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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Groups of interest"”.
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Revisiting Ambivalent Sexism and the Ambivalent Sexism Inventory: Examining the Effects of Respondents’ and Targets’ Racial Group Membership on Endorsement
… have increasingly acknowledged the importance of intersectionality in social-psychological research, especially in the domain of gender. In particular, the intersection between gender and race may be especially important to understanding gender prejudice, particularly ambivalent sexism and its …
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Growing towards the light : A critical study on the way old age is portrayed in the novels of Anne Tyler and Margaret Forster
For the purpose of this study, I will be looking at the way old age is portrayed in the novels of Anne Tyler and Margaret Forster and in particular how these two writers depict their older characters in a family setting. I will be comparing present day society's view of the elderly with the …
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A living monument for a rootless city
The Chinese city of Shenzhen has transformed from a small village to a megacity in just three decades due to the nation's economic policies. Despite its economic success, the city struggles with a lack of identity. In this thesis, monumentality is used as an analytical and design tool to address …
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The extent and nature of affective and cognitive changes in teachers and students as the result of participation in an environmental education program
The effect of participation in an environmental education program on the cognitive and affective growth of teachers and students was investigated. Fourth, fifth, sixth and eighth grade teachers from selected schools in Prince William County Virginia, were enrolled in an environmental education …
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Internalised shame and racialised identity in South Africa, with specific reference to 'coloured' identity : a quantitative study at two Western Cape universities
… Africa, this study looked at the significance of shame for a group of people who identify with the racially ascribed group of 'coloured'. It was also the purpose of the study to determine whether there were significant differences in shame amongst three groups of respondents who identified …
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Effects of the Lubo cervical collar on airway patency in awake adults – A magnetic resonance imaging study
… enables non-invasive airway management in cases of trauma where cervical motion restriction is necessary. The potential benefits include use as an airway adjuvant maintaining upper airway patency, reducing provider task loading. The limited research on the device efficacy and safety requires …
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The generation and reactivity of functionalised organozinc carbenoids for cyclopropane synthesis
… thesis describes the generation and reactivity of functionalised organozinc carbenoids for cyclopropane synthesis with alkenes. In the introductory chapter, a brief overview of the different methods for preparation of heteroatom-functionalised cyclopropanes is presented, including [2+1] …
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Classification of London's public transport users using smart card data
Understanding transit users in terms of their travel patterns can support the planning and design of better services. User classification can improve market research through more targeted access to groups of interest. It facilitates planning through better survey design, as well as more detailed …
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Hydrogen bonding as it relates to miscibility of high performance poly(arylene ether)s with epoxy resins
The overall goal of this research project was to synthesize poly(arylene ether)s with electron rich functional groups for use as tougheners in epoxy thermosets followed by evaluation of the miscibility of the poly(arylene ether) materials in cured epoxy thermosets. Poly(arylene ether)s were …
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Política de assistência e permanência estudantil para as universidades estaduais baianas (UEBA) – Programa Mais Futuro.
This thesis consists of investigating the process of creation and trajectory of the policy established for students in public higher education, taking as a time frame the publication of Law n.º 13.458/2015, known as the Mais Futuro Law, a normative instrument that influenced and influences the …
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Multifunctional Polymer Fiber Probes for Biomedical Application
… Due to these compelling reasons, development of new biomedical devices and biomaterials have always been in high demand. Exploring and refining fabrication methods are essential to the development of new biomedical devices. Some of the common fabrication methods include microfabrication …
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Connection to Perinatal Care for the Management of Maternal Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Pregnancy
… a focus on clinical and social determinants of health, but limited data exists on prenatal care utilization, pregnancy outcomes, and inequities affecting access to care for this population. Methods: We performed a population-level retrospective cohort study of pregnant Ontario residents who …
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Computational and Theoretical Modeling of Two Dimensional Infrared Spectra of Peptides and Proteins
… infrared (2D-IR) spectroscopy evolved out of the theoretical underpinnings of nonlinear methods to provide a means of investigating detailed molecular structure on ultrafast timescales. This opens up new possibilities for the study of protein folding and molecule-solvent interactions …
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Understanding the effects of obesity and age on likelihood of tripping and subsequent balance recovery
… medical costs and negative impact on quality of life. Obese and older adults are reported to fall more frequently than their normal-weight and young counterparts. To help identify potential mechanisms of these falls the purpose of the research within this dissertation was to investigate the …
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Implementation, adaptation and evaluation of statistical analysis techniques for next generation sequencing data
… sequencing technology intended to lower the cost of DNA sequencing further than what was previously thought possible using standard methods. Analysis of sequencing data such as SAGE (serial analysis of gene expression) and microarray data has been a popular area of research in recent years. The …
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Contextual factors on health and mental health service use among immigrants in the United States: moderation of citizenship status and race/ethnicity
… examined. Adapted from Andersen’s Behavior Model of Health Service Use, this study aims to examine the associations between contextual factors (community cohesion, state funded-programs, and state concentration of immigrants) and immigrants’ preventive and mental health service use after …
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La actualización de datos como factor determinante en las políticas cero papel en Colpensiones
Colpensiones enfrenta un desafío significativo debido a la alta demanda de actualizaciones de datos por parte de afiliados, empleadores y vinculados al programa BEPS, en el marco de la reforma pensional, esta alta demanda genera una sobrecarga en los canales de atención, dificulta la gestión de la …
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Acute heart failure: Scottish temporal trends in hospitalisation, outcomes and clinical application of natriuretic peptides
… failure (AHF) is common and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the UK. The prevalence of heart failure is estimated at 1-2% and is increasing with our ageing population. Available data from several countries suggests there may have been a decline in both the incidence of and …
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Aportación a la extracción de conocimiento aplicada a datos mediante agrupamientos y sistemas difusos
… have led to the generation and collection of large amount of mainly numerical data, and there is a great interest on processing them for extract knowledge and information with the main objective of making systems more efficient where these data were obtained from. Information in a database …
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Impatto di rifaximina sul microbiota intestinale: selezione di bifidobatteri antibiotico resistenti
The ideal approach for the long term treatment of intestinal disorders, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is represented by a safe and well tolerated therapy able to reduce mucosal inflammation and maintain homeostasis of the intestinal microbiota. A combined therapy with antimicrobial …