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Lawlor, Andrea. "Understanding public policy through mass media." Thesis, McGill University, 2014. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=121392.

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Media have both direct and indirect influences on policy, and can, at various times, serve as a contributor to policy, a conduit of policy information, and a mirror to the policy process. Although the scholarly literature acknowledges media's role in the policy process, particularly their ability to affect policymakers directly, systematically push policy alternatives, or influence public opinion, the literature often omits a critical role for media: reflecting the policy process. Mass media are the public's largest source of information on policy, yet the volume and tone of media reporting on

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Wardell, Claire Amanda. "Facts, fictions and futures : towards a cultural understanding of the public understanding of science." Thesis, Goldsmiths College (University of London), 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.395672.

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Maralack, Bernado Canon Theodore. "Public understanding of science : (a case study of a coloured community)." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53564.

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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2003.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: While the importance of science and technology for society has long been recognised, it has taken on ever increasing importance in the present century. As a result this study, government (The year of Science and Technology - 1998), and other initiatives by concerned bodies efforts are directed to better inform the public about the nature and role of science and technology. It aimed to make citizens both better informed and better able to adapt to the many changes that science and technology have brought, and will contin

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Humffray, Jennifer Jane, and n/a. "Early childhood science education : the study of young children's understanding of forces." University of Canberra. Teacher Education, 2000. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20060731.131000.

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This study sought to investigate young children's understandings of the science concept forces. A government preschool in the A.C.T. was the setting for the study. The research methodology consisted of pre and post interviews conducted before and after a teaching sequence using an interactive approach to teaching science (Biddulph and Osbome 1984). Interviews were audio taped, work samples were kept and lessons and discussions were audio taped during the teaching sequence. This study examined three factors associated with young children's understandings of the science concept forces. First, it

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Lundberg, Karin. "Citizens and Contemporary Science Ways to dialogue in science centre contexts." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Vetenskapskommunikation, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-2536.

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The current paper presents a study conducted at At-Bristol Science Centre, UK. It is a front-end evaluation for the “Live Science Zone” at At-Bristol, which will be built during the autumn of 2004. It will provide a facility for programmed events and shows, non-programmed investigative activities and the choice of passive or active exploration of current scientific topics. The main aim of the study is to determine characteristics of what kind of techniques to use in the Live Science Zone. The objectives are to explore what has already been done at At-Bristol, and what has been done at other sc

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Wilson, Sharlene. "Understanding Presidential Voting Motivation by Factors of Agency." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/427.

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The President of the United States sets the tone for policy and has significant power in adopting and implementing policy. Despite this acknowledged power, prior studies, have not examined whether or not agency theory is predictive of voting in U.S. presidential elections. Agency theory is important in the scope of voting behavior as it identifies the relationships which support significance in practicing the activity. This correlational study examined the statistical impact of personal agency, social agency, and sociocultural agency on predictive voting behavior. This study used secondary dat

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Li, William (William Pui Lum). "Language technologies for understanding law, politics, and public policy." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/103673.

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Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2016.<br>This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.<br>Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-209).<br>This thesis focuses on the development of machine learning and natural language processing methods and their application to large, text-based open government datasets. We focus on models that uncover patterns and

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Gwon, Misook. "Measuring and Understanding Public Opinion on Human Evolution." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1353342586.

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Knazko, Jana. "Understanding government Web communication strategy as applied within the Public Health Agency of Canada." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/27698.

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The research examines the components that make up the Web communication strategy of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). The thesis focuses on the extent to which PHAC's Web site reflects its mandate and implements the Government of Canada's public policies that regulate its Web presence. The Web communication strategy is analyzed from the perspective of Johnson's conceptualization model which separates a discourse into the stages of production, text, and context. The methodology employs content analysis and interviews to illustrate to which extent the democratic rights of the public wer

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D'Amour, Lissa M., and University of Lethbridge Faculty of Education. "An illustrative phenomenographic case study : charting the landscape of "public understanding of science"." Thesis, Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 2008, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10133/733.

