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McGonigle, T. Hope. "Surveying for sexuality in cyberspace sexual orientation and stage of change for cervical cancer screening /." Connect to this title online, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1061318216.
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Goktan, Ayse Banu. "The role of strategy in the innovation process: A stage approach." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2005. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4877/.
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Organizational innovation has been of central interest in recent years because of its importance for organizational survival and competitive advantage. Researchers in the field have divided the innovation process into stages in an attempt to understand the innovation process and the factors that affect it. However, empirical studies that examine the relationship between the stages are scarce. In addition, although business strategy is emphasized as an important factor in the innovation process, little is known about its role in the innovation process and its effect on the stages. This research provides empirical support for the relationship between the stages of the innovation process and the moderating effect of organizational strategy on the relationship between the stages within the two stage model of innovation. In this study, a direct, positive relationship is proposed between the innovation generation (first stage) and innovation outcome (second stage) stages of the innovation process. Dimensions of innovation outcome that are examined include innovation type (product innovation and process innovation), innovation radicalness and innovation frequency. Low cost, differentiation and market orientation strategies are proposed to be moderators on the relationship between the stages. To test the proposed relationships, a survey was mailed to executives who are involved in the innovation process in organizations where innovation is expected to be common and they were asked to complete the questionnaire. Hierarchical regression was the primary data analysis method and General Linear Model was applied as the pot-hoc data analysis method. Results of the primary data analyses provided support for the direct, positive relationship between the innovation generation and innovation outcome stages of the innovation process. Specifically, there was a direct, positive relationship between innovation generation and product innovation, process innovation, innovation frequency and innovation radicalness. Result of the primary data analysis provided support for the moderating effect of strategy (market orientation and differentiation) on the relationship between innovation generation and only innovation frequency dimension of innovation outcome. Post-hoc analysis suggested a significant moderating effect of strategy (market orientation and differentiation) on the relationship between innovation generation and innovation radicalness dimension of innovation outcome. Limitations of the study and directions for future research are discussed.
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Del, Vecchio Raphaël Compagnon Laurence. "Évolution des projets professionnels des étudiants en troisième cycle de médecine générale en fonction de leurs stages au sein de la Faculté de médecine de Créteil." Créteil : Université de Paris-Val-de-Marne, 2008. http://doxa.scd.univ-paris12.fr:80/theses/th0483093.pdf.
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Casperson, Molly. "Walrus, Seal, and Seabird Faunal Remains from Summit Island in Bristol Bay, Alaska: The Subsistence Practices of Norton Peoples in an Island Environment (2740–980 Cal B.P.)." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/23116.
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The Norton Stage (2500-1000 cal B.P.) of the Norton Tradition is typically characterized as a caribou hunting and fishing culture, an idea developed by James Giddings through his formative work at the Iyatayet Site in Norton Sound. The concept of Norton fishers and caribou-hunters has been promoted by the long-term research of Don Dumond in the Naknek and Ugashik drainages on the Alaska Peninsula. While the northern Alaska Peninsula has historically productive salmon runs and abundant caribou populations, the concept that these taxa were essential to the Norton subsistence economy has not been critically evaluated. Giddings based his own assessment of Iyatayet subsistence practices on the animal harvest practices of contemporary Norton Sound Alaska Native communities, rather than directly from the faunal remains he identified during excavations.
Several faunal assemblages have been recovered from southwest Alaska, which provide the opportunity to test assumptions regarding Norton subsistence practices. Most of these assemblages come from the Bering Sea coast, a vastly different environment from more temperate coast of the Alaska Peninsula. In an effort to directly document Norton subsistence practices, I procured a sizeable faunal assemblage that Robert Shaw excavated in 1985 from 49-XHI-043 and 49-XHI-044. These sites are located on Summit Island, a nearshore island 6 km from the shoreline of northwest Bristol Bay.
Prior to my research, no analysis of the Summit Island collection had been conducted. As a result, an assessment of the faunal remains was not possible until I analyzed field notes to establish stratigraphic relationships and procured radiocarbon dates from the sites. I was able to confirm the presence of three discrete analytical components associated with Norton culture including Early Norton I (2740-2380 cal B.P.), Early Norton II (2400-2000 cal B.P.), and Late Norton (1390-980 cal B.P.). My analysis of 9,981 mammal and bird bone specimens resulted in the documentation of an intensive marine-focused subsistence economy. Over approximately 2,000 years, generations of Norton peoples harvested seals, walruses, murres, cormorants, and eiders from the Walrus Island chain. Terrestrial and riverine species were not well represented in the assemblage, despite the proximity of the mainland.
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Verma, Anurag. "The effect of an atrium and building orientation on the daylighting and cooling load of an office building. : An early stage study." Thesis, KTH, Installations- och energisystem, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-219590.
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The thesis is an outcome of a collaborative work between the author and an architect. It aims to answer design questions that were posed in the early stages by the team of a student architect and the author himself relating to the daylighting performance of the building located in Stockholm, Sweden. Two design elements of interest that were to be evaluated were decided: the orientation of the building and the effect of introducing an atrium in the building. Annual daylighting performance simulations were carried out and these two design elements were parametrically varied to see the effect on the daylight distribution inside the building for the given architectural model. For the same design parameters, an energy model was created and simulated to see the effect of these design alteration on the cooling loads of the building. The importance of early stage collaboration between engineers and designers have also been discussed which sets the contextual scene of the thesis.
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Abrantes, Miguel João Alves. "Relação entre os componentes de liberdade económica e a actividade empreendedora de orientação internacional dos países." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/12406.
