bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Validation of the ADHD Rating Scale as a clirlician administered and scored instrument
Authors: Faries Douglas E. , Yalcin Ilker , Harder Donald , Heiligenstein John H. 
Published: March 2007

There are several parent- and teacher-scored rating scales that are validated and available for assessing the severity of ADHD symptoms in pediatric populations. However, we are not aware of any symptom severity rating scales with published validation results when administered and scored by clinicians following a semi-structured interview with the parent or guardian. In a recent clinical trial, in order to have consistency in assessing entry severity criteria and changes in symptom severity over time across patients, we used the ADHD Rating Scale, administered and scored by trained clinicians. Using data from this trial, we assessed the validity and reliability of the ADHD Rating Scale when completed by trained clinicians based on interviews with parents. Results Indicate that this version of the scale has acceptable levels of inter-rater reliability, test-retest reliability, internal consistency, convergent validity, discriminant validity, and responsiveness. The psychometric properties were comparable to other validated scales for assessing ADHD symptom severity. Overall, this study supports the use of the ADHD Rating Scale as a clinician administered and scored tool for assessing the severity of ADHD symptoms in pediatric patients.
Environmental Uncertainty, Business Strategy, and Financial Performance: an Empirical Study of the U.S. Lodging Industry
Authors: Dev Chekitan S. , Olsen Michael D. 
Published: March 2007

A key premise in the normative literature is that an appropriate business strategy will favorably align an organization with its environment (Andrews, 1971; Hofer & Schendel, 1978; Porter, 1980). It is argued that the strategy that will produce the best results is dependent on existing environmental circumstances (Miles & Snow, 1978). This study investigated the tenet that, for firms in the lodging industry, there exists an optimal pattern or ''fit'' between the environment and the firm's business strategy that separates the more successful operations from the less successful ones. The findings of this study indicate that a "match" between the state of the environment facing an organization and its business strategy is required for high performance. The results obtained provide an invaluable planning and analysis tool for all levels of management involved in charting a firm's future.
Optimization of the Thermal Resistance of Roof Insulation in Reroofing
Authors: Cash Carl G. 
Published: March 2007

This paper presents an economic model for calculating the optimum thermal resistance for roof insulation. It applies primarily to reroofing work, because it does not account for heating and cooling equip ment cost savings attributable to increased insulation. The economic model uses current costs and heat content of fuels, heat ing and cooling degree days, and the installed cost of roof insulation per unit of thermal resistance. It also shows the economic penalty for deviating from the calculated optimum insulation. Optimum thermal resistance is calculated for twenty representative cities in the United States, and is compared with ASHRAE Standard 90-75 for insulation in commercial and high rise residential buildings. Optimum thermal resistance calculated with natural gas as the fuel is lower than called for by the ASHRAE standard; the calculated optimum thermal resistance using electricity or oil is about the same as the ASHRAE standards. The scatter of the optimum thermal resistance calculated for each city shows that the thermal resistance should be calculated using local data rather than average values.
Successful Leadership - Evidence From Highly Effective Headteachers ®
Authors: Lawlor Hugh , Sills Patrick 
Published: March 2007

The article summarises the findings of the first stage of a major research project which is investigating how highly effective headteachers influence school outcomes and pupil achievement. The theory and methodology are based on the work of the American psychologist David McClelland, who outlined the competency approach as a means of identifying the key characteristics of highly effective performers in specific jobs or roles. The article identifies the different ways in which highly effective headteachers work to improve school outcomes and raise pupil achievement. The detailed evidence was collected from 27 highly effective headteachers (14 primary, 10 secondary and 3 special) by lengthy interviews with experienced senior education consultants. Analysis of the interview data revealed fourteen characteristics as significant to the ways headteachers successfully effect school outcomes. All the characteristics and personal qualities and attributes were identified by the headteachers and not by the researchers. At the next stage of the project there will be a detailed investigation of how characteristics combine according to different contexts. These contexts will include size and type of school and improving/failing schools (macro level) and specific incidents such as ineffective liaison with governors (micro level). At the third stage it is proposed to look at the implications of the findings for the training, development and support of headteachers.
From Dreamtime to Nightmare: The voices of 168 Aboriginal (ex-)prisoners in New South Wales
Authors: Alexander C. 
Published: March 2007

