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Martínez, Patricia. "Epidemiologic study of eating disorders and related factors in Lima." Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2013. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/101706.
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The present study had the objectives of analyzing the prevalence of eating disorders in adolescent women attending school in Metropolitan Lima, identifying the factors related to those disorders and defining the population at risk of developing any of those disorders. A total of 2141 adolescents between 13 and 19 years old in their last three years of high school made up the probabilistic sample. This sample was chosen by clusters in two moments and stratified according to either prívate or public school. The Eating Behavior Inventory (ICA) was administered. Results showed that 16.4% of the cases had one or more eating disorders and 15.1% of the sample was at risk of developing one.El presente estudio consistió en analizar la prevalencia de los trastornos alimentarios en la población de mujeres adolescentes escolares de Lima Metropolitana y los factores asociados a dichos trastornos. Asimismo, se buscó determinar la población en riesgo de desarrollar alguno de estos trastornos. Se evaluó un total de 2141 adolescentes entre los 13 y los 19 años, de 3° a 5° de secundaria, seleccionadas mediante un muestreo probabilístico bietápico por conglomerados y estratificado según régimen de gestión del colegio (público o privado), y se les aplicó el Inventario de Conductas Alimentarias (ICA) de Zusman (2000). Los resultados mostraron un 16.4% de casos con uno o más trastornos alimentarios y un 15.1% de la población en situación de riesgo.
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Brunkhorst, Adrian. "A study on the TFIID subunit TAF4 /." Stockholm, 2005. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2005/91-7140-206-3/.
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Checherenkova, Svitlana. "Pre-Study of the Important Factors for the Factory Start-Up Abroad." Thesis, Mälardalen University, Mälardalen University, Department of Innovation, Design and Product Development, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-4655.
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In the past years Väderstad Verken has been developing rapidly and expanding the sales of its machines in new markets, in particular in Eastern Europe. Due to the growing sales and some risks related to possible increases in the import duties on some agricultural equipment the company is considering the possibility of building a factory in the Eastern Europe to serve that market.
For this reason the company was interested in a pre-study on the important factors for the factory start-up in Eastern Europe, in particular, Russia and Ukraine. Thus the scope of the thesis included the research and identification of the factors important particularly for Väderstad Verken as well as identifying some general steps necessary for the factory start-up. In order to identify and analyse location factors critical for Väderstad Verken, literature on location analysis was analysed in order to identify a list of possible factors as well as tools which could be used to evaluate them.
Center of Gravity and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) have been selected to evaluate the performance of several regions on these factors to identify the suitable location of the factory. Expert Choice software was applied in order to simplify the comparison of various factors following the AHP steps.
A specification for the potential factory has been defined given the desired production capacity and requirements. Two factory layouts have been suggested taking into consideration the possibility of the factory expansion.
In some way this master thesis could be used as a guideline for the selection of suitable manufacturing location as well as factory start-up.
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Yu, Huahong Jr, and Yun Jr Chen. "Factors Underlying Chinese Hidden Champions in China : Case Study." Thesis, Halmstad University, School of Business and Engineering (SET), 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-2501.
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The term of Hidden Champions was first put forward by Simon (1996a) in his book and has already been a well-studied subject all over the world. The purpose of this dissertation is to figure out what are the main factors underlying Chinese Hidden Champions.
The literature part is composed of earlier research on Hidden Champions and theories on several factors that have been identified by authors, which form an analytical framework for analyzing empirical data.
Conducting a qualitative approach, the empirical data was collected through semi-structured telephone interviews with the senior personnel of two Chinese companies. Secondary data, such as public reports, also played a complementary role.
The findings of this study showed the factors of clear goal, excellent entrepreneur, focused strategy, sustained innovation, globalization and customer orientation immensely affect the success of Chinese Hidden Champions. It was also pointed out that there remain some views that are different from concepts of Simon’s.
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Bonner, David M. "A Study of the Technological, Instructional, and Motivational Factors Affecting Phr Certification Exam Outcomes." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2012. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc115049/.
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Although previous studies have considered the factors affecting other certification exam outcomes, they have not examined those that are related to performance on the Professional in Human Resources (PHR) exam. In response to that need, this study specifically investigates technology and training factors that affect self-efficacy and self-set goals, and through them, influence PHR certification exam results. The target population for the study consisted of recent examinees who had taken a formal PHR examination preparation class or used another form of exam preparation training. The survey results were analyzed using partial least squares modeling techniques, and mediation effects were then tested. The results demonstrated that PHR training self-efficacy affected PHR exam self-efficacy and self-set goals. These factors then had an impact on PHR exam scores. Also, the results of task-technology fit were indirectly related to PHR training self-efficacy through a multiple mediation model that included the instructional factor of time on task and the technology factor of perceived usefulness. Surprisingly, time spent on practice exam questions was found to be negatively related to PHR certification exam scores. Finally, instructional feedback indirectly affected outcomes through its positive relationship to self-set goals. The results of the research should help training professionals and examinees in structuring PHR exam training and preparation activities. They also suggest avenues for improving outcomes in other similar types of training.
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Louca, P. "From X-ray structure factors to electron-density distributions." Thesis, University of Bristol, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.374638.
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Valcan, Naomi. "The influence of human capital factors, individual factors and study characteristics on graduates’ full-time employment and perceived overqualification." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2020. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2286.
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This thesis is about the extent to which human capital factors, individual factors and study characteristics influence employment outcomes and perceived overqualification among Australian university graduates. Using Graduate Outcomes Survey data, the study finds certain aspects of human capital (quality of courses, mode of study) and individual factors (gender, international/domestic student status) contribute significantly to graduates’ full-time employment while other factors (skills developed at university, socio-economic status and age) do not. Similarly, adaptive skills, part-time employment experience, SES, and age contribute significantly to graduates’ perceived overqualification. Its main contribution is the development of a more nuanced explanation of graduate employability
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Daniel, Sheri. "A layered conceptual model of factors critical to the architectural design laboratory." Virtual Press, 1988. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/543772.
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In the pluralistic community of architectural education, the pedagogical paradigm has traditionally viewed the design laboratory as the integrating environment, where the student transforms the discrete parameters of architecture into an architectural form. With curriculum structure defining the parameters to which a student is exposed, the tendency is to direct the student through an additive and linear progression. The problem exists to develop a conceptual model that unifies the discrete fragments into a connected educational experience, insuring within the design laboratory the necessary balance between intellectual, professional and self-actualization concerns. The ultimate goal of the conceptual model, is to capture the essence of communication, that is the transfer of meaning, in the unique condition of the architectural design laboratory. The proposed method of inquiry for developing the model is of an interdisciplinary, comparative analytic process, to assess the full scope of factors pertinent to the design lab at any one moment in time.Department of Architecture
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Nugent, Lynn Louise Bartlett. "Factors influencing implementation of innovations in clinical nursing education." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/185822.
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The purposes of this study were to determine whether associate degree nursing (ADN) programs were implementing innovations in their clinical curricula, to identify recent clinical innovations in these nursing programs, and to identify attributes of innovations that influence innovation adoption. Data were obtained from two questionnaires to all directors of ADN programs in six southwestern states. The first questionnaire asked respondents to identify clinical innovations they had considered recently. The second questionnaire used a Likert Scale to seek respondents' perception of six attributes of innovations--Relative Advantage, Compatibility, Complexity, Observability, Trialability, and Cost--that come from diffusion theory. Analysis of data indicated that 77% of the respondents had implemented changes in their clinical curriculum during the past six years. The most frequently implemented innovations were computer assisted instruction, preceptorship experiences, clinical competency exams, initiating or increasing use of skills labs, and workstudy/externship experiences. Likert Scale values for perceptions of the six attributes, along with a variable created to represent the influence of the Environment, were analyzed by principal component analysis and logistic regression analysis. These analyses led to the conclusion that no one or two variables can be used to predict adoption of an innovation. Instead, a model with each of the attributes should be used in predicting adoption. These findings generally supported the model provided by diffusion theory. However, the influence of Trialability was negligible. Additionally, the Environment variable was found to be an important influence in a favorable adoption decision. Nursing program directors who seek to implement innovations could enhance successful implementation by emphasizing the positive aspects of all attributes of a proposed innovation.
