Dissertations / Theses: 'Site selection – Case studies'

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Hawkins, Matthew Lane 1974, and Christian Eyre 1975 Foulger. "Quantifying the art of retail site selection : a retail case study." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/29893.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2001.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 88-89).
Although there have been great strides in attempting to identify the locations that will yield the highest sales, the opinion among retailers remains that once the demographic, market, and sub-market analysis is complete, the choice of where to open a store within a sub-market is a matter of "feeling". Science can help a retailer pinpoint an optimal intersection that will enable it to place its goods and/or services in front of the largest number of potential customers, but it is the "art" of site selection that will enable a retailer to choose the best of the available locations surrounding the targeted intersection. There are invariably a number of appropriate alternative sites within a qualified trade area. Choosing the best location among these alternative sites is subjective. This "feeling" or "art" of selecting the relatively better location is something that is usually refined through years of developing the intuition for what will work the best. The purpose of this paper is to look at and then quantify the real estate variables that affect the relative attractiveness of available locations that exist within a delineated trade area. This is in an attempt to replace the subjectivity or "art" of selecting the best location with that of quantifiable results that prove that one site will result in higher sales than that of another. The results of the analysis show that the independent variables fail to predict sales per square foot with a requisite statistical significance. While the data failed to prove the hypothesis that the "art" of selecting retail locations can be replaced with quantitative analysis, the authors believe that with a larger sample size real estate factors can provide valuable insight into sales per square foot forecasts.
by Matthew Lane Hawkins and Christian Eyre Foulger.
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Lashkari, Hormoz, and Christopher Voutsinas. "Site selection criteria for resort development and a case study in northern New England." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/68244.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1990.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 167-170).
by Hormoz Lashkari and Christopher Voutsinas.
M.S.

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Chabuk, Ali Jalil. "Analysis of Landfill Site Selection-Case Studies Al-Hillah and Al-Qasim Qadhaas, Babylon, Iraq." Licentiate thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-347.

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The selection of a landfill site is considered as a complicated task because the whole process is based on many factors and restrictions. This study shows the present status of solid waste management, solid waste sources, staffing for solid waste collection, machinery and equipment used in the waste collection process, finance and financial management at Babylon Governorate and its Qadhaa. The management of collection and disposal of waste in Babylon Governorate and its Qadhaa is done through open dumping of waste and the quality of the collection process is poor. This is the case in Al-Hillah Qadhaa, which is located in the central part of the governorate, Iraq and Al-Qasim Qadhaas, which is situated in the southern part of the Babylon Governorate, Iraq. These sites do not conform to the scientific and environmental criteria applied in the selection of landfill sites. In the first part of the current study, to find out how much solid waste will be produced in the future; two methods were used to calculate the population growth in Al-Hillah and Al-Qasim Qadhaas to the year 2030. The results showed that the total waste in 2030 according to the first and second methods respectively will be 394,081 tonnes and 472,474 tonnes in Al-Hillah Qadhaa, and (54,481 tonnes and 76,374 tonnes) in Al-Qasim Qadhaa. The cumulated quantity of solid waste expected to be produced between 2020 and 2030 according to the first and second methods respectively was 3,757,387 tonnes and 4,300,864 tonnes in Al-Hillah Qadhaa, whilst in Al-Qasim Qadhaa it was 519,456 tonnes and 695,219 tonnes. The generation rate in 2020 will be (0.88 and 0.62) kg/ (capita. day) in Al-Hillah and Al-Qasim Qadhaas respectively; in year 2030, the generation rate will be (0.97 and 0.69) kg/ (capita. day) based on method 2 and an expected incremental increase in generation rate of 1 kg/ (capita. day) per year. The second part of this study aims to find the best sites for landfills in Al-Hillah and Al-Qasim Qadhaas. For this reason, 15 criteria were adopted in this study (groundwater depth, rivers, soil types, agricultural land use, land use, elevation, slope, gas pipelines, oil pipelines, power lines, roads, railways, urban centres, villages and archaeological sites) using GIS (geographic information system), which has a large capacity for managing input data. In addition, the AHP (analytical hierarchy process) method was used to derive the relative weightings for each criterion using pairwise comparison. The suitability index map for candidate landfill sites was obtained. Two suitable candidate landfill sites were found to fulfill the scientific and environmental requirements in each Qadhaa, with areas of 9.153 km2 and 8.204 km2 respectively in Al-Hillah Qadhaa, and with areas of 2.766 km2 and 2.055 km2 respectively in Al-Qasim Qadhaa. The area of these sites can accommodate solid waste from 2020 until 2030 based on the required areas, which were 4.175 km2 and 4.778 km2 (Ali-Hillah Qadhaa) and 0.577 km2 and 0.772 km2 in (Al-Qasim Qadhaa) according to the first and second methods respectively.

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Steer, Lorn Adam. "Site selection for the Small-Scale Aquaculture Farming Systems in the Western Cape : a GIS application." Thesis, Link to the online version, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/1653.

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Lu, Pei-Yi. "Off-site art curating : case studies in Taiwan (1987-2007)." Thesis, Birkbeck (University of London), 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.645199.

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The aim of this thesis is to develop a concept of 'off-site art' as a distinct mode of art production, and further argues that a specific approach to curating. 'off-site art curating', is required in order to realize the potential of this art form. Off-site art refers to works in temporary exhibitions which are held away from the gallery space and which create their own time-space on site, usually being 'site-specific' and 'context-sensitive'. Taking place in the real living environment, off-site art, on the one hand, is liberated from the limitations imposed by an institution, while on the other hand it naturally encounters difficulties being sited in a broader social, economic and political arena; in this sense, off-site art could be considered in part to be a reflection of spatial-political circumstances and problems encountered on site. Three questions will be discussed: what is off-site art and why it is significant? What is the relationship between artworks, environmental context and viewers in off-site art exhibitions? and what is the role of the curator and how might the curating of off-site art work? The research is based on an interdisciplinary approach, and a number of off-site art exhibitions held in Taiwan during the period 1987 to 2007 will be taken as case studies in order to examine four primary aspects: off-site art curating and politics; off-site art curating and business; off-site art curating and urban regeneration; off-site art curating and the community. I argue that the value of off-site art lies in the fact that art should not be confined to a gallery; instead, art manifests its power in everyday life. The task of off-site art curating is to create a support system that mediates between the diverse forces in operation in order to ensure that art is valued as art itself rather than merely playing a subsidiary role serving political, economic or any other purposes.

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Weems, Cathy Jo. "Site-based Curricular Decision Making : A Case Study." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1993. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc277991/.

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關信堅 and Shun-kin Dennis Kwan. "Multi-criteria decision support using analytic hierarchy process: the case study of project site selection." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1995. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31251377.

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Kwan, Shun-kin Dennis. "Multi-criteria decision support using analytic hierarchy process : the case study of project site selection /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1995. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25948040.

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Morris, Ellen Victoria. "Affordable housing in a "high-tech Mayberry" : site selection and policy tools for San Mateo County, California." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/104984.