The data presented in this paper form part of an action-research project commissioned jointly by the New South Wales Department of Corrective Services and the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs in 1985. The major aims of this research were to investigate the chief causes and the rate of Aboriginal recidivism as well as making recommendations as to what kind of post-release support schemes would prove efficient, effective and useful. In the course of the research, the archival records of 154 Aboriginal prisoners released from New South Wales gaols during the first six months of 1983 were analysed. Furthermore, 30 New South Wales State Government Officers and Aboriginal service providers as well as 68 Aboriginal ex-inmates and 100 Aboriginal inmates were interviewed. The information presented in this paper is based mainly on an analysis of some answers given to us by the 68 Aboriginal ex-inmates and 100 Aboriginal inmates. The 68 Aboriginal ex-inmates interviewed resided in Canberra, Grafton, Maitland, Queanbeyan and Sydney. The interviews with the 100 Aboriginal prisoners were held in the following prisons: Bathurst, Cessnock, Glen Innes, Goulburn, Grafton, Maitland, Mulawa, Long Bay and Oberon.
Migrants and the Workers' Compensation System: The Basis of an Ideology
Authors: Alcorso Caroline 
Published: March 2007

Considerable mythology surrounds the issue of workers' compensation and much of it focuses on migrant workers from non-English speaking backgrounds. In the context of massive employer pressure to reduce the costs of workers' compensation (to employers), and recent legislative changes aimed at achieving this in most states, it is important to explore the nature of migrant workers' experiences of compensation and the social reasons affecting their compensation outcomes. This article discusses these issues in the course of presenting some of the findings of a year-long study of migrant workers in the NSW compensation system recently undertaken by the Centre for Multicultural Studies at the University of Wollongong. It concludes that the popular derogatory stereotype of the malingering migrant worker misrepresents reality. It operates powerfully as an ideology; that is, a set of ideas which draws on aspects of reality to advance sectional interests: in this case, those of employers and insurance companies.
Rural Planning
Authors: Kidd Reginald A. 
Published: March 2007

Planning is a topical word, but the science of town planning can be traced down the ages. Until recent years, however, emphasis has been on " town " and not on " country " planning. Legislation has linked professions of medicine, sanitary engineering and planning towards the application of the modern concept of town and country planning. The variations in the characteristics of the countryside are discussed and the various categories of rural land described. The function of the specialist and the purpose of the planner as co-ordinator are pointed out. There is an emphatic need for conservation of land for agriculture and proper allocation of land for other rural purposes. The planning of rural communities by sentimentalists and realists, respectively, are contrasted and it is advocated that the aim in design should be charm and hygiene with social unity and balanced economy. The elements of major and minor rural communities are set out, and control of isolated dwellings in the countryside is discussed. Extractive industries, public utility undertakings, woodlands, service department requirements and camping sites all require to be fitted in to their appropriate places in the rural plan. In such a paper it is possible only to touch briefly on various aspects of rural planning, which must be undertaken as team work. There is a duty to cherish and preserve the heritage of the green countryside.
Helping people with learning disabilities to feel good about themselves: a brief report on a group to improve skills in relaxation, assertiveness an self- confidence
Authors: Wooldridge N. , Richardson N. 
Published: March 2007

This paper reports on a group of eight individuals with learning disabilities who wanted to develop their skills in areas of relaxation, assertiveness and self- confidence. Each of these areas was covered in a block of four I hourly sessions for a I2 week period. The group was devised and run by four individuals from Health and Social Services. The paper includes a description of the session contents and teaching methods and demonstrates how individuals developed during the course based on different evaluation methods. It also highlights future plans for improving skills even further.
A note on mass lumping and related processes in the finite element method
Authors: Hinton E. , Rock T. , Zienkiewicz O. C. 
Published: March 2007

AbstractThe general problem of mass lumping and related processes in the finite element method are discussed.A mass lumping scheme is presented for parabolic isoparametric elements. Examples are presented to show the good accuracy which can be obtained in linear and non‐linear dynamic problems using the scheme.
An extrusion energy absorber suitable for the protection of structures during an earthquake
Authors: Robinson W. H. , Greenbank L. R. 
Published: March 2007

AbstractA structure moving under the influence of an earthquake is normally required to absorb its own energy of motion. However, in many cases it is possible to attach to the structure energy absorbing devices which absorb most of its energy of motion. One such device is an energy absorber which works by extruding lead back and forth through an orifice. On being extruded the deformed lead recrystallizes immediately, thereby recovering its original mechanical properties before the next extrusion or stroke. Accordingly, the amount of energy absorbed is not limited by work hardening or fatigue of the lead, but rather by the heat capacity of the device, the melting point of lead being the upper limit to the operating temperature. Furthermore, the device is able to absorb energy during a large number of earthquakes.A number of 20 kN × 2 cm stroke to 200 kN × 26 cm stroke extrusion energy absorbers have been tested at rates of 10−6 to 3.6 × 10−6 cm/min. They behaved as ‘plastic solids’ or ‘coulomb dampers’ with nearly rectangular hysteresis loops and little rate dependence.
Dynamic properties of asymmetric wall‐frame structures
Authors: Rutenberg A. , Tso W. K. , Heidebrecht A. C. 
Published: March 2007