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Tessier, P. D. "Diffractive optical elements, study in performance factors." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp04/mq22782.pdf.
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Haghkhah, Masoud. "Study of virulence factors of Staphylococcus aureus." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2003. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/952/.
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In vivo expression technology (IVET) is a promoter-trap strategy deigned to identify genes whose expression in induced in a specific environment, typically that encountered in a host. Signature-tagged mutagenesis (STM) uses comparative hybridisation to isolate mutants unable to survive specified environmental conditions and has been used to identify genes critical for survival in the host. Both methods have been used to identify virulence genes in S. aureus. The main aim of this project was to find any probable new genes of S. aureus that are essential for biofilm formation and infection mouse model by STM. A library of tagged insertion mutants of S. aureus and a series of selected tags in plasmids of S. aureus strain RN6390 were used. Most of the experiments with both the library and selected tags had problems with cross-hybridisation. All the selected tags were therefore sequenced and 33 tags with less than 50% identity were chosen for future experiments. A library of 825 mutants was made with the 33 selected tags. The mutants were arrayed in 25 pools of 33 mutants. Different tests were done to determine that the new library was reliable for a cross-hybridisation free screening. The library was then used in an infection model in mouse and biofilm formation. A total of 12 mutants with significantly reduced signals were sequenced. 7 out of 12 attenuated mutants showed homology to different genes in S. aureus and other bacteria. Tetrahydrodipicolinate succinylase homolog, opp-2F, acetoin utilization AcuC protein, phosphate ABC transporter, dapD, branched-chain-amino-acid transporter, pepF, and flaR genes were identified. This work was the first STM screening in a biofilm system, and the dapD gene was identified in a biofilm for the first time. 2 out of 12 genes had also been identified in previous STM screens. 5 out of 12 attenuated mutants showed homology to some hypothetical proteins. A hypothetical protein of the same locus was identified in two mutants.
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Paglamidis, Konstantinos, and Persefoni Mechteridou. "A Study of Factors in Organizational Conflict." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-17664.
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Social action and communication constitute the building blocks in the organizational structure and the agents of change, as well as shape the relationships among working parties, that can become inconsistent, due to the same desire of two or more people for a similar resource which is in scarcity, introducing the issue of human relations in an organizational context and especially the issue of conflict prevention. In this study we investigate conflict in a group based on different parameters by providing some insights on what is the impact between these different factors when interrelated. The research is carried out by adopting the survey path and performing multivariate statistical analysis techniques where we simultaneously examine the relationship between latent factors in an organizational conflict environment.
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Spark, Gareth Brian. "A study of vitiating factors in contract." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.608799.
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Reed, Daniel A. "Evaluating Factors Contributing to Engineering Technology Students' Introductory Physics Experience." Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2007. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/ReedDA2007.pdf.
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CALZAVARINI, Sara. "MOLECULAR BASES OF THE MODULATION OF COAGULATION FACTORS LEVELS: IN VITRO AND IN VIVO STUDY." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Ferrara, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11392/2389364.
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Hemostasis is a nely tuned equilibrium status between procoagulant and anticoagulant activities. Despite the
presence of several regulatory factors, hemostatic balance is nevertheless sensitive to perturbation.
In this thesis, we have analyzed the effects of some acquired and inherited components that could modulate specific
coagulation factors. The study of coagulation factor level variations could be instrumental to discover new parameters
for the evaluation of the risk of thrombotic and hemorrhagic events.
In the first study we evaluated the effects of a whole-diet therapy on a wide panel of hemostatic and in
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parameters in a population of overweighted premenopausal women with moderate CVD risk. We observed specific
changes on proteins important in coagulation initiation (factor VII, [FVII]) and amplication phases (factor VIII,
[FVIII]). Levels of Tumor Necrosis Factor-alfa, a cytokine over-produced by adipocytes and macrophages of adipose
tissue in the obese state, were correlated with those of FVIII, thus suggesting new relations between coagulation and cellular components of in
ammation. Also temporal parameters of thrombin generation (lag time and
time to peak) were significantly prolonged, perhaps re
ecting changes related with initial stages of coagulation cascade.
In the second study, we evaluated the effect of exercise training on end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on
hemodialysis (HD), a population characterized by high CVD risk and a seriously impaired physical function. The
results we have obtained suggest the presence of factors capable of modulating the coagulation phenotype in both
the two groups of patients, albeit independently of physical activity.
The lack of association between physical exercise and the coagulation phenotype, cannot exclude that exercise alone
is not able to modulate blood coagulation in the ESRD population. We have found an extremely significant reduction
in the levels of FVIII, FVII and FX levels, that are of potential clinical importance, even though they proved to be
independent from lifestyle change. For a better understanding of these results, we will need the expertise of clinicians,
and particularly of nephrologists.
Finally, we have investigated the molecular mechanisms induced by a new mutation (R1698W) of coagulation factor
V (FV), in the modulation of its protein levels. Our results indicate that the R1698W mutation has a pleiotropic
effect on FV by reducing its cellular secretion, impairing its binding affinity to FXa, reducing the prothrombinase
catalytic efficiency and deeply increasing its instability after activation. These data also provide an interpretation of
the cross-reacting material negative (CRM -) phenotype shown in R1698W carriers. This study gives new structural
information at the A3-A2 domains interface, a region presenting several differences between the two available FV
models. The replacement of the arginine with a relatively large and hydrophobic residue (tryptophan or alanine) at
1698 is not tolerated since it probably abolishes an important inter-domains interaction. The next step of our research
will be focused at understanding the potentially unique role of 1698R in FVa stability by the creation of new FV
mutants.
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Goold, Annegret, and mikewood@deakin edu au. "Factors affecting success in undergraduate computer programming." Deakin University. School of Management Information Systems, 1999. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20051111.120545.
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The aim of the research is to investigate factors that may explain success in elementary computer programming at the tertiary level.
The first phase of the research included the identification of possible explanatory factors through a literature review, a survey of students studying introductory computing, a focus-group session with teachers of computer programming and interviews with programming students.
The second phase of the research that was called the main study, involved testing the identified factors. Two different groups of programming students - one group majoring in business computing and another majoring in computer science - completed a survey questionnaire.
The findings of the research are as follows.
Gender is of little significance for business students but there is an adverse gender penalty for females in computer science. Secondary school assessment is inversely related to outcomes in business computing but directly influences outcomes in the first programming unit in the computer science course. As in prior research, previous knowledge and experience were demonstrated to matter, A range of other variables was found to be of little importance. The research suggests that different problem-solving techniques might be relevant in business compared with those of use in computer science.
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Li, Yangmei. "Risk factors for stroke : a prospective population study." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.610708.
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McLachlan, Lisa. "Factors Influencing Teacher Survival in the Beginning Teacher Longitudinal Study." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2020. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/8721.
