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Mehta, Clare M. "An examination of factors contributing to adolescents' proportion of same-sex friends." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2006. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=4853.
Full textJohansson, Cecilia. "Friends with nature : Nature and male bonding in Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" and Kerouac's "On the Road"." Thesis, Linnaeus University, School of Language and Literature, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:vxu:diva-6921.
Full textKeddie, Amanda, and edu au jillj@deakin edu au mikewood@deakin edu au wildol@deakin edu au kimg@deakin. "Little boys: the potency of peer culture in shaping masculinities." Deakin University. School of Education / School of Social & Cultural Studies, 2001. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20041216.100720.
Full textSmith, Nathaniel M. "How to Make Friends and Maximize Value." The Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1461096878.
Full textRaj, Prateek. "The friends we make : networks, culture and institutions." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2018. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10052256/.
Full textAndersson, Louise, and Sara Klingberg. "How to make ambassadors turn their friends into ambassadors." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.), 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-98033.
Full textStuermer, Matthias Emmanuel. "How firms make friends : communities in private-collective innovation /." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2009. http://e-collection.ethbib.ethz.ch/show?type=diss&nr=18630.
Full textPower, Susannah. "Psychological adjustment of children with learning disabilities, do friends make the difference?" Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0003/NQ41278.pdf.
Full textWhiteley, Bryn Elizabeth. "Diamonds: Cultural Representations and Transformations of a "Girl's Best Friend"." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71382.
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Brockbank, J. Wyatt. "Better Speakers Make More Friends: Predictors of Social Network Development Among Study-Abroad Students." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2011. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2686.
Full textRussell, Kristin S. "How to make Facebook your friend: queer self-presentation on a heteronormative social network site." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/12032.
Full textDepartment of Journalism and Mass Communications
Todd F. Simon
This paper explores queer self-presentation on the social network site, Facebook, emphasizing gendered functionality, gender and queer politics and presentations of gendered identities. It provides a review of early critical cyberculture studies, identity performance and queer theoretical considerations. This study is based on hermeneutic analysis of public profile information and transformative changes of Facebook users as well as in-depth interviews of two queer Facebook users. Results indicate that queer users are always-already gendered, even in the seemingly liberal environment of a social network site, but some, aware of the restrictive structures of Facebook, manipulate presentation to negotiate adequate gender performance. With specific attention to heteronormative structures, this paper challenges former claims of the potential for social progress inherent in social network sites and calls for changes within.
Winkworth, James. "They make me feel that I have got friends and I am liked: meaningful and reciprocal friendships in children and young people with autism." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2014. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.658833.
Full textDe, Freitas Macedo Hian. "Concrete Made with Fine Recycled Concrete Aggregate (FRCA): A Feasibility Study." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/39619.
Full textKambikambi, Chilobe Muloba. "Young males’ perceptions and use of reproductive health services in Lusaka, Zambia." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4011.
Full textThe aim of this study was to describe the health seeking behaviours, knowledge about the available services, as well as experiences, and barriers to access and utilization of the reproductive health services among male adolescents in Lusaka. A descriptive, qualitative study was conducted among male adolescents in a peri-urban setting in Lusaka. Four focus group discussions were conducted with 46 adolescents aged between 13 and 24 years of age, and six key informant interviews. Data was audio-tape recorded and transcribed verbatim. Thematic content analysis was done. Health concerns were related to the social, psychological, societal and puberty needs of participants. Concerns, questions and queries about masturbation were common, especially among the younger adolescents. Most problems related to puberty and body changes rather than sexual and reproductive health matters per se. Knowledge about the available sexual and reproductive health services was generally low, with some young men being completely unaware of the existence of youth friendly services at the local clinic. Contrary to popular opinion, adolescents in this community reported that they did not seek help on sexual matters from friends and did not want to discuss their problems with their peers, due to fears of being marginalized. Perceived gender, cultural and social norms, lack of knowledge about the availability of adolescent reproductive health services, and poor attitudes among the health care providers were some of the identified barriers to seeking health care. Adolescents perceived health providers to be judgmental, not helpful and condescending towards young people. Lack of privacy and confidentiality were also reported as barriers to access and utilization of sexual and reproductive health services
Cánovas, Martínez Rocío. "Tailor-made chemical sensing platforms for decentralized healthcare and wellbeing." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/462914.
