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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"brac"”.
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Deciphering the Functional Collaboration of Mid and bric-a-brac 2 as Potential Regulators of Cellular Proliferation Within Adult <i>Drosophila</i> Ovaries
… the modENCODE consortium identified <em>bric-a-brac-1 </em>and <em>bric-a-brac-2 </em>(<em>bab-1</em> and <em>bab-2</em>) as theoretical <em>mid</em>-interacting genes that encode proteins harboring a BTB/POZ-ZF domain in <em>Drosophila.</em> The BTB/POZ-ZF domain is associated with oncogenic …
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National Patterns and Community Impacts of Major Domestic U.S. Military Base Closures, 1988-present
… closed by the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission since 1988. The study focuses on geographic patterns of pre-existing versus BRAC bases, statistical attributes, environmental restoration, and reuse of bases. Comparative case studies supplement the analysis, highlighting rural …
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An analysis of the effect of budget reductions on military force structure realignment
… of the 1993 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission, the Department of Defense will close or realign over 100 military iitallations, at a cost of over $5.5 billion. This study provides an analysis of the effect of budget reductions on military force structure realignment. The …
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Conservation Taxonomy of the Cuban Parrot: Morphological, Plumage and Flight Call Variation
… >80%, with the exception of Cuba/Cayman Brac (67%). Although currently lumped into a single subspecies, each of the three Bahamas populations (including an extirpated population) was equally distinct as the four other currently-recognized subspecies.</p> <p>Parrots from each island …
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Breath Alcohol Estimation Training: Behavioral Effects and Predictors of Success in Binge Drinkers
… on estimation of breath alcohol concentration (BrAC).
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Microcredit Programs and Evaluation of Women's Success
… programs are operating: Grameen Bank, BRAC and RD-12. The third chapter investigates how these different microcredit programs have been performing relative to each other. Using similar program evaluation technique as in chapter 1, we measure program impact on women's economic welfare …
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Enslaving Development: An Anthropological Enquiry into the World of NGO
… and wider society. It examines the dynamics of BRAC, a large NGO, in order to illustrate the dissonance and inconsistencies in development discourse. Tension is evident in development, which is a multi-stranded process, in which each strand may complement or contradict the others. The process …
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Levels of alcohol intoxication : an assessment of perceptions, knowledge, attitudes, practices and breath alcohol levels
… and measures of breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) were collected from 229 young adults over nine evenings at a single pub frequented by students and their peers in a South African university city.
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UNTAPPED RESOURCES: HOW UNDERDEVELOPED GENDER EMPOWERMENT CONSTRAINS THE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL IN BANGLADESH
… from the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) and a theoretical framework based on prevalent institutional ideologies. The results show that empowered clients have a higher likelihood of attaining desirable program outcomes. These results can be taken as evidence that microfinance …
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UNTAPPED RESOURCES: HOW UNDERDEVELOPED GENDER EMPOWERMENT CONSTRAINS THE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL IN BANGLADESH
… from the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) and a theoretical framework based on prevalent institutional ideologies. The results show that empowered clients have a higher likelihood of attaining desirable program outcomes. These results can be taken as evidence that microfinance …
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Military Base Closure and Community Transformation: The Case of England Air Force Base in Central Louisiana
… the first Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round in 1988. The central Louisiana community responded with a dual strategy: defense, implemented by a highly visible group of mostly elected officials who fought to save the base; and offense, implemented by a small group of professionals …
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A case analysis of energy savings performance contract projects and photovoltaic energy at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas
… with the recent Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) findings. The project will review current Energy Performance Contract Policy and recommend changes to allow for the use of emerging alternative energy technologies.
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Regional Welfare and Female Schooling: Do Microfinance and Female Stipends Matter in Bangladesh?
… chapter examines the impact of Grameen Bank and BRAC on regional welfare in Bangladesh. Welfare at the sub-district level is measured in terms of household consumption, and then we examine how the presence of microfinance institutions affect regional welfare. The second chapter aims to evaluate …
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Malnutrition among Bangladeshi women in ultra poor households: prevalence and determinants.
… To reach these ultra poor, BRAC has undertaken a comprehensive program in 2001 as ‘Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction/Targeting the Ultra Poor’ <br/>(CFPR/TUP) with the aim of poverty reduction and establish a sustainable livelihood. As poverty and malnutrition …
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The role and effects of micro finance institutions loan on women micro and small enterprises”: A Case Study of women micro enterprises in Kigoma, Tanzania
… The study findings revealed that majority of BRAC, PRIDE, FINCA and SACCOSS clients (97%) know the importance of saving and investing. 100% of Microfinance officials affirmed that, the popular kind of innovation activities that is performed is more of adoption and modification than that of …
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An investigation of the role of the Drosophila gene jim lovell in endopolyploid growth
… transcription factor of the BTB/POZ (Bric-a-Brac, Tramtrack, Broad/Pox virus and Zinc finger) domain class that is expressed in many elements of the developing larval nervous system. Lov has roles in innate behaviors such as larval locomotion and adult courtship. I have identified new roles …
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The Impact of Microfinance on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) growth in Morogoro
… SMEs were used as a sample size: 75 clients from BRAC and 75 clients from FINCA. Data were collected using questionnaires, direct observations and documentary reviews. Descriptive statistical procedures including descriptive and frequency distributions from the database template was used and then, …
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Trolling Aesthetics: The Lulz as Creative Practice
… output. The result is both a discordant bric-a-brac of absurd digital art and an example of how the LULZ functions, beyond idle message boards, as a purposeful creative work. The final chapter follows this trajectory into direct artistic practices. Unlike many of the earlier iterations that …
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The role of micro-credit programmes in alleviating poverty in Bangladesh
… Data, such as the presence of Grameen, BRAC and village market centre, were collected from all branches (2,936) of ASA Bangladesh and 2,936 non-ASA villages using a structured questionnaire. Secondary data on the rate of poverty and population were collected from the Bangladesh Bureau of …
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