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Widespread critical shortages of high-quality teachers in the United States (Sutcher, Darling-Hammond, Carver-Thomas, 2016) has prompted considerable research on staffing trends within the teaching profession. Research suggests both an increase in the demand for teachers and a "chronic and relatively high annual turnover compared with many other occupations" (Ingersoll & Smith, 2003, p. 31). Recent studies have highlighted the negative effects that high teacher turnover has on financial costs, school climate, and student performance. Since attrition rates appear to be higher for beginning teachers (Ingersoll & Smith, 2003; Ingersoll, 2012), it is important to understand why beginning teacher attrition occurs and what factors influence beginning teachers to stay in the profession, move to another school, or return to the profession. While several studies suggest multiple factors influence teacher attrition, having a better understanding of how these factors correlate with each other and how the impact of these factors changes over time will provide additional information into how time influences teacher attrition. Exploring where teaching go after they leave teaching and why some teachers decide to return to the profession will provide additional insight into the complex nature of teacher attrition patterns in the United States. The purpose of this study was to examine attrition patterns among K-12 teachers who began teaching in a public school in the United States during the 2007-2008 academic year and factors that influenced teachers decisions to move from their initial school to another school, discontinue teaching, or return to the position of a K-12 teacher. This study used data collected as part of the Beginning Teacher Longitudinal Study (BTLS) and explores the effect that various predictor variables have on the probability that BTLS teachers will either leave teaching or move to another school. Using a structural equation modeling (SEM) approach to discrete-time survival analysis made it possible to simultaneously model systems of equations that included both latent and observed variables, allow for the effect of mediators, and analyze how the effect of each predictor variable changed over time. Results suggest the higher the teachers' base salary during their first three years of teaching, the less likely they were to leave the profession during their second through fourth years of teaching. Teachers who supplement their base salaries by working extra jobs are more likely to leave the profession after their fourth year of teaching. Teachers who participated in an induction program during their first year of teaching were less likely to leave the profession in Wave 2 of the study and teachers who had taken more courses on teaching methods and strategies before they started teaching were less likely to leave teaching in all waves of the study than teachers who had taken fewer courses on teaching methods or strategies. Teachers who reported higher levels of positive school climate during their first year of teaching were less likely to leave the profession in Wave 2 and 4. Teachers who indicated higher levels of satisfaction with being a teacher in their school were less likely to move schools than teachers with lower levels of satisfaction and teachers who taught in schools with higher percentages of students who were approved for free or reduced prices lunches were more likely to move schools than teachers with lower percentages of students who were approved for free or reduced price lunches. However, due to convergence issues, these results should be interpreted with caution. Weighted item response descriptive analyses suggest teachers' most important reason for moving schools was to work in a school more convenient to their home. Teachers who leave teaching are more likely to enter professions or occupations in education-related fields than occupations outside the field of education. Results also suggest teachers who leave the profession of teaching are more likely to be working in a job, either full-time or part-time, than not working in job. Finally, the majority of teachers who return to the profession of teaching do so because they missed being a K-12 teacher or they want to make a difference in the lives of others. This study contributes to the existing literature on teacher attrition by testing whether multiple relationships exist between various predictor variables and beginning teacher attrition and examines how the influence of each of these predictor variables changes over time. The study also investigates topics that have been relatively unexplored in the literature, including where teachers go when they leave the profession and factors that influence teachers' decisions to return to the profession. The results of this study may benefit researchers, teachers, educators, administrators, and policy makers interested in and/or studying teacher attrition in the United States.
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Ward, Michelle R. "Clients' Perceptions of the Therapeutic Process: A Common Factors Approach." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34395.
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The purpose of this study was to explore the aspects of therapy as proposed by "common factors" literature (e.g., extratherapeutic change, hope and expectancy, therapy technique, and therapeutic relationship) by surveying the clients of a university based family therapy clinic. Data were used to provide information about what factors are therapeutically helpful according to the client's perspective. Surveys provided a quantitative and qualitative description of the client's therapeutic experience and were compared with those aspects of therapy found in the research.
Quantitative results indicate that therapeutic relationship, client motivation, factors outside of therapy, and hope and expectancy accounted for around 49% of the variance of clients' perception of change and about 73% of the variance of clients' perceptions of therapy helpfulness. Findings further suggest that the clients' level of hopefulness and expectancy for positive change is the most significant predictor for both client change and therapy helpfulness. Qualitative results indicate that the therapeutic relationship is considered by clients to be the most helpful aspect of their therapeutic experience.Master of Science
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Lloyd, Sheree. "What 'sparks' innovation in rural health settings: A case study." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2019. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/134390/1/Sheree%20Lloyd%20Thesis.pdf.
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Rural health settings face challenges in delivering and sustaining health services for their communities. Performance in rural health settings can be constrained by resources, staffing and the tyranny of distance from major centres. This research set out to determine how innovation might contribute to solutions and used a case study methodology to understand the organisational and contextual factors that support innovation in rural health settings. Further, the research examined how publicly available health data can be used to describe performance in rural health services through visualisation and the assembly of measures reflecting access, equity, quality, safety, sustainability and employee engagement.
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Swindell, T. E. "Dietary and physiological factors influencing iron absorption in the rat." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.381746.
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de, Barros Pinheiro Marina. "Depression and Risk Factors for Low Back Pain." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/17017.
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DEPRESSION AND RISK FACTORS FOR LOW BACK PAIN Abstract Although low back pain has been widely studied, our understanding of risk factors, as well as the impact of comorbidities on low back pain, remains limited. The broad aim of this thesis was to investigate the association between low back pain and common risk factors, namely symptoms of depression, sleep problems, and physical activity, by conducting a series of studies. Four studies (Chapters Two to Five) were carried out to explore the relationship between low back pain and symptoms of depression. Taken together, the results of these studies suggest that a causal relationship between low back pain and symptoms of depression is weak, at best. The influence of symptoms of depression to the risk of low back pain is more complex than previously thought, and likely to be dependent on people’s genetic susceptibility. Additionally, the findings suggest that symptoms of depression have a negative impact on the prognosis of low back pain. Chapter Six investigated the association between low back pain and sleep problems and the results showed that, to some extent, there is an overlap in the set of genes affecting both sleep quality and low back pain. Lastly, this thesis described the protocol (Chapter Seven) and preliminary results (Chapter Eight) of the feasibility investigation for the AUTBACK study – a study that investigates the effects of physical activity on low back pain. The employment of a twin design to investigate the effects of physical activity for low back pain has proven to be feasible in terms of follow-up rate and completeness of data. This approach is promising and opens a new frontier for the consideration of the genetic effects on the relationship between physical activity and low back pain. The findings of the studies reported in this thesis have advanced our understanding of the relationship between low back pain and commonly reported risk factors such as depression, sleep, and physical activity.
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Perkins, Deborah L. (Deborah Louise). "Factors Relating to Student Participation in Public School String Programs." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1998. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278326/.
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This study explored factors relating to participation in public school orchestra programs and the relationship and predictability of such factors in accordance with Maehr's theory of personal investment.
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Almeida, Pedro Miguel Mendes Pinto de. "Critical success factors in a multiple ERP systems integration project : a case study in a multinational corporation." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/11444.
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Mestrado em Gestão de Sistemas de InformaçãoOs sistemas Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) emergiram de forma significativa nas empresas multinacionais na década de 90. Nos dias de hoje os ERPs destas organizações encontram-se numa fase de maior maturidade e os tipos de implementações com que lidam são diferentes. Por isso é importante perceber como é que os Factores Críticos de Sucesso (FCS) destes tipos de projectos, diferem dos FCS dos Projectos de adopção de ERP. Esta pesquisa foca-se num exemplo deste novo tipo de projectos: uma integração de cinco ERPs diferentes em apenas um único ERP, numa empresa Multinacional portuguesa da área das Utilities. Para atingir os objectivos deste estudo, foi utilizado um caso de estudo que envolveu a recolha de dados qualitativos através de entrevistas realizadas a um conjunto de participantes com responsabilidades directas no Projecto referentes a todos os países envolvidos. Foi concluído que não obstante todos os factores terem sido considerados importantes também neste tipo de projecto, existem alguns factores que não são considerados tão importantes e outros que são considerados mais importantes do que acontece num projecto de adopção de ERP. Foi também concluído que em alguns dos factores mais críticos bem como respectivos motivos e a realidade por detrás dessa criticidade são diferentes.