Full textEsta tesis hace referencia a la necesidad social de la implantación de sensores electroquímicos en nuestra vida diaria a distintos niveles. Desde un enfoque sanitario, el uso y la aplicación real de plataformas fáciles de usar mediante el propio paciente facilitarían la toma de decisiones gracias a la obtención de información relevante y monitoreo de una enfermedad. Así mismo, el uso de estas herramientas de manera individual, en centros de salud o incluso hospitales disminuiría el costo que la sanidad debe afrontar diariamente. Desde un enfoque diferente, este tipo de sensores pueden ofrecer también otro tipo de usos, pudiendo ser aplicados para fines medioambientales o de seguridad. La fabricación de sensores electroquímicos (amperométricos y potenciométricos) integrados e impresos en diferentes sustratos fáciles de manipular, de bajo costo y robustos (como textiles, globos o papel) ha sido lograda durante esta tesis. El estudio de su rendimiento analítico bajo diferentes situaciones de estrés y en diferentes fluidos biológicos (detectando iones en sudor o glucosa en suero y sangre) también ha sido realizado de manera exitosa. Estas aportaciones tecnológicas van dirigidas a superar los retos que la sociedad de hoy en día necesita solucionar: como puede ser la sostenibilidad del sistema sanitario en una población cada vez más envejecida; el mantenimiento de una seguridad y un bienestar general; y el control medioambiental. Esta tesis supone un avance en este sentido y muestra diferentes soluciones científicas y herramientas útiles para estos retos que la sociedad necesita afrontar.
This thesis refers to the social need of the implementation of electrochemical sensors in our daily life at different levels. From a sanitary point of view, the use and real application of user-friendly platforms by the patient itself would facilitate the decision-making process thanks to the obtaining of relevant information and monitoring of a disease. Besides, the use of these tools individually, in health centers or even hospitals, would reduce the cost that healthcare must pay on a daily basis. In a different approach, this type of sensors can also offer other types of applications, which can be applied for environmental or safety purposes. The manufacturing of electrochemical sensors (amperometric and potentiometric) integrated and embedded on different substrates easy to manipulate, low cost and robust (such as textiles, balloons or paper) has been achieved during this thesis. The study of their analytical performance under different mechanical stress and using different biological fluids (detecting ions in sweat or glucose in serum and blood) has also been carried out successfully. These technological contributions are aimed at overcoming the challenges that today's society needs to solve: such as the sustainability of the health system in an aging population; the maintenance of security and general wellbeing; and environmental control. This thesis contributes with huge advancements to face these issues and shows different scientific solutions and useful tools for these challenges that society needs to address. This thesis refers to the social need of the implementation of electrochemical sensors in our daily life at different levels. From a sanitary point of view, the use and real application of user-friendly platforms by the patient itself would facilitate the decision-making process thanks to the obtaining of relevant information and monitoring of a disease. Besides, the use of these tools individually, in health centers or even hospitals, would reduce the cost that healthcare must pay on a daily basis. In a different approach, this type of sensors can also offer other types of applications, which can be applied for environmental or safety purposes. The manufacturing of electrochemical sensors (amperometric and potentiometric) integrated and embedded on different substrates easy to manipulate, low cost and robust (such as textiles, balloons or paper) has been achieved during this thesis. The study of their analytical performance under different mechanical stress and using different biological fluids (detecting ions in sweat or glucose in serum and blood) has also been carried out successfully. These technological contributions are aimed at overcoming the challenges that today's society needs to solve: such as the sustainability of the health system in an aging population; the maintenance of security and general wellbeing; and environmental control. This thesis contributes with huge advancements to face these issues and shows different scientific solutions and useful tools for these challenges that society needs to address.
Lee, Wing Chi. "Desire between male friends in Latin poems : in search of a sub-genre of homosocial erotic poetry." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2011-05-3434.
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Odes, Eleonora Slaney Robert B. "Male perfectionists with close same-sex friends self-disclosure, gender role conflict, and relational interdependent self-construal /." 2008. http://etda.libraries.psu.edu/theses/approved/WorldWideIndex/ETD-2981/index.html.
Full textWhiteford, Sarah Gwynne. "Adolescent Female Substance Use: An Examination of Male Peer Influences and Parental Control." 2010. http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/922.
Full textYu, Shi-Ching. "How Chinese children make friends in an American school." 1994. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/32364429.html.
Full textTong, Xiaowei, and 童小偉. "Yearning for a Friend: the Desire for Male Intimacy in Melville's Clarel." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/dg2xrh.
