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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"Work activity"”.
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Models of non-work activity duration.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1979.
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Využívání činnostně pojaté výuky přírodopisu na 2. stupni základních škol
The topic of this thesis is use of a kind of activity-based teaching in biology lessons in lower secondary school. The thesis is made up of two main parts. The first theoretical part deals with history, characteristic and structure of class work activity learning, its role in school documents, …
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An evaluation of the requirements of users of biomedical informational services as provided by the South African Medical Research Council
… was studied to provide (i) a conceptual framework for the field of research, (ii) a compilation of findings in studies related to this study and (iii) a basis for the selection of the methodology employed in the study. The "personal" profile comprised details of age, rank and work activity …
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Loneliness and Use of Coping Mechanisms Among U.S. Military Personnel Deployed to the Middle East
… Anxiety Control Questionnaire, and a leisurely activity participation scale to predict loneliness with participation in non-work activities in the presence of another moderator (locus of control) and various demographic factors. As hypothesized, the results indicated that 1) the best non-work …
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Workspace in transition : rethinking workspace through the design of reconfigurable worksurfaces
Communication is an integral part of today's workplace, linking people, objects, and information. Now that knowledge exchange is considered a significant work activity, new technologies have been developed to support communication with people who are On the move. As a result, people can work not …
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An exploration of non-work destinations in Singapore
Non-work destinations refer to the locational choices of people regarding where they go for non-work activity. My exploration focuses on the daily trips with a primary purpose of shopping, entertainment, dining and refreshment in Singapore. The uniqueness of non-work trips, compared with …
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The information needs of lecturers at the Cape Technikon and the ability of the Technikon Library to meet those needs
… The chief findings were that (a) discipline and work activity were the most important independent variables to influence information need; (b) work activity was determined largely by the need for technikon lecturers to change their subject fairly frequently, and by the low level of research at …
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An exploratory investigation into the outcomes of the integration of language arts and social studies lessons
… with multiple pieces of literature. Group work, activity centers, leveled reading groups, and a final essay were also techniques used throughout the unit to stimulate student learning and assess student comprehension. Observation notes from each lesson of the unit, an interview with a focus …
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Traffic impact assessment and mitigation strategies for disruptions
… conditions affected by disruptive events such as work zones, incidents, and hurricanes. Using a combination of field data and simulation experiments, this research tried to address the relationship between disruptive events and their impact on traffic conditions and driver behavior. The first half …
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Contextinator: Recreating the context lost amid information fragmentation on the web
The web browser has emerged as a central workspace for information workers, where they make use of cloud-based applications to access their information. While this solution nicely supports access to their data from multiple devices, it presents a nightmare for organizing and coordinating data …
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Influences to Post-graduation Career Aspirations and Attainment in STEM Doctoral Candidates and Recipients
… study utilized the socialization theory framework to identify aspects of the doctoral education process that are predictive of the likelihood of certain career aspirations among science and engineering doctoral candidates and career attainment among STEM doctoral recipients by utilizing …
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Fairness in Chinese Organizations
… cultural characteristics in affecting employees' work attitudes and behaviors, in particular, the contextual aspect of job performance in Chinese organizations. Data were collected from 232 employee-supervisor dyads in three Sino-western joint ventures in the People's Republic of China. Results …
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Meanings and motivations among older adult mall walkers: a qualitative analysis
… in mall walking: (a) the need to create work roles after retirement, (b) fear due to perceived vulnerability in the community, (c) social supports from family and peers, and (d) a sense of membership in a community of older adults that was generally time and place specific. Members of …
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'Localised creativity: a life span perspective'
… men and 16 women) with a reputation for creative work in a localised context (such as an organisation). The study examines life span development patterns from birth to middle age (45 - 60 years of age) with data gained by biographic interview and thematic analysis. Participants selected for this …
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Lost in transition: welfare to work in Louisiana
… in welfare rolls coupled with the increase in work activity among former recipients since the mid-nineties might indicate that welfare reform legislation has been a success. This is only part of the story describing the impact of welfare reform. Although many have exited the rolls, a …
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The identity of social work: an ontological perspective
… the inquiry is that of how contemporary social work activity can be understood and described. It moves through three related stages. The first stage constitutes a preparatory analytic and investigates why and how the question of the identity of social work is presently problematic. Starting from …
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The within-person variability of vocational interests
… approach that matches individuals’ RIASEC activity preferences to their occupation (which consists of a heterogeneous mix of activities), I investigate the daily measurement of individuals’ RIASEC activity preferences matched to the daily work activity they actually do, an activity-interest …
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A experiência de decisão de juízes federais: para além dos autos
… is the decision process like for you in your work activity?". The question elicited answers due to the human condition of existence, they announced how each judge felt at stake as one existing in the exertion of the magistracy. And that in a sentence there is also anguish, existential …
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Computer Use in the Scientific Office
… have become a complex and integral part of the work process. Yet to date only a handful of systematic investigations have addressed issues involving scientists' or other professionals' use of computers, and very little is known about factors influencing use (Bikson and Gutek, 1983; Blacker and …
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Engineering texts: a study of a community of aerospace engineers, their writing practices, and technical proposals
This is a report of a six-year study of working and writing practices in an engineering environment. It is an investigation into a distinctive discourse community of design engineers conducted from an ethnographic perspective. It surveys the engineers’ attitudes towards writing and texts, and …
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