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Boone, George E. "Emotion, community development, and the physical environment: An experimental investigation of measurements." UKnowledge, 2013. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cld_etds/10.
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A wide range of research fields have studied how emotions and behavior are affected by the physical environment. This gestalt theorist approach of experimental research as well seeks to measure emotion (using the valence-arousal scale) and micro-scale community development interactions when weighted physical environment factors are adjusted. Community development (CD) interactions at the micro-scale have received but slight attention from scholars in the CD research field and this study aims partially to investigate developing objective measures from social observations. CD interactions from recordings along with self-reported emotion through surveys in four quasi-experimental groups (where the environments were constructed based on peer-reviewed literature to cause emotional reactions) and one control group made up the data collected for this experiment. While the results of this experiment displayed apparent convincing quantitative differences in both CD interactions and emotion when the physical environment was manipulated, the results of a one-way ANOVA indicated no statistical significance to either dependent variable. The conclusions suggest limiting the physical factors of the environment to produce more precise changes as a result of the manipulated quasi environments.
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Nicklisch, Andreas. "Experimental studies on strategic research and development /." Berlin : Dissertation.de, 2005. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=014766248&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.
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Noll, William Edward. "Consumer market research applied to indigenous design single family development." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76409.
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Heyboer, Maarten. "Knowledge-development in applied science: the case of range management." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/46039.
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<p>This study traces the evolution of the applied ecological
discipline of range management in terms of the goals, methods, concepts,
and criteria developed by range management for their science
between 1897 and 1920. It argues, in contrast to the traditional view
uÌ uat describes the knowledge-development process in applied science as just science applied to social problems, that wider social goals,
values, concepts, and criteria play a definite role in shaping the
applied science knowledge-development process.</p>
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The first generation of range management allowed the primary users of the knowledge in the wider society, the stockmen in the West and Southwest, to have a direct influence on the knowledge-development process. The next generation of scientists eliminated the stockmen's direct influence on the knowledge-development process, yet the stockmen still influenced that process indirectly in various ways.</p>
<p>This study concludes that an orientation towards the wider society that actually applies the knowledge is characteristic of range
management and may be illustrative of illustrative of many applied sciences. Due to that orientation towards the wider society and to the wider society's influence on the scientist's choice of methods,concepts, and criteria, another characteristic of range management and
possibly of other applied sciences is a tension in the knowledge development process between that orientation and the individual goals of scientists in their research.</p><br>Master of Science
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Kalmendal, André, and Tobias Mühlmeister. "Predicting the replicability of experimental research in Work and Organizational Psychology published in the Journal of Applied Psychology." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för psykologi (PSY), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-84645.
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Mowll, Deborah. "Bayesian experimental design and its application to engine research and development." Thesis, University of Sussex, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.340774.
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Couras, Daut de Jesus Nogueira Peixoto. "Theoretical and experimental development of a Tesla turbine model applied to decentralized generation through renewable sources." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2009. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=4892.
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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento CientÃfico e TecnolÃgico<br>A presente dissertaÃÃo de mestrado trata do desenvolvimento teÃrico-experimental de um novo modelo da Turbina Tesla, tambÃm conhecida como turbina de discos, em que o foco da pesquisa foi estudar esse dispositivo de propulsÃo visando sua aplicaÃÃo em sistemas de geraÃÃo de energia distribuÃda a partir de fontes renovÃveis de biomassa. Um protÃtipo da turbina foi desenvolvido, em escala de laboratÃrio, para determinar os parÃmetros de projeto atravÃs de estudos teÃrico e experimental, a fim de interpretar os fenÃmenos presentes nos processos internos desse tipo de mÃquina de fluxo. A pesquisa foi direcionada à anÃlise dos efeitos do espaÃamento entre discos sobre o torque e a potÃncia, como uma funÃÃo da camada limite fluidodinÃmica do escoamento, correlacionando os regimes de velocidades de escoamento Ãs propriedades do fluido de trabalho. A metodologia para cÃlculo das eficiÃncias isentrÃpicas e exergÃticas à estabelecida a partir de dados experimentais e da anÃlise teÃrica por simulaÃÃo (apoiada pelo software ANSYS-CFX), a qual determina o perfil de distribuiÃÃo de pressÃo dentro da cÃmara de expansÃo, caracterizando as linhas de escoamento e os gradientes de pressÃo. Complementarmente, uma anÃlise modal dos sinais de vibraÃÃo da turbina foi realizada, estudando o comportamento dinÃmico da estrutura com o propÃsito de detectar as freqÃÃncias naturais e investigando a influÃncia do espaÃamento dos discos sobre o nÃvel de vibraÃÃodesse dispositivo. Este estudo aponta a robustez e a versatilidade operacional desse tipo de turbina, pelo fato dela admitir ampla faixa de rotaÃÃo e por sua fÃcil adaptaÃÃo a geradores comerciais, sugerindo sua aplicaÃÃo em sistemas de geraÃÃo e co-geraÃÃo tanto para o meio rural como para a indÃstria.<br>The current masterâs dissertation treats the experimental and theoretical development of a new model of Tesla turbine, also known as disk turbine, in which the research focus was to study this propulsion device viewing its application in distributed energy generation systems from biomass renewable resources. A turbineâs prototype was developed, in laboratory scale, to determine the design parameters through the theoretical and experimental studies in order to interpret the phenomena present in the internal processes of this kind of flux machine. The research was directed toward the effect analysis of the gap between disks
on the torque and the power, as a function of the flowâs fluidynamic boundary layer, correlating the flow velocity regimes with the working fluid properties. A methodology for
isentropic and exergetic efficiency calculation is taken from experimental data and theoretical analyses through simulation (supported by the software ANSYS-CFX), which determines the pressure distribution profile inside the expansion chamber, characterizing flow lines and pressure gradients. Complementarily, a modal analysis of turbineâs vibration signals is performed, studying the dynamic behavior of the structure with the purposes of detecting the
natural frequencies and investigating the influence of the diskâs gap on the vibration level of this device. This study points out the robustness and the operational versatility of this kind of turbine by the fact of it allows a wide rotation range and by its easy adaptation to commercial generators, suggesting its application into generation and co-generation systems for the rural area as well as for the industry.
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Gentile, Arianna Jacqueline <1996>. "NEGOTIATION & PERSUASION: An experimental study to evaluate the effectiveness of applied methodologies on personal development." Master's Degree Thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/20172.
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Social interactions are constant and ongoing exchanges between individuals, which require both personal and social skills. These skills have been named in many different ways, as soft skills, transversal skills, general skills, key skills, etc. and have in recent years become a hot topic of research. In fact, it has been demonstrated that possessing them results in creating more value both in one’s workplace, while enhancing one’s hard skills, and also in one’s personal life. Two interrelated skills used in our daily lives: Negotiation and Persuasion, are the object of analysis of this study.
This thesis aims at defining them together with existent links with some of the other main soft skills, in particular Empathy, and at examining the most renowned training methodologies. It focuses particularly on the analysis of the effectiveness of the development methodologies applied by the Ca’ Foscari Competency Centre, analysing data acquired from the students participating at the “Competenze in Pillole” of Negotiation and Persuasion.
Many academic articles have been published regarding the concepts and the strategies of these two skills, but there are hardly any studies relative to practical self-development approaches and their outcomes. Therefore, this thesis intends to analyse this aspect, which is important and useful for students who approach the labour market and seek employment. It’s a research that paves the path for further related studies deferred by age, university, nationality, work experience, and other variables.
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Rai, Nithin Sudharam. "The development of experimental and computational tools for studying protein interactions : applied to the bacterial toxin pneumolysin." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.392613.
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Turer, Oncel Umut. "A Web-based Database For Experimental Structural Engineering Research." Master's thesis, METU, 2010. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12611811/index.pdf.
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This study presents a web-based database application for storing experimental data and related documents at a single location and sharing them among researchers and engineers from all over the world. The database application, accessible from a website was developed for experimental structural engineering researches, and initially tested at Structural and Earthquake Engineering Laboratory of Civil Engineering Department, METU. The application is composed of two parts. The first part is the database that stores information about projects, specimens, experiments, experimental data, documentation, site members, and member groups at the server side. The second part is the website that provides a functional user interface for easy use of application and providing accessibility from everywhere via internet. After the development of the database and the website, these two parts were attached to each other and application functionalities that enabled users to create, modify, search, and delete projects, specimens and experiments<br>allowed users to upload/download documentation and experimental data<br>provided abilities to users to plot test data and share their opinions were ensured. ASP.NET framework and C# programming language was utilized for the web application development. Functionality and usability of the database application was then tested by uploading and sharing various experimental results.
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Gabrils, Maria. "Increasing the utilization of research in product and business development : Key factors for transferring applied research within a high technical organization." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Industriell teknik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-388826.
