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Can individuals- beliefs help us understand nonadherence to malaria test results? Evidence from rural Kenya
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc.World Bank, 2021-02)
In malaria- endemic countries about a quarter of test- negative individuals take antimalarials (artemisinin- based combination therapies [ACTs]). ACT overuse depletes scarce resources for subsidies and contributes to ...
Improving Health Risk Assessment as a Basis for Public Health Decisions in the 21st Century
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc.U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service and Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences, 2020-11)
One‐fifth of the way through the 21st century, a commonality of factors with those of the last 50 years may offer the opportunity to address unfinished business and current challenges. The recommendations include: (1) ...
Investigation of chemistry graduate teaching assistants’ teacher knowledge and teacher identity
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2020-08)
Graduate students play an integral role in undergraduate chemistry education at doctoral granting institutions where they routinely serve as instructors of laboratories and supplementary discussion sessions. Simultaneously, ...
Synergetic effect of aramid nanofiber‐graphene oxide hybrid filler on the properties of rubber compounds for tire tread application
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2022-04-05)
The properties of rubber compounds used in tire tread largely contribute to the overall performance of tires in vehicles. Among the various ingredients used, reinforcing fillers are known for having the most significant ...
The Aversion to Tampering with Nature (ATN) Scale: Individual Differences in (Dis)comfort with Altering the Natural World
(Sage PublicationsWiley Periodicals, Inc., 2020-03)
People differ in their comfort with tampering with the natural world. Although some see altering nature as a sign of human progress, others see it as dangerous or hubristic. Across four studies, we investigate discomfort ...
Large‐scale zone‐based evacuation planning, Part II: Macroscopic and microscopic evaluations
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2021-03)
A companion paper introduces models and algorithms for large‐scale zone‐based evacuation planning in which each evacuation zone is assigned a path to safety and a departure time. It also shows how to combine zone‐based ...
Simulating Behavioral Influences on Community Flood Risk under Future Climate Scenarios
(GuilfordWiley Periodicals, Inc., 2020-04)
Flood risk is a function of both climate and human behavior, including individual and societal actions. For this reason, there is a need to incorporate both human and climatic components in models of flood risk. This study ...
Structural power, corporate strategy, and performance
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2021-03)
Research SummaryWe develop a structural theory of power to explain how an organization is indirectly influenced by others through intermediaries. Our theory begins by explaining why an organization can improve its power ...
The Pebble Remains in the Master’s Hand: Two Careers Spent Learning (Still) from John Evans
(Harvard School of Public HealthWiley Periodicals, Inc., 2021-04)
In this article, we discuss four vexing problems in risk‐based decision making that John Evans has addressed over the last nearly 40 years and has perennially challenged the two of us and others to think about. We tackle ...
Randomization and Ambiguity Aversion
(Springer‐VerlagWiley Periodicals, Inc., 2020-05)