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Shcheglova, D. V., E. A. Opfer, and A. V. Garmonova. "The Institutional Support of Master Studies in Russia: Non-Commercial Actors and the Effects of their Influence." University Management: Practice and Analysis 26, no. 2 (October 25, 2022): 67–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.15826/umpa.2022.02.013.
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This paper presents the results of studying non-state actors’ institutional support for masters’ teachers. The authors analyze the tracks of the introduction and a «life cycle» of the master’s educational product created with the support of the Vladimir Potanin Foundation – the only non-commercial organization in Russia which supports students and professors at the master’s level. The study shows that the support for masters’ teachers makes a significant contribution to changing the role of this degree in higher education. There are outlined the long-term effects of supporting masters’ teachers, which are supposed to create an environment for developing talents, improving the educational results of master students, teachers’ advanced training, and integrating master programs into university’s and region’s strategic goals of development. For higher education researchers, for teachers and managers of master programs, for university administrators, and for higher education transformation decision makers in Russia.
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Banevičiūtė, Birutė, and Jolita Kudinovienė. "Development of Arts Teacher Research Competence in Master Studies." Pedagogika 125, no. 1 (April 13, 2017): 57–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.15823/p.2017.04.
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The problem of teachers’ research competence is one of the main aspects of concern in teacher education on master’s level. Arts teacher education is interdisciplinary studies which combine two areas – arts (music, dance, theatre, visual arts) and education, therefore research becomes a complex process requiring competence to use artistic expression forms and methods of social sciences research. In this article the point of view of arts education master’s students on research competence development is revealed.
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YOUNG, BARRY. "HOMEBUSH BAY MASTER PLAN." Australian Planner 30, no. 4 (December 1992): 221–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07293682.1992.9657589.
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Pilkienė, Simona, and Laima Sajienė. "Master Studies in Education Sciences in Today’s Society: The Graduates’ Attitude." Pedagogika 112, no. 4 (December 23, 2013): 113–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.15823/p.2013.1783.
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European Higher Education Area, the market economy and the labor market, the change of concept of study quality and its relation to the labor market, the changes of society and concept of vocational education influence the university and labor market interactions. The research problem – the curriculum of master studies in education sciences does not reflect actual interaction between mass higher education and the labor market needs. The article seeks to identify the approach of graduates to mission of master studies in education science in today’s society, the importance of the development of their personality and professional career.
The results have shown that the mass phenomenon of the graduates of higher education in education sciences is perceived positively: the aim of mass higher education is to develop a holistic education of person, not specifically defied professional activities. Graduates evaluating the mission of master studies in education sciences, in the context of needs of labor market, distinguish the independent, critical-thinking, innovation developing education of personality. Such a choice confirms the importance of master studies in education sciences to analysis of the results of personal life.
Master of Education sciences enrolls students with the motivation to continue their studies in education, some of them are already working in the education system.
Master studies of Education sciences is focused on the research works, quality of education assessment and development of managerial competencies. Meanwhile, little attention has been paid to educational policy analysis, career guidance, expertise, consultancy, project work skills development. While the pedagogical competence development in education graduate studies has been given little attention, but graduates in this professional activities feel strong and think that researchers with Master degree of education science also need a teacher qualification.
Most of the graduates had not the opportunity to practice, but notes that they were missing. In postgraduate student opinion, practice should aim to adapt existing theoretical knowledge and abilities in specific work situations and gain the skills and experience needed for their future careers.
Most of the surveyed graduates work in the field of education. However, the unanimous consensus, whether professional activities require the master of education sciences degree, is absent. Graduates with Master of Education Sciences degree have occupied various positions in professional activities: from the highest executive positions to specialist in administrative, didactic, project and research area.
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Rif'at, Mohamad, and Nurfadilah Siregar. "RETHINKING TEACHERS’ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: LESSON FROM EVALUATION IN MASTER PROGRAM OF MATHEMATICS EDUCATION." Jurnal Pendidikan Matematika dan IPA 13, no. 2 (July 16, 2022): 231. http://dx.doi.org/10.26418/jpmipa.v13i2.49370.
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This research is based on the results of the evaluation of the last ten years related to the development of studies in the Mathematics Education Master Program, Tanjungpura University, through a partnership model to develop and implement national and international comparative studies on mathematics teacher education. The aims are to describe the methodology used in the national level study of teacher education through the Teacher Professional Education Program or Pendidikan Profesi Guru (PPG)- Teacher Education and Development of Studies in Mathematics and share key findings related to mathematics preparation for future teachers. The research applied a quantitative approach with cross-sectional survey method with students of the master program of mathematics education class of 2019/2022 and 2020/2021. The results of the study show that future teacher performance: (1) has less opportunity to learn than high achievers in geometry, functions, calculus, and groups with mastery of linear algebra, number theory, analytic geometry, introduction to probability, and statistics and (2) has less opportunity for those who study school mathematics in data representation, calculus compared to linear algebra, analytic geometry, introduction to calculus, calculus, probability, and statistics. Thus, it can be concluded that attention and emphasis are needed on the type and depth of learning materials given to future teachers who continue their studies at the master's level. This pattern represents an extension to better future secondary school teachers.
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Lobnik, Uroš. "The master plan for Maribor." Urbani izziv 10, no. 2 (1999): 175–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-1999-10-02-005.
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Khlebovich, Daria. "Master′s Programs: Key Issues of Development." Bulletin of Baikal State University 30, no. 4 (December 30, 2020): 532–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.17150/2500-2759.2020.30(4).532-540.
