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Showing 1 to 20 of 198 for “"Positive impacts."”.
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The Positive Impacts of Consistency and Decreased Screen Time on Sleep and Health - An Observational Case Study
… has shown that poor sleep quality negatively impacts our overall well-being. The purpose of the current study is to investigate the impact of changing two health behaviors—reducing screen time and setting a consistent sleep schedule— on sleep quality and overall well-being. To do this, a sleep …
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Determining the Impact on Property Value Near a Proposed Greenway in Springfield, Missouri: (A Geographic Information System Analysis)
… These parks can either have negative or positive impacts on property value located close to these entities. Negative impacts are usually caused by excessive use, security and low maintenance. Positive impacts are usually the result of effective maintenance and security, along with …
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Using an airborne hyperspectral and LiDAR integrated sensor approach to spectrally discriminate and map savanna bush encroaching species in the Greater Kruger National Park region
… Bush encroachment has numerous negative and positive impacts on these savanna ecosystems depending on the land use practices and associated rangeland management regimes.
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The Role of Quality of Care in the Demand for Family Planning Services in Tanzania
… schooling and availability of piped water have positive and significant impacts on contraceptive use for urban women. Literacy, husband's total years of schooling, total number of children, possession of a house with a good floor, exposure to mass media, and dummy variables representing …
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Community Colleges and the Internet: Uses and Impacts
… between moderate and strong in the direction of positive impacts, and potential negative impact was rated between weak and moderate.
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Effects of the Green Life Nature Education Program for 4th Grade Students Who Attend Bay Area Title One Schools: a Mixed-methods Study
… on students. While there were several negative impacts to report for the treatmentexperiment group, the total number of these was very small and not enough to identify a larger trend. Quantitative data from teacher surveys implies that in general, attending GLNE has some immediate positive …
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Developing Guiding Options for Educational Curriculum for Public Administrators in Tajikistan
… the results of the study will have significant positive impacts as Tajikistan seeks to develop its capacities and transition successfully from autocracy to democracy. It is hoped that the options for educational curricula developed in this study will encourage Tajikistan's national universities …
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Developing Guiding Options for Educational Curriculum for Public Administrators in Tajikistan
… the results of the study will have significant positive impacts as Tajikistan seeks to develop its capacities and transition successfully from autocracy to democracy. It is hoped that the options for educational curricula developed in this study will encourage Tajikistan's national universities …
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THE EFFECT OF STATE LAWS MANDATING ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS ON EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES: EVIDENCE FROM ARKANSAS
… the point estimates are indicative of positive impacts on the rate of high school completion for nearly all gender and racial sub-groups of students analyzed, and mixed impacts on measures of college attendance by race and gender. I find positive impacts on ever having enrolled in …
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Rhetorical outcomes: A genre analysis of student service-learning writing
… a number of studies that document a range of positive impacts on students, faculty, institutions, and community members, the relationship between service-learning and student writing outcomes is not well understood. This study presents the results of a genre analysis of student-authored …
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Analyses of Structural Change: Input-Output Approaches
… framework is employed to measure the impacts of unscheduled events, such as major natural disasters, that cause simultaneous changes in both supply and demand, as well as changes in value-added and consumption behavior. In addition, Sequential Interindustry Model is used to trace the …
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Understanding the Barriers and Contributions to Success Among African American Graduate Students Pursuing Doctorate Degrees in Clinical or Counseling Psychology: A Comparative Analysis of Predominantly White Institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the U.S.
… The study focused on analyzing the obstacles and positive impacts experienced by African American graduate students as they strive to obtain doctorates in clinical or counseling psychology. Multiple challenges and contributions have been identified in this a phenomenological qualitative study. The …
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An impact assessment of alternative access roads to the Mohale Dam, Lesotho
… recommended actions to mitigate negative impacts and enhance positive impacts. The report secondly serves as a dissertation, for the purpose of academic evaluation by examiners, for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Environmental Science. To this end it aims to demonstrate analytical …
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Financial Development and Growth in India
… illustrate that non-bank loans did not have a positive relationship and that perhaps there is some form of zombie lending occurring. On the other hand bank loans were shown to have positive impacts in the second lag. This could mean a delayed positive impact from investing as it may take time …
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Social Flourishing: Skills for Fostering Positive Social Connections and Relationships
… & Gable, 2003). There is increasingly a focus in positive psychology, and related fields, on identifying the positive processes and skills that can be employed to foster warm, momentary connections with others, as well as long-lasting, life-enhancing social bonds. At the basis of many of these …
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IMPACT OF EDUCATIONAL POLICIES AND STRUCTURES ON STUDENTS’ FUTURE OUTCOMES
… by a tutorial balloting system. Results show positive impacts of a higher proportion of female peers on both genders, with significant heterogeneity by student characteristics and academic fields. Together, these findings emphasize the nuanced consequences of educational policies and …
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Women, Art, and Community: A Proposal for a Non-Profit Pottery Program in Appalachia.
… condition of women in Central Appalachia and the positive impacts of pottery in the lives of women potters in the United States to make the case for a non-profit pottery program in Appalachia. The research covers the time period from the early 1900s to 2008 and employs scholarly journal articles, …
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The Social Impact of the International Monetary Fund: Structural Adjustment Programs in Latin America from 1980-2000
… IMF lending having a negative impact on HDI, but positive impacts on education and GDP per capita. The impact on health was negative, but statistically insignificant. These results indicated that I had to reject my a priori hypothesis that the IMF had a positive effect on the HDI, but that I could …
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Development of a CDIO Framework for Teacher Training in Computational Thinking
… teachers in these skills. These activities have positive impacts on perceptions of computational thinking for both elementary school teachers and their students, as evaluated by surveys and interview responses. As well, teachers felt more confident in their ability to implement similar activities …
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Socio-economic impact assessment of the proposed closure of De Beers Namaqualand diamond mines by the year 2005 : main report
… is anticipated to have major social and economic impacts on the region and DBNM. The emphasis is on regional impacts i.e. the Namaqualand Magisterial District. However, due to the concentration of employees originating from the Herschel District in the Transkei, special cognisance is taken of …
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