Paras Mehta
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View article: Sampling methods in personality pathology research: Some data and recommendations.
Sampling methods in personality pathology research: Some data and recommendations. Open
The field of personality disorder research has grown since the publication of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition, in 1980; with a notable evolution in the way that personality disorders are defi…
View article: A Novel Use of Bar Code Medication Administration Data to Assess Nurse Staffing and Workload
A Novel Use of Bar Code Medication Administration Data to Assess Nurse Staffing and Workload Open
Objective The aim of the study is to introduce an innovative use of bar code medication administration (BCMA) data, medication pass analysis, that allows for the examination of nurse staffing and workload using data generated during regula…
View article: A Social Relations Model of need supportiveness
A Social Relations Model of need supportiveness Open
Basic need fulfillment has important implications for optimal growth and development and may be derived through receiving need support from others. Thus far, research has primarily focused on single-person ratings of (perceptions of) need …
View article: Effect of Patient Involvement and Message Format on Perceived Susceptibility and Severity to Breast Cancer
Effect of Patient Involvement and Message Format on Perceived Susceptibility and Severity to Breast Cancer Open
View article: HIV-related sexual decisions made by African-American adolescents living in different family structures: study from an ecodevelopmental perspective
HIV-related sexual decisions made by African-American adolescents living in different family structures: study from an ecodevelopmental perspective Open
Less parent/child connection and parent/family influence were found in African-American adolescents living with other relatives or alone, suggesting that living with two residential parents plays an essential role in their late sexual init…
View article: Spatial, Temporal, and Textual Retrieval and Analysis of Geotagged Posts
Spatial, Temporal, and Textual Retrieval and Analysis of Geotagged Posts Open
The proliferation of GPS-equipped mobile devices, as well as online social networks, has led to the creation of increasingly large volumes of spatio- textual data, i.e., data containing spatial and textual information, such as geotagged me…
View article: Virtual Levels and Role Models: N-Level Structural Equations Model of Reciprocal Ratings Data
Virtual Levels and Role Models: N-Level Structural Equations Model of Reciprocal Ratings Data Open
A general latent variable modeling framework called n-Level Structural Equations Modeling (NL-SEM) for dependent data-structures is introduced. NL-SEM is applicable to a wide range of complex multilevel data-structures (e.g., cross-classif…
View article: Four Ways of Making Sense: Designing and Implementing Searchling, a Visual Thesaurus-Enhanced Interface for Multilingual Digital Libraries
Four Ways of Making Sense: Designing and Implementing Searchling, a Visual Thesaurus-Enhanced Interface for Multilingual Digital Libraries Open
This paper proposes a strategy for implementing an experimental interface prototype by analyzing the development of Searchling, an experimental visual interface produced at the University of Alberta. Using Searchling as a lens, the paper c…
View article: Effects of a year long supplemental reading intervention for students with reading difficulties in fourth grade.
Effects of a year long supplemental reading intervention for students with reading difficulties in fourth grade. Open
Research examining effective reading interventions for students with reading difficulties in the upper elementary grades is limited relative to the information available for the early elementary grades. In the current study, we examined th…
View article: Finding Socio-Textual Associations Among Locations
Finding Socio-Textual Associations Among Locations Open
An increasing amount of user-generated content on the Web is geotagged. This often results in the formation of user trails, e.g., sequences of photos, check-ins, or text messages, that users generate while visiting various locations. In th…
View article: μTOP: Spatio-Temporal Detection and Summarization of Locally Trending Topics in Microblog Posts
μTOP: Spatio-Temporal Detection and Summarization of Locally Trending Topics in Microblog Posts Open
User-generated content in social media can offer valuable insights into local trends, events, and topics of interest. However, navigating through the vast amounts of posts either to retrieve certain pieces of information or to obtain an ov…
View article: Longitudinal study of the feasibility of using ecological momentary assessment to study teacher stress: Objective and self-reported measures.
Longitudinal study of the feasibility of using ecological momentary assessment to study teacher stress: Objective and self-reported measures. Open
There is a lack of comprehensive research on Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) feasibility to study occupational stress, especially its long-term sustainability. EMA application in education contexts has also been sparse. This study in…
View article: Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration Project: Cross-Site Evaluation Methods
Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration Project: Cross-Site Evaluation Methods Open
The keys to combining and analyzing data across multiple projects include the CORD model framework and common measures for the behavioral and health outcomes along with important covariates at the individual, setting, and community levels.…