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Showing 1 to 20 of 100 for “"DIR"”.
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Enabling the Development of Sustainable Aquaculture in Qatar
<p dir="ltr">Achieving food security is a major global challenge for the growing human population.</p><p dir="ltr">Aquaculture offers a promising solution, and it is expanding rapidly; however, aquatic</p><p dir="ltr">production systems are highly susceptible to a number of challenges including …
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Grounded Theory Approach to Examine Trust, Innovation, and Resiliency in Health Security Leadership
<p dir="ltr">Background: The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical weaknesses in health security leadership. Approximately 40 million Americans lost their local public health leaders due to political interference, threats, and untenable working conditions. This exodus revealed a fundamental gap in …
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The Mechanism of Action of Hyaluronan Therapy as a Treatment for Osteoarthritis and the Assessment of Osteoarthritic Articular Cartilage Using Ultrasound
<p dir="ltr"><b>Description</b></p><p dir="ltr">Osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive joint disease that affects millions of people worldwide and remains difficult to diagnose early and to treat effectively. Existing imaging techniques often only detect osteoarthritic damage after substantial …
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Exploring Equity and Inclusiveness in Workplace Wellness Programmes: A Multi-Case Study on Programme Access and Participation
<p dir="ltr">ABSTRACT</p><p dir="ltr">The prevalence of chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension is a growing public health concern, significantly impacting individual and population health. This study examines the role of workplace wellness programmes in addressing these …
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Catholicism in Italian cinema in the age of ‘the new secularisation’ (1958-1978)
… films: E venne un uomo (A Man Named John, dir. Ermanno Olmi, 1965), Galileo (1968, dir. Liliana Cavani), Teorema (Theorem, 1968, dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini), Nel nome del padre (In the Name of the Father, 1972, dir. Marco Bellocchio) and Fratello sole, sorella luna (Brother Sun, Sister Moon, …
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Catholicism in Italian cinema in the age of ‘the new secularisation’ (1958-1978)
… films: E venne un uomo (A Man Named John, dir. Ermanno Olmi, 1965), Galileo (1968, dir. Liliana Cavani), Teorema (Theorem, 1968, dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini), Nel nome del padre (In the Name of the Father, 1972, dir. Marco Bellocchio) and Fratello sole, sorella luna (Brother Sun, Sister Moon, …
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Investigation of Deformable Image Registration Based Lung Ventilation Mapping for Radiation Therapy Using a Hybrid Hyperpolarized Gas MRI Technique
… proposed in which deformable image registration (DIR) is performed on a pair of anatomical lung images at different respiratory phases to obtain the displacement vector field (DVF) between both phases, and generate a lung ventilation map from the Jacobian Determinant of the DVF. This DIR-based …
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Improving Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Based Adaptive Radiation Therapy with Deep Learning
… obtained through deformable image registration (DIR) between pre-planning CT (pCT) and CBCT; however, this method often inadequately preserves CBCT anatomy due to DIR errors. Another challenge stems from the truncation issue in CBCT images, resulting from size limitations of imaging panels, which …
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<b>Strengthening Health Systems for NCD Care in LMICs: Examining Pharmaceutical Industry Multisectoral Partnerships Beyond the Provision of Medicines</b>
<p dir="ltr">Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) pose a major global health challenge, with 77% of NCDs-related deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Weak health systems and system barriers worsen inequities in NCDs management, hindering progress toward the Sustainable …
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A new hybrid model of dengue incidence rate using negative binomial generalised additive model and fuzzy C means model a case study in Selangor
… factors that influenced dengue incidence rate (DIR) in Selangor, Malaysia. Results show that the climatic factors such as rainfall with current month up to 3 months and number of rainy days with current month up to lag 3 months are significant to DIR. Besides, the interaction between rainfall …
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Breaking Down the Monolith: Using Network Methods to Identify and Analyze Chicago’s Largest Landlords
<p dir="ltr">More than a third of households in the US and more than half in Chicago, IL are renter-occupied. In recent decades, ownership of residential rental properties has become increasingly concentrated in the hands of large, sophisticated landlords. Large landlords are obscure in two senses. …
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A UNIFYING APPROACH TO ASPECTS OF PUBLIC POLICY IN THE GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL (GCC) STATES: ARBITRAL DISPUTES UNDER THE PUBLIC POLICY EXCEPTION OF THE NEW YORK CONVENTION
<p dir="ltr">Abstract removed for Embargo Reasons</p>
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Emotional Entrepreneurism
<p dir="ltr">This description is currently embargoed</p>
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Talking Statues: An Italian Communicative Phenomenon from the Renaissance to the Present Day
<p dir="ltr">Volume II - Under permanent embargo</p>
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Opaque Negotiations. A practice-based enquiry into the impact of fictional interventions on the relationship between directors and participants of hybrid documentaries
<p dir="ltr">Removed whilst thesis is under Embargo</p>
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Self-Regulated Learning of English Vocabulary: A Longitudinal Study of Chinese-Speaking International Students in UK Universities
<p dir="ltr">Abstract removed whilst thesis under embargo</p>
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<b>Unpacking Sustainability: An Examination of Factors Influencing Integrated Behavioral Health in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)</b>
<p dir="ltr">This dissertation examines the key factors influencing the sustainability of integrated behavioral health (IBH) services in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). As IBH models gain prominence for improving holistic patient care, understanding their long-term viability is …
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Revealing visitor experience and learning through psychophysiological engagement at historic and culturally significant visitor attractions
<p dir="ltr">The abstract/description for this thesis has been embargoed </p>
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Assessing Academic Health Centers’ Readiness to Implement Social Accountability to Advance Health Equity
<p dir="ltr">This dissertation examines how AHCs can advance healthcare equity by implementing social accountability (SA) into their structures, policies, and practices. research has significant implications for healthcare equity and social responsibility theory, practice, and policy.</p><p …
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