Full text國立政治大學
英國語文學系
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This paper discusses the desire for male intimacy in Melville’s epic Clarel: A Poem and Pilgrimage in the Holy Land. Male intimacy is intense friendship, the desire for which partakes of spiritual and psychological aspects of homosexual desires but differs from them in that it is not sexual. As an indicative instance, the relationship between Ishmael and Queequeg is more appropriately called “male intimacy” than “the homosexual.” This paper argues that Clarel’s yearning for Celio and Vine is purely spiritual and that the Lyonese is not an object of desire for Clarel. This view is a challenge to many earlier critics’ belief that Clarel’s spiritual pursuit is tinged with eroticism. Their belief, as this paper will demonstrate, results from a limited reading of the poem. That is, they insist on some ambiguous statements without enough regard to the context. This paper attempts to read Clarel closely and comprehensively. It will resort to some external texts, such as Emerson’s writings, Hawthorne’s novels, and Melville’s correspondence, as well as his poem “After the Pleasure Party.” The body of this paper matches the structure of the poem: the four chapters correspond respectively to its four parts.
Chang, Yu-Yuan, and 張育元. "Educational Intervention Study on Behavioral Intention of Sixth Grade Students Using Facebook to Make Friends." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/90383608676567786668.
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工業管理學系碩士班
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Due to information technology advances, the population of using smart mobile device currently reaches 49.5%. In other word, it means every one of two people holding smart mobile device. The major application of internet behavior is “using social network” (Institution for Information Industry, Foreseeing Innovation New Dig services, 2013) The research of child welfare league foundation shows that more than 95% of students have face book account and also 60% of students allows strangers to join as friends. In average, there are 31% of students have more than ten stranger friends. (child welfare league foundation, report on children and teenager’s behavior of using internet in 2012) However, the core competence and competence index of information education program, which is written in the revision of grade 1-9 curriculum of elementary and junior high school education in 2012, is being overpass on the issue about making friend through internet. A few scholars have been working on research about facebook, but most of the work are about fan page marketing, or the affection of facebook on interpersonal relations. There is lack of research on students making friends through facebook in addition to internet safety. Hence, this study conduct unified theory of acceptance and use of technology(UTAUT) to discuss the factor which influence the intention of students to use facebook making friends. Further, there will be an educational intervention to those students on the purpose to understand the effect whether if it reduces their behavioral intention. A survey from 295 copies of quesiotnaires is done which are answered by six grades students. It shows as follows, (1)Performance expectancy, effort expectancy and social influence has positive influence on behavioral intention, and performance expectancy is mostly effective. (2) Boys are emphasis on performance expectancy than girls. The infection effects have significant impacts between gender and social influence, experience and effort expectancy, effort expectancy and voluntariness of use.(3) The implementation of educational intervention is effective which decreases the intention of students to use facebook making friends however, after two monthes it increases again though the number still lower than before the educational intervention. The aim of this study is to evidence the importance of information safety curriculum so that education authority concern on internet safety of students.
Taljaard, Hanri. "Male consumers' pro-environmental motivation and intent to acquire eco-friendly apparel in South Africa." Diss., 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50798.
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Straight, Christopher C. "An evaluation of the American urban mall as a social-friendly space." 1993. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/28739623.html.
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Hong, Hong, and 洪宏. "LGBTQ friendly long-term care:The Attitude of Long-term Care Services on the Middle-aged gay male." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/e8q694.
Full text高雄醫學大學
高齡長期照護碩士學位學程
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The study adopts in-depth interviews method of qualitative research. We interviewed 6 middle-aged gay males, at the age of from 40-53, by semi-structured interview outline, to explore their attitude toward long-term care service, inclusive of cognition, demand, and willingness of utilize. The research outcome showed as the following: 1. Because of contact experience of respondents, their attitudes to the long-term care service are different, and most of the respondents were not able to understand the information of long-term care services, and do not know much about its’ content. 2. Their demand of long-term care services includes physiological, psychological, social, spiritual, and others kinds of satisfaction. My study showed that respondents pay more attention to LGBTQ-friendly services than devices. The study found that the demand for long term care services between homosexuals and heterosexual people seems to be the same, but the details are different. In particular, their life experience and social situation of the two were completely different, and most homosexuals have no children for long-term care support. They are self-defended because of the lack of basic social security and the atmosphere of homophobia of the society. They therefore feel that their care service need will be rejected or procrastinating, and concealing their sexual orientation. The orientation. The results also suggest that public policymakers must understand that the elderly in different ethnic groups face various barriers to receiving health care and long-term care in our society. 3. Respondents feel that there is a need for long-term care services in the future, and those who help long-term care services in the future are friends and partners, especially friends, the research result showed that social support from significant others is a very important factor to quality of life for long-term care receiver. Respondents also felt that their willingness to use long-term care services was high. They preferred long service model was home-based services. The second choice was community-based services, and the third one was institutional Services residential services. 4. The factors affecting the long-term care service of the respondents were: contact experience, aging attitudes, economic capacity, LGBTQ-friendly structure, condition of health and information knowing.