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Thesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2016.
This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-97).
California's Affordable Housing & Sustainable Communities (AHSC) program offers gap financing to affordable housing developments and infrastructure projects that demonstrate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Funded through revenue from the state's carbon cap-and-trade market and motivated by statewide requirements to incentivize compact infill development near transit, AHSC challenges affordable housing developers, transit agencies, and city staff to work collaboratively to address issues of congestion, displacement, and transit access in the context of far-reaching sustainability goals. However, AHSC requirements in its inaugural year (2014-2015) favored projects in California's largest, densest cities, leaving suburban communities skeptical of their ability to tap into the state's largest new pot of funding for affordable housing. One such place is San Mateo County, California, the suburban region on the San Francisco Peninsula that connects San Francisco to San Jose and Silicon Valley. It is within the context of the AHSC program in San Mateo County that I pose the question: to what extent should affluent suburban communities assume a portion of the region's overall housing needs? I consider three scholarly discussions -- suburbanization of poverty, spatial mismatch theory, and exclusionary housing policy -- together to forge an alternative conception of affluent, transit-rich, and diverse inner-ring suburbs and their obligations to steward affordable housing development. To implement this conception on the ground, I consider the opportunities and barriers to affordable housing development in San Mateo County, identify sites that would be competitive for future rounds of AHSC funding, and propose policies and programs to protect critical sites.
by Ellen Victoria Morris.
M.C.P.

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David, LaKisha T. (LaKisha Tawanda). "A case for public sanitation with on-site treatment in Ghana." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/90199.

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Thesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2014.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-60).
According to the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP), 14% of the population in Ghana use improved sanitation facilities and 59% use shared facilities. The objective of this thesis is to offer a situational analysis of public sanitation in Ghana by addressing both access to sanitation and bio-digestion on-site waste treatment for one non-profit organization, Pure Home Water, to improve access to sanitation in the Northern Sector of Ghana. Based on the neighborhood, customary, and political context of Ghana, I recommend the construction of new public sanitation facilities, the conversion of existing household toilets to the biodigester systems, and making bio-digester systems a standard technical model while creating local ownership of the technology. In addition, I recommend evaluating the status quo to address the needs of vulnerable groups, addressing hygiene needs as standard, and appealing to the local government's business sense.
by LaKisha T. David.
M.C.P.

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Henaien, Moncef, and Shalvi Sinha. "International conference site selection criteria : And a case study of Stockholm as an international conference city." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Turismvetenskap, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-16162.

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The purpose of this thesis is to identify the destination site selection criteria for internationalconferences from the perspectives of the three main players of the conference industry,conference buyers (organizers and delegates) and suppliers. Additionally, the researchidentifies the strengths and weaknesses of the congress cities of Stockholm and Vienna.Through a comparison with Vienna, the top city for hosting international conferences, a roadmap for Stockholm has been designed, to strengthen its congress tourism opportunities, thus,obtaining a higher status as an international congress city. This qualitative research hascombined both primary and secondary data methods, through semi-standardized expertinterviews and secondary studies respectively, to fulfil the study’s aim. The data have beenanalysed by applying the techniques of qualitative content analysis; the secondary dataadopting an inductive approach according to Mayring (2003) while the expert interviewsusing a deductive approach according to Meuser & Nagel (2009). The conclusions of thesecondary data have been further compared and contrasted with the outcomes of the primarydata, to propose fresh discoveries, clarifications, and concepts related to the site selectioncriteria for international conferences, and for the congress tourism industry of Stockholm. Theresearch discusses the discoveries of the site selection criteria, the implications of thestrengths and weaknesses of Stockholm in comparison to Vienna, recommendations forStockholm via a road map, and future research areas in detail. The findings andrecommendation, not only provide specific steps and inceptions that Stockholm as aninternational conference city can apply, but also propose findings, which can aid conferencebuyers and suppliers to cooperate, to strengthen their marketing strategies and developsuccessful international conferences and destinations to help achieve a greater competitiveadvantage.

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Pereseina, Veronika. "Decision model for logistics provider selection : Fläktwoods AB case." Thesis, Högskolan i Jönköping, Internationella Handelshögskolan, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-15247.

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The choice of proper logistics provider can be complex and might influence the success of manufacturing company. The complexity of decision can be caused by the numerous crite-ria for the selection of logistics provider. The great number of studies are discussing and presenting suggestions on logistics providers‟ selection models mostly in following streams: strategic decision making in organizations, industrial buying behavior, transportation pur-chasing, logistics suppliers‟ selection, and logistics relationships. The need for efficient pro-vider‟s selection and important criteria evaluation is causing the purpose of this paper.After the solid analysis of the theories discussed in the literature the author of this thesis is purposing the development of the hybrid model of logistics provider selection framework and finalizing with the model adapted for the case company. The issues regarding relation-ship with logistics provider and important selection criteria are questioned in this research as well.The inductive research approach is applied in this thesis. The selected qualitative study is the most suitable method regarding the problem and purpose of the study and provides for better understanding of the opinions and perceptions of the interviewed participants re-garding the frameworks of selecting logistics providers, also the process of relationship formation and coordination. Moreover, quantifying method processed through question-naires while evaluating the wide range of selection criteria related to this process is per-formed. Single case study as the research strategy is chosen, thus data is collected from six interviews conducted at six different logistics departments of the company.The main conclusions after the analysis of the covered literature and received data are re-sulting in the advice for practical implementation of the discussed model in the company‟s current procedures. The process basically includes need identification, documentation for RFQ process preparation and distribution to perspective logistics providers, results‟ analy-sis and meetings during the selection process, trial time in some cases, then final decision. The adapted model of the selection process which can be used in Fläktwoods can assist manufacturing companies having similar needs and requirements in transportation terms. The strategies in relationships‟ with logistics providers handling do not require much atten-tion in the company as its long-term relationship with main logistics services provider is re-sulting in a higher level of competitive attainment, also shorter one-year contracts benefit the company in terms of flexibility and price competition. Regardless the type of relation-ship, perceived trust, equity, and commitment are highly valuable in the company, therefore the success of the current relationship is further depending on strategic evaluation. The fu-ture study can be inspired for multiply case study, also for broader empirical investigation within the company.

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Hayat, Adi. "Attributes influencing meeting planners' destination selection a case of Orlando, FL." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2011. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4917.

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The meetings, incentives, conventions, and exhibitions (MICE) industry generates billions of dollars in direct and indirect spending annually, and is considered one of the fastest growing segments of the tourism industry. Destinations that want to capitalize on this industry must understand what drives its planners. The current study used Orlando, Florida as a case study, and investigated whether there are differences between the three meeting planners' types (association, corporate, 3rd party) in regards to destination selection attributes and the recent recession impact. The study further identified attributes that affect future bookings to Orlando. Data was collected from a nationwide survey of meeting planners with a usable sample of 2,388 completed phone surveys and 118 completed online questionnaires. Only one significant difference was found between the three meeting planners' types. This research was performed in the midst of the recent recession. Some effects of the recent economic downturn on the events industry are decreased attendance and more conservative cost management. Most association meeting planners did not cancel or postponed their events, although all planners agree that attendance to their meetings decreased. Third party planners seemed to be the most sensitive to budget allocations. Recommendations for the Orlando Orange County Conventions and Visitor's Bureau include marketing the variety and quality of its meeting facilities better, its extreme weather insurance and its website. It is also wise to pursue more local associations, because those can be the main source of income during recessions.
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Masters
Rosen College of Hospitality Management
Hospitality and Tourism Management

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Drake, John H. "Crossover control in selection hyper-heuristics : case studies using MKP and HyFlex." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2014. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/14276/.

