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Bridgewater State University

EducationBridgewater, Massachusetts, United States
About: Bridgewater State University is a education organization based out in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poison control. The organization has 625 authors who have published 1223 publications receiving 21820 citations. The organization is also known as: BSU & Bridgewater State.


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TL;DR: In this article, the authors introduce a new data set that facilitates the investigation of all three kinds of transition, i.e., the leader of an autocratic regime loses power, the incumbent leadership group is replaced by democratically elected leaders, and the regime persists.
Abstract: When the leader of an autocratic regime loses power, one of three things happens. The incumbent leadership group is replaced by democratically elected leaders. Someone from the incumbent leadership group replaces him, and the regime persists. Or the incumbent leadership group loses control to a different group that replaces it with a new autocracy. Much scholarship exists on the first kind of transition, but little on transitions from one autocracy to another, though they make up about half of all regime changes. We introduce a new data set that facilitates the investigation of all three kinds of transition. It provides transition information for the 280 autocratic regimes in existence from 1946 to 2010. The data identify how regimes exit power, how much violence occurs during transitions, and whether the regimes that precede and succeed them are autocratic. We explain the data set and show how it differs from currently available data. The new data identify autocratic regime breakdowns regardless of whether the country democratizes, which makes possible the investigation of why the ouster of dictators sometimes leads to democracy but often does not, and many other questions. We present a number of examples to highlight how the new data can be used to explore questions about why dictators start wars and why autocratic breakdown sometimes results in the establishment of a new autocratic regime rather than democratization. We discuss the implications of these findings for the Arab Spring.

774 citations

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TL;DR: Results showed that average levels of pleasant mood over the 16 days and VIE beliefs about the job made significant and independent contributions to the prediction of overall job satisfaction and did so over and above the contribution of dispositional happiness.

465 citations

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TL;DR: Self-rated health status and experience of previous falls were significantly associated withFear of falling, and analysis suggests that fear of falling may affect social interaction, independent of risks for falling.
Abstract: To assess the incidence of falls and the prevalence, intensity, and covariates of fear of falling among community-dwelling elderly, the authors surveyed a random sample of 196 residents (> or = 58 years of age) of housing developments for the elderly in Brookline and Plymouth, Massachusetts. Forty-three percent reported having fallen in recent years, 28% in the last year. Of those who had fallen within the year prior to the interview, 65% reported injury, 44% sought medical attention, and 15% required hospitalization as a consequence of their fall(s). Fear of falling ranked first when compared to other common fears (i.e., fear of robbery, financial fears). Self-rated health status and experience of previous falls were significantly associated with fear of falling. Further analysis suggests that fear of falling may affect social interaction, independent of risks for falling.

440 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the psychoanalytic and family systems theory of Helm Stierlin and others were used to explore how college matriculation for first-generation students is linked to multigenerational family dynamics, and how these students reconcile (or do not reconcile) the often conflicting requirements of family membership and educational mobility.
Abstract: Detailed family histories were taken of students who were the first in their families to go to college. This paper utilizes the psychoanalytic and family systems theory of Helm Stierlin and others to explore (1) how college matriculation for first-generation students is linked to multigenerational family dynamics, and (2) how these students reconcile (or do not reconcile) the often conflicting requirements of family membership and educational mobility. The same modernity that creates the possibility of opportunity for these students is seen also to create the potential for biographical and social dislocation.

345 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, three snowpack models of varying complexity and purpose were evaluated across a wide range of hydrometeorological and forest canopy conditions at five Northern Hemisphere locations, for up to three months.
Abstract: Thirty-three snowpack models of varying complexity and purpose were evaluated across a wide range of hydrometeorological and forest canopy conditions at five Northern Hemisphere locations, for up t ...

334 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Harrison G. Pope10739342206
Paul G. Nestor5716611434
Gen Kanayama38674595
Michael L. Jones381263831
Roberta F. Colman362155012
Mei-Ling Ting Lee331136908
Emily M. Douglas22812317
R. E. Pitt21381861
Teresa K. King20301886
D. Steven White20611419
Saritha Nellutla19371688
Emily Walsh18461722
Erica Frantz17481642
Lindsay M. Fallon1644928
Christopher L. Higgins1626964
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
20233
202228
202175
202049
201963
201869