Pettigrew, Rachael Noelle. "Parental leave use by male employees: Corporate culture, managerial attitudes & employees' perceptions." 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1993/23973.
Full textHSIEH, YU-CHIN, and 謝育秦. "Do Facebook Friends’ Posts Make Me More Enthusiastic about Public Welfare? — Explore the Impacts of Involvement, Tie Strength, and Social Endorsement." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/sq45en.
Full text國立雲林科技大學
企業管理系
107
Nowadays, nonprofit organizations have had a hard time to survive, because of the increasing expenses, and the number of nonprofit organizations. In facing fierce competition, nonprofit organizations have begun to invest in social media marketing to increase marketing effectiveness and reduce costs. Facebook is the most endeared social media by nonprofit organizations to convey ideas and information of the organization, for its convenient and immediate two-way communication channel. Therefore, through experiments, this study is expected to make some suggestions for nonprofit organizations to increase the effectiveness of Facebook marketing. This study conducted two 2 x 2 factorial design experiments. Study One was aimed to explore the impact of the degree of tie strength between social endorsement influencer and adopter and the degree of personal involvement to the nonprofit organization Facebook advertisement on consumer behavioral intentions. The results of Study One are presented below: First, strong-tie had a significant effect on consumer behavioral intentions which is greater than weak tie. Second, high degree involvement had a significant effect on consumer behavioral intentions which is greater than low degree involvement. Study Two further explore the impact of the degree of tie strength between social endorsement influencer and adopter and the degree of social endorsement on a nonprofit organization Facebook advertisement on consumer behavioral intentions. The result was that high degree social endorsement had a significant effect on consumer behavioral intentions which is greater than low degree social endorsement.
MIN-TZU, CHEN, and 陳旻孜. "The Impacts of Product Placement of Blog Make The Factors of Purchase Decision- A Study for Queen Blog’s Cyber Friend." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/42780653037126270994.
Full text南台科技大學
資訊傳播系
98
In the beginning of the 2008 year, the factory of sanitary pad found the reader of Queen’s blog were almost young successful fashion ladies between twenty to thirty years old, and the ladies could fit in with their products, then the factory cooperated with Queen’s blog. In one week, the Queen’s blog got out of three hundred thousands readers, and there are more than one hundred articles, too. Due to the content of Queen’s blog could conduce the sales of factory products, and then there were more and more factories want to cooperate with Queen’s blog. People tend to believe in the professionals and leaders because they represent knowledge and authority. As a result, net pals will support those so called “opinion leader” when they appear on Internet. When many bloggers obtain belief from net pals, the information provided in blogs play a very important role. Therefore, the bloggers would place products in their articles and net pals would reach these products information while they browse these blogs. The research questions of this essay are what is the factor that affects blog net pals’ purchase decision and what is the reason that the net pals accept purchasing products. This study is based on the EKB Model proposed by Engel, Blackwell and Kollat, with a special focus on information search, alternative evaluation, and purchase decision. We intend to find out what have affected consumers’ purchase decision from the two perspectives of “personal factors”、“involvement”、 “trust” and “affection.” This is done in order to explore the consumer behavior on the Internet, more specifically, on the blogs. This search suppose the independent variable is acceptability of purchase products, the dependent variable is purchase decision, and the moderating are “involvement”, “trust” and “affection.” From the structure of this search, there are some hypothesis as below : 1. It is positive related if the visitor ‘s psychological factor of Queen’s blog can accept purchase products. 2. The visitor ‘s demographic variables of Queen’s blog have effect on their acceptance for purchase products. 3. It is positive related if the visitor’s psychological factor of Queen’s blog have effect on their purchase decision. 4. The visitor ‘s demographic variables of Queen’s blog have effect on their purchase decision. 5. The visitor ‘s acceptance of Queen’s blog for purchase products article have effect on their purchase decision. The research methods are both quality research and quantity research. I tried to realize what’s the factory can effect the net friend’s purchase decision by a profound interview. From the data analysis of interview, I created my Questionnaire and proceeded online questionnaire. Finally, I got 1209 successful Questionnaires and found most of Queen blog’s visitor are women. They are between twenty six and thirty years old and their level of education about university and junior college. Between the relation of purchase products article and purchase decision, the conclusion is as below : (1) the net friend’s psychological factor for Queen’s blog can influence their purchase decision and acceptance about purchase products. (2) the net friend’s personal factor for Queen’s blog have influence on their purchase decision and acceptance about purchase products. (3) the net friend’s acceptance of Queen’s blog about purchase products article decide if they would buy the products. 關鍵字: Blog, purchase decision, purchase products, consumer behavior
Wang, Tzu-Cheng, and 王梓丞. "Characteristics verification of environmental friendly liquid fertilizer made from vegetable and fruit wastes fermenting with brown sugar." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/x56trn.
