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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"Rural and remote"”.
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Managing Dual Relationships in Rural and Remote Practice Settings
… might take place. Social work codes of ethics/standards of practice, therefore, recommend avoiding dual relationships whenever possible. One practice setting where this is not always possible, however, is in rural and remote communities where, in fact, workers are often required to manage dual …
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Exploring the social dimensions of rural and remote microgrids in Australia's shift towards sustainable energy
… for enhancing energy resilience, reliability, and security. In Australia, they are primarily being developed through pilot projects and feasibility studies for remote and regional communities. While there is an extensive body of literature on the techno-economic aspects of microgrids, studies …
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Determining the Impact of Telehealth on Rural and Remote Health Care Service Delivery in Canada
There are disparities in health status and outcomes between rural and remote residents and their urban counterparts, and these disparities are caused in part by inequitable access to health services. For decades provincial and territorial decision makers have implemented numerous health human …
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Atmospheric volatile organic compound measurements: Distributions and effects on air quality in coastal marine, rural and remote continental environments
… methods employed for whole air sampling and analysis of atmospheric volatile organic compounds is presented. The system described in this thesis produced high precision measurements for a large suite of nonmethane hydrocarbons, halocarbons, and alkyl nitrates, from part per billion by …
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Exploration of how a mobile health (mHealth) intervention may support midwives in the management and referral of women with pre-eclampsia in rural and remote areas of highland Scotland.
… identification of pregnancy complications in rural and remote locations. The purpose of this thesis was to undertake a qualitative and descriptive investigation into whether an mHealth intervention might be acceptable and useful to rural midwives in detecting and managing women who are …
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A Study of Differentiation within the Ontario College Sector and the Impact of Geography
… institutions, Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology. A primary purpose of this sector was to create access to education, particularly for those who were not accessing university. Additional primary characteristics of colleges were that they were to be comprehensive institutions …
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Autonomous low-cost network of ozone sensors: to study the spatial distribution and exposure in underserved agricultural communities in central California
… a criteria air pollutant, is often overlooked in rural and remote regions, leaving the spatial distribution and exposure levels poorly understood, particularly in underserved communities. In this study, we developed and deployed a network of 12 autonomous, low-cost, and solar-powered air quality …
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The regulation of fuel retailing activities and its contribution to a rural development policy : lessons from the UK and Australian jurisdictions
… competition among the few fuel retailers in rural and remote locations results in fuel pricing problems, such as high rural fuel prices and rural-urban fuel price differentials. Thus, the regulation of fuel retailing activities in these locations is expected to resolve these problems, and …
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The lens of postcolonial theory in LIS research and practice
… a framework for critical analysis in research and practice within LIS to better understand questions, circumstances, location, and positioning of researchers. Its focus is the area of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) use for development in underserved, rural and remote …
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A Systems Analysis Approach to Colorectal Cancer Screening Access In the Northwest Territories
Introduction The Northwest Territories as a rural and remote region of Canada has higher colorectal cancer rates and lower uptake of colorectal cancer screening compared to the rest of the country. Understanding the complex health system processes involved in screening is necessary to develop …
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Synthesizing existing evidence and leveraging expert opinions to develop a university, for-profit, and not-for-profit organization partnership model to address health professions education gaps through simulation-based education
Healthcare providers in rural and remote (R&R) areas of Canada do not have the same access to skills development and maintenance opportunities as those in urban areas. Simulation-based education (SBE) is an optimal technique to allow healthcare providers to develop and maintain skills. However, SBE …
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Investigating optimal internet data collection in low resource networks
… have been proposed by many networking experts and researchers as a way to bridge the connectivity gaps in rural and remote areas of the world. Many community networks are built with low-capacity computing devices and low-capacity links. Such community networks are examples of low resource …
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A demographic review of stage of presentation and survival rates of head and neck cancer patients in the Western Cape, South Africa
… access to healthcare, more advanced cancers, and worse survival in rural and remote populations. This study investigates if significant disparities exist with regard to stage at presentation and overall survival of patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) between geographical areas within the …
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Infrastructure, sustainability and unevenness : exploring marginalization in Mexico
… 1.5 million Mexicans lack access to electricity, and most of them live in rural and remote areas with high levels of marginalization and poverty. Access to secure, affordable and modern energy is central to poverty reduction as it is a critical enabler of development (IEA, 2017). However, in most …
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Performance in Multipath & High-Mobility Leveraging Terrestrial and Satellite Networks
… by autonomous vehicles or users in transit, demand reliable and high-performance network communication. This thesis presents a comprehensive measurement study comparing the performance of terrestrial 5G networks (ATT, Verizon, T-Mobile) and the Starlink satellite network in high-mobility …
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An analysis of the viability and competitiveness of DC microgrids in northern India
The electrification of rural and remote villages in developing countries poses major challenges. While extension of the central power grid offers economies of scale in generation and transmission, distribution infrastructure to reach remote areas can be prohibitively costly to install and maintain. …
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Intelligent Treadmill Control and Holographic Rendering for Accessible Rehabilitation
… is highly imbalanced, with states like Texas and California housing the largest number, while many rural and remote areas face a shortage. This disparity creates a significant burden for patients who require continuous rehabilitation but struggle with long commutes. Addressing this gap in …
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How do CKWs respond to performance – based incentives? The case of Ugandan Community Knowledge Workers
… period. However, it is acknowledged that access and transfer of agricultural knowledge and technology are critical in developing agriculture and improving food security, especially in rural areas of developing countries. This is the area in which extension workers play a role: they are the main …
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A model for a virtual university in Colombia
… currently around 21%. One of the solutions to handle this major problem in rural and remote areas, but also in some towns and cities where there is either not enough capacity in the current traditional higher institutions, or its quality is poor, or there is little to no supply is Virtual …
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Teacher professional development in an online learning community : a case study in Indonesia
… has changed the knowledge-based society and gradually changed the way teaching and learning are conducted (Hargreaves, 2003). Teachers are increasingly viewed as not only the knowledge providers, but also the facilitators of a learning process. These changes have been difficult for …
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