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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"direct benefits"”.
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Female preferences, paternity and fitness: A combined morphometric/molecular genetic study on Poecilia latipinna and Poecilia formosa
… reproduction can be alleviated through gaining direct or indirect benefits from choosing the better mate. Female poeciliid fishes do show clear mate preferences for certain males although males in this highly promiscuous taxon only contribute sperm to reproduction. Thus, females do not receive …
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Do role models matter?: exploring the correlates of motivational and imitative role modeling by professionals
… role modeling, and exploring the correlates, direct benefits, and career outcomes of role modeling for professionals. As such these results begin to address the question of whether more successful people engage in role modeling differently than less successful people. I developed two key …
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PATERNAL ATTRACTIVENESS AND PARENTAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES IN SONG SPARROWS MELOSPIZA MELODIA
… to the growing literature focused on the indirect and direct benefits females may receive by mating with highly ornamented or genetically dissimilar males.
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The Adaptation And Implementation Of A Comprehensive Retirement Transition Program For Members Of Law Enforcement
… scaling to a statewide system; with demonstrated direct benefits to officers, and indirect benefits of reduction in sick time utilization and associated costs along with increased agency morale. </p>
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Breast cancer early detection: A test using hairstylists to promote mammography among women at risk
… appointment Cp<O.OOl) than controls (n=44). Direct benefits for the experimental group were an increased awareness about the risks of developing breast cancer, a stronger perception of affordability of mammography, and a stronger perception of their ability to fit a mammogram into their …
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Heat as medicine - a study of the ceiling retrofit programme in South African low cost housing
… Winkler et al (2002) measured the energy cost-benefits of different interventions in low cost housing across South Africa. These interventions included installing insulated ceilings (retrofitting), roof insulation, partitions, wall insulation, window insulation, solar water heaters (SWH) and …
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Frontiers in alley cropping: Transformative solutions for temperate agriculture
… tree crops for food and fodder. To evaluate the direct benefits of such systems, I then assess the potential of diversified, food-producing AC to mitigate unintended nitrogen losses in a side-by-side field experiment with row crop agriculture. I show that transitioning to AC can rapidly tighten …
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Access to Tourism Market Pro-ject for Sustainable Economic Development of Community around Protected Areas in Natta Mbiso village - Serengeti District
… aimed at assessing factors limiting economic benefits from protected areas to lo-cal people in Serengeti district. Three villages adjacent Serengeti National Park (SENAPA) namely Bonchugu, Ikoma Robanda and Nata Mbiso were involved. Survey data were col-lected using household questionnaire …
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Examining the impact of business incubation on the growth of tourism SMMEs: the case of Pilanesberg business Incubator Programme (PBIP)
… in both large and emerging economies. Direct benefits of SMME development include job creation, innovation and the enhancing of social justice. The tourism industry in South Africa is largely comprised of small-scale firms with low barriers to entry, and is a major contributor to …
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Characterization of co-benefits of green stormwater infrastructure across ecohydrologic regions in the United States
… and water pollution. In conjunction with these direct benefits, GSI systems provide additional social and ecological "co-benefits". Our goal was to investigate the co-benefits of commonly used GSI systems in five cities in the United States, including Baltimore, Denver, New York City, …
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Ex ante assessment of secondary impacts of environmental regulation: case study--organochlorines in the Canadian pulp and paper industry
… of a policy (such as regulation) may outweigh direct benefits; it is important that secondary effects are clearly assessed. The case study is the control of organochlorines in the Canadian pulp and paper industry via federal regulation of dioxins and furans and British Columbia's regulation of …
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The Impact of Prolonged Exposure Therapy on Medication Adherence and Quality of Life in People Living with HIV: A Randomized Controlled Trial
… in adherence and HR-QOL, this has never been directly tested in PLWH. We previously demonstrated the success of prolonged exposure (PE) therapy at improving PTSS and depressive symptoms in PLWH. The proposed study extends these findings by determining whether PE also impacted self-reported and …
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The effect of looking up information on learning and long-term memory
… a potent method of learning, with a variety of indirect and direct benefits. The testing effect describes the finding that retrieving information enhances long-term retention of that information, relative to restudying. Learners appear to be unaware of this benefit, and in turn, underutilize …
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Integrated approach for the analysis and management of urban relocation and infrastructure development projects : the case of the southwestern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon
… of assessment. The results conclude that no direct benefits are encountered. The public sector will have to subsidize the project by buying upfront the social welfare and the economic improvements that are to materialize in the future. The involvement of the private sector in project …
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Economic assessment of water management in agriculture: managing salinity and waterlogging in the Arkansas River basin and environmental water shortages in the Platte River basin
… higher. Although the costs were higher than the direct benefits to agricultural production, significant reductions in salt load to the river were estimated to occur at relatively low costs to society.
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Understanding Food Waste Behavior and Ways To Influence Positive Change and Waste Reduction
… by individuals or may not generate appreciable, direct benefits. The purposes of the quantitative correlational study are threefold: first, examine environmental attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and overall behavioral intent to reduce household consumer food waste among …
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Situating mHealth in the workplace: a coordination studies perspective
… were not the end users and who did not receive direct benefits themselves. The analysis drew on coordination studies to identify social and artefact-based coordination mechanisms, as well as the significance of relationships in mHealth in the workplace, yielding robust evidence that social …
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Improving the Local Responses to HIV/Aids in Africa : Gaoua District, a case study of Burkina Faso
… some of the national and international positive direct benefits of the "Local Responses" as well. The study concludes that despite its positive overall outcomes, and its potential in the decades ahead, many issues related to methods used for Local Responses, to the policies, and to the research …
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Sustainable Energy Transitions in Conflict Contexts: The Role of Local Governance in Palestine
… where renewable energy transition could bring direct benefits not only in terms of environmental sustainability but also self-sufficiency. First, the research applies the transition management and multi-level perspective framework (Geels, 2002; Loorbach, 2007) to investigate who are governing …
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Social structure, individual fitness and the effect of climate in an obligate cooperatively breeding bird, the white-winged chough (Corcorax melanorhamphos)
… genetic structure and inclusive fitness benefits of group members. I found fitness benefits for helpers and breeders differ according to the prevailing climatic conditions and that advantages to breeding in larger groups tend to be minimal under drought conditions. Chapter 4 focuses on …
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