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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Peformance"”.
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The electrical peformance of carbon fibre composite joints
The proposed use of Carbon Fibre Composite material in future aircraft projects has led to the initiation of many research programmes internationally. Much of the work is concentrated around the electrical performance and properties the material. Investigations have shown that Carbon Fibre …
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Reproductive Peformance of Great Egrets (Ardea alba) at High Island, Texas
Despite habitat perturbations and seasonal fluctuations in reproduction, many studies report no significant inter-annual variation in Great Egret reproductive performance. I examined the reproductive performance of Great Egrets (Ardea alba) for two breeding seasons (2009 and 2010) immediately …
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Improving safety, efficiency and efficacy of neuraxial blockade through enhanced operator peformance
The objective of this thesis was to enhance operator performance to improve efficiency, safety and efficacy of neuraxial blocks. Methodology Efficiency In study 1 and 1a, a metric based assessment tool for labour epidural catheter placement was developed and validated. The effect of proficiency …
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Decentralisation and Financial Peformance: A Comparative Analysis of Local Governments' Financial Sustainability in Tanzania
This study focuses on analysing the financial sustainability of local government authorities (LGAs) in Tanzania with reference to decentralisation. In this context, the financial sustainability of LGAs is considered as an important aspect for decentralisation to succeed, especially in enhancing …
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Managing Agent Sampling Probabilities in Irregular Networks
… at every visited node can negatively impact the peformance of the system.
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Do investment strategies based on previous performance yield higher returns? Evidence from South African bond funds
… and the multi-index models to examine whether peformance is influenced by the performance measure used. In addition, I examine the impact of conditioning information variables on performance by further measuring performance using the conditional single-index and conditional multi-index models. …
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Target-directed Locomotion: A Critique Of The Short-term Memory For Spatial Locations Proposed By Thomson
… errors.;The next part of the thesis compares peformance on the target-directed locomotion task to performance on a second task in which subjects were asked simply to estimate the distance to the target, and to performance on standard written tests of spatial ability. Performance on the …
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Skills development plan as a tool for enhancing performance in local government, with specific reference to Greater Letaba Local Municipality
This study focuses on Skills Development Plan as a tool for enhancing performance in local government. The focus area is the Greater-Letaba Local Municipality. Lack of skills is one of the factors identified as being responsible for poor performance in many municipalities in South Africa in the …
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Improving corporate governance in Nepalese financial institutions to promote growth and performance
This study investigates the impact of corporate governance practices on the performance of commercial banks in Nepal. Specifically, the analysis focuses on the relationship between corporate governance mechanisms and financial performance. It explores the influence of corporate governance policies, …
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Environmental Performance Improvement in the Cement Industry
This research investigates ways to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions from the cement industry. Cement is one of the largest sources of man-made greenhouse gases, contributing ~5% of the global total. 40% of emissions from cement come from the fuel used in the process, while the electricity used …