China has continued the economic reform and open door policy over 30 years with many great achievements, such as the second largest GDP, the largest import and export economy with the largest infrastructural investment in the world. On the other hand, the conflicts and risks the…
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We study how to perform effective Bayesian inference in high-dimensional sparse Factor Analysis models with a zero-norm, sparsity-inducing prior on the model parameters. Such priors represent a methodological ideal, but Bayesian inference in such models is usually regarded as im…
The Proterozoic Wadi Kid metamorphic belt in southeastern Sinai, Egypt represents a structurally and metamorphically complex assemblage of metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks folded into a series of ENE-WSW trending antiforms and synforms. Spectral ratioing of selected bands …
A review of the literature suggests that East Asians adhere to relationship norms that are based on the traditional Asian worldviews of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism. For East Asian Americans who operate within multiple cultural contexts, differences in norms may contribute…
Hot mixed asphalt (HMA) overlay is one of the commonly used methods for rehabilitating deteriorated pavements. The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) uses HMA overlays as a rehabilitation technique for the majority of the state's flexible pavements. One major type of dis…
This study was the first to evaluate the validity and reliability of molecular family stability as measured by a self-report instrument originally created for the U.S. population (Israel & Roderick, 2001), the Stability of Activities in the Family Environment (SAFE) measure, in …
The purpose of this study was to establish validity evidence for the Arabic translation of an existing survey developed by Iluz and Rich (2009) for Jewish education. The Pedagogical Beliefs of High School Islamic Education Teachers' Survey was developed by the author, and admini…
The status of irritability as a feature of mood and behavior disorders in children has been a topic of much debate. One problem is that the construct has been inconsistently and narrowly defined. The present work uses exploratory analyses of a novel behavioral measure to clarify…