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Hyper-heuristics are a class of high-level search methodologies which operate over a search space of heuristics rather than a search space of solutions. Hyper-heuristic research has set out to develop methods which are more general than traditional search and optimisation techniques. In recent years, focus has shifted considerably towards cross-domain heuristic search. The intention is to develop methods which are able to deliver an acceptable level of performance over a variety of different problem domains, given a set of low-level heuristics to work with. This thesis presents a body of work investigating the use of selection hyper-heuristics in a number of different problem domains. Specifically the use of crossover operators, prevalent in many evolutionary algorithms, is explored within the context of single-point search hyper-heuristics. A number of traditional selection hyper-heuristics are applied to instances of a well-known NP-hard combinatorial optimisation problem, the multidimensional knapsack problem. This domain is chosen as a benchmark for the variety of existing problem instances and solution methods available. The results suggest that selection hyper-heuristics are a viable method to solve some instances of this problem domain. Following this, a framework is defined to describe the conceptual level at which crossover low-level heuristics are managed in single-point selection hyper-heuristics. HyFlex is an existing software framework which supports the design of heuristic search methods over multiple problem domains, i.e. cross-domain optimisation. A traditional heuristic selection mechanism is modified in order to improve results in the context of cross-domain optimisation. Finally the effect of crossover use in cross-domain optimisation is explored.

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Rearick, Emma Louise. "An exploration of rural transportation policies through quantitative selection of case studies." Kansas State University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/35515.

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Master of Regional and Community Planning
Department of Landscape Architecture/Regional & Community Planning
Gregory Newmark
Personal automobile use is commonly recognized as impacting public health, environmental sustainability, land use, and household expense. Car use is closely tied to car ownership rates, and fewer cars per household could indicate greater utilization of alternative modes of transportation. Most car ownership and active transportation research focuses on urban areas. However, much of the United States remains rural, and different factors may impact car ownership in less-densely populated areas. This research examines car ownership trends in rural counties to identify communities with lower than expected rates of car ownership considering demographic factors. 2,285 counties in the continental United States were identified as rural according to guidelines found in the Agriculture Act of 2014. These counties were grouped into five regions based on U.S. Census Bureau definitions. To identify counties of interest, an Ordinary Least Squares regression was created for each region that incorporated data from the 1990 Decennial Census and 2014 5-year American Community Survey. Two counties from each region were selected and studied for policies that may be correlated with car ownership rates: a county with a lower-than-expected car ownership rate change and a county with a typical car ownership rate change to serve as a control. Local professionals were interviewed and relevant policies summarized.

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Lee, Kings H. "Case studies of key factors in the launch of viable multi-site churches." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2007. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p001-1177.

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Aydin, Nazli Yonca. "Gis-based Site Selection Approach For Wind And Solar Energy Systems: A Case Study From Western Turkey." Master's thesis, METU, 2009. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12610774/index.pdf.

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Many countries around the world integrated Renewable Energy Systems (RES) in their future energy plans in order to reduce negative impacts of fossil fuel consumption on the environment. However, RES may as well cause various environmental problems which are mostly related with the geographic locations of these facilities. The aim of this thesis is to create a Geographic Information System-based methodology for evaluating alternative locations for wind, solar and hybrid power plants by using fuzzy multi-criteria decision making. Environmental objectives and economical feasibility criteria for wind and solar systems are identified through Turkish legislations, previous studies, and interviews with General Directorate of Electrical Power Resources Survey and Development. Individual satisfaction degrees for each alternative location with respect to the identified environmental objectives and economical feasibility criteria are calculated using fuzzy set theory tools. Then these individual satisfaction degrees are aggregated into overall performance indexes which are used to determine priority maps for wind and solar energy generation facilities. Finally, maps of priority sites for wind and solar energy systems are overlaid to identify suitable locations for hybrid wind-solar energy systems. The proposed methodology is applied on a case study area composed of USak, Aydin, Denizli, Mugla, and Burdur provinces.

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Mafune, Irene A. "Social consultation : a personal exploration of working relations and challenges faced by site developers, archaeologists and local communities : using Dzata site as a case study." Thesis, University of Cape Town, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6744.

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Terner, Michael G. (Michael George). "A geographic information system (GIS) assisted approach for assessing environmental equity in the EPA RCRA program's site inspection selection process." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70226.

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Sherman, Robin L. "Studies on the Roles of Reef Design and Site Selection in Juvenile Fish Recruitment to Small Artificial Reefs." NSUWorks, 2000. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/73.

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Although there is a long history of artificial reef use, little statistically verifiable experimentation has been done examining questions about artificial reef functionality. In a series of four studies using small artificial reefs as models, I examined the effects of manipulation of: refuge size, resident fishes, complexity, attractants, and site selection on fish recruitment and fish assemblage formation. Each study was conducted over 18 to 24 months by divers on SCUBA doing visual censuses monthly with the exception of one study which was censused quarterly. During all censuses, fishes within 1m of the reef were identified to species, individuals were counted, and all fishes were assigned to one of five size classes (0-2, 2-5, 5-10, 10-20, and 20+ cm total length). Mean total lengths were used to calculate biomass using published length-weight relationships. Using Rinker reef modules, a multilevel reef design with high internal complexity, deployed on sand substrate at 21m depth, I examined the effects of resident fishes on fish recruitment and overall fish assemblage formation, and secondarily, compared the results of my study to those of a similar study done at a different depth (7m), nearby. There were significant differences in recruit abundance (fishes <5 cm TL), total fish abundance, and species richness between treatments at the deep site as well as differences between the deep and shallow sites. Results of my study indicate that reef fish recruitment in Broward County water is likely not resource limited but may be driven by larval limitation or post-settlement predation. This finding, however, may be site specific. Comparison with the other study indicates differences between sites in fish abundance, juvenile abundance, species richness, and species composition. Using Reef Ball™ artificial reef modules, hemisphere shaped reefs with a large central void space and 18 side holes, I examined differences in recruitment and fish assemblage formation on identical reefs at different depths (21m and 7m), approximately 1.5km apart. There were significant differences between sites for species richness, fish abundance (all species combined, >5 cm TL), juvenile abundance (fishes <5cm TL), and biomass. Results indicate greater juvenile (fishes <5cm TL) abundance at the shallow site but greater overall fish abundance and greater species richness deep. These results suggest important site dependent differences in both juvenile recruitment and overall fish assemblage formation. Swiss Cheese reefs, concrete cubes with 12 tunnels of varying sizes through them, were used to examine the effects of refuge size and complexity on recruitment and assemblage formation. Significant differences were found between treatments for large fish abundance (>20cm TL), total fish abundance, and species richness. Results of this study support the importance of refuge size in both recruitment and overall fish assemblage formation, with more fishes of all size classes on large refuge reefs than small. However, there was no statistical support for a role for complexity (two refuge sizes) versus single refuge size in fish assemblage formation. Using Reef Ball™ artificial reefs I examined the effect of floating a single, 10m, poly-propylene line suspended over the reef module. In this case, there was no significant effect of using this type of attractant. The second part of the study examined the effect of complexity versus void space on recruitment and assemblage formation by adding concrete blocks to the internal void space in the Reef Balls. In this study there was significantly greater fish abundance, juvenile abundance, and species richness on the modules with concrete blocks. These result support a clear-cut role for internal complexity in fish recruitment and overall assemblage formation. Overall, results of this multi-part study provide important new information about the effects of various design and functional attributes of artificial reefs. In particular, the importance of complexity in design, and site selection, on recruitment and assemblage formation was further clarified.

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Syvertson, Laura Maye. "Sampling Fish: a Case Study from the Čḯxwicən Site, Northwest Washington." PDXScholar, 2017. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3941.