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The article provides an overview of the Russian Master's program trends with an emphasis on the evolution of the curricula and the achievement of their new quality. Based on the secondary data analysis, the dynamics of the processes was assessed and the landscape of empirical studies of the second level of higher education was presented. A number of discussion issues related to the understanding of the present and future of Master's programs was outlined. The conclusion is made about the growth of interest in involvement in the Master`s programs. It was revealed that the development of different types and formats of curriculum with a focus on both foreign practices and Russian experience can be observed. It was proved that the most important decisions related to educational programs are focused on the formation of the Master's program product portfolio, the determination of strategic alternatives for its development, the choice of program management models and the development of external partnerships of universities to create new generation programs. It is becoming important for the academic community to find an answer to the question of new emphasis and approaches to the design of the educational process for the second level of higher education. The author comes to the conclusion that the efforts to develop Master's programs should be supported by «targeted» research, the results of which should form an information basis for making strategic and tactical decisions.
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Shahraki, Abdol Aziz. "Planning for Simultaneous Regional/Urban and Tourism Development with Case Studies." Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research 2, no. 4 (September 18, 2021): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.21926/aeer.2104035.
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This research suggests optimal planning and designing techniques for tourism complexes in urban master planning. Firstly, it explains the importance of the tourism industry through the theories of scholars and experts. It also emphasizes the connection between the development of urban economies and the tourism industry. This helps integrate the tourism industry and comprehensive regional/urban planning. It starts with planning and designing the tourism complexes in the early stages of the municipality’s master plan. This research paper suggests urban land-use policies and location techniques. This paper brings out land-use policies and centralized and symmetric urban design models for regional/urban sustainable development. It charts the following steps to meet the goal: determining a location for a tourism complex, setting a spatial table of required construction, preparing a land-use map, preparing a map album, developing investment and construction contracts. This paper assists civil engineers, urban and regional planners, tourism industry bodies, and students to develop rationally and optimally.
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Abrudeanu, Marioara, Pierre Ponthiaux, Jean Pierre Millet, Adriana Gabriela Plaiasu, Xavier Balandraud, Michel Grediac, Julitte Huez, Sergiu Stanciu, Vasile Rizea, and Maria Magdalena Dicu. "Romanian-French Collaboration for Master and Doctoral Studies in "Materials Engineering"." Applied Mechanics and Materials 657 (October 2014): 1083–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.657.1083.
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Materials engineering involves knowledge of the fundamental physics, chemistry and engineering of materials in order to elaborate, develop, and use materials with superior and new properties. The research, development and applications of materials are the major reasons behind the availability, cost reduction, innovations and improvements in all the fields of industry. Master's programs are designed to give you a solid (strong) education in the materials engineering field. Students entering a Master program have already earned a bachelor's degree and have solid acquirement of engineering. The program entails coursework, examinations and an internship or other applied experience. A master report is required to obtain the masters degree based on the researches during the stage. During a Master programme the students learn to approach complex issues from the perspective of different disciplines such as: characterisation of materials, thermodynamics, structurals transformations, technology of materials, properties of surfaces or initiation on research methods. By understanding the properties of materials, materials engineers create new materials with desired properties. Students entering a Ph.D. program have already earned a a masters degree in the field of „Materials engineering". Because of the nature of specialization the Ph.D. program tends to be smaller than master program. The international orientation of the practice stage approaches to of the Erasmus mobilites. A Ph.D. typically demonstrates a person's competence in research. Ph.D. students begin by taking courses and exams, go on to taking advanced seminars and preparing dissertation research. To complete their knowledges, they are continuing by researching, writing and completeing a dissertation thesis. The doctoral-level thesis, is the culmination of a Ph.D. candidate's research into a topic and is the major requirement of earning the doctorate. A doctoral degree is obviously a more advanced degree. However, it is long. Depending on the program, a PhD could take 4-8 years to complete. A PhD programs entails 3 years of coursework and a dissertation. During this these years the independent researchs projects are designed to cover new knowledge in your field and to be of publishable quality. Doctoral study offers the unique opportunity for an individual to develope intensive and prolonged research on a particular topic, which often leads to publication. The present paper presents the association of Romanian and French university teachers to educate students to prepare a Master diploma and to continue with cotutelle doctoral studies in the field of materials engineering.
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Fauzi, Vita Kusnul, Wahyudi Wahyudi, and Sukmawati Sukmawati. "Job Maturity in Improving Teacher Performance at Public Vocational High School 1 Ketapang." International Journal of Social Service and Research 2, no. 10 (October 27, 2022): 896–903. http://dx.doi.org/10.46799/ijssr.v2i10.170.
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This study aims to determine: 1) Want to know and analyze the performance of masters at Public Vocational School 1 Ketapang in carrying out their duties as masters; 2) Want to know and analyze what work maturity can improve master's performance at Public Vocational School 1 Ketapang; 3) Want to know and analyze the efforts made by the master of Public Vocational School 1 Ketapang in improving performance as a master. Measurement in this study using qualitative methods. The results and analysis show that: 1) Based on the results of observations, interviews, and documentation studies conducted by researchers on informants (research subjects), namely the masters of State Vocational High Schools, it shows that the masters have met several assessment indicators for each aspect. 2) Based on the results of the research on the masters of Public Vocational School 1 Ketapang above, it shows that the performance of the masters of Public Vocational School 1 Ketapang in terms of professional competence is in the fairly good category. This is because the master has fulfilled several assessment indicators in mastering the material, structure, concept, and scientific mindset that supports the subject, developing creatively guided subject matter, continuing professional development by taking reflective actions and utilizing information and communication technology to develop themselves. 3) Efforts made by the master of Public Vocational School 1 Ketapang in improving performance as a master, from the learning outcomes, namely by carrying out their duties as well as possible and continuing to improve pedagogic and professional competencies.
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Jančiauskas, Bronius, and Eligijus Toločka. "Continuing Perfection of Industrial Engineering and Management Knowledge after Master Studies." Solid State Phenomena 165 (June 2010): 414–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/ssp.165.414.
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Qualitative high education of a country is one of the most important factors that ensure a sustainable development of a respective country. Therefore effective development of higher education in the country becomes a significant factor in achieving this goal. Faster development of industry is mostly affected by the training of qualified industry engineers at higher education schools based not only on the conveyance of engineering, but also of managerial knowledge and the development of their abilities. The objective of this article is to put forward measures for improving continuing master studies in industrial engineering and management.
