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Brooks, Andrew Stephen. "Cohesiveness and performance in an organisational setting : an empirical setting". Thesis, Keele University, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.311126.
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Although cohesiveness has been studied for more than half a century, there is no common definition and associated measure. The current focus of research has moved from general explanations to context specific approaches. This particular thesis focuses on organisationally based, limited life, project teams. Despite the increasing use of these types of teams over the last 15 years, there is no published literature dealing directly with them, and no instrument designed specifically to measure their cohesiveness. This study has defined the construct of cohesiveness for these teams, using team members themselves, and a psychometrically sound measure of cohesiveness has been devised. It is made up of two sub-scales: task and people, and 20 component items. This tool is designed not only as an indicator of cohesiveness but also as a diagnostic tool to allow teams to increase their cohesiveness. Meta-analytical research has found that cohesiveness and performance are related, but that a number of factors moderate this relationship, e.g. type ofteam (Mullen and Copper, 1994). Using the task/people cohesiveness measure, three studies relating cohesiveness to performance and other variables were undertaken. Since project teams are of limited life and each team's output is unique, a correlational design was utilised. Altogether, data from over 500 teams was collected. Studies were carried out with 'real' teams and also a number of teams undertaking a business simulation game. Cohesiveness was found to be related to performance across a basket of performance measures in both circumstances. Task cohesiveness was more strongly related to performance than was people cohesiveness. By comparing levels of performance feedback, evidence was found to support Mullen and Coppers' (1994) suggestion that performance and cohesiveness have a reciprocal effect on one another and that the performance to cohesiveness effect is the larger of the two. The relationship of a number of variables to both cohesiveness and also the cohesivenessperformance relationship were investigated. This thesis contributes to the literature by using Social Identity Theory as an approach to defining and producing a measure of cohesiveness for a specific type of group - project teams. Its application has provided data on the cohesiveness-performance relationship that supports earlier meta-analytical findings where these are comparable.
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Olson, Clas. "Dragonlord Campaign Setting". Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för teknokultur, humaniora och samhällsbyggnad, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-3796.
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Dragonlord Campaign Setting, which is a book of 250 pages, is an accessory to the role playing game Dungeons and Dragons, published by Wizards of the Coast, Inc. It describes the game world Saviat that largely is like an ordinary fantasy world, with its fantastic elves and dwarfs, its magic, and supernatural monsters and events. What sets this world apart from all the other worlds that players can place their game in, is the complex and unique caste system in society, as well as the fact the it is real dragons that rule as feudal kings and nobles over the lands on the continent. In the book, the different nations’ geography, culture, history, and society are described, and also places and people that can be interesting for a player or Dungeon Master to know about. It also contains tips and tools that can be used by gamers playing in the world, so that their play in the world of Saviat becomes more interesting and connected to the world. The book directs itself mostly towards people who play D&D, and then mainly to the Dungeon Master. The book is available to be ordered from the Internet, and it is printed with a case-wrap hard cover.Dragonlord Campaign Setting, som är en bok på 250 sidor, är en tilläggsbok till rollspelssystemet Dungeons and Dragons, publicerat av Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Den beskriver spelvärlden Saviat som i mångt och mycket är en vanlig fantasyvärld, med sina fantastiska alver och dvärgar, sin magi och övernaturliga händelser och varelser. Vad som skiljer denna värld från alla de andra fantasyvärldar som rollspelare kan spela i, är det komplexa och unika kastsystemet i samhället, och det faktum att det är verkliga drakar som styr som feodala kungar och adelsmän över kontinentens länder. I boken beskrivs de olika ländernas geografi, kultur, historia och samhälle, och även platser och personligheter som kan vara intressant för en som spelar rollspel att känna till. Den innehåller även tips och verktyg som kan användas av en grupp som spelar i världen för att deras spel skall bli mer intressant och kopplat till världen. Boken riktar sig främst till spelargrupper som spelar D&D, och då främst till spelledaren. Boken finns tillgänglig att köpa av alla på Internet, i form av en tryckt bok med hårdpärm.
Detta är en reflektionsdel till en digital medieproduktion.
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Yao, Yao. "Credible speed limit setting". Thesis, University of Leeds, 2018. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/21162/.
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Speed is at the core of the problem of road safety, and speed management is a tool for improving road safety. Speed limits that are credible encourage drivers to comply with them, with consequent benefits for road safety. Credible speed limits have been found to be affected by the features surrounding the road by previous research in the Netherlands. However, not a great deal of empirical work has been done evaluating what a credible speed limit is for a given road layout and roadside environment based on motorists’ perceptions. This thesis builds a research model to link road environment, speed limit credibility, risk perception and speed limit compliance as a whole. The research presented here aims to verify the model. To do this, three separate experiments are used. Experiment 1 investigates, using a questionnaire, whether the current national speed limit is credible for a variety of UK road environments, and what the difference is between the speed limit and the chosen, self-reported, driving speed. The survey results reveal that road layout and roadside environment affect the intrinsic perception of the appropriate speed and speed limit. Chosen speed limit and chosen speed are not identical in terms of compliance, but are correlated. Experiment 2 provides various measurements of credible speed limits, and examines how to set more credible speed limits in order to improve driver compliance. A picture questionnaire, a driving simulator in automated conditions, and manual driving in a simulator are used for measurement. The experiment investigates how the layout of single carriageway roads and roadside environmental factors affect speed limit credibility, subjective risk perception and compliance with speed limits. Five indicators: the most common choice of speed limit by drivers; the highest credible rating score value; indication of comfort with speed in automated driving; risk rating in the range from feeling safe to very safe; arousal indicated by skin conductance, are used to evaluate a credible speed limit for a given road layout, which is used to define a credible speed limit. The method used for setting credible speed limits can be applied to other types of roads. The study develops the relationship between speed limit credibility, risk perception, and compliance with the speed limit. Experiment 3 investigates how road warning signs affect perception (credibility, safety and necessity) and driving behaviour for a given road layout and roadside environment, using a questionnaire and driving simulator. The study finds that road warning signs affect driving speed, specifically by slowing down the driving speed and reducing the proportion of time spent driving in excess of the speed limit. Combining the results of the three experiments, the research confirms that speed limit credibility is useful for speed management. The findings indicate that there exists a credible speed limit for each specific type of road that would lead to better speed management. As the credibility of the speed limit increases, drivers become more compliant with it. In terms of practical implications for road design, the research provides advice to local highway authorities on matching credible speed limits to rural single carriageway infrastructure in order to provide safe conditions for all road users. Speed limit compliance can be reinforced by using the most effective combination of warning and speed signs.
