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Showing 1 to 20 of 2355 for “"demographics"”.
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Demographics of supermassive black holes
… AGN population in the local volume (z~0). The demographics of AGN are traditionally represented by the AGN luminosity function, the distribution function of AGN at a given luminosity. I determined the local (z<0.3) optical luminosity function of so-called type 1 AGN, based on the broad band B_J …
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Essays on Demographics and International Macroeconomics
This dissertation provides a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between global demographic trends and international capital flows. The first chapter employs an overlapping generations model to dissect how factors like fertility rates and longevity impact capital flows leading to …
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Essays on Technology Adoption, Demographics, and Development
This dissertation is to connect empirical findings with grounded theoretical analysis on two economic issues. One of the studies investigates industrial productivity by fitting in a theoretical model with quantitative methods. In addition, I explore how a demographic policy in China brings forth a …
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Miles Matter: Demographics, Distance, and Decision-Making
In this thesis, I investigate which variables have the strongest influence on an individual's travel mode choice depending on the purpose and level of urgency (leisure, essential, emergency) of the trip. I analyze the relationship between spatiotemporal costs conditioned by demographic segmentation …
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Beauty Pageant Mothers: Demographics, Motivations, and Family Structure
<p>An exploratory analysis of national beauty pageants for children was conducted through the administration of a questionnaire and through observation. The population surveyed was mothers with daughters sixteen years old or under. Questionnaires were distributed at six national pageants in five …
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Demographics of Western South Dakota Wetlands and Basins
… to which past and future changes in wetland demographics can be compared. Demographic summaries also will benefit resource managers in their efforts to conserve native species of flora and fauna, and to understand the role that wetlands have in western South Dakota landscapes.</p>
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Changing Demographics in Latvia by Changing Ethnic Law
This thesis examines language and citizenship laws in Latvia to determine how they have been used to change Latvia's internal ethnic identity and external geopolitical relations. A discourse analysis of two of the region's major news sources is the central method for data analysis, allowing for a …
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Life cycle investment behavior, demographics and asset prices
This thesis investigates the relationship between demographics and asset prices. More specifically it examines the effect of changes in the age distribution of the U.S. population on housing, stock, and bond prices over the post World War II period in the U.S. This is done in two steps. First, …
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Demographics of lytic viral infection of coastal ocean Vibrio
Viral predation on bacteria in the ocean liberates carbon from the particulate fraction, where it is accessible to higher trophic levels, and redirects it to the dissolved fraction, where it supports microbial growth. Although viruses are highly abundant in the ocean little is known about how their …
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Identification of demographics and comorbidities associated with Vascular Hamartomas
… associated with the diagnosis of VH. The demographics found in this analysis reflect previous clinical data and offer a population wide view of VH. The comorbidities show that VH may be associated with over development of the fetus.
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Demographics of lytic viral infection of coastal ocean vibrio
Viral predation on bacteria in the ocean liberates carbon from the particulate fraction, where it is accessible to higher trophic levels, and redirects it to the dissolved fraction, where it supports microbial growth. Although viruses are highly abundant in the ocean little is known about how their …
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Impact of demographics on supply chain risk management practices
Do demographic factors play a role in the choice of supply chain risk management practices by supply chain professionals? Are there stronger relationships between certain demographic factors and supply chain risk management practices? Most supply chains today cuts across multiple countries, …
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Small mammal demographics in North Dakota conservation reserve program plantings
… methods were used to de~ermine small mammal demographics and population dynamics in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) plantings in north central North Dakota. Four age classes (1-4 years) of CRP plantings were sampled. Small mammal species diversity was low (H'=0.057-0.374). Eight species of …
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Demographics and Transfer of Escherichia coli Within Bos taurus Populations
<p>In the United States, symptoms caused by pathogenic strains of <em>Escherichia coli</em> are on the rise. A major source of these pathogenic strains is the <em>E. coli</em> in the digestive tract of cattle. The purpose of this project was to determine if <em>E. coli</em> are transferred between …
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The Effects of Supported Employee Demographics on Individual Cost-Efficiency
Finally, the present study found that losses in governmental subsidies experienced by supported employees after leaving sheltered workshops were more than offset by gains in wages earned and fringe benefits received. Further, revenue lost due to tax credits given to employers of workers with …
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An Analysis of the Sovereign Citizen Movement: Demographics and Trial Behaviors
… the two groups were significant in relation to demographics, how sovereign citizens behave during trial, and how the government prosecutes sovereign citizen defendants. In conclusion, the SCM is significantly, and substantially, different and should be studied separately from the broader …
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Same or different? Eating disturbances across demographics and identities in adolescents
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2027-05-01
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