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Showing 1 to 20 of 5302 for “"indicators"”.
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Insects as Bio-Indicators
… that highlights the use of insects as bioindicators and bio-monitors for environmental and climate change. This project includes the creation of a road map for the development of a docent facilitated Multi-User Simulation with Handheld Integration (MUSHI) interactive for the exhibition. …
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Development of novel indicators
Two indicating systems for measuring the dose of erythmal UV light have been developed. The first system is of a viologen salt, preferably benzyl viologen chloride, dissolved in poly(vinyl alcohol). This viologen dosimeter responds clearly to different wavelengths and intensities of UV light, …
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Crustal History Indicators on Mercury
In this thesis, I investigated curvilinear features on the surface of Mercury and the impact of illumination bias upon observations of those features. I also demonstrated their utility with regard to photostratigraphy and suggest areas where BepiColombo will provide beneficial additional data. …
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Biological Indicators of Forest Dieback
This study involved the determinations of the foliar levels of chlorophyll a and b and metal levels in the year 1, year 2 and year 3 needles of Sitka spruce. A survey was made of nineteen sites in the Afan 1 forest in South Wales. The results obtained indicates that there are two distinct types of …
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Cardiovascular Risk Indicators Among Adolescents
The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of a sample of adolescent students who are believed to be "at risk" of developing cardiovascular disease in later life. A related purpose was to determine the effectiveness of a health education intervention program (Know Your Body) as …
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Key performance indicators in humanitarian logistics
… thesis suggests a framework of key performance indicators to be implemented in an international non-profit humanitarian organization based on the unique strategic goals of the sector. The thesis then applies this proposed framework to two actual operations performed by this organization.
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The Boston Indicators Project : the role of indicators in supporting environmental efforts in the Boston metropolitan region
Community indicators projects are an increasingly popular way to measure, track, and, advocates claim, make progress. The commonly held belief is that indicators provide residents, governments, private entities, and community groups with the information they need to make "wise choices." Many …
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Extending volatility models with market sentiment indicators
… model (HAR) by including market sentiment indicators based on Google search volume and Twitter sentiment. We have analysed 30 com- panies of the Dow Jones index for a period of 15 months. We have performed out-of-sample forecast and compiled a ranking of the extended models based on their …
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QUALITY-OF-LIFE INDICATORS IMPACTING OLDER ADULTS
… of this study was to measure quality-of-life indicators by concentrating on the association of chronic illness and mental well-being in predicting long-term relationship satisfaction. A sample of older adults were studied in relationship with health and wellness concerns guided by previous …
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Leading Indicators of Safety in Nuclear Energy
… was to attempt to determine the key leading indicators of safety in the nuclear energy generation industry. A leading indicator is a metric of safety performance that is not dependent on trending injuries or incidents. This study was conducted by sending surveys to individuals working in the …
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Middle School Student Records as Dropout Indicators
… identification to be considered as warning indicators and therefore all indicators need to be considered for every child on an individual level.</p>
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Environmental performance indicators in industrial management systems
Measuring the Environmental Performance of industry is an essential element in the movement to minimise the impact that industry has on the environment. There has been a significant increase in interest in this area over the last few years, however it is recognised that the available literature …
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The Best Obesity Indicators for Metabolic Syndrome
… the best anthropometric index among obesity indicators that predicts metabolic syndrome (MS) in different gender and age groups. Methods: This study is a cross-sectional survey of 6,160 subjects aged 19 years (yr) and over who participated in the Fourth Korea National Health and Nutrition …
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Enabling process improvements through visual performance indicators
… of change efforts, all using visual performance indicators. Work for this thesis resulted in several interactive dashboards in the Microwave area that characterize the production process in terms of schedule, cost, and quality compliance, with additional tools to investigate non-conforming …
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Indicators of Mold Growth in Indoor Environments
… using metabolic byproducts produced by mold as indicators of its presence in indoor environments in place of investigating airborne fungi by traditional particulate sampling techniques. VOCs and carbon dioxide are both examined in order to evaluate their usefulness as possible metabolic …
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Housing decline indicators: the identification of indicators to physical deterioration of housing and their application to housing conservation policy.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis. 1971. M.C.P.
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