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Researchers on the Northwest Coast (NWC) are often interested in complex questions regarding social organization, resource intensification, resource control, and impacts of environmental change on resources and in turn human groups. However, the excavation strategies used on the NWC often do not provide the spatial and chronological control within a site that is necessary to document their variability and answer these research questions. The Čḯxwicən site has the potential to address some of the limitations of previous Northwest Coast village site excavations because of its unique and robust sampling strategy, the wide expanse of time that it was occupied, and the multiple house structures present. An on-going project is examining changing human ecodynamics over the breadth of site occupation, focusing on zooarchaeology and geoarchaeological records. This site, located on the Strait of Juan de Fuca in Port Angeles, WA was excavated in 2004 as part of a Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) undertaking to build parts for the Hood Canal Bridge Large scale excavation (261.4 m3 528 m2) generated enormous quantities of faunal remains. Radiocarbon dates and historic records show occupation extends from 2750 cal. BP to the early 20th century. Statistical sampling methods provide an empirical way to maximize the amount of information obtained with the least amount of effort. My thesis addressed the utility of Sampling to Redundancy (STR) as a statistical sampling method for sampling faunal remains from large village sites. My project has documented the variability of fish family representation across time and space in one part of the Čḯxwicən village, while minimizing the time and effort required to do so. This thesis applies STR to "S" (> 1/4 in.) 10 Liter bucket samples from eight excavation units and a total of 26 separate unique temporal and spatial contexts. I focused on 1/4 in. samples for my study for a particular reason. Previous fish faunal studies have focused on effects of mesh size on fish representation; and emphasized the need to use fine mesh (e.g., 1/8 in. or finer) to document small-bodied fishes. This focus on fine mesh typically means that only limited volumes of matrix are studied, which in turn may mean that remains of rarer, large- bodied fishes are under- represented. The on-going research project has focused on buckets screened to 1/8 in. mesh (called "C" buckets). I used STR to sample additional volumes of matrix screened to 1/4 in. to examine whether expanding the volume studied would affect fish representation, which was a second goal of my project. Overall, I studied remains from 269 "S" buckets out of a total of 419 buckets, or 47% of the buckets. STR was most helpful for six of the high bone abundance and density contexts, where I analyzed less than 50% of the total buckets, was moderately helpful for 14 contexts, and not at all helpful for the six contexts with low fishbone abundance, where I analyzed 100% of the buckets. This analysis took me a total of 154 hours, and based on the percentage of material analyzed, 174 hours were saved. As to the second project goal, to assess whether adding fish remains documented from additional matrix volume affected fish representation, I found the differences were minimal. Both for my study units as a whole, and for each time period, adding the fish records from the "S" buckets did not alter the main trends in fish representation as documented by the larger study, using a smaller volume. To further examine whether the added volume from >1/4 in "S" buckets affected results, I explored specific research questions that are relevant to the larger project regarding environment-animal interactions and fishbone deposition and bone condition inside and outside of a house structure. Adding the "S" bucket samples did not affect fish representation or fishbone distribution and condition, which affirms that the sampling strategy used in the larger research project was sufficient in most cases to characterize the fish record at the site. My approach to STR has focused on fish remains that were previously excavated from a Pacific coastal village site with dense archaeological deposits. STR could be employed in other types of archaeological settings in a range of environments (coast or interior) representing a range of cultural contexts (from hunting camps to urban centers) to establish sample redundancy after an excavation is complete. STR could be used during on-going excavation. Further research is required to explore the implications of STR in these settings, however it is likely that the success of STR in other contexts will be dependent on the density and overall abundance of remains, the diversity or material types being studied, as well of course in the range and specificity of questions in each case.

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Cathcart, Steven C. "A Group-based Spatial Decision Support System for Wind Farm Site Selection in Northwest Ohio." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1320431690.

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Rotticci-Mulder, Johanna C. "Expression and Mutagenesis studies of Candida antactica lipase B." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Biotechnology, 2003. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-3493.

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Recombinant Candida antarctica lipase B was successfullyproduced in the methylotropic yeast Pichia pastoris. Thespecific activities of Candida antarctica lipase B produced inPichia pastoris and commercial Candida antarctica lipase B fromNovozymes were the same. In shake-flask cultivations theexpression levels were about 25 mg L-1. Production levels couldbe increased to 1.5 g L-1, using a fermentor. A model tosimulate growth and oxygen consumption was described. The highcell density growth could be explained by the low maintenancecoefficient of Pichia pastoris. Enrichment of the aeration withoxygen increased the recombinant protein production. The lipasewas also produced as a fusion to a cellulose binding module.The cellulose binding module did not interfere with thespecific activity of the lipase. With this fusion proteincatalytic reactions can be performed in close proximity to acellulose surface. The binding module can also function as anaffinity tag for purification. Establishment of the Candidaantarctica lipase B production system allowed the engineeringof Candida antarctica lipase B variants. Four differentvariants were produced in order to investigate if electrostaticinteractions contributed to enantioselectivity. Theenantioselectivity of two halogenated secondary alcohols wasdoubled for the Ser47Ala variant. Thisimplied thatelectrostatic interactions are important forenantioselectivity. The Trp104His variant showed a decrease inenantioselectivity for all tested substrates. This was causedby an increase in the size of the stereoselectivity pocket.Symmetrical secondary alcohols of different size were used tomap the stereoselectivity pocket. A substituent as large as apropyl or isopropyl could be accommodated in the pocket of theTrp104His variant. In the wild-type lipase thestereoselectivity pocket was estimated to fit an ethyl group.The enzyme variants were subjected to a thermodynamic study, toelucidate changes in the enthalpic and entropic contributionsto enantioselectivity. The enthalpic and entropic contributionschanged for the different lipase variants and werecompensatory. The compensation was not perfect, allowing forchanges in enantioselectivity.

In general one can conclude that rational design of newenzyme properties, in order to change the substrateselectivity, is feasible if based on a thorough model ofsubstrate enzyme interactions.

Key words:Protein expression, Candida antarctica lipaseB, Pichia pastoris, sitedirected mutagenesis, fermentation,selectivity

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Kestle, Linda. "Remote Site Design Management." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Gateway Antarctica, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/3579.

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The aim of this research was to develop and validate a conceptual design management model for international, collaborative remote site projects. In the last decade or so there has been an increasing number of remotely located and often environmentally sensitive sites becoming the focus for development work involving potential investors/entrepreneurs/stakeholders or government and non-government agencies. There were no previously documented empirical examples, nor theoretical models, for remote site design management. Projects on remote sites are frequently government funded, making the approval processes, and timelines for example, subject to political influence, which means that the projects are potentially more difficult to manage, at all levels of involvement. The conceptual model was developed in association with the development of a typology for remote sites, and an investigation of three previously completed eco-resort and Antarctic science projects located on environmentally sensitive world heritage sites. The model responded to and reflected the perceived need for a well-integrated management approach to remote site projects. The research aimed to also demonstrate the potential portability of the model, in terms of offering a basis for a relevant management framework for built environment projects, international scientific drilling projects and international humanitarian aid projects. Grounded theory and case-study methodology were adopted when developing the typology, the conceptual model and when validating the design management model, as it involved empirical enquiry that afforded investigation of the remote site design management phenomenon within a real-life contexts. Two main case studies were undertaken to test the model, one being an historical Antarctic Science Drilling Project and the other, a current UN Humanitarian Project in Sudan. The findings to date support the conceptual design management model as being relevant for not only non-profit and/or Humanitarian Aid projects in the Post-disaster Reconstruction context, but also for commercially based Antarctic Science projects. Subsequently, the model has also been applied to a Post-disaster Reconstruction project in Aceh managed by the Jesuit Refugee Services (JRS).