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Mestrado em Ciências Empresariais<br>O empreendedorismo é reconhecido como um processo dinâmico e complexo, que resulta da combinação de um conjunto de fatores. Vários estudos sugerem que a Liberdade Económica (LE) representa um dos fatores que explicam os níveis de Atividade Empreendedora (AE) dos diferentes países. Assim sendo, o objetivo do presente trabalho passa por avaliar em que medida a LE afeta ou estimula a AE nacional e internacional de cada país. Tendo como referência o Index of Economic Freedom (IEF), que mede o grau de LE presente em cada país do mundo, com base em 10 componentes, e utilizando os dados relacionados com o indicador Total early-stage Entrepreneurial Activity (TEA), do Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), neste estudo foi identificada uma relação significativa entre alguns dos componentes de LE e a AE. Países caracterizados por: elevada LE (no global), Liberdade Financeira, com elevados Gastos do Governo e fracas Liberdade Fiscal, Empresarial e de Comércio favorecem o aumento da AE. Outro dos objetivos passa por perceber se esta relação se mantém, quando a motivação para empreender é internacional (International Orientation early-stage Entrepreneurial Activity). Os resultados demonstram que os países que impulsionam a AE de orientação internacional são caracterizados por uma forte proteção dos Direitos de Propriedade, Gastos do Governo baixos e uma elevada Liberdade Empresarial, do Comércio, e do Investimento.<br>Entrepreneurship is recognized as a dynamic and complex process that is influenced by several factors. Many studies suggest that Economic Freedom (EF) represents one of the factors that explain the Entrepreneurial Activity levels (EA) of different countries. So, the purpose of this study is to assess in what dimension the EF affects or stimulates national and international EA of each country. Based on the Index of Economic Freedom (IEF), which measures the degree of EF in the world?s nations through 10 components, and using the data related to the Total early-stage Entrepreneurial Activity (TEA) of Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), it was identified in this study a meaningful relationship between some of the EF components and EA. Countries characterized by: high EF (in general), Financial Freedom, with high Government Spending and a weak Fiscal Freedom, Business Freedom and Trade Freedom enhance the growth of EA. This study also aims to realize if this meaningful relationship is confirmed when entrepreneurship motivation is internationally oriented (International Orientation early-stage Entrepreneurial Activity). The results show that countries that increase the International Orientation EA are characterized by a high protection of Property Rights, low Government Spending and high Business Freedom, Trade Freedom, and Investment Freedom.
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Fischer, Timo [Verfasser]. "Decoherence of the Orientation State / Timo Fischer." München : Verlag Dr. Hut, 2015. http://d-nb.info/106770812X/34.
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Постельняк, Д. Ю. "Удосконалення техніко-тактичної підготовки спортсменів-орієнтувальників на етапі попередньої базової підготовки". Master's thesis, Сумський державний університет, 2021. https://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/86962.
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Розроблено та обґрунтовано методику техніко-тактичної підготовки спортсменів-орієнтувальників на основі освоєння інтерпретації рельєфу та макетного проектування рельєфних ситуацій. Набули подальшого розвитку дані щодо позитивного впливу засобів та методів, що застосовуються у тренувальному процесі орієнтувальників. Доповнено дані щодо показників уявного мислення, уваги, пам’яті, сприйняття місцевості та прийняття рішень.
Практичне значення одержаних результатів полягає у тому, що на основі теоретичного аналізу та емпіричних досліджень виявлено найбільшу ефективність методів вдосконалення техніко-тактичної підготовленості орієнтувальників. Матеріали, отримані в процесі проведення дослідження, можуть бути використані та впроваджені у підготовку орієнтувальників на етапі попередньої базової підготовки у дитячо-юнацьких спортивних школах секції спортивне орієнтування.<br>Разработана и обоснована методика технико-тактической подготовки спортсменов-ориентировщиков на основе освоения интерпретации рельефа и макетного проектирования рельефных ситуаций. Получили дальнейшее развитие данные о положительном влиянии средств и методов, применяемых в тренировочном процессе ориентировщиков. Дополнены данные по показателям мнимого мышления, внимания, памяти, восприятия местности
и принятия решений.
Практическое значение полученных результатов состоит в том, что на основе теоретического анализа и эмпирических исследований выявлена наибольшая эффективность методов усовершенствования технико-тактической подготовленности ориентировщиков. Материалы, полученные в процессе проведения исследования, могут быть использованы и внедрены в подготовку ориентировщиков на этапе предварительной базовой подготовки в детско-юношеских спортивных школах секции спортивной ориентировки.<br>The method of technical and tactical training of orienteering athletes on the basis of mastering the interpretation of relief and layout design of relief situations has been developed and substantiated. Data on the positive impact of tools and methods used in the training process of orienteers have been further developed. Data on indicators of imaginary thinking, attention, memory, perception of the terrain and decision-making have been updated.
The practical significance of the obtained results is that on the basis of theoretical analysis and empirical research the greatest efficiency of methods of improvement of technical and tactical readiness of orienteers is revealed. The materials obtained in the course of the research can be used and implemented in the training of orienteers at the stage of preliminary basic training in children's and youth sports schools of the sports orienteering section.
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Ivan, dos Santos Oliveira. "Rare earth intermetallic compounds studied by nuclear orientation." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.357518.
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Borges, de Araujo M. A. "Hyperfine interactions studied by low temperature nuclear orientation." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.355725.
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Anwer, Afzana. "Orientation of liquid crystalline materials by magnetic fields." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1990. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.358379.
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Douglas, Caroline C. "The functional significance of action-state orientation in athletic performance." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2005. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/14409.
