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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Chennai, India"”.
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Confusion in the Karnatic Capital: Fusion in Chennai, India
… practice makes the problems of modernity in India audible. In particular, I look at the relationship between South Indian "fusion" musicians and India's recent economic and cultural growth attributed to the economic reforms of 1991. Fusion is the local name for a musical practice that …
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Barriers to Implementation of a Health, Hygiene, & Sanitation Program: Chennai, India
<p>In India poor sanitation accounts for 1,600 daily deaths of children under the age of five (Dasra, 2012). The societal and environmental conditions in India and many other developing countries have continuously stood as barriers to facilitating changes in sanitation behavior. Efforts made to …
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The politics and anti-politics of shelter policy in Chennai, India
… the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board in Chennai, India, and examining the evolution of the Board's policies towards slums and slum clearance from 1970 to the present. In its early years, state level political party incentives determined the shelter policies of the Board. The World Bank …
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Pedagogical shifts in Bharathatyam, Durban: Case studies in Durban-South Africa and Chennai-India (2019 & 2020)
… in Bharathanatyam in Durban, South Africa and Chennai, India in the 2000s. It questions the state of Bharathanatyam teaching in South Africa today in order to understand its role in a multicultural context. Chapter One forms the rationale and background to the study. It begins by offering a …
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Sanitation Realities in Peri-Urban Communities: Unfreedoms, Capabilities and the Conscious Mind - A Case of Chennai, India
… experienced by peri-urban slum dwellers in Chennai, India, to investigate whether rapid economic growth translates into pervasive safe sanitation, otherwise a threat to human security. This is in line with the Sustainable Development Goals of ‘leaving no one behind’. The empirical …
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The effects of mobile phones in social and economic development : the case of female microentrepreneurs in Chennai, India
… phone use by 335 female microentrepreneurs in Chennai, India, this dissertation found that: (1) microentrepreneurs who are highly motivated to grow their businesses experience higher business growth, demonstrating a fairly strong link between attitudes and desired outcomes; (2) business growth …
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Assessing the feasibility of a circular economy for 3D printed tactile educational aids for visually impaired (VI) students in India
… is particularly prevalent in countries like India where students are frequently advised against pursuing higher STEM education due to insufficient devices and tools in schools. The unavailability of educational devices in the sciences along with insufficient pay and attention for instructors …
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Single-Center Experience of Providing Congenital Heart Surgery to Low- and Middle-Income Countries
… Hospital (FLL), a specialty cardiac center in Chennai, India, and identify the barriers and limitations they faced. METHODS: This two-part retrospective study analyzed International Quality Improvement Collaborative (IQIC) data from Boston Children's hospital and FLL data of CHD patients who …
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Essays on the Economics of Mental Illness and Belief Formation
… learning between spouses using an experiment in Chennai, India. We vary whether individuals discover information themselves or must instead learn what their spouse discovered via a discussion. Women treat their `own' and their husband's information the same. In sharp contrast, men's beliefs …
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Essays on Worker Productivity and Labor Supply
… objectively, we find that low-income adults in Chennai, India sleep only 5.5 hours per night on average despite spending 8 hours in bed. Their sleep is highly interrupted, with sleep efficiency—sleep per time in bed—comparable to those with disorders such as sleep apnea or insomnia. A randomized …