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Ляшенко, Ірина Володимирівна, Ирина Владимировна Ляшенко, Iryna Volodymyrivna Liashenko e Krivoshey Y. O. "Goal Setting in Sport". Thesis, Сумський державний університет, 2019. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/72496.
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Goal setting is defined as what the person is trying to achieve. This is an
object or purpose or action. In modern definitions, reaching goals often
means achieving a standard or competence in a task. Goals usually reflect
unconscientious intentions or goals. Goals are regulated and accepted
behavior.
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Scypta, Lindsay Allison. "A Consciously Civilized Setting". The Ohio State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1366385017.
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Williams, Jeffrey David. "Supreme Court Agenda Setting". Diss., The University of Arizona, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195165.
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This research examines the Supreme Court's agenda setting behavior. Specifically, I examine the impact of the external environment on the Supreme Court's certiorari process. It is hypothesized that the Court's behavior during this process is conditional upon: 1) its ideological relationship to Congress and the public, and 2) the types of issues before the Court. I argue that the Court behaves strategically, and that as the Court's ideological distance from other actors increases, it will be more likely to structure its agenda in favor of issues that fall within the Court's domain. Conversely, it is argued that the Court would be less likely to focus on issues within the congressional domain as this distance increases. The results indicate that the Court is engaging in strategic behavior in that the agenda setting process is contingent upon issue type, the Court's relationship to Congress, and the Court's relationship to the public.
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Stitcher, Thomas P. "The Effects of Goal Setting on Performance Enhancement in a Competitive Athletic Setting". Thesis, University of North Texas, 1989. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331612/.
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The purpose of the investigation was to determine if goal setting has an effect on physical performance in a realistic, natural, and competitive athletic environment. Results revealed no significant differences between the goal-setting group and the "do your best" group when performing lacrosse skills. However, results from the questionnaire indicated significant main effect difficulty of the tasks. These results imply that athletes in the goal-setting group felt that their goals were not realistic and that it was increasingly difficult to reach their goals as the season progressed. Because the athlete does not have control over some factors which influence game situations, he or she may be hindered in reaching his or her goals, whether specified or individually chosen. Therefore, a research methodology that manipulates and attempts to control types of goal setting may not be appropriate or realistic when applied to the natural field environment of a highly organized competitive sport.
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Adenegan, Kehinde Emmanuel. "Setting mathematics laboratory in schools". Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2012. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-82299.
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Nordström, Didrik. "Declarative modelling of parameter setting". Thesis, KTH, Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-171087.
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The parameter setting problem is part of a complex, automated process for customizing Scania's products; primarily trucks and buses. The problem is modelled as a stateless, acyclic graph of pure functions and variables. A subset of a deterministic, concurrent, demand-driven, declarative programming model is implemented under the Microsoft .NET framework. The implementation is evaluated based on suitability for solving the parameter setting problem, computational performance and general applicability within the organization. It is concluded that the model reduces the complexity of the parameter setting problem, mainly due to demand-driven (lazy) execution. The implementation scales as expected on sequential programs in time and memory with respect to input size. Parallel programs benefit partly from parallelism but bottlenecks in the .NET framework seem to limit the speedup. The general applicability of the programming model within the organization is potentially high and there are many extensions that can be added in the future, such as constraint programming.Parametersättning är en del av en komplex, automatiserad process för att specialanpassa Scanias produkter – primärt lastbilar och bussar. Problemet är modellerat som en tillståndslös acyklisk graf av rena funktioner och variabler. En deterministisk, parallel, behovstyrd deklarativ programmeringsmodell har implementeras under Microsoft .NET-ramverket. Implementationen utvärderas utifrån lämplighet för parametersättning, prestanda och generell nytta inom organisationen. Modellen lyckas med att reducera komplexiteten för parametersättning, primärt tack vare behovstyrd (lat) exekvering. Implementationen skalar i både tid och minne i enlighet med förväntningarna för sekventiella program. Parallella program har delvis nytta av multipla processorkärnor men flaskhalsar i .NET-ramverket verkar begränsa prestandan. Programmeringsmodellens generella nytta inom organisationen är potentiellt hög och det finns många tillbyggnader som kan läggas till i framtiden, såsom villkorsprogrammering.
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Dewez, Sophie. "On the toll setting problem". Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/211104.
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In this thesis we study the problem of road taxation. This problem consists in finding the toll on the roads belonging to the government or a private company in order to maximize the revenue. An optimal taxation policy consists in determining level of tolls low enough to favor the use of toll arcs, and high enough to get important revenues. Since there are twolevels of decision, the problem is formulated as a bilevel bilinear program.Doctorat en sciences, Orientation recherche opérationnelle
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Hodge, James Nathan. "Multisensory worship in traditional setting". Fort Worth, Tex. : [Texas Christian University], 2007. http://etd.tcu.edu/etdfiles/available/etd-01092008-120546/unrestricted/Hodge.pdf.
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Thesis (D.Min.)--Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University, 2007.Title from dissertation title page (viewed Jan. 31, 2008). Includes abstract. "A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Brite Divinity School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Ministry." Includes bibliographical references.
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Perez, Ricardo J. "Setting, arousal and interpersonal attraction". Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/23202.
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Ives, Anthony James. "Reengineering in a university setting". Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/67510.
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Thompson, Julie Lorraine. "Ibsen's stagecraft: the symbolic setting". Scholarly Commons, 1986. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2119.
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Henrik Ibsen's critics have long acknowledged his mastery of the stage, that is, his use of the physical and off-stage settings, architectural details, props, and space as symbol. However, study of Ibsen's symbolic settings has been limited to one play or to aspects of his stagecraft in general terms. Peter Tenant's Ibsen's Dramatic Technique discusses the settings and stage directions of his major plays as they relate to plot and theme. In Patterns of Ibsen's Middle Plays, Richard Hornby studies the settings and scenic background only for An Enemy of the People. Edward Beyer in Ibsen's The Man And His Work focuses on the plays' symbols as they relate to theme. Finally, David Thomas presents an excellent study of stage space in The Lady From the Sea. These authors and others have touched upon the genius of Ibsen's stagecraft. More can and should be said because understanding Ibsen's symbolic settings will lead to a deeper reading and appreciation of his plays.
