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Showing 1 to 20 of 67 for “"Nutshell"”.
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"Here's me in a nutshell": the textual performance of self in male online dating profiles
Online dating has fast become an acceptable avenue through which to pursue romantic partners in the United States. Approximately one it ten American internet-using adults--16 million people--have personally visited dating websites (Madden & Lenhart 2006). Previous literature about online dating …
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Fabrication of Macadamia Nutshell Powder-AI/Fe Metal Oxide Modified Diatomaceous Earth Composite Beads for Fluoride and Pathogen Removal Groundwater
… This study aims to fabricate macadamia nutshell powder-Al/Fe metal oxide modified DE composite beads for removal of fluoride, pathogen from groundwater. The physicochemical compositions of the material were characterized using Scanning Electron Microscope, Fourier Transform Infrared …
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Development and evaluation of methodologies for the classification of ecological communities.
… a scientific framework, referred to as the nutshell philosophy, for classifying aquatic habitats in the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway. The "nutshell" is a compact philosophy for practitioners, including two parts: (1) a classification framework using a small set of environmental …
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Industrial relations law in Tanzania : past experience and prospects under the new labour legislation
… to its predecessors. Also it will discuss in a nutshell whether the new legislation has met the International Law Organisation (ILO) standards. It further discusses the challenges facing Tanzania and its working class in the globalised labour market.
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Catechyl-lignin tissues in Vanilla orchid and Candlenut: structure/property studies
… and Melocactus cacti, and later in the nutshell of Aleurites moluccana (candlenut). This caffeyl alcohol homopolymer is the exclusive lignin in vanilla seed coat but separated in time and/or location with guaiacyl (G)-lignin in candlenut. Unlike conventional guaiacyl/syringyl …
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A critical reading of Fazlur Rahman's Islamic methodology in history : the case of the living Sunnah
… articulated his bayan scheme, which in a nutshell means that the entirety of law resides in two texts the Qur'an and the Sunnah and that Sunnah is only the Sunnah of Muhammad (concept and content). In search for uniformity and stability, Rahman claims, that Shafi'i destroyed the living …
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Appointment of female and male teachers to managerial positions into the Ministry of Education in Kabompo District
… promoted and work where they were posted. In a nutshell, the variations in promotion to managerial positions in the district is gender inequality as most females do not have the standards and qualifications required for promotion, or refuse to take up positions due to schools which are in the …
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Uma Análise exploratória de práticas de gestão de TI no setor de serviços financeiros brasileiro
… It represents the main agility factor. In a nutshell, companies change according to tendency waves influenced by the global market. However, it can be much expensive for some companies to follow this tendencies if they don t have an agile and organized structure in order to adapt themselves. …
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An exploratory study of inderstanding electronic government in facilitating intergovernmental relations to encourage cooperative governance in South Africa
… and improve delivery of services. In a nutshell, the study has found that there is a need for a radical planning outlook that recognises proper utilization of eGovernment in the intergovernmental forums to promote cooperative governance.
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Wealth and Regime Formation: Social and Economic Origins of the Change Toward Democracy
… the durability of the democratic regimes. In a nutshell, the analysis points to the positive effects of mineral wealth and income inequality on the prospects of a democratic survival. Using a cross-national time series data set for all countries for the period between 1960 and 1999 I put the …
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High pressure processing (HPP) of kelulut honey (Sarawak): enhancement on the quality and alteration of prebiotic potential on lactobacillu
… retention of prebiotic characteristics. In a nutshell, HPP has established itself as the better processing method for Kelulut honey than thermal processing and thus has an implication on postharvest enhancement and extraction of bioactive compound.
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Innovative approach to use guayule resin as a bio-based asphalt alternative
… but had low thermal fracture resistance. In a nutshell, guayule had potential to replace conventional asphalt to compensate or surpass the asphalt performance required partially or even entirely at specific grades"--Abstract, page iii.
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Learning manifolds with the Parametrized Self-Organizing Map and Unsupervised Kernel Regression
… to the classical Nadaraya-Watson estimator. In a nutshell, UKR requires very little parameters to be chosen a priori: In its simplest form, a UKR model is fully specified by the dimensionality of latent space and the choice of a density kernel, and it can be regularized automatically by using …
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African nationalism in Tanganyika
… for the African nationalist movement. In a nutshell, his Excellency’s announcement purported that from September, 1960, after the second general election, Tanganyika would be self-governing to the extent that both in the Legislature and in the Council of Ministers the elected element would …
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The application of cost-benefit analysis on Air Malta operated routes for a public service obligation appraisal : the case of Dusseldorf
… through motivation and development. ln a nutshell, it is driven by the financial sustainability motive that will only then enable it to satisfy the nation's social and economic needs. Although this is indisputable on paper and in principle, it is sometimes overlooked in practice.
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Computational seismic interpretation using attention models, texture dissimilarity, and learning
… methods for seismic interpretation. In a nutshell, this dissertation introduces novel seismic attributes and automated, interactive, and interpreter-assisted workflows, which have a very promising future in effective seismic interpretation. The proposed research is computationally …
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The "Make-or-Buy" Decision in Executive Recruitment and Selection in Germany
… means and cost aspects of recruitment. In a nutshell, based on three models, this study can predict about 90% of how a German stock exchange-listed company recruits executives. This entails the prediction of whether internal or external recruitment agents will be used and whether Personal …
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Autoscaling through Self-Adaptation Approach in Cloud Infrastructure. A Hybrid Elasticity Management Framework Based Upon MAPE (Monitoring-Analysis-Planning-Execution) Loop, to Ensure Desired Service Level Objectives (SLOs)
… platforms i-e OpenStack and CloudSim Plus. In nutshell, the research provides solid understanding of autoscaling phenomenon, devises MAPE based hybrid elasticity management framework and explores its implementation potential over OpenStack and CloudSim Plus.
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Portal: An Interaction Independence Middleware Framework
… defined set of devices that they support. In a nutshell, support for new peripherals almost always requires that the original application be recompiled and /or its internal configuration modified to incorporate the given device(s). Portal, an interaction independence framework, seeks to add a …
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Basic studies of the cross-linking reaction of collagen with oxazolidine and plant polyphenols
… tannins have been studied: extracts from pecan nutshell pith and myrica esculenta bark. The tannin chemistry study showed pecan tannins are copolymers of catechin and gallocatechin with a ratio 1:6 and myrica tannins are prodeiphinidins with 40% of the structural units gallated. The average …
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