A model of order effects developed by Miller and Campbell (1959) predicts more recency with intervals between arguments and less recency with a delay of the posttest. To test the model, this study used 320 undergraduates as Ss, periods of 1 wk. as intervals and delays, and jury-trial excerpts as materials. Retention data supported the model completely. Opinion data showed less recency with dela...

The RFMmodel provides an effective measure for customers’ consumption behavior analysis, where three variables, namely, consumption interval, frequency, and money amount are used to quantify a customer’s loyalty and contribution. Based on the RFM value, customers can be clustered into different groups and the group information is very useful in market decision making. However, most previous wor...

Serum progesterone and estradiol-17β levels were estimated in Nili Ravi buffaloes (n=190) with and without fetal membranes retention in three agro-ecological zones of Punjab. The results showed that serum progesterone concentration was significantly higher (P<0.05) in buffaloes with retention of fetal membranes (RFM) compared to buffaloes without retention of fetal membranes (NRFM). The compari...

The anterior thalamic nuclei form part of a network for episodic memory in humans. The importance of these nuclei for recognition and recency judgments remains, however, unclear. Rats with anterior thalamic nuclei lesions and their controls were tested on object recognition, along with two types of recency judgment. The spontaneous discrimination of a novel object or a novel odor from a familia...

Previous evidence that repetition of an item in a list enhances that item's recency relative to other items has been interpreted as favoring a memory strength theory of recency discrimination. However, serious doubt has been cast upon the validity of the strength theory by experiments such as that of Hintzman and Block, which instead favor a multitrace representation for repetitions of an item....

This research study addressed and compared 3D physical and empirical models for stereo-processing and the generation of digital surface models (DSMs) from different stereo highresolution (HR) sensors (Ikonos and QuickBird). The 3D physical model is Toutin’s Model (TM) developed at the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, and the empirical model is the rational function model (RFM). The study also ...

Aim: Access to essential medicines is a key component of managing patients in ambulatory care. In 2008, the State Minas Gerais, Brazil, created Pharmacy Network (Rede Farmácia de [RFM]) program improve access medicines, increasing availability and restructuring infrastructures. The aim was assess current situation, comparing municipalities with without RFM. Materials &amp; methods: Descriptive ...

Recency judgements can be performed on the basis of across-event relational information that directly provides temporal order among past events. Non-relational item-based information internal to individual past events, such as information retrieved through familiarity, may also contribute to recency judgements. The present functional magnetic resonance imaging study examined neural substrates f...

a r t i c l e i n f o Past behavior and socio-demographics represent traditional predictors of charitable giving. The present study examines, in a real fundraising setting, whether measures of empathy (i.e., empathic concern and personal distress) can improve these predictions. The findings confirm the relevance of traditional predictor sets and the added value of including measures of empathy....