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Research suggests that many sexual assault survivors do not disclose their experience, which may increase associated distress. Pennebaker's emotional disclosure paradigm has been shown to ameliorate psychological and physical distress in individuals exposed to stressful events. The current study ass...
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PMID: 20373206
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The authors examined whether paper-and-pencil and Web surveys administered in the school setting yield equivalent risk behavior prevalence estimates. Data were from a methods study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in spring 2008. Intact classes of 9th...
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PMID: 20234000
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After 8 weeks of training with Cyberlink, no improvements were noted in the use of the keyboard and the mouse. The trial of another interface (tactile screen) finally made the optimization of mouse functions possible. IMPLICATIONS: The endurance and memory problems were circumvented with a long, rep...
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PMID: 20464895
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At each grade level, except for handwriting and composing in 6th grade, the word-level working memory factor contributed unique variance to each reading and writing outcome. The text-level working memory factor contributed unique variance to reading comprehension in 4th and 6th grade. DISCUSSION: Th...
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PMID: 19755637
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We utilize these tools in fact returns us, instinctively, to European and Eurocentric ways of conceiving how science works....
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PMID: 20575496
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The authors present 3 experimental studies that build on moral disengagement theory by exploring lying in online environments. Findings indicate that, when e-mail is compared with pen and paper communication media (both of which are equal in terms of media richness, as both are text only), people ar...
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PMID: 20230078
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Concerns about the completeness and accuracy of reporting of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and the impact of poor reporting on decision-making have been documented in the medical field over the past several decades. Experience from RCTs in human medicine would suggest that failure to report crit...
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PMID: 20202349
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Academic writing can fill pre- and postregistration students with fear and dread. Students often construct written work around re-worded passages from their sources. This results in poor quality work, low marks and frustration. The aim of this article is to inform students embarking on courses in hi...
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PMID: 20373727
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The title is the epitome as well as a most important part of an article. An effective title is required to be concise, informative and sensitive to electronic retrieval. In writing an English title for an andrological paper, the Chinese author should have a good knowledge of their basic requirements...
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PMID: 20369690
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A technical note is a short article giving a brief description of a specific development, technique or procedure, or it may describe a modification of an existing technique, procedure or device applicable to medicine. The technique, procedure or device described should have practical value and shoul...
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PMID: 20358146
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In this article, a longitudinal case study of a client (whose initials are TH) with chronic Broca's aphasia is presented. The language data encompass test and therapy data over a 7-year period, during which TH's language performance and verbal communicative behavior have improved and continue to imp...
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PMID: 20379960
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We provide an example of a student's narrative describing an emotionally powerful and meaningful event - the loss of his first patient - and faculty responses using BEGAN. CONCLUSION: The provision of quality feedback to students' reflective writing - supported by BEGAN - can facilitate the transfor...
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PMID: 20353317
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This study examined the effects of implicitly presented odors on the emotional content of memory narratives. Participants were exposed to low levels of perfumes or no odors while they reconstructed a memory from childhood and a recurrent dream. Narratives were analyzed for emotional content using th...
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PMID: 20923081
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A qualitative study was conducted that reflected an analysis of a 6-week poetry unit in a language arts classroom of 6th and 8th graders at a school for the deaf in a large city in the northeastern United States. The school served a large population of children of poverty who were of Latino and Afric...
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PMID: 20925281
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Writing for professional publication can be a daunting prospect, but, with a little effort and the right motivation, it can be a rewarding and career-enhancing experience. And the good news is, it's not as difficult as it may sound. In this first part of a series of articles on writing for professio...
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PMID: 20852474
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