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Ericson, Kristine I. "Factors affecting witness capacity in individuals with developmental disabilities." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0024/NQ39263.pdf.
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Rutebuka, Balinda. "Capacity building for developmental local government in the Kicukiro District of Rwanda." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020906.
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This study investigated the capacity building for developmental local government with reference to the Kicukiro District of Rwanda. Its aim was to examine the contribution of capacity-building interventions towards a developmental local government and at the same time investigate factors that hinder their implementation in Kicukiro district. The study provides an extensive historical background on local government in Rwa-nda with a particular focus on its policy, legal and institutional framework, whereby the developmental local government environment has been analysed. Furthermore, this study explores the theoretical framework of capacity building in general, and in this regard particular emphasis was given to capacity building in relation to developmental local government. The study also argued that without appropriate capacity it would be difficult for the district to fulfil its developmental mandate. This research followed both qualitative and quantitative approaches of study. It involved a survey in which a structured questionnaire and in-depth interviews were used as data gathering instruments. Through data analysis, findings of the study have shed light on the fact that capacity building constitutes an indispensable mechanism for local government to achieve its developmental mandate, despite challenges associated with the process of capacity building. The study found that the Kicukiro district has made a significant progress towards the implementation of capacity-building interventions despite the fact that these interventions are still fragmented, uncoordinated and still supply-driven. Furthermore, the study revealed that the capacities already built generated considerable impetus that contributed to socio-economic development within the Kicukiro district. The study also found that despite the progress made in both capacity building and development in Kicukiro district, there are capacity gaps and factors which are undermining further progress in this regard. Therefore, the study recommends, among others, an effective co-ordination of capacity-building interventions in order to avoid duplication and fragmentation of capacity-building efforts.
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Ngqebe, Vuyokazi Bulelwa. "Issues of developmental states : Integrated Development Plans and capacity in the Amathole District Municipality of South Africa." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/62681.
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The successes of the East Asian Tigers in constructing developmental states have become a prototype for developing countries in building their own models for social and economic development. This research study investigates the challenges that face developing countries such as South Africa in creating their own developmental state. The 2011National Development Plan set out the intention to transform South Africa into a capable and developmental state that can intervene to correct historical inequities. For this reason the local sphere of government plays a significant role in enhancing social and economic development in South Africa. This research study pays particular attention to the Amathole District Municipality. It is impossible to discuss the notion of a developmental state and state intervention without analysing the policies that the post-apartheid government introduced in South Africa since the dawn of the democratic dispensation in 1994. The research will study the RDP, GEAR, ASGISA and JIPSA macro-economic policies that were introduced after 1994 to redress inequalities and promote socio-economic development in South Africa. In spite of the achievements in improving the lives of South African communities by providing greater access to water and sanitation, housing and public health care to a larger number of citizens from various backgrounds, South African municipalities are faced with ever-increasing backlogs and a dissatisfied citizenry that have turned to municipal protests to raise their concerns. Given the structure of the South African economy, harsh poverty and inequalities that have plagued South African communities for decades, it is of significance to assess the challenges that local government faces in implementing policy that will successfully progress socio-economic development and make the developmental state vision feasible in South Africa. This research study concentrates on the varying capacity challenges in previously marginalised South African municipalities that often hinder efficient implementation of policy such as the Integrated Development Plan (IDP). The National Capacity Building Framework for Local Government is utilised in this research study to assess whether the Amathole District Municipality is capable of implementing the IDP that will realise a developmental state in South Africa. The purpose of this study is to analyse the capacity that the Amathole District Municipality has to implement sound Integrated Development Plans and identify the obstacles that affect its ability to implement policy with a view to providing recommendations that will assist the municipality and other South African municipalities improve policy implementation. The 5-C Policy Implementation Protocol Model will be utilised in the research study.<br>Dissertation (MPhil)--University of Pretoria, 2017.<br>School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA)<br>MPhil<br>Unrestricted
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Cele, Cyprian Godfrey Nhlanhla. "The human resources capacity of Endumeni Municipality as a developmental local government institution." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53641.
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Thesis (MPA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2003.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The post-apartheid era in South Africa has been marked by a whole range of important
changes. At local government, these changes have been manifested by, among other
things, the change in strategy from regulatory to developmental local government.
Interms of the open systems approach to organisational change, changes in one part of an
organisation need to be complemented by matching changes in other parts of the
organisation. This is the premise that forms the basis of this study. It is argued
particularly that the success of developmental local government hinges, to a large extent,
on complementary changes being made in other departments of a municipality.
The study focuses on one of these departments, namely the human resources (HR.)
department of a municipality. It investigates Endumeni Municipality, and researches
whether it has the necessary HR capacity to cope with the new strategy of developmental
local government. This is subsequently followed by recommendations derived from the
findings.
HR capacity is defined as the combination of the following key variables:
strategic partnership between the HR function and other functions of a
municipality;
integration of HR policies, systems and competencies with the developmental
mission of a municipality;
coherence among the different components of the HR strategy;
flexibility of the HR strategy; and
Alignment of the culture of a municipality with its developmental mission. The study is descriptive in character. It makes use of a combination of qualitative and
quantitative methods of investigation. The qualitative method comprises interviews with
key informants and an analysis of official documents. The quantitative method, on the
other hand, consists of a questionnaire that is administered to the Councillors of the
municipality.
The study came to a conclusion that Endumeni Municipality lacks the HR capacity to
carry out its developmental functions. To remedy this situation, the following
recommendations have been suggested:
(i) The current role of the HR section has to be reviewed with the view to elevate it
to the level of a strategic partner.
(ii) The HR competencies, policies and practices of the municipality are still
embedded in the outdated system of regulatory local government. These must
also come up for review so that they can be re-aligned with developmental local
government.
(iii) There is generally lack of co-ordination among the various components of HR
strategy. These must be re-aligned so that they can complement each other.
(iv) The municipality is currently finding it difficult to discard the old HR strategies, a
point which suggests rigidity on the part of these strategies. Inorder to cope with
the changing environmental conditions, the municipality needs to have some
flexibility in its HR strategies.
(v) Finally, the prevailing culture still shows elements, which support the old system.
This has to be addressed in order to create a new culture that is consistent with
developmental local government.<br>AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die post-apartheid era in Suid-Afrika word gekenmerk deur 'n reeks baie belangrike
veranderinge. Op plaaslike regeringsvlak word hierdie veranderinge, onder andere
gekenmerk deur die verandering in strategie van regulerende na ontwikkelende plaaslike
regering.
Volgens die oopstelselbehadering tot organisatoriese verandering moet veranderinge in
een afdeling van 'n organisasie aangevul te word deur soortgelyke veranderinge in ander
afdelings van die organisasie. Hierdie stelling vorm die basis van hierdie studie. Daar
word geargumenteer dat die sukses van ontwikkelende plaaslike regering in "n groot mate
rus op aanvullende veranderinge wat gemaak word in ander afdelings van die
munisipaliteit.
Hierdie studie fokus op een van hierdie afdelings, naamlik Menslike Hulpbronne (MH).
"n Studie word gedoen om te bepaal of Endumeni Munisipaliteit oor die nodige MR
beskik om die nuwe strategie van ontwikkelende plaaslike regering te ondersteun. Dit
word gevolg deur aanbevelings wat spruit uit die bevindings.
MH - kapasiteit word gedefinieer as "n kombinasie van die volgende sleutelveranderlikes:
n strategiese venootskap tussen die MR-funksie en ander funksies van "n
munisipaliteit;
inskakeling van MH-beleide, stelsel en - vaardighede met die ontwikkelingsmissie
van' n munisipaliteit;
samehorigheid tussen die verskillende komponente van die MR - strategie;
aanpasbaarheid van die MR - strategie; en
gerigtheid van die kultuur van' n munisipaliteit op sy ontwikkelingsmissie. Die studie is beskrywend van aard. Dit maak gebruik: van "n kombinasie van
kwalitatiewe en kwantitatiewe metodes van ondersoek. Die kwalitatiewe metode behels
onderhoude met belangrike informante en ontleding van amptelike dokumente. Die
kwantitatiewe metode, aan die ander kant, behels "n vraelys wat versprei word onder
ampsdraers van die munisipaliteit.
Die studie kom tot die gevolgtrekking dat Endumeni Munisipaliteit nie oordie MHkapasiteit
beskik om sy ontwikkelingsfunksie uit te voer nie. Die volgende aanbevelings
word gedoen, om hierdie probleem op te los:
(i) Die huidige rol van die MH - seksie moet hersien word om dit uit te lig na die
vlak van "n strategiese vennoot.
(ii) Die MR - vaardighede, beleide en praktyke van die munisipaliteit verteenwoordig
steeds "n uitgediende stelsel van regulerende plaaslike bestuur. Dit moet hiersien
word en in lyn gebring word met die ontwikkelende plaaslike regering.
