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Showing 1 to 20 of 655 for “"Investigative"”.
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Cross-border Investigative Journalism: a critical perspective
… as well as emerging new practices in global investigative journalism in a digitally networked society, this has usually come from a positivist view of strengthening democracy, with an added techno-euphoria. This research presents an analysis of the power relationships in CBIJ as well as its …
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The impact of Saudi systemic factors on investigative journalism
Investigative journalism is considered one of the most important types of news reporting although importantly it differs according to the media environment in which it is practised. This study addresses gaps in the literature by exploring the practice and status of investigative journalism in Saudi …
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Supporting Open Source Investigative Journalism with Crowdsourced Image Geolocation
… in the geolocation process, we can provide investigative journalists with efficient and complete verification of image locations. Parallelizing searching speeds up the verification process as well as provides a more extensive search, all while allowing the expert to follow up on other leads …
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Written plans and self-evaluations in investigative interviews with witnesses
The PEACE model of investigative interviewing (Preparation and planning; Engage and explain; Account, clarification, and challenge [Account]; Closure; and Evaluation), has been in operation internationally since the early 1990s when it was introduced in England and Wales. The model is in operation …
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Improving Investigative Interviews: Facilitating Disclosure of Information through Implicit Means
<p>Investigative interviews are essential to intelligence collection. However, eliciting information from subjects is challenging when they are not motivated to cooperate. Psychological research has examined social influence tactics that may influence an interviewee's forthcomingness, however, …
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Conversion of Traditional Observation-Based Botany Labs to Investigative Inquiry Learning
… these existing traditional laboratories to investigative inquiry exercises without compromising the material covered by bringing observation-based labs into the twenty-first century. Various teaching strategies including inquiry, problem-based, case-based, and hands-on learning methods were …
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An Investigative Analysis of Teaching Business Ethics in Tennessee Community Colleges.
<p>The purpose of this study was to investigate what Tennessee community colleges were currently doing in preparing students in the area of business ethics. The study explored preparedness of faculty members in teaching business ethics, motivations for teaching business ethics, preferred methods of …
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An Investigative Study of Gurney Flaps on a NACA 0036 Airfoil
<p>This project examined the effect of Gurney flaps on a 2D, 2-ft chord NACA 0036 airfoil in the Cal Poly 3’x4’ low speed wind tunnel at 25 m/s. It also covered the numerical simulation of the experiment in computational fluid dynamics (CFD). During the study, problems with the wind tunnel data …
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The Firesetting Behaviour of 10 to 17 Year-olds: An Investigative Study.
The act of starting fires by young people is one that affects the lives of many and calls upon the resources of statutory services which include the fire service, the criminal justice system and social services. Primarily carried out by males, firesetting is recognised as a form of delinquent …
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An investigative study of the caregivers experiences in caring for the elderly
While care-giving is a common topic, very few studies have been done on the experiences of caregivers in caring for the elderly in South Africa. This study focused on the subjective experiences of the caregivers caring for the elderly in one of the old age homes called La Gratitude in KwaZulu-Natal …
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The role of DEL1 in chondrocyte expansion and mechanotransduction: an investigative study
Matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation offers a potential cure for joint disease and is currently challenged by loss of differentiated phenotype upon culture. To investigate the mechanism of dedifferentiation, chondrocytes were cultured at low density (1x104cell/cm2) and subcultured on …
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Effective Leadership during Strategic Change: An Investigative Study of Abu Dhabi Police
ABSTRACT Abu Dhabi Police (ADP) has gone through significant changes over the past decade in its progress towards modernisation. During the course of the change programme the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Government has sponsored the work of ADP and has encouraged many projects. The purpose of this …
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A Handbook for Investigative Science Projects Including an Introduction to Statistical Analysis
<p>A Handbook for Investigative Science Projects: Including an Introduction to Statistical Analysis provides a step-by-step procedure from how to select a project to displaying the finished product. The handbook fills the gap in the literature between guidance for elementary students and graduate …
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Physician’s Resistance to EHR Post Successful Organizational Adoption: Dual Factors Investigative Study
<p>The introduction of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) has drastically improved the quality of health care, streamlined the processing of its tasks, and enhanced the retention of patient data for the hospitals of today. This research is a response to a call for an investigation of the reasons or …
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Avatars in child investigative interviews: supporting disclosure and eyewitness memory through technology
… and susceptibility to false information during investigative interviews. The research also captured the concerns and recommendations from child forensics interviewers for applying avatar technologies in practice.<br/><br/>Recent legislative changes under the Scottish Child Interview Model have …
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An Investigative Study of Surface Interaction and Reaction on (2X1)platinum(110)
Investigation of CO on (2 x 1)Pt(110) using both EELS and UV/HREELS shows that electronic transitions are shifted compared to those of gas phase. Careful analysis reveals that these shifts are caused by sigma-donation and pi-back donation between CO and the surface, confirming the Blyholder model, …
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Chilean muckrakers: Making investigative journalism in a post-authoritarian and neoliberal context
This research examines investigative journalism performed in a post-authoritarian period, under a neoliberal society, in the Global South, and it traces some changes over 25 years. In particular, the dissertation characterizes muckraking as a sub-field of the journalistic field, discusses its …
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