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Interdependent Infrastructures as a Multiteam System: Enhancing Resilience by Switzer, Fred S., Ligato, Joseph, Piratla, Kalyan

“…AbstractInfrastructure systems such as water, electricity, gas, and so on are interdependent complex sociotechnical systems. As such, understanding the human…”
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Lane heading difference: An innovative model for drowsy driving detection using retrospective analysis around curves by Morris, Drew M., Pilcher, June J., Switzer III, Fred S.

“…•A new statistical method was developed to analyze driving performance.•A preexisting statistical method was tested against the new method to determine driving…”
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Psychometric properties of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale: A factor analysis and item-response theory approach by Pilcher, June J, Switzer, 3rd, Fred S, Munc, Alec, Donnelly, Janet, Jellen, Julia C, Lamm, Claus

“…The purpose of this study is to examine the psychometric properties of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) in two languages, German and English. Students from a…”
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Blood Pressure, Emotional Dampening, and Risk Behavior: Implications for Hypertension Development by McCubbin, James A, Nathan, Aaron, Hibdon, Melissa A, Castillo, Anastasia V, Graham, Jack G, Switzer, 3rd, Fred S

“…Elevated resting blood pressure (BP) is associated with risk for hypertension and emotional dampening, including reduced responses to emotionally meaningful…”
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Blood pressure-associated emotional dampening and risky behavior: Elevated resting blood pressure predicts risky simulated driving in women by McCubbin, James A., Switzer, Fred S., LaDue, Meredith N., Ogle, Jennifer H., Bendigeri, Vijay

“…Elevated resting blood pressure (BP) is associated with dampened responses to emotionally meaningful stimuli. This BP-associated emotional dampening may also…”
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TOWARD BETTER META-ANALYTIC MATRICES: HOW INPUT VALUES CAN AFFECT RESEARCH CONCLUSIONS IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SIMULATIONS by ROTH, PHILIP L., SWITZER III, FRED S., VAN IDDEKINGE, CHAD H., OH, IN-SUE

“…Simulations and analyses based on meta‐analytic matrices are fairly common in human resource management and organizational behavior research, particularly in…”
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Forced Distribution Rating Systems: When Does "Rank and Yank" Lead to Adverse Impact? by Giumetti, Gary W., Schroeder, Amber N., Switzer, Fred S.

“…Despite widespread use of forced distribution rating systems (FDRSs), the potential for this performance appraisal method to lead to adverse impact (AI) in a…”
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Carrots, Not Sticks: Adverse Impact and Wellness Programs by Switzer, Fred S., Cheung, Janelle H., Burns, Deanna K., Sinclair, Robert R., Roth, Philip L., Tyler, Peggy, McCubbin, James

“…OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to determine if wellness programs are likely to produce an adverse impact in various protected groups and to determine…”
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Physiological compliance and team performance by Elkins, Amanda N., Muth, Eric R., Hoover, Adam W., Walker, Alexander D., Carpenter, Thomas L., Switzer, Fred S.

“…Physiological compliance (PC) refers to the correlation between physiological measures of team members over time. The goals of this study were to examine ways…”
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Modeling the Behavior of the 4/5ths Rule for Determining Adverse Impact: Reasons for Caution by Roth, Philip L, Bobko, Philip, Switzer, Fred S

“…The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's 4/5ths rule has been used for over 20 years in applied psychology and employment law. The rule signals that there…”
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Power and errors in adverse impact indices by Switzer, Fred S., Roth, Philip L., Rosopa, Patrick J.

“…Adverse impact indices are intended to detect potentially discriminatory employment practices, and although the number of such indices continues to increase,…”
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ETHNIC GROUP DIFFERENCES IN COGNITIVE ABILITY IN EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS: A META-ANALYSIS by ROTH, PHILIP L., BEVIER, CRAIG A., BOBKO, PHILIP, SWITZER III, FRED S., TYLER, PEGGY

“…The cognitive ability levels of different ethnic groups have interested psychologists for over a century. Many narrative reviews of the empirical literature in…”
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A Meta-Analytic Review of Predictors of Job Performance for Salespeople by Vinchur, Andrew J, Schippmann, Jeffery S, Switzer, Fred S, Roth, Philip L

“…This meta-analysis evaluated predictors of both objective and subjective sales performance. Biodata measures and sales ability inventories were good predictors…”
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Missing Data in Multiple Item Scales: A Monte Carlo Analysis of Missing Data Techniques by Roth, Philip L., Switzer, Fred S., Switzer, Deborah M.

“…Researchers in many fields use multiple item scales to measure important variables such as attitudes and personality traits, but find that some respondents…”
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A Customizable Automotive Steering System With a Haptic Feedback Control Strategy for Obstacle Avoidance Notification by Jensen, M. J., Tolbert, A. M., Wagner, J. R., Switzer, Fred S., Finn, J. W.

“…Increased global use of motorized vehicles has led to a higher number of automotive crashes involving human injuries and fatalities. Greater driver awareness…”
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Subclinical Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: Relationships with Blood Pressure, Hostility, and Sleep by McCubbin, James A., Zinzow, Heidi M., Hibdon, Melissa A., Nathan, Aaron W., Morrison, Anastasia V., Hayden, Gregg W., Lindberg, Caitlyn, Switzer, Fred S.

“…The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among subclinical PTSD symptoms, blood pressure, and several variables linked to both frank PTSD and…”
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Opioid analgesia in persons at risk for hypertension by McCubbin, James A, Helfer, Suzanne G, Switzer, 3rd, Fred S, Galloway, Cynthia, Griffith, William V

“…Acute pain sensitivity is reduced in clinical hypertension, but the precise relationship between pain perception and altered blood pressure control is not…”
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Internet-based assessment of bowel symptoms and quality of life by Muth, Eric R, Switzer, Fred S

“…This leading article refers to the paper by Enck P, Kowalski A, Martens U and Klosterhalfen S. Internet-based assessment of bowel symptoms and quality of life…”
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Meta-Analyzing the Relationship Between Grades and Job Performance by Roth, Philip L, BeVier, Craig A, Switzer, Fred S, Schippmann, Jeffery S

“…Employers and academics have differing views on the value of grades for predicting job performance. Employers often believe grades are useful predictors, and…”
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PRIOR SELECTION CAUSES BIASED ESTIMATES OF STANDARDIZED ETHNIC GROUP DIFFERENCES: SIMULATION AND ANALYSIS by ROTH, PHILIP L., BOBKO, PHILIP, SWITZER III, FRED S., DEAN, MICHELLE A.

“…Assessment of standardized ethnic group differences (d) on predictors of job performance has become an important issue for applied psychologists. A number of…”
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