(iii) In die algemeen is daar min samewerking tussen die verskeie komponente van die
MR - strategie. Hulle moet in lyn gebring word sodat hulle mekaar kan
komplimenteer.
(iv) Die munisipaliteit vind dit moeilik om ontslae te raak van die ou MH - strategie,
"n punt wat die onbuigsaamheid van hierdie strategieë bewys. Om by te bly met
die veranderende omgewingstoestande, moet die munisipaliteit buigsaamheid in
sy MR - strategie hê.
(v)- Ten slote, die huidige kultuur toon steeds elemente wat die ou stelsel steun. Dit
moet aangespreek word om "n nuwe kultuur te ontwikkel wat in ooreenstemming .
is met ontwikkelende plaaslike regering.
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McNeill, Kylie. "Understanding Burnout and Self-Regulation Capacity in Canadian Developmental and Elite Sport Coaches." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/37913.
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The overarching aims of this research were to advance knowledge of coach burnout and interventions addressing this syndrome by investigating (a) the associations between burnout, well-being, self-regulation capacity, and perceived stress in coaches, and (b) the perceived impact of a self-regulation intervention implemented with coaches experiencing moderate to high levels of burnout. A sequential mixed methods design was employed to collect quantitative and qualitative data in two separate phases. In Phase 1, an online survey was used to collect cross-sectional quantitative data from a sample of 260 Canadian developmental and elite sport coaches to assess associations between the variables of interest (i.e., burnout, well-being, self-regulation capacity, and perceived stress). Selected based on data from Phase 1, five coaches experiencing moderate to high levels of burnout then participated in a self-regulation intervention in Phase 2, which involved completing a workbook and a reflective journal and participating in a semi-structured intake and outtake interview before and after the intervention, respectively. Four studies were carried out to address the overall aims of this research. Phase 1. The purposes of Study 1 were to identify profiles of psychological functioning within a sample of coaches based on burnout and well-being indices, and investigate whether coaches in these profiles differed in their capacity to self-regulate and their perceptions of stress. Findings of the two-stage cluster analysis revealed that 54% of the coaches were characterized by a “thriving” profile (i.e., relatively low burnout and relatively high well-being), while 14% of the coaches were characterized by a “depleted” profile (i.e., relatively high burnout and relatively low well-being). The remainder of coaches were characterized by an “at-risk” profile (i.e., relatively high burnout and moderate well-being), which suggests that experiencing symptoms of burnout may not necessarily preclude coaches from experiencing well-being. Moreover, thriving coaches reported higher levels of self-regulation capacity and lower levels of perceived stress than coaches in the two more maladaptive profiles. Depleted coaches also reported higher levels of perceived stress than at-risk coaches. These findings speak to the salience of effective self-regulatory capacity and stress management skills in coaches’ adaptive functioning. Finally, depleted coaches worked longer hours and were more likely to be remunerated for their coaching than thriving coaches, demonstrating the importance of monitoring these situational factors to ensure coaches’ optimal functioning. The purpose of Study 2 was to examine the associations between self-regulation capacity, perceived stress, and burnout in coaches, and more specifically, to test the intervening variable effect of perceived stress in the association between coaches’ self-regulatory capacity and their emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment. Results of the structural equation modeling showed that coaches with greater self-regulatory competencies (i.e., self-control and self-observation) perceived less stress in their lives, and in turn, experienced less emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, and greater personal accomplishment (i.e., lower burnout). A direct association between these self-regulatory competencies and coaches’ sense of accomplishment was also found. This indicates that effective self-control and self-monitoring competencies may enable coaches to feel more efficacious in their coaching, regardless of their perceptions of stress. Phase 2. The purpose of Study 3 was to investigate coaches’ subjective experiences of burnout in order to shed light on the complex emotional nature of this syndrome. To this end, idiographic, first-person narrative accounts of the five coaches’ subjective experiences of burnout were provided. The narratives revealed that burnout was highly individualized and characterized by a variety of emotions (e.g., apathy, anger, dejection) linked to the dimensions of burnout. Burnout had negative implications for the coaches’ well-being (e.g., loss of enjoyment) and their coaching practice (e.g., yelling at athletes), and was associated with deficits in the coaches’ self-regulatory capacity (e.g., resistance to healthy eating and exercise). These findings underscore the need for interventions to help coaches effectively manage their personal and professional life and their symptoms of burnout. The purpose of Study 4 was to implement a self-regulation intervention with coaches experiencing moderate to high levels of burnout and examine the perceived impact of this intervention on their self-regulation capacity and experiences of burnout and well-being. A content analysis of the coaches’ outtake interviews and five bi-weekly journals revealed that all five coaches learned to self-regulate more effectively by developing various competencies (e.g., self-monitoring) and strategies (e.g., task delegation) throughout the intervention. Four of the coaches also perceived improvements in their symptoms of burnout (i.e., felt less emotionally drained, more engaged with their work and/or accepting of their athletes, and more effective in their coaching) and their well-being (e.g., experienced more positive emotions, satisfaction with life, and autonomy). Overall, the results of the current research shed light on important personal resources (i.e., self-regulation competencies) that can be strengthened to help coaches prevent or manage burnout and achieve greater well-being. This research also provides data on the first known empirical investigation of an intervention implemented with coaches experiencing burnout. As such, the findings from this dissertation make novel empirical and practical contributions to the literature on coach burnout.
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Shimi, Andria. "Attentional contributions to children's limited visual short-term memory capacity : developmental change and its neural mechanisms." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2012. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:655c9d9e-e3aa-40c5-bc51-db81a96808e4.
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It is increasingly recognised that, in adulthood, attentional control plays an important role in optimising the ability to encode and maintain items in visual short-term memory (VSTM). Memory capacity limits increase dramatically over childhood, but the mechanisms through which children guide attention to maximise VSTM remain poorly understood. Through a number of experiments manipulating different parameters, the current thesis aimed to explore the developmental trajectories of the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying selective attention within VSTM and to examine whether variations in attentional control are accompanied by individual differences in VSTM capacity. Chapters 2 and 3 investigated the development of attentional orienting in preparation for encoding and during maintenance. Younger children emerged as less able than older children and adults to orient attention to internally held representations. Therefore, Chapter 4 tested whether younger children’s attentional orienting is differentially affected by memory load. While attentional orienting prior to encoding was more beneficial when required to remember a greater number of items, cueing benefits during maintenance were similar across load conditions. Chapter 5 investigated whether temporal parameters influence younger children’s variable ability to orient attention during maintenance. Attentional orienting operated more efficiently on transient iconic traces rather than on VSTM representations due to passive decay of the memory traces as a function of time. Chapter 6 assessed whether the characteristics of the memoranda constrain the efficiency of attentional orienting within VSTM. Attentional orienting supported differentially the maintenance of familiar and meaningless items and pinpointed the quantitative improvement of mnemonic strategies over development. Finally, Chapter 7 examined the temporal dynamics of prospective and retrospective orienting of attention in VSTM. Children deployed neural pathways underpinning attentional orienting less efficiently than adults and differentially across the two orienting conditions suggesting their neural dissociation. Overall, findings from the current thesis define how children develop the ability to deploy attentional control in service of VSTM.
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Roberts, Jennifer H. "Winnicott’s “Capacity to Be Alone” in Normative and Non-Normative Adolescent Development." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1319053358.
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Sirsat, Sarah Goy. "Maturation of Endothermic Capacity within the Avian Developmental Spectrum: A Characterization of Thermoregulatory Metamorphosis." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2016. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862809/.
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An avian embryo is ectothermic, with body temperature determined by environmental temperature. Upon hatching, the neonate begins a conversion so that endothermic capacity becomes feasible and body temperature becomes independent of environment. Whole animal metabolic rate and ventilation response, cardiovascular development, and maturation of muscle mitochondrial flux were the focus of this dissertation because of the direct role in shivering thermogenesis. Precocial ducks and altricial Double-crested Cormorants exhibit increasing hematocrit and disproportionate increases in fractional heart mass resulting in greater oxygen delivery capacity and increased capacity of muscles to utilize oxygen compared with ectothermic American Alligator and Common Snapping turtles. By selecting for faster growth and higher meat yield in the domestic chicken, differences in whole-animal, tissue, cellular, and regulatory responses are evident between broiler and layer type birds. In the altricial red-winged blackbird, despite appearance of a whole animal endothermic response sometime after 7 dph, capacity of skeletal muscles involved in shivering thermogenesis peaks prior to that time. Thus, full development of endothermy is delayed in this species, allowing the altricial nestling to allocate energy towards growth rather than metabolic maintenance. Hypothyroidism in neonate red-winged blackbirds results in delayed maturation of the cardiovascular system and mitochondrial oxidative capacity of skeletal muscle. Such deficiencies were quickly recovered once the animals returned to a normothyroid state, apparently at the cost of increasing body mass. Insights into onset of thermoregulation provide a more thorough understanding of metabolic and physical transitions a hatchling bird must undergo to reach the adult endothermic phenotype. Endothermic capacity will continue to be at the forefront of physiological research because of the significance of changes between the energetic relations of an animal that must occur with its environment.
