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Showing 1 to 20 of 40 for “"NCR"”.
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Exploring Experiences and Perceptions of NCR Offences
… the needs of victims of individuals deemed NCR through the lens of victim service providers. This study was conceptualized due to a lack of literature addressing victims of individuals deemed NCR. Utilizing a narrative methodology, semi-structured interviews were conducted with two …
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A Comparison of Two Function-Based Interventions: NCR vs. DRO in a Preschool Classroom
… efficacy of non-contingent reinforcement (NCR) and differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) after behavioral functions have been identified through indirect, descriptive, and experimental assessment. Participants included three preschool-age children in center-based classrooms …
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Dissecting the NCR Peptide Landscape in the R108 Ecotype in Medicago Truncatula and the Search for the NF21325 Symbiotic Mutant
… nearly 700 Nodule-specific Cysteine-Rich (NCR) peptides regulate this process. This study investigates the R108 mutant line NF21325, featuring a Tnt1 insertion in MtNCR113. Inconsistent genotype-phenotype correlations and strain-specific responses with Sinorhizobium meliloti suggest a …
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The Need for Limiting Mechanisms on Not Criminally Responsible Dispositions
… who are found “not criminally responsible” (NCR) on account of mental disorder are excused from criminal liability, as they have no moral blameworthiness for their action leading to the criminal charge. However, persons found NCR are not acquitted. They are transferred to the jurisdiction of …
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New media and civil society : a study of Native Customary Rights (NCR) Land and Community-based Organisations (CBOs) in Sarawak, Malaysia
… using the study of native customary rights (NCR) land community-based organisations (CBOs) in Sarawak, Malaysia. Sarawak, the largest state of the Bornean Island, formed the Federation of Malaysia with Sabah in 1963 bound by an agreement that secured their oil royalty and native status as …
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Use of noncontingent reinforcement with complimentary differential reinforcement of alternative behavior to address aggression in children with autism spectrum disorder
… effectiveness of noncontingent reinforcement (NCR) to reduce aggression in autistic children. The study also investigated how NCR may be effectively schedule thinned while still maintaining low levels of aggression. Aggression is a behavior that impacts approximately 53% of autistic individuals …
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The relative contributions of preference and functionality in noncontingent reinforcement schedules
<p>Noncontingent reinforcement (NCR), the response-independent delivery of reinforcers, has been demonstrated to be an effective response suppression method for a variety of problem behaviors displayed by children. The purpose of the current study was to determine whether preference for specific …
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The incidence of oral and oropharyngeal cancer in South Africa for the five year period 1997-2001
The National Cancer Registry (NCR) of South Africa publishes pathology-based cancer incidence in the country and is the main cancer data source. The data published by the NCR have been used extensively in the development of the draft national guidelines for cancer prevention and control as well as …
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Effects of Contingent and Non-Continguent Tutor-Received Reinforcement on Peer Tutoring
… received non-contingent reinforcement condition (NCR), or the tutor-received contingent reinforcement condition (CR). During phase 1 no specific reinforcement was received by the control Ss, tutors, or tutees. During phase 2 each tutor in the CR condition received reinforcement each week that his …
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Effects of a Function-Based Peer Management Intervention with Middle-School Students with ADHD
… of a peer-mediated non-contingent reinforcement (NCR) intervention informed by functional assessment data to decrease disruptive behavior for students with a special education classification of OHI-ADHD. Participants included three student dyads in a middle school setting located in the …
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Critical size for bulk-to-discrete transition and segment-induced size effect melting of 2D aliphatic layers
… chain length is decreased to a critical size (ncr=7), below which Tm of AgSCn deviates from that predicted by the classical Gibbs-Thomson model by as large as 50 K. Such unique deviation is also observed in structural parameters related to the local environment and dynamics of carbon groups, …
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Foodborne Transmission and Molecular Mechanism of Cross-species Infection of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV)
… junction region (JR) and 3′ non-coding region (NCR), were swapped between genotypes 1 and 4, 3 and 4, and 1 and 3 to produce 5 chimeric viruses. Chimeric viruses containing ORF2 or JR+ORF2+3' NCR from genotype 4 human HEV in the backbone of genotype 3 swine HEV were viable in vitro and …
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Structure and ideology in the mobilization of the New Christian Right: a test of a model
The mobilization of the New Christian Right (NCR) has been a topic of scholarly interest and research since the early 1980s. This research attempts to explain this phenomenon by analyzing the mobilizing strategies and tactics of its most successful organization, the Moral Majority, toward its …
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Strain differentiation and screening for resistance against isolates of soybean mosaic virus
… gene to the end of the non-coding region (NCR), and in the CI protein-coding region of the genome.
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Local And Global Explorations Through Design Research
… of an in-house design team at the global NCR Corporation. It questions the current approaches taken in the design and development of consumer transaction technologies in the context of a global organisation and new markets.<br/><br/>The thesis starts by introducing the reader to the global …
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The potential of process-centred drama in activating the new curriculum reform in the post-2000 basic education system in China
… the standards of the New Curriculum Reform (NCR) in mainland China. In order to fulfil the objectives of cultivating (Yuren, 育人) and the all-round development (Quanmian Fahzhan, 全面发展) of learners, the NCR advocates a new teaching model which is strongly relevant to pupils’ life with a …
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Metabolic engineering of industrial yeast strains to minimize the production of ethyl carbamate in grape and Sake wine
… is subject to nitrogen catabolite repression (NCR) in the presence of high quality nitrogen sources during fermentation. Being cytotoxic at high concentrations, urea is exported into wine where it spontaneously reacts with ethanol, and forms the carcinogen ethyl carbamate (EC). Urea degrading …
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Quantitative Assessment of Energy and Emissions Impacts of Teleworking on the Four Domains of Homes, Offices, Transportation, and the Internet
… in Quebec and Ontario (National Capital Region (NCR)). With more than 1500 participants, GHG emissions along with scope 3 emissions are calculated and estimated for the sample size. The results demonstrate that emissions from in-person work are 34% and 181% more than remote work in NCR and …
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Determining the characteristics of Xanthomonas cucurbitae bacterium from the North Central Region and developing effective seed treatment for eradication of the bacterium in pumpkin seeds
… and other states in the North Central Region (NCR) of the United States. This study was conducted to investigate the characteristics of X. cucurbitae isolates from the NCR and to develop an effective seed treatment to eradicate the pathogen in pumpkin seeds. Characteristics of the pathogen …
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Investigating the Applications of Electroporation Therapy for Targeted Treatment of Glioblastoma Multiforme Based on Malignant Properties of Cells
… the inside of the cell. We demonstrate that the increased nuclear to cytoplasm ratio (NCR) of malignant GBM cells compared to healthy brain—evidenced in vivo and in in vitro tissue mimics—is correlated with greater ablation volumes and thus lower electric field thresholds for cell death when …
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