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Bagaeen, Samer. "Reframing the Notion of Sustainable Urban Development in the Middle East." Open House International 41, no. 4 (December 1, 2016): 39–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ohi-04-2016-b0006.
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In offering reflections on key themes affecting sustainability in the Middle East, this paper explores how an imprecise concept such as sustainability can, co-constituted with other powerful political and economic systems, such as nation building, drive forward new agendas for urban development. Rather than focus on specific empirical findings, the paper reflects instead on some of the assumptions underpinning competing approaches to sustainability highlighting multiple alternate visions of urban sustainability. In doing so, the paper engages with the literature on sustainability, master-planning and real estate development inviting the reader in the process to think about and ponder on the role of vision in the process. The reader is therefore invited to consider the aggregate impact of individual master planned projects on the urban fabric of fast growing cities and to think about how projects such as Masdar City in Abu Dhabi and the Msheireb downtown redevelopment in Doha demonstrate how sustainability and nationalist discourses are intertwined offering competing visions of what a sustainable city might become while at the same time hiding urban inequalities in plain sight with the help of the ‘forward looking’ facade of sustainability.
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HE, YONG, GUILIN WEN, and QING-GUO WANG. "DELAY-DEPENDENT SYNCHRONIZATION CRITERION FOR LUR'E SYSTEMS WITH DELAY FEEDBACK CONTROL." International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos 16, no. 10 (October 2006): 3087–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218127406016677.
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A master-slave synchronization scheme for Lur'e systems is studied for a known delay existing between master and slave systems. Based on the latest development of stability studies for time-delay systems, a new delay-dependent synchronization criterion is derived by the free-weighting matrix approach. The criterion shown by example is less conservative than the existing synchronization criteria.
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Bradford, Nova J., and Moin Syed. "Transnormativity and Transgender Identity Development: A Master Narrative Approach." Sex Roles 81, no. 5-6 (January 5, 2019): 306–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11199-018-0992-7.
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Johnson, Louise C. "Master Planned Estates: Pariah or Panacea?" Urban Policy and Research 28, no. 4 (December 1, 2010): 375–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08111146.2010.532475.
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Li, Jing, Qiaoqiao Song, Zhi-Fang Zuo, and Lin Liu. "MicroRNA398: A Master Regulator of Plant Development and Stress Responses." International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 18 (September 16, 2022): 10803. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms231810803.
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play crucial roles in plant development and stress responses, and a growing number of studies suggest that miRNAs are promising targets for crop improvement because they participate in the regulation of diverse, important agronomic traits. MicroRNA398 (miR398) is a conserved miRNA in plants and has been shown to control multiple stress responses and plant growth in a variety of species. There are many studies on the stress response and developmental regulation of miR398. To systematically understand its function, it is necessary to summarize the evolution and functional roles of miR398 and its target genes. In this review, we analyze the evolution of miR398 in plants and outline its involvement in abiotic and biotic stress responses, in growth and development and in model and non-model plants. We summarize recent functional analyses, highlighting the role of miR398 as a master regulator that coordinates growth and diverse responses to environmental factors. We also discuss the potential for fine-tuning miR398 to achieve the goal of simultaneously improving plant growth and stress tolerance.
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Peiser, Richard, and Arthur C. Nelson. "Using Master Planning Expert Panels to Achieve Planning Objectives." Journal of the American Planning Association 63, no. 4 (December 31, 1997): 439–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01944369708975938.
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Bardauskienė, Dalia. "CITY MASTER PLAN AND EXPERT ASSESSMENTS." Journal of Architecture and Urbanism 31, no. 3 (September 30, 2007): 119–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/13921630.2007.10697098.
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After the restoration of independence Lithuanian cities underwent big urban transformations which frequently took place without any clear strategy and master plans. Attention to urban planning intensified after Lithuania’s accession to the European Union. General planning works revealed trends of the planning system of cities and Lithuanian territories on the whole, but they did not give a proper answer to what extent the system complies with sustainable development targets, values of society‘s feeling and thinking. In this situation the second Master Plan of Vilnius City was drawn after the restoration of independence. Planning methods based on the results of expert evaluations and public process enabled to substantiate the solutions: to determine internal and external factors of urban development, transformations of urban structures, values of society. Compatibility of expert opinions verified by applying mathematical methods demonstrated high compatibility of the results of expert polls on Vilnius City Master Plan. A conclusion is made that Vilnius City Master Plan till 2015 reflects the interests and values of all the citizens and provides prerequisites for sustainable development. Successful implementation greatly depends on external factors, including solution of the problems of territory planning system and internal factors the key of which is reduction of differences between the city centre and outskirts. It is revealed that public rights to participate in the formation of cities are not adequate to knowledge and contribution to the implementation. Miesto bendrasis planas ir ekspertiniai vertinimai Santrauka Po nepriklausomybės atkūrimo Lietuvos miestai pergyveno dideles urbanistines transformacijas, kurios dažnai vyko be aiškios strategijos ir bendrųjų planų. Lietuvai tapus Europos Sąjungos nare dėmesys miestų planavimui suaktyvėjo. Bendrojo planavimo darbai atskleidė miestų, o kartu ir Lietuvos teritorijų planavimo sistemos raidos tendencijas, tačiau nedavė pamatuoto atsakymo, ar ji atitinka darniosios plėtros tikslus, visuomenės nuostatas ir vertybes. Vilniaus bendrojo planavimo pavyzdžiu nagrinėjamos aktualios Lietuvos miestams problemos ir uždaviniai, siekiant darniosios plėtros idealo, konstruktyvaus ir viešo planavimo proceso esamoje vertybių sistemos ir visuomenės intereso neapibrėžtumo situacijoje. Nagrinėjama, kokiuose bendrojo planavimo etapuose tikslinga remtis ekspertinio vertinimo rezultatais, ir analizuojamas šių rezultatų pritaikomumas. Straipsnyje pateikti ekspertinių vertinimų rezultatų tyrimai Lietuvos miestų teritorijų planavimo darbe iki šiol netaikyti praktikoje.