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This thesis investigated the functional significance ofthe personality construct of action-state orientation (Kuhl, 1981), which is suggested to mediate the efficiency of the volitional approach taken to overcome the difficulties associated with goal initiation, maintenance and completion under competitive pressure. The role of volition, defined as 'the act of deciding upon a course of action and initiating it' [Syn. Will] (German Dictionary of psychology, 1934, p.283) in sport has emerged from unequivocal findings taken from coaches and athletes regarding the effectiveness of goal setting as a performance enhancement strategy (Burton, Weinberg, Yukelson & Weigand, 1998; Weinberg, Burton, Yukelson & Weigand, 2000). Further research exploration of goal setting practices concluded that the most realistic explanation for the lack of goal attainment when utilising goal setting is the lack of an adequate 'action plan' (Burton, Naylor & Holliday, 2000). Whilst goal setting is a process of motivation that ends with a decision to act (Beckmann, 2002; Heckhausen, 1991; Kuhl, 1987), the processes of goal initiation and completion are related to action plans and goal striving, which are issues of volition (Kuhl, 1984; Latharn 2000). Volitional competence is determined by the opposing personality dispositions of action- versus state-orientation. Action-orientation is characterised by an efficient present focus on action and making plans under pressure, whereas state-orientation is associated with an increased propensity to ruminate over real or imagined failure and the state the individual is in, rather than focus on the task at hand (Kuhl, 1994a). Study 1 explores the performance strategies and coping skills utilised by action- and state-oriented athletes under competitive pressure. Scores on the Athlete Coping Skills Inventory (ACSI-28; Smith, Schultz, Smoll & Ptacek, 1995)demonstrated a significantly higher usage of goal setting, relaxation and imagery as well as better emotional control and lower levels of negative thinking in the actionoriented group. Results from the Test of Performance Strategies (TOPS; Thomas, Murphy & Hardy, 1999) showed comparable scores between action- and stateoriented athletes in the areas of self-talk and coachability. A similarity which highlights an increased propensity in state-oriented athletes to submit to external control and the beliefs of others in preference to their own personal judgement. Study 2 documents the impact of 5-month intervention with endurance athletes to enhance volitional functioning and self-access to their personal wants, needs and beliefs utilising Personality Systems Interaction theory (PSI; Kuhl, 2000a), which contends volition efficiency is facilitated by positive affect. Eight out of eleven baseline state-oriented athletes scores on the Volitional Components Inventory (VCI; version 6, US-I; Kuhl & Fuhrmann, 1998) showed significantly improved differences in 23 out of a total 35 areas of volitional functioning, including enhanced levels (p<O.05) of emotional control, initiating and self-determination. Significantly decreased scores (p<O.05) in areas including inhibition and fear of failure were also shown. Study 3 presents follow-up interviews with intervention programme athletes to specifically investigate personal experiences and perceptions of behaviour change. Qualitative exploration indicated more pronounced use of avoidance coping strategies related to self-awareness and the adoption of mental skills in three athletes who showed no improved volitional competency. These athletes demonstrated inappropriate and performance impairing methods of enacting their intentions. Overall, results suggest that volitional efficiency is related to the ease of access to personal beliefs, needs and wants as these self-related constructs provide goals with the dynamic properties of being self-determined and intrinsicallymotivated. Goal pursuit can be severely debilitated by intentions that lack energising and protective qualities because limited self-awareness and the use of denial create a situation where intentions are never actually associated with the constructs that govern motivational meaning and action initiation. It is necessary that athletes learn to trust their own judgements and function quickly and correctly when under competitive pressure. If athletes do not develop the ability to appropriately access the mechanisms that enable them to overcome the difficulty of goal enactment, their performance can be compromised. A key implication for professional practice is the need to develop easily adhered-to self-monitoring tools and functionally relevant affect regulation training programmes. Future research directions including the furthering of both the issues of theoretical understanding and the role played by volition in sport are presented.
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Osborne, William F. "Influence of Heater Orientation on Fluctuations in Steady-state Nucleate Boiling." PDXScholar, 1995. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4958.
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In observations of steady-state nucleate boiling, fluctuations in the temperature and heat flux might initially appear to be completely random. However, it was shown that, for a vertically mounted platinum wire in liquid nitrogen, the fluctuations about the steady-state exhibit an average counterclockwise circulation when the heat flux is plotted versus the superheat temperature. An area associated with the average circulation was proposed as a numerical measure of stability for steady-state nucleate boiling. The mechanisms for the generation of these fluctuations are thought to be the feedback of the bubbles rising past the wire and the differential heating and cooling that this engenders. Data similar to the data on the vertical wire have been obtained using the same wire mounted horizontally. Although the counterclockwise circulation mentioned above is still seen, the measure of stability as proposed earlier, is less useful for prediction of the transition to film boiling. This reduced sensitivity can be attributed to the fact that the possibility of feedback through the rising bubbles has been eliminated.
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Hartman, R. M. "Pyrolitic graphite films : Their preparation, crystal size, orientation and other properties." Thesis, Lancaster University, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.377389.
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Dragoni, Lisa Christine. "Understanding state goal orientation leadership and work-group climate as key antecedents /." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/2197.
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Thesis (Ph. D.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2005.<br>Thesis research directed by: Business and Management. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.
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Huber, Gerald E. "The benefits of outdoor orientation programming in higher education and recommendations for the development of an outdoor orientation program at Kansas State University." Kansas State University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/13695.
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Master of Science<br>Department of Special Education, Counseling and Student Affairs<br>Fred Bradley<br>Outdoor orientation programs (OOPs) have the same goal as traditional first-year student orientation programs (e.g., First-Year Seminar), that is, helping facilitate the transition of first-year students to collegiate life. There are many challenges first-year students face while transitioning into college. Research shows that OOPs can increase retention rates of first-year students; help first-year students to grow personally, socially and spiritually; and increase friendship formation among this population (Davis-Berman & Berman, 1996; Devlin, 1996; Galloway, 2000). Today, there are approximately 164 higher education institutions in the United States that offer OOPs to their first-year students. Currently, Kansas State University has several programs that aid students in their transition to collegiate life. However, they do not currently have an OOP in place. A survey was conducted at Kansas State University to evaluate the level of interest in an OOP and/or an outdoor trips program. Survey results suggest that there are a significant number of current students on campus who would have participated in an OOP if one were offered when they first arrived. Recommendations for the development of an OOP at Kansas State University are made utilizing survey results and interviews with successful OOP program directors at several universities.
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Findlay, Robert Buchanan. "Control of the orientation and microstructure of some side chain liquid crystalline polymers." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.386701.
