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Showing 1 to 20 of 307 for “"STS"”.
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Examining One's Own: Reflexivity and Critique in STS
… and Social Imagery) poses serious challenges to STS - while STS analysts attempt to show the partiality of scientific claims, they simultaneously offer those analyses via authoritative pronouncements in scientific language, while claiming a scientific foundation. This thesis questions the …
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STS: a Security Requirements Engineering methodology for socio-technical Systems
… tool-supported model-driven methodology, namely STS, for conducting security requirements engineering for socio-technical systems. In STS, security requirements are specified — using the STS-ml requirements modelling language — as social contracts that constrain the social interactions and the …
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Practices of Brokering: Between STS and Feminist Engineering Education Research
This project documents my efforts to publish STS- and gender theory-informed articles in engineering education journals. It analyzes the processes of writing and revising three articles submitted to three different journals, aiming to shed light on the field of engineering education, gender …
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Beyond Prediction: Climate Change Adaptation, Science & Technology Studies (STS), and Transformational Change
… thesis applies Science and Technology Studies (STS) theories as a complementary means of explaining such outcomes. Chapter 1 introduces the stakes of adaptation, the concerns brought by critical adaptation scholars, and the potential benefits of STS for advancing adaptation practice. Chapter 2 …
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Electronic and vibrational properties of fullerenes and metallofullerenes studied by STM and STS
… been studied by scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS) and inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy (STM-IETS). In particular, the influence of the chemisorption on the molecular properties has been explored. The STM images resolve the internal structure of the molecules and give insight into the …
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Engaging with the Invisible: STS Groundwork in an Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
… in Engaged Science, Technology, and Society (STS) research. Engaged STS scholars reframe STS knowledge and move it beyond the traditional scope and boundaries of the field. They use various methods such as critical participation, making and doing, situated interventions, and experimentation to …
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Atomic-level investigation of surface processes governing SiGe wetting layer formation using STM/STS
Upon sub-monolayer Ge deposition on the 2xn reconstructed SiGe alloy wetting layer at room temperature, the predominant adspecies observed are so-called addimer chain structures (ADCSs). Polarity-switching scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) is used to study ADCSs, as they only appear in …
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Corporate bodies and chemical bonds : an STS analysis of natural gas development in the United States
… ethnographically informed process that I term "STS in Practice."
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The relevance of STS to peach research: the need for a third voice on nuclear strategy
… on nuclear deterrence between nuclear strategists and peace researchers tend to get polarized in terms of an objective analysis of the "realities" of the international system versus’ moral objections to the presence of nuclear weapons. This thesis demonstrates the need for integrating …
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A study of high school biology students engaged in a Science-Technology-Society (STS) landfill restoration project
… progressed through a Science-Technology-Society (STS) project that involved the closing of a landfill. In this STS project, students investigated the best vegetation for reseeding a closed landfill. This project was initiated because a highway was to be built across the landfill to Explore Park. …
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Ground-based study of an expert system for human assistance on the STS-95 sleep and respiration experiment
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2001.
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Induction And Regulation Of Autophagy By Novel Prenylation Inhibitors In Sts-26t Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor (mpnst) Cells
… were used in combination with lovastatin in STS-26T malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) cells. We found that GGTI-2Z/lovastatin inhibit proliferation, cause cell cycle arrest in the G1 phase and induce autophagy in STS-26T MPNST cells. FTI-1/lovastatin not only inhibit …
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Deep learning based semantic textual similarity for applications in translation technology
Semantic Textual Similarity (STS) measures the equivalence of meanings between two textual segments. It is a fundamental task for many natural language processing applications. In this study, we focus on employing STS in the context of translation technology. We start by developing models to …
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Secondary Traumatic Stress & Emergency Department Registered Nurses in Ontario: A Cross-Sectional Study
… the prevalence of secondary traumatic stress (STS) among nurses working in Ontario emergency departments. Nurses can develop STS via exposure to traumatic events, such as death, injury, or critical illness (Badger, 2001). Emergency department (ED) nurses are especially susceptible to STS due to …
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Modeling the Sit-to-Stand Transition using Koopman Lifting Linearization and Human State Estimation
The Sit-to-Stand (STS) transition is one of the most dangerous daily activities for the elderly population, as it is one of the situations in which falls occur most often. Despite its risks, STS dynamics remain poorly understood, and current STS assistance devices fail to utilize knowledge of STS …
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Assessing the level of secondary traumatic stress experienced by children’s advocacy center employees
… often referred to as secondary traumatic stress (STS). This study sought to 1) assess the level of STS experienced by CAC employees, 2) assess how the employees’ perceptions of organizational support, their levels of coping resiliency, and their perceptions of teamwork are related to the level of …
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Secondary Traumatic Stress in School Psychology Practicum and Internship Students
… effects of secondary traumatic stress (STS) extend beyond those directly affected and impact those in a variety of helping professions. Despite research that examined STS in various helping professions, gaps currently exist that describe STS in school psychology. In reported research, …
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Fostering Trauma-Informed Schools By Considering the Experiences of Teachers in Working With Trauma-Exposed Students
… related symptoms of secondary traumatic stress (STS), as well as factors that may predict STS levels or explain variation in the development of STS. Given that prior research has documented the adverse impact of STS on mental and physical wellbeing, workplace performance, and career longevity in …
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The Neural Substrates of Multisensory Speech Perception
… the posterior superior temporal sulcus (STS) in auditory-visual integration of both speech and non-speech stimuli. While evidence from prior imaging studies have found increases in STS activity for audiovisual speech compared with unisensory auditory or visual speech, these studies do not …
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Secondary Traumatic Stress and Alexithymia in High-Risk Professionals
… responses, such as secondary traumatic stress (STS), following work with clients who have experienced trauma. Using a prospective cohort of novice counselling psychology and pre-service education students, participants were measured for traits of alexithymia and STS before and after their first …
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