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Ramsey, Greer Stewart. "An Analysis of Vegetation Recovery following Dam Removal at Hemlock Recreation Site, Washington." PDXScholar, 2014. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/2003.

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Dam removals are becoming increasingly common as dams reach their life expectancy and face costly upgrades associated with relicensing. Though removal is often viewed as a success in terms of ecological restoration, it also represents a major disturbance to an area. Previous research has shown that native species do not survive as well at these disturbed sites, and invasive species often dominate. This study examines the vegetation response in the drained reservoir area after the removal of Hemlock Dam on Trout Creek, a tributary to the Wind River in southern Washington. Transects were established and quadrats were sampled to determine the plant classifications and cover of vegetation and to examine possible correlations between environmental variables and the spatial distribution of plant classification groups. Sampling took place in the third and fourth years following dam removal, and the data was analyzed to determine significant changes and relationships. The results of this study showed that the site was dominated by a volunteer native forb Lotus purshianus (Spanish clover) and a planted native tree Alnus rubra (red alder). Most of the other species found were native volunteer forbs and grasses characteristic of early succession in this region. Both invasive species and planted species, with the exception of Alnus rubra, had low canopy covers. There was a significant increase in native plant canopy cover, as well as total canopy cover, from 2012 to 2013. There were also significant relationships between plant classification groups and environmental variables, including soil infiltration, elevation, and distance from stream. This study will help inform resource managers about the kinds of plants that will volunteer after dam removals and the possible success of re-vegetation projects.

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McDougall, Patricia Anne. "Charting the territory of cross-gender friendship : conceptions of friendship and the selection of friends." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/nq27199.pdf.

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Ofori, Esther. "Site selection methods of small ethnic minority businesses a case study of the Bronx Terminal Market, Bronx, New York /." Diss., Online access via UMI:, 2008.

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Meredith, Gaye. "Food selection and preparation by a group of mildly mentally handicapped students." Thesis, McGill University, 1991. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=60427.

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Food choices, food purchases and convenience food preparation by a group of mildly intellectually handicapped students are investigated. These students attend John Grant High School, in Lachine, Quebec, for continued academic intervention and vocational training. Results indicate most of these young adults make food choices based on a desire for good nutrition. There is a significant correlation (p $<$ 0.05) between nutrition knowledge and choosing nutritious foods in this sample. Yet the knowledge needed to make sound food choices is insufficient, as is the knowledge of food marketing. Families are the major influence on food selection and preparation, but as a source of information are found to be lacking. At school, home economics contributed most to students' knowledge of foods. Students found food preparation instructions particularly difficult to follow; students who had repeatedly prepared foods had greater success in producing an acceptable outcome. For this population practice is needed in making optimal food choices, menu planning and food preparation.

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Rusk, K. J. "Shall we abide here? : site selection criteria of the eastern settlement of Norse Greenland : a case study of Qorlortup Valley." Thesis, University of York, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.527697.

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Sokol, Vadym, and Kristijan Jordanov. "Site selection for small retail stores using sustainable and location-driven indicators : Case study: Starbucks coffee shops in Los Angeles." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för industriell ekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-20053.

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Site selection decisions remains a complex yet crucial process for strong business performance. Despite the extensive number of publications in this field, the emergence of new data collection technique, improved location analytics, and changes in consumers’ preferences call for testing of new models and hypothesis. This study compares traditional site selection indicators (e.g. property size, proximities, competition, and demographic profiles) with novel site-selection indicators (e.g. environmental sustainability performance and socio-demographic characteristics from Tapestry data). By investigating a case study of Starbucks coffee stores in Los Angeles, we argue that environmental sustainability performance and socio-demographic Tapestry segments correlate with business performance indicators of small retail shops in two ways. First, higher sustainability scores result in increased foot traffic, and by extension increased business performance. Second, Tapestry segmentation stands as significant indicator of business performance in site selection modeling – specifically, by demonstrating the significant correlation between socio-demographic consumers’ segments and the number of visitors per location. The output of this study offers an alternative location-driven site selection method, important for businesses and key industry-players in sharpening location-allocation decision-making processes.

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Tse, Tak-san, and 謝德燊. "Pak Sha Wan battery: a case study of a Hong Kong military heritage site." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2013. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B50716359.

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This dissertation focuses on the military heritage in Hong Kong. It specifically covers a case-study military site – Pak Sha Wan Battery on the east of Hong Kong Island, an abandoned defensive mechanism and one of significant battlefields in the Battle of Hong Kong in 1941. This research dissertation is to examine military heritage as a Cultural Heritage with both tangible and intangible elements. By the Pak Sha Wan Battery as a case study, this is also to recognise the importance of the military heritage site in the history of Hong Kong, and the war relics deserve to be preserved for our future generations. To a certain extent, military heritage is neglected by people in Hong Kong. Part of the reason is perhaps because of a lack of a local military tradition. There has never been compulsory military service in Hong Kong. Additionally, Hong Kong does not involve in direct war conflict after the World War II. Military and war are concepts far away from Hongkongers. Few people could tell the location of military compounds and battlefields in Hong Kong. Military heritage may not even be considered as an important heritage because those military relics are just pieces of abandoned ruins to them! Owing to being neglected for long time, most of the Hong Kong war relics are overgrown and witnesses of the war become invisible to the people, though some military heritage sites are not actually hard to access, e.g. Pinewood Battery on Victoria Peak and the disused military structure on Devil’s Peak, and the former Lyemun military installations at the present-day Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence (HKMCD). As an assistant curator in a military theme museum in Hong Kong, the author find few publications on the Hong Kong military, and it is believed that many military relics in Hong Kong are still to be uncovered and documented. Pak Sha Wan Battery, inside the closed area of the HKMCD, is hardly accessible, and therefore it was least mentioned in publications. Most likely it is just mentioned the location name in publications but few further details information about the Battery can be found. It is hoped that this dissertation with the Pak Sha Wan Battery as a case study could help to document the gap of record in the military history of Hong Kong.
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Roesch, Stefan, and n/a. "There and back again - comparative case studies of film location tourists� on-site behaviour and experiences." University of Otago. Department of Tourism, 2008. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20080211.090920.

