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Showing 1 to 20 of 12325 for “"Open access"”.
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Open Access and Closed Discourses: Constructing Open Access as a 'Development' Issue
This thesis investigates the connection between open access - the free online availability and distribution of scientific and scholarly publications - and the 'developing world' from a postdevelopment perspective. It takes a discourse analytical approach, drawing predominantly on Michel Foucault's …
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Improving Performance of Open Access Clinics
Open Access Scheduling has shown great promise in allowing health care practices to provide same-day access, and to match patients with their regular physicians. However, similarly to traditional clinics where appointments are pre-booked, open access clinics are also frustrated with long waits, …
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The case for open access publishing, with special reference to open access journals and their prospects in South Africa
Open access publishing is an initiative that aims to provide universal, unrestricted free access to full-text scholarly materials via the Internet. This presents a radically different approach to the dissemination of research articles that has traditionally been controlled by the publishing …
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Technological cycles, Meta-Ranking and Open Access Performance
… in the third essay I analyze the performance of Open Access journals, considered an innovative form of publishing, with the aim of identifying the main features of top-rated ones. More specifically, the first essay deals on the technological life cycle which explains how the battles between …
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Allocation and Management Issues in Multiple-Transaction Open Access Transmission Networks
The thesis provides a compendium of problems that are natural extensions of the research results reported here and appear to be good candidates for future work.
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The development and drivers of the impact advantages of open access research
Introduction: The tendency for Open Access (OA) research to attract more citations and online attention than non-OA research is widely referred to as the Open Access Advantage (OAA). While numerous hypotheses attempt to explain this phenomenon, existing research lacks comprehensive analyses of how …
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Analysis of competition in European open access long-distance passenger rail markets
This thesis explores factors influencing open access competition in long-distance passenger rail transport in Europe. It fills a gap in the existing literature by providing expert opinions on open access competition, by identifying and rating factors influencing competition positively or negatively …
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Exploring the interface between the decolonisation of higher education and open access
… between decolonisation in higher education and Open Access (OA). This study was motivated by South African students united under the #FMF (#FeesMustFall) movement who revolted against colonised higher education system, restricted access to higher education, colonised curriculum, outsourcing, and …
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On the value of transmission systems under open access : incentives for investment
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1997.
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Deposit of open scholarly publications: examining researcher engagement with UCT’s open access policy
… for the low deposit levels of peerreviewed, openly-licensed journal articles into the institutional repository, OpenUCT, by researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT). The deposit of such materials into OpenUCT, which is managed by UCT Libraries, is mandated by the UCT Open Access …
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Real power and frequency control of large electric power systems under open access
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1996.
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Opportunity or not: Race, Gender, Income, and Academic Success in an Open-Access College
… However, research at non-residential two-year open-access colleges is lacking, and with that population increasing in the United States, more research is required to understand how to increase retention and graduation rates.</p><p>The purpose of this study was to use data from a suburban, …
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Monetary policy and seigniorage in Brazil: Open access and the role of state banks
… inflation, and (3) states have more political access to the Central Bank. The higher the inflation rate the more likely the economy is on the wrong side of the Laffer curve. It is shown that these factors were present and increasingly important during the period 1987-1994 when Brazilian …
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Requirement analysis of an open access decision model for strategic planning of the Arctic Region
Purpose - This study attempts to do a requirement analysis for a decision model to benefit the business community and the government in making decisions. This research is the first part in a research program named DMA (Decision Model for the Arctic) arranged by CORDA (Center of Risk and Decision …
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Microfuidic Devices and Open Access Tool for Localized Microinjection and Heart Monitoring of Drosophila Melanogaster
This thesis aims to address the current research gaps associated with the use of Drosophila larvae as an in-vivo model for cardiac toxicity and cardiac gene screening. In objective 1, we have developed a hybrid multi-tasking microfluidic platform that enables desired orientation, reversible …
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Management of an Open Access Fishery Through Voluntary Effort Reduction and Optimum Compensation: A Simulation Analysis
The key to the success of the program is to convince the inshore fishers that effort reduction through compensation may not reduce their potential profits since they would receive an appropriate amount of compensation from the offshore fishers. The management authority may play the role of an …
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From Partisan Banking to Open Access - A Study on the Emergence of Free Banking in Early Nineteenth Century Massachusetts
… financial sector, specifically banks, achieved open entry in early nineteenth-century Massachusetts. The first chapter introduces this question and provides the historical background and conceptual framework necessary for unpacking this question. The second chapter provides new evidence showing …
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Open access research publications and South African institutional repositories (IRS) in the context of Private Law and practices : an interdisciplinary study
… encounter with regard to support for public access to research-related information through open access practices such as institutional (research) repositories. This study employs an interdisciplinary approach combining library and information science with Private Law. By making use of a …
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Application of open-access and 3rd party geospatial technology for integrated flood risk management in data sparse regions of developing countries
… lack of technical capacity, location inaccessibility and the huge financial implication of data collection at local and transboundary scales. These limitations, therefore, result in flawed flood management decisions and aggravate exposure of the most vulnerable people. Nigeria, the case …
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Beyond the Paywall: Examining Open Access and Data Sharing Practices Among Faculty at Virginia Tech Through the Lens of Social Exchange
The movement towards open access has allowed academic researchers to communicate and share their scholarly content more widely by being freely available to Internet users. However, there are still issues of concern among faculty in regards to making their scholarly output open access. This study …
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