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Uslu, Cengiz, Faruk M. Altunkasa, Onur Boyacıgil, Nurgül Konaklı, and Aylin Salıcı. "Bicycle Master Plan for Adana, Turkey." Journal of Urban Planning and Development 138, no. 1 (March 2012): 62–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)up.1943-5444.0000069.
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Zainuri, Ahmad. "Manajemen Pengembangan Program Studi (Prodi) Studi Islam Program Pascasarjana (Pps) Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Rafen Fatah Palembang." Medina-Te : Jurnal Studi Islam 14, no. 2 (December 30, 2018): 1–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.19109/medinate.v14i2.3073.
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This study examines the management of the development of the Postgraduate Program in Islamic Studies at UIN Raden Fatah Palembang Program which includes planning, implementation, and evaluation of accreditation as material in formulating a strategic plan (strategic plan), this study aims to describe the development management of the Master of Islamic Studies Program in PPs ) Raden Fatah State Islamic University (UIN) Palembang, both related to the planning of accreditation, implementation, and evaluation. Theoretically it is expected to be useful in adding intellectual property, especially the management study of the development of the Master of Islamic Studies Program at UIN Raden Fatah and other Islamic colleges. While practically, this research is expected to be useful and / or input for the development of a strategic plan for developing the Master of Islamic Studies Program at UIN Raden Fatah Palembang. This study is a field research with a descriptive approach, namely research that is limited to efforts to reveal a problem and the situation as it is, so that it is only a disclosure of facts by analyzing data.
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Viáfara, John Jairo, and José David Largo. "Colombian English Teachers’ Professional Development: The Case of Master Programs." Profile: Issues in Teachers´ Professional Development 20, no. 1 (January 1, 2018): 103–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.15446/profile.v20n1.63323.
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Master degree programs have rapidly increased in Colombia to the point where they are one of the most favored options for English teachers seeking to bolster their professional development. This survey study characterizes eighty participants, their five master programs, and their perceptions concerning the influence these graduate courses exerted on their teaching. While participants’ pedagogical and research work seemed to have benefited the most from their studies, their practices involving language policy and administration were regarded as distant from what they learnt. Findings suggest that innovation, reflection, and collaboration permeated participants’ overarching categories of development. Challenges to respondents’ integration of their newly acquired education with their teaching included competing ideologies and agendas exhibited by stakeholders in school communities.
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Hirata, Fujio. "A Study on the Attitudes and Activities of Master Gardeners and Master Gardeners-in-Training in the United States." Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan 40 (2005): 134. http://dx.doi.org/10.11361/cpij1.40.0.134.0.
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McLean, Kate C., Samantha Boggs, Kristin Haraldsson, Alexandra Lowe, Chelsea Fordham, Staci Byers, and Moin Syed. "Personal identity development in cultural context: The socialization of master narratives about the gendered life course." International Journal of Behavioral Development 44, no. 2 (June 5, 2019): 116–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0165025419854150.
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The present studies focused on the role and socialization of biographical master narratives – cultural narratives that prescribe the types and ordering of events that should occur in one’s personal life identity narrative – by focusing on adolescent and emerging adult gender identity development. We employed a combined explanatory and triangulation mixed methods design. Study 1a ( n = 414) was a survey study examining the expected biographical master narrative events for men and women, and the content of master narrative deviation and conformity in an emerging adult sample. In Study 1b ( n = 14) we interviewed participants from Study 1a about their conformity and deviation narratives, as well as their socialization experiences regarding gendered biographical master narratives. In Study 2 mothers and adolescents ( n = 11 pairs), engaged in conversation about expected life course events, as well as a follow-up interview about their conversation. We first found that there are more gender differences in the personal experiences of conformity to and deviation from master narratives compared to the expectations of the life course (Study 1a). Second, deviating is related to more engagement in identity processes (Study 1a). Third, emerging adults report contradictions in retrospective reports of socialization messages regarding expectations (Study 1b), a finding confirmed in a discourse analysis of mothers and their adolescents (Study 2). Overall, across the studies, we see that (a) adolescents and emerging adults are engaged in a delicate balance of negotiating between various cultural and familial messages, as well as personal experiences, about gender identity particularly in regards to gender equality and, (b) there is a complex relation between socialization messages about gender equality that may make some biographical master narratives about the expected life course events for men and women more resistant to change.
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Stanič, Ivan. "Motives of the master plan for Slovenj Gradec." Urbani izziv 10, no. 2 (1999): 171–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-1999-10-02-004.
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Trang Nguyen, Hieu, Huong Thi Mai To, Michel Lebrun, Stephane Bellafiore, and Antony Champion. "Jasmonates—the Master Regulator of Rice Development, Adaptation and Defense." Plants 8, no. 9 (September 9, 2019): 339. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants8090339.
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Rice is one of the most important food crops worldwide, as well as the model plant in molecular studies on the cereals group. Many different biotic and abiotic agents often limit rice production and threaten food security. Understanding the molecular mechanism, by which the rice plant reacts and resists these constraints, is the key to improving rice production to meet the demand of an increasing population. The phytohormone jasmonic acid (JA) and related compounds, collectively called jasmonates, are key regulators in plant growth and development. They are also one of the central players in plant immunity against biotic attacks and adaptation to unfavorable environmental conditions. Here, we review the most recent knowledge about jasmonates signaling in the rice crop model. We highlight the functions of jasmonates signaling in many adaptive responses, and also in rice growth and development processes. We also draw special attention to different signaling modules that are controlled by jasmonates in rice.
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Bagina, Elena, and Margarita Arustamyan. "Yerevan 1924: master plan." проект байкал, no. 65 (August 31, 2020): 172–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.51461/projectbaikal.65.1704.
