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Showing 1 to 20 of 970 for “"Inconsistencies"”.
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Inconsistencies in Law
Inconsistencies have been the object of study of numerous analytical legal philosophers like H. L. A. Hart, Hans Kelsen, Alf Ross, Norberto Bobbio, Lon Fuller, Ronald Dworkin, Carlos Alchourrón, Eugenio Bulygin, and Pierluigi Chiassoni. Although these authors hold differing views on …
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Inconsistencies in American foreign policy: an examination
… paper is essentially an investigation of these inconsistencies, attempting to illuminate through a multivariate time series analysis whether there are any overriding influences which can be used to explain such policy reversal and vacillation. The example of Israel was taken as a case study in …
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Perceived Inconsistencies Regarding Self and Ethnocentric Political Leadership
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Dimensional Inconsistencies in Orthogonal Transformations of Onsager's Phenomenological Equations
Confidence that we live in an orderly universe is at the heart of science. This confidence is continually reinforced by the fact that rough, simplified equations can actually predict the general behavior of complex macroscopic systems. Science does not have an exclusive claim on the search for …
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@tComment: testing Javadoc comments to detect comment-code inconsistencies
… checks the inferred properties, and reports inconsistencies. We evaluated @tComment on seven open-source projects and found 28 inconsistencies between Javadoc comments and method bodies. We reported all inconsistencies, and 12 have already been confirmed and fixed by the developers.
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Resolving Apparent Inconsistencies in the Belief Systems of High School Geometry Teachers
… geometry teachers that help resolve apparent inconsistencies between their espoused and enacted beliefs. Data was collected using an initial interview, classroom observations, and a follow-up interview to gather evidence of teacher beliefs based on what they say, do, and intend respectively. …
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Global Trends in Merged Ocean Colour Data and Correction of Inter-Mission Inconsistencies
… data. However, the significant time series inconsistencies that arise from combining ocean colour data from different missions within merged datasets must first be addressed. Although satellite mission calibration bias corrections have been performed on merged data set products, significant …
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Effects of graphical user interface inconsistencies on subjective and objective measures of usability
This research assessed the effects of inconsistencies in graphic direct manipulation interfaces. Objective and subjective measurement techniques were employed to determine how inconsistencies affected performance in an Apple Macintosh-based computer application called “The Personal Organizer.” …
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Spatial inconsistencies influence global estimates of soil respiration: how can we improve global predictions?
… global estimates of Rs but highlight spatial inconsistencies that influence model parameterization and interpretation that should be considered to improve predictions across the world.
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An investigation into inconsistencies between theoretical predictions and microphone array measurements of railway rolling noise
Theoretical models, such as TWINS, and microphone array measurements have been widely used to gain better understanding of rolling noise. However, the array measurements are often inconsistent with the TWINS predictions and give less prominence to the rail than the theoretical models. The …
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Written narratives as an avenue for Swazi women to debate marginalization and inconsistencies of patriarchy
… narratives and written narratives present the inconsistencies of patriarchy. This includes outlining the dissonance and similarity between the portrayal of gender roles in Swazi folktales and Swazi modern stories written by women. Beyond that, I indicate that although women compose oral …
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Gambling on a bail-out : regulation, moral hazard and time inconsistencies in the international banking system
The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the international banking system from a broad perspective. The intent is to study the legal and regulatory framework in modern banking in order to gain insights into key debates that are currently taking place amongst policy planners on an optimum banking …
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Nietzsche's eternal recurrence of the same : the effect of logic abridgement, contradictions and inconsistencies
… applicable and will show what contradictions and inconsistencies follow if the doctrine is taken to be operable. Harold Alderman in his book Nietzsche's Gift wrote, the "doctrine of eternal recurrence gives us a problem not in Platonic cosmology, but in Socratic selfreflection." ^ I will …
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An investigation as to the inconsistencies of the methylene blue reduction test and means of controlling same
The dissolved oxygen content of market milk fluctuates enough to cause a variation in the test.
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Iceland's Challenging Transition Towards a Knowledge-Based Economy : Sources of Inconsistencies Between Iceland’s Knowledge Based Policies and Progress
This thesis deals with the role of knowledge as a basis for future economic growth in Iceland. It covers theoretical foundations to the concept of a knowledge based economy, its integration into public policy and indicators of knowledge intensities in an economic context. Through identifying …
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The Effectiveness of an Academic Literacy Intervention to Help University Freshmen Recognize and Resolve Inconsistencies Across Multiple Texts
… of advanced academic literacy: 1) identifying inconsistencies across multiple texts and 2) flexibly employing evaluative heuristics (sourcing, corroboration, & contextualization) in order to resolve inconsistencies. The study, which took place at a large, urban, public university over the …
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Gold mining taxation in South Affrica : a discussion of the MPRDA, its amendments and whether internal inconsistencies exist in the mining legislation
… the state. The paper analyses whether internal inconsistencies in the mining legislation exist, by comparing the effects of the introduction of royalties, ring-fencing and the 'use-it or lose-it' clause. It is found that certain inconsistencies do exist.
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An Empirical and Comparative Analysis of UK Courts and CJEU decisions in Trademark Law: defining the nature and understanding the characteristics of inconsistencies in EU Trademark law
… in a qualitative analysis of the various inconsistencies that arise. <br/>Secondly, it utilises empirical methods (‘fuzzy sets’ and ‘building blocks’) as analytical tools in investigating the area of exhaustion of rights. It argues that using these empirical methods in this area offers a …
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What are the implications of South Africa's Protection of Investment Act on the SADC regions' aims to harmonise investment policy within the region, and how can possible inconsistencies and challenges be overcome?
Pre-Democratic South Africa was largely an isolated State. With the exceptions of the automotive and textile sectors, the country did not attract significant foreign investment due to the economic sanctions imposed by the international community in response to the crimes of apartheid. Between 1993 …
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