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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"initial decision"”.
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Allegations against people working with children: a study of initial decision making
The study explores the initial decision making of managers within services for children when faced with an allegation of abuse against a member of staff. Much has been written about thresholds for intervention in response to abuse of children within their families. When the alleged abuse or poor …
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Making and un-making your mind perceptual decisions of mice and men
The moments that follow a perceptual decision can be as critical as the ones leading up to it. This thesis examines rapid olfactory decisions in mice and rapid changes of mind following an initial decision in humans. To study olfactory decisions, we trained mice to discriminate different odor …
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Tubing analysis and selection process for the frame of the IXA walker
… select the optimal size tubing for the walker. Initially a rough first order bending analysis was completed to make an initial decision on tubing size. Finite element analysis was done on the tubing selected to confirm the theory of the first order analytical model, and to determine the expected …
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Machine Learning for Intrusion Detection into Unmanned Aerial System 6G Networks
… during transmission. Then it will send the initial decision to the second layer in the model, including two separated algorithms, confirming the initial decision separately (nonintentional interference such as congestion in the channel, intentional interference jamming attack, and classify …
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A tool to support the planning of ground delay programs subject to uncertain arrival capacities
… a system time variable and model possible future decisions. Taken a step further, these projections can be used as part of a two-step model, which evaluates a program under the assumption that a traffic manager will revise the GDP at a later time, once additional information regarding arrival …
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Stakeholder-assisted modeling and policy design for engineering systems
… realization that stakeholder involvement in decision-making for large- scale engineering systems is necessary and crucial, both from an ethical perspective, as well as for improving the chances of success for an engineering systems project. Traditionally however, stakeholders have only been …
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Women's Persistence in Computer Science: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study
… and stereotype threat on the participants' initial decision to study computer science and their experiences as computer science majors were explored, as well as the ways in which these women's undergraduate experiences influenced their post-college career pathways. The results indicate that …
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Quantitative investigations of compassion satisfaction and challenges to compassion in mental health professionals
… a critical and reflective stance to consider the initial decision-making processes regarding the research paper, including the rationale for the study and the chosen data collection methodology, and the practical and procedural challenges encountered during the course of the research, such as …
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The value of financial advice : an analysis of the investment performance of advised and non-advised individual investors
… that individuals experience when investment decisions are made. Furthermore, financial advisors have greater access to information, financial analytical tools, as well as better education in financial markets compared to the average individual. Financial advisors are thus better equipped to …
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Evaluating the impact of government energy R&D investments through a multi-attribute utility-based decision tool
… environments yet frequently rely on ad-hoc decision-making methods in response to complexities inherent in their operating landscape. Additionally, standard decision making methods typically undervalue projects by ignoring difficult to value, non-monetary benefits. This presents a problem …
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Specifying the Links Between Adolescent Substance Use and Traditional Delinquency Theories: A Negative Bionomial Approach
… this is the age at which young people make the initial decision to use alcohol, marijuana, and other illicit drugs (Wilson and Donnermeyer 2006). Motivators to use substances focus on its ability to make the user feel more concentrated, euphoric, and confident (Embry et al 2009; Herman-Stahl et …
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Specifying the Links Between Adolescent Substance Use and Traditional Delinquency Theories: A Negative Bionomial Approach
… this is the age at which young people make the initial decision to use alcohol, marijuana, and other illicit drugs (Wilson and Donnermeyer 2006). Motivators to use substances focus on its ability to make the user feel more concentrated, euphoric, and confident (Embry et al 2009; Herman-Stahl et …
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Interstate rivals’ intervention in third-party civil wars: The comparative case of Saudi Arabia and Iran in Yemen (2004-2018)
… inter-state dimension and propose that rivals’ initial decision to intervene and their subsequent decisions to remain engaged in third-party civil wars are two distinct processes. Rivals seek to inflict costs on their counterparts, but at the same time they seek to avoid direct confrontation. …
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Key Administrative Decisions in the History of the Seventh-day Adventist Education in Bermuda
… void.</p> <p>Method. Seven key administrative decisions have been identified as being of paramount importance in influencing the manner in which SDA education has developed in Bermuda: (1) the initial decision to found an SDA school, (2) the relocation of the school to the Sandringham property, …
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Understanding Parental Motivation To Home School: A Qualitative Case Study
… of parents’ lived experience concerning the decision to home school their children. A total of 31 parents from 20 home schooling families participated in semi-structured face-to-face interviews with the researcher. Six public school administrators and 12 teachers from schools directly …
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Understanding Parental Motivation To Home School: A Qualitative Case Study
… of parents’ lived experience concerning the decision to home school their children. A total of 31 parents from 20 home schooling families participated in semi-structured face-to-face interviews with the researcher. Six public school administrators and 12 teachers from schools directly …
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Empirical Studies in Asset Management
… managers in these career altering decisions is associated with lower risk-taking and lower investment distinctiveness of the funds they manage. Funds of better-connected managers deviate less from their peers in systematic factor and sector exposures and exhibit lower risk-adjusted …
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Enhancing Freeway Merge Section Operations via Vehicle Connectivity
… (CAVs) environment. As a tactical process, decision-making for lane-changing behaviors is complicated as the closest following vehicle in the target lane also behaves concerning to the lane change (reaction to the lane-changing intention), i.e., there is apparent interaction between drivers. …
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The use and formation of social networks among asylum seekers and refugees in Northern Ireland
… and are followed by an analysis of the initial resettlement and formative integration of asylum seekers and refugees currently residing in Northern Ireland. Using Granovetter’s (1973) ‘strength of weak ties’ theory, this work offers insights into the utility and establishment of social …
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Discrete Two-Stage Stochastic Mixed-Integer Programs with Applications to Airline Fleet Assignment and Workforce Planning Problems
… has drawn increasingly more attention among decision-makers, and its applications span many fields including financial engineering, health care, communication systems, and supply chain management. On the flip side, stochastic programs are usually very difficult to solve, which is further …