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TL;DR: The results showed that the ability of a drug stimulus to transfer control over a separately trained drug-seeking response was not affected by the stimulus undergoing Pavlovian extinction training, and methods which degraded this hierarchical expectancy were effective in the laboratory, and so may have therapeutic potential.

56 citations


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TL;DR: Use of the concept of best practice in the nursing literature may be categorized into four distinct domains: educational, administrative, clinical and theoretical/conceptual, which revealed that best practice may be characterized as: directive, evidence-based, and quality-focused.

19 citations


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TL;DR: It is safer to remove the face mask in the prehospital setting for the potential spine-injured American football player than to removeThe helmet, based on results from both a traditional and newer football helmet designs.

17 citations


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TL;DR: In the early 20th century, black minstrelaxation and accompanying "coon songs" dominated popular entertainment in the United States as discussed by the authors, and the history of the ragtime era often ignored this uncomfortable f...
Abstract: At the start of the 20th century, black minstrelsy and accompanying “coon songs” dominated popular entertainment in the United States. Histories of the ragtime era often ignore this uncomfortable f...

11 citations


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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the evidence for problems with merit-based promotions, as well as various explanations that have been advanced for why these problems occur, and propose a new model, based on contemporary management theory and evidence, which addresses the question of why promotions fail.
Abstract: The challenge of developing and maintaining an effective organisation is intimately linked with HR activities that include selecting and motivating employees. Many organisations engage in an internal selection process designed to fill upper level positions with employees who have proven their worth at a lower level in the organisation. However, some observers have questioned whether this approach actually results in optimal individual and organisational performance. Using the Peter Principle as a starting point, this article examines the evidence for problems with merit-based promotions, as well as various explanations that have been advanced for why these problems occur. This article then proposes a new model, based on contemporary management theory and evidence, which addresses the question of why promotions fail.

9 citations


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TL;DR: In this article, the authors defend the property thesis, the position that kinds of being (and their structures) are properties of the entities that have them, and they give two arguments for this thesis: the first is grounded in the fact that Heidegger refers to kinds and structures of being as "characteristics" and "determinations".
Abstract: While it is well known that the early Heidegger distinguishes between different ‘kinds of being’ and identifies various ‘structures’ that compose them, there has been little discussion about what these kinds and structures of being are. This paper defends the ‘Property Thesis’, the position that kinds of being (and their structures) are properties of the entities that have them. I give two arguments for this thesis. The first is grounded in the fact that Heidegger refers to kinds and structures of being as ‘characteristics’ and ‘determinations’, which are just two different words for ‘properties’, in the broadest senses of these terms. The second argument is based on the fact that kinds and structures of being play three roles that properties are supposed to play: they account for similarities between things, they are what predicates express, and they are what abstract nouns refer to.

9 citations


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01 Jun 2014
TL;DR: It is found that when there is no defense, extended time between shots has been removed, and shot or swing selection is constant, there is evidence that player performance is nonstationary.
Abstract: Recent studies have found little empirical evidence to suggest that National Basketball Association (NBA) and Major League Baseball (MLB) players have hot streaks. This has led some to suggest that hot hands do not exist and that offensive and defensive strategies adjusting to perceived hot hands are suboptimal. We study the MLB's Home Run Derby and the NBA's 3-point Shootout. When there is no defense, extended time between shots has been removed, and shot or swing selection is constant, we find evidence that player performance is nonstationary. Our results are consistent with beliefs long held by players, coaches, and fans, research on the importance of self-efficacy in sports, and studies that support the existence of hot streaks in sports with no or limited defense.

