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Harris, Mark Cameron. "Elements of a Knowledge Management Guide for Public Sector Organizations." NSUWorks, 2013. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/174.
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This study explored the factors that are critical to the success of public (government) sector knowledge management initiatives and the lessons from private sector knowledge management and organizational learning that apply in the public sector. The goal was to create a concise guide, based on research-validated success factors, to aid government organizations in establishing effective knowledge management initiatives to improve organizational learning.
Academic and business literature provided 91 success factors in nine categories relating to social, organizational, managerial, and technological considerations. Determining which factors will have more bearing on success can be challenging for any organization, but possibly more so for public organizations, given that most guidance derives from the private sector. Many of the few government oriented studies targeted service to the public, but effective services depend on healthy processes and practices that capture, organize, share, maintain, apply, and--when complex, turbulent environments demand novel approaches--create new knowledge to enable desired outcomes. A review of knowledge management and organizational learning literature--most of which reflected private sector initiatives--provided a set of candidate success factors.
A panel of knowledge management experts with public sector experience tested a draft survey instrument and provided suggestions for improving its questions and organization. Links to the amended survey instrument were provided in online and email solicitations targeting members of online professional communities dedicated to knowledge management and organizational learning, and who had experience with public sector knowledge management initiatives. Members of these communities participated, providing insights into the factors that most affected the success of their initiatives. After responding to the survey questions, 17 participants clarified and expanded on some of their responses during follow-on interviews. Analysis and conclusions based on survey and interview findings supplemented the literature review in providing content for the guide, which has been offered to participants.
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Terzi, Sergio. "Elements of Product Lifecycle Management : Definitions, Open Issues and Reference Models." Nancy 1, 2005. http://docnum.univ-lorraine.fr/public/SCD_T_2005_0013_TERZI.pdf.
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Nos travaux de thèse contribuent au domaine de la Gestion du Cycle de Vie des Produits (PLM : Product Lifecycle Management) selon deux objectifs : l'un concerne plus particulièrement l'analyse et l'état de l'art des concepts liés au domaine du PLM alors que le second va chercher à tirer avantage de ces concepts pour la formalisation d'un metamodèle adapté à la Traçabilité des produits tout au long de leur cycle de vie. La gestion intégrée de toute information relative au produit et à sa production est une des questions majeure de l'industrie. Une des réponses à cette question, actuellement d'actualité, concerne un paradigme naissant, défini par le vocable de Gestion du Cycle de Vie des Produits (PLM : Product Life Cycle Management). Dans ce contexte, l'une des problématiques concerne la traçabilité des produits tout au long de leur cycle de vie qui induit ainsi une nécessaire interopérabilité de l'information ainsi que des efforts de standardisation. Afin d'assurer ces échanges d'information, notre contribution, basés sur la situation actuelle des systèmes d'information d'entreprise (qui manipulent l'information sur les produits), doit aboutir à la définition d'une vue holonique d'un modèle conceptuel orienté produit d'un système de production, formalisant la structure du système d'information associé aux données de traçabilité des produitsThe thesis contributes to the area of PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) as a two-layer topic: the first deals with a definition of the boundaries of what is considered as PLM in the market, while, in a complementary way, the second deals with the definition of a reference metamodel for product management and traceability along the product lifecycle. Product and production management have become complicated processes where more problems are overlapping each other's. Product development might ever more take into account improved customers' tastes and requests in a shorter time-to-market. This way, the product lifecycle and its related management are becoming unavoidable key aspects, creating such a “product centric” (or product-driven) problem. The integrated management of all the information regarding the “product” and its production is one of the related questions. One of the main issues concerning with the product management in a wider perspective (along a defined lifecycle), deals with the traceability of the product. The problem of information exchange could easily arise and further standardization efforts will be needed, so establishing a kind of barriers to the diffusion of the same holonic traceability. In order to reduce these further barriers, but ever more in order to improve the currently definition and the study of Holonic product traceability, we are looking to the current situation of enterprise information systems (where product information are resident) and trying to elaborate it in an holonic view, creating a conceptual HMS product-oriented architecture
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Gopalakrishnan, Shweta. "Mapping the elements of governance in international health security." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/9963.
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Master of Public HealthDepartment of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology
Justin J. Kastner
Globalization has resulted in closer integration of economies and societies. It has contributed to the emergence of a new world order which involves a vast nexus of global and regional institutions, surrounded by transnational corporations, and non-governmental agencies seeking to influence the agenda and direction of international public policy. Health is a center point of geopolitics, security, trade, and foreign policy. Expansion in the territory of health and an increase in the number of health actors have profound implications for global health governance. Accordingly, the focus of the thesis is on endorsing the three core elements of governance proposed by Ackleson and Lapid, which comprises a system of (formal and informal) political coordination—across multiple levels from the local to the global—among public agencies and private corporations seeking to accomplish common goals and resolve problems through collective action. This shift in global governance has been prominent in the health sector with the formation of numerous public-private partnerships, coalitions, networks, and informal collaborations. In an effort to cope with the proliferation of players in the health sector, the World Health Organization has undergone gradual transformation in its governance framework. It is important to examine the evolution of the governance architecture of the WHO, as well as its effective application in the current global environment maintaining the organization’s legitimacy. This study tries to offer a comprehensive account of the WHO’s history, its successes and failures, as well as challenges and opportunities confronting the organization. Embracing public-private partnerships and formal-informal interactions does not simply fill governance gaps opened by globalization, but helps cluster in narrower areas of cooperation, where the strategic interests of multilateral organizations (e.g., the WHO), states, and transnational actors intersect. Global health problems require global solutions, and neither public nor private organizations can solve these issues on their own. The forms of governance based on the Acklesonian-Lapidian definition assist in accomplishing public health goals through shared decision-making and risk taking.
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Silva, Miriam Lopes da. "Detecção e caracterização de elementos conjugativos integrativos em bactérias isoladas de amostras ambientais." Universidade de São Paulo, 2014. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/6/6135/tde-14052014-155858/.
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O reconhecimento da resistência antimicrobiana como um fenômeno emergente em saúde pública, tem constituído um problema em nível mundial. O abuso na utilização de antibióticos na medicina humana e veterinária, e na agricultura, tem originado incremento na diversidade de micro-organismos resistentes, refletindo em falha terapêutica. Os mecanismos de resistência a antibióticos em micro-organismos são mediados principalmente por genes adquiridos de DNA exógeno. A dinâmica da transferência horizontal é realizada por meio de elementos genéticos móveis que carregam genes de resistência. A ampla distribuição deste tipo de estruturas, como o elemento SXT, isolado inicialmente em V. cholerae, tem contribuído para a disseminação de complexos específicos clonais em determinadas áreas geográficas. Este estudo pioneiro no Brasil pesquisou a presença de elementos SXT, em espécies bacterianas do grupo das gama proteobactérias em espécies ambientais, determinou suas características estruturais e funcionais, incluindo genes de resistência a antibióticos, bem como a sensibilidade aos antibióticos dentre os isolados bacterianos que os abrigam. O resultado foi a classificação de 43 elementos SXT obtidos no Brasil, através da comparação com aqueles descritos na literatura. Dentre os elementos SXT obtidos, quatro são albergados por Morganella morganii, fato inédito na literatura. O conhecimento da evolução bacteriana constitui importante ferramenta para estabelecer estratégias eficazes de controle e tratamento de infecções, sem aumentar a pressão seletiva sobre os micro-organismos, bem como instrumento preciso e de grande importância para subsidiar estudos epidemiológicos.Recognition of antimicrobial resistance as an emerging phenomenon in public health has been a problem worldwide. The abuse in the use of antibiotics in human and veterinary medicine, and agriculture, has caused an increase in the diversity of resistant microorganisms, reflecting in treatment failure. The mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in microorganisms are primarily mediated by genes acquired from exogenous DNA. The dynamics of the horizontal transfer is performed by mobile genetic elements which carry resistance genes. The wide distribution of these structures, such as the SXT element originally isolated from V. cholerae, has contributed to the spread of specific clonal complexes in certain geographical areas. This pioneering study in Brazil researched the presence of SXT elements in the group of bacterial species in environmental gamma-proteobacteria species, determined their structural and functional characteristics, including genes for resistance to antibiotics and the antibiotic susceptibility among bacterial isolates that harbor them. The result was the classification of 43 SXT elements found in Brazil, by comparison with those found in the literature. Among the SXT elements found, four are sheltered by Morganella morganii, unprecedented in the literature. Knowledge of bacterial evolution is an important to establish effective strategies to control and treat infections without increasing the selective pressure on microorganisms, as well as a precise instrument and very important tool to support epidemiological studies.
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Wiese, Fredrick Albert. "Core worship elements provisions for confessional integrity and missiological effectiveness /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.
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Thomson, Danielle, and n/a. "Arsenic and Selected Elements in Marine Photosynthetic Organisms,South-East Coast, NSW, Australia." University of Canberra. Resource, Environmental and Heritage Sciences, 2006. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20070521.120826.