Ibsen's use of the symbolic setting provides focus and unity to the plays that were written between 1882 and 1892. His settings become a projection of his major themes and the characters• souls or psyches. Areas on and off the stage, props, furniture, and architectural details may be a stage projection of the protagonist's mind, intention, motivation, or suppression. Since the essential nature of drama is conflict, Ibsen often uses his settings as symbols of conflict. Varied settings, architectural details, placement of the furniture, and the characters• positions and movement on the stage provide a visual symbolism for his themes in An Enemy of the People, Rosmersholm, Lady From The Sea, Hedda Gabler, and The Master Builder.
Ibsen's settings often caused a great deal of trouble to stage because they were complicated. Indoor settings were his effort to create a realistic illusion, while his later abandonment of indoor settings coincided with his reversion to romantic symbolism, according to Tenant (67). With The Lady From The Sea in 1888, his plays expanded to the open air. Three plays, Rosmersholm, The Lady From the Sea, and The Master Builder, begin in an enclosed setting that gradually and symbolically takes the protagonist to the outdoors and freedom. However, in The Enemy of the People, Ibsen uses enclosed settings that are mirror images of one another, thus symbolizing the pattern of thematic contrasts. Only Hedda Gabler takes place in one enclosed set, which becomes a symbolic entrapment for Hedda. In these latter two plays and The Master Builder, Ibsen enlarged his stage with the help of an inner room or a back room that functioned not only as a way to place his characters and therefore complicate the plot, but also to project his themes and his characters' psychological states. In addition, he uses off-stage settings not only to symbolize further the conflicts within his characters, but also to enhance his themes.
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Soroka, Stuart Neil. "Agenda-setting dynamics in Canada". Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/11201.
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Agenda-setting hypotheses inform political communications studies of media influence
(public agenda-setting), as well as examinations of the policymaking process (policy agenda-setting).
In both cases, studies concentrate on the salience of issues on actors' agendas, and
the dynamic process through which these agendas change and effect each other. The results,
narrowly conceived, offer a means of observing media effects or the policy process. Broadly
conceived, agenda-setting analyses speak to the nature of relationships between major actors
in a political system.
This study differs from most past agenda-setting research in several ways. First, this project
draws together public and policy agenda-setting work to build a more comprehensive model
of the expanded agenda-setting process. Secondly, the modeling makes no assumptions
about the directions of causal influence - econometric methods are used to establish
causality, allowing for a more nuanced and accurate model of issue dynamics.
Quantitative evidence is derived from a longitudinal dataset (1985-1995) including the
following: a content analysis of Canadian newspapers (media agenda), 'most important
problem' results from all available commercial polls (public agenda), and measures of
attention to issues in Question Period, committees, Throne Speeches, government spending,
and legislative initiatives (policy agenda). Data is collected for eight issues: AIDS, crime,
debt/deficit, environment, inflation, national unity, taxation, and unemployment. The present
study, then, is well situated to add unique information to several ongoing debates in agenda-setting
studies, and provide a bird's eye view of the media-public-policy dynamics in
Canadian politics.
Many hypotheses are introduced and tested. Major findings include: (1) there is a Canadian
national media agenda; (2) the salience of issues tends to rise and fall simultaneously across
Canada, although regional variation exists based on audience attributes and issue
obtrusiveness; (3) there is no adequate single measure of the policy agenda - government
attention to issues must be measured at several points, and these tend to be only loosely
related; (4) the agenda-setting dynamics of individual issues are directly and systematically
related to attributes such as prominence and duration; (5) Canadian media and public agendas
can be affected by the US media agenda.
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Fulton, Chad. "Sectoral Prices and Price-setting". Thesis, University of Oregon, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/20495.
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This dissertation explores the price-setting behavior of firms both
theoretically and empirically. The first portion constructs a theoretical model
of price-setting in which firms are rationally inattentive: they cannot
perfectly attend to all sources of uncertainty. By accommodating multiple
sources of uncertainty within the model, it is possible to reasonably
calibrate key parameters of the model. This bolsters the case for rational
inattention as a microfounded alternative to ad-hoc mechanisms in order to
generate price-stickiness and it not only allows for multiple sectors but
demonstrates why their introduction is important.
The second portion contributes to the empirical literature exploring
disaggregated price series. Taking into account the lessons from the
theoretical model, a combination of dynamic factor and unobserved component
models are applied to explicitly model heterogenous dynamic processes for
sectoral prices. The key finding is that models with enforced homogenous
dynamics are outperformed under a variety of criteria. More importantly, models
with enforced homogenous dynamics can generate erroneous conclusions with
respect to the speed of price responses to aggregate and idiosyncratic shocks.
A large body of recent empirical work on price-setting, including the empirical
exercise described above, estimates a dynamic factor model using a relatively
simple and partially non-parametric method. This method is valid in large
samples, but alternative parametric methods exist that may be more efficient in
small samples. The final portion of this dissertation compares methods for the
estimation of dynamic factor models, including non-parametric, classical, and
Bayesian techniques. The results of a Monte Carlo experiment validate the use
of the partially non-parametric method, but find that the Bayesian approach
may provide weakly superior results.
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Rosa, Márcia de S. Thiago. "Conversational strategies in EFL setting". Florianópolis, SC, 2001. http://repositorio.ufsc.br/xmlui/handle/123456789/79635.