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Dorn, D'Andre Keith. "Continuing professional education motivational orientations of state supervisors of agricultural education /." The Ohio State University, 1987. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487326511716044.
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Roberts, Dena L. "Pre-depature [sic] orientation program for study abroad students utilizing the on-campus international community /." Muncie, Ind. : Ball State University, 2009. http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/689.
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Krochak, Paul Joseph. "The orientation state of semi-dilute rigid fibre suspensions in a linearly contracting channel." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/842.
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This work investigates the effects of long range hydrodynamic fibre-fibre interactions on the orientation state of a semi-dilute, rigid fibre suspension flowing through a linear contracting channel under laminar flow conditions. The effects of fibre-fibre interactions are modeled mathematically, the governing equations solved numerically and the predicted results compared with experimental observations.
The theoretical model is based on the assumption that the orientation state of the suspension can be completely described by a probability distribution function and that fibre-fibre interactions are random in nature, thus giving rise to a diffusion-type process. The orientation distribution evolves spatially according to a Fokker-Plank type equation using closure equations for the rotary diffusion coefficient advanced by either (i) Folgar and Tucker (J. Reinforced Plast. Comp. 3 98–119 1984) or (ii) Koch (Phys. Fluids 7(8) 2086–2088 1995). Each of these two closure models for the rotary diffusion coefficient contains an unknown empirical constant that must be determined from experiments. These were fit to experimental data along the central streamline of the contraction as a function of fibre concentration. The diffusion coefficient was found to first increase with increasing suspension concentration up to a maximum, and then decrease with concentration above this point. This non-monotonic behavior was attributed to fibre flocculation, a mechanism not considered in the relationships for the rotary diffusion coefficient. The theoretical model is then extended to predict fibre orientation over the entire plane of the contraction and the two-way momentum coupling between the fluid and fibre phases were investigated numerically. The results show that the structure of the flow field within the contraction is significantly altered when the fibre phase is considered, demonstrating the non-negligible effect of the momentum exchange between the two phases. Comparison is made between the predicted orientation state of the suspension with experimental observations over the contraction plane. Good agreement was found between the model predictions and the experimental observations except in a small region near the solid boundaries. These near wall discrepancies were attributed to an inability to correctly handle the wall boundary conditions in the fibre orientation model.
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Evans, David. "Sex education and sexual orientation in the UK : policy and experience in the classroom." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2016. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/65116/.
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This thesis examines sex education in the UK. The project presents an account of current policies and materials in practice, in addition to the primary focus of providing an up-to-date participant account of sex education with specific focus on sexual orientation in English classrooms. This study utilised a multi-method approach comprised of several interlinking parts; a literature analysis of policy and sex education materials, a questionnaire-based survey with sixth form students and interviews/focus groups with LGBT identified young people. These provide a snapshot of current issues surrounding sex education and sexual orientation through experiences in the classroom. It is shown that a public health discourse, at best, guides the topics that are commonly discussed in sex education, both in policy and practice. At worst, it omits various important and contentious issues such as sexual orientation, which are necessary in ensuring a holistic programme. Guidance at the national level is superficial and open to interpretation - this then filters down to the local level which leads to inconsistencies across policies, though it was found that some policies at the local level were both comprehensive and inclusive. While there were classroom materials found to be inclusive of social sex education, these were reportedly not frequently incorporated into the classroom. In the empirical data, young people commonly acknowledged that sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and pregnancy dominated classroom discussions to the detriment and exclusion of other topics identified as important by the participants. This lack of holism contributed to the prevailing notion that sex education was heteronormative, and was perceived to be the result of social inequalities and past political views.
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Ford, John. "Structure and orientational control in main chain liquid crystal polymers." Thesis, University of Reading, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.304678.
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Betteridge, Steven. "The application of Mössbauer spectroscopy to the study of moment orientations in magnetic materials". Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.283083.
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Terrible, Heather A. "Workplace discrimination against gay & lesbian employees are state and local governments responding? /." Instructions for remote access. Click here to access this electronic resource. Access available to Kutztown University faculty, staff, and students only, 2003. http://www.kutztown.edu/library/services/remote_access.asp.
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Thesis (M.P.A.)--Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 2003.<br>Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2963. Typescript. Abstract precedes thesis as 2 preliminary leaves. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 61-63).
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Kienitz, Jens S. [Verfasser]. "Orientation of state selected OCS molecules in mixed strong dc and laser fields / Jens S. Kienitz." München : Verlag Dr. Hut, 2017. http://d-nb.info/1147674507/34.
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Vagner, Marie. "Orientation des processus métaboliques du bar européen (Dicentrarchus labrax) par un conditionnement nutritionnel au stade larvaire." Brest, 2008. http://www.theses.fr/2008BRES2009.
