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Showing 1 to 20 of 3177 for “"Problematic"”.
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Identification and Stabilization of Problematic Silts
… development of guidelines for stabilization of problematic silts. Using documented field experiences of the DOTD districts, the study presents a testing program to investigate the nature of the problem, the character of the silt materials, and their performance with modifying/stabilizing agents. …
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Problematic Internet Use in Residence Halls
College students are at higher risk to develop problematic internet use (PIU) than the average person and that risk may negatively impact their college success. Since students with PIU are not violating policies, they are not being identified as having a problem through the student conduct process …
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Some Problematic Algae of the Paleozoic
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Exploring problematic online gaming: A qualitative approach
… subject of scrutiny in the literature regarding problematic play. This study aimed to develop a better understanding of problematic online gaming by recruiting and interviewing MMORPG players who potentially played at problematic levels. Ten participants (9 males, 1 female) from a Mid-Western …
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Problematic eating behaviors among college women: suggesting a subgroup
Problematic eating behaviors and attitudes are a major problem for men and especially women across the country. A particularly vulnerable group of women to eating disorders and skewed perception of their bodies are college women with 86% of women reporting onset of their eating disorder by the age …
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Combating Problematic Information Online with Dual Process Cognitive Affordances
… information consumption in the presence of problematic content in online spaces? To answer, I merge these theories with the idea of affordances from HCI to into the concept of dual process cognitive affordances, consisting of automatic affordance and reflective affordance. Using this …
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Problematic Social Media Use and Mental Health in Canadian Adolescents
… have become increasingly common in recent years. Problematic social media use (PSMU) has recently gained attention as a possible risk factor for mental health problems. However, the relationship between problematic social media use and adolescent mental health problems remains understudied, and …
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Rare and problematic taxa from the Much Wenlock Limestone Formation
… invertebrate fauna including many rare and problematical taxa. This study investigates the palaeobiology and palaeoecology of five such groups: asteroids (starfish), the crinoid Calyptocymba mariae gen. et sp. nov., rostroconch molluscs, machaeridians and cornulitids. Six species of …
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Ezekiel 26 as a Case Study for Interpreting Problematic Prophecy
This dissertation argues that rather than describing Tyre’s literal destruction, Ezekiel employs formulaic language to stylize Tyre’s judgment after the pattern of YHWH’s judgment against Israel and those who opposed it. To defend this thesis, I present an overview of how various scholars have …
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Notions of a Radical Moving Image Archive as a Problematic
… Notions of a Radical Moving Image Archive as a Problematic presents archival knowledge as a co-construction of image, apparatus, maker, and viewer. The thesis proceeds from a media archaeological approach to the study of media technologies in order to elaborate an understanding of moving images …
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Problematic Alcohol Use and Marital Adjustment: An Interdependence Theory Perspective
… or spouse. The causal connections between problematic drinking and marital adjustment are complex and only partially understood, but the available evidence shows that the two problems often exacerbate each other, creating a negative feedback loop. The current project examined problematic …
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Problematic attachment to social media: lived experience and behavioural archetypes.
… the relationship with social media can become problematic and lead to hurt various aspects of life, including wellbeing, psychological and emotional state and sociability. Existing literature provided evidence that obsessive and excessive use of social media can be associated with behavioural …
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Proving Self: The Problematic Imperative (Mainstreaming, Mentally Retarded, Integration, Phenomenology)
This dissertation is an interpretive phenomenological study of the integration of mentally retarded and non-mentally retarded children in play settings. The study attempts to unravel and display the structures of the lived experience of mentally retarded children who are placed into play situations …
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Terrible timing: The causes and consequences of problematic work schedules
… The practices they use to do so often produce problematic schedules, or unstable and unpredictable hours that workers feel are out of their control and that negatively impact their lives, on and off the job. Drawing on a mix of quantitative and qualitative data from a multi-year study of a …
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Code enforcement, tax delinquency, and strategic management of problematic properties
This thesis considers two interrelated sources of blight in cities: so-called "problem properties" (PP), or properties in poor physical condition where owners have stopped performing basic maintenance, and tax-delinquent properties (TDP), where owners have stopped paying their property taxes. It …
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Moving Foward?: Problematic Ideologies in Twenty-First Century Fairy Tale Films
Fairy tales, as a reflection of our values and belief systems, are crucial in shaping and maintaining cultural ideologies. In the twenty-first century, cinematic fairy tales have the unique position of representing such values in an expansive and expeditious manner. Audiences must therefore be …
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Using Evolutionary Algorithms to Identify Problematic Parameter Settings in Software Configurations
As software systems become more complex and configurable, failures due to misconfigurations are becoming more common. Many cyber attacks can be attributed to administrators who, unaware of insecure settings or novel attacks, expose vulnerabilities in their systems. The difficulty of diagnosing and …
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