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Coercive Discourse Patterns in President George Bush's 2001 and 2005 Inaugural Addresses.
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This paper investigates coercive strategies employed by President Bush in his 2001 1 and 2005 2 inaugural addresses. The study is situated in the broad field of discourse analysis whose main thrust is to investigate the use of language in naturally occurring connected speech or written texts. In carrying out the study, the researchers used the qualitative research method where the two inaugural addresses have been used as primary sources. These sources are subjected to critical scrutiny with the intention of establishing the strategies employed by the President to rally the American audience and international community towards his vision. The study has revealed that the President employs a multiplicity of coercive discourse patterns in his quest to garner popular support for his policies, and legitimacy in their implementation. The use of binaries, collective pronouns and lexical reiteration are some of the key weapons unleashed on the audience.
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In 1899 Thorstein Veblen wrote a seminal monograph on the subject of consumption and leisure. ::: His work, The Theory of the Leisure Class, is one of the most enduring examples of status-seeking ::: individuals� conspicuous consumption and conspicuous leisure practices, particularly when applied ::: to the tourist industry, and furthermore, is still relevant in today�s economic climate. This article ::: develops an independent theory of backpackers and how they can be perceived as undertaking ::: conspicuous consumption and conspicuous leisure practices. This is done using Veblen�s work as ::: a foundation. Qualitative methods using in-depth interviews and participant observation techniques ::: are employed to obtain data from 41 participants. The findings serve to highlight the fact that ::: Veblen�s thesis is as relevant today as it was when it was written in 1899.
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| 133,722 |
An Integrated Social Interactive Tool to Improve Knowledge Sharing among Students
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Knowledge sharing is important to students in their learning process. However, students come from different background and cultures, speak different languages and work or study in different ways. They need to use many websites or tools to achieve the aim of their knowledge sharing. All these are problematic and time-consuming to students. Therefore, an integrated tool would be preferable to overcome these issues and thus, promote knowledge sharing between them. This paper presents the literature review, survey and interview on which the design of an integrated knowledge sharing tool, Mybook, was based as well as the user testing of Mybook with students.
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This study aims to examine the link between inequality and diffusion of Information Communication and Technology (ICT). It focuses on a set of 32 African countries. ICT diffusion rate for all the countries was calculated. Two estimation techniques were used: Fractional Regression Model method and Ordinary Least Squares. The results indicate that inequality contributed to the development of ICT in all the countries considered. These results also showed that human capital and the level of development have a positive effect on ICT diffusion. It was also found that institutions play a catalytic role in the adoption and diffusion of ICT. ::: ::: ::: ::: Key words: Inequality, information technology and communication (ICT) diffusion, Africa, fractional regression model.
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| 133,725 |
An experimental study of the transonic equivalence rule with lift: Part II
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The experimental study of the transonic equivalence rule with lift, previously reported in Reference 1, has been extended to include a configuration of swept-back wing-body and the corresponding equivalent bodies for lift and zero-lift. For zero lift, the wing-body is shown to have higher wave drag than that of the equivalent body. At lifting condition, the analyses of the data, including those of the delta wing-bodies reported in Reference 1, have verified the similitude of drag rise due to lift between the wing-bodies. The additional drag induced by the effective area due to lift on the equivalent body was found to agree reasonably with the wave drag generated by lift on the wing-body. The experiment thus verified the area rule with lift which must be considered in the optimal design of transonic configurations.
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This paper empirically investigates whether the quantity deficit in the children of the mother’s preferred gender is compensated through their favorable treatment in terms of investment in schooling (what we call a compensating hypothesis) in an environment where schooling opportunities are limited. We use data from siblings in two rounds of the demographic and health surveys of Ethiopia for empirical analysis. Using the gender ratio of the mother’s own siblings and the birth of same sex twins as instruments for gender ratio gap, we estimate binary choice models with clustering for school attendance using generalized instrumental variable techniques with interactive instruments. Our empirical evidence appears to be consistent with the compensating hypothesis that the larger the excess of actual proportion of girls over the mother’s desired proportion, the smaller a girl’s chance of attending school and the bigger a boy’s chance of attending school will be.
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| 133,740 |
Using success to measure quality in British higher education: which subjects attract the best-qualified students?
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A theory is developed to measure the quality of applicants into UK higher education. It is based on the principle that more able applicants will self-select into more difficult subject choices. The advantage is that it gives a unidimensional measure whereby different groups can easily be compared across any dimension of interest, e.g. men, women and the various ethnic groups. Here the relative quality of applicants and acceptances across 170 separate subject groups is calculated and discussed by using a data set with over 2 million observations. It, therefore, offers a way of achieving a more refined measure of the "quality" of human capital. Copyright 2003 Royal Statistical Society.
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This paper describes the background and significance of the high-grade cigarette,and evaluates the market characteristic of the high-grade cigarette based on qualitative and quantitative analysis.Professional concept and industry conditions have been introduced in the part of qualitative analysis.Case study and comparative analysis have been adopted to reveal the consumption conditions of the high-grade cigarette in the part of quantitative analysis.At last,author will apply the theory of luxury and Veblen effect to explain the phenomenon refered above.
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| 133,742 |
Learning Vocabulary Through Reading
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This study examined the hypothesis that new vocabulary knowledge can be acquired through incidental learning of word meanings from context. Fifth graders of two reading abilities read passages containing unfamiliar words. Students were randomly assigned to different numbers of context presentations: 0, 2, 6, or 10 passages read over several days. Half of the unfamiliar words were informally taught before their appearance in the passages. Word meanings were learned from context, and more frequent presentation in context increased learning. Also, better readers profited more from context than did less skilled readers, and prior exposure (informal teaching) resulted in greater learning. Vocabulary effects were also observed on a measure of reading comprehension. Whether incidental learning accounts for vocabulary growth is discussed.
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In 1899 Thorstein Veblen wrote a seminal monograph on the subject of consumption and leisure. ::: His work, The Theory of the Leisure Class, is one of the most enduring examples of status-seeking ::: individuals� conspicuous consumption and conspicuous leisure practices, particularly when applied ::: to the tourist industry, and furthermore, is still relevant in today�s economic climate. This article ::: develops an independent theory of backpackers and how they can be perceived as undertaking ::: conspicuous consumption and conspicuous leisure practices. This is done using Veblen�s work as ::: a foundation. Qualitative methods using in-depth interviews and participant observation techniques ::: are employed to obtain data from 41 participants. The findings serve to highlight the fact that ::: Veblen�s thesis is as relevant today as it was when it was written in 1899.
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| 133,743 |
Applying Varying-Coefficient Regression Model in Econometric
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This paper discusses mainly how to apply the varying coefficient re gression model in the econometrics,fited by the varying coefficient model,we can not only obtain the well fitted value,but also can explore the nonstationa rity in the economical structure explained.
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The primary motivation of this study was a concern with the quality of education currently offer across Brazil and a quest to understand how assessments of academic staff could serve as a source of information for decision-taking by course managers. A descriptive case study was undertaken using a qualitative approach in which structured interviews were held with students and their respective lecturers from the business administration course. Correspondence analysis, a multivariate statistical method, was used to analyze the data gathered. Based on the theoretical input of several selected authors, the results of crossing the data from the questionnaires given to the students and the self-assessments by the lecturers showed that the responses to six of the questions could be used for drawing conclusions, providing important information for the coordinators of the course in question.
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| 133,745 |
Rape stereotypes and labeling: awareness of victimization and trauma
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For years, studies in the U.S. college population have described the phenomena of date and acquaintance rape. These phenomena have perpetuated myths regarding rape leading to the faulty labeling of the experience by the survivors themselves. Compared with the U.S., in Europe there are very few studies concerning this issue. This preliminary study in Italy comprised surveys of 210 participants who were asked to express their opinions on 2 scenarios of sexual assault (a forced rape and an acquaintance rape). Only 48% of the participants thought that acquaintance rape should be tried in a criminal court. Language: en
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In 1899 Thorstein Veblen wrote a seminal monograph on the subject of consumption and leisure. ::: His work, The Theory of the Leisure Class, is one of the most enduring examples of status-seeking ::: individuals� conspicuous consumption and conspicuous leisure practices, particularly when applied ::: to the tourist industry, and furthermore, is still relevant in today�s economic climate. This article ::: develops an independent theory of backpackers and how they can be perceived as undertaking ::: conspicuous consumption and conspicuous leisure practices. This is done using Veblen�s work as ::: a foundation. Qualitative methods using in-depth interviews and participant observation techniques ::: are employed to obtain data from 41 participants. The findings serve to highlight the fact that ::: Veblen�s thesis is as relevant today as it was when it was written in 1899.
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| 133,758 |
The influence of customer loyalty program design on the relationship between customer motives and value perception
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Despite the strong use in marketing practice, the effectiveness of loyalty programs is still heavily questioned among researchers. In our study we present an empirically tested framework that views customer loyalty programs (CLPs) with their differing designs as a moderating tool in a means-end relationship between customer motives and value. By disentangling customer value perceptions of loyalty programs we contribute to the remaining question of the efficacy of CLPs and set the road for further research. Our results support the argument that CLPs can be an effective tool and are not only something that adds to the value of a product or service, but rather creates value by itself. However, this is only the case for programs that target prevailing customer motives and hence provide a higher level of perceived value.
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In 1899 Thorstein Veblen wrote a seminal monograph on the subject of consumption and leisure. ::: His work, The Theory of the Leisure Class, is one of the most enduring examples of status-seeking ::: individuals� conspicuous consumption and conspicuous leisure practices, particularly when applied ::: to the tourist industry, and furthermore, is still relevant in today�s economic climate. This article ::: develops an independent theory of backpackers and how they can be perceived as undertaking ::: conspicuous consumption and conspicuous leisure practices. This is done using Veblen�s work as ::: a foundation. Qualitative methods using in-depth interviews and participant observation techniques ::: are employed to obtain data from 41 participants. The findings serve to highlight the fact that ::: Veblen�s thesis is as relevant today as it was when it was written in 1899.
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| 133,761 |
Self, Peer and Teacher Assessment as Active Learning Methods
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This paper provides an example of self and peer assessment among Spanish students pursuing a business administration degree (first and third year) as well as the results of our study and concluding remarks. We point out differences between the results for the firstand third-year students. Whereas students in their first year are beginners with respect to this kind of task, third-year students are proficient at this kind of assessment.
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This paper examines the application of the Least Absolute Deviations (LAD) method for ridge-type parameter estimation of Seemingly Unrelated Regression Equations (SURE) models. The methodology is aimed to deal with the SURE models with non-Gaussian error terms and highly collinear predictors in each equation. Some biasing parameters used in the literature are taken and the efficiency of both Least Squares (LS) ridge estimation and the LAD ridge estimation of the SURE models, through the Mean Squared Error (MSE) of parameter estimators, is evaluated.
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| 133,773 |
Goodness of fit tests for paired comparison models
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A goodness of fit test presented by Andersen is shown to be incorrect. The correct test is described and a re-analysis of Andersen's data is provided.