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A cross-disciplinary literature review returns conflicting renditions on the nature of science, science’s place in society, and the public understanding of science. The phenomenon of science appears as many things to many people—a situation consistent with a phenomenographic non-dualist ontology that accepts a single, but variably experienced, real world. This study begins a process for comprehensively charting the landscape of Public Understanding of Science. In foregrounding the reflexive interplay of science and society, the resultant typography of science could, in turn, inform a mindful e

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Oliver, Carol Ann Biotechnology &amp Biomolecular Sciences Faculty of Science UNSW. "Communicating astrobiology in public: A study of scientific literacy." Publisher:University of New South Wales. Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences, 2008. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/42878.

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The majority of adults in the US and in Europe appear to be scientifically illiterate. This has not changed in more than half a century. It is unknown whether the Australian public is also scientifically illiterate because no similar testing is done here. Public scientific illiteracy remains in spite of improvements in science education, innovative approaches to public outreach, the encouraging of science communication via the mass media, and the advent of the Internet. Why is it that there has been so little change? Is school science education inadequate? Does something happen between leaving

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Muppalla, RoopTeja. "A Twitter-based Study for Understanding Public Reaction on Zika Virus." Wright State University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright151994467953523.

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Alsop, Steven John. "Modelling informal learning in the public understanding of science : the case of radon gas." Thesis, University of Surrey, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.388976.

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Trubody, Ben. "'Sloppy thinking' : to what extent can philosophy contribute to the public understanding of science?" Thesis, University of Gloucestershire, 2013. http://eprints.glos.ac.uk/1063/.

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This thesis will address two questions: Does philosophy contribute to the ‘public understanding of science’ (PUoS), and if so, how? The popular public image of science is one of methodology. Science is a means for making true statements about the world, where we compare hypothesis with observation against the evidence. This then allows for a body of knowledge that guides further advancements and progress. Philosophy, however, seems to be antithetical to this. A popular notion is that philosophy is either what science was, or it deals with objects and ideas so intangible, that they have no real

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Hagström, Åsa. "Understanding Certificate Revocation." Licentiate thesis, Linköping University, Linköping University, Department of Electrical Engineering, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-5477.

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<p>Correct certificate revocation practices are essential to each public-key infrastructure. While there exist a number of protocols to achieve revocation in PKI systems, there has been very little work on the theory behind it: Which different types of revocation can be identified? What is the intended effect of a specific revocation type to the knowledge base of each entity?</p><p>As a first step towards a methodology for the development of reliable models, we present a graph-based formalism for specification and reasoning about the distribution and revocation of public keys and certificates.

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Amorese, Valentina. "From public understanding of GMOs to scientists’ understanding of public opinion : a case study of the listening capacity of scientists in the UK and Italy." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2010. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/250/.

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Genetically modified organisms have been accompanied by hopes and concerns regarding the potential of this technology to reshape agricultural practices, our environment and the food we eat. The controversy surrounding GMOs raised questions regarding the present and future relationship between science and society. This thesis contributes to this debate by exploring GM scientists’ thoughts about public opinion and its influence on their work. I contend that how scientists listen to public opinion is mediated by national context, which I explore through a comparison of the United Kingdom and Ital

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Du, Plessis Paulina Carolina. "The effects of an outreach programme on the public understanding of science, engineering and technology." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2007. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11122007-075644/.

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Pike, Stephanie N. "BATTLING AMBIGUITY: A PUBLIC GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE GREAT ¿¿¿¿HOCKEY STICK¿¿¿¿ DEBATE." Kent State University Honors College / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1335245672.

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Kruger, Jennifer. "Applying audience research to public dialogue about science : an evaluation of commissioned research for the public understanding of biotechnology programme." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28555.

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Inclusive public dialogue about issues of concern to science and society can democratise and widen the knowledge base for decision-making so scientific research and developments are made accountable to citizens’ priorities. This participatory model of science communication is not yet widely practiced. More research is needed into how to make such communication effective. Formative audience research can inform a communication strategy’s design to meet its objectives effectively and enhance its relevance to participants’ needs and communication preferences. However, audience research designs bas

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Shaw, Alison. "What are 'they' doing to our food? : expert and lay understandings of food risks." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.343304.