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The cycling of arsenic in the marine photosynthetic plants and algae was examined by
analysing total arsenic concentrations and arsenic species in selected marine photosynthetic
organisms from the south-east coast, NSW, Australia. A range of elements required for
metabolism in photosynthetic organisms were also analysed to determine if any relationship
between these elements and arsenic concentrations occurred. Organisms were selected from salt marsh and mangrove ecosystems, marine inter-tidal and estuarine environments, and two
species of marine phytoplankton cultured, to represent the different marine environments that
primary producers inhabit. Organisms selected were compared to species within their own
environment and then a comparison made between the varying ecosystems.
In the salt marsh and mangrove ecosystems, the leaves of four species, the mangrove
Avicennia marina, the samphire Sarcocornia quinqueflora, the seablight Suaeda australis,
and the seagrass Posidonia australis were sampled from three locations from the south-east
coast of NSW using nested sampling. Mean total arsenic concentrations (mean � sd) dry mass
for all locations were A. marina (0.38 � 0.18 �g g-1 to 1.2 � 0.7 �g g-1), S. quinqueflora
(0.13 � 0.06 �g g-1 to 0.46 � 0.22 �g g-1), S. australis (0.03 � 0.06 �g g-1 to 0.05 � 0.03 �g g-1)and P. australis (0.34 � 0.10 �g g-1 to 0.65 � 0.26 �g g-1). Arsenic concentrations were
significantly different between species and locations but were consistently low compared to
marine macroalgae species. Significant relationships between As and Fe concentrations for A. marina, S. quinqueflora and P. australis and negative relationship between As and Zn
concentrations for S. quinqueflora could partially explain arsenic concentrations in these
species. No relationship between As and P concentrations were found in this study. All
terrestrial species contained predominantly inorganic arsenic in the water extractable and
residue fractions with minor concentrations of DMA in the water-soluble fraction. P. australis
also contained dimethylated glycerol and phosphate arsenoriboses. The presence of
arsenobetaine, arsenocholine and trimethylated glycerol arsonioribose is most likely due to
the presence of epiphytes on fronds on P. australis.
In contrast, macroalgae contained higher total arsenic concentrations compared to marine
terrestrial angiosperms. Total arsenic concentrations also varied between classes of algae: red macroalgae 4.3 �g g-1 to 24.7 �g g-1, green macroalgae 8.0 �g g-1 to 11.0 �g g-1 and blue green algae 10.4 �g g-1 and 18.4 �g g-1. No significant relations were found between As
concentrations and concentrations of Fe, Co, Cu, Mn, Mo, Mg, P and Zn concentrations,
elements that are required by macroalgae for photosynthesis and growth. Distinct differences
between algal classes were found for the proportion of arsenic species present in the lipid and water-soluble fractions, with green algae having a higher proportion of As in lipids than red or estuarine algae. Acid hydrolysis of the lipid extract revealed DMA, glycerol arsenoribose and TMA based arsenolipids. Within water-soluble extracts, red and blue-green algae contained a greater proportion of arsenic as inorganic and simple methylated arsenic species compared to green algae, which contained predominantly glycerol arsenoribose. Arsenobetaine, arsenocholine and tetramethylarsonium was also present in water-soluble extracts but is not normally identified with macroalgae and is again likely due to the presence of attached epiphytes. Residue extracts contained predominantly inorganic arsenic, most likely associated with insoluble constituents of the cell.
Mean arsenic concentrations in the green microalgae Dunaliella tertiolecta were 13.3 �g g-1 to 14.5 �g g-1, which is similar to arsenic concentrations found in green macroalgae in this
study. Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum arsenic concentrations were 1.62 �g g-1 to
2.08 �g g-1. Varying the orthophosphate concentrations had little effect on arsenic uptake of microalgae. D. tertiolecta and P. tricornutum metabolised arsenic, forming simple methylated arsenic species and arsenic riboses. The ratio of phosphate to glycerol arsenoriboses was higher than that normally found in green macroalgae. The hydrolysed lipid fraction contained DMA arsenolipid (16-96%) with minor proportions of phosphate arsenoribose (4-23%).
D. tertiolecta at f/10 phosphate concentration, however, contained glycerol arsenoribose and
another arsenic lipid with similar retention as TMAO as well as DMA. The similarities
between arsenic species in the water-soluble hydrolysed lipids and water-soluble extracts,
especially for P. tricornutum, suggests that cells readily bind arsenic within lipids, either for membrane structure or storage, releasing arsenic species into the cytosol as degradation of lipids occurs. Inorganic arsenic was sequestered into insoluble components of the cell.
Arsenic species present in D. tertiolecta at lower phosphate concentrations (f/10) were
different to other phosphate concentrations (f/2, f/5), and require further investigation to
determine whether this is a species-specific response as a result of phosphate deficiency.
Although there are similarities in arsenic concentrations and arsenic species in marine
photosynthetic organisms, it is evident that response to environmental concentrations of
arsenic in uncontaminated environments is dependent on the mode of transfer from the
environment, the influence of other elements in arsenic uptake and the ability of the organism
to metabolise and sequester inorganic arsenic within the cell. It is not scientifically sound to generalise on arsenic metabolism in �marine plants� when species and the ecosystem in which
they exist may influence the transformation of arsenic in higher marine organisms.
There is no evidence to suggest that angiosperms produce AB as arsenic is mostly present as
inorganic As, with little or no arsenic present in the lipids. However, marine macro- and
microalgae both contain lipids with arsenic moieties that may be precursors for AB
transformation. Specifically, the presence of TMA and dimethylated arsenoribose based
arsenolipids both can transform to AB via intermediates previously identified in marine
organisms. Further identification and characterization of As containing lipids is required.
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Denney, Susan, and susan denney@deakin edu au. "Trace metal speciation in the Pieman River catchment, Western Tasmania." Deakin University. School of Ecology and Environment, 2000. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20071107.111755.
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The Pieman River catchment has seen continuous mining of economic deposits of gold, silver, lead, copper, zinc and tin since the 1870s. Tributaries of this river which receive mining effluent, either directly or from acid mine drainage (AMID), have total metal concentrations considerably above background levels and are of regulatory concern. The lower Pieman River is however classified as a State Reserve in which recreational fishing and tourism are the major activities. It is therefore important that water entering the lower Pieman River from upstream hydroelectric impoundments is of high quality.
Metals in natural waters exist in a variety of dissolved, colloidal and particulate forms. The bioavailability and hence toxicity of heavy metal pollutants is very dependant on their physico form. Knowledge of the speciation of a metal in natural aquatic environments is therefore necessary for understanding its geochemical behaviour and biological availability.
Complexation of metal ions by natural ligands in aquatic systems is believed to play a significant role in controlling their chemical speciation. This study has investigated temporal and spatial variation in complexation of metal ions in the Pieman River. The influence of pH, temperature, organic matter, salinity, ionic strength and time has been investigated in a series of field studies and in laboratory-based experiments which simulated natural and anthropogenic disturbances.
Labile metals were measured using two techniques in various freshwater and estuarine environments. Diffusive gradients in thin-films (DGT) allowed in situ measurement of solution speciation whilst differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry (DPASV) was used to measure labile metal species in water samples collected from the catchment.
Organic complexation was found to be a significant regulating mechanism for copper speciation and the copper-binding ligand concentration usually exceeded the total copper concentration in the river water. Complexation was highly dependent on pH and at the river-seawater interface was also regulated by salinity, probably as a result of competitive complexation by major ions in seawater (eg. Ca 2+ ions).
Zinc complexation was also evident, however total zinc concentrations in the water column often far exceeded the potential binding capacity of available ligands. In addition to organic complexation, Zn speciation may also be associated with adsorption by flocculated or resuspended colloidal Mn and/or Fe oxyhydroxides.
Metal ion complexation and hence speciation was found to be highly variable within the Pieman River catchment. This presents major difficulties for environmental managers, as it is therefore not possible to make catchment-wide assumptions about the bioavailability of these metals. These results emphasise the importance of site-specific sampling protocols and speciation testing, ideally incorporating continuous, in situ monitoring.
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Sung, Hui-Yun. "An exploration of the essential elements of community engagement in public libraries." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2012. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/9277.
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This research aims to explore and identify essential elements of community engagement in the public sector, including library services. Previous research has highlighted public libraries objectives in undertaking community engagement, in terms of tackling social exclusion, promoting democracy and contributing to social/cultural/human capital. However, it is also apparent that there is a lack of shared vision and strategy for community engagement in public libraries. Furthermore, little systematic research has examined the community engagement process in practice. Hence there is a need for a systematic, comparative and empirical investigation into essential elements of community engagement in public libraries. The study was qualitative, involving three case studies in England. Research methods employed to gather data included semi-structured interviews, direct observation and document analysis. Both the viewpoints of service providers and service users were captured. Essential elements of community engagement were initially identified in case specific contexts. The discussion of the relationships between elements then identified two key underlying variable drivers (i.e. influence of authority and willingness to learn ) that had a fundamental impact on community engagement. Influence of authority was defined as the extent that the initiative was led by the service or the community. Willingness to learn was defined as the extent that the service was willing to embrace a community-driven approach or a library-based approach for implementing community engagement. The empirical investigative results identified the essential elements of community engagement as comprising of: accountability , belonging , commitment , communication , a flexible approach , genuineness , relevance and sustainability . The significance of this research is the identification, based on empirical data, of arguably the essential elements of community engagement in the public library context. However, it is likely that these elements are key to forms of community engagement both within and outside the public sector. Recommendations are made in conclusion for the promotion of genuine community engagement, where the community-driven approach and the organic nature of the community engagement process are seen as being paramount to engagement.
