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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"common grounds"”.
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Common Grounds in Shared Waters Integrated Design for Negotiating Equitable Development in Gosabara-Mokarsagar
… decision-making processes. Finding a singular common ground among the contesting groups is challenging due to vast differences in power, position, and privilege. This thesis, therefore, aims to ensure equitable representation for all stakeholders, particularly disempowered fisherfolk, by an …
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Redesigning the public realm : a new center for Santurce, Puerto Rico
… private realms). the public space provides the common grounds for human Interaction; satisfies the pressing needs of the people; brings together the diverse members of the community; and defines and strengthens a common Identity. A successful public space must respond consciously to several …
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Word alignment and smoothing methods in statistical machine translation: Noise, prior knowledge and overfitting
… Pitman-Yor process-based smoothing method. The common grounds for these discussion are the examination of three exceptional cases from real-world data: the presence of noise, the availability of prior knowledge, and the problem of underfitting. Notable characteristics of this design are the …
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Sustainability standards for biofuels : analyses of the current standards and recommendations of the future direction
… FAO take the lead in providing the fundamental common grounds for harmonization of standards. In addition, the inclusion of technological sustainability area is recommended in order to properly address issues that are strongly dependent on the nature of current technologies used.
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Research in Public Spaces: Safety and Human Behavior
… and behavioral research and aims to identify common ground or conflicts between people behavior in public spaces and safety standards of public spaces. Research is supported through detailed on-site analysis and various techniques of behavioral research of two plazas in a campus setting. The …
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Revealing expressive spaces : transformation of a former quarry to a dancers' retreat center
… special relationship. Movement and space are the common grounds for the two disciplines. Movement defines space in dance, while at the same time; movement manifests the experience of spatial qualities in architecture. It is through our movement that we read the expressive and dynamic quality of …
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Factors influencing relocation to a retirement community
… single family detached dwelling units with common grounds, community recreational facilities, and security guards. Residents paid monthly maintenance fees to cover operation of the common areas. Total sample size was residents of 160 dwelling units. Specifically, respondents were from 40 …
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The Role of the Farmacy Garden as a Site for Transformative Learning for Sustainability
… While community gardens have been recognized as common grounds for food systems transformation, research has largely missed this opportunity for exploration. Drawing from the planetary and emancipatory frameworks of transformative learning, and a conception of sustainability rooted in life …
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A Naturalistic Ontology of Generic Traits and Emergent Phenomena: Reinterpreting the Metaphysics of John Dewey
… existences are capable of interacting within a common world. Generic traits are best understood as the underlying patterns or rhythms of nature, patterns that are “tensional” or oppositional. I propose that “tension” is at the heart of any productive process. Through characterizing generic …
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Protection and Reward: the Significance of Ancient Midrashic Expositions on Genesis 15:1-6
… lead scholars of different persuasions towards common grounds of understanding for the passage.</p>
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Getting Insight into the Molecular Determinants of Foldopathies
… In this project, the aim is to tackle some common factors that could trigger the onset of these disorders which are linked to protein aggregation. These include protein aggregation, clearance systems, therapeutic compounds oxidative stress, post-translational modifications (metal ions and …
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Representation of viewpoint in opinion discourse : a comparative linguistic investigation of Arabic and British newspapers at time of conflict
… implications of a particular conflict from the common grounds observed between newspapers in representing such a conflict. Therefore, contrary to conventional discourse analysis, this study examines the discourse of opinion articles and editorials of Arabic and British newspapers by applying a …
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Uyogro Solid Waste Management Project:Temeke, Dar Es Salaam City
… accumulates along streets, dumping sites or on common grounds with little coordinated remedial action due to the lack of enough equipment like tractors or lorries, to take the waste to the dumping site. Another finding is that the 1994 bylaws have many shortcomings which cannot be used for the …
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A Survey History of Islamic Da'wah and the Egyptian-Nigerian Connections
… the Muslims as equals. They should stress the common-grounds first before tackling the battlegrounds. A one-to-one interaction may be more effective and less suspicious than other methods of mission (pp. 128-131).</p>
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MEGA-Event Stadiums as vehicles for urban transformation : an argument for integration
… and cultures, bringing people together on common grounds. Events of this nature have had a long history of contributions to the built environment; often they are a means to exhibit the newest building technologies and national pride and serve as catalysts for urban regeneration. Mega …