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White, Dave D. "A Discourse Analysis of Stakeholders? Understandings of Science in Salmon Recovery Policy." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/28116.

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The purposes of this study were to examine 1) understandings of science expressed in formal salmon recovery policy discourse; 2) rhetorical practices employed to justify or undermine claims about salmon policy 3); and patterns of understandings of science and associated rhetorical practices between social categories of actors. This research contributes to scholarship in public understanding of science, discourse studies, and natural resource policy. A constructivist discourse analysis was conducted using qualitative methods to analyze transcripts from over one hundred congressional hearing w

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Lock, S. J. "Lost in translation : discourses, boundaries and legitimacy in the public understanding of science in the UK." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2008. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1445233/.

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This thesis documents the historical development of debates around the public understanding of science in the UK from 1985 until 2005. Testimonies from key actors involved in the evolution of the recent public understanding of science arena, and an examination of documentary evidence, have been used to map out how this issue was problematised by scientists in the mid-1980s, and how it has developed into a contested field of activity, political interest and academic research. I propose that this historical period can be broadly understood in four phases each characterised by a dominant discours

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Hernandez, Cory D. "What do abortion policies accomplish? : understanding how abortion laws and court cases affect public opinion." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/95548.

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Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Political Science, 2014.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 114-124).<br>Abortion is a loaded, controversial, and divisive sociocultural and political term, concept, and debate. Yet little empirical research has been conducted to examine what effects abortion rights legislation and court cases have had on the public and our society. After analyzing a broad overview of the history of the abortion rights debate in the US, I conduct bivariate and multivariate regression analyses

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Lehr, Jane L. ""Doing" Theory and Practice: Steps Toward a More Productive Relationship Between Science and Technology Studies and Nontraditional Science Education Practices." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42767.

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Explores the relationship between nontraditional science education practices, structured by campaigns such as Public Understanding of Science (PUS) and Scientific Literacy (SL), and the field of Science and Technology Studies (STS), using ethnographic work with the Choices and Challenges Project at Virginia Tech as a â point of entryâ (Smith 1987) for a broader discussion. It points to the difficulty of â doingâ theory and practice at the same time. While affirming that there is no easy solution to the hard work of situating local, nontraditional science education practices within a crit

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Harris, Amanda. "Stories of Success: Understanding Academic Achievement of Hispanic Students in Science." PDXScholar, 2014. http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1834.

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A review of the literature shows that there is much evidence to suggest the challenges facing Hispanic students in American public schools. Hispanic enrollment in K-12 public schools has increased from 6 to 19% in the last thirty years, yet schools have not made adequate adjustments to accommodate this changing population. Issues such as remedial tracking and cultural differences have led to low high school graduate rates for Hispanic students and inequities in schooling experiences (Gay, 2000). Particularly in the area of science, Hispanic students struggle with academic success (Cole & Espin

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Christian, Jennifer L. "Understanding the intersection of public opinion, media, and elite discourse on policy change." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2009. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3380068.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, Dept. of Sociology, 2009.<br>Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Jul 12, 2010). Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 70-12, Section: A, page: 4860. Adviser: Clem Brooks.

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Koker, Mark Hampton. "Students' decisions about environmental issues and problems : an evaluation study of the Science Education for Public Understanding (SEPUP) Programme." Thesis, University of Southampton, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.362538.

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Kuipers, Benjamin Johannes. "Public Policy, discourse and risk: Framing the xenotransplantation debate in New Zealand (1998-2013)." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Political Science, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/10518.

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This thesis focuses on the evolution and framing of xenotransplantation (XTP) policy debate in New Zealand from 1998 to 2011. Its aim is providing a better understanding of both the science-society interface and the importance of issue framing policy debate in understanding of the scientific debate in New Zealand and its relationship with the public. A qualitative study, this thesis draws upon a variety of public science commentary and debate and poses the research question: How did xenotransplantation’s introduction and explanation to the New Zealand public inform its current status as a Rest

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Henderson-Carter, Rya S. "A Business Case for Return on Investment| Understanding Organizational Change." Thesis, Walden University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3644831.

