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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Environment Risk"”.
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Environment risk assessment for toxic chemicals and genetically-engineered microorganisms: a microcosm approach
… were used in this research to assess the environmental risk associated with two types of stressors: genetically-engineered microorganisms (GEMs) and toxic chemicals. Approaches used to evaluate the potential environmental impact of these two stressors are fundamentally different, and arise …
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Co-alignment between Environment Risk, Corporate Strategy, Capital Structure, and Firm Performance: An Empirical Investigation of Restaurant Firms
… and corporate finance domains, vis-a-vis environment risk, corporate strategy, capital structure and firm performance. The relationship between the constructs and dimensions were tested for the dependencies between them using surrogates used in prior research through a priori hypothesized …
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How children express their competence through narrative : an examination of environmental risk, competence, and narrative ability in a group of low-income preschool children
The present study examined the issues of environment risk, competence, and narrative ability in a group of low-income preschool children. Current developmental research has examined the factors that promote resilience or competence in young children's lives and one way this has been explored is …
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Towards basin-scale in-situ characterization of sea-ice using an Autonomous Underwater Glider
… challenge for AUG operations in the Arctic environment is the presence of year-round sea-ice cover which prevents vehicle surfacing for localization updates and shore-side communication. Due to the high cost of operating support vessels in the Arctic, the proposed AUG architecture minimizes …
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Internal Control
… There are five elements including control environment, risk assessment, control activities, information and communication, and monitoring. Thirdly, the effectiveness and assessment of internal control are presented. Finally, based on those basic foundations of internal control, the writer …
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The making of biotechnology: a case study of radical innovation
… innovation. It also considers aspects of environments external to firms, but relevant to the process of innovation. The study suggests that innovation is best understood as process of change both within the firm and in the external environment. Factors internal to firms influencing key …
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AUDIT COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT OF INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
… fundamental internal control components: control environment, risk assessment, control activities, information and communication, and monitoring (COSO, 2013). I consider agency theory and institutional theory, investigating the degree of substantive versus ceremonial processes used by audit …
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The effectiveness of internal controls on the management of internally generated funds at the university teaching hospital.
… controls implemented at UTH are; control environment, risk assessment, control activities, information and communication, and monitoring activities. The factors which were found to influence the implementation of internal controls are; age of the employees, having employees with …
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The effectiveness of internal controls on the management of internally generated funds at the university teaching hospital.
… controls implemented at UTH are; control environment, risk assessment, control activities, information and communication, and monitoring activities. The factors which were found to influence the implementation of internal controls are; age of the employees, having employees with …
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Users' perspective on the relationship between internal controls and key constructs
… controls interrelated components such as control environment, risk assessment, control activities, information and communication, and monitoring to determine which component has more influence on the level of trust that an employee has regarding his/her employer, employee engagement, employee …
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The Spatial and Molecular Epidemiology of Lyme Disease in Eastern Ontario
… The objectives of this thesis are to identify environmental Lyme disease risk areas in Ontario, to explore spatiotemporal trends in Lyme disease emergence, and to identify neighbourhood-level socioecological risk factors for Lyme disease. In addition, this thesis also aims to assess the risk of …
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An Integrated Risk Analysis Methodology in a Multidisciplinary Design Environment
… by high uncertainty and, consequently, high risk. It is necessary to account for these uncertainties in the design process to produce systems that are more reliable. Systems designed by including uncertainties and managing them, as well, are more robust and less prone to poor operations as a …
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California in the greenhouse: regional climate policies and the global environment
… policy within a multilevel, social-practice environmental governance framework. More recently the emergences of a comprehensive policy framework is triggered by a unique policy window where a change in California’s leadership capitalised on the void of federal policy to reframe arguments for …
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The Psycho-Economic Model of Ecstasy Consumption and Related Consequences: A multi-site study with community samples
… its genetic, physiological, psychological, and environment risk factors. A substantial body of research suggests that there exist multiple perspectives on psychological precursors to drug abuse; however, the same literature also implicates economic measures that can explain drug etiology. …
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Improving construction machine engine system durability in Latin American conditions
… connect to the use conditions of actual work environments. The methodology approach considers data points from different sources and countries. The engine oil sample analysis results are evaluated in the context of local diesel fuel quality, machine diagnostic trouble codes, and the work …
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Corporate environmental performance and its impact on financial performance and financial risk: Evidence from Australia
This thesis consists of four essays on Corporate Environmental Performance (CEP) and its impact on Corporate Financial Performance (CFP). The first essay is entitled “Emission Indices for Hazardous Substances: An Alternative Measure of Corporate Environmental Performance”. This essay reviewed …
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Environmental risk assessment of heavy metals in urban street dust
Environment risk assessment of heavy metals has been widely used as a scientific method for evaluating possible environmental hazards presented in a product, a system and/or an industrial process. The results have been used for setting occupational standards and environmental regulations. However, …
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Wild Country Hall: Children’s learning at a residential outdoor education centre.
… awe and wonder, understanding and protecting the environment – risk, challenge and adventure; and consequent confidence and resilience building by children through facing and over-coming their fears. Whilst some of these fears are linked to the adventure activities of the centre (such as fears of …
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Identifying fall prevention and management needs of people post-stroke who use wheelchairs and scooters
… underestimated due to the controlled inpatient environment. Risk factors included impaired balance and postural control, spatial and cognitive deficits, behavioral impulsivity, and inadequate WC/S transfer training. Few intervention studies were identified, and no comprehensive, community-based …