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Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Comunicação e Expressão. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras/Inglês e Literatura Correspondente.Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-18T06:05:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 188704.pdf: 402144 bytes, checksum: fd0ce09e24f926a66a569fcc1fd234ef (MD5)
Este estudo examina como se desenvolve a conversação em sala de aula numa escola particular de inglês. Seguindo os passos de uma pesquisa desenvolvida por Bergvall & Remlinger (1996) na Universidade Tecnológica em Michigan e com base na teoria sobre linguagem e gênero e sobre os papéis que o gênero ocupa em sala de aula, descrevo alguns exemplos de conversação ocorridos em sala e identifico estratégias e comportamentos usados pelos alunos. No desenvolvimento desta pesquisa focalizei minha atenção na identifição de papéis tradicionais de gênero masculino e feminino em salas de EFL (inglês como língua estrangeira). A fim de tirar conclusões sobre a participação dos estudantes, utilizei métodos quantitativos e qualitativos. Através do método quantitativo, observei que os participantes do sexo feminino ocupavam menos espaço em conversações do que os participantes do sexo masculino. Porém, sabendo que a simples contagem de palavras dos alunos e alunas não é suficiente para que se tenha uma idéia mais exata sobre a participação dos estudantes, privilegiei os resultados obtidos através de métodos qualitativos, entre os quais: transcrição de gravações de aulas, informações obtidas nas entrevistas individuais com os alunos, observações anotadas durante a assistência de aulas e a natureza positiva ou negativa das estratégias usadas pelos alunos, respectivamente: Tarefas-continuativas e Tarefas-divergentes (Bergvall & Remlinger, 1996). A análise qualitativa demonstrou que, apesar das alunas deste grupo terem participado ativamente das conversações, fazendo perguntas desafiadoras e tendo muitas e longas falas, estas alunas também lutam contra o ainda remanescente domínio masculino no sistema de educação. Concluo esta dissertação reforçando a importância de se desenvolver estudos sobre os papéis que os gêneros masculino e feminino desempenham em sala de aula para que se mostre aos educadores e alunos que as estratégias positivas de conversação resultam em aulas mais construtivas. Também reforço a importância da conscientização em relação à posição da mulher em sala de aula a fim de que mudemos este quadro.
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Stone, Michael H. "Resistance Training: Setting the Load". Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2009. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/4524.
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Moore, C. Richard III. "A Study of Training, Feedback, & Goal Setting for Improving Quality in an Organizational Setting". TopSCHOLAR®, 1989. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2652.
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The current study investigated the effects of training, knowledge of results (KR), and goal setting on improving product quality in a field setting. Both practical and theoretical issues were addressed through the experimental design. A practical concern was the improvement of product quality in an organization. The theoretical issue was the increased understanding and utility of goal setting and knowledge of results for motivating workers' quality behavior.
Two existing departments (n=60 employees) of an aluminum window manufacturing plant were studied with the use of a multiple-baseline, within-subjects design across four experimental phases: a) baseline, b) training only, c) visual presentation of feedback, c) goal setting. The principal dependent variable was the percentage of inspected products conforming to established quality criteria. A secondary measure was the change in rework costs resulting from nonconforming quality.
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Thibault, Florence. "Que peut-on apprendre du concept de chômage d'équilibre issu des modèles wage setting-price setting". Paris 13, 2003. http://www.theses.fr/2003PA131002.
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Nés il y a plus d'une décennie, les modèles Wage Setting - Price Setting ont largement alimenté le débat sur les causes du chômage. Cette thèse se propose de dresser un bilan des apports et des limites du concept de chômage d'équilibre issu de ces modèles. Après avoir présenté les différentes notions de chômage d'équilibre, nous exposons les trois apports majeurs de ce concept déduit des relations Wage Setting et Price Setting. Premièrement, il permet de dépasser les limites de la Courbe de PHILLIPS. Deuxièmement, il a suscité la création d'indicateurs originaux, tel le taux de remplacement. Enfin, il constitue un outil d'analyse des décisions de politique économique. Cependant, comme toutes les notions d'équilibre de moyen terme, il reste entaché d'une forte composante normative. Ceci se vérifie dès lors que l'on étend la période d'estimation à laquelle nous nous référons et renvoie plus généralement à l'usage qu'il peut être fait en économie des concepts d'équilibre de moyen termeDeveloped there is more than ten years, the Wage Setting - Price Setting models have contributed to the debate on the reasons of unemployment. This work proposes to draw up an assessment of the contributions and limits of the concept of equilibrium unemployment based on these models. After a presentation of the various concepts of equilibrium unemployment, we expose the three major contributions of this concept deduced from the relations Wage Setting and Price Setting. : it makes possible to exceed the shortcomings of the PHILLIPS Curve ; it contributes to create original indicators such as the replacement rate ; it is a reliable tool for analysing economic policy. However, as all the equilibrium concepts refering to medium term, it contains a great normative component. It is possible to chek this point when the period used to estimate the level of the equilibrium unemployment is longer. This problem can be extend in economics to all equilibrium concepts refering to the medium term
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Du, Ying Roselyn Shaw Donald Lewis. "Mass media's agenda-setting function in the age of globalization a multi-national agenda-setting test /". Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008. http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/etd,2219.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2009.Title from electronic title page (viewed Jun. 26, 2009). "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication." Discipline: Journalism and Mass Communication; Department/School: Journalism and Mass Communication, School of.
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Kopitzki, Jacqueline. "Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung im Setting Kinderkrippe". [Magdeburg] Blauer-Punkt-Verl, 2008. http://d-nb.info/999234455/04.
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Mayfield, Tyler D. "Literary structure and setting in Ezekiel". Tübingen Mohr Siebeck, 2009. http://d-nb.info/1003459374/04.
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ZAKERI, MOIEN. "Organizational Control in a Healthcare Setting". Thesis, KTH, Industriell Management, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-211062.
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A sector affected by a constant rate of organizational growth is the healthcare sector. Consequently, the increased demand for healthcare services underline the importance to have a well-functioning organizational control that pushes towards continuous improvements to enhance the quality of care. This requires high standards regarding the formulation of objectives that are shared by the workforce and efficiently integrated into the organizations day-to-day operations, with the help of technological solutions.The purpose of this study was to investigate how the organizational control in the healthcare sector could be improved, in order to enhance the work towards the achievement of the objectives among the employees. To achieve the purpose, the research was conducted as a case study at the infectious disease department at Danderyds University Hospital, where the findings were derived from both qualitative and quantitative methods. To address the department’s objective areas, interviews with representatives from the management were conducted. A questionnaire was then distributed to gain insight in how the department’s operational activities are anchored, in relation to the employees’ respective profession.The findings showed a considerable gap between the employees’ awareness and their understanding of the objective areas, resulting in a misalignment of how each profession contributes towards the achievement of the objectives in their day-to-day operations. By analyzing the findings in relation to the selected theory of organizational control and change management, four improvement measures were identified: (1) visibility of the effects and outcomes of goal fulfilment, (2) establishment of incentives in relation to goal fulfilment, (3) formulation of well-defined internal key performance indicators related to each objective and (4) providing continuous feedback regarding the progress of each objective area. These areas need to be integrated into the department’s current information technology system in order to further streamline their operational work in reaching objectives. With the help of a strong coalition to initiate the change, the improvement areas can be found to affect the employees’ understanding and attitude toward the fulfilment of the objectives in the healthcare sector.