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Ayokunle, Samson Olasupo A. "Elements Sustaining Public Worship among Diaspora African Christians in Liverpool since 1900." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.490813.
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1. Identifying the Research Questions The British society in a way does not encourage the worship of God. What it encourages is the caricature of the worship of God. But we Christian pastors and Mricans in particular believe that if we train our people and focus their gaze properly on our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, the society will not be able to squeeze them into its mode.! . The above statement is symptomatic of the problem that Diaspora Mrican Christians assume is posed for their own spirituality and, in particular, their public worship by the decline in the popularity of religion in British society? The statement also suggests that Diaspora Mrican Christians perceive that direct and purposeful Christian teaching with emphasis upon discipleship is a panacea for halting the influence of secularization on the faith of their members in Britain. This study takes off from these presuppositions/hypotheses to explore how today's Diaspora African Christians in the city of Liverpool sustain their faith commitment, especially through their participation in public worship. This research has not limited the provision of an answer to the exploration of the elements of worship alone, although that is the primary focus. Worship takes place not in a vacuum, but in a society. The study, therefore, explores the manner in which Liverpool's Diaspora Mricans Christians relate their public worship to broader personal and social goals. The answer to the research question was also sought through a consideration of conditions within the host society. This is done by exploring those factors within the community of Liverpool that either enable or stand in the way of the worship of Diaspora Mrican Christians. This necessarily involves the location of today's Diaspora African Christian community against the background of a historical overview of their migration and settlement in the UK and particularly in the city of Liverpool. This migratory movement has resulted in the creation of a dynamic Mrican Diaspora community in the city. Consequently, the study explores the religious consciousness and activities of the communities, especially focusing upon the elements of their public worship as an effective part of community life and social identity. The study further explores how Diaspora Mrican Christians have been able to navigate successfully the various dilemmas they face as they come to Britain and Liverpool. These dilemmas include the increasingly secular nature of their new society, which appears to be in direct contrast to their very religious African society.3 This dilemma is heightened by the rejection some say they faced from the white· churches when they attempted to worship with them, the racial hostility some have encountered in society, and the loneliness that most of them experienced in Liverpool. The apparent lack of openness to the adaptation of mainstream worship and, indeed, of theological expression to Mrican sensibilities, is equally part of their dilemmas. These factors have not only led them to establish their own churches but have helped to reinforce their attitudes towards public worship. Hence the act of public worship does not for them stand apart from their wider cultural expression, but rather it 3 The response of virtually all interviewees that they came from a very religious Mrican background is functions as an adequate coping tool for Diaspora Mrican Christians in Liverpool. It also gives them the opportunity of experiencing holistic life fulfilment within an enabling social groUp.4 . The African churches thus serve the fulfillment of sociocultural and spiritual yearnings of Mricans in the diaspora. Sturge refers to these functional assemblies as 'the Community Church's, which I would prefer to term as the Holistic Church. It is holistic in terms of its determination to minister to the spirit, soul and body of every member. , The thesis approaches the research question by identifying the background religious worldview of Diaspora Mricans, the nature of their worship, and the conditions in the host society, as the three principal sources of religious behaviour of these immigrants. This is brought together as the interpretative triangle of religious behaviour. The impact of Diaspora Mrican Christians' worship on the Liverpool community is examined alongside a critique of those factors in the host society that enable or inhibit the people's worship. It is my hope that the findings from the research will be of benefit to Christian churches all over the world, but especially to the Mrican immigrant churches and other Christian churches in Liverpool. This research does not investigate the future of public worship among the future generation of Diaspora Mricans Christians; this is however an interesting area for further research. Taken as a whole, the thesis offers a comprehensive response to questions relating to the role of public worship among Liverpool Diaspora Mrican Christians and to the manner in which that public worship is sustained.
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Lilly, Gwen Edwards. "THE PERCEPTIONS OF VIRGINIA PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS WITH RESPECT TO KEY ELEMENTS OF THE VIRGINIA PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT." VCU Scholars Compass, 1988. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5207.
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The purpose of this study was to: (a) determine the perceptions of Virginia public school division superintendents regarding key elements of the Virginia Public Procurement Act (VPPA); (b) determine the relationship between the perceptions of the superintendents regarding the VPPA and selected demographic variables; (c) determine the superintendents’ perceived strengths and weaknesses of the VPPA; and (d) determine changes that the superintendents feel should be made in the VPPA.
Data utilized in the study were derived from a survey instrument (Superintendents’ Perception Survey on the Virginia Public Procurement Act). Participants included all 134 division superintendents in Virginia. Data were reported by means, standard deviations, percentages, and correlation coefficients.
Major findings of the study were:
1. Superintendents agreed that the VPPA has increased competitive procedures, increased the time spent on purchasing, improved cost effectiveness, increased the amount of time needed to write specifications, improved purchasing ethics, and increased the potential for litigation against the school division.
2. Superintendents agreed that school division purchasing procedures were adequate before the VPPA and that purchasing codes and procedures should be left to local school divisions.
3. Superintendents disagreed that the VPPA has improved the quality of goods and services, improved the meeting of delivery deadlines, increased the number of awards to sole-source vendors, and increased the number of awards to local vendors.
4. Superintendents disagreed that adequate training has been provided to comply with the VPPA.
5. Significant relationships were found between superintendents' perceptions of the VPPA and division size, experience as a superintendent, purchasing experience, division classification (rural or urban), and computerized purchasing systems.
6. No significant relationships were found between superintendents’ perceptions of the VPPA and age and race.
7. Superintendents identified increased competition as the major strength of the VPPA, being too time consuming as the major weakness, and make no changes in the VPPA as the major recommendation.
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Gillespie, John. "Policing performance management systems identifying key design elements within a new public management context /." Connect to thesis, 2006. http://portal.ecu.edu.au/adt-public/adt-ECU2007.0013.html.
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McCarthy, Conor Neil, and n/a. "Regulatory Elements Controlling Lipase and Metalloprotease Production in Pseudomonas fluorescens B52." Griffith University. School of Health Science, 2003. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20031015.124744.
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Psychrotrophic bacteria, such as Pseudomonas fluorescens B52, are a major cause of milk spoilage at refrigeration temperature due to the production of lipolytic and proteolytic enzymes. Regulatory mechanisms controlling the production of lipase and protease by the B52 lipA and aprX genes were investigated. Transposon mutagenesis identified the possible involvement of a poly-A polymerase enzyme which destabilises mRNA by 3' polyadenylation. A homologue of the E. coli EnvZ/OmpR two-component sensor/regulator system was identified by transposon mutagenesis and shown to repress lipase and protease production. This system responds to Na+ and K+ concentration in E. coli and these ions were also shown to repress lipase and protease expression in B52, however the EnvZ/OmpR system is not solely responsible for this. Assays of translational lacZ fusions with aprX and lipA were used to speculate on the mechanism by which Na+ and EnvZ/OmpR repress the aprX-lipA operon. A membrane-bound sensor, MspA, which regulates protease production in P. fluorescens LS107d2, was shown to exist in B52 but mutagenesis of the B52 mspA gene had no effect on lipase and protease expression. A homologue of the P. fluorescens CHA0 rsmA gene, encoding an RNA-binding translation repressor, was found in B52. Although aprX and possibly lipA contain consensus sequences for RsmA, mutagenesis of rsmA had no significant effect on lipase and protease expression. Repression of lipase and protease expression by Na+ was increased by expression of the P. fluorescens M114 pbrA sigma-factor gene in B52.
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Pablo, Fleurdelis. "Adsorptive stripping voltammetry of trace elements on a glassy carbon mercury film electrode /." View thesis, 1994. http://library.uws.edu.au/adt-NUWS/public/adt-NUWS20030826.113026/index.html.
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Alach, Zachary James. "Mapping the elements of physical security towards the creation of a holistic physical security model." Connect to thesis, 2007. http://portal.ecu.edu.au/adt-public/adt-ECU2007.0034.html.
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Graham, Lydia, and n/a. ""Walking together" : the elements of the retrospective construction of safety in marriages where the wife is a survivor of incest." University of Canberra. Education, 2002. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20050411.140236.
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Many intimate relationships do not survive the process of working through
issues to do with incest. However, some relationships do well despite these upheavals.
Therefore the focus of the current study was on how lasting marriages manage to
construct emotional safety in order to maintain emotional intimacy.
The relationship issues of marriages where one partner is a survivor of incest
have not been widely researched. Yet it is in the survivor's relationship where many
issues arising from the incest may be played out.
Literature in the survivor area focuses on the need for safety and support.
Therefore, models of couple counselling may need to include these issues in their
notions of healing within the process of counselling.
This study was conducted using qualitative research methods. Focus groups
were a primary source of data. The study examined the construction of safety in longterm
intact marriages of incest survivors. This examination looked at the three-stage
model of counselling for trauma proposed by Judith Herman, and the relationship
between these three stages of healing and the construction of safety.
The research participants included female incest survivors and husbands of
survivors of incest. Participants were asked to individually make written constructions
of safety related to each of the three stages of healing. A group construction process
followed these individual constructions and differences within the written materials
were also highlighted.
Segregated groups met three times, each time concentrating on a particular stage
of healing. A single validating group of the combined women and men's groups met
later to do an overall construction of the notion of safety.