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Ezekiel’s adjusted R2 is widely used in linear regression analysis. The present study examined the statistical properties of Ezekiel’s measure through a series of Monte Carlo simulations. S...
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| 133,775 |
Measure the correlation between categorical variable and continuous variable
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How do I study the "correlation" between a continuous variable and a categorical variable?
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Regression with only categorical variables
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| 133,841 |
mediating variables definition
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Defining Variables. Variables can be defined as any aspect of a theory that can vary or change as part of the interaction within the theory. In other words, variables are anything can effect or change the results of a study. Every study has variables as these are needed in order to understand differences.here is no limit to the number of variables that can be measured, although the more variables, the more complex the study and the more complex the statistical analysis. The most powerful benefit of increasing our variables, however, is control.
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Dr. Adam Butler. This page contains a definition of moderator variables and mediator variables, links to more information, and a few exercises to test your understanding of the concepts.Moderator Defined. A moderator variable changes the strength of an effect or relationship between two variables.his page contains a definition of moderator variables and mediator variables, links to more information, and a few exercises to test your understanding of the concepts. Moderator Defined.
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| 133,858 |
________ variable is presumed to cause or determine a dependent variable.
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Independent variable presumed to cause or determine a dependent variable c from SOC 1305 at Baylor
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The dependent variable is the one that is measured by the experimenter. For example, if a researcher wanted to study the effects of fertilizer on plant growth, the independent variable would be the amount of fertilizer and the dependent variable would be the height of the plant.
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define dependent and independent variables in a study
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An independent variable is a variable believed to affect the dependent variable. This is the variable that you, the researcher, will manipulate to see if it makes the dependent variable change. In our example of hungry people throwing a ball, our independent variable is how long it's been since they've eaten.
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The independent (or manipulated) variable is something that the experimenter purposely changes or varies over the course of the investigation. The dependent (or responding) variable is the one that is observed and likely changes in response to the independent variable. For example, a student might change the position of a planeâs wing to see how it affects the average speed of a model plane. The wing position would be the independent variable- because the student purposely changes its location.
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| 133,880 |
dependent variable science definition
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Dependent Variable Definition: A dependent variable is the variable being tested in a scientific experiment. The dependent variable is 'dependent' on the independent variable. As the experimenter changes the independent variable, the change in the dependent variable is observed and recorded.
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The dependent variable is the one that is measured by the experimenter. For example, if a researcher wanted to study the effects of fertilizer on plant growth, the independent variable would be the amount of fertilizer and the dependent variable would be the height of the plant.
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| 133,883 |
what is a variable in research
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All research projects are based around variables. A variable is the characteristic or attribute of an individual, group, educational system, or the environment that is of interest in a research study. Variables can be straightforward and easy to measure, such as gender, age, or course of study.haracteristics of the environment may also be variables, such as the amount of school funding or availability of computers. Therefore, once the general research topic has been identified, the researcher should identify the key variables of interest. For example, a researcher is interested in low levels of literacy.
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Variables: Independent, Dependent, Controlled. Types of Variables in A Science Fair Project. A variable is part of an experiment that can change, such as amount of light, temperature, humidity, time changes, or plant growth. In an experiment, an independent variable is a variable that either changes on its own, or you purposely change it. The goal of an experimental investigation is to determine how changes in an independent variable affects another variable, which is called the dependent variable.
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| 133,892 |
which variable can be manipulated? independent or dependent?
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In experimental studies, where the independent variables are imposed and manipulated, the dependent variable is the variable thought to be changed or influenced by the independent variable. Example: study title: Effects of a new tooth paste (YummyTooth) on incidence of caries in 1st grade children.
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manipulate/independent variable. one factor changed by the person doing the experiment; manipulated variable. response/dependent variable. factors being measured in an experiment; changes in response to the changes in the independent/manipulated variable; also known as the response variable.
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| 133,894 |
what are the different types of variables in research
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Types of Variables. It is very important when designing a research study that the researcher fully understands the variables in the study in order for the results to be valid and have meaning. A variable is something in the study that can be changed such as a characteristic or a value. The most common types of variables, especially when study cause and effect relationships, are the independent and dependent variables. The independent variable is the one that can be controlled or manipulated.
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Variables are factors or quantities that may be change or controlled in a scientific experiment. The three types of variables in a science project or experiment are independent, controlled and dependent variables. The independent variable is the condition or factor that is changed in the experiment and can affect the dependent variable. Continue Reading.
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| 133,897 |
experimenter effects definition
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(psychol) the influence of an experimenter's expectations on his results. experimenter effect in Medicine. experimenter effect n. The influence of the experimenter's behavior, personality traits, or expectancies on the results of his or her own research.
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Experiments and Quasi-Experiments. An experiment is a study in which the researcher manipulates the level of some independent variable and then measures the outcome. Experiments are powerful techniques for evaluating cause-and-effect relationships. Many researchers consider experiments the gold standard against which all other research designs should be judged.
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| 133,901 |
what are limitations and delimitations
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It also helps other researchers reconstruct a study or advance future research on the same topic. Delimitations provide the scope within which researchers conclude findings and determine a studyâs reliability or external validity.Limitations are elements of a study that are not under the control of the researcher. Examples of limitations include funding and time constraints that affect methodology.
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Limitations of the Maximum and Minimum. The maximum and minimum are very sensitive to outliers. This is for the simple reason that if any value is added to a data set that is less than the minimum, then the minimum changes and it is this new value.In a similar way, if any value that exceeds the maximum is included in a data set, then the maximum will change.his is for the simple reason that if any value is added to a data set that is less than the minimum, then the minimum changes and it is this new value. In a similar way, if any value that exceeds the maximum is included in a data set, then the maximum will change.
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| 133,903 |
what is a confounding variable
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A confounding variable is an extraneous variable that is related to your independent variable and might affect your dependent variable. In an ideal study, there will be no confounding variables. Let's look at another example of a confounding variable; let's say that whenever Josh is stressed out, he gets muscle cramps. He thinks that stress causes his muscle cramps. In this example, stress is the independent variable, and the muscle cramps are the dependent variable.
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University of Michigan School of Public Health. University of Michigan School of Public Health Office of Public Health Practice. Definition: A confounder is a third variable that can make it appear (sometimes incorrectly) that an observed exposure is associated with an outcome. In other words, a confounder is an unobserved exposure associated with the exposure of interest and is a potential cause of the outcome of interest.
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| 133,904 |
what is an experimental
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Experimental psychology. Experimental psychology refers to work done by those who apply experimental methods to psychological study and the processes that underlie it.
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Experiments and Variables. An experiment is a situation specifically set up to investigate something. For example, you could. do an experiment in your class to investigate how fast a car moves as it travels down a ramp. (Figure 2.6). An experiment is designed around a system, or a group of variables that are related.
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| 133,907 |
In the paper we introduce and study a classification of finite (simple, undirected, loopless) graphs with respect to a switch-equivalence (`local-complement' equivalence of \cite{pascvebl}, an analogue of the complement-equivalence of \cite{conell}). In the paper we propose a simple inductive method to compute the number of switch-types of graphs on $n$ vertices and we show that there are exactly 16 such types of graphs on 6 vertices.
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Introduction * Definitions and examples* Paths and cycles* Trees* Planarity* Colouring graphs* Matching, marriage and Menger's theorem* Matroids Appendix 1: Algorithms Appendix 2: Table of numbers List of symbols Bibliography Solutions to selected exercises Index
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Berzelius failed to make use of Faraday's electrochemical laws in his laborious determination of equivalent weights.
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ABSTRACT The authors continue their study of extremal problems of Turan type for directed graphs with multiple edges, now permitting any finite non-negative integer multiplicity. Having proved earlier (for the case of multiplicity at most 1) that there exists , for any family of “sample” digraphs, a matrix which represents the structure of an “asymptotically extremal sequence” of digraphs (containing none of the sample digraphs, and having a total number of arcs asymptotic to the maximum), they address themselves to the inverse problem: is every matrix so realized for some finite family of sample digraphs? They prove that this is indeed true for “dense” matrices - having certain integer entries, and such that an associated quadratic form attains its maximum for the standard simplex uniquely at an interior point.
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The Tur\'an density \pi(H) of a family H of k-graphs is the limit as n tends to infinity of the maximum edge density of an H-free k-graph on n vertices. Let I^k consist of all possible Tur\'an densities and let F^k be the set of Tur\'an densities of finite k-graph families. ::: Here we prove that F^k contains every density obtained from an arbitrary finite construction by optimally blowing it up and using recursion inside the specified set of parts. As an application, we show that F^k contains an irrational number for each k\ge 3. ::: Also, we show that I^k has cardinality of the continuum. In particular, I^k is not equal to F^k.
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The oxidative polymorphism of debrisoquine (DBQ) has been determined in 89 patients with colo-rectal cancer and in 556 normal control subjects. Four patients and 34 controls, with a metabolic ratio >12.6, were classified as poor metabolisers of DBQ (n.s.).
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A non-complete geometric distance-regular graph is the point graph of a partial geometry in which the set of lines is a set of Delsarte cliques. In this paper, we prove that for fixed integer $m\geq 2$, there are only finitely many non-geometric distance-regular graphs with smallest eigenvalue at least $-m$, diameter at least three and intersection number $c_2 \geq 2$.
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We introduce distance-regular (0,?)-reguli and show that they give rise to (0,?)-geometries with a distance-regular point graph. This generalises the SPG-reguli of Thas [14] and the strongly regular (?,β)-reguli of Hamilton and Mathon [9], which yield semipartial geometries and strongly regular (?,β)-geometries, respectively. We describe two infinite classes of examples, one of which is a generalisation of the well-known semipartial geometry Tn*(B) arising from a Baer subspace PG(n, q) in PG(n, q2).
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Background ::: No residual disease (NRD) can be found in the specimen after endoscopic resection (ER) of biopsy-proven gastric neoplasm. This study aimed to evaluate the endoscopic and pathologic characteristics of patients with NRD and identify the cause and long-term prognosis.
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Traditional network localization algorithms contain ranging and localization steps, which have systematic disadvantages. We propose an algorithm dubbed direct particle filter based distributed network localization (DiPNet). A node's location is directly estimated from the received signals, incorporating location uncertainty of neighboring nodes. The propagation effects on DiPNet become insignificant for dense networks, due to the massive-link collective physical layer processing. DiPNet achieves a near-optimal performance with low complexity, which is particularly attractive for realtime dense-network localization.
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In this paper, we provide a theoretical foundation for the problem of network localization in which some nodes know their locations and other nodes determine their locations by measuring the distances to their neighbors. We construct grounded graphs to model network localization and apply graph rigidity theory to test the conditions for unique localizability and to construct uniquely localizable networks. We further study the computational complexity of network localization and investigate a subclass of grounded graphs where localization can be computed efficiently. We conclude with a discussion of localization in sensor networks where the sensors are placed randomly
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We prove that groups acting geometrically on delta-quasiconvex spaces contain no essential Baumslag-Solitar quotients as subgroups. This implies that they are translation discrete, meaning that the translation numbers of their nontorsion elements are bounded away from zero.