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Hsiao, Wen-Yu. "The Lipid Handling Capacity of Subcutaneous Fat Requires mTORC2 during Development." eScholarship@UMMS, 2020. https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_diss/1087.
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Overweight and obesity are associated with Type 2 Diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, cardiovascular disease and cancer, but all fat is not equal as storing excess lipid in subcutaneous white adipose tissue (SWAT) is more metabolically favorable than in visceral fat. Here, we uncover a critical role for mTORC2 in setting SWAT lipid handling capacity. We find that subcutaneous white preadipocytes differentiating without the essential mTORC2 subunit Rictorexpress mature adipocyte markers but develop a striking lipid storage defect. In vivo,this results in smaller adipocytes, reduced tissue size, lipid re-distribution to visceral and brown fat, and sex-distinct effects on systemic metabolic fitness. Mechanistically, mTORC2 promotes transcriptional upregulation of select lipid metabolism genes controlled by PPARgand ChREBP. These include genes that control lipid uptake, synthesis, and degradation pathways as well as Akt2, the gene encoding its substrate and insulin effector. Finally, we reveal a potential novel mTORC2 target, ACSS2, which might control intracellular acetyl-CoA availability and regulate metabolic gene expression by altering histone modification in white adipocytes. Exploring this pathway may uncover strategies to promote safe lipid storage and improve insulin sensitivity.
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Bennet, Angelina Anna. "Using psychological type for developmental coaching : the inclusion of intrapersonal type dynamics, effectiveness related to aspects of ego development, and the individual's capacity for development." Thesis, London Metropolitan University, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.542802.
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Erdogdu, Muammer Mustafa. "Developmental capacity and role of states in technological change : an analysis of the Turkish and South Korean car manufacturing industries." Thesis, University of Manchester, 1999. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.488280.
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It is argued that the neo-classical approach of regarding the market economy as a largely sufficient means of optimising technological and economic development is quite unrealistic and market forces alone cannot assure rapid technological and economic development. It is suggested instead that the pace of technological change and industrial transformation can be accelerated by well-directed pro-active State intervention. To do so, the State must allocate resources, articulate goals, identify time frames, design and implement appropriate policies as well as establish linkage and integrative mechanisms. This thesis focuses on defining the characteristics of a State that can stimulate technological advancement in carefully selected sectors to achieve mastery of particular technologies in the drive for economic development. According to the argument of this thesis, it is by means of a developmental State, that technological development can become endogenised and it is differences in State capacity that largely explain variations in economic performance amongst developing countries. State actions that create coherence between the public and private sectors, so leading to a synergistic interaction promoting the strengths of both to the detriment of neither are also defined and described. From the starting position that it is the developmental State that is best positioned to co-ordinate and prioritise in order to bring about rapid technological and economic development, the thesis explores what are the defining characteristics of such a State. In addition to the three features recognised in the literature: - relative autonomy, capacity, and embeddedness - the thesis argues that for a State to become developmental, four other features are required. These are: - legitimacy of the State, unity in society, motivation for economic development, and political stability. The essence of this thesis's theoretical contribution is that it is the extent to which these seven features are developed, as well as the manner and extent of their interaction with one another, that determines the level of developmental capacity of a State in any particular period. By means of this theoretical framework, the socio-historical and political processes in the South Korean and Turkish States are analysed with reference to their car manufacturing industries. Technical changes implemented throughout the history of the three Turkish passenger car plants are investigated, together with the firms' characteristics and performance. The nature and objectives of technological changes generated in the plants are explored and both macro and firm-level factors that affect the firms' technological efforts are identified. The focus of the case studies is to uncover the precise nature of the means and mechanisms whereby the South Korean State's interventions proved to be so much more effective than those of the Turkish State.
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Glass, Jordan R. "Should I stay or should I go? Complex environments drive the developmental plasticity of flight capacity and flight-related tradeoffs." Scholarly Commons, 2018. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/3535.
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Animals must balance multiple, fitness-related traits in environments that are complex and characterized by co-varying factors, such as co-variation in temperature and food availability. Thus, experiments manipulating multiple environmental factors provide valuable insight into the role of the environment in shaping not only important traits (e.g., dispersal capacity or reproduction), but also trait-trait interactions (e.g., trade-offs between traits). We employed a multi-factorial design to manipulate variation in temperature (constant 28°C vs. 28±5°C daily cycle) and food availability (unlimited vs. intermittent access) throughout development in the sand field cricket, Gryllus firmus. We found that fitness-related, life-history traits and trait trade-offs can be developmentally plastic in response to variation in temperature and food availability. Variability in temperature and food availability influenced development, growth, body size, reproductive investment, and/or flight capacity, and food availability also affected survival to adulthood. Further, both constant temperature and unlimited food availability promoted investment into key components of somatic and reproductive tissues while reducing investment into flight capacity. We develop an experimental and statistical framework to reveal shifts in correlative patterns of investment into different life-history traits. This approach can be applied to a range of animal systems to investigate how environmental complexity influences traits and trait trade-offs.
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Davids, Gregory Jerome. "Local Government Capacity for Policy Implementation in South Africa: A Study of the Saldanha Bay and Swellendam Municipalities in the Western Cape Province." University of the Western Cape, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7759.
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Philosophiae Doctor - PhD<br>Local government in South Africa is an autonomous policy implementation arm of the government system. The purpose of this study was to examine the institutional, organisational, and human resource capacity challenges the Saldanha Bay and Swellendam Municipalities in the Western Cape faced in their policy implementation especially on poverty alleviation. The objectives of the study were to develop a theoretical framework for examining institutional, organisational and human resource capacity in the Saldanha Bay and Swellendam Municipalities; to discuss the local government constitutional, legislative and policy framework within which the Saldanha Bay and Swellendam Municipalities delivered services to communities; to examine the capacity challenges in the service delivery of the Saldanha Bay and Swellendam Municipalities and, thereby, highlight operational problem areas; and to make general policy recommendations on the basis of the research findings of the study. The methodology used was the case-study approach. It allowed an in-depth understanding of the dynamics present within Saldanha Bay and Swellendam municipality. The methodology enabled the researcher to answer the research question: In what ways, and with what results has institutional, organisational and human resource capacity affected service delivery in the Saldanha Bay and Swellendam Municipalities in the Western Cape? The major findings of the study were that local government capacity for policy implementation is directly influenced by the presence or otherwise of institutional, organisational and human resource capacity. These dimensions of capacity are mutually inclusive, independent and interrelated in practice. The study makes several policy recommendations. In the area of institutional capacity the recommendations were that floor-crossing legislation and practices must be done away with; that weak capacitated municipalities ought to be alleviated by public - private partnerships as a mechanism to enhance a municipality's ability to
develop and implement policy; and that instead of solely setting standards and monitoring performance, the provincial treasury should assist municipalities to acquire financial competencies. In the area of organisational capacity it was recommended that the community ought to participate in the recruitment and selection committee of the Municipal Manager. It was also recommended that municipalities should establish district-wide forums for financial heads whose purpose would be to create a platform for collaboration, and for the exchange of ideas. And in the area of human resource capacity it was recommended that district municipalities ought to assume a more prominent role in building the capacity of the local authorities with which they share legislative and administrative powers. It was also recommended that both the administrative and political leadership ought to participate in compulsory executive and/or leadership training programmes SALGA
implements through some tertiary educational institutions and/or through private service providers.
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Alade, Fashina. "What preschoolers bring to the show: The effects of cognitive abilities and viewer characteristics on children’s learning from educational television." The Ohio State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1366286271.
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Abreu, Fernanda Martins de. "The Effect of Progesterone Concentrations during Follicular Development in Cattle on Luteinizing Hormone Secretion, Follicular Development, Oocyte Competence and Fertility." The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1420620191.
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Passow, Susanne, Franka Thurm, and Shu-Chen Li. "Activating Developmental Reserve Capacity Via Cognitive Training or Non-invasive Brain Stimulation: Potentials for Promoting Fronto-Parietal and Hippocampal-Striatal Network Functions in Old Age." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2017. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-226975.