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have emerged widely in global, multinational corporations in the 1990s. As of today, these corporations ERPs are in a considerable higher degree of maturity and the types of implementations that they face are different. As such, it is important to understand how the Critical Success Factors (CSF) of these types of projects are different from the CSF of ERP adoption Projects. This research is focused on an example of such projects: an integration of five different ERP systems into a single ERP system in a utilities multinational company in Portugal. To achieve the objectives of this study it was used a qualitative case study that involved the collection of qualitative data by a relevant number of interviews made to a set of participants with direct responsibilities in the Project within the several countries involved. It is concluded that despite that all the factors remain important, there are some factors that are considered not as critical and others are more critical than in a project of ERPs adoption. It was also concluded that in some of the most critical success factors, the reasons and the reality behind that criticality is different.
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Hotta, Gou. "Risk factors and outcomes of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteraemia: a comparison with bacteraemia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter species." Kyoto University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/199197.
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Hagman, Jens. "Philanthropy Contributions : A study of the underlying factors." Thesis, Jönköping University, JIBS, Economics, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-11947.
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Khan, Kamran, and Kim Hyunwoo. "Factors Affecting Consumers' Resistance : A Study of Smartphones." Thesis, Jönköping University, JIBS, EMM (Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Management), 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-9490.
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Background: In mobile phone industry, Smartphones are gaining popularity as an effective communication tool, providing users with “Smart” functionalities of both cell-phone and Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). Experts in mobile industry expect that smartphones are going to be dominant in mobile phone market. However, Smartphone industry is facing a different reality, with its declining sales and less market share, forcing research companies (Gartner, Canalys, etc.) to change their expectations. This situation leads us to another important and often ignored perspective of innovation challenges, i.e. consumers' resistance; as consumers' adoption and purchase decision makes a significant difference in the success of innovative products.
Problem: Innovation has been called as a key factor for companies to survive and grow in the long run, especially in the dynamic & complex markets and uncertain economic circumstances. Despite the successful outcome of innovations, inhibition or delay in the diffusion of innovation may translate this success into market failure, where resistance has been called as one of the main reasons for inhibiting or delaying the innovation diffusion. Consumers adoption of innovation depend upon several factors: the most important of which are specified as consumers’ characteristics (psychological characteristics of consumers; how they view the innovativeness with respect to that particular product), and the innovation characteristics (outcome and effects of innovation). Past research on innovation & consumers characteristics represents good relationship among the innovation/consumers factors and the adoption/implementation of that innovation by consumers.
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify and analyze the relationship between consumers' resistance and different factors from innovation and consumers' characteristics. Thereafter, important factors are identified that mainly affect/determine consumers' resistance to smartphones. Moreover, the inter-relationship (correlation) among the selected factors is found out, to know the affects of each factor on other factors.
Method: Following abductive approach, confirmatory factor analysis has been done on pre-test questionnaires to test, improve, and verify the constructs (variables/questions) for measuring the hypothesized factors. A theoretical model has been proposed from the hypotheses; and Structural Equation Modeling has been applied, where results are estimated through Partial Least Square and AMOS approaches, using a sample of 330 respondents from Sweden. SmartPLS software has been used to estimate results, thereafter, AMOS has been used to check and verify the results. Almost same results have been derived from both approaches, while results from PLS are found as more satisfactory.
Conclusions: Five out of eight hypotheses have been supported by our empirical data, where H1 i.e. relative advantage, H3 i.e. complexity, and H4 i.e. perceived risk, are from innovation characteristics, while H6 i.e. motivation, and H7 i.e. „favorable attitude towards existing products‟ are from consumers' characteristics. Motivation, Complexity, Relative Advantage, and Perceived Risk are found as important factors (as per their order) that affect/determine consumers' resistance to smartphones. Relative Advantage & Motivation are found as positively correlated, and Perceived Risk & Complexity are found as positively correlated. Negative correlation has been found between Perceived Risk and relative advantage. Similarly, negative correlation has been found between motivation and complexity. The proposed model of consumers resistance to smartphones shows an acceptable goodness of fit, where 65% (R-square value) of variation in consumers resistance is caused/explained by the hypothesized factors.
The Presentation (Defense) has been attended by Cecilia Bjursel instead of our supervisor Desalegn Abraha.
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Keckesova, Z. "A study of host factors influencing retroviral infectivity." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2007. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1445628/.
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While mammalian cells provide many of the molecules and machinery required by retroviruses to successfully achieve their replication cycle, they have also developed specific defences to protect themselves against viral infection. Existence of these antiviral "restriction" factors accounts for the limited ability of viruses to spread from one species to another. If a new virus becomes successfully established in its new host then it can cause serious disease, as is the case in the HIV pandemic. It is thus important to identify and understand how these mammalian protective factors work, to understand the molecular mechanisms involved and how viruses can evade them. The aim of my PhD thesis is to better understand the role of these restriction factors in innate immunity. My work in the last 3 years has been to examine various aspects of retroviral restriction by a cellular protein called TRIM5alpha. The first part of my PhD thesis shows that the Lvl and Refl class of restriction factors are species-specific variants of TRIM5ct, a factor that was shown to block HIV-1 infection in Rhesus macaque cells. Differential splicing of TRIM5 transcripts results in the production of several isoforms that lack the TRIM5ot C-terminal B30.2 domain. To examine the contribution of these short TRIM5 splice variants to antiviral activity I cloned the TRIM58 isoform. I have shown that expression of human TRIM58 in cat and human cells had a dominant negative effect on the activity of co-expressed human TRIM5a. The second part of my PhD thesis focuses on the role of the peptidyl prolyl isomerase enzyme cyclophilin A in TRIM5a's antiviral activity. It shows that cyclophilin A renders HIV-1 sensitive to restriction by TRIM5a in cells from Old World monkeys and that in human cells the effects of cyclophilin A on HIV-1 infection are independent of TRIM5a. The third part of my thesis investigates the effects of arsenic trioxide, a drug that modifies the behaviour of the TRIM protein PML (TRIM 19), on TRIM5ct mediated restriction. By using molecular biology, biochemistry and microscopy I showed that arsenic influences retroviral replication through its effect on TRIM5a and that it causes the degradation of this restriction factor.
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Villazon, Cira H. "Software piracy an empirical study of influencing factors /." Full text available online (restricted access), 2004. http://images.lib.monash.edu.au/ts/theses/Villazon.pdf.
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Khan, Muhammad Arif, and Sandra Larsson. "A Study of Factors That Influence Green Purchase." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-67840.