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A Visual Tool for Determining the Maximum Independant Set of a Graph Using the Polynomial Formulation Method
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Maximum independent set is a prototype problem in a graph theory that has many applications in engineering and science. In this paper, we study the problem of determining the largest number of maximum independent sets of a graph G (V, E) of order n using polynomial formulations. This method uses the first and second order neighbourhoods of nodes to determine whether a node is in the maximum independent set. This involves the maximization of an n-variable polynomial, where n is the number of nodes in G. Finally, we present a visual tool developed using the Visual C++ programming language for solving the maximum independent set problem.
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This paper treats optimal design of an elastic truss subject to alternative loads and stress constraints. Necessary and sufficient conditions for local optimality of a fully stressed design are derived by the method of Lagrange multipliers. These criteria provide practical means of determining whether a given fully stressed design is or is not optimal.
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Some Properties of $g\~$$\alpha$-Closed Graphs
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R.Devi et al. [4] introduced the concept of $g\~$$\alpha$-open sets. In this paper, we introduce and study some properties of functions with ultra $g\~$$\alpha$-closed graphs and strongly $g\~$$\alpha$-closed graphs by utilizing $g\~$$\alpha$-open sets and the eg-closure operator.
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We consider families of operators satisfying a general class of relations, whose solutions can be described in terms of orbits of some dynamical system acting on the spectrum of a commuting sub-family. In the first section we introduce a class of relations and show, how the representations of such relations are related to orbits of the corresponding dynamical system. Also, we discuss the problem of accurate sense of the relation for unbounded operators. In Section 2, we study the class of *-algebras allowing Wick ordering whose representations can be studied by using methods of Section 1. We classify such Wick *-algebras, and discuss their representations.
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The Optimal Size for a Minority
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We investigate a setting in which members of a population, bifurcated into a majority and a minority, transact with randomly matched partners. All members are uniformly altruistic, and each transaction can be carried out cooperatively or through a market mechanism, with cooperative transactions saving on transaction costs. Externalities are introduced, whereby cooperation by members of one group and the
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EDITOR—I agree with Treasure and MacRae that the greatest determinant of the power of a study is its design.1 Minimisation improves power by comparing similar groups but there is a similar technique—randomised block design—which has even more power.2 ::: ::: In …
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Mr. Paint and Mrs. Correct go fractional
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We study a fractional counterpart of the on-line list colouring game "Mr. Paint and Mrs. Correct" introduced recently by Schauz. We answer positively a question of Zhu by proving that for any given graph the on-line choice ratio and the (off-line) choice ratio coincide. On the other hand it is known from the paper of Alon et al. that the choice ratio equals the fractional chromatic number. It was also shown that the limits used in the definitions of these last two notions can be realised. We show that this is not the case for the on-line choice ratio. Both our results are obtained by exploring the strong links between the on-line choice ratio, and a new on-line game with probabilistic flavour which we introduce.
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In a recent publication, Faber (J. Chemometrics 2000; 15: 171-190) criticizes the use of a jackknife procedure as proposed by Bijlsma et al. (Anal. Chim. Acta 1998; 376: 339-355). It is shown that this criticism is not correct. Copyright (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
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On weighted rectangle packing with large resources
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We study the problem of packing a set of n rectangles with weights into a dedicated rectangle so that the weight of the packed rectangles is maximized. We consider the case of large resources, that is, the side length of all rectangles is at most 1 and the side lengths of the dedicated rectangle differ by a factor of at least 1/ge 4 for a fixed positive e > 0. We present an algorithm which finds a rectangle packing of weight at least (1−e) of the optimum in time polynomial in n. As an application we show a (2+e)-approximation algorithm for packing weighted rectangles into k rectangular bins of size (a, b).
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This work was aimed at understanding mechanisms of importance for the design of weight-efficient armour against long-rod projectiles (LRP) and shaped charge (SC) warheads. The focus was on how to a ...
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Five Balltree Construction Algorithms
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Balltrees are simple geometric data structures with a wide range of practical applica tions to geometric ·learning tasks. In this report we compare 5 different algorithms for . constructing ball trees from data. We study the trade-off between construction time and the quality of the constructed tree. Two of the algorithms are on-line, two construct the structures from the data set in a top down fashion, and one uses a bottom up approach. We empirically study the algorithms on random data drawn from eight different probability distributions representing smooth, clustered, and curve distributed data in different ambient space dimen sions. We find that the bottom up approach usually produces the best trees but has the longest construction time. The other approaches have uses in specific circumstances. 1. IntemauonaI.Computer Science Institute, Berkeley, CA.
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In this paper, I will describe and demonstrate a new method to prove Goldbach’s Conjecture. The idea behind my method is to organize all natural numbers in a binary tree, and to find the connections between the even numbers and the prime numbers by using the characteristics of the tree structure.
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The Number of Removable Edges in a Spanning Tree of a 3-Connected Graph
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Let e be an edge of a 3-connected graph G.If G-e is a subdivision of a 3-connected graph,then e is called a removable edge of G.In this paper,we study the number of removable edges in a spanning tree of a 3-connected graph and simply verify that "Let G be a 3-connected graph with |V(G)|≥6 and δ(G)≥4(or g(G)≥4),then the number of removable edges in a spanning tree of G is no less than 2." and prove that any tree of a 3-connected 3-regular graph has at least two removable edges.
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ARTICLE TITLE AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ::: Three-year outcomes of apicectomy (apicoectomy): Mining an insurance database. Raedel M, Hartmann A, Bohm S, Walter MH. J Dent 2015;43:1218-22. ::: ::: ::: SOURCE OF FUNDING ::: Information not available. ::: ::: ::: TYPE OF STUDY/DESIGN ::: Retrospective analysis of administrative claims data.
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Constructive mathematics and unbounded operators — A reply to Hellman
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It is argued that Hellman's arguments purporting to demonstrate that constructive mathematics cannot cope with unbounded operators on a Hilbert space are seriously flawed, and that there is no evidence that his thesis is correct.
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R.Devi et al. [4] introduced the concept of $g\~$$\alpha$-open sets. In this paper, we introduce and study some properties of functions with ultra $g\~$$\alpha$-closed graphs and strongly $g\~$$\alpha$-closed graphs by utilizing $g\~$$\alpha$-open sets and the eg-closure operator.
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Building spanning trees quickly in Maker-Breaker games
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For a tree T on n vertices, we study the Maker-Breaker game, played on the edge set of the complete graph on n vertices, which Maker wins as soon as the graph she builds contains a copy of T. We prove that if T has bounded maximum degree, then Maker can win this game within n+1 moves. Moreover, we prove that Maker can build almost every tree on n vertices in n-1 moves and provide non-trivial examples of families of trees which Maker cannot build in n-1 moves.
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In this paper we consider certain prop- erties of an general access structure and its dual. In particular we prove that corer = corerL. We also es- tablish a new upper bound for the size of MSP, which computes connected access structure I?. We show that the size of a MSP is limited above by the sum of the number of minimal and the number of maximal sets minus one. This is the first upper bound on the size of MSPs to our knowledge.
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eng_Latn
| 134,173 |
On intertwining operators and finite automorphism groups of vertex operator algebras
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Let V be a simple vertex operator algebra and G a finite automorphism group. We give a construction of intertwining operators for irreducible VG-modules which occur as submodules of irreducible V-modules by using intertwining operators for V. ::: ::: We also determine some fusion rules for a vertex operator algebra as an application.
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R.Devi et al. [4] introduced the concept of $g\~$$\alpha$-open sets. In this paper, we introduce and study some properties of functions with ultra $g\~$$\alpha$-closed graphs and strongly $g\~$$\alpha$-closed graphs by utilizing $g\~$$\alpha$-open sets and the eg-closure operator.
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eng_Latn
| 134,186 |
Inert matrices and matchings in partially oriented trees
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We study inert matrices which remain degenerate or non-degenerate under any replacement of their non-zero elements by other non-zero numbers. In partially oriented graphs, we consider non-oriented matchings. We discuss a quantum model which fit these matchings. We prove that both perfect and imperfect oriented trees (that is, possessing and not possessing a perfect matching) may be obtained from the elementary ones with the use of some operations, that is, the set of the perfect trees and the set of the imperfect trees are free finitely generated algebraic structures.
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This paper is concerned with 𝑝(≥2)-cyclic self-mappings 𝑇∶⋃𝑖∈𝑝𝐴𝑖→⋃𝑖∈𝑝𝐴𝑖 in a metric space (𝑋, 𝑑), with 𝐴𝑖⊂𝑋, 𝑇(𝐴𝑖)⊆𝐴𝑖
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eng_Latn
| 134,197 |
1 Introduction Proving Termination with (Boolean) Satisfaction
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At some point there was the Davis-Putnam-Logemann-Loveland (DPLL) algorithm [6]. Forty five years later, research on Boolean satisfiability (SAT) is still ceaselessly generating even better SAT solvers capable of handling even larger SAT instances. Remarkably, the majority of these tools still bear the hallmark of the DPLL algorithm. In sync with the availability of progressively stronger SAT solvers is an accumulating number of applications which demonstrate that real world problems can often be solved by encoding them into SAT. When successful, this circumvents the need to redevelop complex search algorithms from scratch.
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Abstract We study some topics dealing with stable range and almost stable range. We give a simple proof of Bass’ Stable Range Theorem.
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eng_Latn
| 134,198 |
Semidefinite programming for the educational testing problem
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Methods for solving the educational testing problem which arises from statistics are considered. The problem is to find lower bounds for the reliability of the total score on a test (or subtests) whose items are not parallel using data from a single test administration. We formulate the problem as an optimization problem with a linear objective function and semidefinite constraints. We maintain exact primal and dual feasibility during the course of the algorithm. The search direction is found using an inexact Gauss–Newton method rather than a Newton method on a symmetrized system. Computational results illustrating the robustness of the algorithm are successfully exploited.
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We continue the study of bottom-up unranked tree automata with equality and ::: disequality constraints between direct subtrees. In particular, we show that ::: the emptiness problem for the nondeterministic automata is decidable. In ::: addition, we show that the universality problem, in contrast, is undecidable.
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eng_Latn
| 134,210 |
Incomplete pairwise comparison matrices and weighting methods
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A special class of preferences, given by a directed acyclic graph, is considered. They are represented by incomplete pairwise comparison matrices as only partial information is available: for some pairs no comparison is given in the graph. A weighting method satisfies the linear order preservation property if it always results in a ranking such that an alternative directly preferred to another does not have a lower rank. We study whether two procedures, the Eigenvector Method and the Logarithmic Least Squares Method meet this axiom. Both weighting methods break linear order preservation, moreover, the ranking according to the Eigenvector Method depends on the incomplete pairwise comparison representation chosen.