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Purpose The study aims to complement the knowledge management literature within research-based knowledge on how product developing organization can utilize the research results in product development. Main research question What are the main enablers for research-based knowledge to transfer in order to be adopted in a product developing organization? Sub research question What are the indicators for measuring the utilization of research results? What patterns for generation and spreading of knowledge increases utilization of research results? What factors in a research project are barriers for research to be adopted in product development? How do organizational structures impact the transfer of knowledge from research departments to business units? Methodology This master thesis is based on a case study at a global firm within automation, robotics and electrification. Data was collected by interviews within product development departments and industrial research department. The findings are supported by established theory in knowledge management, organizational learning and innovation management. Findings The study presents several project conditions that facilitates knowledge transfer in terms of communication, presentation, language, timing and engagement. Organizational structures that enables utilization of researchbased knowledge have clear organizational responsibilities, integration of technological strategy in projects and channel for multidisciplinary interactions. In order to determine the success of research projects results the receiving part’s absorptive capacity and ability to gain new knowledge have to me measured.
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Kahn, Steven Phillip. "Experimental verification and development of structural identification techniques on a grid." Thesis, This resource online, 1990. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03122009-040526/.
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Taslim, Cenny. "Multi-Stage Experimental Planning and Analysis for Forward-Inverse Regression Applied to Genetic Network Modeling." The Ohio State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1213286112.
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Seaton, Maurice L. "Interactions between basic and applied research:the example of research leading to multiple disease resistant potato cultivar development." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/90954.
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The main objectives of this study were to examine the nature of the basic-applied research continuum, to evaluate projected costs and benefits of the research continuum for a specific example, namely, the development of multiple disease resistant potato cultivars, and to examine the changing roles and interactions between public research institutions and private industry. Given the existing budgetary constraints and the increasing demands for accountability that research administrators and policy makers face, it seems necessary for decision makers to give adequate consideration to the existing interdependency of basic and applied research in determining the most appropriate levels of research to fund. The establishment of of an adequate balance of both basic and applied research is important in any attempts to maximize the returns from the research continuum while at the same time developing and maintaining new biotechnologies. The projected rate of return for potato disease resistant research was calculated at 34 percent which falls within the range given by similar studies.
With the advent of the new biotechnologies such as genetic engineering, and the increased competition for the limited research dollars, there has been an evolving new relationship between universities and private industry in which universities are seeking more private funding and industry demanding more control of technologies developed through their funding. Separate but interdependent roles of both private companies and universities seems necessary for the achievement of desirable and a adequate maintenance of the research continuum.<br>M.S.
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Baity, Sean Marshall. "Development of a Next-generation Experimental Robotic Vehicle (NERV) that Supports Intelligent and Autonomous Systems Research." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36102.
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Recent advances in technology have enabled the development of truly autonomous ground vehicles capable of performing complex navigation tasks. As a result, the demand for practical unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) systems has increased dramatically in recent years. Central to these developments is maturation of emerging mobile robotic intelligent and autonomous capability. While the progress UGV technology has been substantial, there are many challenges that still face unmanned vehicle system developers. Foremost is the improvement of perception hardware and intelligent software that supports the evolution of UGV capability.
The development of a Next-generation Experimentation Robotic Vehicle (NERV) serves to provide a small UGV baseline platform supporting experimentation focused on progression of the state-of-the-art in unmanned systems. Supporting research and user feedback highlight the needs that provide justification for an advanced small UGV research platform. Primarily, such a vehicle must be based upon open and technology independent system architecture while exhibiting improved mobility over relatively structured terrain.
To this end, a theoretical kinematic model is presented for a novel two-body multi degree-of-freedom, four-wheel drive, small UGV platform. The efficacy of the theoretical kinematic model was validated through computer simulation and experimentation on a full-scale proof-of-concept mobile robotic platform. The kinematic model provides the foundation for autonomous multi-body control. Further, a modular system level design based upon the concepts of the Joint Architecture for Unmanned Systems (JAUS) is offered as an open architecture model providing a scalable system integration solution. Together these elements provide a blueprint for the development of a small UGV capable of supporting the needs of a wide range of leading-edge intelligent system research initiatives.<br>Master of Science
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Denton, Michael J. "Experimental Investigation into the High Altitude Relight Characteristics of a Three-Cup Combustor Sector." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1511862008619976.
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Pirinen, R. (Rauno). "Towards regional development by Higher Education Institutions:an empirical study of a University of Applied Sciences." Doctoral thesis, Oulun yliopisto, 2013. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789526201122.
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Abstract This thesis addresses the realisation of the regional development task of higher education in response to new regional and national challenges. This regional study investigates how the third task of regional development can be understood and was addressed at Laurea University of Applied Sciences (UAS). In this qualitative study as research continuum: action research is used in the investigation of an organisational-regional change, the integrated perspective of the design research is in the systemising of design and a multiple case study research is integrated for bringing an understanding of a research scope and in addition it can produce new knowledge for design and action. The unit of analysis was a case study and the analysis was undertaken using empirical, in-depth data collected between May 2001 and September 2012. This study provides new and critical insights into the integration of regional development and regionally focused higher education within emergent value networks. In the centre of the study, there is the collectively developed integrative model at Laurea UAS, specifically, the student-centred integration of regional development, research and development (R&D) and higher education functions. Here, in this operative environment, close proximity with an integrated web of R&D activities and projects produces new knowledge. This investigation into the new “third task” of the regionally focused university focuses on the development of new knowledge from value networks and externalities, within which R&D activities steer the direction of new knowledge. This research uses an integrative model to examine the dynamic workings of an emerging networked innovative collaborative environment, consisting of UAS spin-offs and initiatives for knowledge-based economic development, and strategic alliances between the actors of the regional knowledge flows that are rapidly extending towards more global networking and interaction with international externalities<br>Tiivistelmä Tämän väitöstutkimuksen tutkimuskysymys on seuraava: Miten aluekehitystehtävää voidaan ymmärtää, suunnitella ja toteuttaa ammattikorkeakoulussa? Tutkimuksen viitekehys on Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulussa yhteisöllisesti kehitetty integratiivinen toimintamalli, joka yhdistää aluekehitystehtävän ja opiskelijakeskeisen tutkimus- ja kehitystoiminnan. Tutkimuksen analysointiyksikkö on toteutunut näyttö, jossa opiskelun ja alueellisen tutkimus- ja kehitystyön yhdistämisellä on keskeinen rooli. Tutkimuksessa toteutettu toimintatutkimus kohdistuu ammattikorkeakoulun muutoksen tutkimiseen, ensisijaisesti tutkitaan aluekehitystehtävän toteuttamista ja siihen liittyviä muutoksia, vuorovaikutuksia ja toteutusmalleja. Tutkimukseen sisältyvän suunnittelututkimuksen näkökulma on suunnittelun systematisointi. Sen tavoite on tutkia, jotta voidaan kehittää, parantaa ja arvioida malleja, käsitteistöjä, luokituksia, metodologiaa, artefakteja ja palveluja. Tapaustutkimus tässä tutkimuksessa vuorostaan tuottaa syvällistä ymmärrystä tutkittavasta ilmiöstä sekä lisää tietämystä suunnittelun ja toteuttamisen tueksi. Toteutettu integratiivinen toimintamalli yhdistää aluekehitystehtävän ja sekä toiminnassa kehittyvät kansainväliset arvoverkostot että alueelliset avainprofiilit, strategiat ja innovaatiojärjestelmän aktiviteetit. Toteutuksen toimintalogiikka yhdistää strategioiden, visioiden, luovuuden ja ajattelun syklisen maailman kehittämispohjaiseen oppimiseen ammattikorkeakoulussa. Toiminnan alueellinen ja yhteiskunnallinen vaikuttavuus ilmenee palvelujen, teollisuuden ja korkeakoulun yhteistyössä ja vuorovaikutuksessa, erityisesti yhteisöllisen toimintatavan, oppimisen integroitumisen, turvallisuuden sekä osaamisen, palvelujen ja tuotteiden kehittämisen alueella. Samalla integratiivinen toiminta edistää alueen kehittämistä tuottaen tietovarantoa sekä kansainvälistä verkostoitumista ja osaamista yksilöille, työyhteisöille ja alueelle
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Reed, DesJardins Robin. "Social Design, Field Studies, Sustainable Development: How Design Research Methods have been Applied to Fieldwork Study and Enable Sustainable Community Development in Three Case Studies." The Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1356646012.
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Nomahlubi, Angela Ndhlovu. "A comparative analysis of the business models applied for the development of products and services for the Bottom of the Pyramid." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45238.
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The growth in developing markets has created a need for businesses to re-look their strategies and become players in the emerging economies. With the advancement of growth in the developing countries, new opportunities are created with innovative solutions coming from developing countries and being sold to developed countries. Besides the projected growth and opportunities in the developing countries, the majority of people living in poverty are found in these countries. They are also faced with challenges such as lack of infrastructure and lack of property rights. Firms that want to successfully serve these markets will need to develop innovative business models that will create value for the shareholders, communities and other stakeholders.The purpose of this study is to explore business models developed for the Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) in different industries and to understand what makes them successful despite facing the institutional voids experienced in developing countries with the intention to provide a high-level generic business model template that can be used for firms that are targeting the BOP markets.
The objective of this report, hence, was to explore the differences in business models developed by firms serving the BOP market; identify the challenges of doing business in developing countries and explore how those challenges are met; and identify the critical success factors in serving the BOP markets.<br>Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2014.<br>pagibs2015<br>Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)<br>Unrestricted
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Bergendahl, Christina. "Development of competence in biochemical experimental work : Assessment of complex learning at university level." Doctoral thesis, Umeå : Dept. of Chemistry, Univ, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-313.