Results indicate that emotional safety is indeed an important issue for both
partners in relationships where the wife is a survivor of incest. There are differences
between survivors and partners about the significance of the three stages. A model of
the retrospective construction of safety has been developed. This model includes the
important elements of the experience of emotional safety that arose. These elements
were knowledge, negotiated control, negotiated trust, communication, how anger is
managed and directed, and managing the difficult times and issues such as the times of
the disclosure of incest.
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Kirk, Patricia Ann. "Evaluating therapeutic landscape design elements of urban plazas in the southwestern United States." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278783.
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Previous research on the therapeutic effectiveness of well-designed outdoor spaces in healthcare settings (OSHS) indicates psychological and physiological benefits for patients, staff, and visitors. Beyond the medical environment, well-designed urban open space is thought to possibly provide a healing effect for the urban dweller or office worker. This study evaluated therapeutic effectiveness of existing urban plazas compared to OSHS (used as control sites) in the southwestern U.S. Methods involved summarizing recommendations based on literature and noted designs in the field, and developing evaluation criteria termed Therapeutic Landscape Design Elements (TLDE). Presence of 27 TLDE and calculation of site coverage was determined at 13 urban plazas and six outdoor spaces in healthcare settings. Ranked correlation and t-test analyses were used to determine significant differences between the two types of sites. Urban plazas had significantly greater percent hardscape than OSHS, whereas OSHS had greater presence of moveable furniture and designated smoking areas.
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Cheung, Kei-hang, and 張基恆. "Evaluation on essential elements of operating shopping centres in public housing estates in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2009. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B44400482.
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Tuttle, Don Wesley. "A strategy for identifying the necessary elements of worship studies program." Lynchburg, Va. : Liberty University, 1999. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu.
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Georgiou, Jim, and edu au jillj@deakin edu au mikewood@deakin edu au wildol@deakin edu au kimg@deakin. "A COMPARISON OF DEFECTS IN HOUSES CONSTRUCTED BY OWNERS AND REGISTERED BUILDERS IN VICTORIA 1988-1996." Deakin University. School of Architecture and Building, 2000. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20040618.094452.
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The lack of attention to quality control by house builders in the Australian State of Victoria has been a contentious issue for more than two decades. Ina an attempt to improve the quality of housing, various mechanisms such as voluntary and compulsory registration schemes have been adopted and discarded by industry-based organisations and government. While builders are encouraged to improve construction quality, little is known and published about the quality of housing produced by owner builders specifically during the seven year warranty period after construction is completed. With this in mind, this thesis presents research findings that compare the latent defects in houses built by owner builders with those of registered builders. Using inspection reports provided by Archicentre a sample of 1772 houses, of which 1002 were owner builders was used to determine the severity, the incidence, and location of defects within each house type. Houses less than a year old were found to contain a siginificant proportion of defects for both types of builder. In addition, it was found that HO builders had a mean of 2.74 defects per house and HR builders mean of 2.30 defects per house for the seven-year warranty period. To determine whether there was a significant difference between the quality of housing produced by HO and HR the statistical technique of Chi-squared analysis was undertaken at a 5% level of significance. The analysis revealed that there was a significant difference between the quality of housing procured by owner
builders. In particular, it was found that the important category of workmanship for HO builders had significantly less defects that HR builders, which suggests that HR builders need to improve their managerial practices and the quality of on-site supervision. In essence, this thesis has provided a series of benchmark metrics for latent defects against which current and future legislative programs con be compared for new housing in the State of Victoria. It is recommended that future research focus on the methods for improving the role of the on-site supervisor as they are considered to be the important link in the quality chain.
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Young, Charles Keith. "Vital Collaboratives, Alliances, and Partnerships: A Search for Key Elements of an Effective Public-Private Partnership." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2010. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1754.
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Owing to the significant structural changes that have occurred in the global marketplace over the past 2 decades, a corresponding increase of public-private partnerships have been established among the business sector, local governments, and public community colleges. This qualitative project sought to identify and substantiate key elements that may be common to the formation, implementation, and maintenance stages of public-private partnerships. Who or what minimum conditions are necessary to the successful navigation of each stage? What obstacles typically arise during each stage, and how are they managed or circumvented? What sorts of benefits are generated through these partnerships and what measures may be applied to determine whether a partnership is meeting its mission objectives or not?
To investigate these elements, the researcher interviewed 18 key stakeholders directly involved with 1 or more partnerships between 1 or more divisions of a community college located in Tennessee (CCTN) and their respective for-profit private sector concerns. Data collected were entered into the NVivo8 program for qualitative coding, analysis, and interpretation. Data analysis suggested that visionary and innovative leadership was critical to the formation and implementation of partnerships; key themes of "people," "training," "business," and "need" influenced the life cycle of the partnership; persons identified as "champions" formed the "critical mass" necessary to create and sustain partnerships; and both public and private sectors implemented informal and formal assessments, but differences existed in how and what they measured to determine the efficacy of each partnership. By substantiating, uncovering, or affirming common elements relevant to the establishment and maintenance of public-private partnerships as described in existing literature and this study, partnership stakeholders may find additional perspectives that may assist and guide the creation, implementation, and assessment of effective, mutually-beneficial public-private partnerships.
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Klem, Nicholas. "Elements Impacting the Integration of the National Network of Fusion Centers with the U.S. National Security Strategy." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4303.
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The National Network of Fusion Centers (Network) represents one of the post-9/11 era organizational efforts to strengthen the security of the homeland through collaboration, analysis, and information sharing. These entities have been subjected to criticisms and have been noted in studies as being deficient in certain areas suggesting that the Network has been experiencing problems with integrating the U.S. national security strategy. Using the multiple streams framework, the purpose of this phenomenological study was to identify and understand elements that have been impacting the Network's integration with broader national security efforts as well as identify items contributing to negative perceptions of fusion centers. Data for this qualitative study were collected through interviews with 13 individuals working within the Network. Collected data elements were inductively coded and then analyzed, demonstrating the relevance of framework to this topic area. Research findings indicated that there were challenges with Network integration that were influenced by perceptions of problems/threats, views concerning a fusion center's primary stakeholder, and constraints related to existing organizational policy and mandates. Barriers to integration stemmed from differing priorities, ineffective marketing, policy requirements, relationships, and limited resources. Study recommendations included the development of a strategic engagement plan, alignment of priorities, and increases in federal funding and representation. The implications for positive social change of this study are associated with proving transparency on the Network, informing national security agencies and decision makers on issues impacting integration, and promoting operational efficiencies.
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Jones, Lim Stephen. "Mobile genetic elements associated with blaNDM-1 in Acinetobacter spp. and Vibrio cholerae." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2015. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/74109/.
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NDM-producing bacteria are associated with extensive antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This thesis reports on detailed molecular analysis, including whole genome sequencing, of Acinetobacter spp. and Vibrio cholerae isolates. A study of clinical Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from India, demonstrated spread of a single strain containing blaNDM-1 but with evidence of significant genetic plasticity between isolates. A novel plasmid, pNDM-32, was fully characterised in isolate CHI-32. This contained multiple AMR genes including blaNDM-1 and the aminoglycoside methyltransferase gene armA. A repAci10 replicase gene was identified but no conjugation machinery and the plasmid could not be transferred in conjugation experiments. A single isolate of Acinetobacter bereziniae from India contained plasmid, pNDM-40-1, harbouring blaNDM-1, which was closely related to plasmids from NDM-producing Acinetobacter spp. isolated in China, and was readily transferred into Escherichia coli and Acinetobacter pittii by conjugation. Five blaNDM-1 positive Acinetobacter spp. isolated from a faecal screening study in Pakistan also included three, clonal, Acinetobacter haemolyticus isolates harbouring a similar plasmid. Three environmental V. cholerae strains from India and a blood isolate from a traveller returning to the UK from India were found to include three distantly related strains. 2 isolates of a single strain contained an IncA/C plasmid, pNDM-116-17, harbouring AMR genes including blaNDM-1. In one isolate pNDM-116-17 had become integrated into a chromosomal region containing a SXT-like element. In the other isolates blaNDM-1 and other AMR determinants were localised to a large plasmid, pNDM-116-14, with a novel replicase and a full complement of conjugative transfer genes, and a novel genomic island, SGI-NDM-1. Most previous studies have focused on Enterobacteriaceae. Thecurrent work contributes to an understanding of the full extent of the genetic diversity of blaNDM-1 contexts, and their dissemination. Such knowledge should help to infer factors which contribute to the spread of AMR in bacterial pathogens.
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Hathaway, Dawn M. "Assessing quality dimensions and elements of online learning enacted in a higher education setting." Fairfax, VA : George Mason University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1920/4593.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--George Mason University, 2009.Vita: p. 244. Thesis director: Priscilla Norton. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Oct. 12, 2009). Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-243). Also issued in print.
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Boone, Kristy L. "A content analysis of the game and excellence theory elements in public relations articles in Entrepreneur's online magazine." Virtual Press, 2008. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1390650.