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Over the last decade, film location tourism has been established as a niche segment in the tourism industry. While this niche has attracted attention from both researchers and marketers alike, not much knowledge has been accumulated about the tourist encounter itself. It is the main purpose of this thesis to research on-site behavioural and experiential aspects of the film location encounter. For the overall research design, an inductive, comparative case-study approach was implemented. Three cases were selected for this research: The Lord of the Rings locations in New Zealand, The Sound of Music locations in Austria and Star Wars locations in Tunisia. The applied methods are participant observation, image-based data and semi-structured interviews. The data collection was conducted while participating in organised film location tows in order to secure access to the informants. The first fundamental outcome of this research is that there is no 'film location tourist' as such. People who travel to film locations come from different socio-economic backgrounds, comprise all age groups and possess varying degrees of fandom. The majority of film location tourists, however, have one thing in common, regardless of the underlying movie genre: the longing to connect with the imaginary world of the film by visiting the physical and thus 'real' location places. These places are consumed in two ways: as places of spectacle and as sacred places. The nature of the location consumption is dependent on a number of factors, including the degree of fandom of the consumers, the attractiveness of the encountered locations, the consistency of the interpretive community, the amount and nature of external distortions and, if applicable, the structure of the location tour. Means of consumption of film locations as spectacle are formal posing, sight recordings and shot re-creations. When experiencing film locations as sacred places, shot re-creations, mental simulations and filmic re-enactments occur. The latter form of consumption can result in a symbiosis between the imaginary and the real place component: the gazing subject becomes the previously (photographed) object. Regardless of the degree of experiential satisfaction, film location tourists want to bring some of the magic back home. This is achieved not only via mental pictures and physical photographs, but also through souvenirs. These can be off- or on-site. Regarding the latter, these souvenirs are almost holy relics, brought home from a successful pilgrimage and subsequently framed and displayed in an altar-like fashion. The benefits from this are not only self-pride and satisfaction, but also the distinction to other movie fans who have not been able to do the journey themselves. Thus, the person in possession of such a relic gains privileged status amongst peers which in turn raises the satisfaction with the location encounter. The film location experience cycle comes to a full closure by re-watching the movie. This procedure involves a renewed connection to both the imaginary filmic places as well as the real locations visited. The filmic gaze is extended, as the movie scenes are now seen as part of a real place which extends beyond the filmic sight. Keywords: Film location tourism - multiple, comparative on-site case study inquiry - film locations as spatial and temporal constructs - the film location tourist encounter - behavioural and experiential interactions with place.

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Joyal, Donna Marie. "Case studies of the recruitment, selection, retention and career development of women in the Navy." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/25726.

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This thesis provides professors and Navy facilitators curricula to be used in personnel and human resource management courses. The study presents four cases that follow a female naval recruit through several phases of her career development. Material in the case studies relates to recruitment, selection, training, retention, and career development of women in the Navy. Teaching notes are provided for each case to assist and guide facilitators in conducting classroom discussion. An overall analysis discusses the cases in relation to current Navy policy and career development theory

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Fitzpatrick, Benjamin. "Ultrahigh dimensional variable selection for interpolation of geostatistical data: Case studies in soil carbon modelling." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2017. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/112365/1/Benjamin_Fitzpatrick_Thesis.pdf.

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This thesis explores statistical methodologies for predicting maps of soil carbon levels from small numbers of soil core observations. Each of these methods improves the accuracy of the mapping by discovering and exploiting empirical relationships between soil carbon observations and data on large numbers of potentially related environmental characteristics. In tandem, data visualisation techniques are applied in novel ways to represent the roles of the many environmental characteristics used in these models of soil carbon distributions. This thesis also holds relevance beyond soil carbon mapping to the widespread task of leveraging maps of potentially related, ancillary data when predicting maps from point referenced observations.

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Richardson, David. "Customer Focussed Technology Selection Using Expert Opinion. Incorporating the 'Voice of the Customer' and Expert Opinion in Technology Selection." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/18186.

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Sobhi, Neda Angela, and Dolf Grande. "Comprehending Organizations Cultural Compatibility as a Success Factor in Alliance Formation : Five Case Studies on Cultural Compatibility." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Marketing and Logistics, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-18536.

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Problem: To compete effectively in today’s global market, organizations are eager to expand their operations abroad. Entering a partnership accounts as a preferred way of doing this. In order to be allowed to participate in many important markets, corporations must recognize the influence of cultural orientations other than their own. In many cases it appears that this is however neglected, considering that up to two out of three partnerships ends in dissolution. Causes related to the cultural aspect of a relationship are often mentioned to form the root of the problem. We noticed that a vast number of studies have focused on how culture affects single organizations, fewer studies however focused on how partnerships are affected by cultural aspects. And even fewer studies have tried to decipher the role that cultural compatibility has prior to entering a partnership. More so, throughout our extensive literature review, we have noticed that there has not been obtained a comprehensive understanding of what cultural compatibility entails. Purpose: The intentions of our research are twofold: first, we have theoretically derived a framework that allows a comprehensive understanding of cultural compatibility as well as its influence on alliance performance, and second, we have explored how this theoretically derived framework is reflected in practice. Method: To achieve the purpose of this study we completed a qualitative, exploratory research including five case studies and five interviews/consults. The case studies were well selected based on requirements such as industry significance and the implication of a high level of cultural diversity. Conclusions: The major conclusion to our research indicates that cultural compatibility is not necessarily a requirement prior to entering a relationship, but unveils to be moreover a foundation that partnering firms should strive for in the early stages of their coalition. Additionally, we have obtained many valuable insights, yet utmost we have experienced that the subject is extremely complex, and that further research on the topic as well as the framework is indispensable to further justify our findings.

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Melander, Lisa. "Collaborative New Product Development : Supplier Selection and Purchasing." Licentiate thesis, Linköpings universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-72223.

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Suppliers provide new technology to firms and are important in firms‟ NPD. It is not sufficient for firms to select the most appropriate technology; they must also select the most appropriate supplier for their NPD. The purpose of this licentiate thesis is to map and identify criteria used in the process of selecting a suitable supplier, and explore the role of Purchasing in NPD collaborative projects. This thesis is based on case study research where two NPD projects have been studied. The case sampling consisted of searching for projects that were believed to be rich in information about the process of supplier selection. Both studied were conducted at ABB, which is a large high-tech system integration firm. ABB was a good firm to study because as a company, it is used to implementing new technology from suppliers. The data collection consisted of interviews, factory visits, internal and external documents. The data gathered was analysed by conducting content analysis and then using categorization to structure it. In addition, within-case analysis as well as cross-case analysis were performed. The research process was inductive and its purpose was formed throughout the on-going studies. This study has identified and categorised criteria for selecting a supplier that is suitable to become involved in NPD projects. Both criteria from existing literature and from the NPD projects studied are mapped into a process model of supplier selection in which they are classified into three categories: product and production factors, firm characteristics and relational criteria. The main findings from this study are criteria that firms use in their assessment and selection of suppliers. These supplier assessment criteria can be divided into basic, product and firm criteria. One difficult element to consider is the uncertainty of an NPD project. The thesis argues that uncertainty can be divided into technological and strategic uncertainty. Additional criteria to consider in supplier selection are divided into technological, business and relational-specific criteria. This study has investigated the role of Purchasing in NPD and argues that Purchasing can be a trouble-shooter. This role can solve problems that emerge in collaborative NPD projects that involve suppliers. The types of problems that a trouble-shooter can solve are concerned with lack of commitment and interest from the supplier or conflicts when the supplier has changed its strategy. To solve these problems, Purchasing does not need to be present during the whole NPD project, but can have the role of a trouble-shooter and become involved in the project when the problems have emerged. By not being a part of the NPD team, Purchasing can evaluate the situation objectively without affecting the personal relationships that exist among the individuals in the NPD.

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El, Mouallem Lara. "How might partner selection be improved by corporates to address material sustainability issues? : a case study of Northumbrian Water Ltd." Thesis, Northumbria University, 2017. http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/36281/.