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Title: “A Study of Factors That Affect Green Purchase” Due to the environmental issues, green products have got more attention during the latest years and the availability of such products is increasing in many food stores. The appearance of eco-label assists the consumers in the store to buy eco-friendly products which are less harmful to the environment. Eco-labels which are frequently available in the food stores are; The Nordic eco-label (Svanen), Krav, The Euro Flower, MSC label (Marine stewardship council) and Bra Miljöval. Governments in some countries are supporting these labels to ensure the sustainable development and a better quality of life for everyone, and for the generations to come. A question, which arises here, is that what compels the consumers to choose eco-labelled products over conventional ones. We have short-listed several factors during literature review which can influence the consumers green purchase behavior and these factors are; Eco-motivation, Eco-knowledge, Gender, Peer influence, Price and Shelf space. The purpose of this study is to get a deeper understanding of the factors that can affect green purchase of food products in the store. Thus our main research question that we want to answer with our study is: “Which are the most important factors that influence the purchase behavior of eco-labelled products?” Along with this main research question we are also interested to know if ‘shelf space’ is an important factor that can affect the consumer’s choice of eco-labelled products in the store. Due to lack of data there is still no clear understanding about the role of shelf space in the purchase decision of green products. To answer these questions we will investigate all these factors and try to understand their influence on consumer green purchase behavior. This quantitative study is carried out in Umeå, Sweden with 150 respondents and focuses mainly on the food market consumers. We stand on objectivist position for this study and we believe that cross-sectional research design is most suitable to fulfill our research purpose. We developed several null hypotheses and for this purpose we distributed our research questionnaire at the entrance of different super markets in Umeå, Sweden to collect our data from the respondents. We applied convenience sampling with simple quota to this research. We evaluated the gathered data with help of SPSS. Results proved that eco-motivation and shelf space plays vital role (positive correlated) in the purchase decision of eco-labelled products. We have provided statistical evidence that eco-motivation and shelf space induce actual purchase of green products. Eco-knowledge shows to induce interest in eco-labelled product but does not help in actual purchase of eco-labelled products. Surprisingly price and gender has not shown any influence on the consumer green purchase. We believe that our findings and recommendations can contribute in the area of consumer’s ecological behavior research. Due to our sampling technique (convenience) and small size of our respondent we cannot generalize the results of this study. Key words: Purchase decision, Green marketing, Eco-labeling, Shelf space, Eco-motivation, Eco-knowledge, Gender, Price, Peer influence
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Woodward, Bryan J. "A Multi-species study of Factors Affecting ICSI." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.519392.
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Lettström, Johan, and Pernilla Roxin. "Factors influencing the dynamic capabilities - a case study." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för industriell ekonomi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-941.
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Chang, Hung-Yen, and 張鴻彥. "A Study of Factors for PCB Factory Site Selection." Thesis, 2008. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/32987159086962951717.
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碩士輔仁大學
應用統計學研究所
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The development of PCB business in Taiwan has been noticeable. PCB industry in Taiwan has such problems: highly-developed technology, complicated-process, high pollution and low profitable. Therefore, the need of facility for PCB industry is special. Unlike computer assembling industry nor other technological related industries, the site selection of PCB factory is more complex than IC designing industry because of its unique industrial characteristics. Moreover, the factors of site selection at the beginning for PCB industry will have impact on its initial investment, running and extension in the future. First of all, this research conducted literature reviewing to find out the indicators for factory site selection. Secondly, the research used NGT method and AHP method to design the questionnaire for this study. Moreover, we conduct the survey with questionnaires for PCB suppliers and set up qualified questionnaire for the next step. According to the AHP method and SWM (Simple Weighting Method), this research established the main indicators, minor indicators and developed the model of site selection for the PCB industry in Taiwan.
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Chen, Chi-Ren, and 陳麒任. "Study of Reliability-Based Load Factors and Resistance Factors." Thesis, 1999. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/98355112852883908392.
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碩士國立臺灣科技大學
營建工程系
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This research uses the reliability methods to find the optimal load factors and resistance factors associated with different load combinations and material resistance effects. The types of loads considered in this study include dead load, arbitrary-point-in-time live load, 50-year maximum live load, daily maximum wind load, and 50-year maximum wind load. The types of resistance effects include the bending, shear, and axial force effects of RC and steel. The statistics of material resistance effects and dead load effect are based on ANSI A58（1980）; the live load effects and wind load effects are based on the previous researches in Taiwan. It is first found that the implied reliability indexes of the current design codes are not uniform, and are different from the target reliability indexes. This study uses the First Order Second Moment Approach（FOSM）in combination with Monte Carlo Simulation Method（MCS） to find the optimal load factors and resistance factors. The resulting reliability index will be very close to the target reliability, and will be uniform for different load ratios. The obtained load factors and resistance factors can be used to modify the design criteria.
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CHI-LING, LU, and 呂奇臨. "The Study Manufacturing Factory Key Transfer Factors in Taiwan Oversea Industry." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/13570870550724017966.
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碩士開南大學
商學院碩士在職專班
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This study explores the factors for the relocation of manufacturing factories for Taiwanese Oversea Industry from the characteristics of the investment location and the companies, and this study will theoretically follow a resource-based view. Through examination of the relocation of manufacturing factories, the cost of human resources is not the single key transfer factor for relocation of these factories; other transfer factors include adequate human resource for large production needs, factory scale for mass-production capabilities, flexibility of labor hours, and the completeness of the supply chain. This allows factories to quickly adjust their production scale to respond to market needs. Therefore, this study explores the key transfer factors that Taiwanese Oversea industry consider while performing relocation of manufacturing factories under drastic changes of production environments. This study obtains the following research conclusion through literature review and interviews with Taiwanese entrepreneurs: Key transfer factors for manufacturing factories include understanding of area risks, cost of production human resources, ease of obtaining human resources, degree of production standardization, familiarity with investment location and international strategy and motives. However, the important transfer factors that Taiwanese Oversea Industry considers are: understanding of area risks, human resource costs, ease of obtaining human resources, familiarity with investment location and quality of human resources. Based on research conclusions, we recommend that: certain economic level must be achieved before transferring manufacturing factories; good relationship needs to be established with local governments; aggressively strengthening capability for controlling product quality and establish manufacturing bases as early as possible. In addition, when Taiwanese entrepreneurs invest overseas, they must prioritize location of investment.
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Cheng-Hao, Chen, and 陳正浩. "A Study of Gust Factors." Thesis, 1994. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/17199159811945440590.
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"Study on the human coagulation factor IX promoter." Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5887090.
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Ho, Sui Fan Tong.Thesis (M.Sc.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 68-71).