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Abstract This paper deals with the complexity of context-free grammars with 1-letter terminal alphabet. We study the complexity of the membership problem and the inequivalence problem. We show that the first problem is NP-complete and the second one is Σ P 2 -complete with respect to log-space reduction. The second result also implies that the inequivalence problem is in P space , solving an open problem stated by Hunt, Rosenkrantz and Szymanski (1976).
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eng_Latn
| 134,225 |
An exact algorithm based on chain implication for the Min-CVCB problem
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The constrained minimum vertex cover problem on bipartite graphs (the Min-CVCB problem), with important applications in the study of reconfigurable arrays in VLSI design, is an NP-hard problem and has attracted considerable attention in the literature. Based on a deeper and more careful analysis on the structures of bipartite graphs, we develop an exact algorithm of running time O((ku+kl)|G|+1.1892ku+kl), which improves the best previous algorithm of running time O((ku + kl)|G| + 1.26ku+kl) for the problem.
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We report on a formal verification of the Alternating Bit Protocol (ABP) in the Calculus of Constructions. ::: We outline a semi-formal correctness proof of the ABP with sufficient detail to be formalised. Thereafter ::: we show by examples how the formalised proof has been verified by the automated proof checker Coq. ::: This is part of an ongoing project aiming at the mechanisation of reasoning in (extensions of) process ::: algebra, which we think important for the fruitful application of process algebra to concurrent systems.
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eng_Latn
| 134,226 |
A numerical study of the spectral gap
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We present a numerical study of the spectral gap of the Dirichlet Laplacian, γ(K) = λ2(K) − λ1(K), of a planar convex region K. Besides providing supporting numerical evidence for the long-standing gap conjecture that γ(K) ≥ 3π2/d2(K), where d(K) denotes the diameter of K, our study suggests new types of bounds and several conjectures regarding the dependence of the gap not only on the diameter, but also on the perimeter and the area. One of these conjectures is a stronger version of the gap conjecture mentioned above. A similar study is carried out for the quotient of the first two Dirichlet eigenvalues.
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In a recent paper, the authors introduced the notion of sample width for binary classifiers defined on the set of real numbers. It was shown that the performance of such classifiers could be quantified in terms of this sample width. This paper considers how to adapt the idea of sample width so that it can be applied in cases where the classifiers are defined on some finite metric space. We discuss how to employ a greedy set-covering heuristic to bound generalization error. Then, by relating the learning problem to one involving certain graph-theoretic parameters, we obtain generalization error bounds that depend on the sample width and on measures of `density' of the underlying metric space.
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eng_Latn
| 134,228 |
Graph G is bipartite graph, I want to just count number of perfect matching. Is there any algorithm exist using combinatorial+graph theory, by which i cant count this. I tried by traversing the graph, but as there are so many possibilities and I just want number of perfect matching I asked here.
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My actual question is to find the number of transversal given a collection of set ... After a little bit of study it has come down to: How can we count the number of matchings in a bipartite graph with parts of size $m$ and $n$ such that it covers all $m$ vertices of the first part, $m \le n$? I already know that there is a way to count the number of perfect matchings in a bipartite graph with $m=n$ using the permanent of its (square) incidence matrix.
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My actual question is to find the number of transversal given a collection of set ... After a little bit of study it has come down to: How can we count the number of matchings in a bipartite graph with parts of size $m$ and $n$ such that it covers all $m$ vertices of the first part, $m \le n$? I already know that there is a way to count the number of perfect matchings in a bipartite graph with $m=n$ using the permanent of its (square) incidence matrix.
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eng_Latn
| 134,247 |
Book about elementary geometry , triangles, circles ... Currently, I'm studying a little about geometry and I was trying to find out some good book about it on internet, however I didn't find anything that I thought nice to me or what I really expected to which would be nice. What I'm looking for is a book with good proofs, in which show strategies to you reach the solution. and interesting exercises. For instance : , , ... Something about mostly elementary geometry, proprieties of triangles, parallels lines, circles, triangle inscribed in a circle, so on.
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Book recommendation on plane Euclidean geometry I consider myself relatively good at math, though I don't know it at a high level (yet). One of my problems is that I'm not very comfortable with geometry, unlike algebra, or to restate, I'm much more comfortable with algebra than geometry. I think that's mainly because my geometry education was sparse through the years, lacking in consistency etc. So I'd like to revise (and learn more) all at once, catching the basic axioms, understanding why such is such, etc. Essentially, a moderately rigorous textbook in plain Euclidean geometry (nothing fancy). Please don't say "The Elements" - I have browsed it at the bookstore, it is quite good, but not really what I'm looking for right now.
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How to prove a total order has a unique minimal element Let $R$ be a total order on set $S$. Prove that if $S$ has a minimal element, than the minimum element is unique. I have difficulties with proofs. I know any graph of a total order is a straight line, which clearly has a minimal element. How doI tell when something is mathematically proven? EDIT: this is how I would prove it Let $x, y \in S$ such that x and y are minimal. Since S is a total order $x$ and $y$ are comparable and either case 1: one comes after the other and therefore one isn't the minimal case 2: both are the same and $x=y$ I know this isn't a mathy argument and could use help making it more presentable.
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eng_Latn
| 134,315 |
A study on fuzzy labeling graphs
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Irregular Bipolar Fuzzy Graphs
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Types of arcs in a fuzzy graph
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eng_Latn
| 134,340 |
Research has shown that the enrollment of Asian American and Latino/a students are increasing at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Nevertheless, research on how these students experience the institutional climate of HBCUs is nonexistent. Hence, this study sought to explore the college choice process and perceptions of campus climate for Asian American and Latino/a students at HBCUs. One of the salient themes that emerged from this study was the participants’ perception of faculty as supportive and exhibiting care for their well-being. Despite this, there was a concern among some participants that faculty lacked knowledge about non-Black students and were culturally exclusive in their teaching. This article discusses those experiences and concludes by providing implications for future research and institutional practice.
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Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were created to provide educational opportunities for African Americans when other higher education venues restricted their participation. HBCUs are credited with nurturing and producing leaders who embraced W. E. B. Du Bois's concept of the "Talented Tenth," and exhibiting fortitude in advancing social equality for all. Over the years, as legalized segregation was overturned and efforts were made to expand opportunities for African Americans, some have questioned the continuing need for HBCUs. A study of 11 African American men attending a public, urban HBCU, indicated that the university's rich supply of social capital (a direct consequence of its mission and history) makes it a unique fixture in the landscape of higher education, one whose special features have not been replicated by historically White institutions.
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ABSTRACTUNC-45A is an ubiquitously expressed protein highly conserved throughout evolution. Most of what we currently know about UNC-45A pertains to its role as a regulator of the actomyosin system...
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eng_Latn
| 134,434 |
This qualitative study explores the experiences of Dalit students in one of the state universities of Uttar Pradesh in India. An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was conducted to understand the experiences of Dalit students at higher education institutions, including caste-based prejudice and discrimination on campus. A total of seven themes emerged indicating caste-based prejudice and discrimination against Dalit students in both explicit and subtle ways at various levels of the university. Caste-based discrimination, humiliation, and exclusion were experienced by Dalit students at the level of fellow students, faculty, and administration.
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Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Philosophical Assumptions and Interpretive Frameworks Chapter 3. Designing a Qualitative Study Chapter 4. Five Qualitative Approaches to Inquiry Chapter 5. Five Different Qualitative Studies Chapter 6. Introducing and Focusing the Study Chapter 7. Data Collection Chapter 8. Data Analysis and Representation Chapter 9. Writing a Qualitative Study Chapter 10. Standards of Validation and Reliability in Qualitative Research Chapter 11. "Turning the Story" and Conclusion Appendix A. An Annotated Glossary of Terms Appendix B. A Narrative Research Study Appendix C. A Phenomenological Study Appendix D. A Grounded Theory Study Appendix E. An Ethnography Appendix F. A Case Study
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Immigration and globalization are at historic highs, making biculturalism, whether by way of immigration-based proximal acculturation or globalization-based remote acculturation, increasingly a com...
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eng_Latn
| 134,447 |
More and more higher education courses in this country are being organized on the sandwich principle of alternate periods of academic study and industrial training. But the educational implications of such courses have been comparatively little investigated. From a survey of the existing literature and an empirical study of thick sandwich courses at the University of Bradford, it is argued that the ideal of an integrated education in two environments is not being attained at present, and may, in fact, be unattainable. There are undoubted benefits, both educational and political, which accrue from such courses, but these must be set against the evident disadvantages. The time is ripe for a re‐appraisal of the role of sandwich courses.
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Higher education institutions are increasingly concerned with the professional insertion of graduates in the labour market and with the design of institutional mechanisms to facilitate students’ transition from higher education to work, particularly given the context of scarcity of financial resources and the rise of graduate unemployment. This issue has been addressed, inter alia, through the creation of study programmes with internships. Despite the public discourse encouraging the use of such strategies, there is a general consensus regarding the absence of empirical studies on the professional value of these strategies. This article aims to assess two interrelated questions: the extent to which measures of graduate unemployment rate tend to decrease after the introduction of internships in Portuguese study programmes; and the extent to which this effect applies to the different institutions that comprise the Portuguese tertiary education landscape. It also seeks to contribute to the debate on the rele...
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ABSTRACTUNC-45A is an ubiquitously expressed protein highly conserved throughout evolution. Most of what we currently know about UNC-45A pertains to its role as a regulator of the actomyosin system...
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eng_Latn
| 134,453 |
An Analysis of Educational Quality of Universities in the North of Vietnam
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The aim of this study is to find the solutions of quality improvement for selected leading universities in the North of Vietnam. The authors collected data from parents, staffs, government officer, industrial experts, etc. This study used Likert scale of five. From the results of hypotheses, the author found the relationships among variables. Based on that point of view, the author proposed general recommendations for university and leaders and the suggestion for each stakeholder in education. In terms of important findings, finding dimensions and analyzing their relationships contribute to the evaluation of educational quality in North of Vietnam.
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This paper makes a survey and discussion of the college students surfing on Internet by means of statistics acquired from inquiries "I have a promise with network". It points out the problems of the college students indulging in Internet. And the measures and ways to strengthen the network civilization construction are given.
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eng_Latn
| 134,460 |
Citizen Science in Archaeology: Developing a Collaborative Web Service for Archaeological Finds in Finland
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Metal detecting has become a vivid area of citizen science. In many countries where metal detecting is legal, the rapidly increasing number of finds submitted to authorities managing national archaeological databases has overwhelmed the capabilities of those maintaining the records. We propose an innovative approach for solving the problem by presenting a case study, the Finnish Archaeological Finds Recording Linked Open Database (SuALT) project. The idea is to engage the citizens more deeply in the process of maintaining the database in a mentally rewarding way by educating and helping citizens to make their find reports more accurately and as easily as possible, in place at the find location using a mobile device. SuALT provides a sustainable archaeological repository of Linked Data in Finland, interlinked with related international systems that shall continue to facilitate public engagements with cultural heritage, and research opportunities, long after the project has ended.
