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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Strategic research"”.
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Societal impact, interaction and scientific quality? : Strategic research from participants' perspective
Tiedepolitiikassa on viime vuosina alettu kiinnittää yhä enemmän huomiota tutkimuksen yhteiskunnalliseen vaikuttavuuteen. Monialaista ja monitieteistä vuorovaikutusta, yhteiskunnallista vaikuttavuutta ja haastekeskeisyyttä painottavat tutkimusohjelmat ovat lisääntyneet globaalisti. Strategisen …
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An examination of parole in Ireland: balancing justice and risk
… criminal law. The existence of only scant research in relation to the Parole Board revealed a clear need for in-depth research in this area, something that this work attempts to rectify. The Irish Parole Board currently operates on a non-statutory basis, in an administrative, advisory …
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What lies beneath: Theorizing women in S.T.E.M. intervention programs
As part of a larger research project, this multiple case study seeks to explore the efficacy of Women in S.T.E.M. intervention programs created to redress inequalities between men and women in S.T.E.M. majors. The programs selected for this study are considered strategic research sites because they …
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Integrated mining and preconcentration systems for nickel sulfide ores
As part of a strategic research initiative at UBC to design and evaluate integrated underground mining and mineral processing systems, work has been done to determine how to utilize the coarse rejects of pre-concentration in the underground environment. An amenability study for nine orebodies from …
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Constructing Entrepreneurial Networks: Evidence from a Mentoring Program
… are successful when so many others fail. While researchers have identified many impacts of entrepreneurs’ positions in social networks, important questions remain regarding how entrepreneurs’ networks come to be. In this dissertation, I study how entrepreneurs construct social networks using a …
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Reducing Corn Yield Variability and Enhancing Yield Increases Through the Use of Corn-Specific Growth Models
… expect that both modified models can be used for strategic research and management decisions in mid-Atlantic corn production.
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Space and networks in the labor market
… mobility. In this study, we take advantage of a strategic research site using unique data on the hiring process of high-technology companies in California. We study how spatial agglomeration interacts with labor market referral networks. Prior theories posit that space and networks reinforce each …
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Coevolution of Small Business Strategy and Regulation: A Mixed-Methods Study of United States Craft Breweries
… despite powerful opposition? Significant research has documented the nonmarket strategies of large, multinational firms seeking to benefit from and capture regulatory systems. However, despite the historically important role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the economic and …
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The Role of Kit and Thrombopoietin in Regulation of Hematopoietic Stem Cells
The hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) is postulated to be the ultimate hematopoietic precursor providing production of mature blood cells, and is characterized by a life long capacity for self-renewal and multilineage differentiation. In a healthy human, the HSC produces 1,000,000,000,000 cells per …