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Existing neurocomputational and empirical data link deficient neuromodulation of the fronto-parietal and hippocampal-striatal circuitries with aging-related increase in processing noise and declines in various cognitive functions. Specifically, the theory of aging neuronal gain control postulates that aging-related suboptimal neuromodulation may attenuate neuronal gain control, which yields computational consequences on reducing the signal-to-noise-ratio of synaptic signal transmission and hampering information processing within and between cortical networks. Intervention methods such as cognitive training and non-invasive brain stimulation, e.g., transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), have been considered as means to buffer cognitive functions or delay cognitive decline in old age. However, to date the reported effect sizes of immediate training gains and maintenance effects of a variety of cognitive trainings are small to moderate at best; moreover, training-related transfer effects to non-trained but closely related (i.e., near-transfer) or other (i.e., far-transfer) cognitive functions are inconsistent or lacking. Similarly, although applying different tDCS protocols to reduce aging-related cognitive impairments by inducing temporary changes in cortical excitability seem somewhat promising, evidence of effects on short- and long-term plasticity is still equivocal. In this article, we will review and critically discuss existing findings of cognitive training- and stimulation-related behavioral and neural plasticity effects in the context of cognitive aging, focusing specifically on working memory and episodic memory functions, which are subserved by the fronto-parietal and hippocampal-striatal networks, respectively. Furthermore, in line with the theory of aging neuronal gain control we will highlight that developing age-specific brain stimulation protocols and the concurrent applications of tDCS during cognitive training may potentially facilitate short- and long-term cognitive and brain plasticity in old age.
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Fortuin, Charmaine. "Public participation at a grassroots level : it's impact on service delivery in Elsies River, Cape Town." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2010. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_6908_1304660878.
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<p>The birth of democracy in South Africa in 1994 not only meant the end of apartheid, but also served as the catalyst for community participation in the affairs of local government. Despite the creation of an enabling environment, i.e. the adoption of the concept of Developmental Local Government and Integrated Development Planning Framework to ensure the participation of communities, public participation remains contested today and still does not achieve its expected results. A range of problems besets public participation in governance and development planning. Accordingly, this thesis presents a case study of the barriers to meaningful public participation as well as exploration of the context and extent of public participation in Ward 28, Elsies River, Cape Town, South Africa. The investigation examined the link between public participation, development planning and service delivery. In order to achieve the stated aim, the researcher employed a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods including secondary analysis, observation, informal interviewing, focus group discussions as well as the administration of a structured questionnaire to various stakeholders. Based on the empirical results of this research, the study provides a number of developmental guidelines and public participation recommendations to enhance planning and service delivery, especially in poor communities.</p>
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Matthiesen, Marieke Margarete. "Effect of donor age on the developmental capacity of bovine cumulus oocyte complexes obtained by repeated OPU from nonstimulated and FSH-superstimulated German Simmental heifers and cows at different life cycle stages." Diss., lmu, 2011. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-128617.
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Rasmussen, Eric E. "Proactive vs. Reactive Parental Mediation: The Influence of Mediation’s Timing at Reducing Violent TV’s Effect on Children’s Aggression-related Outcomes." The Ohio State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1364468517.
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Heslop, Vivienne Rosemary. "Sustainable capacity : building institutional capacity for sustainable development." Thesis, University of Auckland, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2292/5905.
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The task of converting the rhetoric of sustainable development to real action and change is one that poses significant challenges for local and central government agencies. The complexity of this task is compounded by the increasing acceptance that the impediments to advancing the sustainable development agenda are largely institutional. This thesis argues that, unless explicit consideration is given to understanding institutional change for sustainable development and the ways in which it can be enabled, little progress is likely to be made. This thesis sets out to examine the contribution of building institutional capacity in enabling institutional change for sustainable development. In doing so it starts by developing conceptual frameworks for both institutional capacity and institutional change. The institutional capacity framework illustrates the integrated nature of capacity building for progressing sustainable development, and the conceptual framework of institutional change is designed to help agencies understand the complexity and holistic nature of institutional change. These conceptual frameworks were developed initially from an analysis of empirical material relating to the institutional issues associated with advancing sustainable development and were informed by the theoretical perspectives provided by new institutionalism and capacity building. Further refinement of the conceptual frameworks was possible by using a case study of a multi-agency public sector sustainable development initiative in the Auckland region of New Zealand. Analysis of interviews revealed that the building of institutional capacity is enmeshed with institutional change for sustainable development. The failure to understand the ii integrated and holistic nature of capacity building has an impact on the success of multi-agency public sector initiatives seeking to change current policy and practice. From the case study and further analysis of the empirical and theoretical literature it was possible to develop a set of institutional design principles that incorporate the conceptual frameworks and seek to make them applicable for the design of multiagency initiatives. These institutional design principles were tested and refined through further interviews with case study participants, resulting in the development of a process for designing and implementing multi-agency public sector sustainable development initiatives. The design process embeds the conceptual frameworks for institutional capacity and institutional change, and demonstrates that the task of progressing sustainable development is a process of change and can be enabled by a focus on applying the institutional design principles developed through this research. It is critical, first, that design of new initiatives takes account of the existing institutional landscape and identifies the necessary shifts in each dimension of institutions to ensure institutional change, makes as much use of existing structures as possible, is clear on the purpose of the initiative, specifies the extent of coordination sought between agencies and identifies specific mechanisms to steer integration. The second key component of institutional design is the identification of the institutional capacities required to support the institutional change sought from the initiative, their development during the course of an initiative, and the incorporation of evaluation and reflection as a key element of the process of implementation. iii The findings of this research contribute to our understanding of the capacities required to facilitate institutional change and the elements of institutional design that can shape efforts by the public sector to advance sustainable development.
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Amde, Woldekidan Kifle. "Unpacking the capacity development: A Systems exploration of a partnership of Africa universities to develop capacity in health workforce." University of Western Cape, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7648.
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Philosophiae Doctor - PhD<br>Health system in Sub-Saharan in Africa face multifaceted capacity challenges to fulfil their mandates of service provision and governance of their resources. Wide-ranging capacity development interventions exist to address these limitations. however, failure to take into account complexity into planning and implementation in the practice and research of these capacity development intervention predominate , hindering understanding and learning, and resulting in poor implementation or lack of sustainability of the capacity gains.
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au, d. boyd@murdoch edu, and Davina Boyd. "A framework for capacity development: closing the gap between theory and practice." Murdoch University, 2009. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20100104.110337.
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Capacity development has long been considered a cornerstone of development. While the development industrys commitment to capacity development has been fraught with debate about its ambiguous nature and lack of associated success, after more than thirty years of experience, there is now widespread agreement that capacity development is a priority for development. There is also renewed understanding that an alternative development paradigm is at the core of capacity development and core principles and good practice guidelines are emerging. However, while there has been a transformation in thinking, much of the development industry is entrenched in existing practices and there remains a gap between the theory that is espoused and capacity development in practice.
Currently, the development industry is in transition. This transition is necessary and unavoidable if the development challenges faced by billions of people are to be addressed. This research sought to identify ways to facilitate this transition and close the gap between theory and practice. The research was underpinned by a pragmatic philosophical perspective. As such, a central aim of the research was to make a practical contribution to improving practice.
A design-based research methodology was used to carry out research into the practice of delivering two capacity development interventions: 1) the Public Sector Linkages Program (PSLP) Project; and, 2) the Sustainable Sanitation and Wetlands Technology (SSWT) Project. These interventions were designed to develop Indonesian capacity in water and sanitation. In design-based research, practice and research are carried out concurrently. This methodology provided an opportunity to advance understanding of the relationship between capacity development theory based on the alternative paradigm and improved practice.
A Framework for Capacity Development is the main outcome of this research. The Framework provides specific guidance regarding the design of capacity development interventions based on the alternative paradigm. The Framework was found to facilitate the design of interventions with improved processes and outcomes. Further application of the Framework in different contexts is recommended.
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Wilson, Aaron Ross. "Exploring the Capacity Development of Novice School Administrators: It's Not Only Where Capacity Sources Are Accessed but Also How." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2019. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/7375.
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Although many school districts provide inservice professional development to build the capacities of novice principals, some of these supports are proving inadequate in recruiting or retaining qualified leaders. Research on capacity development for novice principals is scarce, yields mixed results, and employs methodology which has invited participant response bias. Reflecting the school level, gender, and Title I experience of novice principals within a large school district in the mid-Western United States, a sample of 24 novice principals respond to semi-structured interview questions. Iterations of transcription coding, member-checking, and analysis yield findings that help school districts better understand the capacity development process of novice principals studied. Novice principals in this study identify facing managerial problems more than instructional or student-related demands. While addressing various demands they face, novice principals draw less on their knowledge or skillsets, but rely much more on their dispositional capacities. In citing sources that developed their capacities to meet these various professional demands, principals ascribe professional sources only slightly more than personal sources in having built their capacities. Further inspection reveals that the sources of capacity development are not as influential as the types of capacity-building through which administrators learn: regardless if the capacity source came from their personal lives or professional careers, principals ascribe their capacities being built primarily from experiential learning, and the constructed learning from passively observing competent models. This preference of certain types of capacity development greatly influence how new principals learn, and has greater effect over capacity development than the source of that capacity, or where the capacity gained that capacity. This held true even when considering all types of demands to which administrators apply these capacities. A principals job requires skillsets beyond instructional leadership alone. This is especially true as districts embrace an emerging conceptualization of school leadership that posits a principals influence on student learning is greatest when applied through intentional, learning-driven organizational management. In focusing solely on principal skillset and knowledge development during trainings, districts neglect the capacity domain that principals utilize most often in addressing demands, which is also the capacity domain through which their knowledge and skills are operationalized: their dispositions. Knowing that principals ascribe certain types of capacity building as the key factor in their development rather than the sources of their capacities, school districts can better embrace, systematize, and leverage these types of capacity development. Such adjustments will more directly and effectively target the capacity development of novice principals, enabling them to address the professional demands they face.
