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Showing 1 to 20 of 86 for “"Information provision"”.
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Information provision in rating systems and traffic systems
This thesis studies information provision in two contexts: online rating systems and traffic information systems. In the first part of the thesis, we develop a model of Bayesian learning from online reviews and investigate the conditions for asymptotic learning of the quality of a product. …
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Information, women's health and development : strategies for information provision in Africa
… to women's health in Africa focuses on health information seeking needs. It rarely focuses on how women's health information needs link to the development of the continent. The dissertation examines the interrelationships between women's health information needs and development. The study …
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Data-driven customer segmentation and personalized information provision in public transit
… of the customer segmentation framework for the provision of personalized information. It was demonstrated how targeted information could be provided to users who may likely be affected by a particular service disruption event. In addition, the segmentation framework was used to understand the …
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E-health reference framework for personalised information provision to promote sound lifestyles
… and treatment. The possibilities of ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) are fully exploited to provide life related information and services, consistency and personalization and ubiquity for health in order to strengthen prevention and treatment trends as well as to provide …
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Impact of using social media to increase patient information provision, networking and communication
… systems that enable sharing, networking and information generation on an unprecedented scale. However, there is limited evidence as to how social media mechanisms are adopted by patients within health to engage with others, locate and generate information, or as a source of support. The …
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Visibility improvements through information provision regarding sun glare : a case study in Cape Town
Vision is inarguably a fundamental component of safe driving. Any obscurity in a driver’s vision can impose a threat to roadway safety due to interference with the driving task. Sun Glare is a hazard that few people anticipate. The sun is most potent to drivers when it is low in the sky on the …
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Improving the Design of Information Provision for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems in Multi-warning Situations
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) are applicable to support drivers in making better decisions through warnings. Despite more types of ADAS becoming available within vehicles due to the progress in modern sensor technology such as connected vehicles and vehicular networks, it is still …
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Pension Fund Managers, Certified Public Accountants and Actuaries: A Principal -Agent Analysis of Information Provision
This study, in an agency theory context, sheds the light on the relationship between a pension fund administrator and his/her agent(s) and provides the pension administrator rules for using different contracting models in contracting with his/her agents.
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Incentivizing Sustainable Agriculture in Indonesia: Empirical Essays on the Role of Social Norms and Information Provision
… that explore the role of social networks, information provision, and economic incentives in shaping farmers’ decisions regarding sustainable agriculture. These questions are addressed through a combination of mixed-methods research and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) conducted in Java, …
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Libraries and the system of information provision in the 1930s' United States: the transformation of technology, access, and policy
… American librarianship and the wider system of information provision underwent profound and far-reaching changes—a transformation—during the 1930s. With regard to technology, the 1930s saw the widespread adoption of microfilm, heralded by its advocates as a revolutionary tool that would …
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The effect of using computer-based library management system on information provision in University libraries:The case of University of Zambia Library
… library management system (LMS) on information provision at the University of Zambia library. Respondents comprised librarians (n=19), academic staff (n=34), and students (n=115) from University of Zambia Great East Road Campus. Data was collected via interviews with librarians in …
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The effect of using computer-based library management system on information provision in University libraries:The case of University of Zambia Library
… library management system (LMS) on information provision at the University of Zambia library. Respondents comprised librarians (n=19), academic staff (n=34), and students (n=115) from University of Zambia Great East Road Campus. Data was collected via interviews with librarians in …
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Alternative models of information provision with special reference to the International Research and Information Group and the Education Resource and Information Project
… or non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to the provision and delivery of information in South Africa. A brief analysis of the role of information in impacting on and/or reproducing social formations is undertaken to provide an understanding of the way in which information has been used in the …
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Examining health information source-selection, access, and use by men in rural areas of south-east Nigeria: mapping culturally appropriate health information provision.
The provision of accessible and usable health information is vital for making informed health decisions and embracing active and preventative health behaviours (such as reporting of symptoms, early screening and seeking medical help). Previous research in this area has focused on health-related …
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Information provision, informational value, and relational support: assessing perceptions of pediatric family-centered communication as predictors of weight-related outcomes in preschool children
… pediatric health care providers, including the provision of recommendations for weight-related behaviors, the value associated with that advice in terms of influence on behavior and decision-making, and satisfaction with the quality and quantity of the information provided. Using questions …
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Information as an Environmental Policy Instrument: Examining Household Response to Arsenic in Tube-Well Water in Araihazar, Bangladesh
<p>This dissertation examines the potential of information-provision in motivating behavior that reduces human exposure to arsenic in drinking-water in Bangladesh. In chapter 2, the longer-term effects of the countrywide arsenic-testing and information-program are examined by tracking tube-well …
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The role of information in the reduction of clinically inappropriate expectations of antibiotics
… of this thesis is to provide insight into how information about illnesses and antibiotics affects inappropriate expectations for antibiotics. The studies reported in this thesis examine how information affects individuals’ expectations for antibiotics alongside illness representations and prior …
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The information needs of informal carers
This thesis is concerned with the information needs of informal carers, or, as they are now increasingly referred to, carers Within this thesis, the appellation carer is defined in terms chosen by carers themselves. In their words, • A carer is someone whose life is restricted by the need to assist …
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