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Showing 1 to 20 of 1561 for “"integrative"”.
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Integrative Perspectives of Academic Motivation
… in this dissertation was to develop more integrative perspectives of several aspects of academic motivation. Rarely have researchers and theorists examined a more comprehensive model of academic motivation that pools multiple constructs that interact in a complex and dynamic fashion …
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Concurrency Optimization for Integrative Network Analysis
… and Bio-imaging Laboratory (CBIL) is exploring integrative network analysis techniques to identify subnetworks or genetic pathways that contribute to various cancers. Chen et. al. developed a bagging Markov random field (BMRF)-based approach which examines gene expression data with prior …
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Bayesian Integrative Analysis of Omics Data
… proteomic data, imaging data and clinical data. Integrative analysis of such data sets have potentiality in revealing important biological and clinical insights into complex diseases like cancer. This dissertation focuses on Bayesian methodology establishment in integrative analysis of …
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Daily relationship interventions : an integrative review
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] For decades scholars have observed the individual and societal costs of relationship instability. Due to these costs, state and federal agencies have invested millions in relationship and marriage education programs (RME) in the …
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Learning STEM Through Integrative Visual Representation
Previous cognitive models of memory have not comprehensively taken into account the internal cognitive load of chunking isolated information and have emphasized the external cognitive load of visual presentation only. Under the Virk Long Term Working Memory Multimedia Model of cognitive load, …
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Human resource strategy : an integrative approach
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1985.
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Exploring genomic medicine using integrative biology
… or on any single measurement modality, using integrative biology allows us to think holistically and horizontally. A disease like diabetes can lead to myocardial infarction, nephropathy, and neuropathy; to study diabetes in genomic medicine would require reasoning from a disease to all its …
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Harnessing Product Complexity: An Integrative Approach
In today's market, companies are faced with pressure to increase variety in product offerings. While increasing variety can help increase market share and sales growth, the costs of doing so can be significant. Ultimately, variety causes complexity in products and processes to soar, which …
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Mechanical systems / passive envelopes: integrative architectural approaches?
Two main approaches can be recognized regarding architecture and energy. On the one hand mechanical, energy intensive approach based on building services: complex networks of heating, ventilation and air conditioning that supply comfort conditions despite variable weather conditions. These are …
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Mechanisms of timing: an integrative theoretical approach
Accurate timing allows individuals to perform essential tasks to meet societal demands, such as scheduling, responding to warning signals and planning. Since timing impacts various functions, understanding the meaning of a timing deficit is necessary. Poor performance in neurophysiological measures …
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Integrative analysis of the metastatic neuroblastoma transcriptome
Neuroblastoma (NBL), the most common non-Central Nervous System (CNS) solid tumor of childhood, characteristically displays heterogeneous clinical presentation and biological behavior. Previous work has studied the genetic basis of the disease and revealed a low somatic mutation burden. In order to …
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Integrative multiomic insights into Alzheimer’s disease pathology
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common age-related neurodegenerative disorder, currently afflicting around 900,000 patients in the United Kingdom. However, therapeutic avenues and factors that can exacerbate AD pathologies remain unclear. Hence, there is an urgent need for a better …
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Integrative Multivariate Analysis of Mouse Liver Acini
Hepatocytes are the primary constituents of liver cells, performing numerous functions vital for sustaining life. The microenvironment of these cells is not homogeneous; specifically, two cell types known as periportal and pericentral hepatocytes in the liver are region-specific. This is due to the …
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Integrative Approach to Metal Extraction and Electrification
Molten sulfide electrolysis is a novel technology that produces metals directly from their sulfide minerals. A particular focus of the technology has been on copper metal extraction from chalcopyrite. Molten sulfide electrolysis is competing against established technologies in a legacy industry. …
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Autonomous replication of integrative and conjugative elements
… resistance and other traits, between bacteria. Integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs), also known as conjugative transposons, are a large family of mobile genetic elements that can transfer between neighboring cells. ICEs are found integrated in the chromosome of their host bacterium, where …
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An integrative framework for architecting supply chains
This thesis explores the limitations of classic models of supply chain management, and proposes a new view based on the concept of value-driven supply chains, and a method of analysis and design based on the concepts of System Architecture. A new supply chain process reference map proposed by …
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An integrative dynamics approach to project management
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1995.
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Does CEO Duality Matter: An Integrative Approach
… problems in concert with other mechanisms in an integrative decision framework. The second part of the dissertation examines the linkage between the CEO-Chair choice and the performance of the company (as measured by returns or operating efficiency). Shareholder activists argue that poor …
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Faculty Onboarding Practices: An Integrative Literature Review
… to be incorporated into practice. This integrative literature review utilized Cooper's (1998) 5-step process: problem formulation, data collection, evaluation of data points, data analysis and interpretation, and presentation of results as well as further clarification on data collection …
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