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Bok, Gaye Lister. "Issues affecting part-time opportunities for professionals." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/13817.
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Ladaa, Munir. "Transboundary issues on the Caspian Sea : opportunities for cooperation /." Bonn : Bonn International Center for Conversion, BICC, 2005. http://www.gbv.de/dms/sub-hamburg/538184302.pdf.
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Chennapragada, Aparna. "Early-stage technology ventures in India : opportunities and issues." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/44877.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program, 2008.Unpaged.
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High-technology Entrepreneurship has been a key driver of innovation and economic growth in the US. Aided by factors such as the success in IT and IT-enabled services industries and a booming economy, India has seen a sharp increase in activity in technology entrepreneurship. This thesis explored the opportunities and issues in building and growing technology startups in India. Money, market, manpower, and mentors were identified as the broad areas in which startups face challenges. The specific issues within these areas were analyzed from entrepreneurs' and investors' perspectives and potential solutions were recommended. While many of the issues faced by startups in India turned out to be similar to those faced by startups in the US, a few issues were found to be unique to India. The sources for data included in-depth interviews with participants in the Indian entrepreneurial ecosystem as well as existing research on entrepreneurship in US and India.
by Aparna Chennapragada.
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Nguyen, Hue Van, and n/a. "Conservation of the world heritage of Hue : issues and opportunities." University of Canberra. Resource, Environmental & Heritage Sciences, 2000. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20061113.154722.
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Pohl, Nielsen Chantal. "Supply-side issues in developing country agriculture : constraints and opportunities /." København, 2003. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/361307578.pdf.
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Nassali-Lukwago, Rose. "Working towards gender parity in education in developing countries : issues and challenges." Thesis, University of Bristol, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1983/eb8b4a0c-6ad9-46e4-8ae9-476f48ec05d4.
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This study was based on the present writer's perception that inequality in education is a result of people's negative traditional cultural attitudes to girls and women and that, to provide equal opportunities for both girls and boys, there is a need for changes in the primary and secondary school curricula that will alter peoples' attitudes. The thesis of this dissertation is that equal opportunities policies are often based on developed countries' models, recommended for implementation in developing countries' education systems by funding and research bodies. These policies do not take into account the perceptions of the key players in the implementation process and how their perceptions might influence the success or failure of intended measures to provide equal opportunities in education for boys and girls. It is hypothesised that in Uganda, the government has chosen affirmative action policies to reduce gender inequality in education but, from the perceptions of the key players, they have had unexpected consequences which reinforce past patterns of advantage and disadvantage for the targeted group. The advantages and disadvantages are grounded in the contradictory and paradoxical outcomes of internationally and nationally recommended educational policies. This is because policies deal with only one aspect of educational inequality, which is perceived in terms of girls' non-participation in education (access, enrolment and retention). They ignore the attitudinal problem, which is an outcome of the socio-economic, socio-cultural, and school related factors which not only further disadvantage girls but boys as well, thus creating more inequalities. The study focuses upon a cross-section of those who inform and implement policies in the Ministry of Education, those who implement policies at the district and school level and those whom policies target in the classroom. The data, which is selectively quoted in the study, was derived from standardised open-ended elite and group interviews. Key players' perceptions, which impact on the provision of equal opportunities in education, are discussed in relation to international and national policies in education. Particular attention is paid in the study to understanding key players' perceptions of the meaning of equal opportunities in education. This was considered as central to the successful implementation of equal opportunities measures in a way that will not disadvantage any group. It soon became clear from the perceptions on equal opportunities held by key policy makers and implementers in the Ministry of Education and at the district levels, that the problem was not changing attitudes, but increasing access, enrolment and retention for girls within the system of education. At the school level, the problem involved increasing: enrolment; retention; academic competition between boys and girls; participation of girls in school leadership; interaction; and strategies to reduce discrimination practices between boys and girls by their teachers. These perceptions were reflected in individual schools. Implications for theory and practice of equal opportunities in education are drawn from findings from the study.
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Wilson, James W. (James William) 1977. "Faith based institutions and youth participation in community development : issues and opportunities." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70746.
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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2002.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 38-40).
