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William R. Smith

- Verified email at uoguelph.ca - Cited by 8797

William R Smith

- Verified email at ncsu.edu - Cited by 3063

Recent progress in molecular simulation of aqueous electrolytes: Force fields, chemical potentials and solubility

I Nezbeda, F Moučka, WR Smith - Molecular Physics, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Although aqueous electrolytes are among the most important solutions, the molecular
simulation of their intertwined properties of chemical potentials, solubility and activity …

Simulation of chemical reaction equilibria by the reaction ensemble Monte Carlo method: a review

C Heath Turner, JK Brennan, M Lisal… - Molecular …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding and predicting the equilibrium behaviour of chemically reacting systems in
highly non-ideal environments is critical to many fields of science and technology, including …

[HTML][HTML] Novel ethical and policy issues in psychiatric uses of psychedelic substances

WR Smith, PS Appelbaum - Neuropharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
Classic psychedelics and related substances have shown promising initial research results.
However, they raise a number of relatively novel ethical and policy challenges in light of …

Furthering the integration of routine activity and social disorganization theories: Small units of analysis and the study of street robbery as a diffusion process

WR Smith, SG Frazee, EL Davison - Criminology, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Attempts to integrate the two predominant spatial theories of crime, social disorganization
and routine activity theories, may benefit from examining empirical relationships at units of …

Gender differences in risk perception and neutralizing fear of crime: Toward resolving the paradoxes

WR Smith, M Torstensson - The British Journal of Criminology, 1997 - academic.oup.com
Why the least victimized by violence (eg, women and elderly) are most fearful is a central
paradox in the fear of crime literature. Four attempts to resolve the paradox are discussed …

Park-based physical activity among children and adolescents

MF Floyd, JN Bocarro, WR Smith, PK Baran… - American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Availability of parks is associated with higher levels of physical activity
among children and adolescents. Few studies examine actual park use and park-based …

Park use among youth and adults: examination of individual, social, and urban form factors

PK Baran, WR Smith, RC Moore… - Environment and …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
This article examines park use in relation to neighborhood social (safety and poverty) and
urban form (pedestrian infrastructure and street network pattern) characteristics among …

Exploring perceived restoration potential of urban green enclosure through immersive virtual environments

P Tabrizian, PK Baran, WR Smith… - Journal of Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
We examine the effects of green space enclosure on perceived restorativeness and
perceived safety in two urban setting, and in turn, we explore the extent to which perceived …

Information, experience, and divergent thinking: An empirical test

MA Runco, G Dow, WR Smith - Creativity research journal, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Divergent thinking tests are often used to estimate the potential for creative problem solving.
Scores on these tests may, however, reflect a kind of experiential bias. Similar biases once …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of methods used to estimate coral cover in the Hawaiian Islands

PL Jokiel, KS Rodgers, EK Brown, JC Kenyon, G Aeby… - PeerJ, 2015 - peerj.com
Nine coral survey methods were compared at ten sites in various reef habitats with different
levels of coral cover in Kāne 'ohe Bay, O'ahu, Hawaiʻi. Mean estimated coverage at the …