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How to recruit more international students
… school application process, and 2) to compare recruiters' perspectives regarding the application process. Results indicated affordable tuition and alumni's satisfaction greatly influenced potential students' willingness to seriously entertain matriculation at U.S. schools. Major findings from …
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F.I.RE. fighters: Fitness intervention in recruit firefighters
… were new/novice career firefighters [recruits enrolled in the Basic Firefighter (FF) Academy at the Illinois Fire Service Institute]. Measures of fitness (1.5-mile run time, number of repetitions on 60 s sit-ups and push-ups, vertical jump height, sit and reach) and simulated …
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Time series analysis of RTC Great Lakes recruit graduate data
This thesis formulates predictions for Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes' recruit graduation rates based on two econometric approaches. The Navy's recruit graduation rates exhibit pronounced seasonal and long-term behaviors, which tends to cause logistical problems at RTC. The modeling and …
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Social Marketing Approach to Recruit Cancer Survivors for Research and Treatment
Recruitment is fundamental to project success and the production of clinically and statistically meaningful results. However, researchers have been challenged to recruit adequate numbers of participants for supportive interventions for cancer survivors (Buss et al., 2008). The purpose of this …
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The Navy's "Moment of Truth" : an analysis of recruit experiences and outcomes
Each year, thousands of recruits reveal one or more questionable events in their past during the "Moment of Truth," which occurs on the first full day of boot camp at the Navy's Recruit Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. This thesis examines the nature of these revelations and their outcomes. …
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The impact of the digital society on police recruit training in Canada
This research study examines the recruit training of police officers in Canada in light of society’s increasing dependence on digital technologies, systems, and devices. The study employed qualitative interviews with eight participants from recognized police recruit training academies in Canada. An …
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A Validation Study of a Writing Skills Test for Police Recruit Applicants
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a direct test of higher-order and lower-order writing abilities needed for police report writing. This test was specifically designed to address report writing deficiencies experienced by police in the training academy. Descriptive statistics were examined, …
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Examining The Delivery Methods Of Current Content And Curriculum For Recruit Police Officers
… is creating a limited learning environment for recruit police officers. Without the knowledge and ability to use better forms of instruction, police academy instructors and field training officers have leaned heavily on PowerPoint-based lectures and using recruit police officers' failures as the …
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The psychological impact of physical injury on recovery in Royal Marines’ recruit training
Many Royal Marine recruits are plagued by physical injuries during the arduous 32 week training course at Commando Training Centre. Not all recruits recover from their injuries; some choose to leave the rehabilitation unit prematurely. Furthermore, some recruits experience unnecessarily lengthened …
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Development of a Filmstrip Designed to Recruit Teacher Aides from Specific Ethnic Groups
… to lie in the development of teacher aide recruiting materials, a program curriculum, and the implementation of the program. This study concerns itself with the development of a portion of the needed recruiting materials.
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Effects of Mental Practice on the Acquisition of Critical Psychomotor Skills in Recruit Police Officers
… imagery to improve the marksmanship skills of recruit police officer trainees. A series of audio-tape guided imagery sessions were provided to the treatment group while the control group engaged in a neutral distraction activity. Self-directed imagery sessions were prescribed for the treatment …
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Age, growth and per-recruit assessment of the Saldanha and Langebaan stock of Chelon richardsonii
… subsequently used for the spawner biomass-per-recruit analysis in the proceeding chapter (L1 = 347.400 mm, K = 0.235 year-1 and t0 = -0.833 year). Total mortality (Z) and average natural mortality (M ) were estimated as 1.466 year-1 and 0.329 year-1, respectively. i 0 ii Growth and mortality …
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An assessment of the methods that are used to recruit college students into the Turkish Hezbollah.
… tactics used by the Turkish Hezbollah to recruit college students into joining their terrorist organization. This study based on the assumptions that social networks and institutional structures are two main tools that are used effectively by the Turkish Hezbollah to recruit college …
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Updating the Navy's recruit quality matrix an analysis of educational credentials and the success of first-term sailors
… attainment. These tiers form the basis of the Recruit Quality Matrix, which employs Armed Forces Qualification Test scores and educational credentials to determine enlistment eligibility. The analysis draws primarily from two sources: a Defense Manpower Data Center file containing enlisted …
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Bioengineering Microporous Annealed Particle Scaffolds to Recruit Neural Progenitor Stem Cells and Promote Angiogenesis in the Stroke Core
… series of controlled biological events, such as recruitment and differentiation of neuron progenitor cells (NPC’s), angiogenesis, and axonogenesis. Biomaterials are now commonly used to research tissue regeneration and cellular mechanisms, both in vitro and in vivo. We have designed a …
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Growth and Yield-Per-Recruit Modeling of Spot (<i>Leiostomus xanthurus</i>) in the Chesapeake Bay, and a Comparison of Biological Reference Points
… to growth overfishing as determined by yield-per-recruit modeling. Because spot are nearly impervious to growth overfishing, management thresholds based on yield-per-recruit modeling may be inappropriate. In addition, the combination of high M and fast K makes it possible to completely fish out a …
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