There is growing interest among schools, other public agencies, and secular non-profit organizations to involve young people in current community planning efforts. Missing from discourse, however are the roles churches and other faith-based institutions can play in involving youth. Across the nation, churches and church-affiliated community organizations provide adults opportunities to revitalize their communities. In this thesis, two types of challenges that hinder these organizations from providing similar opportunities to urban youth will be examined. One such challenge focuses on internal obstacles within faith-based organizations that dissuade new models of participation. The second challenge focuses on several relational obstacles that contribute to a disconnection between leadership of faith-based organizations and contemporary urban youth culture. In spite of these challenges, this thesis suggest that some churches and church-affiliated community organizations serving low-income communities are well positioned to include urban youth bring in their community planning efforts. This thesis will explore the merits of that claim. The goals of this thesis are (1) to identify the various institutional and relational challenges that impede collaborations between faith-based institutions and urban youth in community development; and (2) to draw the attention of youth serving- and other church-affiliated community organizations to innovative and progressive approaches for youth participation.
by James W. Wilson.
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Madar, Hassan Abdi. "THE INTEGRATION ISSUES OF SOMALI IMMIGRANTS IN SWEDEN: Experiences, Challenges and Opportunities." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-21288.
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ABSTRACTThe purpose of this thesis is to examine the integration of the Somali immigrants in Sweden and to explore the factors that impede or help in the process. The study in particular aims at looking at how culture, identity and migration form immigrants’ integration experiences. It will further explore the communication barriers with, mainly; the government institutions from the perspective of Somalis and how removing these barriers could help improve the situation.The thesis also discusses the theories of transnationalism, cosmopolitanism, immigration, and integration in relation to communication for development and social behaviour change.Qualitative research methods have been selected to explore the experiences of the Somali immigrants integrate into the wider Swedish community through the use of semi-structured interviews. The Somali immigrants have good networks among themselves in Sweden, and with home country, however they do not manage to establish a good networking with the Swedish society. The outcome of this study implies that most immigrants feel that there are communication barriers in the way to a better integration. Through the use of qualitative research in semi-structured interviews with selected Somali immigrants from various backgrounds, the study shows that there are many issues that might help the community to integrate into Sweden and proposes some recommendations on how the situation could be improved.
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Jiao, Long. "Identification of Issues and Opportunities of Design Entrepreneurship: Product Commercialization as a Design Business Trend." The Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1392816172.
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Lisk, D. R. "Equal opportunities for women in construction trades : issues of education, training and employment in Northern Ireland." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2014. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.679039.
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This study seeks to identify the factors that influence young women to take up a career in the construction trades in Northern Ireland and to gain a better understanding of the perceptions that lead them to decide on a career in construction. The study focuses on the views, perceptions, understandings and experiences of young people and utilises a mixed methods approach, consisting of a large scale quantitative study of 14-16 year olds along with follow up qualitative interviews with young women and other key stakeholders in the construction industry. Within the context of this study, Roberts' notion of opportunity structures is used, and extended with Bourdieu's concepts of 'habitus' and 'field', as a way of exploring how young women have come to internalise taken-for-granted ways of thinking about occupations that reflect their wider experiences and relationships at home, school and in the world of work. The study found that the young women's attitudes and perspectives were influenced by the family and their peers. The study also identifies entrenched attitudes, where girls are discouraged, prevented and inhibited from accessing opportunities to explore particular career choices by careers officers and teachers. The study highlights how women on construction sites might be undermined but also highlights that young women are confident in their own abilities. This study is one of the first to consider a range of construction craft career choices for women to contemplate. The implications of this study include the need for schools and colleges to provide equality of opportunity for girls to participate in careers talks and vocational sampling programmes. It is suggested that sector bodies must also seek to promote and support women in construction apprenticeship programmes and that construction sector employers must implement improved monitoring and support mechanisms for female workers.
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Coyne, Adam V., Michael J. Collins, Adam V. Coyne, and Michael J. Collins. "Integrating Electronic Reverse Auctions into Defense Procurement: Exploratory Research on Opportunities, Issues, Processes, Risks, and Cultural Implications." Thesis, Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2012.