7 citations


Book ChapterDOI
01 Jan 2014
TL;DR: The impact of CAFTA-DR's environmental provisions on strategy formulation and development decisions of domestic and multinational firms in member countries is examined and described in this article, where the authors present the latest trends in the region are presented in charts and tables.
Abstract: The specific aim of this chapter is to examine and describe the impact of CAFTA-DR’s environmental provisions on strategy formulation and development decisions of domestic and multinational firms in member countries. This chapter also provides an overview of CAFTA-DR’s member countries and the theoretical framework by which the impact of the treaty’s environmental provisions are assessed. Finally, the chapter examines how voluntary mechanisms of environmental self-regulation such as ISO 14001 have impacted the strategy of domestic and international firms. The latest trends in the region are presented in charts and tables.

6 citations


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TL;DR: In this article, a resource theory of charge parity time (CPT) inversion symmetry for both massive and massless relativistic particles of arbitrary spin has been developed and a unitary representation of CPT can be consistently constructed for all spins.
Abstract: We develop a complete resource theory of charge-parity-time (CPT) inversion symmetry for both massive and massless relativistic particles of arbitrary spin. We show that a unitary representation of CPT can be consistently constructed for all spins and develop the resource theory associated with CPT superselection, thereby identifying and quantifying the resources required to lift the superselection rule.

3 citations


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TL;DR: The most active phase of Atlantic privateering and piracy was the early nineteenth century as mentioned in this paper, however, this period of private maritime predation has received less scholarly attention than the more gla...
Abstract: The most active phase of Atlantic privateering and piracy was the early nineteenth century. This period of private maritime predation however has received less scholarly attention than the more gla...

3 citations


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TL;DR: The case study of an interdisciplinary team project for students taking either a psychology or computer science (CS) course is presented in this article. The project required psychology and CS students to combine their knowledge and skills to create an online cognitive task, and each interdisciplinary project team included two psychology students who conducted library research and drafted a design protocol for the cognitive task and a CS student who created the online version.
Abstract: We present our case study of an interdisciplinary team project for students taking either a psychology or computer science (CS) course. The project required psychology and CS students to combine their knowledge and skills to create an online cognitive task. Each interdisciplinary project team included two psychology students who conducted library research and drafted a design protocol for the cognitive task and a CS student who created the online version. The teams produced nine applets to test cognitive abilities such as memory and imagery. Our pre-post Interdisciplinary Team Project Survey indicated students gained significant experience working with each other by the end of the semester. Psychology students reported increases in areas such as summarizing data and delivering an oral presentation. CS students reported gains in computer programming. Leadership ratings moved upward for CS students, and psychology students reported greater experience conducting team projects by the end of the semester. CS s...

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TL;DR: Among several treatments noted in P and R’s paper, Pavlovian-based cue-exposure therapy (CET) and operant-based contingency management (CM) were highlighted, and this author felt compelled to comment.
Abstract: Substance abuse poses a significant financial burden on soci-ety in terms of health care cost and other economic indices—an argument made by many engaged in basic translationalbehavioral/psychopharmacological animal research that tar-gets chemical addiction (e.g., Peck and Ranaldi 2014; Troisi2013). A recent theoretical paper by Peck and Ranaldi (2014)addressed clinical translations of basic behavioral treatmentstrategies for drug abuse, challenged their clinical efficacy,and suggested improvements. Their publication is timely be-cause similar arguments, conclusions, and suggestions haverecently been proposed (Troisi 2013). This author, therefore,felt compelled to comment.Among several treatments noted in P and R’s paper,Pavlovian-based cue-exposure therapy (CET) and operant-based contingency management (CM) were highlighted. In-deed, it is well established that CET has evidenced littleclinical efficacy because of at least three common observa-tions reported in the Pavlovian and operant animal learningliteratures: Spontaneous recovery (the return of the responsefollowing a delay after extinction), reinstatement (the conse-quent increase in responding due to non-contingent presenta-tion of the drug reinforcer/US or stressor following extinc-tion), and context renewal (the return of the response follow-ing extinction in a novel context) are culprits of relapse(Bouton and Swartzentruber 1991;Boutonetal.2012;Conklin and Tiffany 2002; Troisi 2013). In regard to CET,several points that follow were not made by P and R thatwould have augmented their argument. First, extinction inCET is incomplete. Users do not self-administer a placebothereby leaving the self-administration response intact. Fur-thermore, only one to nine sessions have been reported(Conklin and Tiffany 2002). Second, as previously discussed(Troisi 2013), drug-associated CSs can evoke cue-reactivity/craving and promote relapse; however, individuals often re-lapse without craving, and many who crave do not relapse—and might actually benefit from craving (Drummond 2001;Niaura et al. 1988; Rohsenow and Monti 1999; Tiffany andCarter 1998; Tracy 1994). Finally, operant discriminativestimuli (S

