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Showing 1 to 20 of 368 for “"interdisciplinary studies"”.
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Interdisciplinary Studies of Complex Network and Machine Learning and Its Applications
<p>In this dissertation, we introduce the concept of network-based statistical inference methods of two types: network structure inference and variable inference. For network structure inference, we introduce correlation matrix, graphical Lasso, network clustering and identify the influencer in the …
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Water supply in the Eastern Cape: an economic case study of land rehabilitation in the Kromme River Catchment
… Water’ programme. It forms part of a series of interdisciplinary studies focusing on the restoration of natural capital at nine sites throughout South Africa. The research stems from the hypothesis that restoring degrading landscapes has the potential to provide a quality flow of water, …
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Students' Conceptions of Normalization
… furthering DBER and improving STEM education are interdisciplinary studies that examine how the teaching and learning of specific concepts develop among and across various STEM disciplines...
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An interdisciplinary review of stress mechanisms, health effects, and the influence of a growth mindset
… a comprehensive literature review delves into an interdisciplinary depiction of chronic stress, exploring its wide-ranging impact from biological, psychological, behavioral, social, and economic perspectives. The following section presents original research focused on the moderating effects of …
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The Crescent and the Cross: Islamic Influence in Southern Culture
… in no small part to difficulties inherent in interdisciplinary studies. This thesis will examine the Islamic aesthetics in African American quilts. This work focuses on design and color elements and I trace Islamic influence from West Africa to the U.S. South by way of the slave trade. The …
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Imprinted Magnetic Traps for Study on Particle Fluctuation, Ordering and Microfluidic Applications
… (bead) have been a corner-stone to numerous interdisciplinary studies and applications across a wide range of fields such as physics, chemistry, material science and biomedicine. Through designed magnetic field profiles, these polymeric magnetic beads have the potential to be activated to …
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Evolution and Application of Urban Watershed Management Planning
… include an increased focus on water quality and interdisciplinary studies, public participation, responsiveness to water quality regulations, and risk aversion. The study concludes by envisioning future watershed planning trends. This state of the practice review of planning efforts, innovation …
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Shakespeare and King Henry V: Historical Research Informing Artistic Decisions
… I have spent the duration of my graduate studies researching Henry V (1386-1422) and the medieval period in which he lived, and I have studied and read scholarly materials that cover his life as well as the literature that would have been available to Shakespeare when he wrote his play …
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Eco-anxiety. Constructing the term in psychology and psychotherapy. A Foucauldian discourse analysis
… of the environmental crisis. However, while interdisciplinary studies continue to research and classify this emerging phenomenon, its implications as a psychological construct remain relatively unexamined. The present study presents a critique of the processes through which eco-anxiety is …
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A three part project consisting of graduating essay, student internship report, studio work in painting
My interdisciplinary studies have concentrated on the practice of art, the theory of art and the business of art by combining the disciplines of art history, painting and arts administration through the Faculties of Arts and Commerce and Business Administration. This three part project replaced a …
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Documentation art and Korean Bunche painting : an investigation of Deleuze’s Transcendental Realism through the painting process
… a new experimental potentiality, by means of interdisciplinary studies of Deleuze’s theory of art and the Korean art movement of Trueview (Jingyeong) realism. Throughout this research project, I explore how Deleuze’s process ontology and ‘virtuality’ give form to Documentation Art through …
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A human rights violation during the South African transition: documenting narratives of the 1993 Highgate attack in a support group context
… study employs theoretical concepts drawn from interdisciplinary studies of trauma and testimony after gross violations of human rights to examine how group members' narratives were shaped by their experiences in the support group. Qualitative research in psychology provides the guiding …
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Conflict Transformation Through Integrative Mediation in Mitrovica, Kosovo
This paper explores the effect of applying Integrative Mediation in Mitrovice/Mitrovica—a city divided along ethnic lines in Kosovo—through the work of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre - Mediation Centre Mitrovica (ADRC-MCM). Following Kosovo’s 2008 declaration of independence, the region …
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Through Our Eyes: A Photovoice Study of Belonging, Precarity, and Possibility with International Students in Higher Education
Purpose: This Photovoice study explored how international business students at Thompson Rivers University experience and navigate precarity within academic capitalism. Grounded in critical pedagogy and the critical-transformative paradigm, the research sought to understand belonging, exclusion, and …
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Trauma Informed Care: An Analysis of Narratives From Multiple Perspectives On Healing
This paper includes an extensive review of the literature starting with an exploration of 17 areas or therapeutic approaches to trauma healing. Following this, 11 interviews were conducted, and reviewed, with several people from around the globe who have had extensive experience working with trauma …
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Ideological Violence and Social Change in Canada and the United States from the 19th Century to Present Day
In recent years, Canada and the United States have revised national security and public safety priorities to address the domestic threat of extreme social violence that emerges from social, political, and religious views and beliefs that challenge the social order. An imminent threat, extreme …
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Tools in the Toolbox: Exploring the Lived Experiences of Police Officers, mHealth Mobile Application Engagement and Associated Systems of Coping Mechanisms
A significant issue confronting Canadian police executives today pertains to the escalating prevalence of mental health and addiction cases among their officers. In response, the Halton Regional Police Service initiated a mental wellness campaign in 2020, incorporating a mobile application aimed at …
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Restoration of Inclusive Leadership in Somalia
Somalia is rebuilding but is confronted by the lingering effects of a prolonged civil war that has resulted in instability, civil unrest, a weakened economy, recurring droughts leading to famine and death, and widespread insecurity. In addition, the attainment of an inclusive Somalia is also …
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Qualitative Exploration of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and Creation of Informed Police Officer Training in Canada
… the Ontario, Canada, context, my overarching interdisciplinary research question asks: How can the experiences of justice-involved individuals with FASD be utilized to assist in the development of training and education for police officers to recognize the behaviours associated with the …
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The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth: Saving Canada’s Democracy and Building Trust With the Public Through Planning, Public Performance Reporting, and Citizen Engagement
… not conducive to making positive change. An interdisciplinary, constructivist epistemological approach was adopted, using an appreciative-oriented inquiry to interview 26 individuals consisting of 15 senior government bureaucrats, seven auditors, and four politicians. Planning and public …
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