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This case study explores the first and only electronic reverse auction (e-RA) conducted by the United States Air Force (USAF) in Kuwait and addresses both theoretical gaps in e-RA knowledge and practitioner gaps within the Department of Defense (DoD). Qualitative research based on a single case study explored 1) cultural implications of conducting an e-RA in the Middle East and 2) procedures DoD contracting officers could follow to use e-RAs for stateside and contingency procurementsà ¢ and expected savings from doing so. Findings suggest that Middle Eastern sellers with a cultural disposition to avoid risky technology-based acquisition participated in the USAF auction because they trusted the USAF more than buyers in the local market. Sellers also felt increased satisfaction with the e-RA even when they did not win because the process increased fairness, transparency and reduced the negative effects of "wasta" and the general Arab business climate of distrust, unfairness, and favoritism. Secondly, a detailed spend analysis of FY07à ¢ -08 USAF spend data, extrapolated across DoD, suggests the DoD is leaving billions of dollars on the table by not using e-RAs. Drawing on the results, implications for theory and practice are explicated. Finally, study limitations are disclosed, and opportunities for future research are identified.
This case study explores the first and only electronic reverse auction (e-RA) conducted by the United States Air Force (USAF) in Kuwait and addresses both theoretical gaps in e-RA knowledge and practitioner gaps within the Department of Defense (DoD). Qualitative research based on a single case study explored 1) cultural implications of conducting an e-RA in the Middle East and 2) procedures DoD contracting officers could follow to use e-RAs for stateside and contingency procurementsà ¢ and expected savings from doing so. Findings suggest that Middle Eastern sellers with a cultural disposition to avoid risky technology-based acquisition participated in the USAF auction because they trusted the USAF more than buyers in the local market. Sellers also felt increased satisfaction with the e-RA even when they did not win because the process increased fairness, transparency and reduced the negative effects of "wasta" and the general Arab business climate of distrust, unfairness, and favoritism. Secondly, a detailed spend analysis of FY07à ¢ -08 USAF spend data, extrapolated across DoD, suggests the DoD is leaving billions of dollars on the table by not using e-RAs. Drawing on the results, implications for theory and practice are explicated. Finally, study limitations are disclosed, and opportunities for future research are identified.
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Naumann, Eckart. "The South African textile industry : opportunities and constraints with particular reference to environmental issues and eco-labelling." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5723.
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Bibliography: leaves 184-195.The aim of this thesis is to analyse and highlight the key issues facing the South African textile industry as it attempts to re-align itself, from an industry that operated in a highly protected manufacturing and policy environment, to an industry confronted with globalisation, increased competition, improved foreign market access and important environmental issues. Critical challenges facing the South African textile industry, and that in many other developing and developed countries, include the increased need for international competitiveness, the integration of environmental issues with trade aspects, and the potential impact that non-tariff trade barriers may have on the textile production pipeline. Trade patterns and value chains in the 21 st century will not necessarily resemble those of the past century. Tariff barriers are increasingly giving way to technical or non-tariff barriers, and there is a growing emphasis on environmentally preferable production methods, especially in the developed world. This has important consequences for developing countries like South Africa, and presents specific challenges and opportunities.
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Foua, Bi Kema Alexis. "Enduring child labour on Ivory Coast's cocoa farms : practicality of the ILO standards and the missed opportunities." Thesis, Brunel University, 2014. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/10578.
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This thesis examines the enduring nature of child labour on Ivory Coast’s cocoa farms. The thesis shows that the role of the state in promoting instead of inhibiting child labour practices in the Ivory Coast favours the thriving of challenging factors to any prospect of a total abolition. This thesis focuses on the influences of traditions customary practices underpinning the child labour practice. The thesis shows the adverse role of Multinational Corporations operating in Ivory Coast’s cocoa industry. This thesis shows that despite Ivory Coast being a signatory to the ILO Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour 1999 (No. 182), the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1999) as well as other regional and sub-regional legal instruments, the appropriate legal and policy response to child labour has yet to be provided. The thesis, therefore, offers the pedagogic approach as the shifting factor.
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Bird, Amanda Jane. "Issues, opportunities and concepts in the teaching of programming to novice programmers at the University of Lincoln : three approaches." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.419610.