AbstractAn approximate method is proposed for evaluation of the natural frequencies and mode shapes of uniform asymmetric wall‐frame structures. An exact solution is first given for the case in which the coefficient matrix of the dynamic equilibrium equations satisfies certain conditions. Using perturbation analysis, the method is then applied to the more general case in which these conditions are only approximately satisfied. A numerical example is presented to illustrate the technique.
Ratio of the glass transition temperature to the melting point in polymers
Authors: Lee W. A. , Knight G. J. 
Published: March 2007

AbstractA study of the ratio of the glass temperature to the melting point of 132 polymers is described. Contrary to some other workers' observations on smaller numbers of polymers there is no sharp division between the ratios observed for symmetrical and unsymmetrical polymers. The arithmetic mean of the ratio is 0·63 and 0·69 respectively, but the combined standard deviation is 0·11. There is no correlation between the ratios and the crystalline forms of polymers.
Determination of hexamethylene tetramine in thermosetting moulding compounds
Authors: Baum D. E. , Goodman K. D. 
Published: March 2007

AbstractHexamethylene tetramine (hexamine) in phenol‐formaldehyde and urea‐formaldehyde moulding compounds can be determined by non‐aqueous titration in acetic acid solution with perchloric acid. Phenolic compounds may be dissolved directly in glacial acetic acid and the hexamine may be titrated. However, hexamine must first be extracted from dry urea‐formaldehyde samples with chloroform before titration as the resin interferes with the titration. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy may also be used to determine the hexamine content of the extracted solution.
The Politics of Electoral Systems
Authors: Tremblay Manon 
Published: March 2007

The Politics of Electoral Systems, Michael Gallagher and Paul
Mitchell, eds., Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005, pp. xxvi, 662.The Politics of Electoral Systems is the most recent and
thorough work currently available on electoral systems. There is, of
course, The Handbook of Electoral Choice (Josep M. Colomer, ed.,
London and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004) but this work focuses more
specifically on the issue of electoral reform in relation to
democratization. The Politics of Electoral Systems covers a wide
variety of electoral systems from theoretical and empirical
perspectives—and it does so excellently. This brand new work is
destined to become no less than the bible of electoral systems.
Regards philosophiques sur la mondialisation,
Authors: Jasmin Jean-Christophe 
Published: March 2007

Regards philosophiques sur la mondialisation,, Couture, J.,
Courtois, S. (sous la direction de),, Montréal, Presses de
l'Université du Québec, 2005, 240 pages.Cet ouvrage, qui recueille les thèses présentées
par 14 auteurs du monde universitaire canadien lors d'un colloque sur
la mondialisation qui s'est tenu à l'Université du
Québec à Montréal à l'automne 2003,
propose un aperçu des différents débats que suscite
ce thème dans le monde de la philosophie politique et sociale.
Production and Refining of Soluble Products from Eucalyptus globulus Glucuronoxylan
Authors: Vázquez María José , Alonso José Luis , Domínguez Herminia , Parajó Juan Carlos 
Published: March 2007

Milled Eucalyptus globulus wood samples were subjected to hydrothermal treatment under a variety of operational conditions in order to cause the hydrolytic degradation of glucuronoxylan. Liquors contained both hemicellulose-derived products (soluble products from xylan, mainly corresponding to substituted oligosaccharides and monosaccharides) and non- saccharide compounds. Liquors obtained under selected conditions were concentrated and subjected to ethyl acetate extraction (3 steps) and ion exchange (with Amberlite IRA 400 or Amberlite IRA 96) to decrease the content of non-saccharide components. The various streams involved in the whole process were assayed for composition, and material balances were formulated for the best results. The highest purification degree was obtained with Amberlite IRA 400, which led to a final isolate (consisting of monosaccharides, substituted oligosaccharides and non-volatile, non-saccharide components) containing 92.2 wt.% of saccharides and 7.76 wt.% of non-saccharide components (mainly phenolic compounds).
Democracy and Destructiveness
Authors: Leites Nathan 
Published: March 2007

