiment study to investigate the effects of hardener concentration, stirring time, and air bubbles on the tensile strength of epoxy resin
(SAGE Publications Ltd STM, 2022-10-01)Epoxy is one of the widely used polymeric resin systems in composite industries, which is a two-part resin system that requires the mixing of a hardening agent to trigger the polymerization process. The mixing ratio and ... -
A discriminant analysis of perceptions of women in a tenured business role
(Wichita State University, Department of Psychology, 1977)This study explores the effect of long term holding on stereotypes which are believed to block the advancement of women into male dominated work areas. A mail questionnaire survey produced seven-point semantic differential ... -
A discriminant function for diagnosing depressives with selected source trait factor measures from the O-A kit
(Wichita State University, Department of Psychology, 1981)Thirty-one depressives and 30 normals were administered the subtests of the O-A battery used for measuring the objective source traits of Independence (U.I. 19), Evasiveness (U.I. 20), Realism (U.I. 25), and Somindence ...