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Showing 1 to 20 of 166 for “"REAP"”.
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As I sow, so shall you reap: The different roles of different gestures in knowledge construction
Gesture researchers have focused on how gestures benefit learning. For example, data have shown that the usage of gestures during conversation can enhance concept acquisition and language learning in children. An instructor's gestures also benefit students' learning. For example, by providing …
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Design of a robust qualitative method to assess MIT REAP impact on formerly engaged innovation ecosystems.
… Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program (REAP) is a program that seeks to create efficient regional innovation-driven entrepreneurial ecosystems worldwide. The program engages with various communities internationally and aims to help regional Teams gain a deeper understanding of the …
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Contribution des aliments locaux à l'amélioration de l'état nutritionnel et particulièrement du statut en fer chez des enfants de 6-23 mois du district de soth Nikum, province de Sien Reap, Cambodge
… dans les régions rurales de la province de Siem Reap au Cambodge. II s'agit d'un essai randomisé contrôlé conduit dans le département de Soth Nikum sur une période de six mois auprès de 360 enfants âgés de 6 à 23 mois. La taille de l'échantillon a été déterminée afin de détecter …
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Essays in Pricing and Price Formation
These results suggest that late entrants reap short run rents from these consumers that are loyal enough to them to have waited until their entry in order to purchase. They also suggest a rapidly declining price premium for quality over the product cycle. In light of these findings, brand …
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Review and improvement of reverse logistics in an electronics company
… policy to process the returned product does not reap the maximum amount of profit from returns. We proposed to add a new channel to process the product returns. An optimum inventory policy was also developed to maximize the profit. An alternative distribution channel of the service parts was …
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Building innovation-based entrepreneurial communities : an assessment of practitioners' interactions with academically driven curriculum
… Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program (REAP), a program formed as a way to address these shortfalls, has achieved lasting and meaningful impact for practitioners who have participated in the program.
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Response of DNA repair and replication systems to exocyclic nucleic acid base damage
… and restriction endonuclease and postlabeling (REAP) assays. It was found that DinB could in fact bypass the N2-furfuryl-guanine lesion and its saturated homolog in vivo. The second part of this work describes how we systematically investigated the role that the distance from an origin of …
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The implementation of total quality management in China
… Why have China’s state-run enterprises failed to reap the benefits of implementing total quality management? The main objective of this thesis is to report research that examines the recent history of quality management in China, the national movement toward TQM, the benefits some enterprises have …
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Risky business: Moral arguments againts the Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments of 1987 Can consent be engineered?
… majority of states. The State of Nevada does not reap the benefits from nuclear power generation and does not operate a nuclear reactor. Should a single state bear the current and future impacts and costs from such an unwanted risk? Is there a democratic solution to nuclear waste management?
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A widget library for creating policy-aware semantic Web applications
In order to truly reap the benefits of the Semantic Web, there must be adequate tools for writing Web applications that aggregate, view, and edit the widely varying data the Semantic Web makes available. As a step toward this goal, I introduce a Javascript widget library for creating Web …
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Motivations of elders who volunteer with youth in intergenerational programs
… motivational functions sought by volunteers may reap higher retention rates.
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The people and the park : how a small Mexican community created one of the world's most successful marine preserves
… ecosystem has recovered, they have been able to reap the economic benefits of the park, opening dive shops and restaurants. The story of their struggles and triumphs can provide valuable lessons for community-based conservation efforts around the world.
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Electronic Textiles for Autonomous Location Awareness
… awareness is one such application that can reap the benefits of e-textiles such that it can be widely deployed at a reasonable cost for assisting visually impaired people or to provide navigational help during emergency situations. This thesis describes an autonomous, wearable location …
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An Evaluation Of The Elements Needed In A New Teacher Induction Program To Prepare And Retain Second Career Educators
… the early stages of their careers, students will reap the benefits. Teachers who participate in a comprehensive new teacher induction program remain in the teaching profession longer and have tremendous success in terms of student achievement. Through my study, I aimed to research the elements …
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Makgotla : a vehicle for development in rural communities?
… and how best to engage in a dialogue which will reap benefits for the community.
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Inner-city supermarkets as a retail revitalization strategy : the case of the Roslindale Village Market
… have effective business strategies, they can reap the benefits of inner-city supermarkets.
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Condensed Buck-Boost Switched Capacitor Converter for Efficient Voltage Distribution in Electrified Aircraft
… conventional, inductor-based counterparts to reap benefits in terms of efficiency, size, and utilization. This work presents the analysis, design, construction, and evaluation of one such converter, inspired by the flying capacitor multilevel topology and referred to as a condensed buck-boost …
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Location based technology and services : a business plan and in-depth industry analysis
… innovation in wireless is expected to reap benefits to wireless carriers, location-based service providers and infrastructure enablers. Additional benefits from mass-market adoption will include increases in airtime usage, demand for more location-based applications along with the …
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A standards-based grading model to predict students' success in a first-year engineering course
… prediction models have not been adapted to reap the benefits of standards-based grading. In this study, seven prediction models were compared to identify at-risk students in a course that used standards-based grading. When identifying at-risk students, it is important to minimize false …
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