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Showing 1 to 20 of 677 for “"Policy Implications"”.
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Grid computing : business and policy implications
… thesis concludes with recommendations on several policy issues: Grid standardization for inter-operability, decentralized Grid governance to encourage optimal resource sharing and mechanisms for transcending cultural/organizational barriers inhibiting the commercial adoption of Grid computing.
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Happiness and Policy Implications: A Sociological View
… of variables can better help predict happiness. Policy implications are discussed in using both big data and considering social indicators to make better and lasting policies.</p>
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Technological development and innovation : selected policy implications
… field develops over time and to examine the policy implications resulting from that research. In order to research the specific field, we present a repeatable method to identify and describe the important innovations in an industry, using the solar photovoltaic industry as a case study. A set …
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Public criminology: Its social construction and policy implications
… from which they are likely to come and their implications for forming attitudes toward crime policy. The result is a two-step, attribution-based cognitive consistency model which explains public attitudes toward punishment and rehabilitation by social context via intervening attribution …
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Three essays on environmental economics: externalities and policy implications
This dissertation consists of three studies in applied environmental and energy economics, using both applied theoretical models and empirical approaches. Externalities, especially issues that are unanticipated or have been largely overlooked, are the primary focuses throughout the whole thesis. …
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Legal and policy implications of Uganda's social security law
Social security is an expression of social solidarity and an attempt to curb the ills of exclusion and poverty. The welfare state was premised on this very ideal of social solidarity. As a result of the changed and changing times, the welfare state which has now come to be known as social security …
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Surgery and Climate Change: The Scientific and Public Policy Implications
Although there has been a considerable body of literature examining the human health effects of global climate change, little has been published on the relationship between surgery and climate change. This project aimed to introduce and develop the under-researched field of surgery and climate …
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Tax Increment Financing in Illinois: Policy Implications for School Districts
The property tax is one source of revenue for local governments. In 1977, the Illinois legislature passed a law which sets up procedures whereby a municipality can declare certain areas within its boundaries as a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district to promote redevelopment of the area. The area …
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Machine Learning in Consumer Credit: Legal, Economic, Ethical & Policy Implications
… and multifaceted survey of economic, normative, policy, and legal issues, this thesis evaluates existing laws and proposes recommendations for future law reform, optimal technical design of machine learning models, and guidance on regulating for fair machine learning in consumer lending. Chapter …
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Integrating automobile multiple intelligent warning systems : performance and policy implications
Intelligent driver warning systems can be found in many high-end vehicles on the road today, which will likely rapidly increase as they become standard equipment. However, introducing multiple warning systems into vehicles could potentially add to the complexity of the driving task, and there are …
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100% container scanning : security policy implications for global supply chains
On August 3, 2007, President George Bush signed into law HR1 the "Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007." The 9/11 Act requires 100% scanning of US-bound containers at foreign seaports by 2012 through the use of non-intrusive (NII) and radiation detection equipment. …
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The licensure of the physician assistant: legal and policy implications.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis. 1973. M.C.P.
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Civilian applications and policy implications of commercial unmanned aerial vehicles
As UAV capabilities continue to improve the technology will spill out of the military sector and into commercial and civil applications. Already, UAVs have demonstrated commercial marketability in such diverse areas as scientific and environmental research, cross-seas shipping, communications …
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Performance barriers to 8(a) small businesses: learning & policy implications
… program. This research identified learning and policy performance barriers experienced by 8(a) business owners related to securing a Federal contract. Three research questions were addressed: 1. What potential barriers does an 8(a) business face when competing for a contract? 2. What …
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Modeling, Empirics and Policy Implications of Firm Heterogeneity in International Trade
… are essential computational tools for trade policy analysis. While traditional CGE models based on the Armington assumption of national product differentiation have been successfully applied to various policy scenarios, they also have significant limitations in explaining the firm-level …
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Teacher Evaluation Practices and Policy Implications: Effective Strategies for Changing Instruction
… of instructional practices for teachers. Policy implications and recommendations highlight the importance of the following: a common instructional framework, staff involvement in a Professional Learning Community (PLC) aligned to the instructional framework, and multiple opportunities for …
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Legal and Policy Implications for Early Childhood Professionals in Ontario's Kindergarten Programs
… the early childhood sector. The legal and policy implication of systems integration in Ontario includes the movement of a largely unionized private non-profit sector workforce into the realm of public education in Full Day Kindergarten (FDK). Ontario was the first jurisdiction in Canada to …
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Analysis of Drivers of Spring Alligator Hunting in Texas and Policy Implications
… with the necessary tools to make wildlife policy changes a more seamless process. However, hunter acceptability is often overlooked in the decision-making process. To address this gap, we applied the principle-policy paradox (PPP) and potential for conflict index (PCI2) to a case study on …
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Healthy travel and child socialisation: policy implications for social and cultural change
… There is a need to tackle this from a social policy approach rather than just a 'travel demand' management perspective. The policy implications of the findings address how children, as the next generation of adults, should be socialised to avoid future dependency on car transportation. These …
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