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<p> Since 2010, 2,000 U. S. leaders spent $150 billion on return on investment (ROI) training, yet questions still exist on how to measure the benefits of organizational change. The purpose of this embedded single-case study was to explore how business leaders could use ROI to characterize the benefit of intervention strategies for organizational change. Stakeholder theory and Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory formed the conceptual framework for this study. A purposive sample of 20 civilian personnel managers located at a medical facility for veterans in central Texas participated in semistru

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Jessen, Andrew. "Understanding Access to Essential Pharmaceuticals during a Public Health Crisis." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2006. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/political_science_theses/9.

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Despite the benefits of antiretroviral therapy in treating HIV/AIDS, government responses have varied substantially, from provisions guaranteeing nearly universal access to insufficient provisions providing almost no access. This research seeks to specifically examine primary explanations, such as economic capacity, and emerging explanations, such as the role of electoral accountability and the presence of stigma, and the coordination between the epistemic community and political leadership as potential causes for the variance in the government provision. By controlling for state economic cap

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Taylor, Neil. "Fiji pre-service primary teachers' understanding of physical science : a cultural perspective." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1997. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/36559/2/36559_Digitised%20Thesis.pdf.

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Science and technology are promoted as major contributors to national development. Consequently, improved science education has been placed high on the agenda of tasks to be tackled in many developing countries, although progress has often been limited. In fact there have been claims that the enormous investment in teaching science in developing countries has basically failed, with many reports of how efforts to teach science in developing countries often result in rote learning of strange concepts, mere copying of factual information, and a general lack of understanding on the part of local s

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Cook, Peta S. "Constructing and fracturing alliances : actant stories and the Australian xenotransplantation network." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2008. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/18359/1/Peta_Cook_Thesis.pdf.

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Xenotransplantation (XTP; animal-to-human transplantation) is a controversial technology of contemporary scientific, medical, ethical and social debate in Australia and internationally. The complexities of XTP encompass immunology, immunosuppression, physiology, technology (genetic engineering and cloning), microbiology, and animal/human relations. As a result of these controversies, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Australia, formed the Xenotransplantation Working Party (XWP) in 2001. The XWP was designed to advise the NHMRC on XTP, if and how it should proceed in Aus

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Cook, Peta S. "Constructing and fracturing alliances : actant stories and the Australian xenotransplantation network." Queensland University of Technology, 2008. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/18359/.

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Xenotransplantation (XTP; animal-to-human transplantation) is a controversial technology of contemporary scientific, medical, ethical and social debate in Australia and internationally. The complexities of XTP encompass immunology, immunosuppression, physiology, technology (genetic engineering and cloning), microbiology, and animal/human relations. As a result of these controversies, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Australia, formed the Xenotransplantation Working Party (XWP) in 2001. The XWP was designed to advise the NHMRC on XTP, if and how it should proceed in Aus

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Bewley, Elizabeth Emma. "Informing Royal Navy people strategy : understanding career aspirations and behaviours of naval personnel." Thesis, London Metropolitan University, 2016. http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/895/.

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Following a series of imposed redundancies in the Royal Navy (RN) there was a need to understand the career desires of remaining personnel and how these interact with important organisational behaviours and turnover. Taking a social psychology perspective, this thesis addresses criticisms over the high use of non-working populations in research and provides the first empirical evidence for the utility, applicability and relevance of specific psychological theories to the RN. Chapter 2 explores the relationship between career anchors and psychological contract violation, organisational commitme

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Rasmussen, Zuriel Anne. "Coyotes on the Web: Understanding Human-Coyote Interaction and Online Education Using Citizen Science." PDXScholar, 2015. http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/2643.

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Coyote (Canis latrans) numbers are increasing in urban areas, leading to more frequent human-coyote interactions. Rarely, and particularly when coyotes have become habituated to humans, conflicts occur. Effective education about urban coyotes and how to prevent habituation reduces conflict. Citizen science, in the form of online education, can be used to engage and educate city dwellers about urban coyotes. In this research, I explore Portland Metropolitan Area (PMA) residents' baseline experiences with, and attitudes toward, urban coyotes. Next, I investigate citizen science as a tool for edu

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Gibson, Hazel Laura. "Underground Britain : public perceptions of the geological subsurface." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/8578.