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Mamone, Richard Michael. "Small-Scale Biogas Upgrading with Membranes: A Farm Based Techno-Economic and Social Assessment for Sustainable Development." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-231900.
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Membrane technology can help alleviate problems of matching supply and demand associated with upgrading on a small-scale level through its flexibility in operation. This paper provides a techno-economic assessment of the use of membrane technology via a quantitative and partial qualitative analysis at farm-based level. The purpose of the analysis is to investigate how the economic and environmental utility of the membranes can be maximised, along with outlining the possible reasons to its lack of diffusion. It combines an applied system research method by way of linear programming with interviews and the use of the innovation-decision process theory. A framework was set out to deliver hard and soft data that could also provide contextual in-depth analysis and discussion. It was found that membranes could provide good compatibility with farm based upgrading systems with desirable outcomes for both an economic and environmental viewpoint. More specifically, upgrading to 80 percent (which is below natural gas standards of 96 percent), was found to be more favourable than to upgrade to 96 percent. However, in addition to much further research and deliberation needed before 80 percent biogas can be used commercially in tractors, the study also outlined priority that needs to be given to the local market demand as well as for the need to introduce closer, more personal engagement with the farmers and make trialing and observing membrane technology better facilitated and funded so as to increase its adoption.
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Bankowski, Linda Joy. "Social learning and stage development applied to resistance to treatment: Probation youth in a residential treatment facility." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2003. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2190.
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The present study focused on male incarcerated youth, ages ranging from twelve to eighteen, in a twenty-four hour care treatment facility. The study attempted to determine what historical factors such as types of crimes committed, length of criminal history, and gang involvement are behavioral indicators of the type of youth who resist treatment. For the study, run away behavior indicated the youth was resistant to treatment.
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Macpherson, Karen, and n/a. "The development of enhanced information retrieval strategies in undergraduates through the application of learning theory: an experimental study." University of Canberra. Information Management & Tourism, 2002. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20060405.130648.
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In this thesis, teaching and learning issues involved in end-user information
retrieval from electronic databases are examined. A two-stage model of the
information retrieval process, based on information processing theory, is
proposed; and a framework for the teaching of information literacy is
developed.
The efficacy of cognitive psychology as a theoretical framework that enhances
the understanding of a number of information retrieval issues, is discussed.
These issues include: teaching strategies that can assist the development of
conceptual knowledge of the information retrieval process; individual
differences affecting information retrieval performance, particularly problemsolving
ability; and expert and novice differences in search performance.
The researcher investigated the impact of concept-based instruction on the
development of information retrieval skills through the use of a two-stage
experimental study conducted with undergraduates students at the
University of Canberra, Australia. Phase 1 was conducted with 254 first-year
undergraduates in 1997, with a 40 minute concept-based teaching module as
the independent variable. A number of research questions were proposed:
1. Wdl type of instruction influence acquisition of knowledge of
electronic database searching?
2. Will type of instruction influence information retrieval effectiveness?
3. Are problem-solving ability and information retrieval effectiveness
related?
4. Are problem-solving ability and cognitive maturity related?
5. Are there any differences in the search behaviour of more effective and
less effective searchers?
Subjects completed a pre-test which measured knowledge of electronic
databases, and problem-solving ability; and a post-test that measured changes
in these abilities. Subjects in the experimental treatment were taught the 40
minute concept-based module, which incorporated teaching strateges
grounded in leaming theory. The strategies included: the use of analogy;
modelling; and the introduction of complexity. The aims of the module were
to foster the development of a realistic concept of the information retrieval
process; and to provide a problem-solving heuristic to guide subjects in their
search strategy formulation. All subjects completed two post-tests: a survey
that measured knowledge of search terminology and strategies; and an
information retrieval assignment that measured effectiveness of search design
and execution.
Results suggested that using a concept-based approach is significantly more
effective than using a traditional, skills-demonstration approach in the
teaching of information retrieval. This effectiveness was both in terms of
increasing knowledge of the search process; and in terms of improving search
outcomes. Further, results suggested that search strategy formulation is
significantly correlated with electronic database knowledge, and problemsolving
ability; and that problem-solving ability and level of cognitive
maturity may be related.
Results supported the two-stage model of the information retrieval process
suggested by the researcher as one possible construct of the thinking
processes underlying information retrieval.
These findings led to the implementation of Phase 2 of the research in 1999.
Subjects were 68 second-year undergraduate students at the University of
Canberra. In this Phase, concept-based teaching techniques were used to
develop four modules covering a range of information literacy skills,
including: critical thinking; information retrieval strategies; evaluation of
sources; and determining relevance of articles. Results confirmed that subjects
taught by methods based on leaming theory paradigms (the experimental
treatment group), were better able to design effective searches than subjects
who did not receive such instruction (the control treatment group). Further,
results suggested that these teaching methods encouraged experimental
group subjects to locate material from more credible sources than did control
group subjects.
These findings are of particular significance, given the increasing use of the
unregulated intemet environment as an information source.
Taking into account literature reviewed, and the results of Phases 1 and 2, a
model of the information retrieval process is proposed.
Finally, recognising the central importance of the acquisition of information
literacy to student success at university, and to productive membership of the
information society, a detailed framework for the teaching of information
literacy in higher education is suggested.
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Marsh, Jan H. "Development of an experimental setup for the study of film pulsation effects on film cooling effectiveness." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2008. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/1111.
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This item is only available in print in the UCF Libraries. If this is your Honors Thesis, you can help us make it available online for use by researchers around the world by following the instructions on the distribution consent form at http://library.ucf.edu/Systems/DigitalInitiatives/DigitalCollections/InternetDistributionConsentAgreementForm.pdf You may also contact the project coordinator, Kerri Bottorff, at kerri.bottorff@ucf.edu for more information.<br>Bachelors<br>Engineering and Computer Science<br>Aerospace Engineering
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Ludemann, M. R. "Development of an experimental approach to measure vitamin B12 production and absorption in sheep." Lincoln University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10182/1424.
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Clinical diagnosis of vitamin B12/cobalt (Co) deficiency is difficult due to the unspecific nature of the clinical symptoms. The apparent increase in vitamin B12 deficiency in New Zealand in the late 1990’s made it clear that health providers were very reliant on plasma reference ranges to diagnose deficiency. However, the lack of quantitative data of what these reference ranges represent in terms of supply of vitamin B12, has prevented a better understanding of the metabolism of vitamin B12 within sheep. This thesis describes the development of an experimental approach to measure vitamin B12 production and absorption in sheep. The model was then used to investigate whether the type of carbohydrate source affects vitamin B12 production and/or absorption. In the first trial (Chapter 4), an adaptation of the repletion technique of Suttle (1974) for copper was used. Previously vitamin B12 depleted sheep were maintained on a diet of 400 g DM meadow hay and 250 g DM crushed barley and which provided a daily intake of 0.03 mg Co. Sheep were intravenously infused with known quantities of vitamin B12 (0 – 200 nmol hydroxycobalamin/d) to determine whether a relationship exists between plasma vitamin B12 concentration and rate of entry of the vitamin into the bloodstream and to quantify the relationship. Eight ewes fitted with rumen and abomasal cannulae were used in a paired 4x4 Latin square design. Four levels of vitamin B12 were infused into the jugular vein for 4 d followed by recovery period of 17 d and the plasma responses measured during this period. Control animals maintained relatively stable plasma levels while levels in treated animals rose sharply within 4 h after the start of infusion. The responses were proportional to infusion rate with a highly significant difference in concentrations observed between treatments (P<0.001). Appearance of vitamin B12 in the plasma was quantified by the relationship Y(pmol/l) = 238 + 102x0.74 where x = infusion rate(nmol B12/d), R² = 0.945. Plasma levels declined rapidly on cessation of infusion and had returned to original pre-treatment levels by the end of the recovery period. The second trial (Chapter 5) quantified plasma responses in relation to dietary Co supply to the rumen. The same eight rumen and abomasal cannulated ewes were used in a paired 4x4 Latin square with 4 levels of intra-ruminal Co infusion in amounts ranging from 0 – 1 mg Co/d as CoSO₄, infused for 4 d followed by a 19 d recovery period. Plasma vitamin B12 response was measured as were concentration of vitamin B12 in abomasal digesta supernatant and digesta liquid flow, the latter using polyethylene glycol as liquid phase marker. Plasma concentration increased from approximately 300 pmol/l to 750 – 800 pmol/l, peaking at day 5 after commencement of infusions. Control animals infused with water maintained base-line plasma vitamin B12 levels around 250 pmol/l. Digesta liquid flow was estimated at 14.6 l/d. The results from Chapters 4 and 5 allowed estimates of vitamin B12 production and absorption. These results are discussed and efficiency of capture of Co into vitamin B12 from dietary Co intake was estimated to decrease from 8.4% to 0.74% as Co intake increased from 0.03 to 1.11 mg Co/d. Absorption coefficient was estimated from the relationships between abomasal vitamin B12 flow and plasma response. The absorption coefficient was calculated to increase from 7 to 10% as abomasal vitamin B12 flow increased from 108 to 142 nmol/d. The current animal model was subsequently used in the final trial (Chapter 6) to investigate whether the type of carbohydrate supplied in the diet influences vitamin B12 production and absorption. The same eight ewes fitted with rumen and abomasal cannulae were used in a 2x4 cross-over design. Half of the ewes were maintained on the basal diet and crushed barley while, for the remainder, the barley was replaced by 250 g of fructose:sucrose in a 80:20 mix during a 7 d period of adaptation. While on their respective diets, both groups were then infused with 0.3 mg Co/d for 6 d, a level chosen to optimise plasma vitamin B12 response. All ewes were then returned to the basal diet and barley for a 15 d recovery period after which treatments were reversed and the procedure repeated. Rumen pH, valeric, propionic, butyric, succinic, and acetic acid and ammonia concentrations were not significantly affected by diet. Digesta flow was 30% greater on a diet enriched with starch compared to sugar-enriched diet. There was an observed difference in vitamin B12 production. However there was no significant diet x time effect on plasma vitamin B12 concentration so any difference in production was negated by a difference in absorption. Carbohydrate supplied as water soluble carbohydrate or starch does not appear to influence plasma vitamin B12 concentration.
