Session A: Controlling Invasive Plants NHS Hall Moderated by Tim Harrington Session C: Prediction, Early Detection, and Mapping Douglas Classroom Moderated by Alison Halpern 3:20-3:40 "Garden Loosestrife: a history in King County, WA and the latest control methods" Ben Peterson, King County Noxious Weed Control Program "Volunteers Make a Difference in an Early Detection Rapid Response Citizen S...

The problem of identifying differentially expressed genes in designed microarray experiments is considered. Lonnstedt and Speed (2002) derived an expression for the posterior odds of differential expression in a replicated two-color experiment using a simple hierarchical parametric model. The purpose of this paper is to develop the hierarchical model of Lonnstedt and Speed (2002) into a practic...

OBJECTIVE Research has identified non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) as a robust correlate of suicidal thoughts and behaviors; however, little is known regarding why these constructs may be related. Consistent with the interpersonal theory of suicide, this study investigated thwarted belongingness (TB), perceived burdensomeness (PB), and capability for suicide (CS) as explanatory links in the asso...

Motivation has been recognized as a crucial factor that influences learning success. However, little research as addressed students’ motivation in peer-moderated online interactions. This study conducted a content analysis of online discussions to discover how students’ motivation relates with their interaction and knowledge construction in peer-moderated online discussions. The results indicat...

Corporations use social media to build online communities, in order to create and maintain product loyalty and source new product ideas. Community members discuss the corporation’s products, services, or practices. Topics range from suggestions for products, enhancements, or services. Users communicate their grievances to each other and the company, hoping to garner support and change. Posted m...

OBJECTIVE To examine the role of temperament (i.e., surgency/positive affect, negative affect, and effortful control) in the social behavior of pediatric brain tumor survivors and comparison classmates. METHODS Parent-, peer-, and self-report data were collected for 75 children after treatment for a brain tumor, and 67 comparison classmates. Tests of mediation and moderated mediation were run...

The current meta-analysis aimed to review the relationship between trait resilience and mental health, and examine some moderating variables such as participant age, gender, and adversity. A total of 60 studies and 111 effect sizes were analyzed. We found that: (1) Trait resilience was negatively correlated to negative indicators of mental health and positively correlated to positive indicators...

In recent years researchers have focused attention on understanding the role of normative factors in influencing behaviors. Although there is some evidence to support the idea that restructuring normative beliefs can result in behavior change, the norms literature is largely silent about how or why this influence occurs. The theory of normative social behavior describes the moderators of the de...