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TL;DR: The theologies of the saints of Hans Urs Von Balthasar and Karl Rahner are grounded in the theologians' distinct articulations of the relationship between nature and grace as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The theologies of the saints of Hans Urs Von Balthasar and Karl Rahner are grounded in the theologians' distinct articulations of the relationship between nature and grace, Rahner's shaped by his response to the Nouvelle Theologie and Von Balthasar's influenced by his engagement with Henri De Lubac and Karl Barth It is a generalization, but one useful for drawing contrasts, that for Rahner the saints are mediators of the Mediator and that for Von Balthasar they are revealers of the Revealer While the theologies can be reconciled, a richer understanding of the function of saints can emerge by maintaining the contrasts The symbolic capacity of saints in Rahner's thought and the saints' exemplary abandonment to personal mission in Von Balthasar's thought are each an emphasis valuable in communicating saints' instructional and efficacious presence for others in the ecclesial Body

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TL;DR: In this article, four examples from Catholic institutions of how to design a comparative theology course from the center of the institution's mission are presented. But they do not address the problem of the course design itself.
Abstract: Although comparative theology is a continuously growing method in the study of religion, it is still relatively new and not widely accepted in either confessional or secular institutions. Scholars may face difficulty when seeking their institutions' acceptance for a comparative theology course. One way of generating interest and approval for such a course is by designing it from the center of the institution's mission. Professors can look to the institution's mission as a resource for teaching comparatively. We offer four examples from Catholic institutions of how this might be done. Reid Locklin offers further insights in his response to our explorations.

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TL;DR: In this article, a U-shaped relationship between political polarization in the general public and net state capacity-building provisions in constitutions of new democracies is proposed to determine the balance that democratizing constitutions strike between state capacity and individual rights.
Abstract: What determines the balance that democratizing constitutions strike between state capacity and individual rights? Some constitutions deliberately handicap state power to forestall threats to liberty, while others try to empower the government to hold the country together. We answer this question in the context of post-Arab Spring constitution-making, hypothesizing a U-shaped relationship between political polarization in the general public and net state capacity-building provisions in constitutions of new democracies. We test the hypothesis through a controlled case comparison of Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt, the three Arab-majority countries in which protestors successfully toppled authoritarian regimes.


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TL;DR: In this article, the authors compare the patterns of elite endorsements of presidential candidates in four recent presidential election contests and find that Republican officeholders are more reluctant than their Democratic counterparts to endorse candidates in contested presidential nomination contests, even when the field of candidates is less than stellar.
Abstract: Party elites influence the outcomes of presidential nomination contests through endorsements, financial support, encouragements to run, and other means. In this paper, we compare the patterns of elite endorsements of presidential candidates in four recent nomination contests – the Democratic races in 2004 and 2008 and the Republican contests in 2008 and 2012. We examine these contests with an eye not toward their eventual outcomes but to the manner in which a set of elite party actors – governors and members of Congress – made their public endorsements of candidates for the nominations including both the timing and (for Romney in 2012) their stated rationales as a communication to party members and the broader public. Our findings suggest that Republican officeholders are more reluctant than their Democratic counterparts to endorse candidates in contested presidential nomination contests, even – or perhaps particularly – when the field of candidates is less than stellar. Furthermore, in the case of Romney, they were strategic in offering rationales, emphasizing personal qualities earlier and the process later while downplaying ideology.