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Andraéy, Erik. "Development of verified FE simulation method on crimp joint with gasket : A combined experimental and numerical study." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för maskinteknik, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-21924.
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When developing drivetrain cooling modules for commercial vehicles, the top priority is the strength of the products. The reason lays within the structural change that companies are undergoing where the warehouses are minimized and the companies are relying on the transportation of commercial vehicles. If a drivetrain cooling module would fail to maintain a targeted temperature range of the drivetrain, there is not long until the vehicle is forced to a stop. At worst, the downtime of commercial vehicles can cause companies to come to a halt as well. Therefore, developing verified FE simulation methods together with strength verification tests, are some of the core activities to ensure the strength of the cooling modules before implementation in vehicles. One of the methods that have not been sufficiently verified regards how to perform structural FEA on a crimp joint with a gasket. A crimp joint is established through a hemming process, where the aluminium header tabs are crimped over the polyamide tank, creating a watertight seal together with a gasket. The objective of this master’s thesis is to verify the existing simulation methods of the crimp joint and determine the margin of error with respect to strains. The objective of this thesis is also to develop a verified FE simulation method with a lower margin of error compared to the existing methods. The verification of the methods has been conducted through a comparison between numerical results and an experimental stress analysis, where the strain located on the header is measured with strain gauges in a pressure pulsation rig. The average margin of error found on the three existing methods of simulating the crimp joint was 39,7%, 13,4%, and 11,5% located on the outer bottom dimensioning radius of the crimp joint at a pressure of 100 kPa. However, the method used to determine the margin of error was found to be invalid, but the margin of error is only slightly affected by the verification method where the existing methods still are insufficiently representing the crimp joint. The method of determining the margin of error was then corrected for the development of the new method to represent the crimp joint in the FE model. The developed method in this thesis has an average margin of error of 6,9% at 100, 160, 220, and 260 kPa.<br>Vid utveckling av kylarmoduler för drivlinor som appliceras i kommersiella fordon, är högsta prioritet att säkerhetsställa hållfastheten hos produkterna. Anledningen ligger kring den strukturomvandling som företag genomgår där storleken på lagerlokaler minskar och företagen väljer att förlita sig på transporterna som utförs av kommersiella fordon istället. Ifall en kylarmodul inte skulle klara av att bibehålla ett bestämt temperaturintervall hos drivlinan så dröjer det inte länge förens fordonet tvingas att stanna. I värsta fall kan fordonets stillestånd påverka ett företag att tvingas stanna i väntan. Därför är utveckling av FE simuleringsmetoder tillsammans med utmattningstest, några av de kärnaktiviteter som utförs för att säkerhetsställa hållfastheten av kylarmodulerna innan de implementeras i fordon. En av de metoder som ännu inte blivit tillräckligt verifierat gäller hur man utför FEA på ett falsförband med packning. Falsförbandet skapas genom en falsningsprocess där ändplåten av aluminium falsas över polyamidtanken, vilket skapar ett vattentätt förband med hjälp av packningen. Omfattningen av detta examensarbete gäller att verifiera de existerande simuleringsmetoderna av falsförbandet och bestämma felmarginalen med avseende på töjningar. Omfattningen av examensarbetet innefattar även ett utvecklingsarbete av en ny FE simuleringsmetod med en lägre felmarginal jämfört med de existerande metoderna. Verifieringen av metoderna sker genom en jämförelse mellan de numeriska resultaten och en experimentell spänningsanalys där töjningen på ändplåten är uppmätt med hjälp av trådtöjningsgivare i en tryckpulsationsrigg. Den genomsnittliga felmarginalen av de tre existerande metoderna för att simulera falsförbandet var 37,9%, 13,4%, och 11,5% vid den nedre dimensionerande yttre radien på falsförbandet vid ett tryck på 100 kPa. Den använda metoden för att bestämma felmarginalen upptäcktes senare vara felaktig, men det resulterar endast i små förändringar av den bestämda felmarginalen, de existerande simuleringsmetoderna är fortfarande sedda som otillräckliga. Metoden för att bestämma felmarginalen korrigerades sedan inför utvecklandet av den nya FE simuleringsmetoden av falsförbandet. Den utvecklade metoden i detta examensarbete har en genomsnittlig felmarginal på 6,9% vid 100, 160, 220 och 260 kPa.
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Kruger, Jennifer. "Applying audience research to public dialogue about science : an evaluation of commissioned research for the public understanding of biotechnology programme." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28555.
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Inclusive public dialogue about issues of concern to science and society can democratise and widen the knowledge base for decision-making so scientific research and developments are made accountable to citizens’ priorities. This participatory model of science communication is not yet widely practiced. More research is needed into how to make such communication effective. Formative audience research can inform a communication strategy’s design to meet its objectives effectively and enhance its relevance to participants’ needs and communication preferences. However, audience research designs based on transmission models are inadequate for the participatory objectives of public dialogue. They must therefore be adapted. This dissertation proposes how audience research should be designed and conducted when the objective of communication is public dialogue about science, such as biotechnology. The methodology involves building an evaluation framework from the literature and applying this to a case of applied research. Four sub-questions are addressed. First, audience research and participatory development communication literature is reviewed to propose how audience research should be designed and conducted for public dialogue broadly. Second, literature on public engagement about science is analysed for the challenges in public dialogue about science and the implications for audience research. Third, a set of guidelines is presented for evaluating the appropriateness of audience research for public dialogue about science. Finally, these guidelines are used to evaluate a case of qualitative audience research commissioned by the Public Understanding of Biotechnology (PUB) programme, judging the appropriateness of its design to the communication objectives and extracting further lessons for audience research. The findings present a “double-dialogical” approach to audience research, where the research methods and the information elicited reflect dialogical objectives. This approach emphasises listening over telling, building relationships over interrogating targets, and optimising inclusivity and diversity in identifying participants, framing issues, and selecting channels and spaces for deliberative dialogue, wherein participation and information dissemination play complementary roles. Following these principles, audience research can build democratic foundations for public dialogue about science while recognizing the following challenges: the specialized and technical nature of science, the complexity of issues, the power of commercial interests, the need for social accountability, low motivation and interest amongst publics, and the resistance of technical experts and decision-makers towards dialogue. A framework of guidelines is offered for designing and evaluating audience research for public dialogue about science, structured around 5 interrelated elements: WHY – clarifying the objectives of communication and audience research; GENERAL – overall research design considerations; WHO – conceptualizing and investigating dialogue participants; WHAT – framing issues from multiple perspectives; and HOW – identifying spaces and channels for public dialogue. Applying the framework to the case study demonstrates the guidelines’ usefulness for evaluation purposes, grounds the study in an actual case of audience research and extracts lessons for future applications. The framework succeeds in judging the appropriateness of the study’s design for its purpose. The study contributes to the search for effective means of public engagement by proposing practical guidelines for the first steps of such a process, a methodological praxis for audience research that can be useful in scholarly and practitioner communities and can be refined and adapted for various contexts.<br>Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2012.<br>Information Science<br>unrestricted
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Heyboer, Maarten. "Grass-counters, stock-feeders, and the dual orientation of applied science : the history of range science, 1895-1960 /." Diss., This resource online, 1992. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06062008-170844/.
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Chiweshe, Malvern Tatenda. "The development of an arousal and anxiety control mental skills training programme for the Rhodes University archery club." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002082.
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Research on the development of Mental Skills Training (MST) programmes in sport psychology has largely increased as sport has become more competitive. MST programmes have been seen to improve the performance of athletes. This particular research study focuses on the development of an anxiety and arousal control MST programme designed specifically for, and tailored exclusively to, the needs of four archers from the Rhodes Archery Club in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The development of the programme was guided by the Organisational Development Process model as the research methodology design. Data from two quantitative measures (CSAI-2 and Sport Grid-R), a focus group, and an individual interview were integrated with currently existing mental skills literature and theory to devise this particular MST programme. The results of the assessment phase showed that individual archers have different experiences in how anxiety and arousal affect their performances. The results also showed that archers have different zones in which they feel their performance is good. These zones depend on their subjective interpretations of anxiety and arousal. The results also showed that other factors that include personality differences, level of experience and level of expertise also influence how anxiety and arousal affect performance. The archers had previous exposure to MST programmes although they had not received systematic training in mental skills training. The programme was developed in the form of MST workshops that would run over a three week period. As part of the programme the archers would be given a mental skills manual to aid in the mental skills training. It is recommended in future that more research in MST programmes be done as a way of improving the performance of athletes in South Africa
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Shi, Shuai. "Development of experimental protocols for a heterogeneous bioscaffold-chondrocyte construct with application to a tissue engineered spinal disc." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1271444483.
