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Showing 1 to 20 of 75 for “"Provision of information"”.
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Investigating image processing algorithms for provision of information in rock art sites using mobile devices
… incorporates places, objects and practices of cultural and historical significance. Examples include the Southern African rock art heritage sites. Rock art is an archaeological term used to describe man-made markings on stones. Studies have revealed that visitors to rock art sites usually do …
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Integration of substance flow analysis, transport and fate of materials in the environment, and environmental risk assessment for provision of information for regional environmental management: cadmium as a case study in Australia
Extraction, production, utilization and disposal of material resources have been undertaken continuously for much of human histories. Unavoidably, all of these activities have disturbed our environment, and subsequently have been harmful to humans and ecosystems in this and future generations. Due …
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Eliciting Willingness-to-Pay from Canadian Recreational Anglers to Fish on Watersheds Adopting Novel eDNA Toolkits: A Contingent Valuation Approach
… elicitation, this study also identifies how the provision of information influences WTP. Results from this study indicate that the provision of information has no significant effect on respondents’ WTP. It is found that Canadian recreational anglers would be willing to pay premiums between 7%-33% …
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of teenagers regarding safer sex in Onandjokwe health distric: Oshikoto region, Namibia
The impacts of teenage pregnancy, HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections among the youth such as dropout from school, long term effects and death is felt by most people worldwide. As a result of this, teenagers are in need of information regarding sexuality and safer sex to enable them …
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Rural library services in Zambia: their development and prospects
… role as providers and facilitators for the use of information is an important element in rural development. This potential has not been fully utilised. Using the above assumptions as a starting point, this study will discuss the growth, contribution and the potential of rural libraries in …
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The emergence, integration and future evolution of Latin American equity markets: 1990-2000
… thesis examines the link between the integration of emerging equity markets and the expansion of these markets in Latin America. The first chapter provides a model for how foreign equity investment through international listings can transform a local equity market from an equilibrium of low …
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The association between published accounting data and the behaviour of share prices
This dissertation presents a variety of empirical studies in financial accounting with an emphasis on the association between published accounting data and share prices. These studies are the first attempt at empirical research in accounting in South Africa. There has been an alarming lack of …
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O impacto da internet nos produtos e serviços da biblioteca universitária
Analyzes the impact of the Internet on the products and services of university libraries, as well as the evolutionary changes in the provision of services and the provision of information products aimed at assistance to information needs of users of libraries in the academic sphere focusing on the …
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Analysis of elementary school library web sites in southern New Jersey
… a Web site to promote the goals and objectives of the program, assist students with information literacy skills and encourage students to read more. Organizations such as the American Library Association and the International Association of School Librarianship provide guidelines for creating …
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Impact of social relation on the self actualization of the adolescent
This study is on the impact of copyright law on the provision of information by libraries with special reference to computerized databases. For the purposes of this study, four hypotheses were set, being: the appropriateness of copyright law; the restriction on access to information; author's …
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Meaning-Making in an Engineering Problem-Based Learning Classroom: an Analysis of Activity and Multimodality
… student-centred learning supported by the provision of information and the active support of a facilitator. PBL can be seen as a process of meaning making, and, in this research, this meaning making occurs in the context of an academic subject in the first year of an engineering degree and …
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The effects of labour policies in the Piedmont Region of Italy on equity in the labour market: reflections on women in Labour
The study concentrates on a particular type of state intervention in social policy. It considers whether policy reforms and subsequent provision of information with regards to the issue of parental leave and part-time work arrangements, makes an impact on gender equity in the labour market (Del …
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A heritage interpretation plan for the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve
… education. It interpretation is a field of non-formal has evolved largely this century as an aid in visitor resource management and the conservation of places of natural or cultural interest. Interpretation establishes channels of communication between visitors and the agencies which …
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Investigations into some important fish larvae in the south east Atlantic in relation to the hydrological environment
… are covered in the study: (i) the description of the seasonal hydrological changes in the survey area and a comparison between years. (ii) an examination of the seasonal distribution and abundance of the larval stages in relation to hydrological conditions. (iii) the determination of the …
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Job seeking and job application in social networking sites : predicting job seekers' behavioral intentions
… with each other. Despite the reported benefits of SNSs with respect to finding a job, there are issues such as privacy concerns that might be deterring job seekers from using these sites in their attempts to secure a job. It is therefore important to understand the factors that are salient in …
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A survey of the information seeking behaviour of the dental faculty lecturers and students at the University of the Western Cape's Oral Health Centre Library, in Mitchell's Plain
This mini-thesis offers up to date information on issues relating to the information seeking behaviour of the dental faculty lecturers and students at the University of the Western Cape’s Oral Health Centre library. The thesis argues that dental libraries with particular reference to the South …
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Information as an Environmental Policy Instrument: Examining Household Response to Arsenic in Tube-Well Water in Araihazar, Bangladesh
<p>This dissertation examines the potential of information-provision in motivating behavior that reduces human exposure to arsenic in drinking-water in Bangladesh. In chapter 2, the longer-term effects of the countrywide arsenic-testing and information-program are examined by tracking tube-well …
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Living with infertility: an exploratory study of men’s experience
… gender differences. Despite the fact that half of the infertility issues are associated with men, research on the male experience remains limited. There has recently been a change since more studies have been carried out, but the gap remains vast. This study attends to the research imbalance and …
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The information content of interim financial reports: U.K. evidence
The aim of this study is to investigate whether the public release of interim financial reports in the United Kingdom conveys information that affects share prices. The major objective for reporting the financial affairs of business enterprises is assumed to be the provision of information to help …
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