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This study is an in-depth investigation of game and excellence theory's linkage within the discipline of public relations during the period of market entry.The literature review defines and analyzes both game and excellence theory and the value of each within public relations. The literature also examines the impact of new businesses within U.S. economy and the importance of strategic decision making during the period of market entry. Decisions made during this time period, of which public relations professionals are often involved, can forecast the success or failure of a new business. The researcher argued that excellence theory's domination over the mindshare of public relations professionals has overshadowed other theories (such as game theory) which can be of value during the time of market entry.In order to quantify any educated opinions held by the researcher, a content analysis was conducted. The researcher identified specific game and excellence theory keywords to be examined and coded. The keywords were derived from a random sample of 384 public relations-based articles from 1997 to 2007 in Entrepreneur's online magazine, the leading magazine for entrepreneurs for over thirty years. The years of 1997 through 2007 were chosen due to a growth in new business births that have occurred over this time frame.The results of the content analysis showed that there were significantly more game theory keywords than excellence theory keywords referenced in Entrepreneur's online magazine in the aforementioned articles and timeframe. From this evidence, the researcher deducted that while excellence theory is still the paradigm for public relations professionals, game theory is being fused within public relations in some areas of the industry, specifically within new market entry strategy.Department of Journalism
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Taylor, Anne Marie, and n/a. "Biomarkers of Cadmium, Lead and Selenium Toxicity in the Marine Bivalve Molluscs Tellina deltoidalis and Anadara trapezia: Linking Exposure, Dose and Response." University of Canberra. Environmental Science, 2009. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20091214.104734.
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The relationships between metal exposure, dose and response were investigated in two
sediment dwelling marine bivalves: a deposit feeder Tellina deltoidalis and a filter feeder
Anadara trapezia. The bivalves were exposed in the laboratory to individual metal spiked
sediments: Cadmium 10 and 50 Ag/g; lead 100 and 300 Ag/g; selenium 5 and 20 Ag/g dry
mass, T. deltoidalis for 28 days A. trapezia for 56 days. A. trapezia was also exposed in the
laboratory for 56 days to sediments from three sites along a metal contamination gradient of
cadmium, lead, selenium, zinc and copper from Lake Macquarie, NSW. Metal total tissue
dose was measured in whole tissue of T. deltoidalis over 28 days and in gill, hepatopancreas
and haemolymph tissues in A. trapezia over 56 days. Subcellular metal distribution,
biologically active metal (BAM) versus biologically detoxified metal (BDM) was measured
in whole tissues of T. deltoidalis at day 28 and in gill and hepatopancreas tissues of
A. trapezia at day 56. Biomarkers of response measured in spiked sediment exposed, at day
28 T. deltoidalis and day 56 A. trapezia were: total antioxidant capacity (TAOC); glutathione
peroxidase enzyme activity (GPx); total glutathione concentration (GSH+2GSSG); reduced to
oxidised glutathione ratio (GSH:GSSG); lipid peroxidation (TBARS); lysosomal membrane
stability and micronuclei frequency. Response indices measured in A. trapezia exposed to
Lake Macquarie sediments were: TAOC, TBARS, lysosomal membrane stability,
micronucleus frequency and condition index. Native A. trapezia and sediments were also
collected from Lake Macquarie and measured for sediment and tissue metal concentrations,
TAOC, TBARS, lysosomal membrane stability and condition index to allow comparison
between chronically exposed and previously unexposed organisms.
T. deltoidalis and A. trapezia accumulated metal over time in all sediment metal exposures
with most reaching equilibrium tissue metal concentrations by the end of the exposure period.
T. deltoidalis generally reached equilibrium with the exposure concentration for cadmium and
lead but had significantly higher selenium tissue concentrations than the sediment metal at the
5 Ag/g exposure. A. trapezia tissue lead was below the sediment concentration for all
exposures including in the native organisms. A high proportion of accumulated lead and
copper in A. trapezia was in the haemolymph, probably associated with haemoglobin which
has a high affinity for these metals`. A. trapezia cadmium tissue concentrations were higher
than the sediment metal in the 10 Ag/g spiked sediment exposure and between half and one
eighth the sediment concentrations in other treatments, including in native organisms.
A. trapezia including the native organisms exposed to selenium sediment concentrations at or
below 5 Ag/g in the Lake Macquarie mixed metal sediments accumulated significantly higher
than ambient selenium tissue concentrations while those exposed to 5 and 20 Ag/g selenium
spiked sediments had lower than ambient selenium tissue concentrations. The majority of
accumulated cadmium, selenium and zinc was associated with the gill/mantle tissues.
A. trapezia hepatopancreas contributed significant selenium concentrations in the later part of
the exposure period indicating and increased contribution from dietary derived selenium.
Native A. trapezia had significantly lower tissue concentrations of selenium, copper and zinc,
higher cadmium and approximately equal lead compared to organisms exposed to similar
sediment metal concentrations in the laboratory.
T. deltoidalis detoxified around 50 % of accumulated cadmium and 70 % of lead while
A. trapezia detoxified around 70 % of accumulated cadmium and 60 % of lead. Much of
T. deltoidalis BDM cadmium was converted to metal rich granules (MRG), while A. trapezia
had most in the metallothionein like proteins (MTLP) fraction. The conversion of lead to
MRG was 75 % of the total BDM in T. deltoidalis while A. trapezia had an even distribution
between MRG and MTLP. The majority of recovered selenium in both species was
associated with the nuclei+cellular debris fraction, probably as protein bound selenium
associated with plasma and selenium bound directly to cell walls. Selenium exposed
organisms had increased BDM selenium burdens which were associated with both MRG and
MTLP fractions, indicating selenium detoxification. The majority of BAM cadmium, lead
and selenium was associated with the mitochondrial fraction in both species with increases in
cadmium burden in this organelle of T. deltoidalis up to 7200 fold; lead 154 fold; and
selenium 7 fold and in A. trapezia up to 84 fold cadmium, 50 fold lead and selenium 7 fold in
exposed organisms compared to controls. The subcellular distribution of all three metals in
T. deltoidalis and A. trapezia indicates active metal detoxification processes which at these
exposure concentrations were unable to prevent significant metal burdens from accumulating
in sensitive organelles.
A contamination gradient of zinc, lead, copper, cadmium and selenium was established in
Lake Macquarie sediments which emanated from the same source. A. trapezia accumulated
all metals in each sediment exposure. Accumulation and tissue distribution patterns of
cadmium, lead and selenium were similar to those of the single metal spiked sediment
exposures. Cadmium and lead BAM burdens increased at all exposures while selenium, zinc
and copper did not.
T. deltoidalis and A. trapezia in the spiked sediment metal exposures generally had reduced
GPx activity. This resulted in an increase in total glutathione concentrations which the
reduced GSH:GSSG ratios indicated was due to a build up of oxidised glutathione.
T. deltoidalis and A. trapezia had reduced TAOC in all laboratory sediment metal exposures
which corresponded with increased TBARS concentrations, lysosomal destabilisation and
micronucleus frequency. A. trapezia exposed to Lake Macquarie metal contaminated
sediments also had a reduction in physiological condition, indicated by the reduced condition
index, after 56 days at the higher metal exposures.
Clear exposure - dose - response relationships have been demonstrated for T. deltoidalis and
A. trapezia exposed to single cadmium, lead and selenium spiked sediments and for
A. trapezia exposed to Lake Macquarie mixed metal contaminated sediments. Detoxification
of all metals was evident in both T. deltoidalis and A. trapezia but detoxification capacity was
exceeded for cadmium, lead and selenium leading to significant accumulation of these metals
in sensitive organelles. The significant relationships, in the laboratory exposed T. deltoidalis
and A. trapezia, between TAOC reduction with increased TBARS, lysosomal destabilisation
and micronuclei frequency and between increased TBARS with lysosomal destabilisation and
micronuclei frequency indicates that increased tissue metal dose and BAM burdens caused
significant impairment of the antioxidant reduction capacity which resulted in a cascade of
effects from lipid peroxidation to cellular perturbation and genotoxic damage. The reduction
in physiological condition in the organisms with the highest tissue metal doses suggests the
response goes beyond subcellular perturbations to whole organism and potentially population
effects.
Chronically metal exposed native Lake Macquarie A. trapezia did not show a clear metal
exposure - dose - response relationship. Accumulation of the essential elements zinc, copper
and selenium appeared to be regulated while cadmium and lead were not. TAOC was
significantly reduced and TBARS significantly increased compared to reference organisms
but lysosomal stability and condition were not significantly affected.
The suite of interrelated biomarkers used offers a weight of evidence approach for
demonstrating adverse effects of metal tissue accumulation in T. deltoidalis and A. trapezia
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Matton, Emma. "Cryptic space : Spatial elements for improvisation and undefined acts in a common space." Thesis, Konstfack, Inredningsarkitektur & Möbeldesign, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:konstfack:diva-6358.
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A spontaneous act is done because of a sudden urge to do something. I am interested in creating a space that exists with the purpose of hosting opportunities and action that are not predefined. My point of departure is a green area in Axelsberg where I have created a proposal for a type of public space, that differs from current ones. In my process I have actively worked with the site by physically being there to experience it. I have transformed the space in various ways both by combining improvisational and performative techniques with more planned actions. Afterwards, I have analyzed and learned from people’s reactions and behaviors towards the changes.
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Klaus, Helmut. "Elements of a Hermeneutics of Knowledge in Government : The Coalition of Public Sector Reform and Enterprise Resource Planning." Queensland University of Technology, 2004. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/15915/.