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABSTRACT
Chapter 1. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1
Chapter 2. --- OBJECTIVES --- p.12
Chapter 3. --- MATERIALS AND METHODS --- p.13
Chapter 3.1 --- Materials --- p.13
Chapter 3.1.1 --- Enzymes --- p.13
Chapter 3.1.2 --- DNA Markers --- p.13
Chapter 3.1.3 --- General Reagents --- p.13
Chapter 3.2 --- General Methods --- p.15
Chapter 3.2.1 --- Phenol and Phenol/Chloroform (1:1) Preparation --- p.15
Chapter 3.2.2 --- Buffer Preparation --- p.15
Chapter 3.2.3 --- Agarose Gel Electrophoresis --- p.18
Chapter 3.2.4 --- Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis --- p.18
Chapter 3.3 --- DNA Study --- p.19
Chapter 3.3.1 --- Haemophilia B Patient --- p.19
Chapter 3.3.2 --- Blood Collection --- p.20
Chapter 3.3.3 --- DNA Extraction --- p.20
Chapter 3.3.4 --- DNA Quantitation --- p.21
Chapter 3.3.5 --- Polymerase Chain Reaction --- p.22
Chapter 3.3.6 --- Purification of PCR Products --- p.28
Chapter 3.3.7 --- Sequencing --- p.32
Chapter 3.3.8 --- Cloning --- p.37
Chapter 4. --- RESULTS --- p.40
Chapter 4.1 --- DNA Extraction --- p.40
Chapter 4.2 --- Calibration of the Coy TempCycler --- p.42
Chapter 4.3 --- Optimization of PCR --- p.44
Chapter 4.3.1 --- PCR-1 --- p.44
Chapter 4.3.2 --- PCR-2 --- p.46
Chapter 4.3.3 --- PCR-3 --- p.46
Chapter 4.3.4 --- PCR-4 --- p.48
Chapter 4.3.5 --- PCR-5 --- p.49
Chapter 4.3.6 --- PCR-6 --- p.50
Chapter 4.3.7 --- PCR-7 --- p.51
Chapter 4.4 --- Purification of PCR Product --- p.52
Chapter 4.4.1 --- GC-1 --- p.52
Chapter 4.4.2 --- GC-2 --- p.52
Chapter 4.4.3 --- GC-3 --- p.53
Chapter 4.4.4 --- PAGE-1 --- p.54
Chapter 4.4.5 --- PAGE-2 --- p.54
Chapter 4.4.6 --- Agarose Gel Extraction with Glasswool Exclusion --- p.55
Chapter 4.5 --- Direct Sequencing of PCR Products --- p.55
Chapter 4.6 --- Cloning --- p.55
Chapter 5. --- DISCUSSION --- p.57
Chapter 5.1 --- DNA Extraction --- p.57
Chapter 5.2 --- Polymerase Chain Reaction --- p.57
Chapter 5.3 --- Purification of PCR Products --- p.58
Chapter 5.4 --- Sequencing --- p.61
Chapter 5.5 --- Cloning --- p.61
Chapter 6. --- CONCLUSION --- p.67
Chapter 7. --- PHOTOGRAPHS --- p.64
Chapter 8. --- REFERENCES --- p.68
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Shuai-TaHuang and 黃帥達. "A study on quality influential factors of structural steel members in factory." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/03231274526791065421.
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碩士國立成功大學
工學院工程管理專班
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Taiwan is situated rendezvous at the region of the Pacific Ocean tectonic plate, the Philippine tectonic plate and the Eurasia tectonic plate, therefore the seismic activity is frequent. On the island, especial after being 921 Jiji earthquake, the structure safety of buildings has considered as a very important issue recently. Besides, in recent years, environmental consciousness gained ground, and impelled us to go to push the green construction movement for reducing the construction waste. Therefore, the bridge and the building construction gradually take the steel structure design as mainstreams. Because Taiwan steel structure industry tendency declines, the crisis that the steel structure industry should face are the profit space on the downside and the steel structure brotherhood cutting price for competition. For Sustainable Operation, various steel construction factories take promotes to the production capacity as the goal, but there has opposite loose condition in the products quality control. Therefore, how to give dual attention produces and the quality is the actually present steel construction factory’s important question. This study is the discussion analysis to be aimed at the steel structure work of quality, and collects various steel construction factories experts on the study content to see, to confirm key of influencing factor degree. According to the study content by Cause and Effect Diagram proposed that the electric welding, cutting, the examination and the contractor manage of quality control, related to make the reference for the steel construction factory. Hope it can promote the steel structure work quality effectively and have a powerful competition.
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GUPTA, MEGHA. "STUDY OF FACTORS THAT MAKE AN ADVERTISEMENT CONTROVERSIAL." Thesis, 2022. http://dspace.dtu.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/repository/19523.
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This project report is based on offensive and controversial advertising. Over time,
advertising has become an integral part of our lives. With the increase in products, the
advertising level has increased too. In the times of social media, it has become easy to
identify the likes, dislikes and patterns of a particular consumer on internet to target
him with very directed advertisements.
Amidst this clutter, the advertising agencies and the advertisers are trying hard to
capture the attention of the consumers. This leads to them coming up with creative
ways to create path-breaking advertisements. However, often, an advertisement sparks
out controversies and offends the target population.
This report dives deep into the factors responsible for an ad to be taken as offensive
by the consumers. Based on the topic modelling performed on the reviews of various
controversial advertisements according to news, a list of 11 factors is identified.
Additionally, to better understand how these factors influence the controversy, 11
controversial advertisements are discussed in how the factors played a role in the
consumers taking an offense to them.
A survey is administered to a sample of 63 respondents who rate various factors in
how does each of them offends them in the context of an advertisement. The findings
indicate that most of the predominant factors have an average rating of greater than 3,
the mean score on a Likert-type scale of 1-5.
These findings are useful for any agency or advertisers to better understand the
consumer perception.
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HSIANG, TA-PEN, and 邢大本. "The Study of Purchasing Factors and Cross-Selling Factors of Sunglasses." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/6z8xt4.
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碩士國立暨南國際大學
管理學院經營管理碩士學位學程碩士在職專班
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The retail marketing is not the only choice for the glasses in Taiwan to sell over the glasses in the counter, but the pluralism of how to manage and to purchase the power of doing crossing consumption which the customers can afford to spend more. Therefore, this is important to examine the crossing consumption either can provide the best choice for them and also can be the importance of the way to choose the glasses they like. Nowadays many purchasing groups believe that the crossing consumption is important source and also believe that it can bring more and create more the business opportunities for the glasses retail market. This research is to explore the ways of sunglasses procurement and the factors of the crossing consumption how customers to deal the factors buying decision and what the level of crossing consumption is concerned. In view of 165 of the questionnaire's returned to the statistical analysis. According to the research pointed out that the elements of buying decisions which are the functions, styles and the crossover choices such as the elements of the marketing, transportation, other hypothesis is, other than forward significantly in the state. This in addition, this study hopes to provide the glasses retail stores, not only to sunglasses in the procurement intersection, but also to know better how to increase the factors of the crossing consumption which are more than a point of view, hoping that to purchase the sunglasses, by doing the crossing consumption, is able to make the glasses shops, glasses retailer, even the malls. It can be more efficient into the business as the references of the reality. Moreover, it can increase more sunglasses businesses. By doing crossing consumption, the customers can, improve the turnover to reduce the burden of cost. Keywords：sunglasses、purchasing、cross-selling
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Tsai, Min-Chi, and 蔡明錡. "The Study of Trade Credit Factors." Thesis, 2003. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/10473147668503922143.
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碩士東吳大學
會計學系
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Credit risk has become one of the key risk management challenges since the late 1990s. Institutions, banks, companies, and multinational corporations are all taking more and more emphasis on credit risk. As competition increasing, the needs of more complicated risk management techniques for credit risk are also heightening. There are many researches and studies focus on investment credit, mercantile loan of com mercial bank, open market credit, consumer credit and refinancing credit, while trade credit, also one of credit-related academic domain, is rare. This paper extends the field of credit research, and tests hypotheses that can influent the choice of trade credit management policies. Our tests focus on industry explanations of policy-choice determinants from the views of wholesaler and retailer, respectively. We found a company’s credit rating, size and profitability are important in explaining the factors of trade credit for wholesalers, and banking relation, credit and profitability are the main three factors for retailers. We also conducted that credit rating explicit shows more information contents on credit policy-making both for wholesaler and retailer. However, we found that accounts receivable is negatively related to Taiwan GDP growth rate, so is accounts payable.
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Tsai, Ju-Wei, and 蔡入偉. "A Study on the Factors Limiting." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/50014404880548659340.