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This is the second in a series of working ::: papers published by the Higher Education ::: Academy to disseminate information about ::: the project entitled 'What is learned at ::: university: the social and organisational ::: mediation of university learning' (SOMUL). ::: This second working paper focuses on the ::: organisational mediation of learning, i.e. how ::: institutional characteristics shape the ::: student experience and resultant learning ::: outcomes within an increasingly diverse ::: higher education system.
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eng_Latn
| 134,464 |
EXPLORING POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL CULTURE IMPACT ON INTERNATIONALIZATION READINESS OF SMES
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The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of Political Environment and National Culture on Internationalization Readiness. The Smart-Partial Least Squares (PLS) analysis was used as to investigate the research model based on the survey of 60 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) from various industries which include companies in pharmaceutical, technological, electronic and foods and beverages in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The results supported the effects of two exogenous variables toward endogenous variable (Internationalization Readiness). Since the samples were limited to some SME companies in Klang Valley, Malaysia, the results of this study can only achieve theoretical generalization. Statistically, this study may prove not to be generalizable to the sample and should be confirmed using larger samples.
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This is the second in a series of working ::: papers published by the Higher Education ::: Academy to disseminate information about ::: the project entitled 'What is learned at ::: university: the social and organisational ::: mediation of university learning' (SOMUL). ::: This second working paper focuses on the ::: organisational mediation of learning, i.e. how ::: institutional characteristics shape the ::: student experience and resultant learning ::: outcomes within an increasingly diverse ::: higher education system.
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yue_Hant
| 134,481 |
The OECD holds a roundtable on market study methodologies for competition authorities
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Executive Summary, by the Secretariat* Working Party No. 3 of the OECD Competition Committee held a Roundtable on the subject of Methodologies for conducting market studies on 20 June 2017.…
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This is the second in a series of working ::: papers published by the Higher Education ::: Academy to disseminate information about ::: the project entitled 'What is learned at ::: university: the social and organisational ::: mediation of university learning' (SOMUL). ::: This second working paper focuses on the ::: organisational mediation of learning, i.e. how ::: institutional characteristics shape the ::: student experience and resultant learning ::: outcomes within an increasingly diverse ::: higher education system.
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eng_Latn
| 134,482 |
Debt and the Built Urban Environment: Examining the Growth of Urban Slums in the Less Developed Countries, 1990–2010
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The present study examines the influence of external debt on the change in the proportion of the total population living in urban slum conditions in the less developed countries between 1990 and 2010, drawing from a political economy of the world-system theoretical perspective. Ordinary least squares panel regression illustrates external debt as a percent of gross national income has a statistically significant positive effect producing higher levels of urban slum growth. This result is recurrent across all developing countries but is particularly strong among sub-Saharan African nations. Further, urban population growth 1960–1990 exhibits a positive effect contributing to higher urban slum growth. The results support the hypothesis that external debt burden is an important factor contributing to higher levels of urban slum growth in the less developed countries between 1990 and 2010. This effect, moreover, is particularly strong among sub-Saharan African countries relative to developing countries within ...
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Every person should be grateful for what he has.However,as government and universities are exerting more effort to offer financial aid to poor students,there are phenomena like apathy to aid and social irresponsibility among some students financed,which has become inconsistent with harmonious society building process.Therefore,it is a key task for higher education institutes to enforce education of gratefulness,molding sound personality,cultivating social responsibility among poor students.
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eng_Latn
| 134,483 |
The Dynamics of Educational Attainment for Black, Hispanic, and White Males
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This paper estimates a dynamic model of schooling attainment to investigate the sources of discrepancy by race and ethnicity in college attendance. When the returns to college education rose, college enrollment of whites responded much more quickly than that of minorities. Parental income is a strong predictor of this response. However, using NLSY data, we find that it is the long-run factors associated with parental background and income and not short-term credit constraints facing college students that account for the differential response by race and ethnicity to the new labor market for skilled labor. Policies aimed at improving these long-term factors are far more likely to be successful in eliminating college attendance differentials than are short-term tuition reduction policies.
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Abstract : Over the past five decades, several disparate organizations within DoD have established over 130 separate programs that improve the quantity and quality of professional scientists and engineers in the United States. The programs range from pre-college through postdoctoral education and are generally conducted on a decentralized, independent basis. Are they doing well? What attributes accompany the best programs? What can and should be done to improve the programs? This study selected 32 programs representing all levels of education and major sponsoring organizations. All programs were visited and assessed using a standard rating instrument designed for the project. The resulting analysis produced recommendations for five broad, complementary actions by OSD. The actions were intended to encourage institutional programs to take on the characteristics of the most successful programs and to establish coordination and guidance mechanisms without imposing undue regulation and needless control.
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eng_Latn
| 134,489 |
Modernism and the dominating firm—on the managerial mentality of the Swedish model
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Rationalism, modernism and managerial thought dominate action in Swedish social life. The study of management education provides a way of understanding the workings of the Swedish model. Swedish managerialism is reproducing old collectivist and corporativist values with German rather than Anglo-Saxon intellectual roots. The task of the manager is to realize capitalism without capitalists. The concept of the "firm" has taken on the meaning today that was previously given to "Nature" or "People". Families and the state are both simply seen as different types of firm, to be run by loyal managers. This Swedish version of the "firm" has therefore become a dominant institution, entrenched in a mentality beyond political facts and fashions.
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This is the second in a series of working ::: papers published by the Higher Education ::: Academy to disseminate information about ::: the project entitled 'What is learned at ::: university: the social and organisational ::: mediation of university learning' (SOMUL). ::: This second working paper focuses on the ::: organisational mediation of learning, i.e. how ::: institutional characteristics shape the ::: student experience and resultant learning ::: outcomes within an increasingly diverse ::: higher education system.
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eng_Latn
| 134,496 |
Repositioning Colleges Using Changing Student Quality Perceptions: An Exploratory Analysis.
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Colleges and universities must respond to competitive pressure in the marketplace by embracing the concept of quality as a marketing tool. Many colleges and universities have recently looked to the business arena and have adopted techniques, strategies, and the language of quality management. This exploratory study focuses on the identification and evaluation of student perceptions of salient attributes. The findings suggest that standards of quality are difficult to establish, since evaluations of university performance are not consistent, even among an undergraduate student population.
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SUMMARY ::: This essay was selected as the winner of the 2015 Canadian Undergraduate Surgical Education Committee student essay competition. It was written in response to the prompt: "How is your school preparing you for residency - be it surgical or medical?".
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kor_Hang
| 134,504 |
Increasing the Relevance of Urban Planning Education in African Cities
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The Association of African Planning Schools (AAPS) is a peer-to-peer network of 50 Universities in Africa that teach urban planning degrees. In 2008, the AAPS received funding from the Rockefeller Foundation to enable a project on revitalizing planning education. This comprised two parts: a program on curricular reform and network building and a second on case study research. This piece reflects on the rationale for these two initiatives and the outcomes thus far. The important underlying theme is that a renaissance in African planning education is closely associated with shifting value constructs and conceptualizations of what urban planning is, and what its function is in the contemporary African city.
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A Project Report by Njogu Ephraim Kareithi, Submitted to the School of Business, USIU-A in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Master of Science in Management and Organization Development.
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eng_Latn
| 134,511 |
HOW MEDIA USE AND RELIANCE AFFECT KNOWLEDGE LEVEL
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Results of studies of the relation between media consumption and political knowledge are mixed. This study looked at three media consumption variables—reliance, media use, and focused media use—and their relation to knowledge of issues in a state tax referendum. Focused media use was defined as reading or viewing of news about state and local politics. Reliance on TV news correlated negatively with knowledge of issues. Reliance on newspapers did not correlate at all. Focused TV news use correlated more highly with knowledge of issues than did general TV news use. For newspapers, both focused and general use had strong correlations with knowledge measures.
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This is the second in a series of working ::: papers published by the Higher Education ::: Academy to disseminate information about ::: the project entitled 'What is learned at ::: university: the social and organisational ::: mediation of university learning' (SOMUL). ::: This second working paper focuses on the ::: organisational mediation of learning, i.e. how ::: institutional characteristics shape the ::: student experience and resultant learning ::: outcomes within an increasingly diverse ::: higher education system.
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yue_Hant
| 134,515 |
Functional relationship to describe temporal statistics of soil moisture averaged over different depths
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Detailed simulation studies, highly resolved in space and time, show that a physical relationship exists among instantaneous soil-moisture values integrated over different soil depths. This dynamic relationship evolves in time as a function of the hydrologic inputs and soil and vegetation characteristics. When depth-averaged soil moisture is sampled at a low temporal frequency, the structure of the relationship breaks down and becomes undetectable. Statistical measures can overcome the limitation of sampling frequency, and predictions of mean and variance for soil moisture can be defined over any soil averaging depth d. For a water-limited ecosystem, a detailed simulation model is used to compute the mean and variance of soil moisture for different averaging depths over a number of growing seasons. We present a framework that predicts the mean of soil moisture as a function of averaging depth given soil moisture over a shallow d and the average daily rainfall reaching the soil.
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The aim of this study is to find the solutions of quality improvement for selected leading universities in the North of Vietnam. The authors collected data from parents, staffs, government officer, industrial experts, etc. This study used Likert scale of five. From the results of hypotheses, the author found the relationships among variables. Based on that point of view, the author proposed general recommendations for university and leaders and the suggestion for each stakeholder in education. In terms of important findings, finding dimensions and analyzing their relationships contribute to the evaluation of educational quality in North of Vietnam.
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eng_Latn
| 134,523 |
A Space Called Home: An Immigrant Adolescent's Digital Literacy Practices
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This case study explores the digital literacy and identity-making practices of a Caribbean American high school student across three interrelated areas: immigrant, female adolescent, and learner. Data were drawn from interviews, participant observations, and digital documents. Narrative analysis provides the framework from which to analyze and represent the adolescent's experiences. The findings show that the adolescent actively used digital media and online social networking sites to construct her identities across her native and adopted homes. Virtual spaces afforded the adolescent the agency to make a space called “home” and mitigate what was lost in migration by re-authoring cultural models, performing her identities, and constructing virtual ethnic enclaves. Understanding the texts, motivations, and contexts of youth digital literacies offers opportunities to create literacy connections with diverse learners in the contemporary classroom.
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This is the second in a series of working ::: papers published by the Higher Education ::: Academy to disseminate information about ::: the project entitled 'What is learned at ::: university: the social and organisational ::: mediation of university learning' (SOMUL). ::: This second working paper focuses on the ::: organisational mediation of learning, i.e. how ::: institutional characteristics shape the ::: student experience and resultant learning ::: outcomes within an increasingly diverse ::: higher education system.