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Stanev, P. T. "Development of enhanced capacity air bearings." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2001. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/11040.
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To run both smoothly and efficiently, high-speed machines need stable, low friction
bearings to support their rotor. Being oil-free, self-acting gas film bearings are often
the choice in high speed rotating machinery. Although plain aerostatic journal
bearings carry more load and have superior lift characteristics, they suffer from
instability problems, and one can add grooves to 'increase that stability. The research
describe a mathematical model developed for small eccentricities, to predict the
steady state and stability of enhanced capacity air bearings which combine external
pressurisation and aerodynamic effects by adding grooves. This theory was than
tested in a practical bearing design application. With the aid of a computer program
geometry and thus load capacity, stiffness and stability were optimised.
A prototype bearing based on a standard aerostatic bearing spindle, was designed,
produced and tested. Stiffness, load capacity, pressure distribution and stability were
monitored experimentally. The effects of the attitude angle on stability are discussed
and it is concluded that the attitude angle is an unreliable predictor of bearing
stability.
Experimental dynamic stability studies have been carried out and the initial bearing
spindle was operated with known amounts of unbalance at speeds up to 105000 rpm,
with a gas supply pressure of 6 bar. The spindle vibration amplitude was measured
and coherence data and dynamic compliance functions of the bearing were
determined. The critical speeds were determined by monitoring the natural frequency
amplitudes of the bearing spindle.
Having observed some positive dynamic benefits of a prototype hybrid spindle, the
work was followed up with a further test on a hybrid spindle with improved bearing
geometry. The natural frequencies were observed, and the critical speeds determined.
The bearing successfully reached the maximum 120000 rpm speed predicted by the
theoretical model for the bearing design, and at all speed the spindle remained stable.
The main contribution is in improved stability and increased speed capacity of a
hybrid externally pressurised bearing by adding optimised geometry grooves which
further enhanced the control of pressure distribution for bearings used in high speed
spindle applications.
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Stanev, Plamen Tzvetanov. "Development of enhanced capacity air bearings." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2001. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/11040.
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To run both smoothly and efficiently, high-speed machines need stable, low friction bearings to support their rotor. Being oil-free, self-acting gas film bearings are often the choice in high speed rotating machinery. Although plain aerostatic journal bearings carry more load and have superior lift characteristics, they suffer from instability problems, and one can add grooves to 'increase that stability. The research describe a mathematical model developed for small eccentricities, to predict the steady state and stability of enhanced capacity air bearings which combine external pressurisation and aerodynamic effects by adding grooves. This theory was than tested in a practical bearing design application. With the aid of a computer program geometry and thus load capacity, stiffness and stability were optimised. A prototype bearing based on a standard aerostatic bearing spindle, was designed, produced and tested. Stiffness, load capacity, pressure distribution and stability were monitored experimentally. The effects of the attitude angle on stability are discussed and it is concluded that the attitude angle is an unreliable predictor of bearing stability. Experimental dynamic stability studies have been carried out and the initial bearing spindle was operated with known amounts of unbalance at speeds up to 105000 rpm, with a gas supply pressure of 6 bar. The spindle vibration amplitude was measured and coherence data and dynamic compliance functions of the bearing were determined. The critical speeds were determined by monitoring the natural frequency amplitudes of the bearing spindle. Having observed some positive dynamic benefits of a prototype hybrid spindle, the work was followed up with a further test on a hybrid spindle with improved bearing geometry. The natural frequencies were observed, and the critical speeds determined. The bearing successfully reached the maximum 120000 rpm speed predicted by the theoretical model for the bearing design, and at all speed the spindle remained stable. The main contribution is in improved stability and increased speed capacity of a hybrid externally pressurised bearing by adding optimised geometry grooves which further enhanced the control of pressure distribution for bearings used in high speed spindle applications.
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Kennedy, Helen, and Helen E. Kennedy@hotmail com. "Cultivating Indigenous Capacity Building Through Leadership Development." RMIT University. Education, 2009. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20091015.154146.
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This research explored how my own life experiences and leadership journey have informed my professional practice in Indigenous capacity building. The relationship between Indigenous capacity building and the promotion of Ieadership development is the underlying basis of my research. This is an increasingly important area in Aboriginal Affairs and public policy given the currency of debates around Indigenous capacity building as a strategy towards overcoming entrenched disadvantage experienced by so many Indigenous people. This is juxtaposed with the increasing recognition of the need to promote new and emerging Indigenous leadership as a strategy to ensure the future survival and growth of strong, self-determining Aboriginal communities. A key element of my research is the development and construction of a model which describes the key characteristics or determinants of Indigenous capacity building through developing Indigenous leadership. This has been constructed from my own experiences, research and analysis and reflects the primacy of leadership in debates around Indigenous capacity building. The model demonstrates that there are three key separate yet interrelated components of Indigenous capacity building through promoting leadership development. Interwoven through and between each of these components is the importance of culture which is the all permeating centre of the model and cannot be underestimated. The first component in the model focuses on the importance of internally based capacity building which I have described as 'intra capacity building.' This represents a cluster of interdependent characteristics that combined together, contribute towards building stronger 'internal' capacities as a necessary strengthening factor which builds resilience and are all essential leadership qualities. They includes attributes such as the development of self knowledge, self confidence and self awareness, cultural identify and healing from the impacts of colonisation. The second component in the model focuses on the importance of the more externally developed 'inter capacity building' which explores the importance of connection to supportive and quality relationships, an increase in the building of networks and their application to the workplace as well as pathways to employment and education. The third component of the model focuses on the combined impact of intra-personal and inter-personal capacity development on the broader Aboriginal community through contributing towards growing and sustaining the leadership base and ensuring on-going community engagement through governance arrangements. This exegesis will provide a major contribution to the growing amount of work on Indigenous capacity building and recognition of the integral role of leadership development in this context. The project element of my research will further contribute to this by promoting key learnings from my research by making available a training resource guide for use in education, training and community settings. My conclusion acknowledges the significant life experiences and leadership journey I have personally experienced, which are parallel in nature to the experiences of the many Koorie leadership participants.
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GermAnn, Kathryn Ann. "Organizational capacity for community development, key elements." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape4/PQDD_0009/MQ60125.pdf.
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Petersen, Rebecca. "Capacity Constraints for Air Traffic Flow Development." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Kommunikations- och transportsystem, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-147528.
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In aviation, the demand for air traffic grows at a higher rate than the capacity. As the demand is predicted to continue to grow also in the future, so is the problem of capacity shortage. If the capacity cannot match the demand, it will result in congestion and delay. There are numerous factors that limit the capacity both on airside and landside, for example the runway capacity, noise restrictions, the environment surrounding the airport etc. Actors such as airlines, ground service companies, ICAO and IATA also affect and are affected by the available capacity. When planning opening of new airports or in case of changes in the location and size of the airports, the requirement for, as well as the currently available capacity must be examined. Previous studies regarding key limiting factors to air traffic capacity, address different constraints, but lack a comprehensive view. A compilation of air traffic constraints would therefore be a valuable tool in airport planning when capacity demand changes. The aim of this thesis was to identify key limiting factors and see how they affect air traffic. This thesis analyses the importance of different limiting factors in respect to the level of significance to which previous research has acknowledged the different constraints. To compliment the literature review, professionals in airport planning were interviewed. The result from the literature review as well as the interviews showed that the major limiting factor to air traffic capacity is the runway. The runway was also the factor that was affecting as well was affected by other limiting factors. Previous literature considered wake vortex to be the second most important constraint whereas the interviewees considered stands to be the runner up limiting factor. In conclusion, this thesis showed that the runway is the most important limiting factor to air traffic capacity. The thesis also showed that different limiting factors are closely linked to each other. For an overall understanding of air traffic capacity constraints and how these constraints affect air traffic flow, it is essential to understand the interaction between the limiting factors.
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Murawski, Michael Murawski. "Financial Development, State Capacity, and Inequality Distributions." The Ohio State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1523981143011671.
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Mncwango, Sduduzo S. "Examine spending capacity to deliver infrastructure in KwaZulu-Natal." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29020.