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碩士國立東華大學
企業管理學系
94
Abstract There have been an abundance of researches in the growth of organization knowledge. Among them, the most noteworthy ones are in the field of knowledge management. Although knowledge management has been well studied, it appears that most authors concentrated their efforts on “how” knowledge was managed, and very few explored the underlying reasons of “why” knowledge failed to be managed. The problems encountered in organization learning may not be entirely attributed to the characteristics of the learning method itself. Rather, it may be unwittingly restricted by some limiting factors. The argument can be exemplified by the learning contrast between children and adults—the characteristics of being studious and mutual sharing frequently observed on children gradually disappear as the age grows. One of the possible causes is that a limiting factor has emerged in the learning system. Although some authors have noted the potential problems that may be encountered in knowledge management, the great majority of these authors tried to address the problems from the standpoint of the management “process.” A different approach, i.e., examining the issues from the angle of learning organization based on systems thinking, may lead to a brand new perspective. The theory of systems thinking argues that the true reason that causes the growth termination for most systems is not because the system has reached its ultimate limit. Instead, it is the growth-choking adjustment loop unwittingly triggered somewhere during the fast growth made possible by the enhancement loop. As a result, the system growth retards, stops or even falls back. In this study, the limitation of knowledge growth is explored based on the model of “Limits to Growth.” Via the interpretation of several practical cases that occurred in A-company, the author analyzed the problems encountered by the company during the introduction of five new projects. The analysis, when compared and reflected by existing literature, aims to reveal how the limiting factors of knowledge growth take place and how they interact with the growth strategies of organization knowledge. Through these cases, this study attempts to address: (1) Whether and when the limiting factors will be triggered in the growth of organization knowledge; (2) What the limiting factors are and their relationship with knowledge management strategies; and (3) How to avoid these limiting factors from happening. Conclusion The investigation on five cases of A-company shows that most knowledge management strategies demonstrate certain efficacy immediately after the implementation. However, problems emerge gradually in the later stages. As the problems continue to loom, the growth retards until the strength of growth is completely offset by limiting factors. Five limiting factors that can restrict the growth of organization knowledge are identified and discussed in this study, including (1) Imbalanced organization development, (2) Limited resources afforded by the organization, (3) Lack of systems thinking, (4) Bottleneck of information flow and (5) Differentiation in organizational functions. Three countermeasures are subsequently proposed in responding to these limiting factors: (1) Without undermining system integrity, an organization may overcome various limitations via doing and learning; (2) The organization should promote the motivation of growth among its members and establish a mechanism for resource coordination; and (3) The organziation should establish an integrated strategy for knowledge growth.
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Liao, Dong Nan, and 廖東南. "Study on histamine-releasing factors (HRFs)." Thesis, 1994. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/96202939184057500274.
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Lin, In-Ru, and 林殷如. "Study of the Environmental Healing Factors." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/69305562851518616957.
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碩士中原大學
室內設計研究所
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Spatial environment can be changed by the techniques of design are well known, i.e. it affect the user not psychologically only but the physiological response. In other words, healing the user’s body, mind and sprint within the method of interior design can be called Evidence-based Design. The main purpose of this study intends to establish the principle of design for healing environment. The method of literature review was employed to discuss the interaction among the human, object and environment, simultaneously. The “EPS - Environmental Perception System” related to the human five senses will be the focus, especially. The perceptive index of comfortable can be recorded through interpretation of the EPS. Furthermore, the range and factors of comfortable, relieved, safety and impartial might be concluded, and that are named as “healing factors” in this manuscript. The evidences can be obtained based on these healing factors together with the analysis of the literatures. Finally, seven guest houses were studied to be the cased for illustrating and applying these healing factors. The healing environment can be one of the final goals for design field in both academic and practical application and shelf the design filed to a upper level for chasing real health environment to improve all the environmental user’s body, mind and sprint.
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FEN, CHEN KUEI, and 陳桂芬. "A Study of Critical Success Factors of I-MEI Company Developing Tourism Factory." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/15985380574604517153.
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碩士開南大學
觀光運輸學院碩士在職專班
102
A Study of Critical Success Factors of I-MEI Company Developing Tourism Factory Abstract Manufacturing-based factory system had existed in the 19th century. Due to the evolution trend of the times, the service-based tourism industry become the major leisure industry in the 21st century. Manufacturing industries tend to the development of factory-tourism, can be said to be a trend of the era of knowledge economy. There is no time schedule, government take their part in it and assist vigorously in all the local traditional industries whom want to take their chance in this changing, the cultural and creative industry. Even in a situation of social environment changes, the study case I-Mei Company has its own operating philosophy insistence, and develops a tourism factory based on its manufacturing factory with consumption facilities to provide dining, buying goods, spiritual peace and experience of leisure and recreation. This study is for study object, I-Mei Company, to survey various factors of developing a tourism factory. The company uses factory- tourism way to introduce visitors to their products, allowing visitors to experience "food safety", while prompting the tourists loving the company's products. This research literature analysis, with in-depth interviews, and observation, critical success factors, in "two categories and 10 items ," with in-depth interviews of eight experts from the factory. The critical success of this industry may be presented by the exploration of the development of tourism and the culture of the enterprise. These topic can be divided into the following four categories which is the key to success, that depend on the status of the resource that the enterprise manage with: 1. Smooth transition factors, in order: service spaces, services and facilities, theme Features 2.Continued an important factor, in order: traffic location, business ambition, image marketing, and financial support. 3. To overcome the transition factor, in order: human resources, quality of service 4. Value-added services sequential factors: NG merchandise sales Keywords：Food Processing Industries, Industrial Transformation, Tourism Factories, Critical Success Factors.
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TU, YI-TE, and 杜怡德. "The Estimation of Soil Erodibility Factor and the Study of the Related Factors." Thesis, 2000. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/90692913920102715916.
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碩士國立中興大學
水土保持學系
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195 and 150 soil samples from Tung-shih block and Kou-hsing block were collected respectively. The erodibility factor (K) of these soil samples was calculated by applying geometric mean diameter method. The soil texture, K values and slope of unsampling points were predicated by applying Geostatistics and Block Kriging method. 690 and 668 unsampling point were added to Tung-shih block and Kou-hsing block. The contour and surfer maps of soil texture, K values and slope have been constructed. The estimated K values show greater details in spatial variability than the original K values. The results indicated, the K values have highly correlated with soil texture, especial with the silt fraction. However, there is no significant correlation with slope. The estimated K values were compared with the measured values. The result indicated that, the geometric mean diameter method can estimate K value for the medium texture soil, but will overestimate K value for course and fine texture soil. Keyword: soil erodibility factor, block kriging, geostatistics , geometric mean diameter method , spatial variability.
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Chen, Hung-Chih, and 陳泓志. "study on the factors determining nuclear translocation of metal-responsive transcription factor-1." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/34642008225658467246.
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碩士國立清華大學
分子與細胞生物研究所
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Metal responsive transcription factor 1 (MTF-1) is a transcription factor that contains six C2H2 zinc fingers, and is essential for the basal and zinc-inducing expression of metallothionein. It was shown previously that the nuclear entry of MTF-1 could be induced by zinc. However, the region serving as nuclear localization signal (NLS) and nuclear import mechanism remain unclear. Here we generated a series of eGFP-tagged deletion mutants of MTF-1 and investigated the subcellular localization of these fusion proteins by fluorescence microscopy. We found that zinc finger domain of MTF-1 might contain an NLS. Using GST pull-down assay, we were able to demonstrate that MTF-1 binds to a variety of importin α families. Further analysis of the individual zinc finger showed that only zinc finger 3 and 4 bound importin α1. We also found that R246 and K247 adjacent to the first constituent His of MTF-1 zinc finger 4 are crucial for the nuclear transport of MTF-1 since mutation of these sites impaired the function of nuclear translocation of MTF-1 and its binding ability to importin α1. Furthermore, fusion protein of 6 zinc fingers with the classical NLS ahead of the zinc finger showed a better nuclear import than 6 zinc fingers alone. Overall, our results indicate that nuclear entry of MTF-1 after zinc induction is mediated by the NLS within the zinc finger domain. Among which, zinc finger 4 plays the most important role. Besides, the classical NLS adjacent to zinc finger domain enhances the nuclear translocation. Presence of either importin family is required for the translocation of MTF-1.
