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Showing 1 to 20 of 102 for “"Mauritius"”.
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Towards an understanding of a changing food system in Mauritius: A case study of rural and urban Mauritius
… a changing food system in the Mauritian context. Mauritius has been selected as the study site because it is a microcosm of the casual factors driving the nutrition transition and also because the food system is rapidly changing. In 2008, the status of the country changed from being a net food …
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A kreol coastal confluence in Mahebourg, Mauritius
The personal interest of the author and Mauritian cultural dissolution concentre in this architectural research – in the cerebration of a Kreol Coastal Confluence. This design inquiry presents an architecture of mediation as key, which focalises the divergent spheres into the same space - artisanal …
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Genetic disorders on the island of Mauritius
… concerning genetic disorders on the Island of Mauritius with a population of one million people. This study was undertaken to document the impact of inherited disorders on handicapping conditions in this community. As genetic disease concentrates in institutions, formal screening of all the …
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Analysis of the military hospital, Port Louis, Mauritius
… of the Military Hospital Complex in Port Louis, Mauritius, the influence of the World Heritage Program of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisiation (UNESCO), in Mauritius is analysed. The new Intercontinental Slavery Museum, a destination on the UNESCO Slave Route, is …
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Popular talk radio and everyday life in Mauritius
… ways talk radio is tied to everyday life in Mauritius. As a point of departure, this study has considered the success of Mauritian private radio stations as a social phenomenon that deserves attention. It has delved into the ways talk radio, especially their morning talk radio programmes, are …
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Creole identity: a post-colonial research in contemporary Mauritius
… stratified creole community in contemporary Mauritius is undergoing a significant ethnic identity crisis spurred by racialised divisions and class categorisations. This thesis specifically examines the residualisation of a persecuted creole sub-group, the ‘ti-creoles’ who have claimed …
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Stress in managers in the hotel industry in Mauritius
Work-related stress is a hindrance to the quality of working life. Stressful circumstances occur when individuals are no more able to handle, manage and cope with difficult situations. Events and situations are themselves not inherently stressful; it is the capability of people to face these …
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“Essentially cyclonic:” Race, gender, and disaster in modern mauritius
… force for historical change in twentieth century Mauritius. Whether as moments of acute catastrophe and as specters of future destruction, this dissertation shows that landfalling storms, the months of reconstruction efforts that followed, and the policies meant to mitigate cyclones’ effects were …
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Visitors to Mauritius - Place, perceptions and determinants of repeat visitation
… This has been no different for the island of Mauritius, whose appeal is predominantly based on a sun, sand and sea product anchored in resort-based experiences. At the maturity stage of its destination life cycle, the island has embarked on product development and market diversification …
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Tourism and its relationship to community development in Chamarel, Mauritius
… the Creole village of Chamarel in the south of Mauritius. It examines trends in Mauritian tourism and how this has changed to include ecologically sensitive areas. It will discuss the historical context of Mauritius and the relevance of a plural society to tourism, with a particular focus on the …
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The Determinants of the Financial Performance of Insurance Companies in Mauritius
… financial performance of insurance companies in Mauritius. In particular, the study investigates the impact of firm size, leverage, gross written premiums, reinsurance, combined ratio, market concentration, foreign exchange, inflation and GDP growth on the profitability of insurers in both the …
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Distance education for national development: The case of the university of mauritius
Knowledge has become an increasingly important determinant of the wealth of nations and access to knowledge, coupled with the ability to disseminate it, have become a major source of competitive advantage: “Higher education can help developing countries use the economic transformation being brought …
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To what extent does governance affect funding of non-government organisations in Mauritius?
… funding of non-governmental organisations in Mauritius? was conducted in year 2013 and 2014. It sought to investigate how good governance practices had increasingly become a prerequisite in the service delivery of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the country. Mauritius is often …
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Parasitic infections and storage iron deficiency in children in improverished regions of Mauritius
… a sample frame constituting of poverty areas of Mauritius was constructed and four test areas identified. Relevant haematological, parasitological and biochemical parameters of all school-going children living in the four test areas were determined so as to study the possibility of correlation …
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Derivative usage by listed companies in Mauritius, Morocco, Tunisia, WAEMU region 2008/2009
Derivatives have a long history which could be traced as far as in the biblical times, around 1700 B.C when Jacob was granted the right to marry Laban’s daughter, in counterparty of seven years of work, an agreement often presented as one of the first option contract in the human history. However, …
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Factors associated with diabetes prevalence and utilisation of diabetes care services in Mauritius
… figure is projected to more than double by 2030. Mauritius has not been spared from diabetes. Indeed, it has one of the highest diabetes prevalence in the world. It is creating tremendous pressure not only on households but on the health care system.
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Creoles, Indian Immigrants and the Restructuring of Society and Economy in Mauritius, 1767-1885
During the nineteenth century Mauritian society and economy experienced a series of profound changes. The inclusion of the former French colony into the British Empire in 1814 led to a major restructuring of the colony's economy. The abolition in 1825 of the preferential tariff on West Indian sugar …
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The cost of workplace injury in Mauritius, Barbados, and the Gold Coast, 1925-1943
In 1928, the colonial government of Mauritius drafted a Workmen’s Compensation Ordinance (WCO), a law designed to hold employers liable for compensation to employees in case of workplace injury. Despite Great Britain’s non-ratification of the International Labour Office (ILO) convention on injury …
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