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Geoscience operates at the boundary between two worlds; the visible and the invisible. Increasingly, new geological technologies such as hydraulic fracturing, carbon capture and storage (CCS) and radioactive waste disposal are drawing the public’s attention to the ‘invisible’ world of the geological subsurface. This presents unique communication challenges because these technologies exist in a realm that can never be physically seen. This thesis addresses this issue by examining the psychological perceptions of residents in three villages in the south west of England. A representative sample f

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Kiernan, Matthew D. "Identifying and understanding factors associated with failure to complete infantry training among British Army recruits." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2011. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11699/.

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BACKGROUND: Over 30% of the British Army‟s Infantry Recruits who underwent training between 1999 and 2003 failed to complete their training. Previous studies have focused predominantly on identifying the cumulative reasons for failure. There is a dearth of research investigating the effect of failure on the individual recruit and what influences their ability to pass training. AIM: The overall aims of this study were: to achieve an understanding of the role that antecedent personal, social and demographic factors play in a British Army recruit‟s ability to complete basic training; to investiga

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Chiu, Shu-Chuan. "Understanding the adoption and diffusion of information technology related curricula multiple theoretical perspectives /." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2007. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3297126.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, 2007.<br>Title from dissertation home page (viewed Sept. 26, 2008). Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-02, Section: A, page: 0744. Adviser: Roger B. Parks.

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Heap, Victoria. "Understanding public perceptions of anti-social behaviour : problems and policy responses." Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 2010. http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/9209/.

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Anti-social behaviour (ASB) has emerged as a major community safety concern over the past decade. Reducing the number of incidents of ASB and lessening the impact these have upon the publics’ quality of life have become key components of criminal justice policy. The British Crime Survey has provided evidence of the types of ASB being experienced and quantified the proportion of people perceiving high levels of ASB in their local area. This research suggests strong links between high levels of deprivation and perceiving high levels of ASB. Attempts have also been made to determine what factors

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Blase, Brian Christopher. "Three Papers Toward a Better Understanding of State Medicaid Programs and Program Efficiency." Thesis, George Mason University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3562261.

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<p> The federal government provides an uncapped reimbursement of state Medicaid spending. In theory, states can use the federal Medicaid funds as a replacement for state funds or the federal funds, which take the form of a matching grant that reduces the relative price of Medicaid, can increase (or stimulate) spending on Medicaid with state-raised tax revenue. In the first dissertation paper, <i> Subsidizing Medicaid Growth: The Impact of the Federal Reimbursement on State Medicaid Programs,</i> I use a state panel data set from 1992 to 2006 to assess the impact of the federal reimbursement on

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Mills, Annamaria. "Understanding constraints to cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata L.) based pasture production." Phd thesis, Lincoln University. Agriculture and Life Sciences Division, 2007. http://theses.lincoln.ac.nz/public/adt-NZLIU20070717.161658/.

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This research examined the mechanisms by which temperature, water availability and nitrogen (N) affect the dry matter (DM) yield potential of cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata L.) dominant pastures. The experiment was a split plot design with main plots of fully irrigated (I) or dryland (D), sub-plots of N fertiliser at 800 kg N/ha in 2003/04; and 1600 kg N/ha in 2004/05 (+N) or 0 kg N/ha (-N). The potential environmental yield of an established 8 year old cocksfoot dominant pasture was 21.9 t DM/ha/y from I+N pastures compared with 9.8 t DM/ha by I-N pastures and 15.1 t DM/ha/y by D+N pastures.

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McEwen, Marylyn M. "Mexican immigrants' understanding and experience of tuberculosis infection." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/280301.

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The purpose of this dissertation study was two-fold; (1) to discover the health culture, or explanatory model of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) for Mexican immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border who have been diagnosed with LTBI; and, (2) to identify those coercive and/or oppressive elements unique to this setting and population, embedded in power structures and worldviews that may shape both the conditions and social responses to diagnosis and treatment of LTBI. The viewpoints of nine Mexican immigrants diagnosed with LTBI and their spouses in their every day struggles within the historic

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Gao, Feng. "Understanding and exploring people's food beliefs to design healthy eating applications." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2014. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/376522/.