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The master plan of Yerevan created in 1924 by Alexander Tamanyan and Nikolay Buniatyan is a reflection of the military-political situation prevailing in Armenia after the First World War, the genocide of 1915, the revolutions in Turkey and Russia, the social illusions of the Armenian diaspora and political parties that set out to create an independent Republic of Armenia as a center for the preservation of Armenian culture. The change in the “client” of this project and the political plans did not affect the idea of a “garden city” and the planning principles laid down by Tamanyan. The activities of the Armenian Assistance Committee made it possible to realize the ideas of the master plan.
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Kovtun, Natalia V. "The Motif of Mastery in Modern Traditionalism: Features of the Author’s Representation." Philology 19, no. 9 (2020): 126–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.25205/1818-7919-2020-19-9-126-143.
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Purpose. The purpose of the article is to analyze the motive of mastery in modern artistic traditionalism. Results. The works of F. Abramov, V. Shukshin, and V. Rasputin as representatives of the socio-moral, existential, and ‘mystical’ lines of development of this movement were chosen for our research. We separate the motif of craft and the the actual creative act, and analyze the effect of luminophany typical to the latter. In Shukshin’s work, the motive of skill correlates with the plot of civilization, the characters leave the countryside in search of wisdom. In the early texts, the city is presented as a promising space for the formation of personality, in the later ones, on the contrary, the image of the city gets a tragic resolution, the master chooses the path of a hired craftsman who repeats other people's patterns. The real hero here is ‘strange’, ‘foolish’, who does not know how to make practical use of the skill. He creates his world as a miracle, a refuge where you can escape from the cruel present. In Abramov’s work, the themes of labor and skill are key, the social efforts of masters are important, they strive to transform the house, the countryside, and Russia here and now. There is an ethicization of labor, labor becomes a commandment, a prayer, the masters themselves belong to the fabulous chronotope, perform the functions of demiurges, opening up to the profane crafts, culture, and the vertical. Women often show skill in men's professions, which is due to the unique traits of the post-war period. The motif of skill in Rasputin's later texts correlates with the motif of death. The theme of the master and his fate unfolds in the story Izba, where the question arises about a new hero who can lead the nation out of the spiritual impasse. Rasputin, disappointed in the possibilities of a patriarchal man, leaves the chance for the renewal of the universe to a woman whose feat is set off by the presence of the master Savelii, whose image is enhanced by the figure of Orpheus. When the masters no longer have a place, in reality, they establish personal contact with time, and Eternity resonates with the question of man. Conclusion. Over the centuries, the experience of searching for ‘secret freedom’, the creation of the master of light, accumulates, is transmitted from generation to generation, which determines the existence of culture.
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Karabiyik, Tugba, Aparajita Jaiswal, Paul Thomas, and Alejandra J. Magana. "Understanding the Interactions between the Scrum Master and the Development Team: A Game-Theoretic Approach." Mathematics 8, no. 9 (September 10, 2020): 1553. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/math8091553.
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Scrum methodology is widely used in the information technology (IT) industry for the purposes of team-based iterative software development. However, limited studies have been conducted to explore the nature of interactions between a Scrum Master and other team members and the effect of these interactions on team effectiveness. The aim of this study is to understand the interactions between the Scrum Master and other team members in an educational setting and propose and demonstrate an application of cooperative game theory for the same. Cooperative game theory can model scenarios where other team members can benefit from cooperating. Through the lens of the cooperative game-theoretic model, we investigated the strategies employed by the Scrum Master and other team members when involved in a semi-capstone IT project. Specifically, the study explored the team interaction between a Scrum Master and other team members at three different levels of team effectiveness: least effective, partially effective, and most effective. Our results indicate that a Scrum Master should be active to maximize their payoff as well as the teams’ overall payoff. Contrary to this, other team members should be active in the most and partially effective teams, while being passive in the least effective teams at higher costs of interpersonal relations and the processes. The results of the study represent a novel application of game-theoretic modeling for understanding the Scrum Master and other team member interactions. These results are applicable not just in an educational setting but also to the wider area of software development by identifying the right set of strategies by the Scrum Master, and other team members in order to help IT professionals to maximize their payoff.
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Featherstone, Allen M., and Lynnette M. Brummett. "Using Distance Education in Graduate Programs." Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 39, no. 2 (August 2007): 285–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1074070800022999.
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There has been much hype around online education creating a revolution in education. Studies analyzing the use of distance education at the graduate level have been limited. This article uses Kansas State University's Master of Agribusiness program as a case study. Educational theory related to a distance environment is studied. Development and technology issues related to the Master of Agribusiness program are presented followed by survey information from students. Appropriate administrative and management practices that govern a program are essential to the success of the program.
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Peerapun, Wannasilpa, Sirirat Sereerat, Peamsook Sanit, and Pornsan Vichienpradit. "Master Planning for Conservation and Development of Krung Rattanakosin 2032." Nakhara : Journal of Environmental Design and Planning 19 (December 31, 2020): 39–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.54028/nj2020193958.
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Master Plan of Conservation and Development of Krung Rattanakosin 2032 has planned under the vision of "A glorious capital city of Siam Kingdom, dignified by urban heritages, blending with multi-identical-cultural dimensions of the local community, and the contemporary urbanism." An integrated planning in responsive with the dynamic contexts under the combining the conservation and development into one framework. Highlighted on the Krung Rattanakosin urban structure and significant cultural heritages which express the important stories of the area, including the story of the two capital cities of Thonburi and Krung Rattanakosin, the stories about palaces, and spatial development.
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Zhukenova, Zhazira D., and Zhazira Zh Zhekibaeva. "Development Stages of the Modern Jewelry Art in Kazakhstan." Observatory of Culture 16, no. 3 (July 19, 2019): 322–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.25281/2072-3156-2019-16-3-322-332.