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Capital budgeting and spending in emerging countries remains a major challenge facing government. The Minister of Finance (South Africa) in 2011 and 2012 (Gordhan 2011 and 2012) has emphasised on the need to focus more on infrastructure spending and efficient use of financial resource allocations. The National Development Plan 2030, tabled by the Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning Commission, emphasised on the critical role of the infrastructure to realise the country's economic growth. The SA Minister of Finance of has repeatedly mentioned that South Africa has enough financial resources but the challenge is on effective and efficient spending of the budget. This study evaluates spending capacity on infrastructure in KwaZulu-Natal which has emerged as a major challenge for the South African government. The bulk of the SA budget is allocated to the Department of Education and Health hence this study has focused on these two departments in delivering infrastructure. The study will broadly address factors and evaluate how capacity and planning have contributed to under-expenditure. The data to support this study will be extracted from the budget allocated in KwaZulu-Natal and expenditure levels of the province for the seven year period starting from 2004/05 financial year to 2010/11. The study concludes by proposing possible ways to improve planning capacity and ensure efficient and alignment in spending by different government departments.
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Mikhailava, Iryna. "Absorptive capacity : towards a practice-based view." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.654940.
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Ledbetter, Charles L. Lechner Judith V. "An analysis of leadership capacity development in Alabama." Auburn, Ala., 2007. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/2007%20Fall%20Dissertations/Ledbetter_Charles_20.pdf.
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Chansawang, Rochaporn. "Local government capacity and tourism development in Thailand." Thesis, Sheffield Hallam University, 2010. http://shura.shu.ac.uk/19445/.
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Tambon Administrative Organizations (TAOs) are a relatively new tier of local government in the rural areas of Thailand, and these organizations have responsibilities for tourism and rural development. They reflect an increasing emphasis in the country on decentralizing policy-making and service delivery to local populations and on encouraging greater local democracy and accountability. In the past governance in Thailand has been highly centralized. Inevitably, there were some tensions between ensuring that these local government institutions met local requirements at the same time as ensuring there was integration and coordination with national government priorities and expectations. The study examines the institutional capacity of the TAOs in relation to their tourism and associated rural development responsibilities. There is an assessment of the extent to which these organizations were able to assume their responsibilities for tourism-related activities, including the extent to which they secured the necessary funding, expertise, internal organizational resources, political support from higher tiers of government, popular support from local communities, and wide participation from local actors. In order to examine these issues the study developed a conceptual framework which relates the institutional capacity of the TAOs to their relations with external policy networks and with local socio-economic networks within their local communities. An actor-oriented approach is used to explore the varying views held on these issues by the many different actors that interacted with the TAOs or were affected by them. Thus, there was an evaluation of these issues from the perspectives of TAO politicians and staff, from other government officials, and from business people and local residents living and working within the TAO areas. These approaches were used for in-depth examinations of the issues and processes for two case study TAOs in Thailand. It was found that actors in external policy networks considered that the TAOs had helped to improve the rural communities in Thailand, although they argued that tourism development could not be achieved by TAOs on their own. The level of TAO control over tourism development was significantly dependent on TAO access to central government resources. TAO connections within their local communities could be close, although support from individual local actors often depended on their interactions with the TAOs and the benefits they received. The TAOs could be more effective in tourism development when they drew on the expertise of local tourism businesses, the enthusiasm of local communities, and the opportunities for local cooperation. Effective TAO performance within their local communities was essential for the success of decentralized governance as a whole. The social capital associated with local trust, bonding networks and the norm of reciprocity strengthened the institutional capacity of the TAOs in relation to tourism development. Both hard and soft institutional capacities were crucial. These capacities often depended on the strength of the TAO linkages with external and also internal networks and support. Particularly important was the extent to which TAOs actively engaged their local communities, were accountable to them, and secured local trust and legitimacy. These findings were identified through the use of the study's conceptual framework, which is considered to have much potential for application to local government and tourism development in other countries and contexts.
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Lussier, Kattie. "The Learning Challenges of Capacity Development in Vietnam." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.487895.
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In recent years, the concept of capacity development (CD) has gained ascendancy in development programmes. However, the understandings and practices of CD vary considerably. Moreover, the learning dimension of processes utilised to develop capacities is often under-explored. This thesis critically examines the CD discourses and practices taking place in Thua Thien Hue province i.n Vietnam. Specifically, it explores the relationships between adult Iearning and CD,· as perceived and defined by Vietnamese stakeholders. The research looks at the forms and understandings of CD taking place, the challenges they represent and the activities that are perceived to contribute to change. By doing so, it hopes to bring the perspectives of actors whose voices are seldom heard in the CD discourse to the fore, and to help narrow the perceived ,gap between understandings and practices of CD. It also aims to contribute to the growing body of t~eory around CD processes and approaches. Using an approach inspired by grounded theory, the research has identified three main learning challenges regularly faced by people involved in CD. These are: applying and transferring knowledge, skills and attitudes; engaging learners; and dealing with different mindsets and interests. These challenges, as well as other cross-cutting ones, influence each other in a systemic manner and add to the complexity of the processes aiming to develop capacities for development. In order to explore these challenges, the thesis looks at four approaches to CD: the farmer field school, the training and model approach, training of trainers and action based education. It inquires, in a particular context, into the ways these approaches deal with challenges and identifies proc~sses that appear to address them. Finally, .the thesis draws together a range of theoretical components from different fields ~ particularly that of adult learning - in an attempt to make sense of what can be done to reconcile CD practices and discourses. in the research area, while also providing evidence to advance global discussion on the relationships between CD, learning and qhange.
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Boyd, Davina Lee. "A framework for capacity development : closing the gap between theory and practice /." Murdoch University Digital Theses Program, 2009. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20100104.110337.
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Simmons, Mathias J. "Leader self-development: an emerging strategy for building leadership capacity." Diss., Kansas State University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/38200.
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Doctor of Philosophy<br>Department of Psychological Sciences<br>Clive J. A. Fullagar<br>Leader self-development is being pushed by organizations today as a practical and cost-efficient strategy to develop leadership skills. However, the research on leader self-development is still sparse and there are questions that should be answered before much stock can be placed in self-development as a viable means to increase leadership capacity. This research attempts to address these questions in several ways. First, the first study outlines a theory and process to create a scale that measures the quality of self-development activities that leaders engage in. Furthermore, a nomological network is examined with dispositional constructs that were and were not be related to the quality of leader self-development activities. The results from these scale development efforts were generally positive with the exception of the challenge dimension of quality. Second, the second study builds on previous literature by examining the interactive effect of leader self-development quality and quantity in predicting leader effectiveness and finds that quality appears to play the more important role. Finally, the second study also addresses the lack of research examining situational factors that may affect leader self-development quality. This study found that transformational leadership was related to the quality of leader self-development activities and that quality mediated the relationship between transformational leadership and effectiveness. Overall, this research addresses several gaps in the leader self-development literature and creates a foundation for future research to build on.
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Selaledi, D. "Building research capacity at CUT (professional growth and development)." Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 8, Issue 2: Central University of Technology Free State Bloemfontein, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/372.
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Published Article<br>This paper intends to argue that there are two inherent challenges and dilemmas that may incapacitate rising calls to develop a distinguished cohort of researchers at universities, including CUT. Firstly, it seems the episteme knowledge-base in research of the current cohort of staff members does invite a look in askance as to its depth and breadth. Do we sufficiently exude competence to develop budding researchers of note? Secondly, and deducing from my informal interviews and discussions with B.Ed Honours students since 2006; we somewhat fall short as lecturers to model the quintessential research expertise necessary to develop the students' phronetic research experiences - the success of which would reconcile with their practical reality in their diverse teaching and learning situations and circumstances.
How then do we build a research capacity that catapults us from this somewhat research doldrums in the School of Teacher Education at CUT to become a School of Teacher Education recognised nationally and internationally as a School of Teacher Education which is enveloped in the validity and reliability of generating quality research?
This paper explores various "givens' and "intellectual needs." And, quite academically, may rumble about conceptual and perceptual impediments and hurdles which under-gird the laborious exercise of undertaking research; though fulfilling to academic autarkical pride when done excellently.
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Lu, Zhiyan, and 卢智妍. "Community capacity building for sustainability : case studies of Guangdong China." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/194568.
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Academic studies tend to focus on environmental and economics aspects in achieving sustainability. This paper emphasizes the social sustainability aspect from the angle of building community capacity. Community capacity can be viewed as readiness for empowerment, a prerequisite condition for greater social equity and social justice leading to inter- and intra-generation equity. A community capacity building framework is derived from the existing literatures to guide the analysis of four communities to assess the current status of the community capacity in Guangdong by conducting interviews and survey. It is found that the community capacity is relatively low and residents are lack of proactivity in contributing to community development if they are living in a comfort neighborhood; more professional social workers are needed to support capacity building.<br>published_or_final_version<br>Environmental Management<br>Master<br>Master of Science in Environmental Management
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Tong, Fan. "Capacity demand and climate in Ekerö : Development of tool to predict capacity demand underuncertainty of climate effects." Thesis, KTH, Elektroteknisk teori och konstruktion, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-152522.