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This research explores how Northumbrian Water Ltd. (NWL), a UK private sector organization providing water supply and sewerage services, selects nonprofit organization (NPO) partners who contribute to addressing its material sustainability issues. The aim of this research is to provide a framework of partner selection for NWL and other businesses in the water industry who seek to address material sustainability issues through cross-sector (NPO-business) partnerships. There is limited research on how businesses should select NPO partners from an impact or value creation perspective. Moreover, systematc models of materiality analysis are rarely found in the literature. THE GRI is providing guidance on materiality analysis through practice-based standards, but systematic research into organizational practices is limited. NWL engages in a variety of strategic key partnerships which make it a suitable choice of case study for investigating the partner selection process. The study particularly examines how partnerships can generate impact on material sustainability issues, and how this prospective impact can be evaluated. Template analysis is used to interpret transcripts of semi-structured interviews and a focus group involving key informants from NWL and its NPO partners. The contribution to knowledge is established around the need for having both flexible/reactive/project-based and systematic/proactive/strategic approaches to partner selection while ensuring shared value co-creation. The study further highlights how materiality with respect to sustainability issues can be assessed both reactively and proactively from NWL's perspective, and how this assessment can better inform the partner selection process. Future research avenues can involve investigating the applicability of the partner selection framework resulting from this study to other businesses in the water industry.

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Wendelin, Sara M. "Revitalization of small town community : a brownfield redevelopment study of the former Keller Manufacturing site in Corydon, Indiana." Virtual Press, 2006. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1338875.

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This creative project studies the potential that brownfield redevelopment can have on revitalization efforts in small towns and rural areas. Three key research questions guide the study: What is a brownfield and why is it difficult to redevelop them? What approaches can be used to overcome the problem of brownfield redevelopment, specifically in small cities? and How can design apply methods that allow the redevelopment of a brownfield to play a part in community revitalization?Part II and Part III compose the main body of the project. Part II defines brownfields as "Real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant." The brownfield dilemma is part of the larger problem of urban decline and suburban sprawl and has many causes. A lack of environmental contributed to the formation of the brownfield problem. Other factors include changes in the global economic system, and the effects of environmental laws. CERCLA, an act enforced through the EPA, has had a particularly strong impact on the sale and redevelopment of industrial real-estate. Growing stocks of brownfields are contributing to economic, environmental, and socio-cultural problems across the country. Because the available financial resources, the culture, and the people of small towns are different from large urban areas, the brownfield problems of small towns are different. However, brownfields hold promising advantages, even for small towns when they are properly integrated into revitalization efforts. Although it is important for these efforts to be focused at the local level, success is ultimately determined by the quantity and quality of regional networking and involvement in state level programs such as voluntary cleanup programs.Key methods and strategies can also be used to help ensure the success of a brownfield as a revitalization catalyst. Raising local awareness and funding, an inventory of the area's brownfield problem, planning and outreach, environmental site assessments, clean up, and choosing appropriate end-uses are the basic steps of the process. One of the most vital elements of this process is involving the community in every step. It is especially important to have heavy public involvement in choosing the end-uses for the new development. End-uses such as public parks, waterfront development, museums, community centers, and other facilities supporting a strong civic network are shown to act as catalysts for the revitalization of surrounding commercial areas.Part III of this study discusses concepts from the design theory of multi-use and infill developments, and public and civic space design. A discussion about the Keller Manufacturing site then leads to the formation of a master plan for the redevelopment of the site. This master plan serves as an example brownfield site redevelopment in a small town.
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Jonsson, Frida. "Internationalization - Case Study of Polarn O. Pyret." Thesis, University of Gävle, Department of Business Administration and Economics, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-679.

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Aim: As a result of growing globalization and competition the issue of internationalization is becoming more and more important and relevant for companies all over the world. With fading barriers to trade, investment opportunities and technological innovation, more and more companies see new openings for increased profit and growth by going international. During the last number of years new Swedish fashion brands and clothing companies have entered the international market, and Swedish clothing in general is gaining wider interests outside Swedish borders. Due to this I found it interesting to look at how Swedish small and medium-sized clothing companies start their international expansion, particularly in terms of market selection and choice of entry mode. Polarn O. Pyret (PO.P) is a Swedish clothing company and one of the leading concepts for children wear in Sweden. PO.P has successively expanded internationally and is becoming bigger and bigger. The company was therefore a good source to gain a deeper understanding of the internationalization for Swedish clothing companies.

Method: This thesis has a descriptive and exploratory purpose and a qualitative approach. Furthermore, a single case study strategy has been used. The data is collected both from primary resources such as interviews by mail, face to face and phone, while secondary data is collected from homepages and annual reports. For the analysis a within-case data analysis has been made.

Result & Conclusions: The main finding for this thesis is that PO.P does not follow the traditional Uppsala model for internationalization. PO.P seems to penetrate new and more distant market stepwise while gaining more knowledge and experience about internationalization, but only by the use of franchising. The motivators to go international for PO.P can be described as proactive as growth and profit are the main motivators, instead of reactive such as demand from someone else. The result also implies that market condition in terms of competition and growth potential, in addition to socio-cultural factors play an important role in the internationalization process for PO.P.

It seems that it is important for PO.P when selecting the right market for internationalization, that the market is close in geographical distance, in addition to low psychical distance, as the customers in these markets can more easily understands the brand and the concept, due to similarities in culture, climate and development.

PO.P is using a combination of wholly owned concept stores and franchise stores in Sweden and master franchise agreements internationally. By using franchise agreements PO.P does not have to be responsible of all the risk and they can easily gain experience by the franchisee. Using master franchising can on the other hand also give them less control over the activities in the markets abroad.

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Christodoulou, Andri. "The science classroom as a site of epistemic talk : two case studies of teachers and their students." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2012. https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-science-classroom-as-a-site-of-epistemic-talk(1b54df8d-c70d-475b-90e0-91d20396870b).html.

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Current science education documents emphasise both teaching the content and methods of science, and, promoting an understanding of the nature of scientific practices. One way of presenting the epistemic nature of science in the science classroom is foregrounding the role of argument in science. Argumentation is considered as a form of ’epistemic discourse’ that can enhance students’ epistemological understanding. Yet, little is known of the epistemic discourse initiated by teachers, either in ordinary or argumentation-based instruction. Therefore, this study explored the epistemic features of two science teachers’ classroom talk, as they engaged in argumentation and non-argumentation lessons. The extent to which student discourse was influenced by teacher discourse during argument-based instruction, and students’ views of theories and evidence, were also explored. An exploratory case study design was utilised. Teachers were observed teaching a Year 9 (13 lessons) and Year 10 (12 lessons) class throughout a school year. Other data collected included teacher interviews and field notes. One group of students from each class was also observed and interviewed. The analysis of classroom talk was based on ’epistemic operations’. The results showed how during argumentation lessons teachers engaged in the epistemic practices of construction, justification and evaluation. In non-argumentation lessons, classroom talk focused mainly on construction. The teachers’ classroom talk depended on their views of the nature and function of argumentation, and their perceptions of students’ difficulties with argumentation. The student talk modelled the teacher talk in the processes of justification and evaluation. Students engaged in epistemic discourse when they were confident of their knowledge of the topic discussed; the structure of the lesson was such that prompted them explicitly to engage in justificatory or evaluative processes, and, they were provided opportunities to discuss ideas in pairs before moving to larger groups. Implications for pre-service and in-service training that aim to promote argumentation in science education are discussed.

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Shrestha, Samir. "Sensitivity of Hazus-MH Flood Loss Estimates to Selection of Building Parameters: Two Illinois Case Studies." OpenSIUC, 2014. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/1565.