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In techno-organisational innovation, knowledge is reconstituted. Understanding this process in its complexity and its outcomes asks for an inquiry and interpretation that heed to the conditions at the end of modernity, and must therefore take recourse to practical philosophy. This understanding has been formulated with reference to a field study that inquired into the conduct of reform and effectuation of new information technology by the central department of a regional government over a period of approximately eight years. In considering this ambience, the study has been informed by (i) a synopsis of hermeneutic thinking on knowledge; (ii) an outline of governmentality and (information) technology; (iii) a reflection on the conditions of the social sciences and their relation to information technology; (iv) an exploration of the possibilities of social inquiry at the end of modernity. Deliberating the stipulations of social inquiry, the destructive narrative is proposed that allows for a rational and argumentative appropriation of the past, beyond scientific method and mere perceptivity. Events, ideas, and experiences indicate the reciprocal relation of political and organisational rationalities, on the one hand, and managerial and informational technologies on the other. Within these dimensions, the knowledge of governmentality is being re-defined, shifting expertise into the harness of business discipline. The rationalities of information, process, integration, prediction and performance, and ultimately efficiency, make bureaucracy itself an object of increased scrutiny. These rationalities also remind that the challenge of Ge-stell and the rule of politics-as-fabrication do neither come to pass primarily in implementations of managerial technologies, nor in instantiations of information systems, but within the articulations of the technological worldview. Due to the fragmented and contentious nature of knowledge, innovation as routine nevertheless appears disjointed and asynchronous, yet upholding the representational and disciplinary constellations.
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Fernández, Mendoza Joan Manuel. "Environmental optimization of the public space of cities Action on urban pavements and elements to support sustainable mobility." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/283543.
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El planeamiento urbano empieza a estar fuertemente focalizado en la provisión de redes adecuadas de infraestructuras que estimulen el desarrollo de una movilidad sostenible. Sin embargo, la integración de criterios ambientales en el diseño y gestión de las infraestructuras necesarias para el sustento de la movilidad urbana es mínima. Teniendo en cuenta la enorme extensión y la creciente inversión global en el despliegue de nuevas infraestructuras urbanas para el sustento de la movilidad sostenible, la carga ambiental aportada al espacio público de las ciudades puede ser significativa.
Esta tesis doctoral se centra en la caracterización del comportamiento ambiental del ciclo de vida de diseños convencionales de aceras de hormigón, asfalto y granito e instalaciones para la recarga de vehículos eléctricos de dos ruedas. Las aceras son pavimentos urbanos básicos implementados para el sustento de la actividad peatonal y ciclista como los modos de movilidad urbana más limpios. A su vez, las aceras son la matriz sobre la cual se distribuye un abanico diverso de elementos urbanos relacionados con el soporte de la movilidad sostenible. Las instalaciones para la recarga de vehículos eléctricos son un elemento urbano que se está implementando masivamente en las ciudades para promover la electrificación del parque de vehículos urbanos como una estrategia prometedora para reducir significativamente el consumo de petróleo y las emisiones contaminantes de la movilidad motorizada. A través de la aplicación de la metodología de Análisis del Ciclo de Vida se identifican los diseños ambientalmente más óptimos para reducir la carga ambiental aportada al espacio público y contribuir a incrementar el valor ambiental de promover la movilidad sostenible en las ciudades.
Asimismo, la tesis busca identificar soluciones para mejorar el comportamiento ambiental de aquellos elementos que presentan un alto impacto con el fin de incrementar las ventajas ambientales alcanzadas en la escala urbana. Por un lado, se analiza desde una perspectiva de Ecología Industrial el potencial de producción limpia de losas de granito utilizadas en construcción. Por otro lado, se aplican principios de ecodiseño en la conceptualización de una eco-pergola (mobiliario urbano) que puede contribuir a sustentar una movilidad urbana multimodal (peatonal y bicicleta eléctrica).
Como resultado del desarrollo de la tesis doctoral, se proveen inventarios completos y desagregados de los recursos movilizados (energía, agua y materiales) e impactos ambientales asociados a cada elemento objeto de estudio, se identifican puntos críticos y se definen una serie de criterios y buenas prácticas para la toma de decisiones que conlleven a optimizar el comportamiento del espacio público de las ciudades.Urban planning starts to be heavily focused on the provision of adequate networks of urban infrastructures to stimulate a shift towards sustainable mobility in order to alleviate resource consumption and environmental impacts in cities. Nevertheless, the integration of life cycle environmental criteria in the design and management of the urban infrastructures required to support sustainable mobility is usually missing. Given the vast span and increasing global investment in the deployment of new infrastructure, the environmental burden imposed to the urban public space can be significant. This dissertation concentrates on the characterization of the life-cycle environmental performance of conventional designs of (concrete, asphalt and granite) sidewalks and charging facilities for electric vehicles (two-wheelers). Sidewalks are basic urban pavements implemented to support walking and cycling as the cleanest modes of urban mobility. Sidewalks also represent the matrix for the layout of different urban elements required to support sustainable mobility. Charging facilities for electric vehicles represent one urban element being heavily implemented in cities to encourage the electricification of the urban vehicle fleet as a promising strategy to cut oil consumption and pollutant emissions from motorized mobility. Life Cycle Assessment is applied in order to identify the most environmentally-friendly solutions and best practices to minimize the environmental burden imposed to the urban public space, thereby increasing the value of greening urban mobility. The dissertation also looks for solutions to improve the environmental performance of those product systems with high environmental footprint in order to achieve major environmental improvements at the urban scale. On the one hand, the potential for cleaner industrial production of granite tiles used in construction is analyzed from an Industrial Ecology approach (technological improvement, rainwater harvesting and by-product synergies). On the other hand, ecodesign principles are applied in the conceptualization of an eco-pergola (street furniture) that can contribute to support multimodal (pedestrian and e-bike) mobility. As a result, this dissertation provides complete and disaggregated inventory data of the mobilized resources (energy, water, materials) and environmental impacts of the life cycle of each product system, identifies the most relevant hot-spots for environmental improvement and defines a set of criteria and best-practices for sustainability-based decision-making to minimize the environmental burden of the urban public space.
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Siaka, I. Made. "The application of atomic absorption spectroscopy to the determination of selected trace elements in sediments of the Coxs River Catchment /." View thesis, 1998. http://library.uws.edu.au/adt-NUWS/public/adt-NUWS20030829.150226/index.html.
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Ramaswamy, Deepa. "Thresholds and Transitions: Inbetween the public and private realm." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35836.
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My thesis is an attempt to examine and study the in-between spaces between buildings.With my design as a vehicle, taking an entire block of Blacksburg, I have tried to explore the idea by which one could offer a transitional moment between buildings. The in-between spaces provide an opportunity to intervene and choreograph a space which re-engages the dweller through repetitive distractions. The design combines residential spaces with commercial establishments creating a mixed use condition in a city block which in its density, constantly alternates between the public and private realms. The resultant spaces between the buildings are spaces which are a combination of the planned and the improvised, in a constant state of flux forming the "passing place".
The spaces could create subtle interconnections which can be exploited and temporal experiences could be defined through architectural interpretation of transitional spaces.Mixing uses is one approach in architecture that assists in making lively thresholds.
I project the idea of a deliberate hetrogeneity in architecture, where opposing objects are placed together as a part of a strategy to create complex and compelling buildings and their in-between spaces.Master of Architecture
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Al-rifai, Jawad Hilmi. "Performance of water recycling technologies." Access electronically, 2008. http://www.library.uow.edu.au/adt-NWU/public/adt-NWU20080918.125513/index.html.
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Casteberg, Anna, and Emelie Hägglund. "Att mäta organisationsförändring : En studie om att mäta formella och informella element vid en organisationsförändring i offentlig sektor." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för ekonomi och företagande, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-16994.
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Syftet med uppsatsen är att ta reda på hur en organisationsförändring kan mätas med avseende på formella och informella element samt att presentera hur mätprocessen kan genomföras. Studien bygger på intervjuer och dokumenterade utvärderingar. Studien visar att de formella elementen mäts genom att kontrollera att målen som satts upp inför förändringen är uppfyllda. De informella elementen mäts genom medarbetarundersökningar dock utan någon koppling till förändringen som har genomförts. När de informella elementen mäts i en förändringsprocess görs detta genom så kallade attitydmätningar. För att underlätta mätningen av en förändringsprocess kan en uppdelning göras i fyra stadier; förberedelse, före, under och efter.The purpose of this paper is to find out how a planned organizational change can be measured in terms of formal and informal elements and to present how a measure process can be done. The study is based on interviews and documented evaluations. The formal elements are measured by controlling that the goals for the organizational change are achieved. The informal elements are measured through employee surveys but without any connection to the organizational change that has been done. When the informal elements are measured in an organizational change it is done by attitude measures. To facilitate the measurement of an organizational change it can be separated in four stages, preparation, before, during and after.
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Kirby, Jason K., and n/a. "Trace metal and metalloid accumulation, distribution, and, speciation in Lake Macquarie, N.S.W., Australia." University of Canberra. Resource, Environmental & Heritage Sciences, 2005. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20051129.124508.
