Some contemporary theorists contend that the desire for self-enhancement is prepotent and more powerful than rival motives such as self-verification. If so, then even people with negative self-views will embrace positive evaluations. The authors tested this proposition by conducting a meta-analytic review of the relevant literature. The data provided ample evidence of self-enhancement strivings...

A knowledge base is redundant if it contains parts that can be inferred from the rest of it. In this paper, with no district bound, we study the reduction theory and algorithm on proposition logic set. The propositions of a given proposition set fall into three categories: necessary proposition, useful proposition, and useless proposition. A reduction of a given set is composed of all the neces...

A meta-atom platform providing decoupled tuning for the constitutive wave parameters remains as a challenging problem, since the proposition of Pendry. Here we propose an electromagnetic meta-atom design of internal anisotropy (εr ≠ εθ), as a pathway for decoupling of the effective- permittivity εeff and permeability μeff. Deriving effective parameters for anisotropic meta-atom from the first p...

Hypertension is a costly disease; however, the investment needed for a cost-neutral hypertension management program (HMP) is unknown. A Markov decision analytic model simulated the outcomes of a hypothetical HMP. Patients were between the ages of 25 and 65 years, had existing hypertension, and were newly diagnosed with diabetes. The control group received standard care. The HMP group received s...

In 1978, California passed one of the most significant tax changes initiated by voters in the United States. Proposition 13 lowered property tax rates and restricted future property tax increases. In this paper, we study the implications of Proposition 13 on house prices, housing turnover, and household welfare. In our benchmark calibration, the introduction of Proposition 13 leads to a 25% inc...

Sequential logic deviates from propositional logic by taking into account that atomic propositions yield different Boolean values at different times during the sequential evaluation of a single proposition. Reactive valuations capture this dynamics of a proposition’s environment. This logic is phrased as an equationally specified algebra rather than in the form of proof rules. It is strictly mo...

tranSMART is an emerging global open source public private partnership community developing a comprehensive informatics-based analysis and data-sharing cloud platform for clinical and translational research. The tranSMART consortium includes pharmaceutical and other companies, not-for-profits, academic entities, patient advocacy groups, and government stakeholders. The tranSMART value propositi...

This meta-analysis aims to shed light on the added value of complex multidimensional view motivation Self-determination theory (SDT). We assess unique and incremental validity each SDT’s types in predicting organizational behavior, examine core proposition that increasing self-determined should have increasingly positive outcomes. Meta-analytic findings (124 samples) support SDT, but also adds ...

Introduction Background Research Approach Propositions for Integrating Citizens in Adaptive Management Proposition 1: Open and inclusive public processes enjoy increased support Proposition 2: Skilled leadership and interactive forums contribute to long-term relationships among participants Proposition 3: Innovation and flexibility improve the quality of decisions Proposition 4: Early and conti...