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Showing 1 to 20 of 59 for “"Vandalism"”.
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Assuring robustness of radio spectrum telemetry against vandalism and exploitation
… spectrum telemetry against exploitation and vandalism attacks. This problem is particularly challenging when: (1) attackers are omniscient and coordinated, and constitute a large fraction of the nodes in an area, and (2) the quantity under measurement (signal power) faces natural spatial and …
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Selected environmental factors associated with attitude toward involvement in dormitory vandalism
… between attitude toward involvement in dormitory vandalism and selected demographic and environmental variables including sex, military status, dormitory size, involvement in university life, perceived social isolation, perceived general maintenance of the dormitory, aesthetic quality of the …
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Differential rates of vandalism in a new town: Towards a theory of relative place
… some residential areas have substantially more vandalism than others. Various theories are critically examined in the first three chapters in relation to their applicability in explaining spatial patterning of crime and delinquency. A new town, which had visibly highly different levels of …
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Vandalism in a South African township : an exploratory study of criminal damage to the built environment in Manenberg, Western Cape
… study is to identify the spatial distribution of vandalism and the causes of vandalism variance within a specific geographical area. The study concentrates on the impact of the built environment, particularly the design of the built environment as a motive for vandalism and has sought to identify …
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A NEW SMART PROCESS FOR PIPELINE INTEGRITY MONITORING
… to corrosion but around the year 2000, pipeline vandalism which started as a way of protesting lack of development projects by host communities, rapidly grew into an industry for crude theft through hot tapping. The cost of crude oil theft is estimated at £1bln per month and it is reported that …
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Managing racial risk in the U.S. university of the twenty-first century: racial theme parties, administrative management, and strategic resistance
… by a registered student organization and 4) the vandalism of public art work by Hock E Aye VI Edgar Heap Of Birds (Cheyenne-Arapaho). I found that university administrators managed racism as racial-risk—that is the legal and financial liability that emerges from university governance dictated by …
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A Strategy Oriented, Machine Learning Approach to Automatic Quality Assessment of Wikipedia Articles
… ”controversial” (articles that have undergone vandalism, revert wars, or whose content is subject to internal discussions between Wikipedia editors). In addition, we present simple information quality models and compare their performance on a subset of Wikipedia articles with the information …
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The role of the millennium challenge corporation compact project in improving equitable access to domestic water in Mtendere, Lusaka Zambia.
… by inadequate water infrastructure and minor vandalism in some areas. The study also found that people in Mtendere East perceive the MCC Project to be a success, effective albeit with minor challenges such as higher water bills, water shortages and vandalism of water infrastructure. Residents …
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The role of the millennium challenge corporation compact project in improving equitable access to domestic water in Mtendere, Lusaka Zambia.
… by inadequate water infrastructure and minor vandalism in some areas. The study also found that people in Mtendere East perceive the MCC Project to be a success, effective albeit with minor challenges such as higher water bills, water shortages and vandalism of water infrastructure. Residents …
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The Dark Ride
… location for romance, storytelling, mischief and vandalism.</p>
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Youth Moral Degeneration at Makuya area in the Vhembe District Municipality of the Limpopo Province, South Africa: An Afrocentric Approach
… alcohol and substance abuse, bullying trends, vandalism and other criminal acts committed by the youth in the Makuya area. The study recommended the use of a multi-pronged comprehensive youth moral regeneration strategy which emphasises the restoration, among the others, humanness, love, …
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Up and down the little berg: archaeological resource managment in the Natal Drakensberg
… condition with regard to natural degradation and vandalism. 4. to gather the basic information essential to devise conservation measures. 5. to make recommendations as to the steps necessary to conserve the paintings. This would include identifying 'bench mark' sites with a view to keeping track …
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Design for implementation : fully integrated charging & docking infrastructure used in Mobility-on-Demand electric vehicle fleets
… to be vulnerable to potential safety hazards and vandalism. Our product, smartCharge, addresses the need for electric charging in a Mobility-on-Demand transportation system. The connector interface design proposed allows for a modular approach for charging various publicly shared electric …
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Personal goals systems and social cognitive theory: A motivational model of college student alcohol use
… physical fights, unprotected sex, vandalism, and driving while under the influence. Goals constitute a broad cognitive context in which behaviors occur. As an established technology for studying goal constructs, personal projects (Little, 1983; 1989; 1998) assess both long-term and …
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Factors Influencing School Management Team Practices on Life Sciences teaching affecting learner performance in rural secondary schools of the Vhembe East district
… schools, inadequate infrastructure due to vandalism, the introduction of online and WhatsApp learning to disadvantaged learners, the closing of schools due to Covid-19,and school violence and drug abuse. Recommendations from this study will be shared with all stakeholders in the Department …
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De Exú a Xangô: quem nos protege? a depredação do patrimônio afro-brasileiro no espaço público da cidade de Salvador – Bahia (2012 – 2022)
… to 2022, focusing on concerning occurrences of vandalism affecting these ethnoreligious spaces. In conclusion, this study offers a profound understanding of the transformation of public space in Salvador. Furthermore, it reflects and solidifies the historical struggle of African-derived …
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A Windows-based roadway maintenance management system
… other causes such as impact during crashes, vandalism etc. Management of the maintenance activities is critical to maintain the level of service of the road network, public safety and welfare and for effective and efficient fiscal planning. Since this involves large expenses, a system that …
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Impact of Power Outage to Small and Medium Enterprise at Small Industries Development Organization (SIDO) Dar Es Salaam
… of power outages which for this case were: Vandalism of Equipment; Misuse of the available energy; Poor/low power generation capabilities; Natural disasters; Lack of trained personnel to run the existing power plants and lastly; Political mischiefs. Lastly the researcher managed to establish …
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Examining Perceptions of Crime and Disorder in A Rural University Setting
… or intimidating others, litter and trash, vandalism, theft, assault, robbery, intimate partner violence, and stalking was mediated by their perceptions of CWU police effectiveness.
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