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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Climate index"”.
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A New Theory And Measure Of Ethical Work Climate: The Psychological Process Model (PPM) And The Ethical Climate Index (eci)
… a new theory and measure of ethical work climate (EWC). Currently, there exists one dominant theory and measure of EWC developed by Victor and Cullen (1988, 1987). Even though researchers have identified problems with this theory, such as inconsistencies with regard to its limited …
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Academic optimism and organizational climate: an elementary school effectiveness test of two measures
This study examined the relationship of two climate constructs in academic optimism and organizational climate as each relates to school effectiveness. Academic optimism is an academic environment comprised of three dimensions: academic emphasis, collective efficacy, and faculty trust (Hoy, Tarter, …
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Managing Climate Change and Weather Extremes for Nature-based Tourism Organizations in the United States
<p>Weather and climate serve as profound motivators for tourism travels. Much of the United States (US) has experienced a warming trend as well as higher extreme weather frequency, and the trends are projected to be continued. Consequently, the changing climate is expected to have both direct and …
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The Relationship Between School Division Climate and Student Achievement of School Divisions in the Commonwealth of Virginia
… and reformers have suggested that school climate is an important aspect of effective schools (Hoy & Hannum, 1997, p. 290). Literature also suggests that effective schools have a positive school climate (Chrispeels, 1990). The purpose of this study is to determine if the climate of schools …
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A study of the influence of ecological factors and personal teacher characteristics on the implementation of an innovation
… the possible impact that organizational climate, content area, adult development group, career stage, and conceptual level did have on the implementation of an innovation by junior high school teachers in an urban school system. Formal instrumentation consisted of the Organizational …
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Academic optimism and organizational climate as predictors of academic achievement and school effectiveness
… into the relationship of organizational climate and academic optimism as predictors of student achievement and school effectiveness was conducted. De-identified secondary data from 67 elementary schools in the Northern portion of Alabama were used. The instrumentation for this study …
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The relationship between school climate and faculty trust: An exploration across elementary schools in Shanghai
… between the Shanghai elementary school climate and the level of faculty trust as well as to investigate whether the Shanghai elementary school climate can predict the development of faculty trust. Thirty elementary schools of 726 teachers in Jiading District of Shanghai have participated …
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The Relationship of Leadership Style and Organizational Climate to Job Burnout Levels Among Taiwan Public Secondary-School Teachers
… to determine if leadership style, organizational climate, and demographic variables are related to teacher burnout.</p> <p>Methods. This quantitative research based on empirical data collection utilized the following instruments: (1) the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), (2) the Leadership Behavior …
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Outdoor thermal comfort index in Malaysian urban areas
… thermal comfort by using Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) associated with regression equation during the hottest daily temperature based on 3 years of hourly climatic data at principal meteorological stations of five selected cities in Malaysia. Second, to simulate the current urban …
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International comparative analysis of urban water systems
… against climatic availability: the Water Use and Climate Index (WUCI, with units of m²) and the Potential Self-Sufficiency Ratio (Rss, unitless) and find that 65% of cities in the study have Rss >/= 1. I then use exploratory statistical clustering algorithms to identify six type of urban water …
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Organisational climate: variance across functional units
… to their experience of the organizational climate. Two approaches to organizational theory were drawn from, namely, the systems and contingency approaches. Both emphasize the importance of the task environment and the need for the organization to adapt to its task environment. Systems …
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On the Relationship Between Spatial-Temporal Outdoor Thermal Comfort Simulations and Bike Ridership
… thermal comfort concepts. The Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) has been linked to outdoor activity patterns and used to evaluate the effectiveness of urban interventions to improve thermal comfort. However, calculating the UTCI at high resolutions in urban spaces is complex as it requires …
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Reimagining Urban Leftover Spaces Under Overpasses: Mitigating Urban Heat Islands and Heatwaves Through Green Space Transformation
… due to the constructed urban space and climate change, which negatively impacts public health, especially in the Urban Canopy Layer (UCL). Recent research has investigated the contribution of microclimate parametric in specific urban typologies such as plazas and streets. However, the …
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An analysis of differences in classroom routines of regular teachers and their substitute teacher counterparts
… (Flanders Interaction Analysis), (2) classroom climate (Withall Climate Index), (3) teaching process (Standards of Quality for Virginia Public Schools, 1974), (4) teaching product (researcher), (5) student perception (researcher). The research instruments used in this study were scored by …
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La relación de confort climático y turismo. Una regionalización climático-turística de la Argentina
… más empleados en la literatura, el Tourism Climate Index (TCI). El mismo es adimensional, se computariza a partir de una fórmula sencilla que integra las tres facetas del clima para el turismo (física, térmica y estética) y utiliza datos asequibles en cualquier estadística climática. Estas …
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Documentation and demonstration of naturalistic method for measuring climate/behavior relationships
… Tech has been used successfully to document the climate-behavior relationships in outdoor space. Analysis of the data reveals that each climatic factor had certain types of relationships with outdoor human behaviors, and that it might be possible to predict the amount of outdoor activity …
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Changes in Geomorphic Equilibrium on Furnace Run, Summit County, Ohio
… discharge, and land cover data, and analysis of climate index data were used to address the hypothesis. Four out of five Cuyahoga River stream gauge stations show a statistically significant increase (α=0.05) in discharge after 2002. Two out of three Northeastern Ohio precipitation gauge stations …
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Climate extremes over the Mid-Atlantic states: a regional approach
… as global temperatures rise, established climate ranges may no longer be applicable, as historic records for extremes such as heat waves and floods may no longer accurately predict the changing future climate. To assess extremes (present-day and future) over the contiguous United States, I …
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Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of temperature distribution in traditional and automated dairy buildings under changing climate
… airflow uniformity and increased comprehensive climate index (CCI) values, indicating reduced cold stress. Under warm-weather conditions, increasing ventilation rates to 20 ACH reduced hutch temperature by 1.0–1.5 °C and decreased CCI by 10–15%, improving air exchange without overcooling. Under …