Full text嘉南藥理科技大學
環境工程與科學系
100
According to Annual Environment Statistics Report 2011 of Environment Protection Administration (EPA), the average amount of waste generated in Taiwan per day was 20,698 tons, among which the mean volume of leftover food (fruits and vegetables included) was 2,222 tons, taking 10.7%. Methods of food reclamation involves feeding pig、making feed、composting and anaerobic fermentation etc. Regarding all these solutions, composting benefits of lower requirements as well as easier operation and management; moreover, food waste richly organic, which are perfect for composting. Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation spread that using brown sugar mixed with fruits and vegetables which can be used as organic compost tea. However, its fermentation process and quality still lack of scientific analysis and verification. In this study, analysis by the kitchen waste fluid fertilizers forward material characteristics and the related changes in physical and chemical properties of the reaction process monitoring to explore the product of fertilizer efficiency with different feed ratio and temperature differences during the fermentation process. As the results showed, if fermentation temperature appeared to be too low, then multiple Product physical and chemical properties such as pH, total nitrogen, total phosphorus anhydride, potassium hydroxide did not reach Agriculture and Food Agency miscellaneous liquid fertilizer standards. Other than that, the quality of products contained both fruits and vegetables is better than those with fruits or vegetables alone. Due to the fact that compost tea pH are between 2.82~3.13, which is far lower than the standard of Miscellaneous organic liquid fertilizer, it is suggested to either take control of temperature or raise the environmental temperature, so the condition of fermentation incomplete can be avoided.
Damjanovic, Jelena. "Citizenship Learning of Adult Immigrants in ESL Programs: It will help you pass the citizenship test, but it won't make you (m)any Canadian friends." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1807/24555.
Full textChang, Chi-Yuan, and 張繼元. "Properties of Paper and Paperboard Products made by Municipal Solid Waste-derived Fiber, Cellulosic Ethanol Fermentation Waste and Environmental Friendly Binders." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/92207467015453313829.
Full text國立臺灣大學
森林環境暨資源學研究所
103
With a rising environmental conscious, wastes reutilization schemes have become the mainstream of sustainable application of resources. This study investigates the feasibility of paper and paperboard products made by autoclaved treated municipal solid waste-derived fiber (MSWF), rice straw cellulosic ethanol fermentation waste (CEFW) and Tea waste (TW). MSW were steamed under 155oC for 60 minutes. CEFW were mixed with steamed MSW and old newspaper (ONP) with ratios of 100:0, 90:10, 80:20 and 50:50, various size of TW with ratios of 80:20 and 50:50. Feasibility of paper (60 g/m2) and paperboard (200 g/m2) production were investigated by analysing their tensile strengths, bursting strengths and tearing strengths. An environmental friendly from kraft black liquor derived binder (BLDB) was used to improve the physical properties of the paper and paperboard products. The values of these properties enhanced linearly with increasing average fiber lengths, regardless of the type of fiber used in the products. BLDB enhanced the physical properties by 50% for papers and 85% for paperboards, and compared with a commercial urea formaldehyde resin. Thermal pressing, however, did not improve the physical properties of the binder enhanced paper products. With the addition of the adhesive binder, CEFW and MSWF showed reasonable substitution potential for ONP fiber by providing suitable tensile and bursting strength in the paper and paperboard.
Woods, Bruce F. "Pedestrian issues of the independent elderly in the design of neighborhood friendly regional shopping centers a case study of the Hilldale Mall in Madison, Wisconsin /." 1997. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/37150572.html.
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