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Makitan, Vedran. "Waste tyre recycling: current status, economic analysis and process development." Thesis, Curtin University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/845.
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The disposal of waste tyres has become an increasing problem in many countries worldwide. It is a costly issue for the whole tyre manufacturing and automobile industry, while the environmental costs over the years have reached significant levels. Current government’s regulations which ban landfilling in some developed countries such as United Kingdom have sparked an increased interest in finding new ways to dispose of waste tyres in environmentally safe manner.First part of this thesis explores the current status of the industry and identifies the most promising technologies which could provide a suitable solution for safe disposal of tyres. Once identified, the technology with the biggest potential is screened through a series of experiments which will form a basis for further process development. Finally, an in-depth economic analysis will evaluate the commercial feasibility of newly developed process and identify key recommendations for further work.After careful consideration, the pyrolysis of waste tyres was chosen for further process development and experimental research. The main goal of this work was to develop a suitable process for safe disposal of tyres and develop a unique tool which will provide a guideline on the process conditions required in order to optimize the production of a specific product. This tool, known as POT (Product Optimization Table) will play major part in identifying key operating conditions required for optimizing the overall process economics.Key findings in this report concentrate on identifying best possible process conditions required to make the process as economically favorable as possible at current market conditions. This is achieved by completing a case study together with a number of different economic models and looking at what makes the particular model economically viable. The result of this economic analysis points out a few major limitations of waste tyre pyrolysis process and dwells deeper into finding the key causes for this.Key recommendations presented at the end of this report are aimed at tyre manufacturing industry as well as relevant government bodies. Federal governments of developed nations are to play a major role in promoting the commercialization of the waste tyre pyrolysis technology. It is clear that new technology such as pyrolysis which is characterized by high risk and minimal returns is going to struggle in today’s market. Implementing the recommendations given in this report is crucial in order to encourage significant investments into technology such as pyrolysis and aid the further development and commercialization in the near future.
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Kalani, Gautam Nandu. "Coping with risk in poor rural economies." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2013. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:464f00db-df0d-4dff-8155-a250bd2d7c1c.
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Rural inhabitants of developing countries face extraordinarily risky environments, and decision-making under risk has crucial implications for the welfare of the rural poor. Therefore, obtaining a better understanding of the behaviour under risk of low-income populations is a vital step in the comprehension of human behaviour, and is important for effective policy design and evaluation, as well as for shedding light on production, investment and technology adoption decisions. In Chapter One, I analyze data collected from a laboratory experiment involving poor subjects in rural Ethiopia, in order to determine which decision models (and corresponding risk preferences) best describe the decision-making under risk of inhabitants. I find that expected utility theory (EUT) does not provide a good overall description of the decisions made by participants in the experiment; instead, there is evidence of probability weighting and loss aversion, implying that rank-dependent and reference-dependent choice models are more likely to represent the true latent decision-making process of subjects. In Chapter Two, I analyze combined experimental and survey data from rural Ethiopia in order to evaluate the determinants of risk preferences as well as assess the degree of asset integration in experimental decisions. Analyzing both EUT and non-EUT decision models and using an instrumental variable strategy, I find that household wealth negatively affects both risk aversion and loss aversion, but independent background risk has no effect on risk preferences. Further, I find evidence of narrow framing, as opposed to asset integration, suggesting that participants make decisions in the experiment in isolation from outside wealth. In Chapter Three, I analyze experimental data from Brazil to evaluate whether subjects understand decision problems that use the complex Multiple Price List (MPL) elicitation procedure, and to determine which decision models best describe observed choices. I find that the MPL decision problems of the experiment enable a finer characterization of risk preferences as compared to Ordered Lottery Selection problems (used in the Ethiopian experiment). However, I find that a significant fraction of choice patterns in the MPL problems are intransitive, and the evidence indicates that subjects did not properly understand the decision problems and thus observed choices do not reveal true risk preferences. Therefore, the relatively complex MPL procedure may not be suitable for experiments conducted with poorly-educated subjects in developing country settings. Chapter Four presents a theory outlining the relationship between rational demand for index insurance – for which the net transfer between insurer and policyholders depends only on a publicly verifiable index – and wealth. Further, the validity of this theory is tested using the experimental data from Ethiopia. In line with the theoretical model presented, due to basis risk and actuarially unfair premiums, demand for index insurance is hump-shaped – first increasing then decreasing – in wealth. The results indicate that the low take-up of this product observed among the poorest (and most risk averse) individuals in recent field studies may result from rational choice rather than credit constraints or poor decision-making.
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Dye, A. H. (Arthur H. ). "Knowledge production and research development in science and technology at higher education institutions in the Eastern Cape Province." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52315.
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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch, 2001.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aims of this study were to establish whether there had been discernable changes
in the nature of knowledge production at higher education institutions in the Eastern Cape
since the transition to democracy, and to relate these to international and national trends in
the way knowledge is produced. In view of the emphasis in government policy on the
development of science and technology, the study was focused on researchers in this area and
on the administration of research in this context. The research was conducted through
structured interviews with administrators and active researchers at the three technikons and
five universities in the province.
The study found that there had indeed been changes, both in the way research is
managed, and in the nature of the research itself. Research has become more applied over the
last five years and there has been a move towards multidisciplinary, multi-institutional
research, although administrators tended to underestimate the extent of this change. Research
management has also become businesslike with the establishment of dedicated
Deans/Directors of research on most campuses. Administrators ascribe these changes to new
government policies and to changes in the requirements of funding agencies. Researchers,
however, generally ascribe the changes to factors more directly related to themselves, such as
changes in institutional research policy, more opportunities for multidisciplinary work and to
greater linkage with the private sector. The study also found that many of the changes were
already underway some time ago and that there was a degree of proactiveness in the way some
institutions had realigned their research. The study found that there are significant differences between formerly advantaged
institutions and their historically disadvantaged counterparts. The latter are dominated by less
well qualified staff and produce fewer research outputs than the former. Research cultures are
less well developed and researchers complain of a lack of institutional support for research.
Despite this, research continues to be a significant activity on these campuses. In general, staff
at technikons are more positive about the future of research than their colleagues at
universities, irrespective of historical advantage.
The study found that knowledge production has assumed some of the characteristics
of so-called Mode 2 knowledge production as a result of a variety of national and international
influences, and historically advantaged institutions have been able to initiate adjustments to
the way in which research is done in anticipation of new policies. Publication of government
policy on science and technology and on higher education may have accelerated the change
but did not initiate it. The historically disadvantaged institutions, however, appeared to have
done little in anticipation of new policy and have been forced to be reactive to recent
government initiatives.<br>AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die doel van die studie was om ondersoek na die voorkoms van waarneembare
veranderinge in die karakter van die lewering van kennis by hoer-onderrig institute in die Oos-
Kaap, na die oorgang van demokrasie, in te stel. Verder is gepoog om hierdie veranderinge in
verband met internasionale en nasionale tendense, met betrekking to die wyse waarop kennis
voortgebring word, te bring. In die lig van die regering se beleid aangaande die ontwikkeling
van wetenskap en tegnologie was die studie op navorsers in hierdie rigting, sowel as die
aanpassing van navorsing in hierdie konteks, gefokus. Die ondersoek was deur middel van
gestruktureerde onderhoude met administrateurs en aktiewe navorsers aan die drie tegnikons
and vyf universiteite in hierdie provinsie uitgevoer.
Die ondersoek het aangedui dat veranderinge in die wyse waarop navorsing bestuur
word en in die karakter van navorsing op sigself, inderdaad plaasgevind het. Navorsing het
gedeurende die afgelope vyf jaar toenemend toepaslik geword en hoewel administrateurs
geneig het om die omvang daarvan te onderskat, was daar 'n merkbare verplasing na multidissiplinere
en multi-institution ale navorsing. Die administrasie van navorsing het ook, na die
aanstelling van teogewyde Dekane/Direkteurs van navorsing by die meerderheid kampusse,
toenemend bedryfsgerig word. Administrateurs skryf hierdie verplasing toe aan die nuwe
staatsbeleid sowel as die veranderinge in die voorskrifte van befondsingsliggame. Op hul beurt
skryf navorsers die varanderinge egter aan faktore wat meer op hulself van toepassing is, toe.
Hierdie faktore sluitveranderinge in die institutionele beleid, die toename in geleenthede met
betrekking tot multi-dissiplinere werk, sowel as die toename in skakeling met die private sektor, in. Dit is gevind dat verskeie van hierdie veranderinge al 'n geruime tyd onderweg is
en dat daar 'n mate van pro-aktiwiteit met betrekking tot die wyse waarop sommige institute
hul navorsing hers poor het, bestaan.