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Diaz, Mary L. "Minority perceptions of opportunities and intentions to stay in the Navy." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2005. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/05Mar%5FDiaz.pdf.
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Legge, Adam W. "An evaluation of secondary suite regulatory implementation methods in low-density residential districts, issues and opportunities for the City of Calgary." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0015/MQ48236.pdf.
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Cervantes, Milagros. "Success factors and challenges in digital forensics for law enforcement : A Systematic Literature Review." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för informationsteknologi, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-20154.
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Context: The widespread use of communication and digital technology in the society has affected the number of devices requiring analysis in criminal investigations. Additionally, the increase of storage volume, the diversity of digital devices, and the use of cloud environment introduce more complexities to the digital forensic domain. Objective: This work aims to supply a taxonomy of the main challenges and success factors faced in the digital forensic domain in law enforcement. Method: The chosen method for this research is a systematic literature review of studies with topics related to success factors and challenges in digital forensics for law enforcement. The candidate studies were 1,428 peer-reviewed scientific articles published between 2015 and 2021. Those studies were retrieved from five digital databases following a systematic process. From those candidate studies, twenty were selected as primary studies due to their relevance to the topic. After backward searching, eight other studies were also included in the group of primary studies. A total of twentyeight primary studies were analyzed by applying thematic coding. Furthermore, a survey of digital forensic practitioners from the Swedish Police was held to triangulate the results achieved with the systematic literature review.
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Mejri, Issam. "Internationalisation des PME technologiques issues des économies émergentes : une analyse basée sur les opportunités d’affaires." Thesis, Université Côte d'Azur (ComUE), 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017AZUR0029/document.
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Les deux dernières décennies ont été marquées par la montée en puissance des économies émergentes et l’émergence de startups et PME technologiques à forte croissance internationale. Cette tendance a donné naissance à un nouveau domaine de recherche, l’entrepreneuriat international dans les économies émergentes. L’objet de cette recherche qualitative est d’étudier les facteurs qui influencent le processus d’identification des opportunités internationales chez les PME technologiques issues d’une économie émergente, la Tunisie. A cet effet, nous étudions le processus d’internationalisation de sept PME technologiques tunisiennes du secteur des technologies de l’information et des communications. Les résultats de l’analyse intra et inter cas identifient les traits de personnalité de l’entrepreneur, les capacités entrepreneuriales internationales et les réseaux relationnels de l’entrepreneur comme les trois principales catégories de facteurs qui influencent l’identification des opportunités internationales. Notre recherche aboutit à la formulation et la discussion de huit propositions qui permettent de schématiser un modèle explicatif de l’internationalisation des PME technologiques issues des économies émergentesThe last two decades have been marked by the rise of emerging economies and the emergence of start-ups and Hi-Tech SMEs with high international growth. This trend has spawned a new area of research, international entrepreneurship in emerging economies. The purpose of this qualitative research is to study the factors that influence the process of identifying international opportunities in technological SMEs from an emerging economy, Tunisia. To this end, we are studying the process of internationalization of seven Tunisian technological SMEs in the information and communications technology sector. The results of the intra- and inter-case analysis identify entrepreneurial personality traits, international entrepreneurial capabilities and relational networks as the three main categories of factors that influence the identification of international opportunities. Our research results in the formulation and discussion of eight proposals that make it possible to schematize an explanatory model of the internationalization of technological SMEs emerging from emerging economies
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Göthberg, Rosalind. ""He wouldn't have hurt that many students with a knife" : The Gun Control Paradox, Political Opportunities, and Issue Framing: A case study of the Never Again movement in Parkland, Florida." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-354080.
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Ruamsook, Kusumal. "Sourcing from emerging nations issues and opportunities for supply chain management /." 2005. http://etda.libraries.psu.edu/theses/approved/WorldWideIndex/ETD-1040/index.html.
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Weerakkody, Vishanth J. P., Zahir Irani, Habin Lee, I. H. Osman, and N. Hindi. "E-government implementation: A bird’s eye view of issues relating to costs, opportunities, benefits and risks." 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/12105.
