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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"Lack of expertise"”.
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An investigation into the difficulties affecting the implementation of International Organization for Standard (IOS) 9001:2008 at the Namibia Airports Company (NAC)
The Implementation of ISO 9000 in the public sector is normally seen to be wrought with various obstacles that usually impede the entire process. The objective of this study was to explore the main barriers of ISO 9001:2008 in Namibia Airport Company (NAC). Relevant information had been gathered …
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Prevalence and impact of urinary incontinence on quality of life among adult Kigali women
… which can interfere with their overall quality of life. However in Rwanda, this problem has yet not been addressed adequately either because of lack of expertise, or because of cultural traditions associated with taboos among women. Social conditions of women facing this problem hinder them from …
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The role of principals in the supervision of teaching and learning
The study examined the roles of principals in the supervision of teaching and learning in their schools. The traditional method of supervision of teaching and learning known as Inspection was phased out. The inspectors no longer visit Schools to conduct supervision of teaching and learning. …
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Effectiveness of Human Resources Planning in Higher Learning Institutions: A Case of Mbeya University of Science and Technology
… the determinant factors in the effectiveness of Human Resources Planning in the higher learning institution, taking Mbeya University of Science and Technology as the case study. The study also wanted to identify methods of Human resource planning. The study also wanted to establish whether …
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Challenges on the domestication of oil and gas insurance in Nigeria
This dissertation examines the challenges of domesticating oil and gas insurance in Nigeria. The methodology adopted is both quantitative and qualitative, using questionnaire and interview to generate required data for the research. The research identified some challenges preventing domestic …
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Epidemiology Experimentation and Simulation Management through Scientific Digital Libraries
… Complicating the issue are the diversity of functional requirements and content in scientific domains as well as scientists' lack of expertise in information and library sciences. Researchers that utilize simulation and experimentation systems need digital libraries to maintain datasets, …
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An investigation of financial performance and accounting practice at TransNamib Holdings Limited
The overall aim of this study was to investigate the financial performance and accounting practice at TransNamib Holdings Limited. To achieve this aim, this case study had the following specific objectives formulated: to investigate factors that influence financial performance by performing an …
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Educators’ attitudes towards HIV/AIDS care and support programmes for high school learners in Zululand district
… Around the world, young people are at the centre of the HIV epidemic. They are at high risk for HIV/AIDS infection and are, therefore, in need of targeted interventions. As a result, South African Government has established HIV/AIDS Care and Support Program to be implemented in schools by …
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Hushed heritage: a feasibility study of South African legislation applicable to underwater cultural heritage
… In the country there are only a small number of experts in this field. UNESCO defines UCH as "all traces of human existence, having a cultural, historical or archaeological character, which have periodically or continuously been submerged or semi-submerged in water" (UNESCO, 2001:2). There are …
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Comparison of Epidermal and Dermal Fingerprints in Elderly Individuals: a Pilot Study
In cases of forensic fingerprint identification dermal prints are encountered and used less frequently. Although previous research established the relationship between epidermal and dermal fingerprints, there is a lack of literature detailing identifications based on the comparison of these two …
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Knowledge-based classification scheme for regulating the flow of hazardous materials through tunnels
… through the facility that will reduce the risk of death and injury, to an extent that these restrictions do not burden commerce unnecessarily. Hazardous material regulatory controls for tunnels are extensive, detailed, and subject to constant changes. The general lack of expertise in tunnel …
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Educational technology in secondary agricultural education programs: a national study
The purpose of this study was to assess the extent of the use of technology in secondary agricultural education programs in the United States. Comparison with a 1989 study by Birkenholz, Stewart, and Craven provided the basis for determining the increase or decrease of the use of technology in the …
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Smulkaus ir vidutinio verslo inovacijų skatinimas Lietuvoje. Parama startuolių plėtrai /
… as in the every other country, development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has a big impact on overall growth of economy. However, size related barriers like lack of financial or human resources or lack of expertise in business owners create the need for support. In this time …
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Factors influencing the performance of Agricultural Small and Medium Enterprisesin the Khomas region, Namibia
… sectors are important entities because of their contribution to the economy. This study's objective was to investigate the factors that influence the performance of agricultural SMEs within the Khomas region. This study adopted the inductive approach in the quest to explore factors which …
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A study on small-sized rental housing market for single or two-person households and strategies to enhance the supply in Korea
… changing in Korea. Especially, with the trends of delayed marriage, low fertility rate, high divorce rate, separated family due to jobs and education, and the growth of the senior population, the number of single or two-person households is expected to increase despite the decline in population. …
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Teacher education through distance mode : the Nepalese experience
… cost-effective method for the initial training of teachers, and for their continuing professional development. In Nepal, one teacher training college has been offering a teacher education course through distance mode. In this regard, the main objective of this study was to seek a deeper …
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Digital Spaza-shops and the Digitalisation of SMMEs' in South Africa
The purpose of the study investigates the institution of an exclusive financing model to digitalise South African SMMEs to encompass both the sourcing and the administration of development funds for digitalisation. The SMME 4IR (digitalisation) financing model provides finance for SMMEs …
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Physically inspired methods and development of data-driven predictive systems.
Traditionally building of predictive models is perceived as a combination of both science and art. Although the designer of a predictive system effectively follows a prescribed procedure, his domain knowledge as well as expertise and intuition in the field of machine learning are often …
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Contemporary Patient Safety and the Challenges for New Zealand
… is analysed through Light’s (1995, 2010) theory of countervailing powers, and a shift from medical to managerial dominance. In NZ safety entered policy rhetoric around 2000, but it was compromised by resource shortages, a lack of evaluation, insufficient centralised support and coordination, and …
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New research methods for the analysis of fossil Anura ilia and their utility for reconstructing the palaeoenvironment of Swartkrans Cave
Anura fossils are relatively common amongst microfauna assemblages but remain largely unanalysed because of a lack of expertise. This is unfortunate since Anura are effective indicators of environmental conditions as their life cycles and breeding patterns are integrally linked with temperature and …
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