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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Use studies"”.
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Media use and perceptions of binge drinking
Examines media use by college students and their perceptions of campus alcohol use; literature review of binge drinking rates and studies, media use studies, and perceptions of alcohol use studies; overview of research methods and findings; analysis of data obtained through questionnaires …
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By any other name: a study of library user comprehension of subject headings
<p>The current research examined library users and their use of subject headings in library catalog searches. It also examined how effective library catalog searches were for users. A survey was designed to give the researcher an idea of what search terms the public used to search library catalogs. …
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The Effect of Acculturation on Chinese International Students’ Usage of Facebook and Renren
<p>Drawing from the theoretical framework of uses and gratifications theory, this project explored the ways that acculturation affects Chinese international college students’ usage of two social networking sites, Facebook and Renren. An online survey was conducted to gather data about Chinese …
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Y2000 Alcohol and Drug Survey: An Examination of University of North Dakota Students
<p>National and regional substance use studies suggest that college students are frequent users of alcohol, tobacco and drugs. This study examines substance use at UND, utilizing both qualitative and quantitative methods, examining the predictive power of Hirschi’s social control theory in response …
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Estudos de usuários em periódicos de Ciência da Informação: análise referente ao período 2009-2013
… to analyze the scientific production about the Users Study subject published in six electronic journals in Information Science. The implemented methodology included a literature survey on the Internet in a quantitative and qualitative approach. The journals researched were chosen because they …
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Protective Behavioral Strategies and Their Relationship With Negative Alcohol Consequences Among Intercollegiate Athletes
… in patterns of heavy episodic alcohol use. Studies have demonstrated that heavy episodic drinking (HED) is related to an increase in a multitude of negative consequences (Wechsler, Lee, Kuo, & Lee, 2002), including approximately 599,000 unintentional injuries and 1,825 deaths among …
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The Ontogeny of Spatial Ecology and Habitat Use in a Population of Cottonmouths (Agkistrodon Piscivorus) in Southwest Missouri
… excluded from spatial ecology and habitat use studies. However, there is evidence that ontogeny, along with sex and reproductive condition, may play a large role in spatial distribution within snake populations. I tracked eight juvenile cottonmouths (Agkistrodon piscivorus) during the …
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Novel methods for the isolation and purification of exoglycosidases
… As a final step in this purification, the use of a new hydroxyl-rich chromatographic support for the isolation of high-grade enzyme suitable for use in enzyme immunoassays was investigated. Methods have also been studied for the recovery of alpha-mannosidase as a by-product of the procedure …
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Periodical Use in Secondary School Libraries in the State of Washington: A Survey with Recommendations
… (1) to assess through a questionnaire-study the use of 213 selected periodicals by faculty and students in high schools in first and second class districts in the State of Washington, and (2) to determine some general values held regarding periodicals.</p>
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Jogando e brincando a gente vai aprendendo: práticas e concepções de professoras da educação infantil
… function. Is specific objectives analyze how the use of games on children's learning and verifying the design of the teachers respondents about the importance of using these tools in pedagogical practice.The qualitative research was developed, through a bibliographical analysis, where we use …
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Improving Indigenous Engagement and Consultation for Oil Sands Development in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada
… Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Land Use studies, technical reviews, negotiated agreements, and the use of Statements of Concern. Most of the participants’ goals are satisfied by existing processes except those related to direct Crown consultation and positive Crown-Indigenous …
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Vegetation and land-use data collection methods for environmental management purposes, with particular reference to the rivers entering False Bay, Cape, South Africa
… component of the survey Information system. The use of vegetation features to describe the natural environment, and the use of land-use features for the socio-economic environment, are emphasized. Numerous methods are available to collect vegetation and land-use data, but for management purposes …
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An exploratory study of factors that influence student user success in an academic digital library.
… libraries calls for appropriate models to study user success. Calls have been made to incorporate into these models factors that capture the interplay between people, organizations, and technology. In order to address this, two research questions were formulated: (1) To what extent does the …
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A library use study of Deptford High School seniors' English paper resources
… study was to determine and compare the resources used by high school students enrolled in honors, college preparatory, and general English courses in the completion of their research papers. This applied research study was conducted with the use of a written questionnaire, which was administered …
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Expanding the limits of Scale and sensitivity in microbial genomics
… has decreased and allowed for widespread use, studies are now limited by sample acquisition and preparation. In particular, microbial sample preparation has challenges at the limits of sensitivity (low signal to noise ratio) and at the limits of scale (large sample size). In this thesis, I …
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Can Architecture Increase Productivity? The Case of Green Certified Buildings
… perception of the environment. The Building in Use Studies (BUS) questionnaire was evaluated to ascertain its ability to measure the perception of occupants on their productivity and IEQ in office buildings. The findings showed that past research has not produced sufficient evidence to support …
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Factors influencing academics' usage of electronic journals
… of the study and their thoughts on how they will use them in the future. The emergence of academics publishing their work in EJs is a fairly recent phenomenon compared to the established tradition of publishing in paper-based journals. Many publishers have also begun to replace paper journals with …
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Subject searching behaviour at the library catalogue and at the shelves: evaluating the impact of an online public access catalogue
… using a holistic approach encompassing the use of bibliographic tools and browsing at the shelves. The project was designed as a `before and after' study to evaluate the impact of an online catalogue on subject searching behaviour. A combined methodology was devised using a talk-aloud …
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