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The subcutaneous injection of a drug. The subcutaneous injection of illicit drugs, a practice that may result in localized abscesses, limb cellulitis, fasciitis, sepsis, or death. Injection drug users who skin pop may be recognized by the presence of atrophied circular lesions on the skin, usually of the forearms.  

The increased power of a low credibility source in influencing an audience after a period of time has elapsed.  

A device developed by .B.F. Skinner to study operant conditioning. A device used in experimental psychology in programmed learning. It is designed so that an animal that performs a desired behavior is rewarded, for example, by receiving food.  

A procedure to estimate total body fat by measuring the thickness of a fold of two layers of skin and the fatty tissue attached.  

An instrument used to measure thickness of a skinfold in various parts of the body to assess obesity. Instrument used to gently pinch the skin at specific locations, such as the abdomen, to yield a measure of fatness. Skinfold calipers are devices that measure skinfold thickness to determine body fat percentage.  

Perceived stress that occurs when a person is uncertain whether he or she has skills to do the task.  

A health care center that provides rehabilitative services and full 24-h nursing from registered nurses and LPNs for convalescent patients. Patients are under the supervision of a physician, and the facility has a transfer agreement with a nearby hospital. Services may be covered by both Medicare and Medicaid domiciliary care facility; intermediate care facility. A…

Job-related behavior necessary to perform activities. An ability to do difficult work, which is acquired by training.  

In research, the displacing of frequencies up or down, usually within a normal curve.