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THESIS ORGANISATION
This thesis is organised into nine chapters that include seven international and
national publications (six accepted and one submitted for publication). The initial
overview chapter outlines the justification and direction for this thesis. With the
exception of chapter 8 (accepted for publication on the 1st May 2005); all chapters are
exact duplicates of published articles in international and national refereed journals
(chapters 2 to 7). The initial chapters (2 and 3) presents research findings using a
marine fish species, mullet (Mugil cephalus), to measure trace metal bioavailability in
Lake Macquarie, NSW Australia. While subsequent chapters (4 to 8) are presenting
research under taken to improve the understanding of arsenic cycling in marine and
estuarine environments. The final chapter (chapter 9) is a synopsis of the major
findings presented in this thesis. Due to the publication nature of this thesis, an
unavoidable degree of replication exists within chapters (publications).
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Puentes, Ana Cristina. "Functional elements and human dimensions of a municipal solid waste management system in the Amazon forest the case of Puerto Bermúdez, Peru /." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2004. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0005120.
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Jallow, M., Melanie Haith-Cooper, Jae Hargan, and M.-C. Balaam. "A systematic review to identify key elements of effective public health interventions that address barriers to health services for refugees." Springer, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/18444.
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YesAim: Refugees often face barriers to accessing health services, especially after resettlement. The aim of this study is to identify key elements of effective public health interventions that address barriers to health services for refugees. Methods: Key online databases were searched to identify studies published between 2010 and 2019. Six studies met the inclusion criteria: two qualitative, one quantitative and three mixed-methods studies. An adapted narrative synthesis framework was used which included thematic analysis for systematic reviews. Results: Five themes were identified: peer support, translation services, accessible intervention, health education and a multidisciplinary approach. Conclusion: These key elements identified from this review could be incorporated into public health interventions to support refugees’ access to health services. They could be useful for services targeting refugees generally, but also supporting services targeting refugee resettlement programmes such as the Syrian resettled refugees in the UK. Future research is needed to evaluate the impact of public health interventions where these elements have been integrated into the intervention.
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Smith, James A. (James Arthur) 1945. "The Elements of Lesson Design, Elementary Public School Students' Mastery of Mathematics Objectives, Accrued Teaching Experience, and Teacher Inservice Training." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1987. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332391/.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among the teachers' use of the individual elements of lesson design, students' mastery of mathematics objectives, the hours of inservice training completed by the teachers and the teachers' years of experience. The individual elements of lesson design are defined by Madeline Hunter and are anticipatory set, objective and purpose, input, modeling, checking for understanding, guided practice, and independent practice.
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Jurowski, Claudia Anne. "The interplay of elements affecting host community resident attitudes toward tourism : a path analytic approach /." Diss., This resource online, 1994. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10192006-115607/.
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Karaba, Robert G. "Making Sense of Freedom in Education: Three Elements of Neoliberal and Pragmatic Philosophical Frameworks." Oxford, Ohio : Miami University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=miami1184089472.
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Mitchell, Jillian Mary Graham, and jill mitchell@health sa gov au. "A Matter of Urgency! Remote Aboriginal Womens Health. Examining the transfer, adaptation and implementation of an established holistic Aboriginal Well Womens Health program from one remote community to another with similar needs and characteristics." Flinders University. Nursing and Midwifery, 2007. http://catalogue.flinders.edu.au./local/adt/public/adt-SFU20070725.112610.
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As a priority for Aboriginal women, in the context of worsening Aboriginal health and lack of clarity about successful strategies to address healthcare needs, this research explored successful strategies in remote Aboriginal womens health that may be transferable to another community with similar health needs.
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Against a background of cultural and historical events, the study sought to identify existing strategies and frameworks for Aboriginal womens health. It uses Naturalistic Inquiry situated within the Interpretive paradigm and conceptualised within the philosophical approach of feminist and critical social theory It has examined Aboriginal health providers and womens priorities, practices, perceptions and expectations within the context of primary health care and community development principles by Participatory Action Research (PAR).
The successful elements of an established and effective Aboriginal Well Womens Health (AWWH) program from Central Australia (CA) were identified, transferred and adapted to meet the needs of a willing recipient remote community in South Australia (SA). Working together with healthcare providers from CA and SA, the adapted Well Womens Health program was implemented in an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service collaboratively with local mainstream Community Womens health services and evaluated.
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Over a two year period, the research was evaluated through Critical Social Theory examining both the process of implementation and the impact on the Aboriginal community, analysing both qualitative and quantitative data. The AWWH program model and its principles were successfully transferred, adapted and implemented in this community. The AWWH program which included comprehensive health screening, health information and lifestyle sessions have become core business of the Aboriginal health service and an Aboriginal Mens Well Health program has also been established using the same model.
The women have found the AWWH program culturally acceptable and their attendance has steadily increased and the program has reached those women in the community who previously had never experienced a well health check. It has also identified an extremely high incidence and comorbidity of acute illness and chronic disease in diabetes, renal and dental disease, mental and social health problems that require address.
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Health programs that are well established and effective can be successfully replicated, transferred and adapted to other communities if the elements that made them successful are acknowledged and those principles are then transferred with the program to a willing community with similar needs. This program transfer has potential to save much time and developmental costs that will help to address poor Aboriginal health.
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Chui, Yuen-fun Angela, and 崔婉芬. "An exploration into the elements affecting strategy formation of a public interest group: a case study on thePeople's Council on Squatter Policy." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1987. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31247805.
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Ghassemieh, Negar. "An Architectural Response to Cultural Diversity; The Mosaic: International Student Housing." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51654.
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"We build dwellings that, perhaps, satisfy most of our physical needs, but which do not house our mind."-- Juhani Pallasmaa
My architecture thesis began with the question of the relationship and threshold between the realms of public and private and familiar and unfamiliar, while looking particularly in residential spaces. Humans consciously or unconsciously "use" the idea of their "home" environment to express something about themselves.
The question that arose from this dialogue captured my attention which led me to explore a deeper meaning of what would be an ideal home for students like myself- ones who were starting a new chapter of their lives by moving to a foreign country. The idea of "Home" as a symbol of ones self, is a set of rituals, personal rhythms and routines of everyday life. The idea of Home cannot be produced all at once; it has a dimension of time and is a gradual product of the family's and individual's adaptation to the world.
My thesis project has explored and proposed an architectural response to cultural diversity through student housing for existing Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area universities. The Mosaic is a place to express the personality and define the vessels of memories between individuals and society.Master of Urban and Regional Planning
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Chui, Yuen-fun Angela. "An exploration into the elements affecting strategy formation of a public interest group : a case study on the People's Council on Squatter Policy /." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1987. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B12341721.
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Nesby, Leona. "Analysis of elements of model policy governing the treatment of students with severe behavior disorders in public school-based programs at the elementary level." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 1988. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/3804.
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It has been alleged that human rights of the severe behavior disordered students are being violated in public school-based treatment programs. The purpose of this study was to examine large city public school districts’ policies regarding the treatment of students with severe behavior disorders at the elementary school level. Twenty one responding members of the Council of Great City Schools who served as the study respondents were polled. All 43 public school districts who belong to the Council were polled. These members were located in a city of at least 250,000 people and had 35,000 pupil population. It was hypothesized that no model policy existed in public school districts for the treatment of students with severe behavior disorders at the elementary school level. It was also hypothesized that there would be overall vacumms in policy variables among public school districts for this populous. The two study hypotheses were accepted. Three statistical measures were designed to analyze data. They were measures of central tendency, measures of variability and frequency analysis. Average mean scores were calculated. Three instruments designed by the researcher were used to obtain study data. These were also used to test the two study hypotheses. Results indicated a serious need to strengthen policy variables and to formulate policy to protect these students’ human rights. It is therefore concluded that the development of model policy for this populous would clarify and reduce conflict and confusion among administrators, teachers, parents, and the courts.
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Oo, The Nu Sandar. "Dive into the Hunger Pool: Exploring Students’ Experiences, Coping Strategies, and Suggestions Related to Elements of Food Security at the University of Kentucky." UKnowledge, 2019. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/foodsci_etds/68.
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Background: College food insecurity (CFI) is a prevalent social justice and public health issue in the U.S. with the prevalence ranging between 15-59%. Though numerous quantitative studies were first conducted in the past decade, little qualitative research was conducted to assess CFI.
Objective: To explore and deeply understand the contexts of CFI at a land-grant university in Kentucky.
Methods: This qualitative study used a validated food insecurity survey tool and hour-long focus groups that were audio recorded and transcribed. Three theoretical models were combined into an adapted model and utilized for the thematic analysis.
Results: Thirty-three students participated in one of eight different focus groups. Among participants, 72.7% were female, 81.9% were undergraduate students, and 63.6% were food insecure. Access-related themes included transportation, time-related issues, awareness of resources, coping strategies and suggestions for improvements; availability-related themes consisted of city- and campus-wide availability of food choices and coping strategies; utilization-related themes constituted dietary needs and coping strategies; and stability-related themes involved disrupted element(s) of food security and their effects on well-being and academics.
Conclusion: All elements of food security need to be fulfilled to achieve a sustainable food security. For future CFI studies, the use of theoretical framework(s) is recommended.
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Southerland, L. S., Phillip R. Scheuerman, and N. S. Nicholas. "Analysis of Lead, Aluminum and Calcium in Southern Appalachian American Beach." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2000. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/2926.