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Le but était de voir s’il est possible de stimuler les capacités de désaturation des acides gras pour la synthèse d’HUFA n-3 des juvéniles de bar par un conditionnement précoce. Lors d’une expérience 1 (F1), quatre groupes de larves ont reçu deux régimes de J6 à J45: LH (0,8% EPA+DHA) et HH (2,2%) à 16 ou 22°C. Après une période intermédiaire (2,7%, 19°C), la capacité des juvéniles à s’adapter à un régime carencé (0,5%) à été testée pendant 60 jours (19°C). L’expérience 2 (E2) avait pour but d’amplifier la réponse obtenue (une seul température d’élevage (19°C) et une gamme plus étendue de teneur en HUFA n-3 dans quatre régimes larvaires: XH (3,7%), HH (1,7%), LH (0,7%) et XLH (0,5%)). Après une période intermédiaire (2,7%, 19°C), les juvéniles ont reçu un régime à 0,35% pendant 35 jours. Les deux phases larvaires ont montré que les régimes carencés (0,8, 0,7 et 0,5%) stimulaient la transcription du gène de la delta-6 désaturase (∆6D, responsable de la première étape de synthèse des HUFA n-3) à J45. Mais une déficience en DHA dans les phospholipides (PL) et des retards de croissance ont été observés chez ces individus. Le conditionnement larvaire n’a pas affecté les performances de croissance des juvéniles mais E1 a montré une augmentation du niveau d’ARN de la (∆6D transitoire et une teneur en DHA des PL supérieure chez les juvéniles pré-conditionnés avec un régime carencé. F2 a mis en évidence une augmentation du niveau d’ARN tout au long de l’expérience mais une teneur en DHA similaire dans les PL. Il est possible de stimuler les capacités de désaturation des acides gras pour la synthèse d’HUFA n-3 des juvéniles de bar par un conditionnement précoce<br>The aim was to know if it is possible to apply a metabolic programming using nutritional conditioning during early larval stages to stimulate the fatty acid (FA) desaturation pathways of n-3 HUFA synthesis in marine fish. For the experience 1 (E1), four replicated groups of larvae were fed a diet with a Iow (LH) or high (HH) HUFA content from day 6 post-hatching to d-45 at 16 or 22°C: 0. 8 and 22% FPA÷DHA. After an intermediate period (19°C, 2. 7%), the capacity of juveniles to adapt to a HUFA-deprived diet (0. 5%) was tested during 60 days (19°C)- For the experience 2 (F2), four replicated groups of sea bass larvae were fed XH (3. 7% EPA+DHA), HH (1. 7%), LH (0. 7%) or XLH (0. 5%) diets from d-6 to d-45 at 19°C. After a period feeding a commercial diet (2. 7%, 19°C), the capacity of ail groups to adapt to an n-3 HUFA-Restricted diet (0. 3%) was tested for 35 days. The two larval periods indicated a positive modulation of the delta-6 desaturase (∆6D, rate-limiting enzyme responsible of the first step of the FA desaturation pathways for the n-3 HUFA synthesis) gene transcription by low dietary n-3 HUFA levels in larvae fed a low dietary HUFA n-3 content (0,8, 0,7 et 0. 5% EPA+DHA) than in others. Buta deficiency in DHA in phospholipides (PL) and a ower growth rate were observed, No significant effect of larval nutritional conditioning was observed in juveniles, but Fi showed a transient increase in mRNA level and an increase in DHA content in PL. F2 showed a persistent mRNA increase in pre-conditioned flsh, but similar DHA content in PL. T was possible to influence fatty acid desaturation pathways for HUFA synthesis, using a nutritional conditioning during larval stage
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Yang, Yankai. "Structure and Property Relationship of Oriented Polymers by Solid- State Cross-Rolling." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1296526882.
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Nations, Jennifer Marie. "Networks and cultural bridges : a case study of the Sierra Tarahumara in northern Mexico /." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2007. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd1767.pdf.
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Heath, John Lionel Potgieter. "An investigation into the present system of orientation for pupils entering high school under the jurisdiction of the Cape Education Department, leading to an orientation programme." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004769.
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Cheung, Tak Wai. "A study of orientational ordering in thermotropic liquid crystals by nuclear magnetic resonance." Thesis, University of Southampton, 1990. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.292405.
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Breland, Benjamin Tyson. "The Role of 3-Dimensional State Goal Orientation in the Process of Goal Establishment and Task Performance." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27691.
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The present research expanded upon the work of Breland and Donovan (in press) and examined the role of three-dimensional state goal orientation in an integrative model of goal setting and task performance. In addition, mental focus (Lee, Sheldon, & Turban, 2003) was also incorporated into the model. Results indicated that each of the three-dimensions of state goal orientation uniquely affected oneâ s level of self-efficacy. More specifically, state learning goal orientation and state performance-approach goal orientation both enhanced an individualâ s level of self-efficacy, while state performance-avoidance goal orientation reduced their level of self-efficacy. In turn state goal orientation indirectly impacted mental focus, goals, and performance through its influence on self-efficacy. Implications of these findings as well as suggestions for future research on the personality construct of state goal orientation are discussed.<br>Ph. D.
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Banyard, Spurgeon. "Central Mississippi teachers' perceptions of effective behaviors of principals trained using the Orientation for School Leaders Training Module (OSL)." Diss., Mississippi State : Mississippi State University, 2007. http://library.msstate.edu/etd/show.asp?etd=etd-05292007-082536.
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Boukas, Theocharis K. "Exact feedback linearization with state derivative feedback for high-performance field-oriented induction motor speed/position control." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/14890.
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Carrozzino-Lyon, Amy L. "Characterization and communicative analysis of wildlife managers and recreational users of Virginiaâ s Wildlife Management Areas." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27955.
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The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) manages wildlife management areas (WMAs) to provide wildlife habitat and hunting and fishing opportunities, along with opportunities for compatible wildlife-related recreation. Despite having responsibility for managing 39 WMAs, comprising more than 200,000 acres, VDGIF had only anecdotal information about who recreated on Virginiaâ s WMAs, to what extent, and how they felt about management of the WMAs. My goals were to (1) determine the types and amount of recreational use WMAs receive, (2) describe and compare VDGIF managersâ and WMA usersâ current attitudes and perceptions toward land management, and (3) determine if a methods bias existed between surveys administered online and through U.S. mail.
I observed diverse recreational use totaling > 90,000 annual recreational user days on the 10 WMAs included in the study. Most visitors were satisfied with their visit, agreed with the use of most land management practices presented, and were willing to continue to visit a WMA if an annual fee was imposed.
Co-orientation analysis revealed low agreement and low accuracy, suggesting a need to improve awareness and recognition of managersâ and stakeholdersâ attitudes toward land management. Addressing areas where agreement already exists, but may not be recognized, should be a top priority. Areas of greater disparity will prove difficult to address, but attention is critical to successfully implement WMA management objectives. Wildlife value orientations differed between VDGIF managers and WMA users; VDGIF personnel were predominantly Utilitarian (54%, n=35), whereas WMA users were predominantly Pluralist (63%, n=381). Value orientations did not relate strongly to opinions of land management.