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NoAfter more than a decade of comprehensive research work in the area of electronic government (e-government), no attempt has yet been made to undertake a systematic literature review on the costs, opportunities, benefits and risks that influence the implementation of e-government. This is particularly significant given the various related challenges that governments have faced over the years when implementing e-government initiatives. Hence, the aim of this paper is to undertake a comprehensive analysis of relevant literature addressing these issues using a systematic review of 132 studies identified from the Scopus online database and Google Scholar together with a manual review of relevant papers from journals dedicated to electronic government research such as Electronic Government, an International Journal (EGIJ), International Journal of Electronic Government Research (IJEGR) and Transforming Government: People, Process, and Policy (TGPPP). The overall review indicated that although a large number of papers discuss costs, opportunities, benefits and risks, treatment of these issues have tended to be superficial. Moreover, there is a lack of empirical studies which can statistically evaluate the performance of these constructs in relation to the various e-government systems. Therefore, this research would help governments to better analyse the impact of costs, opportunities, benefits and risks on the success of e-government systems and its pre-adoption from an implementation perspective.
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Ni-ChyiKuo and 郭乃琦. "The Study of Possible Development Bottleneck, Future Opportunities and Successful Key Issues for Domestic Biotech Industry Introducing ERP System." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/6s8zrq.
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Brooker, Dawn J. R., and Rosemary J. Woolley. "Enriching opportunities for people living with Dementia: The Development of a Blueprint for a sustainable activity-based model of care." 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/3746.
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NoThe aim of this paper is to describe the process of building a multi-level intervention called the Enriched Opportunities Programme, the objective of which is to provide a sustainable activity-based model for people with dementia living in long-term care. It is hypothesised that five key elements need to work together to bring about a sustainable activity-based model of care. These elements are specialist expertise-the staff role of Locksmith was developed as part of this programme; individualised assessment and case work; an activity and occupation programme; staff training; and management and leadership. These elements working together are known as the Enriched Opportunities Programme. This paper reports on the processes undertaken to develop Enriched Opportunities from its inception to the present, and focuses on lessons learnt from the literature, an expert working group and action research in four UK study sites. A blueprint for evaluation in other long-term care facilities is described.
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Brooker, Dawn J. R., Elaine Argyle, David Clancy, and Andy J. Scally. "The Enriched Opportunities Programme: A cluster randomised trial of a new approach to living with dementia and other mental health issues in ExtraCare housing schemes and villages." 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/6421.
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People living in extra care housing have a variety of mental health
needs. Whilst many people opt for extra care housing as a means of
enhancing quality of life, it is recognised that around 30% will
experience significant mental health problems notably dementia and
depression. This often leads to them having to move out of extra care
housing or becoming isolated within their apartment.
The Enriched Opportunities Programme (EOP) was developed by
ExtraCare Charitable Trust and Professor Brooker and her research
team as a means of ensuring that people experiencing mental health
problems can continue to enjoy a good quality of life. EOP brings
together what is known as best practice in a structured, systematic and
proactive way. Key facets of the programs include a specialist staff role
¿the EOP Locksmith¿; staff training; individualized case work; liaison
with health and social care teams; activity & occupation; and leadership.
This report summarises a recently completed 2 year cluster randomised
controlled trial.
5 extra care housing schemes were randomly assigned to receive the
EOP for an 18 month period. A further 5 housing schemes were
randomly assigned to receive a placebo intervention consisting of
employing an extra member of staff called a Project Support Worker
Coach (PSWC) for the same time period.
We followed the lives of the 268 most vulnerable residents living in all
these extra care housing schemes and villages. We compared the results
for people receiving the EOP intervention with the PSWC intervention
and analysed the differences.
The process of implementing EOP and the impact on people¿s lives has
been very positive. The main advantages in the EOP schemes were that
residents were Half as likely to have to move out into a care home
¿ Far less likely to spend time in hospital as an in-patient
¿ More likely to have a GP visit
¿ More likely to see a community physiotherapist, occupational
therapist and a chiropodist More likely to have their mental health problems diagnosed
In addition residents in the EOP schemes and villages
¿ Rated their Quality of Life more positively
¿ Reported decreased symptoms of depression over time
¿ Reported greater feelings of social support and inclusion There were also a number of advantages enjoyed by participants in both
the EOP and the PSWC interventions. Residents in both interventions
reported
¿ Greater opportunity to be active
¿ Greater use of community facilities
¿ More fun
¿ Greater variety of things to do. This report will be of interest to all those involved in the provision of
extra care housing and to those implementing the National Dementia
Strategy.
