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Showing 1 to 20 of 101 for “"Deterrents"”.
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Charitable Giving: Motivations, Deterrents & Consequences
… can be costly to involved participants. Motives, deterrents and outcomes of charitable giving will be discussed in this paper. Implications for future practice and study will also be discussed.</p>
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Predicting risks from acoustic deterrents
… the use of man-made sound (‘acoustic deterrents’) is sought to lessen humanwildlife<br/>conflicts by discouraging predation, displacing species away from harmful stimuli,<br/>or reducing damage to property and resources. In the marine environment, Acoustic Deterrent<br/>Devices (ADDs) …
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Insider Trading: A Study of Motivations and Deterrents
… to trade based on insider information and the deterrents and motivations for insider trading. The results of the study indicate that gain, certainty, cynicism, guilt, social stigma, and agreement with the law have a significant effect on an individual's intent to take part in insider trading. …
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Deterrents to participation in web-based graduate nursing programs
… State Nurses' Association (LSNA), identify as deterrents to participation in web-based graduate nursing programs. Two hundred and eighty one RNs participated in the study. The 54 item four point Likert - type interval scale Deterrents to Participation in Web-Based Graduate Nursing Programs …
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Foreign direct investment in the manufacturing sector in Botswana : key determinants and deterrents
There is considerable controversy on the role and impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth in developing countries. Empirical studies show inconclusive results. For countries that rely heavily on a single commodity for the bulk of their export revenue, foreign investment is seen …
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A Study of Deterrents to Effective Teaching and Learning at Granite Falls Junior-Senior High School
… was the intention of the writer to identify some deterrents to effective teaching and learning that exist in Granite Falls Junior-Senior High School.
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Participation and Non-Participation in Formal Adult Education: A Study of Deterrents for an Organizational Leadership Development Program
… study was designed to better understand deterrents to participation in formal adult education from the perspective of mid- to upper-level professional, technical, executive, administrative, and managerial employees who participated in a quasi-governmental organization's leadership …
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Non-structural Deterrents and Opportunistic Dispersal in an Invasive Fish: The Role of Among-Individual Variation on Common Carp Movement
… and on the effectiveness of non-structural deterrents - methods used to limit the movement of non-native fishes. My thesis is comprised of a brief literature review and four research chapters that incorporate lab and field techniques to describe movement behaviours. My first research chapter …
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Secondary Plant Compounds as Feeding Deterrents in the African Subterranean Termite Schedorhinotermes lamanianus Sjöstedt (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae): A Behavioural and Neurophysiological Approach
… these compounds act as repellents and feeding deterrents in S. lamanianus depending on the test conditions under which they are applied. Furthermore, the present study provides strong evidence that different proximate mechanisms explain feeding inhibition in S. lamanianus: 1) Twelve …
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NCAA Division III student-athletes' attitudes and knowledge of anabolic steroids
… to provide data on the attitudes, knowledge, and deterrents of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III student-athletes related to illegal steroid abuse. One hundred and two student-athletes from Rowan University completed a survey to evaluate their knowledge of anabolic …
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The Decision to Pursue the Principalship: Perspectives of Certified Administrators in Upstate Central New York
… study sought to uncover the attractants and deterrents of educational administrative positions in Upstate Central New York (CNY) public schools by exploring the perspectives of both practicing principals and those that are certified but not currently employed in an administrative position. …
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Deterents to Reading and Methods to Support Students to Become Lifelong Readers
… students’ motivation to read, review possible deterrents to reading, and provides practical methods for teachers and parents to support students in becoming lifelong readers. The literature reveals that there are many factors that hinder a student from reading for pleasure. Deterrents, such as …
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Participation in education, training and development : a study of the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission
… modeled on Darkenwald and Valentine’s (1985) Deterrents to Participation Scale (DPS-G) and incorporated the Rosenberg (1965) Self-Esteem Scale and Robitschek (1998) Personal Growth Initiative Scale to investigate employee perceptions of deterrents to participation. For purposes of this study, …
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Motivation to Participate in Workplace Training Within the Intelligence Community and Beyond: A Study of Contributing Factors
… Participation Scale-Alternate (EPS-A) and the Deterrents to Participation Scale-General (DPS-G) with seven open-ended questions to identify factors of adult participation and non-participation in the IC. Respondents (111) were participants and non-participants of leadership development training …
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Role of the consultant dietitian
… of the dietitian at present; and (c) the common deterrents, which consultant dietitians perceive as the basis for the dichotomy between ideal (role expectations) and actual (reality) role performance.</p> <p>The one most significant inventory item for both disagreement and discrepancy was …
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Factors Affecting Academic Interest and Self Perception of Adolescent Hispanic Females
This investigation identifies deterrents to the educational, social, and cultural success of Latina adolescent females. Across the nation, and especially in states such as Texas and California, the Hispanic population is fast becoming the largest minority in society. Because the adolescent Hispanic …
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An Assessment of Perceived Crop Damage in a Tanzanian Village Impacted by Human-Elephant Conflict and an Investigation of Deterrent Properties of African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) Exudates Using Bioassays
… perception of crop damage and effectiveness of deterrents used. During the same period, the actual damage to their corn fields was measured and compared to the perceived damage. Participants perceived elephants to cause the most damage. Damage from elephants was infrequent, but when it occurred …
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Evaluation of the Aerodynamic and Acoustic Performance of a Novel Passive Bat Deterrent for Wind Energy Applications
… energy production and active acoustic bat deterrents constrained by atmospheric attenuation, preventing full coverage of the rotor swept area. Passive ultrasonic deterrents integrated along the length of turbine blades offer a potential alternative, but their aerodynamic impact has not been …
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Analysing the role of external debt and corruption on economic growth in the Sub-Saharan African Region
… debt and corruption as growth drivers or deterrents remains inconclusive. The paper employs a two-step system generalized method of moments (sysGMM) model to estimate the relationship between external debt, corruption and economic growth. An interaction term between external debt and …
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Principal and Teacher Attitudes and Perceptions Toward Implementation of Site Based Participatory Decision Making in a Small School District
… concluded that there were a number of deterrents that hindered the implementation process. These deterrents included the lack of a district-wide training strategy, inadequate administrative support, insufficient process clarity, an imbalance of information sharing, and teacher …
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