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In the context of globalization of the modern world and the growth of intercultural interaction, the question of spiritual development of the nation, the issues of formation, establishment, and the main trends in the further evolution of its art become the subject of research by many art historians, who, through the use of their topical articles and speeches, have made conditions for the further improvement of art studies in Kazakhstan.Currently, the Republic of Kazakhstan is on the way of radical changes in its political, economic and cultural system, which became possible with the acquisition of Kazakhstan’s status as a sovereign state.Scientists of Kazakhstan — historians, ethnographers, culturologists, art experts of the 20th—21st centuries — conducted comprehensive studies of the history, culture and art of the Kazakh people. Special attention was paid to description of the traditional types of applied art (felting, weaving, embroidery), as well as the work of master jewelers.While the traditional types of applied art have been widely described and studied by art historians in ethno-cultural aspects, the professional jewelry art of Kazakhstan, the work of modern national masters are still insufficiently investigated, including the issues of archaic and traditional forms interpretation in today’s jewelry art.Contemporary jewelry artists working in the most topical forms keep the Kazakh traditions of jewelry craftsmanship: they use generally accepted techniques of metal processing in their works, creatively interpret traditional forms.The active use of the established techniques by modern masters is complemented by the latest technology.The artistic features of modern jewelry are based on the author’s interpretation of forms and techniques of traditional jewelry art; there is a kind of synthesis: a mixture of traditions of the Kazakh craft, techniques of folk applied art, and current artistic trends.
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Pryce‐Jones, David. "A master all his own." Middle Eastern Studies 33, no. 5 (January 1998): 38–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00263209808701193.
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Maki, Norio. "A Role of Disaster Reduction Plan in Master Plan." Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan 39 (2004): 100. http://dx.doi.org/10.11361/cpij1.39.0.100.0.
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Gwyther, Gabrielle. "Paradise Planned: Community Formation and the Master Planned Estate." Urban Policy and Research 23, no. 1 (March 2005): 57–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0811114042000335304.
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Xiao, Luo. "Chinese Academy of Painting: Formation, Development, Objectives." Artistic Culture Topical Issues, no. 18(1) (May 31, 2022): 50–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.31500/1992-5514.18(1).2022.260419.
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The study covers the formation, development, and objectives of the Chinese Academy of Painting. Particular emphasis is on the current stage of its work and the tasks it is designed to solve. The research methodology is based on the use of general scientific methods of scientific work: historical, analytical, method of comparison, and logical method (operating with knowledge and means of obtaining it that allows to systematize new knowledge without returning to empirical calculations). For the first time in Ukrainian historiography and museum studies, the work hightlights the features of development of the Chinese Academy of Painting as an important element of training of future artists of China. In addition, significant structural changes in the activities of the modern system of training in this field of art are pointed out. Conclusions. During the 10th–12th centuries the academy was a powerful educational institution with its own hierarchy of teachers, a system of education (which also included the mastery of philosophy and poetry). At the beginning of the twentieth century, Chinese masters tried to combine traditional and contemporary European art. Today, the work of the Academy is quite democratic, and Chinese art is returning to free dialogue. At the same time, the Academy does not repudiate social projects, its main task isto serve people. Young artists have to master various techniques, first of all to create their own paintings. This will give them the opportunity to form their own painting style based on already acquired skills and knowledge. Their artworks should not imitate ancient painting but also bring something new to the development of Chinese culture. Hence, Chinese painting is a modern art with its own educational system, created byChinese ethnic peoples through the accumulation of millennial experience.
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Зайцева, Наталия, and Nataliya Zaitseva. "The use of technology of master classes at higher schools of Tourism and Service." Universities for Tourism and Service Association Bulletin 7, no. 4 (December 23, 2013): 11–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/1827.
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The paper studies the current approaches to the nature and the classification of master classes as a form
of learning and development. It also describes the technology of various kinds of workshops for students,
trainees advanced education programs and teaching staff. The examples of master classes for students of
Tourism and Service higher schools are given.
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Jukić, Tihomir, and Srečko Pegan. "Traditional values, quantitative growth and qualitative development. Key study for master plan of Osijek." Urbani izziv 13, no. 1 (2002): 121–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2002-13-01-006.
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Clapp, Alison. "Listening to The Student Voice in Online Masters Community and Resource Development." Higher Education Studies 12, no. 2 (March 11, 2022): 35. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/hes.v12n2p35.
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Expectations of online masters students commencing their studies has been under-researched, as have the challenges of transition from undergraduates learning on-campus to postgraduate online students. The study described here investigates student expectations of this transition, development of resources for academic skills teaching, and student evaluation of interventions supporting them to join the academic community as masters. The methods were a series of action research cycles with a total of 38 students participating from 5 annual cohorts of Master of Research students, with the taught component entirely online. A student cohort (12 students) surveyed for initial course evaluation led to resources being developed for the course induction. Group interviews with the following cohorts evaluated new resource development after each course iteration, leading to further online seminars and skills resources development. In addition, further synchronous and non-synchronous activities with teacher presence were employed to improve student enculturation in the academic community. Recorded online interviews in virtual classrooms preceded transcription and thematic analysis, showing that student expectations of masters study and the skills required to join the academic community in all cohorts needed management. Students expected a continuation of undergraduate studies, ‘but harder’. Development of an optional online academic skills course, allied to student activities embedded in specialist content with increased teacher and social presence, was praised by the last student cohort interviewed. The online skills course is available to other online courses within this Graduate School. This model may be transferable to other institutions, particularly in light of increased online Covid-19 teaching.
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Bikse, Veronika, Inese Lusena – Ezera, and Baiba Rivza. "Innovative start-ups: challenges and development opportunities in Latvia." International Journal of Innovation Science 10, no. 2 (June 4, 2018): 261–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijis-05-2017-0044.