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Grzybowski, Carlos Tadeu. "Linguagem e gênero no setting terapêutico". reponame:Repositório Institucional da UFPR, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1884/21458.
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Walker, Lorraine. "Counselling adults in a university setting". Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ32277.pdf.
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Acreman, Mary E. "Childhood resilience in the academic setting". Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2002. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/MQ65598.pdf.
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Chung, Chih-Ping. "Setting CMOS environment for VLSI design". Ohio : Ohio University, 1989. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1182433560.
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Sherrington, Steven. "Absenteeism in a health care setting". Thesis, Laurentian University of Sudbury, 2013. https://zone.biblio.laurentian.ca/dspace/handle/10219/2064.
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Holmes, Richard David. "Priority setting in dental health care". Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/1487.
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Health care resources are often insufficient to meet the demands placed upon them. Managing scarcity and assessing the merits of competing priorities are therefore key responsibilities for health care decision-makers. In April 2006, the new General Dental services (nGDS) contract introduced local commissioning to NHS dentistry for the first time. Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) were charged with managing devolved and finite resources, but they have since drawn criticism as a consequence of variable quality commissioning. Economics may offer some solutions to assist NHS commissioners. Programme Budgeting and Marginal Analysis (PBMA) is a pragmatic economics-based approach which may inform and assist decision-makers to prioritise scarce resources. The research was divided into three phases: a national qualitative survey of NHS decision-makers' roles in managing scarce dental resources; a PCT -based qualitative case-study involving patients, dentists and PCT staff; and a PBMA- based dental priority setting exercise. Phases 1, 2 and 3 collectively used semi- structured interviews, focus groups, an action research approach and mixed methods. The research highlighted that dental decision-makers were constrained in their ability to commission dental services as a consequence of restrictions imposed by the national dental contract. Local priority setting and resource allocation generally lacked transparency and decision-makers typically failed to include patients and clinicians in these processes. With respect to health economics, stakeholders found the pictorial representation of the cost-value ratio (CVR) a useful starting point for further deliberation, but the full application of a traditional PBMA exercise was hindered locally by organisational change and severe PCT staffing pressures. The concerns identified by stakeholders are timely considering the Government's proposals to abolish PCTs and commission NHS dental services through the NHS Commissioning Board alongside a new national dental contract in 2014.
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Sanders, John William. "Strategic fit in a university setting". Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10399/2013.
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Davidson, Paul. "Heat-setting of biaxially oriented PET". Thesis, Loughborough University, 1993. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/10373.
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The relatively low deformation temperature of biaxially oriented PET excludes its use in many hot fill applications or hot washing as part of a reuse cycle, due to the shrinkage which generally occurs on reheating towards Tg. Isothermal, isometric annealing processes (referred to as heat-setting) can cause oriented PET to maintain its dimensional stability to higher temperatures. However, to experiment on a commercial stretch blow moulding machine is a very costly and time consuming process, justifying the requirement for an accurate simulation technique. The objective of this project was, therefore, to simulate the stretch blow moulding of PET with a heat-setting phase, by biaxially drawing PET sheets on a TM Long Stretcher, then to heat-set them in a separate phase using a purpose designed jig. A heat-setting rig was designed and constructed at IPTME. Due to the size of the proposed investigation window, a factorial experimental design (FED) technique was employed to characterise the behaviour of two commercial bottle grades of PET (B90N and B95A Laser) under a variety of draws and heat-setting conditions. These sheets were then characterised in terms of shrinkage, tensile properties and resistance to creep. This data was regressed to generate predictive model equations for both grades of material and in both major and minor draw axes. Using these equations, it is now possible to define a set of processing parameters which would give a bottle with lower and more uniform shrinkage (less draw dependent) with enhanced creep properties and at least comparable mechanical properties. To develop a more fundamental understanding of the process of heat-setting in biaxially drawn PET, as well as to prove the validity of the model equations, a separate series of conventional experiments was devised to investigate the two most significant predictor variables from the FED analysis; biaxial draw ratio and heat-setting temperature (for Laser only). This material was characterised by TMA, DSC and birefringence measurements. The DSC and birefringence measurements allow the effect of heat-setting and draw on crystallinity levels and orientation to be monitored. Orientation of both phases was studied in heat-set bottles using micro polarised FTIR.
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Heckel, Marjorie J. "Spiritual gardens in a healthcare setting". Virtual Press, 2003. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1260488.
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Healthcare facility designers are acknowledging the connection between environment and well-being. They, along with environmental psychologists and landscape architects, are trying to define how environment can influence health status. Research on therapeutic outcomes has helped define specific design guidelines for a garden intended to help hospital patients and staff. One aspect that has not been fully investigated, however, is the spirituality of these spaces. Often in hospital settings prayer goes hand in hand with medicine, especially in faith-based health ministries like St. Vincent Randolph Hospital (SVR). To overlook the importance and value of the spiritual aspect in a healthcare setting would be to miss the core of what SVR stands for. The purpose of this project is to identify guidelines for therapeutic gardens that support the physical, spiritual and mental health and well being of patients at St. Vincent Randolph Hospital and to apply these guidelines to the design of a garden for the patients, families, associates, visitors and the surrounding community.Department of Landscape Architecture
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Atay, Tayfun. "Naqshbandi Sufis in a western setting". Thesis, SOAS, University of London, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.261459.
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Cale, Andrew. "Goal setting, multidimensional anxiety and performance". Thesis, Loughborough University, 1991. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/7124.
