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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"Socioeconomic impact"”.
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Lean service model implementation in convenience stores: a case study in inventory and product quality management
… service provided. This research's academic and socioeconomic impact lies in improving operational management and promoting sustainable practices in the company. It also serves as a basis for researchers to explore new directions and studies that integrate Lean tools to optimize convenience store …
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Analysis of the current state of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) adoption
… machine-to-machine interactions. The potential socioeconomic impact of the Internet of Things (loT) in the Industrials space is forecasted to be huge. These connected devices will result in a significant increase in the overall complexity of systems. While the rate of loT adoption by Industrials …
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Escuela sin Fronteras, School without Borders
… and wealth. These boundaries with such a vast socioeconomic impact, have no predetermined physical manifestation. This begs the question, what could a border be? Or maybe more importantly, what should it be? This project explores these questions by investigating the border between the United …
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The effect of smoking on the severity of mechanisms of acute exacerbations of COPD
… the patient’s quality of life, but have a major socioeconomic impact. Following a pilot study that showed current smokers recover lung function much more slowly from their exacerbation than ex smokers, I initiated a properly powered prospective study to investigate the difference between the two …
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Applying animal modelling to understand rare novel neurodevelopmental disorders associated with intellectual disability
… domains and a cause of particularly adverse socioeconomic impact worldwide. There have been many recent advances in identifying causative genetic mutations in previously unexplained ID cases. With these advances comes an increasing demand for understanding mechanisms underpinning these …
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The Socio-Economic Impact of Stroke on Households in Livingstone District, Zambia
The study aimed at assessing the socio-economic impact of stroke in households in Livingstone district. A cross sectional study was conducted in Livingstone district to assess the socio-economic impact of stroke on households. A total of 50 households were conveniently selected from the …
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The Socio-Economic Impact of Stroke on Households in Livingstone District, Zambia
The study aimed at assessing the socio-economic impact of stroke in households in Livingstone district. A cross sectional study was conducted in Livingstone district to assess the socio-economic impact of stroke on households. A total of 50 households were conveniently selected from the …
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The effect of smoking on the severity, and mechanisms of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
… quality of life, but have a major socioeconomic impact. Following a<br/>pilot study that showed current smokers recover lung function much more<br/>slowly from their exacerbation than ex smokers, I initiated a properly powered<br/>prospective study to investigate the difference …
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The experiences of Black men living on campus at a PWI and belonging
… do one’s social identities (e.g., race, gender, socioeconomic) impact experiences in the residence halls? (c) What components of the on-campus living experience enhance or hinder sense of belonging for Black men at a PWI? There were six key findings regarding the collective experience of Black …
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Land reform, regional planning and socioeconomic development in Brazil
In this dissertation, we examine the socioeconomic impact of land reform schemes and discuss the policy implications of combining aspects of both state-led and market-based approaches to land reallocation through regional planning. We focus on land reform settlements in Northeast Brazil, where both …
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Alternative Urbanism Between The Formal And Informal: Investigating The Transformative Potential Of Small Urban Interventions In Neoliberal Cairo
… However, despite the positive spatial and socioeconomic impact, numerous challenges arose limiting the potential of the intervention and affecting sustaining improvements over time. Many challenges stemmed from the lack of supportive planning system and the narrow window of opportunity to …
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Biological and Chemical Investigation of Panamanian Plants for Potential Utility against Metabolic Syndrome
… and represents a public health concern with high socioeconomic impact worldwide. Latin American populations exhibit a high prevalence of MetS, similar or even higher than developed countries. This complex and progressive disorder can develop over many years as a cluster of conditions characterized …
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The C. trachomatis effector protein TepP hijacks host cell signaling pathways to promote bacterial survival during infection.
… trachomatis is a bacterial pathogen with a large socioeconomic impact: it is the leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide, and the most prevalent sexually transmitted infection in the United States. Despite its importance, relatively little is known about the molecular mechanisms that …
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Rail Rebound: The Impact of Freight Rails on Regional Development in the United States, 1970-2010
… and development, and they exert a tremendous impact on the distribution and redistribution of the population. However, the impacts of railroads, especially freight rails, on population change and socioeconomic development are not well understood. This study fills the gap in the literature by …
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A systems analysis of preventative measures and attributes of a resilient enterprise
… (EVD) outbreak of 2014 had a considerable socioeconomic impact on the affected West African countries. The extractive sector plays a key role in these economies in providing employment opportunities, tax revenue and contributions to gross domestic product (GDP) with some mining firms having …
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Operational Analysis and Mission Engineering: A strategy and framework to analyze any industrial ecosystem.
… attempting to balance the sociotechnical and socioeconomic impacts. Today's industries face the ever-increasing business dynamics of changing technologies, competition, and regulations that affect their products, services, and processes. Yet, they all continue spending large sums of money on …
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Development of an Injectable Methylcellulose Hydrogel System for Nucleus Pulposus Repair and Regeneration
… With an increasingly aging population, the socioeconomic impact of disability associated with low back pain and disc degeneration cannot be understated. Tissue engineering strategies are increasingly being investigated as an alternative therapy by which early-stage degeneration may be halted …
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Technological innovations in catholic institutions contribute to sustainable entrepreneurship in Zambia.
… Livelihood Projects (RCLP), attend to the socioeconomic needs of the poor people. The study determines whether the integration of new technological innovations in CTSS and RCLP, is largely contributing to the growth of sustainable entrepreneurship in the rural and suburban communities in …
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Hydrological assessment and modelling of the River Fani Catchment, Albania
… processes have had a huge environmental and socioeconomic impact on the residents of Rubik. Aid In Action was concerned about this situation and wished to provide a sustainable solution. Following discussions with staff at the University of Glamorgan, it was agreed that a sustainable solution …
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Moving horizon optimization methods, applications and tools for learning and controlling dynamical systems
… improve the performance (e.g., in the sense of socioeconomic, environmental, and safety concerns) of various processes and systems that support our modern society, such as e.g. supply chain networks and chemical manufacturing processes. However, controlling these systems in the presence of …
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