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify the problems and possibilities for development of innovative start-ups in Latvia. Design/methodology/approach To achieve the aim of this study, a survey of Latvia’s high school students in 2015 (n = 5,910) was undertaken by an online questionnaire within a financial skill built-up contest “New Financial Expert 2016” held by the Financial Institute of Swedbank (Swedbank survey, 2016). Further, Latvia University of Agriculture master students (n = 97) were interviewed in the year 2016 to identify master students opinion about necessary support for entrepreneurship, future services or goods with potentially high added value and find out their readiness for innovative action. Findings A comparative analysis of data of the master student interviews and the survey of Latvia’s high school students showed that most of the youth associated their entrepreneurship prospects with innovative ideas, new technologies and new skills. The results of the research indicated that the foundation of start-up enterprises in Latvia led to positive results and gave an impulse to increasing economic activities as there were the necessary preconditions for their development. Originality/value The studies are mostly dedicated to start-ups that are less likely to innovate and have linked the concept of the start-up with business incubation. Unlike other studies, this is a specific research that provides insights into the situation in Latvia and is directed toward building innovative start-up enterprises that should be linked with the growth-oriented new technology, globalization and global market with a focus on innovation. Thus, research findings contribute to extant research on the possibilities of development of innovative start-up enterprises in Latvia and advance the present understanding of the main problems in the creation of new innovative start-ups.
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Gurinović, Mirjana, Romana Novaković, Zvonimir Šatalić, Marina Nikolić, Jelena Milešević, Marija Ranić, and Marija Glibetić. "Professional training in nutrition in Central and Eastern Europe: current status and opportunities for capacity development." Public Health Nutrition 18, no. 2 (February 27, 2014): 372–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980014000172.
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AbstractObjectiveTo examine the availability of academic programmes in nutrition and identify nutrition training needs in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).DesignA questionnaire with close-ended and open-ended questions was distributed to the members of the United Nations University Standing Committee on Nutrition, Regional Network for Capacity Development in Nutrition in CEE (NCDN CEE).SettingParticipants’ responses to the questionnaire including the comments of their colleagues from home institutions were obtained in group discussions during NCDN CEE meetings in 2010–2013.SubjectsSixteen CEE countries’ experts and their colleagues from home institutions involved in NCDN CEE activities 2007–2013.ResultsThe responses were obtained from fourteen out of sixteen participating countries; five countries have established Bachelor, Master and PhD studies in nutrition (Croatia, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovak Republic and Slovenia), whereas in Latvia and Republic of Macedonia only Bachelor and Master studies are set up. Seven countries have no Bachelor, Master or PhD studies: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia. Introduction to data analysis and Nutritional epidemiology are the most needed nutrition trainings that would increase working competence of nutritionists and nutrition-related professionals in CEE.ConclusionsAvailability of academic programmes in nutrition in CEE countries is limited. Opportunities for improving the competence of existing and future nutrition-related professionals should be addressed at national and regional level; distance learning courses and creation of a regional centre for nutrition training were seen as opportunities for sustainable capacity development in nutrition in CEE.
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Khechuashvili, Lili, Mariam Gogichaishvili, and Tamari Jananashvili. "ALTERNATIVE MASTER NARRATIVE: THE AVENUE LEADING TO GENERATIVITY." Problems of Psychology in the 21st Century 12, no. 2 (December 25, 2018): 75–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.33225/ppc/18.12.75.
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Two independent mixed method studies are aimed at exploration of the major process of negotiation with an internalization of the master narrative, which assists as the cultural framework for narrative identity development. It analysed and compared the data obtained from same-sex desire individuals, ex-convicts and ordinary Georgian citizens, and traced the process of autobiographical reasoning and negotiation with autobiographical master narrative as the mean for development alternative master narrative, which, in turn, serves as the avenue for overcoming stigma, achieving resocialization and generativity, and coming in accord to one’s own identity. The comparative analysis addressed the following questions: How do research participants construct biographical alternative master narrative? Does this narrative lead to generativity? Does autobiographical reasoning mediate development of alternative master narrative? Altogether 30 life stories (16 same-sex desired persons and 14 ex-convicts) or 840 narratives were coded for narrative autobiographical reasoning, generativity, as well as for narrative structure (redemption and contamination). Besides, thematic comparative analysis was carried out. Qualitative analysis revealed the main thematic lines of the life stories, such as stigmatization and victimization, family relations, hard childhood experiences, urge for generativity, resocialization and identity formation. Research participants from both samples constructed their life stories or narrative identities through bringing on the surface the implicit master narrative and creating their own alternative one via either shifting and replacing the events or modifying sequences of the events included in the normative life story or autobiographical master narrative.
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Paek, Seunghan, and Dai Whan An. "Missionary Architecture and Hybrid Modernity in Colonial Korea: The Case of Yonsei University." Open House International 42, no. 4 (December 1, 2017): 5–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ohi-04-2017-b0002.
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This article explores the hybrid modernity made through missionary architectural practices during colonial Korea, by examining how the master plan of Yonsei University, one of the earliest mission schools in Korea, has gone through a unique evolutionary process throughout the convoluted modern history of the twentieth century. In doing so, this article conducts a thorough visual and spatial analysis of the given case with two emphases: first, analyzing three campus master plans—produced in 1917, 1925, and 2016 respectively—in a comparative way; and second, analyzing the layout and façade composition of major buildings that comprise the campus in great details. These master plans are crucial evidences enabling us to investigate the transatlantic architectural practices in early 20th century, as Henry K. Murphy, the architect in charge of the first two master plans of Yonsei University, was one who had long practiced in New York and greatly admired the values of Asian architecture through a series of field trips to major Asian cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Seoul. While the 1917 master plan was in part influenced by the Western precedents, as well as ones from Japan and China some of which Murphy himself was involved in as a master architect the 1925 case deviates from it and illustrates multiple points of transformation that go beyond spatial symmetry and visual harmony. The 1925 one is marked by the rearranged spatial disposition and façade composition of dormitories and residential halls as influenced by the geographical peculiarities of Korea at that time. Long after the revision, the third, 2016, version illustrates the much expanded, triangular shape toward the south with added buildings and facilities, while the entombment area and other historical fragments in the upper part are well preserved. Hence, this article claims that the case of Yonsei University elicits the hybridization of missionary architectural practices and local Korean culture throughout the twentieth century, which is neither subsumed by the missionaries' imposition of design ideas nor bound by the authentically Korean tradition of design.
