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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"21-st century"”.
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Responding to Local Needs in a Global Economy: Community Colleges and Their Mission
The study focuses on the perceptions of community college leaders about how their colleges must adapt and change to remain relevant in the 21 st century, based on a recognition that globalization is affecting nearly every level of education, society, and the economy. The investigation is grounded …
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The South African textile industry : opportunities and constraints with particular reference to environmental issues and eco-labelling
… key issues facing the South African textile industry as it attempts to re-align itself, from an industry that operated in a highly protected manufacturing and policy environment, to an industry confronted with globalisation, increased competition, improved foreign market access and important …
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Students' perceptions of the use of peer-to-peer ESL text chat: An introductory study
Thousands of international ESL students come to the United States every year to learn English for the purpose of matriculating into an American university. Teaching these diverse students can be a challenge for educators and despite the students significant investment of time and money, many of …
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Methodik zur Gestaltung modularer Produktionssysteme für Unternehmen der Serienproduktion
High information availability, fast changing product and manufacturing technologies dominate the competitive environment of the 21.st Century. Apart from lowering costs, in particular fast and non-standard conversion of customer requirements to new products develops to a dominating company target. …
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The growth of cultural industry and the role of government : the case of Korea
The 21 st century is the age of culture. Cultural industry is rapidly internationalizing and a number of countries seeking a new source of economic growth are now turning their attention to cultural industries. In Asia, there is a phenomenon called the "Korean wave," which refers to the popularity …
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Projections of Future Changes in Surface Ozone Concentrations Over the United States, Effects of Pollutant Transport, and Uncertainty Analyses
… to the mid (2048-2052) and late (2095-2099) 21 St century. Included in the analysis is a systematic evaluation of the individual and combined effects of climate change, resulting changes in biogenic precursor emissions, and changes in anthropogenic precursor emissions within and outside the …
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THE MUSEUM OF LIFE SCIENCE - TOWARDS A HOLISTIC SCIENCE EDUCATION
Life is an unanswered question, but let's believe in dignity and the importance of the question' Tennessee Williams The premise of this thesis lies in the various emerging philosophies concerning science education in the 21 st century, where there is a paradigm shift from mechanistic 'textbook - …
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An African Dream Play = Isivuno Sama Phupha : reconstructing the spirit of ubuntu in the contemporary urban 'village' through theatre
My project proceeds from the question: What might an African Dream Play be for the 21 st Century? Or how might dreams be used to generate content and presentational form as well as to influence the way in which the audience experience or participate in the performance event? My interest in the …
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Speaking of the Body: The Maternal Body, Race, and Language in the Plays of Cherrie Moraga, Suzan-Lori Parks, and Tony Kushner
… body and its relationship to language in three 21 st century plays: Cherríe Moraga’s Hungry Woman: A Mexic an Medea, Suzan - Lori Parks’s Red Letter Plays , and Tony Kushner’s Homebody/Kabul . In order to examine the maternal body and its position as a highly stigmatized object, my thesis will …
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Climate change, trade unions and the promise of climate solidarity in the UK, 1997-2010
… has reached an impasse. This thesis investigates whether a Marxist critique focused on trade unions might offer an alternative approach. It critically analyses the social science literature on climate change and utilises insights from the employment relations literature to interrogate …
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An Investigation of the key factors and processes that underlie the contemporary display of biological collections in British museums.
… a longawaited redisplay renaissance in the early 21 st century. The thesis, prompted by the observed renaissance, explores and examines the factors and processes involved in the redevelopment of biological displays in British museums. Using a qualitative, grounded theory methodology and analytic …
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Making public relations personal : an exploratory study of the implications of palanca and guanxi on international public relations
… as a professional occupation in the United States throughout the 20111 century, public relations now faces several changes and challenges as more American organizations venture onto the international landscape during the 21 st century. This study examined the evolution of public relations …
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Design and comparative performance evaluation of novel mobile handset antennas and their radiative effects on users.
The beginning of the 21 st century is characterised, among others, by the evolution in telecommunications. The rapid growth of mobile communications and the variety of applications proposed for the third generation (3G) systems require long operation time, low weight and cost for terminals, as well …
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Richard Wright, <em>Native Son</em>, and the Rhetorical Framing of the Black American Experience
… of the black American experience to further understand the impact and influence of language on black Americans within the progression of society. If we revisit 20 th century black American protest literature with a critical view through the lens of Perceivable Rhetoric, my original contribution to …
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English in the era of globalization: The conceptualization of English in Korean students in American higher education
Rhetoric is the study of the power of language. In the age of globalization, English has become a global language and its dominant status has become even stronger. In South Korea, globalization is the critical catalyst for the spreading of English. The purpose of this study is to identify the …
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The desert city within : notions about urban form for Phoenix, Arizona
… Phoenix has been labeled the "City of the 21st Century," because it is a prime example of the phenomenal expansion of cities that had just begun to blossom in the last twenty years. Currently, the city is defined by low density development, bedroom subdivisions, shopping malls, and …
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Approaches and organisational forms adopted by local tourism development partnerships in England
… to emerge and evolve in the early years of the 21 st century. This study investigates the pre-conditions, processes and outcomes of such partnership arrangements. The study also examines the political, environmental and socio-economic influences that may affect local tourism development …
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Is academic writing the most appropriate complement to art students' practice?
This thesis examines the relationship between art students' academic work and arts practice focusing on: the function of academic writing; the space for the author's identity; and, whether dichotomies in the production of academic text and development of creative visual work preclude academic …
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Declinazioni femminili della figura di Antigone nel teatro francese e italiano del XXI secolo
Questa tesi di dottorato elabora un'analisi delle riscritture femminili contemporanee del mito di Antigone nel teatro francese e italiano del XXI secolo. Superando le canoniche interpretazioni maschili del Novecento, la ricerca si concentra su un corpus di nove opere di drammaturghe (Marine …
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Leveraging cell micropatterning technology for rapid cell-based assessment of chemical toxicity and population variation in toxicity susceptibility
With the advent of combinatorial chemistry, the number of novel synthetic chemicals has skyrocketed over the past three decades, bringing about tremendous advances in medicine and material science. At the same time, the massive libraries of existing chemicals coupled with the unprecedented rate of …
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