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Factors influencing investment
… abd error correction models to determine factors influencing investment in Namibia, using data for the period 1960-2006. The results suggested that in the long run, real investment in Namibia is positively related to and influenced by GDP and investment in aranium mines by Rossing during …
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Cardiovascular risk factors
… diseases are caused by a combination of several factors, including genetics, cultural, psychosocial factors. While some of the factors are not under the control of the individual, there are some risk factors that an individual can modify. Smoking and lipids are the main risk factors associated …
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External factors affecting construction project performance in Iraq using pestle factors
… cost estimates. Most research only considered factors affecting the project performance that related to company specific or project specific and overlooked the external factors were in spite of their importance. Understanding those factors is vital for countries to avoid risks, regulate …
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Risk factors and protective factors for depression in early maturing females
<p>The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of early onset of menstruation and biological father absence on depression in females. Participants (n=46) were asked to complete a demographic questionnaire and a series of psychometric assessments. It was hypothesized that females who reached …
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Pioneer Factors Compete for Epigenetic Factors in Switching Stem Cell Fates
… At the crossroads of fate-switching, pioneer factors are a class of transcription factors equipped to bind cognate motifs in closed chromatin. Once they access the closed chromatin, pioneer factors can either act as transcriptional activators or repressors of cell fates by recruiting …
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The Heterogeneity of Adolescent Factors: Investigating Individual, Interpersonal, and Contextual Factors
… In Study 3, I considered broad, contextual factors that may influence adolescent friendship. With a two-part study, I explored the role of a variety of social media platforms on in-person and online friendships. In the first part of the study, I employed social network analysis, with results …
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Epidemiological investigations of liver cancer: biomarkers, reproductive factors and modifiable risk factors:
… around the world therefore identifying new risk factors for liver cancer is a priority. The aim of this thesis was to investigate new risk factors for liver cancer and add new insights to previously identified liver cancer risk factors. <br/><br/>Excessive iron levels due to hemochromatosis have …
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Factors influencing acoustical localization
Head related transfer functions describe the physical properties that can be used by the auditory system to localize acoustical sound sources. At first, a measurement setup (TASP-System) is presented and validated in this theesis, that is capable of measuring HRTFs with a high spatial resolution …
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Factors Affecting Academic Procrastination
<p>This study sought to understand the relationships among locus of control, parenting style, academic procrastination, and financial independence with a population of undergraduate students. A sample of 61 students (39 females, 21 males, 1 other) completed measures of demographics, locus of …
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Factors governing gastrointestinal motility
Introduction: The reasons for the rapid resolution of diabetes (DM) following bariatric surgery in a significant proportion of patients with morbid obesity remain unclear. This thesis investigates the putative role of changes in gastrointestinal (GI) motility and GI hormones as well as the possible …
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Dengue Virus Host Factors
… conducting a systematic genetic analysis of host factors required for DEN infection are not yet available. These tools do however exist in the closely related fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. By using a strain of dengue virus that was adapted to propagate in fruit fly cells, we completed a full …
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Factors Influencing Consumer Innovators
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Factors affecting copper utilization
Chick experiments were also conducted to investigate whether Cu-Met and Cu-Lys would differ from a standard Cu source (CuSO$\sb4)$ in their reaction to the inhibitory dietary effects of physiologic doses of L-cysteine (4000 mg/kg diet) or L-ascorbate (1000 mg/kg diet).
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Calculation of friction factors
Thesis (B.S.)-- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of General Engineering, 1936.
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Factors of material consumption
… consumption is decomposed into different factors and their contribution is determined for five different materials (aluminum, steel, copper, zinc and cement), for the USA, India, China and at the global level, beginning from 1900 until 2005. For the United States it can be seen that while …
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Factors affecting employee loyalty
Thesis. 1975. M.S.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Alfred P. Sloan School of Management.
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Factors Influencing Biotite Weathering
… are controlled by temperature, or if other factors, such as vegetation or leaching intensity dominantly influence the weathering process. A column study investigation was conducted to assess the influence of different acids, simulated rainfall rates, surface horizons, and temperature on the …
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