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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Physical safety"”.
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An Examination of Employees' Understanding and Implementation of the Information Security Program at XYZ Engineering Center
… the study also examined employee views on physical safety while at work.</p> <p><em>Methodology.</em> The study used analysis of variance and a two-sample f-test to statistically analyze the survey results. Quantitative data were collected by use of a questionnaire that was developed by the …
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THE FACTORS INVOLVED IN CASES OF REMOVAL OF INFANTS: A SOCIAL WORKERS' PERSPECTIVE
… identified substance abuse, the lack of infant’s physical safety in the home along with the age of the infant, and the lack of parents’ readiness to take part of the safety plan as highest risk factors for the removal of infants. Lastly, a surprising finding in this study was that a child’s …
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Designing cities for the elderly
… need for activity and company, threats to physical safety, and limited range of travel. Through careful planning and design, local governments can make physical improvements to the public environment to allow seniors easy access to all parts of the town or city, and these improvements …
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A Phenomenological Study of School Staff Perceptions of the Threat and Prevention of School Violence
<p>My study addressed the issue of school safety and student mental health in schools in the United States. The purpose of this study was to identify the concerns staff members had about the system and procedures used to track students’ mental health and how staff and students are kept safe within …
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A Latent Growth Curve Model (LGCM) Analysis of the Relationship Between Five School Climate Dimensions and Retention of Core Subject Secondary Teachers in Georgia
… quality of relationships, order and discipline, physical safety, and environmental adequacy) were assessed using retrospective data collected annually by the Georgia Department of Education from both school personnel and students. Time-invariant covariates included school type (middle vs. high …
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Migration, nativism, and party system change in Western Europe
… a perceived threat to the economic security, physical safety or group position of some individuals, increasing the attention (salience) they pay to a related issue or identity dimension, such as the economy, domestic security, or one's feelings of national or religious belonging. Niche parties …
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Frequency Interception and Manipulation Vulnerabilities in Myoelectric-Computer Interface Signal Transmission
… intent, having major implications on a user's physical safety and psychological well-being. As neural interfaces become more prevalent, understanding and addressing their vulnerabilities is imperative to ensure user safety and data privacy. This study aimed to identify distinct frequency …
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Opvoedersekuriteit en ernstige wangedrag van leerders: 'n arbeidsregtelike perspektief
… in the workplace of educators. The need for physical safety is described in this dissertation on the basis of contextual and theoretical frameworks, to a better understanding of teachers' insecurities. The need to experience geborgenheit appeals to the discipline of Education Law, which …
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An Interpretive Ethnography: Nursing Culture for People with Dementia and Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia in the Acute Care Environment
… flexibility) and barriers (time constraints, safety, restraint use) for prevision of PCC to PWD and BPSD were identified. The culture of care for PWD with BPSD is shaped by formal protocols, informal protocols or unwritten rules, and beliefs about PWD and the nurses’ role in acute care. …
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Perceptions of school climate: a comparative study of a former white and a black South African high school
… revealed that most students do not feel safe physically and emotionally in the school environment. In a multiracial school, the main concern is around interpersonal relationship, particularly the level of social support received from teachers; while in a black and disadvantaged school, the …
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Discharge Planning with Older Adults: The Influence of Social and Political Systems and Contexts
… families. Institutional concerns with patient safety and expedience can overshadow healthcare professionals’ commitments to client-centred approaches. In light of many competing demands and agendas, it can be unclear what is driving discharge-planning processes and outcomes. The research …
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Rape crisis counsellors' experiences of working with rape survivors in Cape Town
… described in the literature, namely establishing physical, community, interpersonal and emotional safety. Establishing physical safety required that participants draw on an extensive network of non-government and other organisations. Treatment also focused on helping survivors to talk about their …
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Do They Know What I Need? Social Reactions to Intimate Partner Violence Help Seeking
… women undertake in attempts to increase their safety or to gain support from others. Most women who experience abuse disclose to or seek help from the people in their lives. They turn to family members, friends, coworkers, and other people for informal support. Researchers have recently …
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Leading Through Crisis: San Diego County Schools' Response to the Social Emotional Needs of All Students
… effects on academics, mental health, and school safety. While academic regression was evident, the extent of students’ emotional struggles was less anticipated. Many students exhibited increased irritability and mental health issues such as depression and, which, in some cases, had tragic …
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Human trafficking : women's stories of agency
… of women’s immediate well-being agency (their physical safety and economic needs) and their longer term requirements for agency freedom (their capacity to construct choices and the conditions affecting choice). This feminist exploration of the terrain on trafficking found ways in which female …
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Aspects of Police Search and Rescue Work for Missing Persons in Canada
… of the individual’s situation, including their physical or mental capacity, the location from which they went missing, the terrain in which they are most likely to be found, or environmental conditions that hamper their discovery or pose a threat to their physical safety. These complex cases of …
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Explaining Middle Power Military Intervention: Australia’s Use of Force in Maritime Southeast Asia and the South Pacific
… status, and credibility – as much as wealth and physical safety. Second, middle powers may be more likely to take costlier and riskier actions when their self-image and status are at stake. Finally, middle powers may find themselves caught in self-defeating cycles of intervention. The more a …
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Exploring the perceptions of hoarding from those who support people exhibiting hoarding behaviour: an Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis
… early onset and lifelong progression affecting physical, psychological and environmental aspects of people’s lives. The treatment of hoarding is often hampered by high drop-out rates (Mataix-Cols et al, 2002), therapy interfering behaviours (Christensen & Greist, 2001) and initial refusal to …
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Onderwysersekuriteitsbelewenis ten opsigte van skoolbeheerliggame se regsplig in plattelandse openbare skole : 'n onderwysregtelike perspektief
… school teachers are increasingly experiencing physical and psychological insecurity due to school governing bodies' ineffective performance of their legal obligations, despite the existing laws that are intended to protect teacher security. Legal determinants that protect teachers' physical and …