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The primary purpose of the experiments carried out within this thesis was to examine the relationships between goals, the perceptions of individuals towards those goals, the performance environment and the eventual performance outcome. More specifically, what are the changes in selected goal setting variables and what is the anxiety response within individuals, when objective goal difficulty is manipulated under various environmental conditions? Four laboratory-based experiments were carried out in this research. The primary purpose of the first experiment was to establish an appropriate experimental design and measure of task performance that would allow an investigation of selected goal setting variables. Whilst the primary objectives were achieved, one important factor emerged that needed to be considered in the design of the subsequent experiments. Goal setting needed to be based around the ability of the individual rather than group norms. Experiment 2 was designed not only to further investigate the theoretical framework underlying goal setting, but also to examine the nature of the multidimensional anxiety response associated with that framework. Again, the main objectives of Experiment 2 were achieved, but the experimental design adopted did not allow for investigation of changes in goal setting and anxiety under different performance environments. Consequently, Experiment 3 was designed in an attempt to extend the investigation of the above framework towards 'real-life' situations. A complex design attempted to approximate the environmental conditions encountered by athletes in low versus high stress situations, such as those encountered in practice and in competition. The results were complex and the major finding to emerge was that it was difficult to approximate 'real-life' situations when using a novel performance task and competitive instructions as a potential stressor. Experiment 4 attempted to address these issues and required university basketball players to perform a basketball free-throw task under 'low stress' and 'high stress'conditions. Although there were expected differences for the goal setting and anxiety variables between different goal groups, there were no differences on any of the variables when performing under the different environmental conditions. The series of experiments contained within this thesis attempted to establish a theoretical framework, albeit in a laboratory setting, which may form the basis for future, more ecologically valid, investigations into the many 'real-life' sporting situations which inherently contain aspects relating to goal setting, anxiety and performance .
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White, Donald Arthur. "Organisational conflict in the library setting". Thesis, University of Sheffield, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.332545.
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Bourne, Juliet C. (Juliet Cassandra). "Setting language parameters using genetic algorithms". Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/109629.
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Cordina, Renzo. "Intangibles in a venture capital setting". Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2014. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=23165.
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In recent years intangibles have taken a more prominent role in the economy. Within the technology sector, young companies may have very little in terms of tangible assets. With no assets to serve as collateral, these companies often find it difficult to obtain funding. Venture capital firms attempt to fill this funding gap by providing finance in exchange for equity. This research considers intangibles from the point of view of the venture capitalist. Specific emphasis is made on patenting, as a formal way of protecting intellectual property. In high technology firms patents not only prevent competitors from copying inventions, but may also preclude them from advancing in their technologies. The availability of patent statistics enables objective measurement of the level of IP protection. The role of the reporting of intangibles in the investment decision is considered. Then, the role of intangibles per se is examined. The link between patenting and the level of investment is expl ored further. In a move away from the previous studies which focused only on existing datasets, unstructured interviews were conducted amongst early stage investor associations. Thereafter, a series of interviews was carried out amongst venture capitalists in the United Kingdom. Finally, a new dataset was constructed which includes information on venture capital investments, financial accounting information, and data relating to patenting. This data was then analysed statistically using regression techniques. Policy making organisations have been promoting the need for increased reporting on intangibles. However, key findings suggest that venture capitalists consider the existing level of reporting of intangible assets by investee companies to be adequate. Increased complexity within the financial reports does not reduce the level of due diligence carried out. They are more concerned about the nature of the intangibles than the financial reporting aspect. Although this study identifies a link between patenting and the level of investment by venture capitalists, they consider the business proposition as a whole, and no specific value is ascribed to patents.
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Frohlich, Robert M. Jr. "Credit Scoring in a Hospital Setting". UNF Digital Commons, 1997. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/97.
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This is a study of the relationship between consumer credit scoring and the resolution of a patient's account for hospital services. Accounts studied were classified as Good accounts or Bad accounts based upon their final resolution. Bad accounts were those written-off to bad debt with Good accounts being all others.
The probability of predicting a patient's account being either Good or Bad was based upon a consumer credit scoring process. The null hypothesis of this study was that the consumer credit scoring process would not provide any indication about the outcome or resolution of the account. Analysis of the credit score and the outcome of the hospital account suggested the consumer credit score would indicate the patient's reliability in taking responsibility for the account. Based on the confidence given to credit scoring in consumer markets and the results of this study, the consumer credit score would have value for the health care industry.
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Correia, Cristiana Amaral. "Optimal reinsurance in a diffusion setting". Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/22814.
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Mestrado Bolonha em Mathematical FinanceThe business of insurance companies is to take on the risk of policyholders (individuals or companies), receiving in return the payment of a premium. In order to protect themselves against big losses, and not be at risk of insolvency, insurance companies usually reinsure part of their portfolio by transferring part of the risk taken to another insurance company. Reinsurance works, in this way, as the insurance of the insurer itself. The optimal reinsurance problem aims at answering two fundamental questions: (i) What type of reinsurance contract should be done; (ii) how much risk should be transferred to the reinsurance company. This master’s final work, seeks to find the optimal reinsurance for 3 different optimality criterion: (i) minimizing the probability of ruin occurring in infinite time; (ii) maximizing the expected value; and (iii) minimizing the variance of the process. To obtain the optimal reinsurance treaty, the classic risk model of Crámer and Lundberg is approximated by a diffusion process which is described by a Brownian motion process. The surplus Brownian motion process is defined by parameters that incorporate several characteristics of the underlying Crámer-Lundberg process, including the different premium calculation principles and the different types of reinsurance treaties. In this work, the reinsurance treaties under study are the proportional quota-share treaty and the non-proportional excess of loss treaty, and the premium calculation principle considered by both, the first insurer and the reinsurer, is the expected value principle. After building the model, the probability of ruin is analysed. The present study addresses this moment of ruin, i.e., when the surplus process hits zero or negative values, in continuous time and infinite time horizon. The optimal reinsurance strategy is obtained numerically and a sensitivity analysis is made, using Mathematica software.