Demographics differed between web and paper respondents, with slightly younger, more urban and more educated respondents electing to complete the web-based survey more often. Value orientations toward wildlife and attitudes toward land management did not differ between web and paper respondents, suggesting little influence of values and attitudes on the survey mode selected.
Increasingly diverse stakeholders and limited funding sources continue to challenge state wildlife agencies. Specific engagement techniques should strengthen interpersonal relationships and collaboration between the agency and its stakeholders.<br>Ph. D.
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Watts, Gale. "Identifying career orientations of female, non-managerial employees at Virginia Tech." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/54805.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the career orientations of women employed at lower levels of an organizational hierarchy in occupations not usually considered professions. Career orientations are constructs for those values, attitudes and motivations inside the person which develop through accumulated work experience, and which serve to guide, constrain, stabilize and integrate the person's career. According to the career anchor/career orientation model of adult career development, an individual's career orientation greatly affects the career decisions that person makes. Individuals’ career orientations have been hypothesized to influence their willingness to participate in specific career development activities.
The sample for this study was 156 women employed at Virginia Tech who had participated in the University's Employee Career Development Program between 1980 and 1988. Career orientations of these women were identified using Derr's (1986) Career Success Map Questionnaire. The women also completed a survey which provided demographic information and required them to rank specific career development activities according to their personal preferences. Selected women from each career orientation identified by Derr's (1986) Career Success Map Questionnaire were interviewed and questioned about their values, attitudes and motivations toward work.
Inferential statistics were used to determine that the career orientations Derr's Career Success Map Questionnaire identified these women as having, were not differentiated by their: (a) ages; (b) years in the paid work force; (c) education levels; or (d) occupations. Nor did career orientations identified for these women by Derr's Career Success Map Questionnaire differentiate their preferences for specific career development activities. Structured interviews with selected women having different high intensity career orientations identified by Derr's (1986) Career Success Map Questionnaire did not indicate distinct differences in their attitudes, values and motivations toward work. Structured interviews with these women indicated they may have career orientations other than those identified by the Career Success Map Questionnaire. It was hypothesized some of these career orientations might include: (a) a family orientation; (b) a service orientation; (c) a variety orientation; (d) a creative orientation; (e) a technical competence orientation; and (f) a social/religious orientation.<br>Ed. D.
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Fang, Zhanjun. "Accomplishment of VACSY experimental set-up and its application to investigate molecular orientation distribution of solid state polymers." [S.l. : s.n.], 1999. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=960701850.
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Momper, Rebecca [Verfasser]. "From the colloidal dispersion to the solid state: Controlling properties by inter-particle distance and orientation / Rebecca Momper." Mainz : Universitätsbibliothek der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 2021. http://d-nb.info/1230059970/34.
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Brown, Ana C. "Rationale for the Development of an Orientation Program for Urban African American Students at Bowling Green State University." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1277100980.
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Mullin, Alice C. "#Comparison: An Examination of Social Comparison Orientation on Instagram as It Relates to Self-Esteem and State Anxiety." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2017. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1043.
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The purpose of this study was to examine social comparison orientation on Instagram as it relates to self-esteem and state anxiety. One hundred and ninety-six young adults (ages 18-30) who use Instagram at least once a week completed scales measuring social comparison orientation, self-esteem, and state anxiety before being randomly assigned to one of two Instagram feed conditions—one that displayed non-celebrity photos and the other that displayed celebrity photos. Participants were then post-tested using the same self-esteem and state anxiety scales. Information about Instagram use, information about participants’ feelings toward the feeds, and demographic characteristics were also collected. It was expected that participants with high social comparison orientations (SCOs) would experience greater decreases in self-esteem and greater increases in state anxiety than participants with low SCOs across both conditions. Additionally, it was expected that all participants, regardless of SCO, would experience a greater decrease in self-esteem and a greater increase in state anxiety after looking at photos of non-celebrities in comparison to looking at photos of celebrities. Findings were insignificant, indicating that using Instagram may not be detrimental to mental wellbeing. A second follow-up experiment found a relationship between SCO and state anxiety, with higher SCO being related to a greater decrease in anxiety.
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Tzou, Der-Lii M. "Solid state 13C NMR studies of the Morphology and orientational order of polymer fibers." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/30276.
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Ambardekar, Rohan. "Controlled drug release from oriented biodegradable polymers." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/14867.
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This research is the first systematic investigation of solid-state orientation as a novel method for controlling drug release from biodegradable polymers. The effect of various degrees of polymer orientation was studied in oriented Poly (L-lactic acid) (PLA) films containing curcumin and theophylline as model drugs. Additionally, direction specific drug release was studied from oriented PLA rods containing paracetamol. The films oriented to 2X uniaxial constant width (UCW) or 2X2Y biaxial draw ratio showed retardation of drug release, when their nematic structure was stabilised by the presence of crystalline theophylline. Contrarily, the same films when contained solid solution of curcumin, shrunk in the release medium and exhibited a release profile similar to the un-oriented films. All films oriented to the UCW draw ratio ≥ 3X contained α crystalline form of PLA and showed acceleration of drug release proportionate to the draw ratio. According to the proposed mechanism augmented formation of water filled channels in these films was responsible for faster drug release. Similarly, the paracetamol loaded PLA rods die-drawn to uniaxial draw ratios ≥ 3X exhibited enhancement of drug release. Importantly, the amount of drug released along the oriented chain axis was significantly larger than that in the perpendicular direction. Drug release from the die-drawn rods was accelerated by a greater degree than that observed from the oriented films. This can be correlated to the differences in their size, geometry and the crystalline form of PLA. In conclusion, the current study provided substantial evidence that solid-state orientation can offer a control over drug release from PLA.
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Hart, Dan. "The work orientation of Israeli State Ambassadors : beyond the call of duty : when work is a 'way of life'." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2015. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/5996/.