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Capoccia, Debora. "Belief in equality of opportunities and attitudes towards immigrants in Italy: The mediator effect of institutional trust." Master's thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/21160.
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The thematic area of the research is the populist narrative in Italy and the analysis of the phenomenon through the perception of equality of opportunities, the trust on institutions and the attitudes towards immigrants. In Italy with the growing of national populism there have been witnessed some intolerant attitudes towards immigrants. The differences between majority group and minority group and a discriminating narrative have been observed among the population. We therefore wanted to research the influences and the connections among these constructs. Based on literature review, we found that the relation between equality of opportunities and attitudes towards immigrants has not been deeply studied.
The data used in the study are part of the database of European Social Survey (ESS) Round 9. The study includes the analysis of the responses given by two thousand, seven hundred forty-five Italian people to the constructs that constituted the objects of the research.
The results showed positive and significant correlations among equality of opportunities beliefs, attitudes towards immigrants and trust in institutions. A simple mediation model was tested and revealed an indirect effect of equality of opportunities beliefs and attitudes towards immigrants through trust in institutions.
The implications of the results for the improvements of intergroup contact are discussed.A área temática da pesquisa é a narrativa populista na Itália e a análise do fenômeno através da percepção da igualdade de oportunidades, da confiança nas instituições e das atitudes em relação aos imigrantes. Na Itália, com o crescimento do populismo nacional, testemunharam-se algumas atitudes intolerantes em relação aos imigrantes. As diferenças entre o grupo majoritário e o grupo minoritário e uma narrativa discriminatória foram observadas entre a população. Portanto, queríamos pesquisar as influências e as conexões entre esses enunciados. Com base na revisão da literatura, descobrimos que a relação entre igualdade de oportunidades e atitudes em relação aos imigrantes não foi profundamente estudada. Os dados utilizados no estudo fazem parte da base de dados do European Social Survey (ESS) Round 9. O estudo inclui a análise das respostas dadas por dois mil setecentos e quarenta e cinco italianos as perguntas que constituíram os objetos do pesquisa. Os resultados mostraram correlações positivas e significativas entre crenças de igualdade de oportunidades, atitudes em relação aos imigrantes e confiança nas instituições. Um modelo de mediação simples foi testado e revelou um efeito indireto de crenças de igualdade de oportunidades e atitudes em relação aos imigrantes através da confiança nas instituições. As implicações dos resultados são discutidas.
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Chen, Jian-rong, and 陳健榮. "The Relation between Seasoned Equity Issue and Growth Opportunities and Operating Results." Thesis, 1999. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/31221980283384169645.
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In the recent year seasoned equity issues are popular in Taiwan and how to measure the operating result and growth opportunity of firms is the problem of financial report analysis. First this study investigates the effect of seasoned equity issues on stock prices. Then this study examines the relation between the effect of seasoned equity issues and growth opportunities of firms. And this study further examines the effect of bull/bear markets. Using listed firms'' data between 1989 and 1998, this paper examines the "offering for cash " events by testing the abnormal returns calculated from market model. Cross-sectional regressions are then performed to test this study''s hypothesis. The conclusion is as follows: 1. The stock price effect of seasoned equity offerings possess positive information contents on ex-dividend date, but it posses no information content on "SEC approval date". 2. On "SEC approval date" there is significant positive relation between short term abnormal return and ratio of liability, operating income, increment of fixed assets. On ex-dividend date only growth rate of equity has found the significant relation. The growth rate of operating income has been found positive relationship with the long-term announcement effects. 3. In the short time, only growth rates of equities and EPS have been found different effects in bull/bear markets on ex-dividend date. In the long time the ratio of liabilities, EPS and growth rate of operating income have been found the effects.