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Zeno, Mark Andrew. "Housing Partnerships: Understanding Organizational Culture Elements and Building and Maintenance Strategies Between University Professionals and Private Corporate Developers." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1594816412126803.
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Caravalho, Ediza. "Degrees of democracy as determinants of health : analysing the effect of elements of democracy and polity size on public health expenditure in the Indian states, 1971-2007." Thesis, University of Essex, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.528846.
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Leite, Juliano Silva de Vasconcelos. "An?lises de elementos arquitet?nicos de prote??o solar em edifica??es institucionais na cidade de Natal/RN Diretrizes projetuais." Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 2003. http://repositorio.ufrn.br:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/12427.
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Previous issue date: 2003-12-15The present work concerns the use of shade elements as architectural elements to block sunlight in public buildings. In a city like Natal, (5o South) the incidence of sunrays in any type of design should be a constant concern for all the architects. Besides, this habit of avoiding insolation in the environment is not a common practice. Within this context, the present work has the objective to dig deep into the knowledge of solar control, studying some cases and verifying its function according to the orientation and the original design of the building, having in mind if the shade elements usually used in the region have achieved their purpose of providing protection against the incidence of direct sun rays. This study considers the position of the shade element (horizontal and vertical), the angle formed between them and the respective facades, and the local of the buildings in relation to their orientation during the summer, winter and equinox solstice. As supporting instruments the solar map of the city and the protractor, for measuring shade angles, were used. It was concluded that in all the cases studied, it was not possible to obtain the maximum use of the elements. It was verified that the best type of shade element (more efficient) for the city of Natal is the mixed type (horizontal and vertical) and that the vertical shade elements are more efficient in the early mornings and late afternoon. The horizontal shade elements are used more effective at midday. We intend to present the results of this study to the architects in the region in order to show them the correct ways of using the shade elements according to the possible orientation on the facade, as a supporting tool at the time of designing a project as well as a subsidy for further discussions on the elaboration of the new urban standards for the city of Natal/RN
O presente trabalho apresenta o uso de elementos arquitet?nicos como forma de prote??o aos raios solares em edif?cios p?blicos. Em uma cidade como Natal (5? sul), a incid?ncia dos raios solares em qualquer tipo de projeto deveria ser uma preocupa??o constante para todos os arquitetos. Entretanto, o h?bito de proteger a edifica??o da insola??o n?o ? uma pr?tica comum. Dentro deste contexto, esta pesquisa tem como objetivo se aprofundar no conhecimento do controle solar, estudando alguns casos e verificando sua funcionalidade de acordo com a orienta??o e seu desenho original, tendo em mente que os elementos de sombra geralmente usados na regi?o t?m o prop?sito de dar prote??o contra a incid?ncia direta aos raios solares. Este estudo considera a posi??o do protetor solar (horizontal e vertical), o ?ngulo formado entre eles e as respectivas fachadas, al?m do local da edifica??o em rela??o a sua orienta??o durante os solst?cios de ver?o e inverno e equin?cio. Como instrumento de apoio foram utilizadas as cartas solares para a cidade e o transferidor de ?ngulo de sombra. Conclui-se que em todos os casos estudados, n?o foi poss?vel obter m?ximo proveito destes elementos. Foi verificado que o melhor protetor solar (mais eficiente) para a cidade do Natal ? o do tipo misto (horizontal e vertical) e que os elementos verticais s?o mais eficientes no come?o da manh? e final da tarde. Os elementos horizontais s?o mais eficientes pr?ximos ao meio-dia. Pretende-se apresentar os resultados deste estudo aos arquitetos da cidade para indicar as formas corretas de uso de elementos de prote??o ao sol, de acordo com a possibilidade da orienta??o da fachada, como ferramenta de aux?lio ao projeto, como tamb?m, que esta pesquisa possa servir de subs?dio para futuras discuss?es na elabora??o do novo c?digo de obras para a cidade de Natal/RN
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Arries, Clive. "A comparative study on specific governance elements in the state-owned entities overseen by the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) and the Department of Transport (DOT) in South Africa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/96191.
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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.The aim of this research assignment was to analyse and compare the specific governance elements in SOEs in the two government departments. A sample of twenty state-owned entities (SOEs) was selected in total, twelve from the Department of Transport and eight from the Department of Public Enterprises. The literature review on corporate governance in general and in South Africa illustrated the importance of corporate governance in any company. A short summary of the origin of governance is followed by a discussion of corporate governance from an SOE’s perspective. The study highlighted that the board of the entity under discussion was critical in a discussion of corporate governance. The focus, therefore, shifted to the role and responsibilities of boards and the individual members. The size, composition, diversity, remuneration and meeting attendance are the important elements that were analysed as the basis of the research. All the data for the analyses were sourced from the publicly available company annual reports for the 2012/2013 financial year of all the SOEs. Based on the analysis of the research findings carried out in Chapter 4, the following conclusion was reached with regard to governance in SOEs in the DOT and the DPE: - In the opinion of the author, governance elements of independence, ethnic diversity, average age and board meeting attendance compare evenly with each other. - The CEO position on boards from both departments is still male dominated. - There were clear differences with regard to gender diversity and the remuneration of CEOs and chairpersons. In this case, the DPE displayed higher figured in both elements. - There is a strong correlation between CEO remuneration and chairperson fee amongst both departments’ SOEs. CEO remuneration and total assets per SOE also correlate well. This, in the author’s opinion, explains the higher salaries of CEOs and chairpersons at SOEs responsible for import strategic infrastructure like Transport and Energy.
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Campos, Soraya Fernandes. "Cultura organizacional e a gestão do conhecimento no Centro de Ciências Humanas Sociais e Agrárias da Universidade Federal da Paraíba: uma análise sob a perspectiva teórica da criação do conhecimento." Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 2015. http://tede.biblioteca.ufpb.br:8080/handle/tede/7672.
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Faced with a scenario in which knowledge has become essential for organizations, and considering the prospect that the organizational culture is strongly related to how an organization creates its knowledge, the present study aimed to analyze the possible associations between the elements the organizational culture of a federal organization of higher education, from the theoretical perspective of knowledge creation process. To accomplish this association, the design models of organizational culture Alves (1997), and the model of knowledge creation of Nonaka and Takeuchi (1997) were used. The participants were 69 technical and administrative staff and 67 serving teachers of the Humanities Center, Social and Agricultural (CCHSA) of the Federal University of Paraíba. A questionnaire on line was applied containing 16 questions related to the sets of cultural elements of Alves model. The collected data were analyzed quantitatively using the chi-square test and factor analysis. Qualitative analysis was performed by means of consultation documents and observation of the organizational environment. The results of the cultural elements pointed to the existence of a slow decision-making process, however rational and participatory, with emphasis on a hierarchical organizational structure. The leaders were considered tolerant of occurrence of deviance and technical flaws in the institution. Training and capacity building mechanisms were satisfactory only for the group of administrative staff. However, co-operation to obtain the knowledge was only emphasized to the group of teachers. Leaders were seen as reasonable people, and the importance given to the hierarchy was considered reasonable. All identified cultural elements were associated with one or more aspects of the process of knowledge creation, especially at enabling condition 'autonomy'. From the analysis, it was concluded that there is a significant association between organizational culture and the creation of knowledge in the research organization. This suggests that understanding this relationship can promote improvements in the quality of institutional management.
Diante de um cenário em que o conhecimento se tornou imprescindível para as organizações, e considerando a perspectiva de que a cultura organizacional está fortemente relacionada à maneira como uma organização cria o seu conhecimento, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo analisar as possíveis associações entre os elementos da cultura organizacional de uma organização pública federal de ensino superior, sob a perspectiva teórica do processo de criação do conhecimento. Para realizar essa associação, foram utilizados os modelos de delineamento da cultura organizacional de Alves (1997), e o modelo de criação do conhecimento de Nonaka e Takeuchi (1997). Participaram da pesquisa 69 servidores técnico-administrativos e 67 docentes ativos do Centro de Ciências Humanas, Sociais e Agrárias (CCHSA) da Universidade Federal da Paraíba. Foi aplicado um questionário on line, contendo 16 perguntas relacionadas aos conjuntos de elementos culturais do modelo de Alves. Os dados coletados foram analisados quantitativamente por meio do teste Qui-quadrado e da Análise Fatorial. A análise qualitativa foi realizada por meio de consulta de documentos e observação do ambiente organizacional. Os resultados encontrados sobre os elementos culturais apontaram a existência de um processo decisório lento, porém racional e participativo, com ênfase numa estrutura organizacional hierarquizada. Os dirigentes foram considerados tolerantes em relação à ocorrência de desvios comportamentais e de falhas técnicas na instituição. Os mecanismos de treinamento e capacitação foram satisfatórios apenas para o grupo de técnicos administrativos. No entanto, a cooperação para se obter o conhecimento só foi enfatizada para o grupo dos docentes. Os líderes foram vistos como pessoas acessíveis, e a importância dada à hierarquia foi considerada razoável. Todos os elementos culturais identificados foram associados a um ou mais aspectos do processo de criação do conhecimento, principalmente à condição capacitadora 'autonomia'. A partir das análises, concluiu-se que existe uma importante associação entre a cultura organizacional e a criação do conhecimento na organização pesquisada. Isso sugere que compreender essa relação pode promover melhorias na qualidade da gestão institucional.