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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"Communication Environment"”.
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The science communication environment: biotechnology researchers' discourse on communication
Communication is problematic for biotechnology because biotechnology uses or changes life processes, which leads us to question ourselves and our definitions of life — it is controversial. Yet, communication is crucial for engagement and understanding among research scientists and the wider …
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PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENT, AND DECISION LEGITIMACY: A CASE IN CHINA
… such as fairness of treatment or quality of communication (deliberation) in the decision making process. This dissertation intends to contribute to the research of legitimacy and hopes to further the understanding of communication's role in decision outcome legitimacy by incorporating two …
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Student participation, interaction, and regulation in a computer-mediated communication environment
… computers and the Daedalus Integrated Writing Environment software which was used to conduct in-class, synchronous computer-based discussions. Electronic transcripts of interactive writing activities created in both classes were archived from the beginning to the end of one semester for …
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Noise and signal transmission properties as agents of selection in the vibrational communication environment
… vibrations through their host plants. Successful communication depends on the prevailing ecological and environmental conditions, which can affect communication behavior and the evolution of signals and sensory structures. Here I address how male and female E. binotata behaviorally respond to …
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Design and testing of a railroad dispatching simulator using data-link technology
… has established the need for a more efficient communication environment than the radio environment in the railroad industry and particularly for the dispatching task. Data-link technology has been introduced successfully in the aviation world and greatly improved the communication environment. …
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Channel Propagation Model for Train to Vehicle Alert System at 5.9 GHz using Dedicated Short Range Communication
… safety system, advanced dedicated short range communication (DSRC) systems are being developed. DSRC is an emerging technology that is currently being explored by the automotive safety industry for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications to provide …
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Cross-Cultural issues at Icelandic workplaces
… employees, and most of them have experienced communication difficulties caused by lack of language skill, cultural difference in working style and lack of awareness toward different culture. Cultural diversity of workforces can create competitive advantage if it is valued and managed well. …
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Supporting children’s emotional development : guide for parents and early childhood teachers
… these obstacles over time through positive communication, environment, and atmosphere, and assist them in developing their emotional behaviour. The targeted audience for this paper would be the early childhood teachers and parents who are the pillars of strength in supporting the children’s …
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Designing social technologies: the impact of the social proxy in an online community.
… The online community exists within a web-based communication environment developed by the author. Whittaker (1998) shows that online communities are typically driven by a small number of highly active users. He suggests that the frequent interaction of these users is crucial to the participation …
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Changes of voice production in artificial acoustic environments
… systems is affected by the perception of the communication environment and auditory feedback. The current study examined the effects of room acoustics in an artificial setting on voice production in terms of sound pressure level and the relationship with the perceived voice comfort and voice …
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The utilization of theatre as a medium for development communication : an examination of the Lesotho experience
… in the context of development communication theory, and to examine how theatre functions as communication. In the process of this examination a new model of theatrical communication in theatre-for-development, and a new paradigm of intervention, are evolved. The thesis begins by …
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Error Control in Wireless ATM Network
… low. ATM performs poorly in an error-prone environment such as wireless communications. The purpose of this research is to investigate error control schemes in wireless ATM (W-ATM) to support real-time service, such that the physical layer error conditions are handled in lower layers under …
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Robust Blind Spectral Estimation in the Presence of Impulsive Noise
… is applied in the domain of electrical communications and digital signal processing when a PSD estimate of the electromagnetic spectrum is desired (often for the goal of signal detection), and when the spectrum is also contaminated by Impulsive Noise (IN). Power Line Communication (PLC) …
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An ICmetric based framework for secure end-to-end communication
… provides schemes for a secure end-to-end communication environment based on the ICMetric technology, which is a novel root of trust and can eliminate issues associated with stored keys. The ICMetric technology processes unique system features to establish an identity which is then used as …
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A systems engineering approach to managing communication in globally dispersed teams
… critical to succeeding in this dynamic business environment. The major challenge facing product development and manufacturing organizations is to achieve high performing teams so that all the mentioned benefits can be realized. Globally dispersed teams not only face the challenges of traditional …
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Evaluation of a digital communication device for railroad worker safety
… main purpose of using a smartphone in railroad communications is to eliminate errors due to radio and pronunciation deficiencies. Previous studies analyzed the communication environment of the dispatcher in order to address questions based upon data link becoming a means for sending and …
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Network traffic measurement for the next generation internet
… a digital heart-beat. Under such a ubiquitous communication environment, Internet traffic measurement becomes of particular importance, especially for the assured provisioning of differentiated levels of service quality to the different application flows. The non-identical response of flows to …
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Network-simulation-based evaluation of smart grid applications
… critical to build a safe, resilient and secure communication environment for protecting the smart grid. Under this central theme, our research work has two strongly correlated streams. First, to analyze large-scale networked systems (e.g., smart grid communication networks) with high fidelity, …
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Communication supporting environments of Grade R classrooms in a rural district of the Western Cape
This study aims to describe the communication environment in Grade R classes in a rural district setting in the Western Cape in terms of language-learning environment; language-learning opportunities and language-learning interactions in order to identify areas of strengths and weaknesses. In …
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