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eng_Latn
| 134,548 |
Economic Globalisation and Youth Unemployment – Evidence from African countries
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ABSTRACT The present study seeks to examine the impact of economic globalisation on youth unemployment for 50 African countries between the period 1994 and 2013. In addition to the economic globalisation measurements, the present study controlled the variables that represent the fluctuations in economic activates; demographic changes, a country’s economic size; the quality of governmental institutions; and labour market regulation. The results of the Arellano-Bond (A-B) GMM technique showed that greater openness to global markets would reflect in a lower youth unemployment rate. Furthermore, the results revealed that rigidity in labour market regulations seemed to reduce the youth unemployment rate. In addition, urbanisation seemed to raise the youth unemployment rate. The findings supported contemporary calls to participate in international trade to facilitate the job creation process.
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This blue print is focused on the trends and makings of an international and world class University using University of Abuja as a reference case of reformed towards an international recognized University. The research work is based on SWOT analysis model for building a world class University most especially, on academic profile expansion, knowledge and expertise gained, curriculum inclusion, University Culture, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) driving forces, training and retraining, master plan redesign couple with five (5) years strategic plan of good practices in the world class Universities. This research work recommends how a University can developed to a World Class university using curriculum development, university ethics and culture, ICT driving forces, tactics of funding and compliments of quality staff. Key Words: World class University, SWOT Analysis, University Culture, ICT driving forces, Curriculum inclusions and Strategic Plan.
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eng_Latn
| 134,550 |
Innovative teaching mode of architectural history course
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Based on the overseas outstanding teaching achievement and experience of architectural history course,the paper researched how to expand traditional teaching mode and increase practical teaching mode.We made a new teaching mode which related Abstract textbook knowledge and beneficial practice activity together.After a series of teaching reform,the students' study ability,application ability and innovation ability will be fully trained and enhanced.
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This is the second in a series of working ::: papers published by the Higher Education ::: Academy to disseminate information about ::: the project entitled 'What is learned at ::: university: the social and organisational ::: mediation of university learning' (SOMUL). ::: This second working paper focuses on the ::: organisational mediation of learning, i.e. how ::: institutional characteristics shape the ::: student experience and resultant learning ::: outcomes within an increasingly diverse ::: higher education system.
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eng_Latn
| 134,564 |
Compliance with accreditation measures in Ghanaian universities: students’ perspectives
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ABSTRACTThe article is based on a study conducted among students in selected Ghanaian universities in the year 2015 to confirm the continued maintenance (or improvement) of the minimum quality stan...
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To reap the rewards of government incentives in full, practices must fulfill all meaningful use requirements — and potentially survive an audit.
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eng_Latn
| 134,566 |
Women into educational leadership and management: international differences?
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The under‐representation of women in positions of senior management within educational institutions continues to be a matter of some concern, particularly as the teaching force is largely dominated, nationally and internationally, by women. Studies on gender and leadership have revealed a number of barriers to women seeking educational leadership and management positions. This paper is based on narratives drawn from women aspiring to leadership and management in different educational contexts, from very different parts of the world. The study examines the “glass ceilings” and “glass walls”; that is, horizontal and vertical barriers faced by each of the women within their cultures and environments.
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The main research question considered in this article is the relative prominence of social equity among public administration curricula via an examination of program mission. It has long been asser...
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eng_Latn
| 134,571 |
Choice of Higher Education Destination: Retaining International Students for Further Degree
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This particular study attempts to identify the factors that affect the decision of the currently enrolled international students in pursuing their higher level of study in Malaysia. This study classifies the factors into two main motives i.e. investment and consumption motives. The result reveals that around 71.8 per cent of the currently enrolled international students decided to further their studies and out of that percentage, 44.7 per cent chose to study in Malaysia, instead of other countries. Their decision to remain in Malaysia for further degree is found to be highly related to the consumption motive as compared to the investment motive, suggesting that the cost factor is secondary. The study also suggests that a good quality of service, the reputation of the institutions and the faculty members, social factor and the extent of promotion significantly influence the students’ decision to stay for further degree.
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Proceeding from the necessity of strengthening the informatinization building of the Party school's learner status archives, this paper analyzes the major problems that exist in the management of the current Party school's learner status archives and puts forwards some ways to push ahead the informationization building.
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School to ADSL Cummerbund Share Network Resolve Plan
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cummerbund ADSL network is commonly school now use of best network plan?Text according to school dimensions differ,design six ADSL cummerbund share network resolve plan?These plan at essence resolve need commonly school network?
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This paper takes a case study of the secondary and higher vocational education in Shijiazhuang,and analyzes the problems like inefficient administration and independence of schools.Therefore,countermeasures are suggested for multilateral coordination of government,society,and schools for the purpose of construction of the modern vocational education system.
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Transition Period of Local Government Civil Servant Training Problems and Countermeasures:The Example of Jiangsu Province
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At present,China′s reform and development has entered a critical period.In fact,complex ruling environment is challenging civil service values,ways of thinking,leadership poses,and the training of civil servants.Purely government-based supply makes the civil service training of "quality" and "quantity" in dilemma.It is the urgent situation.that for civil servants training market-oriented path responsive to the civil servant training system and operation mechanism reform.Considering the training of civil servants political,public "market-oriented limited" is the official training problem new thinking.Civil servant training "limited market" needs to perfect the pluralistic main body coexist in the civil servant training supply system,form a variety of complementary channels of funds guarantee system,establish demand orientation of civil servants training mechanism,cultivate competitive and orderly market development mechanism.
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Introductory Remarks 2 Part I. National and Regional Context of Policy-Making 2 Section 1. National context of policy-making 2 Section 2. Regional context 6 Section 3. SNA implementation 9 Part II. Europeanization Processes 11 Section 1. Adaptational pressures 11 Section 2. Resistance to change 13 Section 3. Evolution of central state policy-making structures 16 Section 4. Non-state actors 16 Section 5. Civic culture 18 Part III. Assessment of Learning Capacity 18 Section 1. Outcome 18 Section 2. Patterns of learning and adaptation 19 Section 3. Policy recommendations 21 References 22 Appendix 1: Interviewed actors / stakeholders and quantitative SNA results 25 Policy Area: Regional Policy. Case Study Region: Southern Transdanubia 25 Policy Area: Environmental Policy / Waste Management. Case Study Region: Central Hungary 29 Appendix 2: Map of Hungary with the two case study regions 24
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On multi-media network teaching
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It is a great reform of traditional teaching model to use the multimedia network teaching. It is worthwhile studying how to reasonably use the new media means to improve teaching qualities. In order to improve teaching qualities, this paper puts forward some views about several links of the network teaching, so the content of courses could be organized reasonably and the teaching structure could also be optimized. At the same time some problems to be solved urgently have been raised.
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This is the second in a series of working ::: papers published by the Higher Education ::: Academy to disseminate information about ::: the project entitled 'What is learned at ::: university: the social and organisational ::: mediation of university learning' (SOMUL). ::: This second working paper focuses on the ::: organisational mediation of learning, i.e. how ::: institutional characteristics shape the ::: student experience and resultant learning ::: outcomes within an increasingly diverse ::: higher education system.
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A case study concerning the strategic plan: V2020 of
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This paper shows a typical of strategic planning process involving a local university in the transformative society as well as quasi-privatization drive from the government. Chosun University was chosen as an object of this case study, which faces a high demand of environment and challenges. A comprehensive process often undertaken in the strategic change process was applied to this institution, and shows how it initiated the process, conducted a stakeholders analysis, identified the strategic issues and strategies in the vision for 2020 (V2020). The article shows a paradigmatic application of strategic theory and process to the higher educational institutions, and also includes some of reflections on the strategic studies as a conclusion.
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As an activity this section requires the student to put together a quality improvement model based on Deming's PLAN-DO-CHECK-ACT model.
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Class-time utilization in business schools in Tunisia
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Tunisian Universities, like many other universities in the developing countries, do not adopt any textbooks and rather rely on classrooms as the main learning resource for the students. This study is concerned with observing what is going on inside the classrooms of five business schools. The collected data, relating to 75 randomly selected classes, show that the instructors are utilizing on average less than 55% of the time of the lecture for teaching purposes. From their side, the students recorded an attendance rate lower than 34%. The rate drops to 20% when excluding the students engaged in extraneous activities. These incredible figures raise serious questions about the academic learning of the students.
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This is the second in a series of working ::: papers published by the Higher Education ::: Academy to disseminate information about ::: the project entitled 'What is learned at ::: university: the social and organisational ::: mediation of university learning' (SOMUL). ::: This second working paper focuses on the ::: organisational mediation of learning, i.e. how ::: institutional characteristics shape the ::: student experience and resultant learning ::: outcomes within an increasingly diverse ::: higher education system.
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Building local institutional capacity to implement agricultural carbon projects: participatory action research with Vi Agroforestry in Kenya and ECOTRUST in Uganda
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Background ::: Smallholders have begun to take advantage of a growing pool of investment in climate change mitigation. Meanwhile, early movers in this area are working to develop innovative models that will allow projects to be financially sustainable and scalable while benefiting local actors. This study focuses on two of these projects in East Africa, managed by Vi Agroforestry in Kenya and ECOTRUST in Uganda. They engaged in a participatory action research process to identify ways that local actors could take on expanded roles within the projects.
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The evolution of the university in New Zealand from its beginnings in a new colony in the mid-1800s was strongly influenced by happenings elsewhere in the British Empire. This chapter describes that history, maps the increasing demand for higher education in the 1960s, outlines the neoliberal reforms in the 1980s and 1990s, and then considers the performance-based funding environment of the twenty-first century. Laying out the historic contexts that have helped shape the current university environment in which early career academics are immersed, the chapter also identifies recent trends and policy changes affecting New Zealand universities and academics. It emphasises how different an environment the twenty-first century New Zealand university is from the ones in which many current academic leaders were themselves trained.
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How party systems in Central and Eastern Europe affect government formation
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Coalition governments are the norm in most European countries, but how do the dynamics of coalition negotiations differ between Western European states and those in Central and Eastern Europe? Drawing on a recent study, Lee Savage illustrates that some common features of Central and Eastern European party systems, such as greater electoral volatility, can lead to coalition formation processes that are distinct from those in Western Europe.
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Under the new circ um stances,the working conditions of undergraduates have changed tremendously,and t he students' work is confronted with new challenges.How to strengthen and improv e the college students' ideological and political work has become a top priority task in colleges.This paper mainly studies the issue by analyzing its changing conditions,updating the educational concepts,es-tablishing the ideological conc ept of taking the students as the dominant factor,strengthening the cultural est ablishment of colleges,and adhering to keeping with the times,opening up and inn ovating.
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Studies of Definition Standard of Middle-small Industries and Their Trade Distribution ——A Summary of Foreign Documents
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There are many different understandings about how to consider the role and position of middle-small industries in a country' s national economic development.These difference on understanding has affected the rapid development of middle-small industries and government' s policy decision.So,it is necessary for us to study developing strategy of middle-small industries from foreign countries.This paper introduces the definition standards of middle-small industries and their trade distribution in the United States,Japan,Germany and so on.
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This is the second in a series of working ::: papers published by the Higher Education ::: Academy to disseminate information about ::: the project entitled 'What is learned at ::: university: the social and organisational ::: mediation of university learning' (SOMUL). ::: This second working paper focuses on the ::: organisational mediation of learning, i.e. how ::: institutional characteristics shape the ::: student experience and resultant learning ::: outcomes within an increasingly diverse ::: higher education system.
