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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"Impact Factors"”.
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Evaluating the trend and impact factors of Southeast Asian monsoon
As a global leading agricultural producer, Southeast Asian (SEA) economy and livelihood rely on water supply from the monsoon precipitation during the rainy season. However, SEA monsoon system is still understudied. Here, we focus on the Mainland SEA monsoon because of its geographical simplicity. …
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An analysis of impact factors on the Illinois flexibility index test
… I-FIT method is in its early stages, and various impact factors on the test’s output need to be understood. While laboratory-produced specimens can be easily controlled, the qualities of field core specimens are typically out of the researcher’s control. Two main parameters, while controlled for …
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Identifying Impact Factors on Successful Exporting of the United States Hardwood Industries to Mexico, Asia, and Europe
… and compared to determine the most important factors associated with exporting hardwood products. It was found that exporters differed significantly in their transportation methods, marketing activities, and production profiles from those other hardwood lumber firms. They also were …
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A benchmark for impact assessment of affordable housing
… for assessing affordable housing quality impact factors. As part of this study, samples of 4 affordable Housing projects were examined. Two each were originally selected from under 5 categories of ‘operational quality standards’ within United Kingdom. Samples of 10 projects were extracted …
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Supply chain disruptions : managing risks vs. managing crises
… past disruptive events and determining the key impact factors, an organization could calculate and learn about the opportunity cost of managing crisis. Then, by continuously evaluating its suppliers and rigorously applying those key impact factors to the analysis of its supply chain practice, an …
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Comparative transit performance evaluation: cost, demand and revenue index approach with UMTA section 15 data
… the improvement on the values of parameters and impact factors in the methodology. To enrich the existing pool of indicators, four new basic transit variables -- vehicle hour miles, vehicle revenue hour miles, revenue capacity hour miles, and passenger hour miles have been developed. On the model …
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From Reified Abstractions to Situated Contexts: Feminist Jurisprudence, Paradigm Shift and Legal Change
… years 1983 and 1994 in legal journals assigned impact factors by the Social Science Citation Index. Second, using content analysis, I classified feminist jurisprudence articles published in the subfields of family and penal law --theorized to differ in degree of androcentrism-- according to the …
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Dinâmica de estruturas reticuladas sob cargas móveis, pelo método dos elementos finitos
… for the computer IBM 1130 - 32k, and the impact factors for the moving loads mencioned above, were obtained by the program.
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Resposta dinâmica de estruturas reticuladas a cargas móveis, pelo método dos elementos finitos
… different types of loadings are idealized and impact factors determined for them, being developed computer programs for dynamic analysis of beams and plane frames. The structure-loading equations of motion are formulated in matrix form and solved directly through step by step integration. The …
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Voluntary disclosure of intellectual capital in Chinese (mainland) companies
… disclosure practices of Chinese firms and nine impact factors (or determinants) were deduced on the basis of prior literature and some relevant theories. Then the hypotheses were tested employing the empirical evidence obtained from the second stage through some statistical techniques, such as …
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Urbanisation of Rural-Urban Migrants: A Case Study of Shiminhua in The Greater Bay Area of China
… to test the indicators and to identify the impact factors, and conducting semi-structured interviews with exploring the dynamics in the process. First-hand qualitative and quantitative data collected from fieldwork in GBA were first analysed separately and subsequently triangulated and …
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Hedging Rule for Reservoir Operation: How Much, When and How Long to Hedge
… of explicit stochastic dynamic approach and the impact of uncertainty on the decision making of hedging. The outcomes of this dissertation include (1) an analytical framework and a numerical model for hedging rule analysis, (2) an extended horizon theory and numerical procedures for estimating …
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Exportações paraibanas e o perfil das empresas exportadoras entre o período de 2000 a 2013
… and the financial crisis of 2008 was one of the impact factors in the export performance of the state.
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“The Negro Speaks of Rivers” An African Centered Historical Study of the Selfethnic Liberatory Education Nature and Goals of the Poetry of Langston Hughes: the Impact on Adult Education
… (from 1921 to 1933); and 2) to document the impact this poetry had on members of the African Diaspora. In addition, the goal of this research was to expand the historical knowledge base of the adult education field, so that it is more inclusive of the contributions of African Americans. This …
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Geospatial Modeling of Forest Road Networks and Their Effect on Stream Macroinvertebrate Communities
… of sediment pollution to aquatic systems. Though impacts of road networks on aquatic systems can be potentially severe, little work has been performed to evaluate the effect that road spatial location within a watershed has on water quality. To address this issue from a quantitative perspective, a …
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Impact of slickwater fracturing fluid compositions on the petrophysical properties of shale and tightsand
… effect, and etc. Consequently, various additives impact on the petrophysical properties on tight sand was examined, such as surface contact angle, gas phase permeability, liquid imbibition, and gas transportation. Then, formation damage of FR and breaker in tight sand was systematically …
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Business incubators in Zambia: A study of the impact on small business enterprises
This study tested the impact of Business Incubators (BI) in stimulating the growth of small to medium businesses in a Southern African country, Zambia. The study explores the existence, awareness, beliefs and experience in a sub Saharan context, identifying the key impact factors. The study was …
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Field Test of a Bridge Deck with Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bars as the Top Mat of Reinforcement
… strains in the GFRP bars, girder distribution factors, girder bottom flange strains, dynamic load allowances, and weigh-in-motion gauge results were examined. From the live load tests, it was concluded that the bridge was designed conservatively for service loads, with measured strains, …
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An in-depth analysis of beer flavor and its impact on consumer refreshing perception
… understanding of beer refreshment and its impact factors. The objective of this study was to determine how sensory attributes, specifically flavor and alcohol-related, impacted refreshment post-beer consumption using a survey, consumer study, and volatile analysis. A preliminary beer survey …
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