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CHENG, YI HSIU, and 鄭伊琇. "The study of sociality impact factors for housing community.The study of sociality impact factors for housing community." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/49826402426250107365.
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碩士中華大學
建築與都市計畫學系碩士班
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For promoting settlement environment quality and achieving sustainable development, therefore each world countries use their own region characteristics to develop own region features which authentic assessment methods are such as GBTool, BREEAM, LEED and etc. Analyzing those related assessment systems should use on settlement environment, except consider the related influence of building and ecological environment, also have to take care about the users’ comfortable, health, feeling and interaction…etc. Still, by put emphasis on sociality, it will be able to have a just society, keep a stable relationship effectively and actually practice the welfare system, however the past researches reports of living society didn’t clearly identify sociality. Therefore the aim of this researches report has been mainly comprised from correlate articles and literatures, which is going to discuss about citizens in living environment’s relationship, coagulations, welfare, organization and etc. Examining the residential style of Taiwan, housing community will become a tendency owing to the shortage of land and increasing population. Yet, the public space usually is influenced by the surface planning pattern, but often neglecting the actual meaning of a community which possesses the ability to elevate the quality of residence, convenient activities, daily interactions between towns and society. Because of the factor, we try to the make the sociality and interaction able to be carried out in daily life; we also trace back the related reference of residential quality and demand of consumers, and refer to the real practicing situation and public space of individual cases to conclude three aspects of public space and seventeen influential factors. So, we adopt FDM (Fuzzy Delphi method) to collect suggestions from experts founding eleven influential factors. After that, we focus on four types of housing community for the residents between the urban area, suburban area, the neighborhood of Science Park and public housing to make a deep research and analysis. Then we adopt the way of descriptive statistics to make clear the demand and expectation of consumers, and to realize if the influential factors will be affected by a case of different type and area, or to realize if there is any differences and influence between types and items of public space, the quality and factor of residents and the public space. From the result, we know that the residents are more satisfied with and also especially pay attention to the service and recreational facility which is affected by the different types of communities. Still, we can refer to the result of the emphasis, satisfaction and using frequency for the public space, and to conclude — In the public housing community, the space and facility usually tend to be constructed in general and static aspects, but the general housing community often builds the space and facility in both dynamic and static aspects. However, as for the service facility, the two kinds of communities all tent to have a controlling center and a guardroom. It is mainly influenced by the public space, the types and dimension of the community, the occupation of the residents inside the community, the public space, the planning and equipment of present situation, the quality, dimension…and so on. Besides, the relationship between the occupation of the residents, family types, the right of house owning, its other factors and the public space all have a great influence on each other. Therefore, as you can see, the result of the study has taken on the practical demand and expectation of residents, so the study might be capable of providing the other studies to be useful information, or become a practicable source for future development and exploitation and offer a reference for related policy making.
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Dukhan, Shalini. "Factors affecting construction of notes by students in a first year biology class." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/16826.
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A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Johannesburg, South Africa. 14 October 2014.Research investigations indicate that note-taking and note-making are related to academic performance. This study investigated four factors, in a first-year biology course at a South African University, that influence student note-making practices, and determined whether the quality of notes is related to their approach to learning and their academic performance. The factors that were assessed included: the impact of social and cultural capital of first and second generation students on their expectations of the University academic environment; the students’ experience with their construction of notes at school; the level of detail on slides provided by lecturers, the access that students had to slides on the intranet, and the influence of English as a first or second language. The study commenced at the beginning of semester two 2009 and ended after semester one 2011. Student questionnaires, interviews of students and lecturers, assessment of notes made, and test and examination results were interrogated and sample lectures were video-recorded. The study identified that the students’ high school experience in constructing notes provided the platform for these practices when they entered University. Second-generation students had a more accurate expectation of their ownership for their notes and learning in first year, and of the grades that they received compared to the expectations held by first generation students. Additionally data analysis lead to the inference that self-regulated students, who personalised their notes, performed better than the underprepared students, who learnt solely from the lecturers’ slides; but this statement is not a blanket generalisation. Two lecturers from each semester were interviewed before they commenced lecturing, and one each of their lectures was video-recorded for analysis with student notes. Findings indicated that the amount of detail that lecturers provided on presentation slides stemmed from their conception of the students’ role in learning. When skeletal lecture slides (i.e. slides containing only keywords or key points) were presented then students perceived that they needed to take ownership in constructing their notes, whereas when slides appeared to be detailed they saw them as a ‘complete’ set of notes, and reported being less attentive in class. In both cases students hardly noted any information other than that presented on the slides. Students had access to slides on the intranet in the first semester of each year, but not in the second semester. Although students reported that they were more attentive in class when they did not have access to slides on the intranet, there was only a slight difference in the students’ grades between semesters. In the first study cohort (i.e. 2009), first-language students performed better than second-language students, but performance evened out when an intervention, which used writing as a means to promote critical thinking, was provided in 2010 and 2011. The findings presented in this study would be useful to lecturers who wish to understand how students’ use and reconstruct their class notes during the process of learning. The findings could also be of benefit to student support programmes that seek a practical tool (the writing intervention) to deepen the students’ approach to their learning.
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Lee, Sharon, and 李惠娟. "The Influencing Factors of Equipment Capacity Utilization in Semiconductor Manufacturing Factory--Field Empirical Study." Thesis, 2000. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/80575340392210910938.
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碩士國立政治大學
會計學系
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Abstract The development of semiconductor industry, especially the semiconductor manufacturing and foundry, is one of the main contributors that win Taiwan worldwide attention and upgrade the rank of Taiwan’s competitive advantage. In recent years, the continuous growth of semiconductor industry has brought about shortage of supply. Therefore, how to manage production capacity effectively and to meet market needs has become a critical management issue. The focus of capacity management in fab is on manufacturing equipment, because it is the equipment that makes manufacturing activities work. In order to study how to fully utilize equipment, this research emphasizes searching for the influencing factors for equipment efficiency in semiconductor manufacturing, which is often measured by OEE. Those factors are designed as product complexity, process complexity, and efficiency drivers. Based on theoretical foundation, this study comes out three hypotheses as follows: 1. Product complexity negatively influences equipment efficiency. 2. Process complexity negatively influences equipment efficiency. 3. Efficiency driver positively influences equipment efficiency.(Efficiency driver is not clear for me here) The research proceeds with two methods: field study and field empirical study. For the former, observation, document reading and interview techniques are adopted one to three days a week, from September 1999 to June 2000. As to the latter, daily data from one semiconductor manufacturing fab are collected. The sample size is 4382. Two analyses are done: one is specified by OEE and the other is by DEA, which is for sensitivity analysis. The empirical results of both analyses indicate that process complexity and efficiency driver empirically has significant negative and positive effects on equipment efficiency respectively. The results support two hypotheses of this study. The empirical results suggest that: 1. In general, process complexity in terms of quality, R&D and batching activities has negative influence on equipment efficiency. Therefore, the management should make efforts on managing the monitor and test, internal failure, R&D and batching activities. 2. The auto-operation status can help enhance equipment efficiency, and thus should be taken into account when designing all the relevant activities. Besides, it should be emphasized if any out-of-order status are confronted, all supporting personnel, such as equipment engineers, should try as soon as possible to get equipment repaired and restored to work automatically. Results from sensitivity analysis arrive at roughly the same conclusions. Therefore , this research should be reliable and valid, and the findings can be possibly good reference for the management in semiconductor industry and future researchers.)