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Showing 1 to 20 of 86 for “"Literature studies"”.
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Electrical Treatment of Clays
A thorough review of literature studies as well as an original experimental investigation program on electro-osmotic flow in clays was carried out for the present thesis. Short-term steady state electro-osmotic flow tests were performed on specimens of Wyoming bentonite/Ottawa sand mixture. …
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Maternal mortality in high HIV prevalence countries: a critical analysis of the MMEIG methodology for estimating maternal mortality
… and explicit) in the MMEIG method by reviewing literature/studies that investigated each assumption.
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The accuracy of linear flux models in predicting reaction rate profiles in a model biochemical reaction system
… are many examples of the use of MFA models in literature studies in a number of applications, ranging from the medical industry through to the development of novel biochemical processes. Little to no mention is provided in literature studies regarding the applicability of the MFA model to a …
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From military papa to cuddly grandpa : explaining Prabowo Subianto’s rebranding strategy in the 2024 Indonesian presidential election
… The primary data sources were obtained through literature studies, campaign media content analysis, also in-depth interviews with the campaign team and political communication experts. The findings indicate that this rebranding was not superficial, but rather a strategic response to shifting …
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Chicago grotesque: literary and artistic perceptions of Chicago, 1880-1910
What this thesis sets out to create is a methodology whereby the texts of Chicago can be analysed in such a way that we can see how the texts produced and read within this society act in conjunction with their readers to help in the creation of the identity of the Chicago individual, and Chicago …
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Defining the Home from Chopin to McCarthy
… between home, domesticity and space in American Literature has been the source of much critical debate and discussion. Although the physical space is now settled the ideology of the frontier and the need for continuous expansion still permeates American culture. Additionally, the cultural …
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Research and Development of Electric Micro-Bus Vehicle Chassis
… goods, a mobile power grid, or people. Literature studies have been conducted on current electric vehicle markets, battery markets, chassis materials, and optimal cross-sections. The battery housings have also been analyzed from an environmental perspective to account for conditions in …
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Untersuchung unterschiedlicher Eigenschaften westafrikanischer Holzarten unter dem Aspekt ihrer Verwendung für Ingenieurtragwerke
… standards in Togo. On the basis of systematic literature studies and of specific laboratory tests the most important species Iroko, Mahagoni and Teak were collected, the common used German species Pine (Fichte, picea) was chosen for comparison. The laboratory tests cover two main areas, which …
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The edges of the Unsaid: Transgressive practices in the Fiction of Kathy Acker
ABSTRACT This thesis is the first full-length study of the fiction-of Kathy Acker, a radical and transgressive American female writer (1947-1997). The study maps the development of Acker's fiction by focusing on the political dimension of her aesthetic strategies. It explores the politics of …
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Institutionalization as a contributing factor in antisocial behaviour : implications for statutory social work practice
… management options. An overview of the literature is presented in order to place the concepts of institutional care, community-based options and legal reform in perspective. These literature studies provided the framework for an exploratory survey of 70 purposely sampled statutory social …
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An exploratory study into the relative merits of related and unrelated foster care placements
… parents and child and family welfare agencies. A literature survey was undertaken during which it was evident that the field of related foster care has received little attention in both literature and research. The literature studies have highlighted some of the pros and cons of related and …
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Magical Musicking: Musical Communication in Contemporary Fantasy Literature
… study of nine texts. It slots into a gap in the literature regarding the intermedial, ekphrastic depiction of music in the written word, as previous studies have largely focused on realist texts and ignored speculative fiction, as well as looking at a more diverse selection of texts than has been …
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The Influence of Headmaster’s Managerial Skills on Effective School Management: A Case of Public Secondary Schools in Mbeya –Tanzania
… school headmasters. Different sources of literature review such as books, journals and theories and empirical literature studies were used. The study was conducted in Mbeya City covering 10 schools in Mbeya Urban. The sample comprised of 40 respondents and all 40 respondents responded. …
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The Influence of Headmaster’s Managerial Skills on Effective School Management: A Case of Public Secondary Schools in Mbeya –Tanzania
… school headmasters. Different sources of literature review such as books, journals and theories and empirical literature studies were used. The study was conducted in Mbeya City covering 10 schools in Mbeya Urban. The sample comprised of 40 respondents and all 40 respondents responded. …
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Behavioral and neural bases of emotion regulation in childhood and adolescence
… control over emotional responses. The present studies sought to address these gaps in the literature. Studies 1 and 2 compared the behavioral and neural correlates, respectively, of emotional reactivity to and regulation of emotional responses to social and non-social aversive stimuli in …
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Contemporary english oral poetry by black poets in Great Britain and South Africa : a comparison between Linton Kwesi Johnson and Mzwakhe Mbuli
… of this dissertation are: to study a form of literature traditionally disregarded by a text-bound academy; to argue that form is an important element in ideological analyses of the poetry under discussion; and, on the basis of this second aim, to argue for a comparative, rigorously critical …
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Carbon dioxide capture from coal-fired power plants : a real potions analysis
… these three technologies were developed based on literature studies. The problem was formulated such that CO2 price is the only uncertain cash flow variable. All cases were designed to have a constant net electric output before and after CO2 retrofit. As a result, electricity price uncertainty had …
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Essays in experimental industrial organization on economic issues of the digital age
… caused a shift in some strands of the economic literature. Studies in industrial organization incorporate potentially biased consumer behavior and reflect technological advances such as history-based price discrimination, data brokerage, multisided platforms, and personalized advertisements, …
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Exploring the clinical nurse educator's ability to foster student reflection
… discussed in both nursing and educational literature, studies to support its benefits remain strangely elusive. The appeal of reflective practice has arisen out of a sustained conviction that life experience offers a legitimate and rich form of knowledge. If captured, it may narrow the gap …
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Identification of Academic Challenges Facing Most Vulnerable Children in Zanzibar: A case study of West District
… low academic achievement. Different sources of literature review such as books, journals and theories and empirical literature studies were used. The study was conducted in West District of Zanzibar City covering 5 schools. The study utilized purposeful sampling to select 80 participants. Data …
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