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The load forecasting has become an important role in the operation of power system, and several models by using different techniques have been applied to solve these problems. In the literature, the linear regression models are considered as a traditional approach to predict power consumption, and more recently, the artificial neural network (ANN) models have received more attention for a great number of successful and practical applications. This report introduces both linear regression and ANN models to predict the power consumption for Fortum in Ekerö. The characteristics of power consumption of different kinds of consumers are analyzed, together with the effects of weather parameters to power consumption. Further, based on the gained information, the numerical models of load forecasting are built and tested by the historical data. The predictions of power consumption are focus on three cases separately: total power consumption in one year, daily peak power consumption during winter and hourly power consumption. The processes of development of the models will be described, such as the choice of the variables, the transformations of the variables, the structure of the models and the training cases of ANN model. In addition, two linear regression models will be built according to the number of input variables. They are simple linear regression with one input variable and multiple linear regression with several input variables. Comparison between the linear regression and ANN models will be carried out. In the end, it finds out that the linear regression obtains better results for all the cases in Ekerö. Especially, the simple linear regression outperforms in prediction of total power consumption in one year, and the multiple linear regression is better in prediction of daily peak load during the winter.
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Stefan, Catalin, Hoang Mai Phan, Van Bo Pham, and Peter Werner. "Capacity development platform for promoting efficient urban water management." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2012. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-88517.
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The present paper summarizes the results of an application initiated within the framework of 35 years celebration of diplomatic relations between Germany and Vietnam. Within this context, the Technische Universität Dresden (TUD) and the Academy of Managers for Construction and Cities (AMC) jointly organized in 2010 a series of four thematic workshops. The one-day events have had similar structures and focused on main subjects of interest in the water sectors of both countries. In Vietnam, the workshops took place in Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Nha Trang and Vung Tau. Best practice examples about conceptualization, operation and maintenance of municipal water works provided an insight view into the challenges currently faced by the water service providers. TUD and AMC, together with their German and Vietnamese partners, addressed these issues by organizing the consecutive workshops under the umbrella of Vietnamese Water Supply and Sewerage Association (VWSA) and in coordination with the German Water Partnership (GWP)<br>Bài báo trình bày tóm tắt các kết quả của một đề xuất trong khuôn khổ kỷ niệm 35 năm quan hệ ngoại giao giữa CHLB Đức và Việt Nam. Theo đó, Trường Đại học Tổng hợp Kỹ Thuật Dresden (TUD) và Học viện Quản lý Xây dựng và Đô thị (AMC) đã phối hợp tổ chức một chuỗi bốn hội thảo chuyên đề trong năm 2010. Mỗi hội thảo thực hiện trong một ngày chương trình giống nhau và tập trung vào các chủ đề chính mà cả hai quốc gia đều quan tâm trong lĩnh vực nước. Phía Việt Nam, các hội thảo được tổ chức ở các thành phố Hà Nội, Hải Phòng, Nha Trang và Vũng Tàu. Nhiều bài thuyết trình về khái niệm hóa, vận hành và bảo dưỡng các công trình cấp nước đô thị đã thảo luận sâu về những thách thức mà các dịch vụ cấp nước đang gặp phải. TUD và AMC, kết hợp với các đối tác CHLB Đức và Việt Nam, đã ghi nhận các vấn đề phát sinh thông qua việc tổ chức nhiều hội thảo liên tục dưới sự bảo trợ của Hiệp hội Cấp thoát nước Việt Nam (VWSA) và Hiệp hội nước CHLB Đức (GWP)
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Strand, Brodd Katarina. "Delayed Development of Visuomotor Capacity in Very Preterm Infants." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Pediatrik, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-156518.
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To coordinate visual perception and motor control in daily life where we are constantly surrounded by motion, we are dependent on normal visuomotor capacity. One essential prerequisite for normal visuomotor capacity is smooth pursuit eye movements (SP). Infants born very preterm (VPT = born <32 gestational weeks) are at high risk of developing disabilities in higher brain functions i.e. perception, cognition, concentration and coordination. In this thesis visuomotor capacity was investigated in a cohort of VPT infants (n = 113) and compared to control groups of full term (FT) infants. Levels of SP were measured at 2 and 4 months’ corrected age (CA). At 8 months’ CA reaching capacity toward a moving object was evaluated as this represents an executive activity guided by vision that develops at an early age. Lower levels of SP were found in the VPT infants compared to FT controls. The VPT boys showed higher levels of SP compared to the VPT girls. In VPT infants without major neonatal morbidities lower levels of SP was found compared to the FT controls. No difference in total capacity of gaze tracking was found, although the VPT infants lagged the object more at 4 months’ CA and used more saccades at 2 months’ CA. With age the VPT infants’ SP levels increased, but with a wider dispersion compared to the FT controls, and the levels of SP at 4 months’ CA corresponded to the levels of the FT infants at 2 months. A number of perinatal risk factors were found to be negatively associated to lower levels of SP, and this effect was more pronounced in VPT infants with multiple risk factors,. When evaluating the capacity to reach a moving object at 8 months’ CA, the VPT infants showed significantly more bimanual reach and more curved reaching paths to catch the object as compared to the FT control group. In conclusion, a delayed visuomotor capacity was found in VPT infants compared to FT control infants at 2, 4 and 8 months’ CA. Some VPT infants with perinatal risk factors did not develop in levels of SP between 2 and 4 months’ CA.
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Larcombe, Karen. "Community capacity building : a role for neighbourhood houses in community revitalization." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/890.
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Urban communities are undergoing a period of rapid change prompting concerns
about community fragmentation. By building social cohesion and revitalizing civic
participation, community development is viewed by many as a remedy to offset the
weakening of community ties. This thesis explores how a community agency- based
worker might help a fragmented community (re)build itself.
By employing a single case study methodology, this thesis applies community
development theories and related concepts to examine how a multicultural
neighbourhood in east Vancouver mobilized community action. The case study found
that a community capacity building framework, when supplemented with other
community development tools, is an effective model for strengthening community
leadership and building social connections. The study draws attention to the different
kinds of social and cultural capital required to develop neighbourhood solidarity and
bridge cultural differences in creating an inclusive community building process.
The community worker was based in a unique form of community agency called a
neighbourhood house. By providing resources needed for encouraging leadership and
developing social connectedness the neighbourhood house was found to be a key asset
for building community capacity. However, the study revealed that a neighbourhood
house's participation in community building is constrained by the multiple community
roles and relationships that it must maintain to ensure operational funding and a stance of
political neutrality in its everyday dealings. The case study concludes with a set of
recommendations for basing community development functions in a neighbourhood
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Hegarty, M. "The development of low temperature heat capacity results : a heat capacity study of some chlorammine cobalt(III) compounds." Thesis, University of Stirling, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.306811.
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Burrows, Michelle Isabel. "An evaluation of empowering volunteers for capacity-building: a case study of Women for Peace, Nobantu Centre, Mfuleni, Western Cape." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2007. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_9907_1256711863.
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<p>This thesis explored the empowerment needs of volunteer members of Women for Peace at the Nobantu Centre, Mfuleni in the Western Cape. The volunteer members, the majority of whom are women, come from a previously disadvantaged background created by the Apartheid system used in South Africa from 1948-1994. Apartheid driven education purposefully taught an inferior form of education to the black masses. This case study investigated the needs of the volunteer members, the impact that the four empowerment programmes had on the volunteer members and their future needs after being empowered.</p>
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Young, Don W. "A Practical Method for Estimating the Capacity of Stockwatering Ponds (Stockponds)." Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/297003.
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Kennealy, Patrick Joseph Bailey L. Conner. "Community capacity and rural housing in the Black Belt." Auburn, Ala., 2005. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/2005%20Summer/master's/KENNEALY_PATRICK_35.pdf.
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Capelli, Francesca. "Development of high-capacity substation connectors compatible with HTLS technology." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/404412.