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Incentivising participation and spatial coordination in payment for ecosystem service schemes: forest disease control programs in Finland
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This paper considers the problem of designing PES-type contracts to encourage participation and spatial coordination amongst private forest owners in Finland. The aim of the policy is to increase efforts to mitigate risks from invasive forest pests and diseases. Such control actions yield spill-over benefits to other landowners and to wider society, meaning that the level of privately-optimal disease control is likely to be less than the socially-optimal level. The policy designer may wish to encourage spatial coordination in the uptake of such PES-type contracts, as spatial coordination delivers an increase in the effectiveness of control measures on disease risks. We conducted a choice experiment with private forest owners in Finland in October 2016. The study elicited the preferences of woodland owners with respect to the design of forest disease control contracts, and gauged their willingness to cooperate with neighbouring forest owners within the framework of such programs.
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How can good educational practice move be~ond pockets of excellence to reach a much greater proportion of students and educators? While many children and young adults in school districts and communities around the countrt have long benefited from the tremendous accomplishments of successful teachers, schools, and programs, replicating this success on a larger scale has proven to be a diJficult and vexing issue. In this article, Richard Elmore addresses this problem by anal’tzing the role of school organ izat ion and incentive structures in thwarting large-scale adoption of in novative practices close to the “core” of educational practice. Elm ore then reviews evidence Jrom two attempts cit large-scale school reform in the past — the progressive movement and the
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An examination of the impact of agri-environmental policies and intensification on the hyperbolic efficiency of Dutch dairy farms
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The intensification of the dairy sector and the associated detrimental impacts on the environment has geared agri-environmental policies towards fulfilling environmental objectives. This study examines the impact of such policies and intensification on the hyperbolic efficiency of Dutch dairy farms which provides a measure for their joint technical and environmental performance. The results indicate that the introduction of decoupled payments reduced the hyperbolic efficiency of farms highlighting greater losses in technical than environmental performance, while agri-environmental subsidies have no impact on our efficiency measure. Finally, intensification increases hyperbolic efficiency implying that under appropriate nutrient-management practices, intensification can be sustainable.
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Under the new circ um stances,the working conditions of undergraduates have changed tremendously,and t he students' work is confronted with new challenges.How to strengthen and improv e the college students' ideological and political work has become a top priority task in colleges.This paper mainly studies the issue by analyzing its changing conditions,updating the educational concepts,es-tablishing the ideological conc ept of taking the students as the dominant factor,strengthening the cultural est ablishment of colleges,and adhering to keeping with the times,opening up and inn ovating.
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Gender and Science in the Swedish Compulsory School
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ABSTRACT This study investigates how Swedish pupils meet chemistry, physics and technology in compulsory school. It explores girls' and boys' actions in and thoughts about these subjects during grades 7 to 9. The pupils come from different worlds determined by gender and social background. In the classroom girls are given, and take upon themselves, the role of keeping lessons together, while boys' attempts to dominate the public arena create disorder. Girls and boys prefer different subject areas. Boys have a practical while girls have a more theoretical approach to science. Girls seek ‘connected knowledge’, and even the successful girls question their understanding. Girls who take an interest in physics and chemistry often have supporting scientist fathers or at least parents with a higher education. Technology is rejected by all girls. The mutual construction and reconstruction of gender and of science/technology contribute to gendered choices of study programmes in upper secondary school.
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This is the second in a series of working ::: papers published by the Higher Education ::: Academy to disseminate information about ::: the project entitled 'What is learned at ::: university: the social and organisational ::: mediation of university learning' (SOMUL). ::: This second working paper focuses on the ::: organisational mediation of learning, i.e. how ::: institutional characteristics shape the ::: student experience and resultant learning ::: outcomes within an increasingly diverse ::: higher education system.
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Western psychotherapeutic practice: Engaging Aboriginal people in culturally appropriate and respectful ways
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Until recently the majority of psychologists in Australia have been confronted by the lack of information relating to culturally appropriate methods of engagement and therapy with Aboriginal clients. Findings from a qualitative study undertaken in Western Australia indicated that Aboriginal conceptualisations of mental health appear more holistic and contain elements that are both cultural and spiritual. The extent of these differences in conceptualisations from Western psychiatry and psychology are so vast that the mental health interventions need to be reconsidered. Extending from an Aboriginal mental health model are traditional treatments that endeavour to address the cultural and spiritual components of the mental illness. Findings from the study indicated that these treatments appeared to be hierarchically organised, depending on cause, severity, type of practitioner required and treatment. The findings also indicated that Aboriginal people generally seek traditional interpretations and treatment of...
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Technology continues to shape the landscape of higher education, universities and K-12, therefore, need to design programs that accommodate the diverse needs of their students. As universities and K-12 consider pathways for meeting these needs, it will be fundamental that consideration is given to sound pedagogical principles for teaching and learning within these changing landscapes. This position paper reports on the key principles and factors influencing the selection of an adaptive learning system within universities. An extensive literature review demonstrates the benefits when an adaptive learning system gives equal consideration to technology and pedagogical issues.
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Your Enterprise School of Management
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Posits that every enterprise must institutionalize its workplace learning systems and opportunities in such a way that it radiates what it has already achieved and from this moves on to realize its full potential – in short, the enterprise itself is the key. Examines in successive chapters: the individual manager and questioning insights (Q); the major systems which the enterprise uses to capture and structure its learning; a SWOT analysis of the enterprise′s total learning; action learning, its contribution to the achievement of enterprise growth, and the role of programmed knowledge (P); the Enterprise School of Management (ESM) as a phoenix of enlightenment and effectiveness rising from the ashes of traditional, less effective management training initiatives; and, finally, the practical realization of the action learning dream, as evidenced by emerging examples of successful and profitable implementation worldwide. Concludes with a selection of pertinent abstracts.
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A guide to National University Library's resources for the Educational Administration Program Provides links to official testing websites, Library study guides, and other resources
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Quality of Work Life in the Postnationalization of Human Resources: Empirical Examination of Workforce Emiratization in the United Arab Emirates
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In response to the challenge of human resource imbalance in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the government enacted a nationalization policy (Emiratization) which compelled organizations to hire national job seekers. The present study aimed at assessing the quality of working life (QWL) of 450 national employees in the public and private sectors. Univariate and multivariate analyses revealed that employees indicated an above average level of perceived QWL. Four factors were important to adding quality to the work life, namely managerial approach, prestige, pay and benefits, and professional development opportunities. These results and their implications were discussed in detail.
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This is the second in a series of working ::: papers published by the Higher Education ::: Academy to disseminate information about ::: the project entitled 'What is learned at ::: university: the social and organisational ::: mediation of university learning' (SOMUL). ::: This second working paper focuses on the ::: organisational mediation of learning, i.e. how ::: institutional characteristics shape the ::: student experience and resultant learning ::: outcomes within an increasingly diverse ::: higher education system.
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Economic explaination on the rise of the Netherlands in Modern history
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In 17th century,despite facing strong resource constraints,through active introduction of advanced technology from other countries and continuous innovation,the Netherlands became a technology leader worldwide,with a high economic growth limit.At the same time,free institutional environment provided adequate incentives for economic growth,which finally made the Netherlands a dominant power in Western Europe.
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how the market capacity of scientific research at universities and enterprises operation organically,and realize the great leap forward development of China's science and technology industry,has become the urgent problem to study.Proceeding from our country enterprise cooperation research,combining the current situation,cooperation based on school enterprise cooperation model,through the analysis and Research on the different subject positioning strategy,the new model of enterprise and government,multi-party cooperation to provide advice and ideas.
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The Potential of Workshops vs Blogs for User Involvement in Service Innovation
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This article discusses different ways in which users may be involved in the ideation phase of service innovation and the results and limitations of such involvement. The study compares the use of a blog and two differently setup future workshops one with users only and the other with a mix of users and employees in a library. The authors' study shows that the blog is efficient in giving the users voice whereas the mixed workshop method involving users and employees is particularly efficient at qualifying and further developing ideas. The findings suggest that methods for involving users in ideation should be carefully selected and combined to achieve optimum benefits and avoid potential disadvantages.
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This is the second in a series of working ::: papers published by the Higher Education ::: Academy to disseminate information about ::: the project entitled 'What is learned at ::: university: the social and organisational ::: mediation of university learning' (SOMUL). ::: This second working paper focuses on the ::: organisational mediation of learning, i.e. how ::: institutional characteristics shape the ::: student experience and resultant learning ::: outcomes within an increasingly diverse ::: higher education system.
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Can Software Engineering be Taught by Making (and) Music? a proposed empirical study
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The work proposed here centres on materializing core concepts of software engineering (e.g. version management, architecture, the interplay between functional and non-functional requirements, the need to think at both small and large scale simultaneously, user interaction and design constraints, as well as project management) in design thinking through the creation of physical instruments, and their subsequent translation (by introducing the crucial engineering concepts of abstraction and abstract representation) into a combination of software-based digital instruments with physical controllers. The hope is that by doing so, the thinking skills that benefit software engineering (beyond programming) can be developed through physical, not just mental practice. More broadly, students can engage with other aspects of their curriculum (physics, art, design etc) and bring these to bear in an integrated way.
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This is the second in a series of working ::: papers published by the Higher Education ::: Academy to disseminate information about ::: the project entitled 'What is learned at ::: university: the social and organisational ::: mediation of university learning' (SOMUL). ::: This second working paper focuses on the ::: organisational mediation of learning, i.e. how ::: institutional characteristics shape the ::: student experience and resultant learning ::: outcomes within an increasingly diverse ::: higher education system.
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Happiness and Spirituality: An Empirical Analysis using Divine Perspectives in Pakistan
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Happiness is the center of discussion among philosophers, theologians, psychologists and more recently among economists from past few decades. Easterlin (1974) claimed that money alone cannot buy happiness, factors such as social interactions, socio-demographic factors, religion and personal values influence happiness. Abundant literature has been produced on spirituality by philosophers and scholars of different religions, however, spirituality-happiness literature from Islamic point of view and particularly in the case of Muslim society is largely ignored. This study analytically explores and empirically tests the relationship between spirituality and happiness using Divine Economics Framework in case of 5 districts of Azad Kashmir (Pakistan), collected through Divine Economics Survey 2013. Findings of the study show that spirituality intrinsically matters in producing wellbeing and happiness.
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This is the second in a series of working ::: papers published by the Higher Education ::: Academy to disseminate information about ::: the project entitled 'What is learned at ::: university: the social and organisational ::: mediation of university learning' (SOMUL). ::: This second working paper focuses on the ::: organisational mediation of learning, i.e. how ::: institutional characteristics shape the ::: student experience and resultant learning ::: outcomes within an increasingly diverse ::: higher education system.
