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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Study cases"”.
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Protein Misfolding and Aggregation in Neurodegeneration: In Vitro And In Vivo Study Cases
… In the present thesis work I analyzed two cases of toxic protein deposition involved in ALS and AD. First, I looked at SOD1-G93A mutant protein, whose neuronal deposit is associated to familial and sporadic ALS. The mitochondrial porin VDAC1 has been proposed as a binding target of SOD1 …
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Urban design theory and practice aimed at sustainability. The Liverpool Study Cases in the United Kingdom planning system
… process. Secondly, I have done a case study of contemporary practices in the United Kingdom, specially the Liverpool city’s urban regeneration planning approaches toward sustainable developments. In this case study, I analyze the land-use plan and planning rules, urban projects and …
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Responsibility To Protect: The Use and The Abuse
… on three international crises that I chose as study cases, and these are the crisis of Libya (2011), the crisis of Syria (2011), and the Iraq crisis of (2003).<br />The first tow crises were similar as they were civil uprising that was faced by government brutal crackdown on its citizens, but …
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Estimativa do período de retorno de enchentes em postos fluviométricos, com curto período de observação
… with longer record is the subject of this study. The approach used is based on the recent results on this problem, where the bivariate exponential probability distribution was used for the distribution of exceedences and the bivariate binomial probability distribution for the number of …
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Enabling manufacturing flexibility issue resolution in advanced vehicle development
… decisions and issue resolution. It will then study cases in which the design requirements led to design, manufacturing and cost tradeoffs in an attempt to understand and document the different unwritten resolution processes in disparate groups.Keywords: Manufacturing Flexibility, Product …
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Universidades Seniores e literacia digital: o caso de Miranda do Douro
O envelhecimento da população e a crescente digitalização da sociedade colocam desafios significativos à inclusão digital dos seniores, tornando fundamental a compreensão dos processos de aquisição de competências digitais em idades mais avançadas, para possibilitar intervenções baseadas na …
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Factors in Juvenile Court Dispositions: Case Study of a Rural Juvenile Court
… primary question of importance in this current study is what factors affect judges' dispositional rulings in a small rural Central Kentucky county. In order to evaluate these factors, this study involved a two stage process. The quantitative data were gathered from 120 Department of Juvenile …
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Damage detection in structures using frequency response function (FRF) data and finite element modelling
… vibration tests. The method is used to study cases of early structural damage in which there is no appreciable change in mass and damping. The resulting change in structural stiffness matrix is reflected in changes of FRF which can be exemplified by the evaluation of the damage location …
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UN Quick Impact Projects: A Stepping stone for United Nations Missions Effectiveness through the Creation of a Confidence Building System
… of a first layer of evaluation. The study-cases are the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in DR Congo (MONUSCO), the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) and the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Other participants to the interviews are …
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Sadra and Hegel on the Relationship between Essence/Existence and Subject/Object
… this dissertation focuses on two philosophers as study cases: One is the Islamic philosopher Mulla Sadra, and the other is the German philosopher George. W. F. Hegel. While the medieval relationship of essence/existence finds its highest development in Sadra, the modern relationship of …
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Mandibular Prognathism
… the "immediate" result. In the borderline cases the orthodontist must be very convincing, tolerant and expect tolerance in the belief that a prolonged treatment period of guidance will result in a healthy foundation for a "scarless" future. Correction of true prognathism by orthodontic …
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Constructing global Amman: petrodollars, identity, and the built environment in the early twenty-first century
This study investigates the influences of capital flows, particularly petrodollars from the Gulf states, to Amman in the early twenty-first century on the city’s urban built environment. The study is carried out through an in-depth analysis of three case studies of contemporary megaprojects in …
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Corporate Entrepreneurship programs : practices and their implications in developing economies
… research through personal interviews and study cases of large corporations and Chilean companies. The thesis delivers key elements, such as program structures, processes, and leadership. The main lesson is that these programs could be both disciplined and flexible. "Develop innovation with …
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Spatial Patterns and Correlates of Lower Respiratory Tract Illnesses in Children from Drakenstein, Western Cape
… health concern globally with high proportions of cases occurring in low- and middle-income countries. However, little is known about the spatial variation of LRTIs especially in developing countries such as South Africa. This study aimed to explore and map the spatial dependence and clustering of …
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The Informalization of Formal Housing Projects in the Global South: Policy Failure or Counterhegemonic City-making?
… growth. I base my arguments on the in-depth study of three paradigmatic cases in Buenos Aires (Argentina), Cape Town (South Africa), and Cartagena (Colombia) to introduce the informalization of the formal as a process of counterhegemonic practices transversal --but not exogenous-- to the more …
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A comparison of driving characteristics and environmental characteristics using factor analysis and k-means clustering algorithm
… domain. The research consists of two study cases. In the first study case, a new variable is proposed and then is used for classification. The drivers were divided into three groups. Two alternatives were designed to evaluate the environmental impact of driving behavior changes. In the …
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What does it mean to have private health insurance coverage?
… healthcare between both insurance sectors. This study has been undertaken to verify these arguments. This work seeks to find out the relationships between the individual's type of health insurance and the non-medical aspects of healthcare. The study raises the following questions: 1) Is there a …
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The Associations of Chronic Stress, Social Support, Health Behaviors and Metabolic Syndrome among Hispanic Women
… A retrospective cohort study design. The Adult Treatment Panel III clinical criteria was used to determine the presence of MetS. The Chronic Stress Burden Scale measured chronic stressors and the Enriched Social Support Instrument measured three aspects of social support. …
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A retrospective review of surgical site infection following caesarean section at Mowbray Maternity Hospital
… numbers of patients developing SSI post-CS. This study was designed to look more closely at the incidence of SSI and to describe the patients identified with SSI. Methods: This was a retrospective observational study. Cases of severe SSI, as defined by the Centres for Disease Control and …
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Behaviours of steel connections with unfitted stiffeners
… is not fully understood.<br/><br/>The Study investigates the impact of stiffener-to-flange gaps on the structural integrity and performance of steel beam-to-column connections under various loading conditions, including concentrated and distributed forces and pure moments. By combining …
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