Dr. Nathan Leites of the RAND Corporation, author of The Operational Code of the Politburo and other works, is presented here in an article, written in 1949 but hitherto unpublished, on same dynamics of human nature as they relate to democratic beliefs. Dr. Leites asserts, first, that too many discussions of democ racy, including many learned ones, neglect or refuse to put forward their ulti mate preferences for a certain kind of man and society. Ultimate preferences about human nature cannot be challenged by logical empiricism. Ultimate gen eralizations about human nature can be challenged by the so-called scientific method and tested for conformance to events. Secondly, given ultimate preferences about human nature, which are compatible with the scientifically tested limitations of human nature, one may build a "demo eratic" system—that is, a system wherein the environment is guaranteed, to put it exaggeratedly, to produce democratic people conforming to the ultimate preference. Thirdly, the contributions of political scientists to our knowledge of late environ ment, and that of psychologists to early environment, help to tell what is neces sary to adjust men to a society which permits democratic human activities as defined by the irreducible, ultimate preferences on which we may agree! Dr. Leites asserts in conclusion that democracy may be threatened, not only by communist aggression, but by uncontrolled destructiveness or badly controlled destructiveness that results in moral uncertainty and dysfunctions of conscience.
Australian Foreign Policy under the Labor Government
Authors: Richardson James L. 
Published: March 2007

This article discusses the foreign policy of Australia's new government, in particular the extent to which its policies, as is widely suggested, represent a sharp break with the past. Australia long accepted the role of 'junior partner', first of Britain, then of the United States. The change of government in December 1972 coincides with changes in the international system which necessitate a basic reassessment. It is argued that in the fields of national security policy and regional cooperation these have been changes of emphasis rather than of fundamental priorities, whereas new themes have been in troduced on racial and colonial issues and in economic diplomacy. The changes are overdue and offer some prospect of a more relevant and constructive Australian role in the emerging international system.
The UN Conference on the Law of the Sea —
Authors: Vindenes Helge 
Published: March 2007

The article gives a survey of the basic problems which will be before the forthcoming UN Conference on the Law of the Sea - as seen from a Norwegian point of view. In examining the interrelationship between these problems, the author arrives at the con clusion that the only feasible solution would be a 'package deal' covering all the main issues. The juxtaposition of priorities of the various interest groups at the Conference- a majority of coastal states for whom the rights to the resources in an area adjacent to the territorial sea is the most burning issue, and a minority of maritime powers for whom the question of freedom of navigation is more important - indicates the nature of the possible overall compromise solution. Such a solution would, it seems, have to consist of a package deal which must reconcile and accommodate, the interests of maritime freedom on the one hand with on the other hand, the increasing need for management powers, both for the coastal state and for international regulatory bodies. The main elements of such a package would probably have to be the following: Firstly, a territorial sea limited to a maximum distance of twelve nautical miles from the baselines along the coast. There is already with the exception of a few Latin-Amer ican countries, broad agreement that a territorial sea limited to twelve nautical miles should constitute one of the main elements in the solution. Secondly, guaranteed rights of passage inside the territorial sea, including a special right of free or unimpeded passage through straits used for international navigation. Thirdly, extensive resource management rights for the coastal state in an adjacent area outside the territorial sea. In this adjacent area, which would be called the eco nomic zone and which would extend to a maximum of 200 nautical miles, the juris diction of the coastal state would be limited to matters pertaining to the exploitation of the area's natural resources - both its seabed resources and its fisheries resources. The coastal state would also have certain well-defined rights in the zone where mea sures to combat pollution are concerned, and the right to regulate scientific research. There would be freedom of navigation inside the zone. In addition to an overall package solution along the lines mentioned above, the new con vention will have to establish a legal regime for the exploitation of the natural resour ces on the seabed and ocean floor in areas outside national jurisdiction. It will also have to establish an international organization for the implementation of this legal regime. The author emphasizes the need for equipping the international organization with broad regulatory powers, in accordance with the basic approach taken by the UN General Assembly in 1970, when declaring the international seabed area as 'the common heritage of mankind'.
'Not Valid for Oil': The Petroleum Dilemma in Norwegian Foreign Policy
Authors: Bergesen Helge Ole 
Published: March 2007

Bergesen, H. O. 'Not Valid for Oil': The Petroleum Dilemma in Norwegian Foreign Policy. Cooperation and Conflict, XVII, 1982, 105-116. In this article traditional Norwegian foreign policy ideals are compared with the problems Norway is facing as an oil-exporting country. It is the basic thesis of the article that in the latter capacity the country is confronted with a global situation very different from the international environment it is familiar with and from the ideals on which its foreign policy is based. This is most clearly seen with regard to the vision of a future international legal order including close political cooperation across the North-South cleavage — the globalization of the Scandinavian model. This ideal is a world apart from the insecure, unstable oil system with its high economic stakes, political risks, and high tension. The article explores how the Norwegian foreign policy leadership has reacted to this discrepancy. The analysis shows that it is hard to discern any overall, dominating trend in the formulation of Norwegian foreign oil policy. We seem to be confronted with, not a coherent government position, but several separate policies that coexist in spite of their inconsistency.