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The advent of HTLS (High Temperature, Low Sag) conductors imposes more severe operating conditions on devices such as substation connectors intended for transmission and distribution systems, which are subjected to higher loads and have to operate at higher temperatures. The main objective of this thesis is the development of a new family of high-capacity substation connectors compatible with the HTLS technology. The first aspect that has been analyzed is the selection of the base material. At present, substation connectors are manufactured by using A356 cast aluminum alloy due to its good castability and physical properties. However, due to the new operating conditions introduced by the HTLS technology, A356 alloy needs to be further improved. A chemical treatment (modification) has been proposed to fulfill the requirements of high-capacity substation connectors' material. Experimental measurements of electrical, thermal and mechanical properties have been carried out to characterize and compare properties of both un-modified and modified alloys. Moreover, their electrical resistivity has been evaluated from cryogenic up to 200ºC, to find out the temperature coefficient of resistivity. Experimental measurements prove that chemical modification improves mechanical, electrical and thermal properties of A356.0 alloy. Moreover, to design the new family of connectors it is necessary to take into account the contact resistance. The contact resistance defines the energy-efficiency, the stable performance and the long-term service of an electrical connection. To reduce the contact resistance a new installation procedure has been proposed in this thesis. Thermal behavior of connectors installed with the new procedure has been compared with the traditional one, through standardized temperature rise, thermal cycle and short-circuit tests. Results show a lower operating temperature and degradation rate for connectors installed with the new procedure. Moreover, the temperature coefficient of contact resistance has been determined through an experimental test. To accurately predict the thermal behavior of substation connectors, it is important to estimate the electrical constriction resistance (ECR). Different ECR models have been compared with experimental measurements. The fractal model for rough surfaces shows closer agreement with experimental data, however, they are based on several parameters dependent on the surfaces' roughness, whose values need to be tuned for each application. A software tool based on a genetic algorithm approach has been developed to obtain an accurate prediction of the contact resistance. Furthermore, advanced 3D-FEM modelling tools to perform realistic simulations of the short-time and peak withstand current and temperature rise tests have been developed. Substation connectors must pass these compulsory tests, which require high-power laboratory facilities, are very power-consuming and thus very expensive. The development of a realistic simulation tool is essential for anticipating the results of the mandatory laboratory tests in a fast and inexpensive way. In this thesis electromagnetic-thermal multiphysics 3D-FEM tools to simulate the transient thermal behavior of substation connectors during the standard short-circuit and temperature rise tests have been developed. Finally the thesis deals with the loop inductance. The estimation of the loop inductance is very important as it determines voltage drop in conductors. Inductance estimation provided by formulas has been compared with FEM simulations and experimental measurements. Furthermore, a simple setup to reduce the reactive power consumption when conducting short-circuit tests, based on placing a conductor forming a closed inner loop concentric with the testing loop, has been proposed and optimized trough 3D-FEM simulations.<br>La tecnología de conductores HTLS (alta temperatura, baja flecha) impone condiciones operativas muy severas en los dispositivos eléctricos, como los conectores subestación para sistemas de transmisión y distribución, los cuales están sometidos a corrientes más altas y tienen que operar a temperaturas más elevadas. El objetivo principal de esta tesis es el desarrollo de una nueva familia de conectores de subestación de alta capacidad compatibles con la tecnología HTLS. El primer aspecto que se ha analizado es la selección del material de base. En la actualidad, los conectores de subestación se fabrican con la aleación de aluminio de fundición A356, debido a sus buenas propiedades físicas. Sin embargo, debido a las condiciones operativas más estrictas introducidas por la tecnología HTLS, la aleación estándar se debe mejorar. Para cumplir con los requisitos de la aplicación, se ha propuesto un tratamiento químico (modificación). Se han caracterizado las propiedades eléctricas, térmicas y mecánicas de la aleación estándar y modificada, además la resistividad eléctrica se ha evaluado desde temperaturas criogénicas hasta 200 ºC, para determinar el coeficiente de temperatura de resistividad. Las medidas experimentales han demostrado que la modificación química mejora las propiedades mecánicas, eléctricas y térmicas de la aleación A356. Por otra parte, para el diseño de la nueva familia de conectores, se debe tener en cuenta la resistencia de contacto, la cual define la eficiencia energética y la vida útil de una conexión eléctrica. Para reducir la resistencia de contacto se ha propuesto un nuevo procedimiento de instalación para conectores. El comportamiento térmico de los conectores instalados con el nuevo procedimiento se ha comparado con el tradicional, a través de ensayos de calentamiento, de ciclos térmicos y de cortocircuito. Los resultados muestran una menor temperatura de funcionamiento y degradación de los conectores instalados con el nuevo procedimiento. Además, el coeficiente de temperatura de la resistencia de contacto se ha determinado a través de una medida experimental. Para predecir el comportamiento térmico de los conectores de subestación, es importante poder estimar la resistencia eléctrica de constricción (ECR). Diferentes modelos ECR se han comparado con medidas experimentales. Los modelos fractales muestran una mejor correspondencia con los datos experimentales; sin embargo, estos modelos se basan en varios parámetros que dependen de la rugosidad de las superficies, cuyos valores necesitan ser calibrados para cada aplicación. Se ha desarrollado un programa basado en un algoritmo genético para obtener una predicción precisa de la resistencia de contacto en conectores de subestación. Además, se han desarrollado herramientas avanzadas de modelado 3D-FEM para realizar simulaciones de ensayos de cortocircuito y de calentamiento para conectores eléctricos. El desarrollo de herramientas de simulación es esencial para anticipar los resultados de los ensayos estándar, de una manera rápida y barata. En esta tesis se han desarrollado herramientas 3D-FEM multifísicas electromagnéticas-térmicas para simular el comportamiento térmico transitorio de los conectores en los ensayos estandarizados de cortocircuito y de calentamiento. Por último, la tesis trata de la inductancia del bucle de ensayo. La estimación de la inductancia del bucle es muy importante, ya que determina la caída de tensión en los conductores. La estimación de la inductancia proporcionada por las fórmulas ha sido comparada con simulaciones FEM y medidas experimentales. Por otra parte, se ha propuesto y optimizado una configuración sencilla para reducir el consumo de energía reactiva durante los ensayos de cortocircuito, basada en la adición de un conductor que forma un bucle cerrado concéntrico interno al bucle de ensayo.
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Matheson, James Henry Edward. "Institutional capacity and multiple conditionality in ACP-EU development cooperation." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 1997. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/1484/.
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The negotiations for the Mid-Term Review of the Fourth Lome Convention marked the introduction of multiple conditionality - economic adjustment and good governance - into the Lome relationship. It placed additional demands on the two parties, giving rise to the essential concern of this thesis: do the two sides possess the requisite institutional capacity to meet those demands. The introduction was not a sudden development. The origins of multiple conditionality lay in the Pisani Memorandum and its proposal of policy dialogue. The path from the proposal to multiple conditionality was assisted by developments within the Lome relationship, including the unintended effects of ACP initiatives. This thesis is thus, in one sense, the history of the Memorandum's legacy of inverted conditionality through policy dialogue. It is also an analysis of the capacities generated by the Convention and their applicability to multiple conditionality. My analysis of bargaining, operational and instrumental capacities demonstrates a weak ACP capacity and an asymmetrically greater EU capacity. My initial conclusion is that the EU is much more capable of meeting the demands of multiple conditionality. However, it too faces limits on its capacity, especially in dealing with the sociopolitical aspects of governance. This recognition highlights an ignored factor: there is a second legacy of the Pisani Memorandum. In addition to the instrument of policy dialogue, the Memorandum identified institutional capacity as the means to help overcome the problems of development. The new tale of two legacies illustrates an EU emphasis on policy control at the expense of capacity building. It has failed to perceive the importance of the link, in the Pisani Memorandum, between the instrument and the means. It forces me to amend my initial conclusion: neither side is adequately prepared for the demands of multiple conditionality.
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Koutra, Christina. "Development, equality and participation : socially responsible tourism through capacity building." Thesis, University of Brighton, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.441608.
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This thesis addresses a paradox: tourism was introduced in the towns of Elmina and Cape Coast (Ghana, Africa) more than 15 years ago, as a tool for economic development, poverty reduction and preservation of three World Heritage Sites - the Elmina or St Georges' Castle, Fort St Jago (Elmina), and the Cape Coast or Carolsburg Castle (Cape Coast). These sites were created by foreign conquerors during the 400 year transatlantic slave trade. However, benefits are distributed unequally and the sites are not properly preserved. This investigation attempts to understand the relationship between the local community, tourism intermediaries, and national and external state development institutions in order to identify approaches to tourism in the area, and any elements that might inhibit its development. Even though several studies (Sirakaya et al. 2002; Teye et al. 2002) have been carried out regarding the attitudes and perceptions of the residents towards tourism, none of them identifies the controlling interests in the projects and their relationships with various community constituents at the mainly grass-roots level. Furthermore, although there are recommendations for sustainable tourism, no study clearly defines those aspects of the sites which determine whether they can compete in the global market. Finally, the analysis is partly carried out by applying the theories of [Corporate (Social Responsibility)] [C (SR)]I in order to explain the phenomena of tourism development at the designated locales. So far no other research has been undertaken using these theories to explain the phenomena. This thesis contributes to knowledge in three ways: 1) a new clear cut definition of Capacity Building (CB) based on the employment of four notions of Capital: Social, Human, Physical and Financial; 2) a relation which clearly illustrates the interdependency between sustainability and poverty reduction (PR), which in turn depends on the exercise of [C (SR)] and CB; and 3) a new research method, approach namely Rapid Situation Analysis (RSA).
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Lin, Hui-Ju. "Bilingualism, feedback, cognitive capacity, and learning strategies in L3 development." Connect to Electronic Thesis (ProQuest) Connect to Electronic Thesis (CONTENTdm), 2009. http://worldcat.org/oclc/453905362/viewonline.
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