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Showing 1 to 20 of 3241 for “"adopting"”.
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Adopting an Orphaned Collection
… mean to embrace an idea. In this case we are adopting the collection of William Corcoran and combining it with newer elements found in modern museums. On further evaluation of the gallery it has strong ties to historic D.C. because of its collection and its community outreach however its …
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Adopting Obligations: Duties to Existing Children
This thesis argues that infertile prospective parents have a moral obligation to adopt rather than pursue ARTs (Assisted Reproductive Technology). The first chapter presents the negative argument against the common desire among prospective parents for a genetically related child. After refuting the …
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Adopting agile methodologies in distributed software development
From the second half of the '90s, some software engineering practitioners introduced a new group of software development methodologies called Agile Methodologies (Ams): they have been developed to overcome the limits of the traditional approaches in the software development. FLOSS (Free Libre Open …
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Overcoming organization barriers to adopting sustainable business practices
… costs. However, the largest barriers to adopting better energy practices are often organizational, rather than technical. This work shows how organizational structure can hinder efforts to improve energy performance and recommends ways to overcome these barriers.
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Attitudes of Undergraduate Students Towards Same-Sex Couples Adopting
… two vignettes describing a couple interested in adopting a 5-year-old child. The vignettes were identical except that the couples orientation was depicted as either a gay male couple or a heterosexual couple. Using t-tests and an ANOVA test for difference in attitude scores, emotional stability …
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Adopting the UNESCO Ethics Model to Critique Disease Mongering
<p>The question this dissertation seeks to address is if the process of disease mongering can be ethically assessed. Chapter one provides a broad scope of the ethical challenge of disease mongering, UNESCO model framework, ADHD and PMDD. Chapter two examines disease mongering and its driving forces …
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Adopting the two-branch network to video-text tasks
This Thesis was approved for publication on 2018-04-23 at 16:33.
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Adopting Digital Technology to Drive Resource Efficiency in Manufacturing
… perspective, the primary barriers to adopting these technologies were identified as inadequate knowledge and skills. Hence, effective change management was deemed essential in overcoming these challenges. This study also provides a framework for effectively adopting digital …
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Barriers to adopting a customer profitability analysis at Arion bank
… the barriers that are preventing Arion bank from adopting a systematic approach to measure, analyze and manage customer profitability. data. Keywords: customer profitability analysis, banks, qualitative research, interviews, barriers
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MONEY AS A WEAPON SYSTEM: ADOPTING CHINA'S STRATEGY IN DJIBOUTI
In 2001, Camp Lemonnier was established as the United States’ sole permanent base location in Africa and the future home of the Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and United States Africa Command (AFRICOM). Along with Djibouti’s limited supply capabilities, China’s increasing …
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The Feasibility of Adopting A Hydrogen Powered Fleet of Vehicles
This study assessed whether a UK depot could convert a 20-truck, back to base fleet from diesel to hydrogen while meeting strict service, safety, reliability, cost, and emissions thresholds. The duty was fixed at 6,000 miles per day across two return peaks. Using published energy rates, daily …
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Clinicians’ Perspectives on Adopting a Lung Cancer Palliative Care Intervention
<p>Despite the significant progress in implementing palliative care interventions for cancer patients, few intervention studies seek healthcare clinicians’ input prior to implementation. The purpose of this research was then to explore palliative care and oncology clinicians’ (e.g., physicians, …
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Challenges in adopting a Project Governance system in local government
Despite all the Acts, Legislations, Policies, Frameworks, and diagnostic studies in place, there is a sense that South Africa as a country is still unable to handle its present economic and social concerns, as well as governance problems. Even with different types of government involvement, the …
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Political obstacles to adopting congestion pricing in New York City
In April 2007, New York City's Mayor Bloomberg released PlaNYC, a broad ranging set of planning initiatives for the city. A centerpiece of the plan was a congestion-pricing proposal for the downtown core in Manhattan. The proposal had the backing of key political figures, federal funding, and broad …
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Curriculum Developers’ Experiences Adopting Assistive Technology In An Educator Preparation Program
<p>Assistive technology competencies are not always included within the curriculum for teacher candidates. The lack of assistive technology content can result in teachers being unprepared to support the academic and social needs of students with significant disabilities in a general education …
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Evaluating the impact of adopting 3d printing services on the retailers
As additive manufacturing technology becomes more responsive to consumers’ demand, one important question for the retailers is whether they should provide 3D printing services in their brick-and-mortar store in addition to the traditional off-the-shelf product? If so, what should be the retailers …
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A Structured Approach to Adopting Agile Practices: The Agile Adoption Framework
… the public domain) that guides organizations in adopting agile practices. To address this situation, we present the Agile Adoption Framework and the innovative approach we have used to implement it. The framework consists of two components: an agile measurement index, and a 4-Stage process, that …
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A framework for adopting solar energy governance in the Nigerian power sector
… energy strategies. In doing so, a framework for adopting solar energy governance in the Nigerian power sector was developed based on literature review and findings from the semi-structured interview held with 25 top management officials of solar energy stakeholders in Nigeria. The philosophical …
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Adopting the Euro in the Midst of Crisis. Lithuania: a Case Study
Lithuania has been one of only three nations to adopt the euro since the global financial crisis rocked the world and tested the viability of the Eurozone as a single currency union. Despite uncertainty about the future of the euro, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia went forward with adoption. This …
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