A atividade de qualquer companhia de seguros é aceitar o risco dos seus segurados (sejam pessoas físicas ou jurídicas), recebendo em troca o pagamento de um prémio. Com o intuito de se protegerem face a grandes perdas, as seguradoras podem ressegurar parte da sua carteira transferindo parte do risco para outra seguradora, diminuindo assim o risco de insolvência. O resseguro funciona, desta forma, como o seguro da própria seguradora. O problema da otimização do resseguro visa responder a duas questões fundamentais: (i) Que tipo de contrato de resseguro deve ser feito; (ii) Quanto risco deve ser transferido para a resseguradora. O presente trabalho final de mestrado, procura encontrar o resseguro ótimo para 3 critérios de otimalidade diferentes: (i) minimizando a probabilidade de ruína ocorrer no tempo infinito; (ii) maximizando o valor esperado do processo; e (iii) minimizando a variância do processo. Para obter o tratado de resseguro ótimo, o modelo de risco clássico de Crámer e Lundberg é aproximado por um processo de difusão, que é descrito por um processo Brownian motion. O surplus Brownian motion process é definido por parâmetros que incorporam várias características do processo Crámer-Lundberg subjacente, incluindo os diferentes princípios de cálculo de prémio e os diferentes tipos de tratados de resseguro. Neste trabalho vamos focar a análise nos tratados de resseguro proporcional quota-share e não proporcional excess of loss. O princípio de cálculo do prémio considerado, quer para a primeira seguradora quer para a resseguradora é o princípio do valor esperado. Após a construção do modelo, a probabilidade de ruína é analisada. O presente estudo trata desse momento de ruína quando o surplus process atinge valores nulos ou negativos, em tempo contínuo e num horizonte temporal infinito. Através do software Mathematica, é obtida numericamente a estratégia ótima de resseguro e é realizada uma análise de sensibilidade.
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Brown, Kerry A. "The process of setting micronutrient recommendations". Thesis, University of Surrey, 2017. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/813495/.
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Micronutrient recommendations are derived using a risk analysis paradigm. This commonly involves a process of three, separate yet interconnected, risk activities to assess, communicate and manage risk. Research has suggested a lack of transparency in the application of risk analysis activities during the process of setting micronutrient recommendations. The aim of this thesis was to identify the practical challenges of communicating risk internally - between experts and/or stakeholders - and understand the implications of these challenges for achieving a transparent micronutrient risk analysis process. A series of three international qualitative studies were conducted which employed narrative literature, interview and case study methods. Research was primarily related to the process of setting folate and vitamin D dietary reference values (DRV) or regarding the implementation of DRV via food-based dietary guidelines (FBDG). Results identified challenges to the communication of risk across all three risk activities (risk assessment, risk communication and risk management). These challenges included clarifying the terms of reference between risk assessors and risk managers during the DRV problem formulation stage; equivocal lay involvement and ambiguous handling of uncertain (unknown, indefinite, unreliable) evidence during DRV risk assessment; inconclusive evidence of successful risk communication (FBDG); and ubiquitous inconsistency of DRV/FBDG terminology throughout risk analysis. Findings suggested specific areas where effective (valid and credible) internal communication of risk is required between risk experts and/or stakeholders involved in the risk analysis process. This is distinct from, and in addition to, traditional risk communication activities conducted with the general public/stakeholders outside the risk analysis process. Overcoming the challenge of communicating risk is a prerequisite for achieving a transparent micronutrient risk analysis, and can aid future debates on the pre-eminent micronutrient recommendation setting process.
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Michael, Gary E. "Performance Improvement in the Clinical Setting". Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2008. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6429.
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Eustis, Joanne D. "Agenda-Setting: The Universal Service Case". Diss., Virginia Tech, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26954.
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The goal of this dissertation is to test the agenda-setting theories of John Kingdon and Frank Baumgartner/Bryan Jones in terms of applicability. Universal service policy and the 1996 Telecommunications Act serve as the test case. Case study methodology guides the dissertation and employs a variety of methods including the quantitative and qualitative techniques used by John Kingdon and by Frank Baumgartner/Bryan Jones. These methods involve content analysis and the coding of media articles, an analysis of congressional hearings and government reports, and a review of scholarly literature on topics related to the policy-making in general, and telecommunications policy development, in particular. Universal service was selected for legislative action because it was bound up with telecommunications legislation, which required revision. Although some policy-makers preferred a market solution (that is the elimination of subsidized telecommunication services), universal service remained part of the telecommunications policy revision. Reasons include a new issue definition accompanied by a compelling image (information superhighway), the support of rural senators, and presidential leadership. With regard to fundamental differences between the Kingdon and Baumgartner/Jones' theories Kingdon's premise regarding the impact of cyclical events and systematic indicators has more applicability than Baumgartner and Jones' punctuated equilibria model of policy change. In addition, unlike Kingdon's research results, which indicate the media have a minor role in agenda-setting, Baumgartner and Jones' media attention indicators of policy change demonstrated a similar pattern to the universal service media indicators. The influence of interest groups is another point of difference. The universal case as with Baumgartner and Jones' research results that interest groups were major actors in setting the policy agenda. The contribution of this dissertation is to suggest elements of a new integrated model for the study of agenda-setting that incorporates aspects of the work of Kingdon and Baumgartner/Jones.Ph. D.
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Li, Yan. "Multiple Testing in Discrete Data Setting". The Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1276747166.
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Ambekar, Shubham, e Jonathan Andrews Danny Duke Samuel. "Investigating Perceive Value in B2B Setting". Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-445340.
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Value is fundamental in business-to-business marketing, where marketing revolves around the term value. Understanding the value of offering through customers' eyes is important for business success. Due to the subjective nature of value, it's imperative to understand the value based on the customer's individual interpretation. In this context, perceived value plays a central theme for this study, and analyzed in the terms of benefits and sacrifices. But to capture the broader picture of customers' value functional, social, and emotional perceived values were considered. The research questions were formed to investigate the kind of values that customers perceive, and another question was framed to investigate the multidimensionality of values. In order to answer the research questions, a qualitative descriptive approach was applied and through judgmental sampling, respondents were chosen. The five potential customers were interviewed through semi-structured technique. The authors applied the model “value hierarchy” to investigate the customer's perceived value which consists of three layers: attributes, consequences and objects; it shows correlation among the three layers. The laddering technique was used in connection with hierarchy, through this technique authors understood how consumers were able to perceive value in each layer. The tangibilization strategy was used to provide cues that helped build mental construct of services in customer’s minds. Customers assess the services by evaluating its value. The value from the consequences were perceived multidimensionally by customers depending on the attributes. Customers perceived functional value in aspects of saving time and ease of workload. They were able to perceive value socially, when some features helped manage stress among the employees and through provision of these services to end customers saw an increase in firm awareness in the market. Customers also felt a feeling of happiness when using certain attributes especially among the end customers thereby bringing emotional value into the picture. All the different values perceived helped reach their respective end-goals. The model found useful to investigate the customer value sequentially, also evaluating current customer’s needs. The study revealed that the attributes aren't chosen without a purpose. Customers perceive some benefits from the attributes that help achieve their specific needs. The study was confirmation about integrating the model with different value dimensions helped determine the connection of these dimensions with customer value. The study ends with presenting managerial, theoretical and practical implications and provides ground for future research in exploring other framework of values, followed by limitations of the study.
