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University of North Carolina at Charlotte

EducationCharlotte, North Carolina, United States
About: University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a education organization based out in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poison control. The organization has 8772 authors who have published 22239 publications receiving 562529 citations. The organization is also known as: UNC Charlotte & UNCC.


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TL;DR: In the field of program evaluation, one of the first things evaluators often do to evaluate a program is to identify the "theory of change" behind the program and create a "logic model" to articula.
Abstract: In the field of program evaluation, one of the first things evaluators often do to evaluate a program is to identify the “theory of change” behind the program and create a “logic model” to articula...

126 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a new nonparametric estimation of conditional value-at-risk and expected shortfall functions is proposed by inverting the weighted double kernel local linear estimate of the conditional distribution function.

126 citations

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TL;DR: The term coper was overwhelming used within the existing literature and is thus recommended to be used in future studies when describing individuals who have suffered an LAS but failed to develop chronic ankle instability (CAI).
Abstract: Lateral ankle sprains (LASs) are among the most common sports-related injuries and a high percentage of individuals who sprain their ankle go on to develop chronic ankle instability (CAI). The condition of CAI is often classified as having pain, loss of function, and a restriction of, or failure to, return to levels of previous activity. Historically, uninjured healthy controls are used as a comparison group to study the biomechanical and neuromuscular consequences of CAI. However, this model is not ideal to determine why a portion of the population experiencing an ankle sprain does not recover. A more appropriate comparison may be individuals who had an ankle sprain, and thus the exposure, but did not go on to develop CAI (i.e., copers). Thus, the purpose of this review was to determine the existing discrepancies and common standards in definitions of, terminology used for, and the inclusionary/exclusionary criteria used to describe copers within the CAI literature. Multiple databases were searched by keywords and specific authors. Potential studies were screened independently by both authors. Inclusion criteria consisted of an explicit definition of copers and explicit inclusionary/exclusionary criteria. A total of 21 studies were included in the current study and had four outcomes extracted: (1) the definition of copers; (2) the terminology used; (3) specific inclusionary/exclusionary criteria; and (4) injury characteristics of the copers. Based on the included operational definitions, it is recommend that future operational definitions of copers include three key components: (1) an initial LAS; (2) subsequent lack of CAI symptoms (i.e., no complaints of disability or giving way); and (3) a time since injury component. The term coper was overwhelming used within the existing literature (n = 15) and is thus recommended to be used in future studies when describing individuals who have suffered an LAS but failed to develop CAI. Minimal inclusionary criteria should consist of three things: (1) an initial LAS severe enough to warrant either the use of a protective device (e.g., ankle brace) for at least 1 week or immobilization and/or non-weight bearing for at least 3 days, or both; (2) a return to at least moderate levels of weight-bearing physical activity for at least 12 months without recurrent injury, episodes of giving way, and/or feelings of instability; and (3) minimal, if any, level of self-reported disability. Acute head and/or lower extremity injuries that occurred ≤3 months prior to testing, a history of ankle fractures and/or surgeries, and the presence of pain (constant or intermittent) should be used as minimal exclusionary criteria in future investigations dealing with copers. Finally, at least seven items should be reported to better contextualize copers across investigations. These items should include the initial mechanism of injury, the presence of mechanical laxity, number of days immobilized and/or non-weight bearing after the initial ankle sprain, time since the latest ankle sprain, percentage of coper participants with a recurrent ankle sprain or giving way episode, current physical activity levels, and whether copers attended formal rehabilitation for their involved ankle.

126 citations

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TL;DR: In the present study the spatial location of picture and word stimuli was varied across four quadrants of photographic slides and recognition memory for items and memory for spatial location were tested.
Abstract: In the present study the spatial location of picture and word stimuli was varied across four quadrants of photographic slides. Young and old people received either pictures or words to study and were told to remember either just the item or the item and its location. Recognition memory for items and memory for spatial location were tested. A pictorial superiority effect occurred for both old and young people's item recognition. Additionally, instructions to study position decreased item memory and facilitated position memory in both age groups. Spatial memory was markedly superior for pictures compared with matched words for old and young adults. The results are interpreted within the Hasher and Zacks framework of automatic processing. The implications of the data for designing mnemonic aids for elderly persons are considered.

126 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors found that organizational goal clarity, public service motivation, and work impact can increase an organization's mission valence, and they validated the importance of mission valuation by illustrating its effect on two important human resource outcomes, job satisfaction and absenteeism.
Abstract: Given the service- and community-oriented nature of organizational goals in the public sector, it is not surprising that public management scholars have highlighted the potential of the missions to be an asset of public organizations. To date, however, little empirical research has investigated ways in which these benefits can be cultivated. The present study of mission valence—based on a sample from a single organization—has formative and developmental value. The authors find that organizational goal clarity, public service motivation, and work impact can increase an organization’s mission valence. In addition, the findings validate the importance of mission valence by illustrating its effect on two important human resource outcomes, job satisfaction and absenteeism.

126 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Chao Zhang127311984711
E. Magnus Ohman12462268976
Staffan Kjelleberg11442544414
Kenneth L. Davis11362261120
David Wilson10275749388
Michael Bauer100105256841
David A. B. Miller9670238717
Ashutosh Chilkoti9541432241
Chi-Wang Shu9352956205
Gang Li9348668181
Tiefu Zhao9059336856
Juan Carlos García-Pagán9034825573
Denise C. Park8826733158
Santosh Kumar80119629391
Chen Chen7685324974
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
202361
2022231
20211,470
20201,561
20191,489
20181,318