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The thesis examines the \(work\) \(orientation\) of national diplomats. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 57 Israeli State Ambassadors about their careers, this study further refines and develops Wrzesniewski et al.'s (1997) tripartite \(work\) \(orientation\) model (\(job\), \(career\), \(calling\)). Three core categories emerged from the participants' accounts: \(calling\), \(career\) and \(way\) \(of\) \(life\). Those with a \(calling\) orientation assigned \(transcendence\) significance to their work, combined with \(coherence\) meaning: they perceived their work to be a service to their country, and felt that it was their moral duty to undertake the work, despite the sacrifices it entailed. They also emphasized the fit between their work requirements and their abilities. Those with a \(career\) orientation assigned \(status\) significance to their work: they derived meaning from their position in the organization, and valued the job security of their career-for-life. The ambassadors who displayed a \(way\) \(of\) \(life\) orientation assigned dominance significance to their work: they referred to the all-consuming nature of their work, and the blurred boundaries between work, family and social life. For them work dominated and dictated both their own and their family's lives.
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NICOLAS, CHOUET CATHERINE. "Les stages de pre-orientation professionnelle : a partir d'une enquete retrospective realisee au centre de la gaudiniere a nantes." Nantes, 1989. http://www.theses.fr/1989NANT015M.
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Breese, David R. "Modeling the effects of solid state orientation on blown high molecular weight high density polyethylene films a composite theory approach /." Cincinnati, Ohio : University of Cincinnati, 2004. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=ucin1107958634.
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Axelsson, Mathias, and Maria Nettersand. "Values at Stake: A 30-Year Retrospective of Shareholder and Stakeholder Value Orientation in Annual Reports of Large Swedish Companies." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Management and Economics, 2003. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-1551.
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<p>Bakgrund: Det verkar som om inte en enda dag går förbi utan att det är något i media beträffande företag och deras olika aktiviteter som berör samhället som helhet eller enskilda individer. På senare år har både media och allmänheten kritiserat företag för att ha verksamhet som påverkar såväl individer som hela orter och kommuner negativt. Pudelns kärna i sammanhanget är den klassiska debatten kring företags etiska och sociala skyldigheter samt vems intressen företag egentligen existerar för att tillgodose. </p><p>Syfte: Syftet med denna studie är att finna huruvida det under de senaste 30 åren har skett en förändring, eller flera förändringar, avseende "shareholder" versus "stakeholder"-värdeorientering i svenska storföretags årsredovisningar. Vidare belyses och förklaras våra rön utifrån ett historiskt perspektiv. </p><p>Resultat: Vi upptäcker två trender i årsredovisningarna. Den första trenden uppvisar en starkare orientering mot att skapa shareholder-värde, medan den andra trenden tyder på en orientering mot att skapa stakeholder-värde. Denna förändring i värdeorientering förefaller inträffa någon gång mellan 1984 och 1990. De två trenderna och förändringen i värdeorientering kan till stor del belysas och förklaras av den historiska kontexten.</p><br><p>Background: It seems as not a single day goes by nowadays without there being something in the news concerning companies and their various activities, which affect society as a whole or single individuals or both. In recent years, both media and the public have debated and criticized companies for undertaking activities that negatively affect everything from single individuals to populations of entire towns and municipalities. What these debated issues and other similar events boil down to is the classical question and debate of the extent to which companies have a moral and social responsibility and whose interests companies exist to serve.</p><p>Purpose: The purpose of this study is to find out whether there has been a shift, or several shifts, in terms of shareholder versus stakeholder value orientation in annual reports of large Swedish companies during the past 30 years. Moreover, the findings are elucidated and explained from a historical perspective.</p><p>Results: We detect two trends in the annual reports. The first is a stronger orientation towards the shareholder value perspective, followed by a second trend towards the stakeholder value perspective. The shift in orientation seems to occur sometime between 1984 and 1990. The two trends and the shift can to a large extent be explained and elucidated by the historical context.</p>
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BREESE, DAVID RYAN. "MODELING THE EFFECTS OF SOLID STATE ORIENTATION ON BLOWN HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE FILMS: A COMPOSITE THEORY APPROACH." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1107958634.
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King, Tara M. "Admitted student programs, freshmen matriculation, and persistence at Ball State University." Virtual Press, 2001. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1221289.
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This study attempted to determine if participants in admitted student programs at Ball State University matriculated and persisted at a greater rate and had more academic success than students who did not participate in admitted student programs.Students who participated in one or more admitted student programs matriculated at a greater rate (73.3%) than those who attended on-campus admissions programs (59.0%) and those who did not attend an admitted student program or an on-campus admissions program (42.7%). Matriculates who attended an admitted student program persisted into the second semester of study at a greater rate (93.9%) than those who attended no programs (77.5%), and had a higher mean grade point average in the fall semester (2.85/4.00) than those who attended no programs (2.58/4.00).<br>Department of Educational Leadership
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Luca, Sandra Guillen. "Formal Policy and Enacted Practices at Regional Public Universities: The Orientation and Practices of Recruitment Professionals at the California State University." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/193895.
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This study examined the work experiences of individuals who perform recruitment activities for the California State University. Based at four campus settings, the objectives were to: 1) analyze the ways in which professionals regard and enact system-wide and institutional enrollment management policies; 2) explore their professional orientations in regards to college access; and 3) examine the congruence of system-wide and institutional formal policy and the perspectives of different groups of professionals.The analysis centered on two levels, the institutional and the ground level perspective. The principal data sources that informed the study were interviews and campus level and system-wide documents. To frame the data gathering and analysis, two theories were used to understand the perspectives of the set of professionals; the study modified the classic conceptualization of `street-level bureaucrats' (Lipsky, 1969) and latent social roles of professionals (Gouldner, 1954). For the broader organizational perspective, the study relied on institutional theory and academic capitalism in the new economy to offer context to the university's move to enrollment management. Findings indicate that professionals varied in how they enacted recruitment practices depending on the institutional context. So, while enrollment management practices are being implemented at the Cal State system, the extent to which the actions were strategic was dependent on the campus environment and the priorities of that university.
