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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"backer"”.
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Návrh na změnu organizačního řádu společnosti Backer Elektro CZ, a.s.
… současný stav organizačního řádu společnosti Backer Elektro CZ. Zaměřuje se především na organizační strukturu. Popisuje ji a poukazuje na určité nedostatky. Obsahuje návrhy možných řešení zjištěných problémů, které mají vést ke zlepšení spolupráce a snížení nákladů podniku v budoucích letech. …
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The locus of power in the European Union: determining whether judicial power will remain at the nation state level or if the European Union will merge into a federal institution
Larry Backer opines that 'Most of the academic work regarding the "lessons" offered by American federalism for the European Union ("EU") and other supra-national systems has predominantly focused on an understanding of post-Civil War American federalism. It remains, on that account, extremely …
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Vinir og vandamenn : umfang og efnahagsleg áhrif VFR ferðamanna á Vopnafirði
… Könnunin byggir að nokkru leyti á íbúakönnun Backer (2010b) en með því móti var ætlunin að skapa möguleika á samanburði þar sem rannsóknir á þessu sviði munu ekki hafa farið fram fyrr á Íslandi. Unnið var úr gögnum með tölfræðilegum hætti. Rannsóknarspurningar snérust um áhrif VFR gesta á …
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The relationship between stress factors and workplace outcomes amongst educators in the Western Cape province
… (Verhaeghe, Vlerick, Gemmel, Van Maele & De Backer, 2006). Internal and external factors of change management have shaped the teaching environment in South Africa and have contributed to instability with regard to motivational levels of teachers in recent years. Actions such as intentions of …
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An assessment of factors affecting performance and growth of new technology based firms in the UK
… the human capital theory initially proposed by Backer (1964) new evidence is provided on the human capital characteristics (experience and education) of the current UK NTBF entrepreneurs. Secondly, the causal relationship between general and specific human capital (as well as their interactions) …
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Polarization and its Discontents: How Polarized Foregrounds Affect 21cm Epoch of Reionization Measurements
… we turn to data taken with the Donald C. Backer Precision Array to Probe the Epoch of Reionization (PAPER), an array of antennae operating from 100 to 200 MHz in the Karoo desert of South Africa. Using data taken during a six month deployment with PAPER elements configured into an 8 x 4 …
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Stargardt patient experiences in the first gene-based clinical trial for an inherited retinal condition in South Africa
Stargardt disease is a genetic condition that causes progressive central vision loss, typically beginning in late childhood or early adulthood. This vision loss is due to a build-up of lipofuscin in the macula, a part of the retina responsible for sharp central vision. Stargardt disease follows an …
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An analysis of the deformation mechanisms of textile structures under varying conditions of stress
Thesis (Sc. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1953.
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Effects of social media on diffusion of responsibility in crowdfunding
… of responsibility effect shows that potential backers may be demotivated to fund a project when it has reached a high level of funding. There is, however, a lack of research on whether tie-strength between the backers may moderate the diffusion of responsibility effect. To study this, we …
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Comprehension of gender-neutral forms and the pseudo-generic masculine in German: a visual world eye-tracking study
… war, fielen die Ergebnisse uneindeutig aus (De Backer & De Cuypere 2012), oder sie befanden solche Alternativen als uneffektiv (ähnlich der maskulinen Generika, s. Braun et al. 2005), obwohl Richtlinien zu nicht-diskriminierender Sprache diese gemeinhin/ empfehlen. Geschlechterneutrale (GN) …
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Conversion and Ritualisation: an analysis of how westerners enter the International Society for Krishna Consciousness and assimilate its values and practices
The central aim of my thesis is to examine the processes by which individuals from a Western background enter the International Society for Krishna Consciousnes (ISKCON), a transnational religious movement with its roots in Chaitanya Vaishnavism, a Hindu tradition originating in India. The central …
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Testing the nuclear will of Japan
Increasing instability in the Northeast Asian region, decreasing faith in the U.S.-Japan security alliance, and the growing Chinese presence in the Northeast Asian region have caused Japanese politicians to revisit an issue that has been discussed three times in their history. The current issue is …
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Effects of acid mine drainage on limnological conditions and fish assemblages in the Cumberland Plateau region of the North Chickamauga Creek System, Tennessee
Acid mine drainage (AMD) is the primary water pollution problem in Appalachian streams. The Cumberland Plateau (Southwestern Appalachians ecoregion) portion of North Chickamauga Creek (NCC), a fourth-order tributary to the Tennessee River (Tennessee), has been impacted by decades of AMD from active …
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Preventive conservation of works of art in historic buildings : assessment and modelling
Most of the degradation of works of art in historic buildings is caused by unfavourable indoor climate conditions. The most important works of art receive invasive conservation treatment, called direct action, but this treatment is very expensive. To avoid invasive conservation treatments and …
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Mechanical impedance control of robotic manipulators in Cartesian coordinates
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1983.
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A methodology for designing robust multivariable nonlinear control systems
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1986.
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The Death of the Flying Wing : The Real Reasons Behind the 1949 Cancellation of Northrop Aircraft's RB-49
… his predecessor, General LeMay was a strong backer of the B-36, and was willing to give up other weapon systems (like the Flying Wings) to get more of the Consolidated-Vultee B-36s. Third was President Truman's cuts in the Fiscal Year 1950 defense budget, which caused the Air Force to not …
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