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Lin, Chiu-Ya, and 林秋雅. "The Effects of Pre-IPO Capital Expansions on Post-Issue Growth Opportunities and Operating Performance." Thesis, 2004. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/72697322605951634263.
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The capital expansions make the firms to acquire or reserve capital. Theoretically, managers should attempt to gather shareholder’s wealth by making relevant investment decisions, but immoderate capital expansions result in outstanding shares rise and damage stockholders’ equity. The research is to investigate the relationship among pre-issue capital expansions, growth opportunities, IPO underpricing, and post-issue operating performance. We adopt t-test and multiple regression to analyze the Taiwan stock market’s initial public offerings for the period form 1999 through 2001. The empirical results are shown as follows: First, the ratio of stock dividend from retained earnings is positively associated with the post-issue growth opportunities. Second, the ratio of stock dividend from paid in capital is negatively associated with underpricing. Third, whether an issuer adopts stock dividend from retained earnings or from paid in capital to going public or not does not affect operating performance decline. Fourth, there is significant negative relationship between the ratio of seasoned equity offering（SEO）and post-issue long run operating performance. Fifth, the ratio of stock dividend from retained earnings is positively associated with post-issue long run operating performance. Sixth, there is partly significant negative relation between the ratio of stock dividend from paid in capital and post-issue long run operating performance.
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Deborne, Elise. "La mixité d'usages verticale depuis une perspective habitante : étude de cinq produits immobiliers résidentiel et commercial montréalais récents." Thèse, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/19063.
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La mixité d’usages est aujourd’hui, un principe clé de planification urbaine, considérée essentielle à la qualité, vitalité et durabilité des milieux urbains. Mais en pratique, celle-ci sert encore et surtout l’intensification – notamment sur un plan vertical – des secteurs de ville-centre au marché du logement tendu et foncier rare ; et même dans ce contexte, se heurte à une barrière culturelle. Il s’avère donc opportun de se pencher sur les avantages et contraintes – depuis une perspective habitante – de la mixité d’usages verticale résidentielle et commerciale (fonctions généralement considérées comme complémentaires et compatibles, et fréquemment combinées à l’échelle du bâtiment), et d’examiner les conditions dans lesquelles ces expériences sont manifestées. La recherche interroge, au cours d’entrevues semi-dirigées, dix résidents et six commerçants de cinq produits immobiliers à mixité d’usages verticale résidentielle et commerciale montréalais récents. L’analyse met en évidence des retombées en termes de proximité aux commerces et services, vitalité économique, qualité du cadre bâti, vitalité locale, sentiment de sécurité et convivialité ; et discerne en parallèle, des conflits d’usages (direct), conflits d’échelle, conflit d’intérêts (indirect), et contraintes d’espace et d’usage. La recherche illustre une articulation entre échelles du produit immobilier et locale ; la difficile mise en œuvre d’une approche limitée à l’arrimage d’usages compatibles ; l’enjeu d’une intégration d’usages variés dans la capitalisation de synergies et prévention des conflits et contraintes ; et considère à cet égard l’opportunité que représente le règlement sur les usages conditionnels au Québec. Elle souligne également dans l’intégration en harmonie d’usages variés, l’importance après-coup, de la gestion du développement opérée.Mixed use has become a key planning principle, promoted as essential for urban quality, vibrancy, and sustainability. However, in practice, mixed use remains mostly a tool for the intensification – notably on a vertical dimension – of inner-city districts with tight housing market and land scarcity. Still, in that context, it encounters cultural barriers. It is therefore appropriate to examine the opportunities and issues – from the perspective of occupiers – in vertically mixed residential and commercial development (functions usually considered as complementary and compatible, and frequently combined at the building scale), and the conditions in which such experiences arise. To address this, semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten residents and six retailers of five new vertically mixed residential and commercial properties located in Montreal. Benefits in terms of proximity to retail stores and services, economic vitality, quality of the built environment, vibrancy, perceived security and community life have been highlighted. Land-use conflicts (direct), conflicts of scale, conflict of interest (indirect), and space and use constraints have been discerned from the cross-case analysis. The study illustrates a dialectic relation between building-complex and local scales; the difficult task of implementing a mix limited to compatible functions; and the challenge of integrating various uses to capitalize on synergies and prevent conflict and constraints. In this last respect, the study considers the opportunity presented, in Quebec, by the by-law on conditional use. It also points out the significance afterwards of the property management in the harmonious integration of various uses.
