A Working Bibliography for the Study of Brazilian History

1965 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Bradford Burns
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
General Public ◽  
The United States ◽  
Basic Material ◽  
North Americans ◽  
Practical Guide ◽  
Brazilian History ◽  
Selection Of

Bibliographies for the study of Brazilian history are either too brief, such as those in the appendices of general textbooks, or too long, such as theManual Bibliográfico de Estudos Brasileiros. The present one aims to strike a happy medium and, by doing so, to provide a practical guide for the increasing number of students and of the general public in the United States who have an interest in learning more about the Brazilian past.The selection of books for this bibliography has not been entirely arbitrary. Because it is intended primarily for North Americans, I chose liberally of the material available in English. Conversely, I was more exclusive in selecting works in other languages. Of the voluminous literature available in Portuguese, I sought to point out only the outstanding works—whether for quality of style, depth of research, originality, or at times, because they were the only examples of their kind in neglected aspects of Brazilian history. A few books of exceptional merit or interest in French and Spanish also were added. Doubtless I have included here some works which others may consider unworthy, to the exclusion of some they may consider indispensable. Still, I believe this bibliography will fulfill its primary purpose of indicating the basic material available to the student of Brazilian history.

scholarly journals Selection of single-nucleotide polymorphisms and quality of genotypes used in genomic evaluation of dairy cattle in the United States and Canada

2009 ◽  
Vol 92 (7) ◽  
pp. 3431-3436 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.R. Wiggans ◽  
T.S. Sonstegard ◽  
P.M. VanRaden ◽  
L.K. Matukumalli ◽  
R.D. Schnabel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
The United States ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Genomic Evaluation ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Selection Of

Public Speaking

2019 ◽  
pp. 205-222
Author(s):  
Debra A. Hope ◽  
Richard G. Heimberg ◽  
Cynthia L. Turk
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
General Public ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
The United States ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Automatic Thoughts ◽  
Fear Of Public Speaking

Fear of public speaking is nearly always listed as the number 1 fear experienced by the general public in national surveys in the United States. It has been found that fear of public speaking is extremely common among individuals with social anxiety disorder. Over 90% reported at least some fear about speaking in front of a group, and for most of those individuals, the fear is moderate or severe. There are many forms of public speaking that most people confront much more frequently. Common automatic thoughts reported by individuals with public speaking fears usually center on the visibility of anxiety symptoms or concerns about the quality of one’s performance.

scholarly journals Hiring Agents’ Beliefs: A Barrier to Employment of Autistics

SAGE Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 215824401986272
Author(s):  
Angela Marie Mai
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Organizational Diversity ◽  
Quality Of Life Research ◽  
Working Age ◽  
Significant Regression ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Selection Of

Capable, qualified, and working-age (18-65) autistic adults experienced an 83% unemployment rate in the United States in 2017 resulting in extreme poverty and severely decreased quality of life. Research dating from 1957 to 2016 inferred hiring agents’ beliefs were the cause. In this multiple regression study, the nature of the relationship between hiring agents’ beliefs and their selection of qualified autistic candidates was explored through Ajzen’s theory of planned behavior to determine what hiring agent’s beliefs, if any, influence the selection of qualified autistic candidates to fill open positions. I used the Hiring Agent Survey Regarding Selection of Qualified Autistic Candidates to anonymously gather data from hiring agents throughout the contiguous United States. Known values of the independent variable, the beliefs influencing hiring agents, were summed and clustered against the TPB-predicted, percentage-based, continuous-level dependent variable, which was hiring agents’ selection of qualified autistic candidates. This statistically significant regression analysis, F(45, 73) = 36.067, p < .001, adj. R2 = .930, predicted the degree to which each control, normative, and behavioral belief influenced hiring agents’ selection. Hiring agents’ desire for mandated comprehensive organizational diversity, along with their negative stereotypical associations and fear of embarrassment, signify a need for substantive policy and strategic interventions. Results of such aggressive diversity initiatives could considerably improve the nation’s socioeconomic health and substantively increase autistics’ quality of life.

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