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In this study, Hazus-MH (v 2.1 SP 2) flood-loss estimation tools were assessed for their sensitivity to an array of different building and model parameters. The purpose of this study is to help guide users of the Hazus-MH flood-loss modeling tool in the selection of most appropriate model parameters. Six model parameters (square footage of the building, building age, construction types, foundation types, first floor heights, and the number of stories in the building) were assessed for their impacts on flood losses using the Hazus-MH user defined and aggregate flood-loss models. Building stock databases for these analyses were developed using county assessor records from two Illinois counties. A validation assessment was also performed using observed flood-damage survey data collected after the 2011 Mississippi River Flood which inundated the Olive Branch Area in Alexander County, Illinois. This analysis was performed to assess the accuracy of the detailed Hazus-MH User Defined Facility (UDF) flood-loss modeling tool. The foundation types and its associated first floor heights and number of stories in the building were found to substantially impact flood-loss estimates using the Hazus-MH flood-loss modeling tool. The model building parameters square footage, building age and construction type had little or no effect on the flood-loss estimates. The validation assessment reveled Hazus-MH UDF flood-loss modeling tool is capable of providing a reasonable estimate of actual flood losses. The validation assessment showed the modeled results to be within 23% of actual losses. The validation study results attained in this study using the detailed UDF flood-loss modeling tool where more realistic (within 23% of actual losses versus > 50% of actual losses) than previous Hazus-MH flood-loss validation assessments. The flood-loss estimates could be further improved by modifying or choosing a more region specific depth-damage curve, using higher resolution DEM and improving the flood-depth grid by incorporating more detailed flood elevation data or estimates using detailed hydraulic models that better reflects the local inundation conditions.

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Xia, Bing Qing. "Immaterial labor in Chinese social networking site : a preliminary case study of the Renren network." Thesis, University of Macau, 2010. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b2150206.

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Ruland, Michael [Verfasser], Heiko C. [Akademischer Betreuer] Becker, Gunter [Gutachter] Backes, and Klaus [Gutachter] Dittert. "Site-specific adaptation by natural selection. A case study with lentil. / Michael Ruland ; Gutachter: Gunter Backes, Klaus Dittert ; Betreuer: Heiko C. Becker." Göttingen : Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen, 2018. http://d-nb.info/1156008298/34.

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SILVERBERG, JAY ROBERT. "DEVELOPMENT OF A SITE SELECTION METHODOLOGY AND DESIGN FOR: FLORIDA'S HIGH SPEED RAIL PROJECT: Case Study: A Terminal complex for Fort Lauderdale." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/555276.

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Barnum, Rebecca Ann. "Perceptions of the Changing Roles of Central Instructional Support Staff as Site-Based Decision Making is Implemented in One School District: A Descriptive Study." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1995. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278547/.

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The purpose of this study was to analyze ways in which the roles of instructional support staff as perceived by principals and instructional support staff members in a large, suburban school district have been affected by the implementation of site-based decision making (SBDM). Research questions focused on changes which have occurred in the roles of instructional support staff and in the services provided to schools by support staff since the implementation of SBDM, the roles which support staff members believe they have in SBDM, the perceptions of principals regarding the roles of instructional support staff in SBDM, and a comparison of the views of instructional support staff and principals regarding the district's implementation of SBDM.

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Hustedt, Thiemo [Verfasser]. "The Moran model of population genetics : case studies with recombination and selection / Thiemo Hustedt. Fakultät für Mathematik." Bielefeld : Universitätsbibliothek Bielefeld, Hochschulschriften, 2012. http://d-nb.info/1024640523/34.

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Bakanova, Irina, and Dewan Jahidul Hassan. "An exploratory study of project selection in donor funded development programme : An analysis of case studies of project selection in International Development Programmes (IDPs) in Bangladesh." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-39483.

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International Development Programmes (IDPs) are United Nations‘ (UN) and developedcountries‘ initiatives to develop world‘s least developed countries. IDPs significantly vary fromother mainstream project management topics, as most often they do not have eye for commercialsuccess or are not of simple charity nature of humanitarian perspective aid. Projects under IDPstry to deliver United Nations‘ and rich countries commitment to provide sustainable developmentto developing world in terms of reducing poverty and hunger, improving health and educationsystem, building capacity to face disasters, eliminating gender discrimination, among others.This significant difference and lack of research in this field has left a gap in established projectmanagement methodologies that could be generalised as specifically suitable for IDPs.The knowledge of project selection methodologies has reached to its extreme variety, as itspreads from the simplest model of a checklist to the highest degree mathematical model.Leading researchers in the field have come to conclusion that project selection methods have tomatch the needs of a specific programme or portfolio to serve its purpose. The uniqueness ofIDPs intensified the necessity of choosing projects by understanding the financial and strategicbenefit they can deliver matching their resource requirement. In absence of straight direction inthe research and real life case observations, the practice in project selection in IDPs has not stillbeen an established procedure.To explore this need the authors of this report examined the theoretical framework of projectselection and their compliance with IDPs unique characteristics. Project selection methodsshowed that due to organisations‘ varied need of delivering financial or strategic objectives, theselection models significantly vary. The use of different financial or strategic criteria withdifferent emphasis on them is highlighted in project selection articles. Further analysis wasfocused on project selection stages and possible challenges evolving in the selection process.The researchers tried to explore project selection methods used in IDPs in Bangladesh byanalyzing four different cases. The examination of the project selection process showed that itmainly follows the multi-stage assessment procedure, with project evaluation conducted by theassessment panel, comprised from the functional experts and in some cases stakeholders‘representatives. Further, from the findings it was evident that the primary theoretical suggestionsfor IDPs project selection methods being strategy driven rather than being commercial in natureis true. In all four cases, the researchers have seen the selectors using scoring and ranking modelthat are specifically designed with higher emphasis on the strategic factors, and that try to deliverdevelopment objective rather than contributing to commercial success. In addition, thechallenges in IDP project selection practice are also discussed. Challenges like deliveringdevelopment needs while trying to make the project sustainable in the long run, managing thepowerful influence of different stakeholders in selecting projects, avoiding country politics,among others are making the project selection more difficult. The main contribution of thisresearch has been establishing a primary selection framework from case evidence withsuggestions on appropriate model, set of criteria which can be used and a set of challenges to beaware of. The study is presented as a basis for further research in this field.

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Persson, Emma. "Causal inference and case-control studies with applications related to childhood diabetes." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Statistik, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-94993.

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This thesis contributes to the research area of causal inference, where estimation of the effect of a treatment on an outcome of interest is the main objective. Some aspects of the estimation of average causal effects in observational studies in general, and case-control studies in particular, are explored. An important part of estimating causal effects in an observational study is to control for covariates. The first paper of this thesis concerns the selection of minimal covariate sets sufficient for unconfoundedness of the treatment assignment. A data-driven implementation of two covariate selection algorithms is proposed and evaluated. A common sampling scheme in epidemiology, and when investigating rare events, is the case-control design. In the second paper we study estimators of the marginal causal odds ratio in matched and independent case-control designs. Estimators that, under a logistic regression model, utilize information about the known prevalence of being a case is examined and compared through simulations. The third paper investigates the particular situation where case-control sampled data is reused to estimate the effect of the case-defining event on an outcome of interest. The consequence of ignoring the design when estimating the average causal effect is discussed and a design-weighted matching estimator is proposed. The performance of the estimator is evaluated with simulation experiments, when matching on the covariates directly and when matching on the propensity score. The last paper studies the effect of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) on school achievements using data from the Swedish Childhood Diabetes Register, a population-based incidence register. We apply theoretical results from the second and third papers in the estimation of the average causal effect within the T1DM population. A matching estimator that accounts for the matched case-control design is used.

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Basile, Cynthia. "Relative abundance and habitat selection by Cerulean warblers in southern Indiana." Virtual Press, 2002. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1236576.

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