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Showing 1 to 20 of 88 for “"comparative assessment"”.
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Comparative Assessment of Network-Centric Software Architectures
… a particular architecture. The criteria used for comparative assessment are derived from a combination of two approaches — by a close examination of the unique characteristics and requirements of network-centric systems and then by an examination of the constraints and mechanisms present in the …
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Hospitality curriculum: a comparative assessment based on ACPHA standards
This is what experts are saying: African American students need a "dynamic curriculum" in order to gain the competitive edge over their peers (Marshall, 1992). Top educators and industry executives at the 1993 Annual CHRIE Conference stated that "hospitality schools need to overhaul their curricula …
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Comparative assessment of several SPECT scatter correction methods using SimSPECT
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Biology, 1997.
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Comparative Assessment of Critical Goals and Competencies Related to Teacher Preparation
Purpose. The purpose of the study was to determine the extent to which the relative importance of specific goals and objectives held for teacher preparation programs vary between master teachers, university teacher education department chairmen, and consortium representatives. Procedures. …
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Nature-Based Coastal Adaptation: A Comparative Assessment to Inform Effective Implementation
As coastal adaptation planning becomes the new normal, governments have increasingly shifted a significant portion of new infrastructure from hardened “gray” structures toward natural and “nature-based” solutions (NbS): restored or constructed ecosystems that, by enhancing or mimicking natural …
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Comparative Assessment of the Societal Cost of PtL and LH₂ as Aviation Fuels
Alternative fuels produced from green hydrogen will play a critical role in decarbonization of aviation, owing to their globally scalable production and mission flexibility. However, there is no consensus whether it is preferable to liquefy hydrogen and use it directly as a fuel (LH₂) or to combine …
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A Comparative Assessment of Methodologies for Solving Problems of Nonlinear Optimization in the Business Sector
… for the most respondents to a product survey. A comparative approach considers five methods of obtaining maximal solutions in minimal time. Simulated annealing and exhaustive enumeration seek to provide a family of solutions. Creating data warehouses using each of exhaustive enumeration, sampling …
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A comparative assessment of the clean development mechanism and Alberta's carbon offset system
This thesis is an assessment of Alberta’s Carbon Offset System (ACOS) using the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) as a comparator. ACOS is a hybrid policy, having features of both command-and-control and market based instruments. The objective of implementing ACOS within Alberta’s …
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Resurgent Ethnic Violence in Post-War Societies: A Comparative Assessment of Externally Guaranteed Consociational Experiments
… destructively to peace and stability. Through a comparative study of two positive cases, Lebanon and Iraq, as well as two negative cases, Bosnia and Northern Ireland, this thesis will identify the interdependent variables that led to a resurgence of ethnic violence in the former cases while …
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A Comparative Assessment of Employee Rights within South African, United Kingdom and Australian Corporate Rescue Legislation
Many countries, including South Africa, have begun implementing legislative measures which encourage the rescue and recovery of financially distressed companies, rather than bringing the company’s existence to a close in a liquidation process. The underlying logic of business rescue is that a …
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Ecological modernisation and organic farming: a comparative assessment between UK and the state of Karnataka (India)
Organic farming is an environmentally friendly farming that has become a flourishing business. It uses eco-friendly technologies to cater to the needs of the affluent society’s world over. The use of modern technology is combined with environmental bureaucratic standards in a capitalist market to …
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A Comparative Assessment of Two Job Search Assistance Programs in A Local Employment and Training Agency
The purpose of the research was to compare two job search assistance (JSA) approaches which were based on the Azrin Job-Finding Club and the Cullen Job Factory, to determine which was more effective in increasing the employment rate of the economically disadvantaged participants. The study was …
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Comparative assessment of information and knowledge sharing among academics in selected universities in Nigeria and South Africa
This study sets out to investigate information and knowledge sharing among academics in selected universities in Nigeria and South Africa. The areas focused upon were universities in the two countries and three each were sampled. The data was gathered through literature review, field survey, and …
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Comparative assessment of the nutritional status of Haitian children during the transitional period in two Haitian communities
The research reported in this study focused on the Ecosystem Approach as the ecological model most appropriate for the study of the nutritional status of pre-school children and the key roles played by the home and family environment. Sample subjects included children in the nutritionally …
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Tourism and employment: A comparative assessment of multiplier techniques and their application to tourism-related employment in Blackpool
Very few studies in the United Kingdom have included a rigorous attempt to calculate the employment generated by tourist activity. The direct employment which may be identified within a small number of SIC categories has usually been considered but little has been dope to assess the secondary …
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A Comparative Assessment of Specified Environmental Characteristics of the College of Physical Education, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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Comparative assessment of matching grants and microcredit interventions in improving livelihood of peasant farmer in Mazabuka District, Zambia
Financing peasant farmers using sustainable and effective approach can reduce poverty level significantly among peasant farmers. Development Institutions and government deploy various financing models to fund peasant farmers as a means of intervention to alleviate poverty. This study assesses and …
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