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Wellness is a domain of growing interest in computing. Many interventions are designed to modify people’s behavior to make them healthy. But often, they ignore people’s beliefs and socioeconomic context so no sustained change are achieved. This thesis, therefore, focuses on rethinking how we can leverage people’s food beliefs to design healthy eating systems that can achieve sustained change. The thesis begins with a literature review on why healthy eating is complex and how it depends on various contexts including people’s food beliefs. Then we reflect upon current design notion of healthy ea

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Nilsson, Jon. "A Public Space Analysis and Design Proposal for Täby Torg : Understanding Public Life and Designing for It." Thesis, KTH, Urbana och regionala studier, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-254870.

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Four years after the opening of Täby Torg, the municipality is already investigating what has led to the square often being empty. The design were meant to inspire social activity and turn Täby Torg into a place where the inhabitants of Täby would gather. This never happened, and this thesis project will, in collaboration with the municipality, aim to deepen the knowledge of why this public space is not working as intended. What can be done to transform this square into the vital core of urban public life that the people can feel proud of?

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Dolan, Christopher Gerald. "Understanding war and its continuation : the case of Northern Uganda." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2005. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/832/.

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This thesis addresses the question of why, when almost everyone says they wish it would end, suffering such as that in northern Uganda continues. I argue that, contrary to popular presentations, the situation is not primarily one of war between the Lord’s Resistance Army and the Government of Uganda, but instead a form of mass torture, which I call Social Torture. The principal victims are the population within the ‘war zone’, particularly in ‘protected villages’ for the internally displaced, where tactics and symptoms typical of torture, including violation, dread, disorientation, dependency,

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Laber, Micaela. "The Politics of Biosimilars: Understanding Stakeholder Influence Over Complex Policy Problems." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2018. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1815.

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The health care industry’s involvement with biosimilar policies suggests that building coalitions and reducing opposition are critical factors for interest group success. As government decision-makers wrestle with how to handle a perplexing category of prescription drugs, companies and patient groups alike receive ample opportunities to contribute to the policymaking process. When stakeholders in the biosimilar arena – including manufacturers, physicians, and patients – unite, we see that the United States government takes steps toward fixing the policy problem. This occurred most recently wit

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Tilton, Peter. "Benchmarking Public and Private Blockchains and Understanding the Development of Private Blockchain Networks." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2018. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1963.

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This thesis paper explores the developing technology blockchain by trying to understand the technology from a technical performance standpoint and also understanding the development process of blockchain networks and applications. The first half of this paper analyzes two research papers, "Bitcoing-NG: A Scalable Blockchain Protocol" and "Untangling Blockchain: A Data Processing View of Blockchain Systems," to understand and explain some of the technical differences and shortcomings of blockchain technologies. The second half of this paper then proceeds to develop a private blockchain network

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Garman, Jamie L. "Medical genetics, public understanding and patient experiences| An exploratory qualitative study of recently pregnant women." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1527550.

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<p> The purpose of the study was to document how individuals' experiences and understanding of genetics concepts affects their medical experiences. Recently pregnant women were interviewed because they represent a population that needs to comprehend biological and genetic information to understand their health. Three women were designated as science experts (SE) defined as having extensive university level science education and three women were designated as science non-experts (SNE). In general, SEs described a more positive pregnancy experience. Both SEs and SNEs demonstrated a basic underst

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Mast, Maria R. "Understanding Risk Factors in Opioid Addiction in Franklin County, Ohio." Franklin University / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1616006262553234.

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Betancourt, Nathalia. "Understanding the experience of adults coping with Chagas disease| A grounded theory study." Thesis, Adler School of Professional Psychology, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3581662.

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<p> The present investigation was developed with the purpose of identifying how the social determinants of health impact individuals' ability to cope with Chagas disease. Identifying coping methods was also a goal of this investigation. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 Latino patients between the ages of 30 and 65 who were being treated for Chagas disease at a university affiliated medical center.</p><p> The results of this investigation revealed that individuals infected with Chagas disease are impacted by structural, intermediary, and sociopolitical aspects that affect the

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