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Applying High-Level Understanding to Visual Localisation for Mapping
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Digital cameras are often used on robots these days. One of the common limitations of these cameras is a relatively small field of view. Consequently, the camera is usually tilted downwards to see the floor immediately in front of the robot in order to avoid obstacles. With the camera tilted, vertical edges no longer appear vertical in the image. This feature can however be used to advantage to discriminate amongst straight line edges extracted from the image when searching for landmarks. It might also be used to estimate angles of rotation and distances moved between successive images in order to assist with localisation. Horizontal edges in the real world very rarely appear horizontal in the image due to perspective. By mapping these back to real-world coordinates, it is possible to use the locations of these edges in two successive images to measure rotations or translations of the robot.
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The aim of this study is to find the solutions of quality improvement for selected leading universities in the North of Vietnam. The authors collected data from parents, staffs, government officer, industrial experts, etc. This study used Likert scale of five. From the results of hypotheses, the author found the relationships among variables. Based on that point of view, the author proposed general recommendations for university and leaders and the suggestion for each stakeholder in education. In terms of important findings, finding dimensions and analyzing their relationships contribute to the evaluation of educational quality in North of Vietnam.
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Student Retention in Higher Education in Turkey: A Qualitative Study.
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The purpose of this article is to investigate student perceptions of college departure in three state universities in Turkey. Since the beginning of the 1990s, higher Education System in Turkey went through a massification of higher education. The rapid growth brought enrollment and dropout issues in the system. A total of 58 participants were included in the qualitative study. Of the 58 participants, 35 students were later enrolled at various other programs. Twenty-three students did not drop out. Results indicated that student retention has been an uncharted territory in Turkey. High levels of dropouts lead to inefficiencies in the higher education system.
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Summary Creationism is creeping into the universities to the alarm of researchers supporting Ataturk's vision of a secular state. Nigel Williams reports.
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Ambiguity in English passive voice's definition and the middle voice
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The researcher of the present study firstly reviews the definition of English passive voice given by different schools such as the traditional grammar,pedagogical grammar,and theoretical grammar from the traditional perspective of category.The analysis indicates that there is ambiguity in the definition of passive voice,which may hinder learners' understanding.Therefore,on the basis of comparison between the active voice,passive voice and the middle voice,the researcher holds that the notion of middle voice may solve the problem.
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This is the second in a series of working ::: papers published by the Higher Education ::: Academy to disseminate information about ::: the project entitled 'What is learned at ::: university: the social and organisational ::: mediation of university learning' (SOMUL). ::: This second working paper focuses on the ::: organisational mediation of learning, i.e. how ::: institutional characteristics shape the ::: student experience and resultant learning ::: outcomes within an increasingly diverse ::: higher education system.
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The Standard-Setters' Toolkit: Can Principles Prevail over Bright Lines?
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Abstract We study lease accounting in an international panel data set to examine how accounting outcomes vary with two features of accounting standards: the emphasis on using professional judgement to apply principles, and the presence or absence of bright-line tests. We study four countries—Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US—and companies in two lease-intensive industries—retail and transportation. Our primary study period spans the time when Australia and the UK switched from domestic to international accounting standards, and in one test, we also consider Canada’s transition to international standards. We find that neither an explicit requirement to apply a principle nor omitting bright-line tests materially increases the use of capital lease treatment among these firms. Overall, we conclude that this financial reporting outcome is relatively insensitive to these standard-setting tools.
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How can good educational practice move be~ond pockets of excellence to reach a much greater proportion of students and educators? While many children and young adults in school districts and communities around the countrt have long benefited from the tremendous accomplishments of successful teachers, schools, and programs, replicating this success on a larger scale has proven to be a diJficult and vexing issue. In this article, Richard Elmore addresses this problem by anal’tzing the role of school organ izat ion and incentive structures in thwarting large-scale adoption of in novative practices close to the “core” of educational practice. Elm ore then reviews evidence Jrom two attempts cit large-scale school reform in the past — the progressive movement and the
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Atlantic University was originally intended for study of Cayce 's readings and research on spiritual subjects .
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Atlantic University was originally intended for study of Cayce 's readings and research after spiritual subjects .
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IPS ` action association has launched in 2006 the `` UNIV ` air '' challenge in order to present to people research projects in partnership with the Association Aéronautique et Astronautique de France and other universities such as the École nationale supérieure de l'aéronautique et de l'espace or EPF .
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Getting With The IB Program
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The International Baccalaureate program, well-known for its rigorous course of study in secondary schools, is growing in popularity in elementary schools. Here's a look at the early IB phenomenon in the Washington region:
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InfoWorld - NBC Universal's pullout from the iTunes online store is more of a loss for Apple and points to fierce resistance among media companies to potential Apple dominance of online video sales, an industry analyst said.
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STEM education K-12: perspectives on integration
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Integrated STEM Education: A Systematic Review of Instructional Practices in Secondary Education.
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Age diversity , age discrimination climate and performance consequences — a cross organizational study
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what studies are liberal arts
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What Does it Mean to Study Liberal Arts? A liberal arts major offers a broad overview of the arts, sciences, and humanities. Within the context of a liberal arts degree, you can study modern languages, music, English, anthropology, history, women's studies, psychology, math, political science or many other disciplines.
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Rather than preparing students for a specific career, liberal arts programs focus on cultural literacy and hone communication and analytical skills. They often cover various disciplines, ranging from the humanities to social sciences. 1 Program Levels in Liberal Arts: Associate degree, Bachelor's degree, Master's degree.
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what is a study in liberal arts
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A liberal arts education refers to college studies that provide general knowledge and develop intellectual ability. This type of education can prepare you for many fields in today's workplace. Prepares students to work in a variety of jobs.
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A liberal arts education builds the knowledge and versatile skills necessary to excel in a constantly changing world.
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what is an interdisciplinary study
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The major â first known as the Social Science Divisional Major, later as the Multidisciplinary Program (MDP), and since 1992 as IDSâhas been available at MSU since 1944. A Popular Major: IDS is one of the largest interdisciplinary undergraduate degree programs in the country. At present, over 950 students are enrolled.
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It is becoming common practice for large corporations to advertise for people who are not isolated in one particular niche. Focusing on interdisciplinary studies equips students with the adaptability and resiliency necessary to be both competitive and desirable candidates for a variety of occupations.
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what education for social sciences
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Social Science Education. Social science involves the study of people and their interactions with each other, with their social and political institutions and with their environments. Accordingly, the social science education major includes a broad range of courses and subjects.
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CSU-Global's accredited online bachelor's degree in applied social sciences is designed to provide you with a practical knowledge in a wide range of interconnected fields. The program consists of 10 three-credit core courses as part of a full 120-credit bachelor's degree.
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what type of study abroad programs are available at tamu
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Halliburton Engineering Global Programs. Education was never limited to the classroom and is no longer limited to the U.S. Texas A&M students and faculty are going beyond the borders to seek out international experiences and collaborations.
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Though the University of Delaware is typically credited with creating the first study abroad program designed for U.S. undergraduate students in the 1920s, the early stages of study abroad actually began at Indiana University.
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tertiary qualification definition
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Tertiary educations is defined as the third-stage of learning that is done after graduating from high school or entering the workplace. An example of tertiary education is studying for an bachelor's degree at a University.
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tertiary ter·ti·ar·y (tûr'shÄ-Är'Ä) adj. Third in place, order, degree, or rank. Of or relating to salts of acids containing three replaceable hydrogen atoms. Of or relating to organic compounds in which a group is bound to three nonelementary radicals.
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On the basis of a panel study in rural Tamil Nadu, some analytical and comparative studies across India, and the ARIS-REDS survey, I discuss the changing scenario of rural change, the growth of non-farm activities and income, and State interventions until the first decade of the twenty-first century. The overall conclusion is that there are strong evidences of a slow but stable growth of income with non-farm income now being as important as farm income, and a slow reduction in relative poverty.
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Periods of economic crisis for agriculture in developing countries have been marked in history by declining incomes and worsening employment possibilities, resulting in adverse outcomes of loss of land rights against debt and declining nutrition levels for the poorer majority of populations. This paper argues that a similar conjuncture of agrarian crisis has become visible in recent years, as had been seen in the prelude to the inter–War Depression, owing to the income–deflation inherent in current macroeconomic policies driven by the dominant global neo–liberal agenda. The argument is illustrated primarily with reference to the experience of India under economic reforms. The question of land rights and gender equity are strongly affected by the dominant policy regime; hence the paper, while not addressing these questions directly, seeks to contextualize them through its critique of the dominant neo–liberal policy regime.
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There have been many “end of affair” comments on the Anglo-American special relationship (AASR) in the post-Cold War era. Notwithstanding this, the AASR has managed to persist without losing its vitality up to the present. This article seeks to explain the persistence of the AASR from the perspective of collective identity. It argues that a strong Anglo-American collective identity has been an indispensable positive contributor to the persistence of the AASR after the end of the Cold War. The strong Anglo-American collective identity facilitates Anglo-American common threat perceptions, solidifies embedded trust between the UK and the USA, and prescribes norms of appropriate behaviour for these two countries.
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The subjects of poverty, inequality, and population are integral to the study of human development. Poverty and taxation, distribution of wealth and deprivation, extent of child labour, and composition of the population are all significant indicators of socio-economic development that demand both rigorous measurement and careful analysis in the assessment of a society's progress. The authors employ measurement of these key indicators to assess: potential impact of redistributive taxation on poverty; nexus between poverty and child labour; distribution of wealth in a society; and the crucial aspects of age and gender composition of population. The ability to obtain meaningful answers to these questions is frequently determined by the ability to measure the extent and composition of poverty, inequality, and population. Thus, this volume addresses both the formal elements of measurement as well as applications of these in addressing the substantive elements of development.
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The UN Resolution heralding the Sustainable Development Goals pledges to leave no one behind, and moreover “to reach the furthest behind first”. This priority echoes the priority to the worst-off that is being discussed in philosophy, economics and related disciplines, but also the pleas of many actors who represent or fight for the most disadvantaged populations. This paper argues that serious theories do support such a priority and that the best policies implementing this priority do not necessarily involve the most intuitive anti-poverty targeted measures.
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Summary ::: Although depression has been associated to worst bone physical properties in adulthood, this study showed that depressive symptoms were not significantly associated to bone mineral density measured at the forearm during adolescence.
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Should Poverty Measures Be Anchored to the National Accounts
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If one replaces average consumption from India's National Sample Surveys with private consumption per capita from the National Accounts, while retaining the survey-based distributions, then one finds a faster rate of poverty reduction in the 1990s. However, the case made for this method of measuring poverty is questionable on many counts. There do appear to be problems in the poverty data for India in the 1990s, but this step is unlikely to solve them.
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This study examined the influence of contextual factors upon the diffusion of cost and management accounting techniques and procedures. The research involved surveys and interviews with CIMA members in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
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eng_Latn
| 134,781 |
An action agenda for HIV and sex workers
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Violence against female sex workers in Karnataka state, south India: impact on health, and reductions in violence following an intervention program
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Intimate partner violence and women's physical and mental health in the WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence: an observational study
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eng_Latn
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