Die studie het bevind dat betekenisvolle verskille tussen voormalige bevoorregte
institute en hul histories onbevoorregte ekwivalente voorgekom het. U it die resultate het dit
duidelik geword dat die personeel van die laasgenoernde institute oor die algemeen minder
gekwalifiseerd is en dat 'n laer navorsingsopbrengs geproduseer word. Die navorsingskultuur
is minder ontwikkel en navorsers is ontevrede oor die gebrek aan institutionele ondersteuning
wat navorsing aanbetref. Ten spyte hiervan is navorsing voortdeurend 'n betekenisvolle
akwitiwiteit op hierdie kampusse. Personeel verbonde aan tegnikons is oor die algemeen meer
positief oor die toekoms van navorsing in teenstelling met hul kollegas verbonde aan
universitiete, ongeag die historiese agtergrond.
Die studie het ook bevind dat, weens die verskeidenheid nasionale en internasionale
invloede en die oorspronklike aanpassings wat historiese bevoorregte institute tot stand laat
kom het met betrekking tot die wyse waarop navorsing, met die oog op nuwe beleid, uitgevore
word, die produksie van kennis van die eienskappe van "Mode 2" aangeneen word. Die
bekendmaking van die staatsbeleid aangaande wetenskap en tegnologie en hoer-onderrig kon
uit eie beweging hierdie veranderinge bespoedig het, maar het dit nie geinisieer nie. Histories
onbevoorregte institute het tot dusver min werk gemaak van die vooruitsigte van die nuwe
beleid en word genoodsaak om op onlangse regerings inisiatiewe te reageer.
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Magnusson, Peter R. "Customer-oriented product development : experiments involving users in service innovation." Doctoral thesis, Stockholm : Economic Research Institute, Stockholm School of Economics [Ekonomiska forskningsinstitutet vid Handelshögsk.] (EFI), 2003. http://www.hhs.se/efi/summary/618.htm.
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Moulherat, Sylvain. "Toward the development of predictive systems ecology modeling : metaConnect and its use as an innovative modeling platform in theoretical and applied fields of ecological research." Toulouse 3, 2014. http://thesesups.ups-tlse.fr/2668/.
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Dans un contexte de changements globaux, les scientifiques et les législateurs requièrent des outils leur permettant de traiter la question de la perte de biodiversité. L'analyse de viabilité de population (PVA) est l'outil principal pour traiter le problème. Cependant, les outils développés dans les années 90 n'intègrent que très peu les récents progrès réalisés en génétic du paysage et sur la compréhension de la dipsersion. Ici, j'ai développé une plateforme de modélisation flexible et modulaire pour réaliser des PVA qui palie à la plupart des limitations des logiciels existants et répondant de ce fait à l'appel fait par Evans et al. (2013) pour développer des modèles prédictifs des systèmes écologiques. MetaConnect est un modèle individu centré, basé sur le déroulement des processus biologiques et principalement basé sur la réalisation d'analyses de viabilités qui peut être utlisé à la fois comme un outil de recherche ou d'aide à la décision. Dans ma thèse, je présente le module central de MetaConnect et sa validation puis présente différentes application de cette plateforme à des fins théoriques et appliquées<br>In a context of global change, scientists and policy-makers require tools to address the issue of biodiversity loss. Population viability analysis (PVA) has been the main tool to understand and plan for this problem. However, the tools developed during the 90s poorly integrate recent scientific advances in landscape genetics and dispersal. Here, I developed a flexible and modular modeling platform for PVA that addresses many of the limitations of existing software and in this way answer the call made by Evans et al. (2013) for predictive systems ecology models. MetaConnect is an individual-based, process-based and PVA-based modeling platform which could be used as a research or a decision-making tool. In my thesis, I present the modeling base core of MetaConnect and its validation and then present different uses of this platform in theoretical and applied ecology
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Via, Sandra Elizabeth. "Neoliberalism in Higher Education?: A Case Study of the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42783.
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According to David Harvey, neoliberal ideology has emerged as the current hegemonic economic discourse. Therefore, Harvey contends that neoliberalism has permeated every aspect of society, including institutions of higher education. However, the role of neoliberal ideology is perceived as a form of common sense, and thus proponents of neoliberal policies often do not realize that the programs and policies that they are implementing are neoliberal. Furthermore, Harvey argues that another aspect of neoliberalism is its propensity to exclude or ignore society. This thesis explores the relationship between neoliberal ideology and higher education, as well as the tendency of neoliberalism to depict universities and other forms of higher education as catalysts for economic development. In order to examine this relationship, this thesis examines an institution of higher education located in Southside Virginia, the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR). More specifically, this thesis takes an in depth look of the academic, research, and outreach/community programs offered by IALR. Moreover, this thesis explains how some of IALRâ s programs fit within a neoliberal framework and others do not, and how these programs are characterized as mechanisms of economic revitalization in Southside Virginia. Finally, this thesis demonstrates the ways in which IALR has embraced aspects of neoliberal ideology while resisting neoliberalismâ s tendencies to exclude the community from decision-making processes, yet also inculcate neoliberal ideology into the communityâ s perceptions of economic development and higher education.<br>Master of Arts
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Liu, Di. "VIBRATION OF STEEL-FRAMED FLOORS SUPPORTING SENSITIVE EQUIPMENT IN HOSPITALS, RESEARCH FACILITIES, AND MANUFACTURING FACILITIES." UKnowledge, 2015. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/ce_etds/34.
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Floors have traditionally been designed only for strength and deflection serviceability. As technological advances have been made in medical, scientific and micro-electronics manufacturing, many types of equipment have become sensitive to vibration of the supporting floor. Thus, vibration serviceability has become a routinely evaluated limit state for floors supporting sensitive equipment. Equipment vibration tolerance limits are sometimes expressed as waveform peak acceleration, and are more often expressed as narrowband spectral acceleration, or one-third octave spectral velocity.
Current floor vibration prediction methods, such as those found in the American Institute of Steel Construction Design Guide 11, Floor Vibrations Due to Human Activity, the British Steel Construction Institute P354, Design of Floors for Vibration: a New Approach and the British Concrete Centre CCIP-016 A Design Guide for Footfall Induced Vibration of Structures, have limitations. It has been observed that non-structural components such as light-weight partitions could significantly change floor dynamic properties. Current prediction methods do not provide a fundamental frequency manual prediction method nor finite element modeling guidance for floors with non-structural components. Current prediction methods only predict waveform peak acceleration and do not provide predictions for frequency domain response including narrowband spectral acceleration or one-third octave spectral velocity. Also, current methods are not calibrated to provide a specific level of conservatism.
This research project provides (1) a fundamental frequency manual prediction method for floors with lightweight partitions; (2) an improved finite element modeling procedure for floors with light-weight partitions; (3) a procedure to predict the vibration response in narrow-band spectrum and one-third octave band spectrum which can be directly compared with vibration tolerance limits; and (4) a simplified experimental procedure to estimate the floor natural frequencies.
An experimental program including four steel-framed building floors and a concrete was completed. Modal tests were performed on two of the steel-framed buildings and the concrete building using an electrodynamic shaker. Experimental modal analysis techniques were used to estimate the modal properties: natural frequencies, mode shapes, and damping ratios. Responses to walking excitation were measured several times in each tested bay for individuals walking at different walking speeds. During each test, the walker crossed the middle of the bay using a metronome to help maintain the intended cadence.
The proposed method was used to predict the modal properties and responses to walking. The measurements are used to assess the precision of the proposed methods and to calibrate the prediction methods to provide a specific probability that the actual response will exceed the predicted response. Comparison of measurements and predictions shows the proposed methods are sufficiently accurate for design usage.
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Ibrahim, Najib Bin. "Development of the methodology for the measurement of the indoor pollutants in problem-solving research : as applied to the assessment of health hazards in office buildings." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.321750.
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Gransinigh, Sara. "Research and development of manufacturing protocols and new binders for the industrial production of bio-composites materials." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2021. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/24404/.
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Within the scope of moving towards a circular economy, “green” materials surely represent an excellent alternative, both in terms of sustainable manufacturing process and circular lifespan. For instance, “bio-composites” are promising bio-based materials constituted by bio-polymers or bio-derived polymers that are reinforced by natural fibres or biological wastes and/or residues. The present Internship and Thesis project took place at Mogu S.r.l., a small Italian company (VA) that creates responsible products for interior design. In details, it focused on the production process of bio-composites tiles for flooring from agro-industrial residues like hemp-shives. The current production protocol was firstly implemented through the investigations of macro-variables: particles’ size and distribution, alternative fibres, different %/dry weight of kraft lignin as binder, temperature and pressure, density and thickness. This allowed to cut by almost 38% the total manufacturing time and reduce the amount of bio-adhesive, thus improving the overall sustainability of the process. Then, alternative bio-adhesives have been tested both in a pure form and after pre-treatments. Precisely, some experimental procedures have been developed to denaturise soy and whey proteins, on the basis of methodologies reported in literature. Finally, the most promising bio-composites were further characterized by performing some mechanical tests. Particularly, the tiles with thermally activated whey proteins isolates as binder showed the best flexural properties, far above the threshold values set by norms. Conversely, further studies will be needed to improve panels’ dimensional stability since also the lowest value of swelling in thickness, recorded for panels with kraft lignin and thermally pre-treated, was not in compliance with norms. Nevertheless, the Project confirmed that it is feasible to reach interesting properties with natural components coming from leftovers of several industries.