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Verstraelen, Frans J. "Land, Development and Ecology." Mission Studies 13, no. 1 (1996): 189–206. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157338396x00104.
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AbstractFor all peoples, land is an invaluable asset, a pre-condition for life, growth, and development. There are, however, different assessments of land in various parts of the world. In the North with its Enlightenment inheritance, scientific approach and technological development, land is viewed rather rationally, while in the South land is understood also rela- tionally, intuitively and mystically, in contrast to a purely rational view and use. "Reason seeks to analyse, to define and so, in a sense to master. The intuitive view has a strong component of belonging" (Tuwere 1994:10). Since in both the Pacific and Africa land has a mystical, spiritual background, it seems that Christians and Christian churches elsewhere can greatly benefit from their experiences and insights for deepening an understanding of and approach to land, development and ecological issues. This paper presents viewpoints expressed mainly by Pacific and Africans theologians. There are, of course, other perspectives as instanced by Cecilia Asogwa, a popular educator in Nigeria who, in her reflection on the integrity of creation, inserts experiences and initiatives of rural women in Ebenebe, Nigeria, who through involvement in an economic self-help group obtained personal and community empowerment experienced as part of the healing of creation (see Asogwa 1992).
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Hajrasouliha, Amir H. "Master-planning the American campus: goals, actions, and design strategies." URBAN DESIGN International 22, no. 4 (June 29, 2017): 363–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41289-017-0044-x.
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Dowling, Robyn, Rowland Atkinson, and Pauline McGuirk. "Privatism, Privatisation and Social Distinction in Master-Planned Residential Estates." Urban Policy and Research 28, no. 4 (September 14, 2010): 391–410. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08111146.2010.508870.
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Maksin, Marija. "Sustainable heritage utilization in rural tourism development in Serbia." Spatium, no. 28 (2012): 37–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/spat1228037m.
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Research on natural and cultural heritage as one of the key levers of sustainable tourism development in Serbia has been conducted 2010, for the elaboration of the Master plan for Sustainable Rural Tourism Development in Serbia. To evaluate achieved and potential attractiveness of natural and cultural heritage at rural Serbia the FAS methodology was implemented, and the results of this evaluation are discussed. Based on achieved and potential attractiveness and accessibility of natural and cultural heritage, and other criteria, the rural tourism clusters have been established. Methodology for rural tourism clusters identification and prioritization is presented, and the results of prioritization discussed. Elaboration of the Master plan for Sustainable Rural Tourism Development in Serbia has been based on the holistic approach. Therefore the aim of rural tourism development is to protect, revitalize and use the natural and cultural assets in sustainable way to benefit the rural communities. Challenges and possibilities for sustainable heritage utilization, sustainable rural tourism development, and management arrangements are discussed for two cases - Viminacium archaeological park and Mountain Stara planina Nature Park. Based on analyzed cases the evaluation criteria for management of sustainable heritage utilization and rural tourism development are proposed.
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Vojković, Goran, and Melita Milenković. "Autonomous ships and legal authorities of the ship master." Case Studies on Transport Policy 8, no. 2 (June 2020): 333–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2019.12.001.
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Miere, Doina, and Lorena Filip. "Development and Accreditation of a New Study Programme for a European Master Degree in Nutrition Studies." Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 191 (June 2015): 713–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.04.263.
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Saputro, M. Endy. "Indonesian Islamic Studies: Selected Dissertation Bibliography 1980-1999." DINIKA : Academic Journal of Islamic Studies 1, no. 2 (August 31, 2016): 229. http://dx.doi.org/10.22515/dinika.v1i2.255.
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Continuing the previous edition, this bibliography presents dissertations titles produced mainly from universities in Australia, America, and Canada. Not only dissertations ones, some important theses are also displayed in this bibliography. The period 1980-1999 is a salient period in the process of Indonesian Islamic studies development. Since 1990 Minister of Religious Affairs has selectively sent Indonesian scholars finishing their master degree to McGill University. For the result, they produced theses master on Indonesian Islam. On the one hand, this theses can be used as an evidence that Indonesian scholars were able to introduce Indonesian Islam abroad; on the other hand, this introduction focuses on leaders thoughtwhich is then dominated the pattern of Islamic studies in Indonesian Islamic higher education institutions. In comparison, dissertation/thesis from the universities in the United States and Australia shows notable interesting assumption that during that period the scholars whose background are Islamic studies tend to produce theological-doctrinal dissertation/thesis as well as that of leaders-thought; while scholars with social and cultural background tend to review Islam from the attending problems in society.Keywords: Islamic Studies, McGill University, Bibliography, Dissertation, Indonesia
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Buttlar, William G., Reynaldo Roque, and Brian Reid. "Automated Procedure for Generation of Creep Compliance Master Curve for Asphalt Mixtures." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1630, no. 1 (January 1998): 28–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/1630-04.
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For the design of asphaltic paving mixtures under heavy traffic loading, the Superpave system specifies use of performance-based mixture tests and prediction models to supplement volumetric mix design procedures. Central to the mechanics-based thermal cracking model used in Superpave is the prediction of thermally induced stresses based on a master curve and shift factor concept. The original version of Superpave had procedures for automated construction of the mixture creep compliance master curve from measured mixture properties. However, recent studies have indicated the need for several new modeling techniques, the development of which has resulted in the need for substantially more sophisticated procedures for automated construction of the master curve. This paper details the development of a computer program called MASTER, which automates master curve construction using built-in logic capabilities designed to handle the wide variety of measured responses encountered in practice. MASTER was found to agree closely with manually determined shift factors for 36 field mixtures investigated. The program was also found to be extremely robust, producing rational shift factors even when used to analyze complicated, thermally damaged materials. On the basis of these findings, the procedures developed here are recommended for inclusion in future revisions of the Superpave performance modeling software.