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Shingler, Arshia Ahmadi. "Oral Health in a Medical Setting". VCU Scholars Compass, 2005. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd_retro/91.
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Objective: This purpose of this study was to describe pediatric medical residents' knowledge of oral health and dental-referral behavior and to examine factors that may influence whether providers can identify tooth decay, provide risk assessment or refer children to dental providers. The objective was to provide baseline data of pediatric medical residents prior to receiving the oral health education and training in the provision of preventive oral health services.Methods: This project utilized a cross-sectional prospective cohort study design. An oral health knowledge and referral behavior questionnaire was delivered to pediatric medical residents in training at two academic health centers. This project aimed to describe pediatric medical residents' knowledge of oral health and dental referral behavior as measured by the questionnaire. This study was designed to provide baseline information for a larger project called "Bright Smiles" developed by the Virginia Department of Health's Division of Dental Health. The self-administered questionnaire focused on extracting knowledge and opinions of residents and faculty in selected areas of infant oral- health services along with their confidence in providing these services. Results: The frequency of dental examinations correlated with how often providers see tooth decay in infants and toddlers. The frequency of examining for signs of dental decay was correlated with confidence in detecting tooth decay. The frequency of assessing the potential for developing tooth decay in infants and toddlers was correlated with the providers' confidence in evaluating risk of tooth decay. All above findings were correlated to a statistically significant value. Conclusion: Providers, while able to identify tooth decay in infants and toddlers, lack confidence in the ability to refer children to dental providers and the ability to perform certain aspects of oral-health risk assessment.
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Strathie, Ailsa. "Person identification in a legal setting". Thesis, Glasgow Caledonian University, 2010. http://oro.open.ac.uk/48151/.
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In a criminal prosecution, CCTV footage from the crime scene may play a central role in establishing the culprit's identity, yet it is well established that unfamiliar face matching is highly error-prone. In an attempt to optimise identification from CCTV images, expert evidence based on forensic image comparison may be provided in court. However, forensic image comparison techniques suffer from a major shortcoming. There is a lack of scientific evidence to support their use. The focus of this thesis is on supplying the data to address this issue, and three individual themes are explored. The first theme examines three techniques that are used to demonstrate facial image comparison in court. Results show that none of the techniques increase accuracy. Instead, they appear to have a detrimental effect on identity matching decisions. Critically, these techniques also increase false positive responses, and, therefore, the likelihood that an innocent person will be convicted. The second theme investigates an alternative strategy for identifying a person from imagery evidence. This investigation focuses on the possibility that the ears, which are subject to less variation in appearance than faces due to their rigid internal structure, may usefully inform identity matching decisions. In a series of five experiments, the possibility that images of the ears may optimise identification accuracy is explored. The results show that matching decisions based on images of ears alone are less accurate than decisions based on faces alone, but when images of ears are shown with images of faces, overall accuracy is increased. The third theme examines how top-down influence such as emotional crime information, and expert evidence based on CCTV identification, influences unfamiliar face matching decisions. In a series of experiments, expert opinion evidence on identity is manipulated, and the effect on face matching accuracy is examined. The results show that inconsistent information significantly reduces matching accuracy, but consistent information fails to confer any benefit, which undermines the practice of providing expert evidence on CCTV identification in court. Collectively, these three lines of investigation provide substantial new empirical evidence that questions the use of facial image comparison evidence in court, and the second theme offers a simple alternative method of optimising identity verification. Future work could extend upon these findings using more ecologically valid conditions, which would enhance the applied value of this work.
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Filer, Christine Rachael. "Inter-Media Agenda Setting and H1N1". Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/144344.
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Hoke, Scott A. "Place Management in a Correctional Setting". Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2013. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/216546.
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Criminal JusticePh.D.
Since the concept of place management was first introduced to environmental criminology in 1994, much has been learned about its application and usefulness. Through the study of a wide variety of places, it is now recognized that how a place is managed can affect the type and amount of crime that occurs at that specific location. Madensen's (2007) recent work with bars in Cincinnati further enhanced our understanding of the place management concept by hypothesizing that effective place management could be a result of four operational elements: organization of the physical space, regulation of conduct, control of access, and acquisition of resources (ORCA). To date, the application of place management concepts as reflected in the theory has been limited to community-based settings and has not been applied to custodial or institutional settings such as jails. This study is intended to test the concepts of effective place management in a jail setting to determine whether or not the number of incidents of inmate misconduct and disorder can be reduced thereby. Using a mixed-method design, this study measured the impact place management interventions implemented in a county jail had on a number of outcome measures, including the number of written, major misconduct reports for both male and female inmates, and the perceptions of inmate behavior held by officers, supervisors, and administrators. An interrupted time series (ARIMA) analysis of written inmate misconduct reports was used to evaluate whether or not the implementation of place management interventions reduced the amount of reported inmate misconduct in both male and female housing units. Qualitative analysis of the themes presented during individual and focus group interviews was used to assess changes in perceptions of inmate behavior held by officers, supervisors, and administrators, and to enhance understanding of the factors that may be responsible for producing changes in behavior. The results provide evidence that the identified elements of effective place management have broader application than previously hypothesized.
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Keller, Anna Catherina Maria. "Narratives in a drug court setting". CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2006. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3176.
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The purpose of the project is to develop and evaluate a writing unit that could be used to teach adult students in a drug court program. The project is based on theories behind narrative therapy, its use in the treatment of persons with addiction problems, and how the reframing of students' own life stories through writing can bring about change. By using writing prompts as both therapeutic and educational tools, the author hoped to improve the students' life-coping skills and their writing abilities. The unit consists of paragraph writing, essay writing, reflective writing that focused on past events, and using computers to compose and format texts. The author evaluated a preliminary draft of the unit by submitting it to four education professionals with a questionnaire. Data was also collected from the author's students by means of surveys, interviews, and writing samples. Feedback from the professionals and the students guided the revision of the unit. The questionnaire, survey, and interview questions used in the project and the preliminary and final revised drafts of the teaching unit are included.