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Beban, Alice. "Organic agriculture: an empowering development strategy for small-scale farmers? A Cambodian case study : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand." Massey University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10179/971.
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This thesis explores claims that organic agriculture may be an empowering development strategy by investigating the impacts of conversion to organic farming systems on the lives of small-scale farmers in Cambodia. The thesis interrogates the diverse uses and abuses of the term =empowerment‘ in development rhetoric and argues for an empowerment model that is derived from farmers‘ self-defined concepts of development. This model was used to conduct a qualitative case study involving semistructured interviews and focus groups with members of organics initiatives in seven diverse Cambodian communities. Results indicate that many farmers in all communities felt that their most important objective was not only to achieve food security, but to be able to grow sufficient rice to feed their family. Farmers joined the organics initiatives primarily to improve their health and reduce the cost of farming inputs. As a result of joining the initiatives, all farmers (including both certified and non-certified organic farmers) felt they had improved their health and food security. Most farmers also increased incomes, created stronger family and community ties and felt they had more control over their livelihoods. These benefits were not, however, distributed equally amongst individuals or communities. Very poor and isolated farmers could not generally access benefits. The three main factors that determined the impact of the organics initiatives on farmer empowerment were identified as: the individual‘s level of resources, the strength of the farmer group, and the policies and values of the supporting organisation. The implications for future initiatives are, firstly, the tremendous potential for farmers and wider rural communities to benefit from organic agriculture as a development strategy. However, this study also shows that if organics is to be viable for low-resource people, it may be necessary to promote both resources and techniques in organics initiatives. Also, a focus on building strong relationships both within the farmers group and linkages with local and wider stakeholders may enhance long-term sustainability of organics initiatives.
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Gaunce, Rachel. "Seeking Alternative Research and Development Methods Through Theatre: A Case Study on Sanitation Issues Affecting Women in the Mathare Slum." Ohio University Honors Tutorial College / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1524844274577085.
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Helmick, Michael Stephen. "A Study of the Impact of the Associate of Applied Science Degree on the Region Served by Walters State Community College." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2005. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1088.
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This study investigated the impact a community college associate of applied science degree from a rural college in east Tennessee has on the area served by the college. Variables explored in this study included residence location, employment status, employment location, salary range, and advanced degree persistence.
The population for this study included all Summer 1999, Fall 1999, Spring 2000, and Summer 2000 Associate of Applied Science graduates from Walters State Community College. Data for this study were collected via a student survey and information gathered from the student information system database at the college. All hypotheses were analyzed using descriptive techniques appropriate to the data analyzed, including Chi Square, Mann-Whitney U, and Kruskal-Wallis H tests.
Based on the analysis of the population sample, Associate of Applied Science graduates do have a positive impact on the Walters State Community College service delivery area. Associate of Applied Science graduates tend to reside in the area, are employed in the area, have reasonable salaries, and many work toward advanced degrees.
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Berends, J. W. "Escaping the rhetoric : a Mongolian perspective on participation in rural development projects : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Science in International Rural Development at Lincoln University /." Diss., Lincoln University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10182/1307.
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This thesis explores how stakeholders in Mongolian rural development projects interpret the concept of 'participation'. While previous research has provided an ethnographic snapshot of participation in rural development projects, none has yet focused on Mongolia – a post-socialist nation that receives significant amounts of foreign aid. To gain a holistic picture of 'participation', this study explores: how stakeholders understand participation; what stakeholders perceive and prioritise as the benefits of participation; and which factors motivate or inhibit participation. This study's methodology involved an inductive, qualitative approach with a multiple case study design. Three Mongolia rural development projects, each with objectives of poverty-reduction and participation, were selected from three different development organisations and interviews were conducted with different stakeholder groups: development organisation managers, field staff, and local people of the project sites (participants and non-participants). The results of this study revealed a dominant or 'Mongolian' understanding of 'participation' existed across the various stakeholders: 'Participation is local contributions of group labour and information for material benefits, within a top-down authoritarian structure (including local institutions)'. This understanding arose from development organisations' emphasis on efficiency and sustainable results and local people engaging with the project as a normative livelihood strategy. In this study, given the incidence and nature of rural poverty, stakeholders prioritised the tangible benefits of participation over the intangible and linked empowerment to tangible outcomes. Development staff prioritised the longer-term tangible benefits (food security and income), and to ensure their sustainability sub-benefits were provided sequentially, mental capital, then physical capital, with social capital built naturally through the project's formal and informal activities. In contrast, local people prioritised the manifest tangible benefits, which initially meant the physical capital gifted by the project, and then later the material outcomes of the new livelihoods. While development staff envisioned intangible benefits as important in their own right, for Mongolian participants they were a gateway to the project's tangible outputs. Four prominent intangible benefits emerged: knowledge/mental investment, 'power within', social connections, and involvement in groups – each uniquely valuable within the Mongolian context. The results also showed that the factors which shaped participation reflected the unique circumstances of rural Mongolia and each project's activities. Economic rationality appeared as the foundational incentive for participation, followed by social motivations that included: widespread, detailed, and positive information about the project; the perceived power, leadership, and organisational skills of the development organisation; a deep personal relationship between development staff and local people; and rurally-oriented seminars and workshops. The major barriers to 'Mongolian' participation included: a lack of opportunity or incentive to participate; the current situation of poverty and unemployment; Mongolia's governance structures, culture, and history; the geography of isolation; the development organisation‟s procedures; and the dynamics of project 'groups'. Moreover, the results indicated that projects which require higher levels of local participation, i.e. decision-making, may face more fundamental obstacles because of the cultural value placed upon top-down, authoritarian leadership and a prevailing mentality of dependence. Based on these results, this study concludes that interpretations of participation arise out of field-level realities, and thus the level of participation incorporated into development projects needs to reflect the local culture, context, and history.
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Cintrón-Moscoso, Federico. "Articulating Social Change in Puerto Rico: Environmental Education as a Model for Youth Socio-Political Development and Community-Led School Reform." Scholar Commons, 2010. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/1600.
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Recent attempts at developing an environmental education agenda in public schools emphasize the need to foster greater public awareness about environmental rights, issues, and solutions, while producing citizens with the knowledge and skills needed to address the ecological challenges of contemporary society. However, some scholars have argued that the attempt to integrate environmental principles into the school curricula has created a conflict between the politically-oriented goals of environmental education and the more passive practices of uncritical assimilation and reproduction found in many schools today (Stevenson 2007). Moreover, although there is a need for public schools to take on the challenge of prioritizing environmental education, they may not be ready to do so. Ideological conflicts, structural constraints and perceptions about the urgency of the problem seem to affect the ways in which implementation of these new philosophies and practices take place.
One approach that the environmental movement in Puerto Rico is utilizing to fulfill what they perceive as their responsibility to the new generations of Puerto Ricans and society at large is to partner with local elementary public schools in an effort to develop activities and knowledge relevant to local ecological issues and environmental principles. To better understand this complex articulation, I set out to conduct an ethnographic case study of Conuco, a youth-led activist group working in collaboration with four elementary schools in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico.
Utilizing an eco-critical approach, this study looks at the multiple-levels in which Conuco intersects as a public organization and a transformative space for its individual members. By caring for and working with elementary school children, the young people in the study learn to behave in ways that are ecologically conscious while, at the same time, fulfilling their perceived social responsibility as mentors and environmental activists. However, while these practices might improve the performance of individual teachers and the level of awareness and participation of particular groups of students, they raise questions about the ability of the school system to confront these new challenges systematically by transforming the system of instruction and improving its commitment to the environment. How effective these strategies are and what they mean for all involved-teachers, students, and activists-are the primary questions being explored in this study.
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Saha, Shrabani. "Causes of corruption : an empirical investigation in a cross-country framework : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosphy in Economics, Massey University, Turitea campus, Palmerston North, New Zealand." Massey University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10179/1327.
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In recent years corruption has come to be considered as a pervasive phenomenon, and a major obstacle in the process of economic development. However, there exist few studies that discuss the factors that cause corruption and why some countries are more corrupt than others. This research contributes to that rather scanty literature and focuses on the causes of corruption. More importantly, the study empirically investigates various causes of corruption, in particular the role of economic development, democracy and economic freedom in explaining the observed variations in corruption across countries, and the nexus between democracy and economic freedom in combating corruption. The study first tests the reliability of the recent quantitative innovations in the study of corruption in terms of the Corruption Perception Index, constructed by Transparency International. Using theoretical and empirical analysis, various hypotheses regarding corruption and its determinants are examined using panel data for 100 countries during the period 1995 to 2004. The empirical findings show that the subjective indexing process of corruption perception eventually converges to a common consensus. In evaluating the relationship between economic development and corruption, the results suggest that income per capita, education, unemployment, income inequality, economic freedom and democracy are among the factors which determine and help explain the cross-country differences in corruption. Furthermore, the assessment of the relationship between democracy and corruption shows that an ‘electoral democracy’, represented by ‘political rights’, is not in itself sufficient to reduce corruption. Instead, for low levels of corruption to exist, the presence of an advanced fully-formed mature democracy is required. A characteristic of a mature democracy is the existence of an environment where the probability of being caught, if acting corruptly, is very high. In addition, the examination of the interaction between economic freedom and democracy suggests that economic freedom reduces corruption in any political environment, and the effect is substantially larger with a high level of democracy. The interesting and important findings of the analysis indicate that there exists a non-linear relationship between corruption and the level of income as well as democracy. The findings suggest that developed countries have succeeded in controlling corruption through higher levels of economic development along with the economic and political freedoms that their peoples enjoy.
