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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"Gap Model"”.
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Perceptions of quality: The Gap model meets gatekeeping
… was to test an adaptation of the Service Quality Gap Model developed by Parasuraman, Zeithaml, and Berry in an atypical service industry---the media---in order to determine whether gaps exist between consumer perceptions of news quality and news directors' perceptions of news quality. Interviews …
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Effects of Electrically-Stimulated Silver-Coated Implants and Bacterial Contamination in a Canine Radius Fracture Gap Model
… contamination in a canine radius fracture gap model. Twelve skeletally mature canines weighing 19.2-23.2 kg were used. Dogs were randomly assigned to into control and contaminated groups. A 5 mm ostectomy gap was made in both radii of each dog. One radius of each dog was stabilized with a …
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Mechanical Comparison of a Type II External Skeletal Fixator and Locking Compression Plate in a Fracture Gap Model
… and craniocaudal bending in a fracture gap model. The hypothesis was that the Type II ESF would demonstrate comparable stiffness to the LCP. A bone simulant consisting of short fiber reinforced epoxy cylinders and a 40 mm fracture gap was used. The LCP construct consisted of a 12 hole …
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A Biomechanical Comparison of 3.5 Locking Compression Plate Fixation to 3.5 Limited Contact Dynamic Compression Plate Fixation in a Canine Cadaveric Distal Humeral Metaphyseal Gap Model
… a canine cadaveric, distal humeral metaphyseal gap model in static axial compression and cyclic axial compression and torsion. Study Design- Biomechanical in vitro study. Sample Population- 30 paired humeri from adult, medium to large breed dogs. Methods- Testing was performed monotonically to …
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Currency risk and imperfect knowledge: Cointegrated VAR analyses with survey data
… is to determine whether any of the existing models of the risk premium can account for the time-varying risk premium found in survey data. The second and third chapters use the Cointegrated VAR model to test the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), the Consumption CAPM, and the …
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Investigation of the mechanical properties and phase stability of Ti-transition metal alloys using first-principle calculations
… Ti-Mo Gaussian Approximation Potential (GAP) specifically designed for use with flexible boundary conditions. We illustrate our algorithm to determine the sizes of LGF buffer and relaxation buffer in dislocation geometry using our Ti-Mo GAP model. We also use the GAP model for relaxation …
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Testing a model of the relationships among organizational performance, IT-business alignment and IT governance.
… purpose of this study was (1) to propose a new model that defines the relationships among IT governance, IT-business alignment, and organizational performance, (2) to develop and validate measures for the IT governance and IT-business alignment constructs, and (3) to test this IT …
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Landscape forest modeling of the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico.
This thesis contributes to modeling the dynamics of forest community response to environmental gradients and disturbances over a mountain landscape. A gap model (FACET) was parameterized for species of various forest types (Tabonuco, Colorado, Dwarf and Palm), for many terrain conditions and was …
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Measuring service excellence in banking industry using an integrated approach. An empirical study in the Saudi context.
… context. The study combines the EFQM excellence model as an internal assessment tool (case studies), with the SERVQUAL gap model for external assessment (questionnaires). Analysing and contrasting the two sets of results allowed the study to achieve its main objective. Based on the empirical …
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MAPEAMENTO DA PERCEPÇÃO DOS ALUNOS DE UMA ESCOLA DE IDIOMAS: UMA ADAPTAÇÃO AO MODELO HEdPERF
… be carried out safely and effectively. Various models have been created to evaluate the quality of services, such as the Gap Model, the SERVQUAL Scale, SERVPERF Model and the HEdPERF Model. The Gap model, the SERVQUAL Scale and the SERVPERF Model are said to be generic, which means, applicable …
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Estimation and evaluation of potential output dyanamics in an emerging country
… for estimating potential output and the output gap. Three alternative methodologies - the Hodrick-Prescott filter, the production function approach and the SVAR approach - are compared and assessed empirically with respect to data representing the economic development of Uruguay in the last …
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Improving service quality in small communities: The Bahamas as a model
… project was tailored to identify service quality gaps within the Bahamian hotel industry by applying the Conceptual Gap Model. In-depth face-to-face interviews with customer contact staff at two leisure hotels in The Bahamas revealed service quality gaps that stemmed from a limited job enrichment …
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Transformational Practices in a Culture of Change: Advocating for Culturally Adaptive Practices in Educator Credential Requirements Policy
… using the Growth Analysis of Performance (GAP) Model in addition to outcome-based sources of evidence that can be customized to fit the state board of education’s guidelines and accessible resources to determine the policy’s effectiveness.</p>
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Barriers and Enablers to Vocational IT Education: Responding to South Africa's ICT Skills Crisis
… ICT skills shortage. Using the Design-Reality Gap Model, the study evaluated the intended design objectives and current reality of NCV IT to gauge its status ten years post inception. While the South African government boasts increasing access to the programme, little focus is given to the …
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Global Structure Search of Nickel Clusters Using Basin Hopping and Gaussian Approximation Potential
… called the Gaussian Approximation Potential (GAP), employed in conjunction with the Basin Hopping (BH) structure search optimization technique. The investigations are conducted over sizes ranging from 2 to 150 atoms, showcasing the robustness and accuracy of BH techniques for predicting …
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Enterprise resource planning business case considerations : an analysis of Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises in developing countries
… approach to analysis. The Design Reality Gap Model formed a theoretical base and was used as lens for data collection and analysis.
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Thermal conductivity of superconducting niobium
… has been interpreted in terms of a two energy gap model. Magnetic field measurements with the field parallel to the heat flow showed a deep minimum between H 1 and H at the temperature of the maximum C C2 and at lower temperatures. The experimental results near HC2 have been compared with …
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Proactive methods for measurement of available bandwidth and link capacity
… proactive estimation tools based on either probe-gap model or probe-rate model that estimate path related attributes. Most of these tools that have been implemented can measure tight-link capacity (smallest available bandwidth) and/or narrow-link capacity (smallest link capacity) between a source …
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Interpretation of campaign briefs between South African financial services and advertising agencies
… the communication process the study looks at gaps and provides suggestions on how to best manage this interaction as concluded from insights provided by data acquired through a mixed method incorporating quantitative online surveys and qualitative one-on-one interviews with employees from both …
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