Religious and Spiritual Development from Adolescence to Early Adulthood in the U.S.: Changes over Time and Sexual Orientation Differences

Kalina M. Lamb; Robert S. Stawski; Sarah S. Dermody

doi:10.1007/s10508-021-01915-y

Congress and Foreign Policy

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics ◽

10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.399 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Bryan W. Marshall

Keyword(s):

Foreign Policy ◽

New Institutionalism ◽

Changes Over Time ◽

The U.S ◽

Over Time ◽

Key Questions

The U.S. Congress has broad constitutional powers to shape foreign policy. However, Congress rarely shapes foreign policy as an equal partner with the president. Politics has the potential to enhance or lessen Congress’s role. What explains changes over time in congressional power in foreign policy? Why does Congress assert itself on some issues but less so on others in U.S. foreign policy? What strategies or tools does Congress employ to shape the nation’s foreign policy? The lens of New Institutionalism, two presidencies, and presidential unilateralism connect in useful ways to help explain these kinds of key questions in foreign policy. They offer scholars a future framework to continue to enhance theories explaining variation in congressional assertiveness in foreign policy.

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What does Congress want from the National Science Foundation? A content analysis of remarks from 1995 to 2018

Science Advances ◽

10.1126/sciadv.aaz6300 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (33) ◽

pp. eaaz6300

Author(s):

A. Lupia ◽

S. Soroka ◽

A. Beatty

Keyword(s):

Text Analysis ◽

National Science Foundation ◽

Education Technology ◽

Congressional Record ◽

Scientific Organizations ◽

National Science ◽

Changes Over Time ◽

The U.S ◽

Over Time

The U.S. Congress writes the legislation that funds the National Science Foundation (NSF). Researchers who seek NSF support may benefit by understanding how Congress views the agency. To this end, we use text analysis to examine every statement in the Congressional Record made by any member of Congress about the NSF over a 22-year period. While we find broad bipartisan support for the NSF, there are notable changes over time. Republicans have become more likely to express concerns about accountability in how the NSF spends its funds. Democrats are more likely to focus on how NSF-funded activities affect education, technology, and students. We use these findings to articulate how researchers and scientific organizations can more effectively conduct transformative science that corresponds to long-term and broadly held Congressional priorities.

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Comparing the Global Rate of Mass Public Shootings to the U.S.’s Rate and Comparing Their Changes Over Time

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3671740 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

John R. Lott

Keyword(s):

Mass Public ◽

Global Rate ◽

Changes Over Time ◽

The U.S ◽

Over Time

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Living with the U.S. Financial System: The Experiences of General Electric and Westinghouse Electric in the Last Century

The Business History Review ◽

10.2307/25097264 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 80 (4) ◽

pp. 621-655 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Mary A. O'Sullivan

Keyword(s):

Financial System ◽

Working Capital ◽

General Electric ◽

Dividend Policies ◽

Two Factors ◽

Westinghouse Electric ◽

Changes Over Time ◽

The U.S ◽

Over Time

Scholars have recommended taking a closer look at firms that raise funds from the financial system as a way of understanding the relation between finance and growth. This article explores the role of the U.S. financial system in providing funds to two prominent American firms, General Electric and Westinghouse Electric, over the course of the last century. The financial system's support was important for both companies, but there were important differences, as well as changes over time, in their patterns of financial dependence and autonomy. Two factors—investments in working capital and dividend policies—are important for explaining the financing patterns of both firms, suggesting clear hypotheses about the determinants of demand for corporate finance that can be tested in further financial histories. The findings also highlight the importance of looking at working, as well as fixed, capital in studies of enterprises' relations with the financial system, and of examining the money that flows out of companies as well as the funds that flow into them.

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Who Is Providing Lactation Care? The USLCA Demographic Survey Preliminary Findings

Clinical Lactation ◽

10.1891/clinlact-d-20-00023 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 197-201

Author(s):

Danielle Harmon

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Initial Data ◽

The United States ◽

Work Setting ◽

Lactation Consultant ◽

Demographic Survey ◽

Changes Over Time ◽

The U.S ◽

Over Time

Currently, little data to describe the demographics within the lactation profession in the United States. In May 2019, the U.S. Lactation Consultant Association (USLCA) launched an open survey to begin collecting these data to set a baseline and track changes over time. The survey collected information about participants' demographics, work setting, pay, and credentials. As a service to the profession, the initial data have been evaluated and published on the USLCA website and are available for use.

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Comparing the Global Rate of Mass Public Shootings to the U.S.’s Rate and Comparing Their Changes Over Time

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3289010 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

John R. Lott

Keyword(s):

Mass Public ◽

Global Rate ◽

Changes Over Time ◽

The U.S ◽

Over Time

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Comparison of two devices for measuring exercise transcutaneous oxygen pressures in patients with claudication

VASA ◽

10.1024/0301-1526/a000454 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 44 (5) ◽

pp. 355-362 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Marie Urban ◽

Alban Fouasson-Chailloux ◽

Isabelle Signolet ◽

Christophe Colas Ribas ◽

Mathieu Feuilloy ◽

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Keyword(s):

Oxygen Pressure ◽

Optical Sensors ◽

Chemical Sensors ◽

Transcutaneous Oxygen ◽

Starting Values ◽

Two Systems ◽

Transcutaneous Oxygen Pressure ◽

New Sensors ◽

Changes Over Time ◽

Over Time

Abstract. Summary: Background: We aimed at estimating the agreement between the Medicap® (photo-optical) and Radiometer® (electro-chemical) sensors during exercise transcutaneous oxygen pressure (tcpO2) tests. Our hypothesis was that although absolute starting values (tcpO2rest: mean over 2 minutes) might be different, tcpO2-changes over time and the minimal value of the decrease from rest of oxygen pressure (DROPmin) results at exercise shall be concordant between the two systems. Patients and methods: Forty seven patients with arterial claudication (65 + / - 7 years) performed a treadmill test with 5 probes each of the electro-chemical and photo-optical devices simultaneously, one of each system on the chest, on each buttock and on each calf. Results: Seventeen Medicap® probes disconnected during the tests. tcpO2rest and DROPmin values were higher with Medicap® than with Radiometer®, by 13.7 + / - 17.1 mm Hg and 3.4 + / - 11.7 mm Hg, respectively. Despite the differences in absolute starting values, changes over time were similar between the two systems. The concordance between the two systems was approximately 70 % for classification of test results from DROPmin. Conclusions: Photo-optical sensors are promising alternatives to electro-chemical sensors for exercise oximetry, provided that miniaturisation and weight reduction of the new sensors are possible.

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