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Burns, Michael Edward. "Story-Selling: The Persuasive Effects of Using Stories in University Recruitment." Diss., North Dakota State University, 2012. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/26563.
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The purpose of this dissertation was to examine the persuasive effects personal stories have on the university recruitment process. Specifically, this study explored how Fisher's (1984) concepts of narrative probability and fidelity influenced Ajzen's (1991) theory of planned behavior model using a four-staged quasi-experimental study. Jablin's (1982) anticipatory socialization phase of organizational assimilation theory acted as a context for this applied dissertation.
This study evolved over four stages while working with the North Dakota State University Office of Admission. The first stage provided qualitative data exploring students' opinions of using story-based recruitment material. Focus groups also revealed what types of stories would be helpful for prospective students during the college admission process. Stage two developed and tested the narrative probability and fidelity scales based on Fisher's (1984) narrative paradigm. These newly created scales were used to determine the level of narrative probability and narrative fidelity in each of the experimental conditions. Stage three consisted of the creation and testing of the recruitment videos used in each experimental condition. The final stage tested the story-based recruitment and control videos on prospective students visiting North Dakota State University.
The results of this dissertation were obtained using a series of ANOVAs, regression analyses, and path model testing techniques. Overall, the results suggested that high levels of narrative probability and narrative fidelity do positively influence prospective students' attitudes toward choosing a university and have a less powerful, but still positive, influence on their subjective norms beliefs and perceived behavioral control of choosing a university. The theory of planned behavior model was also supported by this data. The results of each stage of this study produced theoretical and practical implications. This dissertation concludes with a discussion of the results, implications, limitations, and future research opportunities.
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Rigaki, Anastasia. "Teachers of Greek Model Experimental High : Schools and Lifelong Learning: a mixed methods approach." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-113294.
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Lifelong Learning is a key concept in modern ‘knowledge-based’ society and it is viewed as a commodity, a personal drive or a social necessity. This thesis aims to unravel its many dimensions and the values that are ascribed to it by the teachers of Greek Model Experimental High Schools. A Model Experimental High School is a relatively new type of state school in Greece, which is highly differentiated from other schools in terms of curriculum, inter-school activities, staff and students and emerged in the Greek education system in 2011. For this reason, research on the effects of this differentiation in the aspects of Lifelong Learning is scarce. The mixed methods strategy was used in order to form a complete picture of the Lifelong Learning dimensions and the research was conducted in two parts. The first part was quantitative and aimed to categorize the elements that constitute Lifelong Learning for the teachers, the factors that encourage or discourage it and its positive and negative dimensions on a macro level as, through a questionnaire, and as a result responses were collected from the thirty-six Model Experimental High Schools in urban and semi-urban areas of Greece. The second part was qualitative and through semi-structured interviews, it explored more in-depth the issue of Lifelong Learning and the concept of vocational vitality which is related both to Lifelong Learning and a teacher’s professional life. Following the propositions of the Theory of Work Adjustment, the research revealed that through the various non-formal and informal activities that the demanding context of Model Experimental High Schools promotes, Lifelong Learning acts as a reinforcer and a means of sustaining the balance between the school and the teachers by increasing their satisfaction. Moreover, both the quantitative and the qualitative methods revealed that teachers consider Lifelong Learning firstly as a means of personal development and secondly as continuous professional development. Lifelong Learning as investment in the human capital was not found as important as the previous two. Furthermore, the vocational vitality of teachers was found to be thriving due to the importance that Lifelong Learning plays in their life a and despite the difficulties which arise from the work demands or the difficult socioeconomic context in Greece due to the economic crisis of the recent years.
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Mendoza, J. Alexander Hoang. "Development of a codon-optimized Latrodectus hesperus MaSp1 synthetic gene for bacterial protein expression using a seamless cloning strategy." Scholarly Commons, 2015. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/174.
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Spider silk has outstanding mechanical properties, displaying high tensile strength and extensibility. The unique combination of strength and great extensibility make it one of the toughest materials in the world. Of the seven different spider silks, dragline silk, the lifeline silk of the spider, represents one of the most renowned fiber types that has extraordinary properties. As a result, many labs across the globe are racing to manufacture synthetic dragline silk fibers. With the production of synthetic dragline silk fibers, there are unlimited commercial applications. In this study, we developed several codon-optimized MaSp1 minifibroin constructs for recombinant protein expression in bacteria. These recombinant MaSp1 minifibroin constructs were engineered to contain the N-terminal domain (NTD), different copies of internal block repeats (ranging from 2 to 64 copies of 35 amino acid blocks), and the C-terminal domain (CTD). The NTD and CTDs were derived from the natural cDNA sequences of black widow spiders, while the internal block repeats were generated from synthetic DNA fragments that were codon-optimized for expression in Escherichia coli . Different numbers of internal block repeats were created using a specialized seamless cloning strategy. By applying this seamless cloning strategy, we successfully multimerized MaSp1 block repeats that approach the natural fibroin size. Moreover, through the construction of a customized NTD-CTD spidroin construct, multimerized block repeats from any fibroin can be rapidly inserted to facilitate minifibroin protein expression in bacteria. Overall, this strategy as well as the created vectors, should help advance the silk community in the production of synthetic silk fibers that have properties that more closely resemble natural fibers.
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Gomes, Anabela Carmelina de Sousa. "Os projetos em I&D como estruturante das universidades públicas portuguesas." Master's thesis, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/23984.
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Nesta dissertação vamos abordar a estrutura organizacional da universidade, bem como o conceito de Universidades, sua missão, funções de Ensino, investigação e ligação à sociedade.
Analisamos os contributos do impacto dos financiamentos dos projetos em I&D para as políticas públicas e para a Administração Pública. Definimos conceitos e atividades de I&D, nomeadamente as atividades de Investigação Aplicada (IA), Investigação Fundamental (IF) e Desenvolvimento Experimental (DE), baseando no Manual de Frascati. Estudamos o Financiamento I&D numa perspetiva descritiva atendendo à evolução dos financiamentos e execução, tendo como objetivo primordial analisar a evolução do impacto dos financiamentos dos projetos em I&D na estrutura das Instituições de Ensino Superior Portuguesas, no período de 2015 a 2019, bem como, o desempenho das atividades
de I&D realizadas. Referimos aos Fundos Estruturais de Financiamento de I&D, sobre o seu enquadramento teórico, a sua evolução histórica e também as suas aplicações no Ensino superior.
Caracterizamos e descrevemos as conceções que fundamentam a investigação, os métodos, as técnicas e os procedimentos metodológicos que serão utilizados para testar as hipóteses de trabalho e de pesquisa, de forma a obter uma resposta relativamente ao problema de pesquisa.<br>In this dissertation we will address the organizational structure of the university, as well as the concept of Universities, their mission, teaching functions, research and connection to society. We analyze the contributions of the impact of project financing on R&D to public policies and to Public Administration. We define R&D concepts and activities, namely Applied Research (AI), Fundamental Research (IF) and Experimental Development (DE), based on the Frascati Manual. We study R&D
Financing in a descriptive perspective, taking into account the evolution of financing and execution, with the primary objective of analyzing the evolution of the impact of R&D project financing on the structure of Portuguese Higher Education Institutions, in the period from 2015 to 2019, as well as the performance of the R&D activities carried out. We refer to the Structural Funds for R&D Financing, from its theoretical framework point of view, its historical evolution and also its applications in Higher
Education. We characterize and describe as concepts that underlie an investigation, the methods, techniques and methodological procedures that will be used to test as working and research hypotheses, in order to obtain an answer regarding the research problem.
In this regard, one of the main findings is that Public policies for the different programming periods, for financial projects, should guarantee the implementation of combined approaches between a transversal perspective and the one of the European Commission Support Frameworks.
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Kuo, Yi-sung, and 郭義松. "Knowledge Management applied on Research & Development of New Products." Thesis, 2002. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/03732726207383778550.
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To seek its core competitiveness and promote the added value of products, R&D of new products is necessary, and an important process of development for an enterprise. Formerly, many scholars presented the importance of knowledge management to a learning organization; however, this study proceeds to the application of knowledge management on the way of R&D of new products.
Operational procedures with respect to enforcement of R&D management are full of complexity. Because management procedures are involved in the establishment of organizations and information systems, therefore, this study carries out the Information Structure of Products Data Management System introduced by enterprises, and coordination R&D engineering of transnational organizations as the way of knowledge management for R&D of new products.
According to the findings of the study and actually certified cases, the application of knowledge management really brings positive effects to performance of R&D. Therefore, the conclusions and suggestions made from the results of this study are provided to enterprises and later researchers for reference.