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Wu, Mei-Hsia, and 吳美霞. "A Study of Vitalization Opportunities for Taihsi Township: Investigating the Case of Unoccupied Issue of Taihsi Ocean Park." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/22u83n.
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碩士國立虎尾科技大學
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This study analyzes the development history and background of Taihsi Ocean Park and summarizes the reasons of this unoccupied space to explore the opportunity of space’s utilization and the overall vitalization of Taihsi Township. This study firstly defines the unoccupied space and the review the literature of re-use programs. Subsequently, it discusses the connotation of communitarianism and community planning and reorganization and elaborates the development and initial planning of Taihsi Ocean Park. In this study, we employ the in-depth interview method to interview ten distinguished community leaders, who are related to the construction process of Taihsi Ocean Park. The result shows that the cause of unoccupied public space can be divided into four aspects: political factors, public construction management, public construction planning deficiency and improvement, policy implementation and cost-benefit analysis. This study also explores the vitalization opportunity of unoccupied space by promoting the diversified activation options for the future development of tourism in Taihsi Township, especially through the proposal of Taihsi Barbie Doll Museum initiated by international designer Mr. Lin Guoji to increase the potential of success of the vitalization. This article suggests that the diversified sightseeing venues should operate in the form of nonprofit fund management with high quality manpower, rich event content, operational design, and combined marketing strategies to free space to promote Taihsi Township’s local industrial upgrading and tourism development.
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Chen, Jung Hui, and 陳榮輝. "From the Outdoor Setting Preferences and Environmental Issue Concerns of Elementary Students to Study the Opportunities of Environmental Education." Thesis, 2002. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/27112547960732047609.
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碩士臺中師範學院
環境教育研究所
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From the perspectives of environmental psychology and educational psychology, this research attempts to study elementary school students’ setting preferences and environmental issues’ concerns when participating outdoor activities of family or school. By understanding the relationship among students'''' demographic characteristics, outdoor settings preference, and environmental issue concerns , to show the opportunities of outdoor environmental education. This research base on a 23-item Likert scale, is done to measure students’ outdoor setting preferences from two categories of the physical and social surrounding. A factor analysis of these items resulted in seven factors─named as “convenience & facilities preference”, “ primordial & natural environment preference”, “management preference” , ”adventurous activities preference”, “appreciative activity preference”, “sociality activities preference” and” educational activities preference”. Further a cluster analysis of 23 item students’ preferences was conducted to divide students into four groups, named as “the group of environmental learning”, ”the group of natural adventure”, “the group of artificial excitement”, and “the group of alienating from environment”. Moreover, The other 28-items Likert’s scale is used to measure the degree of students’ environmental issue concerns. Through factor analysis, these items were classified into five factors: “concern for living being”, ”concern for carry-over of consumption”, “concern for natural resources”,” concern for healthy of human being” and “concern for general environmental issue”. After further analysis, this research find the following: 1. Outdoor settings preference is under the influence of varying items among students’ demographic characteristics such as grades, sexes, degrees and occupations of the mother, family form, owning a resort venture at home or not, willingness of participation, a policy-maker, and participation in the policy discussion. 2. Environmental issue concerns is under the influence of varying items among students’ demographic characteristics such as educational background of the mother, willingness of participation, a policy-maker, and participation in the policy discussion. 3. There is a relationship between outdoor settings preference and environmental issue concerns. 4. Students belonging to different preference groups have discrepancy on environmental issue concerns. This research not only shows the opportunities of outdoor environmental education but also proves the interrelation between learning settings and learning desire of outdoor environmental education. It proves furthermore the influence of a learner''''s personal traits on learning settings and learning desire as a beneficial beginning for environmental education. The researcher intends to provide some references for teachers and organizations working on environmental education, It is the resercher’s hope to contribution to the promotion of environmental education by making suggestions from relevant conclusions.