Two studies compared marital communication behaviors of violent and nonviolent couples. In Study 1, violent distressed (VD) men reported more husband demand-wife withdraw than did nonviolent men. Distressed men reported less mutual constructive communication and more mutual blame and avoidance than did nondistressed men. Interactions of VD, violent nondistressed (VND), nonviolent distressed (NV...

A request to admit a hospital inpatient with motor neurone disease to the hospice generated unusual unease. Significantly, withdrawal of ventilation had already been planned. The presumption that ventilation would be withdrawn after transfer presented a dilemma. Should the hospice accept the admission? If so, should the hospice staff stop the ventilation, and then when and how? Debate centred o...

Honey bee colonies depend on pollen and nectar from flowers for their feed. The act of searching this by the bees is called foraging. foraging behaviour depends profitability sources as well needs colony. This modeled into an algorithm Foraging Bee Optimization Algorithm (FBA). After initialization, loops through three phases based bees’ nature 3W: Waggle, Work, Withdraw. A large number are ini...

Many students avoid or withdraw/drop out of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors (including biomechanics) due to anxiety about science mathematics. Physics education r...

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Using student transcript data from eight institutions over 23-years, we investigate enrollments in principles of microeconomics to determine characteristics successful and unsuccessful students. We follow students identify determinants retake decisions success (or lack thereof) for repeaters. Higher aptitude more senior are likely succeed microeconomic principles. Experience with macroeconomics...

We consider kleptoparasitic interactions between two individuals – the Owner and Intruder model situation as a sequential game in an extensive form. The is possession of resource when another individual, Intruder, comes along may try to steal it. If makes such stealing attempt, has decide whether defend resource; if defends, can withdraw or continue with attempt. value differently we distinguis...