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Gordon, Sean Dennis Steven. "Two and three vector correlations in the rotationally inelastic scattering of state-selected NO(X)." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2017. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:ec0f133b-b2ef-482c-b90c-59fc313c8baa.
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In this thesis, an experimental and theoretical study of two and three vector correlations in the inelastic scattering of NO(X) with various rare gas atoms is presented. Vector correlations for a selection of rare gas systems were determined experimentally, and the observations were interpreted using a variety of classical and quantum mechanical models. The experiment is able to provide state-to-state resolution of the dynamics by means of an electrostatic hexapole and 1+1' resonantly enhanced multi-photon ionisation (REMPI). The simplest vector correlation of interest is the differential cross section (DCS), given by the <b>k</b>-<b>k</b>' correlation. The DCSs were determined experimentally for the NO(X)--Kr and NO(X)--Xe collision systems, both characterised by the relatively deep (≈140cm<sup>-1</sup>) attractive well and large extent of the attractive potential. The agreement between the experimental angular distributions and quantum mechanical DCS is very good for both systems. Classical calculations fail to correctly reproduce the form and magnitude of the DCS for either system, reflecting the inherently quantum mechanical nature of the collision. The classical calculations do however provide mechanistic insight into regions where the attractive part of the potential plays an important role in determining the dynamics. In order to investigate narrow angular features in the forward scattered direction, several experimental improvements to molecular beams and the detection ion-optic stack were made. Investigation into these structures revealed a strong contribution from molecular diffraction into the classical shadow of the NO(X), and the simple Fraunhofer model revealed a preference for scattering from an individual m→m' sub-state. Such measurements are in a region of the DCS where scattering is forbidden classically, and reveal the purely quantum nature of the collision interaction in the forward scattered direction. The low order <b>k</b>-<b>k</b>' correlation was then extended by using linearly or circularly polarised laser excitation. The interaction of the light with the molecular dipole allows the measurement of the <b>k</b>-<b>k</b>'-<b>j</b>' correlation. When linearly polarised light was used for the excitation laser, two of the rank two p<sup>{2}</sup><sub>q</sub>(θ) renormalised polarisation dependent differential cross sections (PDDCSs), which describe rotational alignment, were obtained. With circularly polarised light, the rank one p<sup>{1}</sup><sub>1-</sub>(θ) renormalised PDDCSs describing rotational orientation were determined. The collision induced alignment in NO(X)--Xe scattering was found to be well reproduced by classical and impulsive theories, highlighting the fact that the alignment is dominated by the propensity for the projection of <b>j</b> onto the kinematic apse to be conserved. The attractive part of the potential does augment the alignment renormalised PDDCSs, and this is most evident in states with strong features of the attractive part of the potential such as ℓ-type rainbows. The orientation is more strongly influenced by the attractive part of the potential and is also influenced by parity. In addition to the parity effect, there exist two limiting classical mechanisms which govern the orientation, one caused by attraction and the other repulsion. Finally, the bond axis of the NO(X) can be oriented by means of hexapole state selection combined with adiabatic orientation using a set of guiding rods. The integral steric effect, an <b>r</b>-<b>k</b> correlation, was measured for the NO(X)--Kr and NO(X)--Ar spin-orbit changing systems. There are large oscillations in the sign of the steric asymmetry which occur for scattering with the various rare gases. There are also large differences between the rare gases as the potentials become more attractive, and more isotropic. The steric asymmetry is well reproduced by quantum mechanics, however, a classical mechanism becomes dominant at high Δj.
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Sarrouj, Hiba. "DNP/solid state NMR probehead for the investigation of oriented membranes." Phd thesis, Université de Strasbourg, 2014. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01038015.
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Helical membrane proteins comprise one third of the expressed proteins encoded in a typical genome. Other membrane proteins are typically beta sheets. Their function varies from pore formation, signaling to antimicrobial activity. They are also capable of transporting large cargo such as proteins or nucleic acids across the cell membrane. Recently, peptides have emerged as promising tools in drug delivery. Membrane proteins can be synthesized chemically or expressed and isotopically labeled in bacteria, isolated, purified and reconstituted into fully hydrated lipid bilayers. The bilayer orientation is kept mechanically by putting them between glass plates. While interacting with these bilayers they exhibit a variety of configurations depending on the lipids composition and thickness. Solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) on oriented bilayers is one way to access the topology of peptides associated with phospholipid membranes. Oriented membrane protein are difficult to study with analytical techniques because of their poor solubility outside the lipid membrane, difficulty of expression in bacteria in big quantities, difficulty to crystallize, and they are too large for solution NMR study. The intensity of an NMR signal depends on several factors such as polarization P and magnetic field magnitude B0. One of the major drawbacks of NMR spectroscopy is low sensitivity. This is caused by the small magnetic moment of the nuclear spins which results in a modest Zeeman splitting of the nuclear spin energy levels and therefore in a limited Boltzmann Polarization. The aim of this project is to obtain a better signal from membrane proteins. Thus a Low temperature (LT) solid state NMR with Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP) probe head was created. DNP is an ingenious technique that is used to transfer polarization from highly polarized targets to less polarized nuclei using microwave irradiation. Microwaves will excite selectively the electron spins which will transfer their polarization to the pool of proton nuclei, the proton NMR signal can be enhanced by 660 times. A probe head for DNP enhanced solid state NMR at 100 K and 9.4 T is described. A probe head includes the mechanical piece that holds the sample in the magnetic center of the NMR magnet. It is a tunable antenna that irradiates and detects the rf fields used in NMR. The centerpiece of the probe is the solenoidal or saddle coil surrounding the sample. The feasibility of such a DNP experiment is proven on magic angle oriented sample spinning. These experiments are conducted on oriented samples wrapped into a rotor. Through their orientation with regards to B0 is lost, enhancement values as high as 17 are obtained. [...]