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Showing 1 to 20 of 156 for “"local, regional"”.
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Genomic surveillance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at local, regional and national levels
… in the routine surveillance of MRSA at a local, regional or national level. This thesis applies WGS to a number of questions and populations to describe its benefits. Standard infection control investigation commonly uses the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns (ASPs, patterns of …
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The Seals from the Minoan Site of Chryssi Island: Local, Regional, and Global Implications
… so, this study allows for the discussion of regional interactions among the people of Chryssi and various other Minoan sites throughout Crete. The various approaches to seals come together to suggest the same conclusions, most notably that at least some of the people on Chryssi enjoyed a life …
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Geomechanical and tectonic investigations into the geologic history of Mars at local, regional, and global scales
… tectonic deformation of the lithosphere at local, regional, and global scales. Techniques that have their origins in terrestrial geology are applied to Mars to analyze tectonic deformation of the lithosphere at these scales. At the local, or outcrop scale, I determine the physical properties …
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Using the health policy triangle framework to describe local, regional and national healthcare policy changes within Ireland's diverse healthcare settings
… health policy decisions under investigation at local and regional level. Such local and regional decisions may then inform both national and international decisions. The author’s directive was to retrospectively analyse local, regional and national health policy change within different Irish …
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Adaptive capacity and the responses of local governance actors to evolutionary political-economic change: lessons from the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership
… processes and capacities operate and unfold in local/regional economic development governance in the context of cumulative and often disruptive political-economic change. It argues that states often seek to promote the adaptability and growth of local/regional economies by reconfiguring …
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An examination of the post-acquisition performance of bank acquisitions
… public interest concern due to banks' role in local, regional and national economic developments.
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Drowned landscapes of the Belgian Continental Shelf : implications for northwest European landscape evolution and preservation potential for submerged heritage
… to their deglaciation, exerts a major control on local/regional landforms such as rivers and how fast or slow relative sea level movement occurs on a local/regional scale. Proglacial lakes in the North Sea Basin may have been a common landform during glacial periods. They were fed by meltwater …
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The challenges of a water system management handover in eastern Ethiopia : from the United Nations Refugee Agency to a local community
… Water System (JVWS) would be passed on to a local institution. More than a decade later, with most of the refugees repatriated, the JVWS tenuously exists within the management jurisdictions of both everyone and no one-between the local, regional, and national governments and UNHCR. The thesis …
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Biological Relationships across the Taiwan Strait: Evidence from Skulls and Teeth
… to this time period. These data, combined with local, regional, and Asia-Pacific data from the literature, were subjected to local, regional and inter-regional statistical analyses. The results of the cross-Taiwan Strait analysis indicated that cross-strait relationships at the time of the …
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Detecting and Evaluating Therapy Induced Changes In Radiomics Features Measured From Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer to Predict Patient Outcomes
… for overall survival, distant metastases, and local-regional recurrence. In general, the delta-radiomics features were not more prognostic than models built using clinical factors or features at pre-treatment. However one shape descriptor measured at pre-treatment significantly improved model …
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Used nuclear fuel storage options including implications of small modular reactors
… option for used fuel storage based on economics: local, regional or national storage. The second is the implications of small modular reactor (SMR) introduction for the nuclear fuel cycle, including demand for uranium, enrichment services and the amount of used nuclear fuel. The study considers …
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"Where East Texas dances" : the Cooper Club of Henderson, Rusk County, and popular dance bands, 1932-1942.
… States, playing one-night stands in small towns. Locally, the nightclub existed during the great East Texas oil boom. Under the management of owner Hugh Cooper, the Cooper Club became a staple for music lovers in East Texas who appreciated its elegant atmosphere and high caliber of entertainment. …
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Ambient Observations of Aerosols, Novel Aerosol Structures, And Their Engineering Applications
… used, and how these aerosols influence local, regional, and global climate; (2) the exploration of novel soot superaggregate particles collected in the Northern Indian Ocean and around the globe and how the properties of these particles relate to human health and climate forcing; and (3) …
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The Pentecost fire is burning : models of mission activities in the Church of Pentecost
… from 1917 to 2008 using five mission models: local, regional, migrational, reverse and reflex. Departing from the general pattern, where mission activity is normally shaped from above by a mission organization, members of the Church of Pentecost developed a ‘mission from below’ strategy that …
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The government of themselves: Indigenous peoples' internal self-determination, effective self-governance and authentic representation - Waikato-Tainui, Ngāi Tahu and Nisga'a
… and effective self-government at the indigenous local, regional and national operational levels. The challenges and issues that emerge at all levels, that is, between governments and indigenous entities, and within indigenous communities themselves, are examined extensively. The thesis findings …
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Perspectives on Equity in Gifted Education
… education. Drawing on gifted specialists at the local, regional, and state level, this study explored the perceptions of the elements of equity, needs of gifted learners, and barriers to meeting those needs. These perspectives provided the building blocks of a theory of equity in gifted education …
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Toward a more deliberative port planning : the "vision and daring" of environmental NGOs in negotiations on the Second Maasvlakte, Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands
… of formal negotiations between a broad range of local, regional, and national stakeholders, the project planning came to an impasse when environmental organizations and port expansion proponents could not reconcile their positions on if and under what conditions the port should be extended. I …
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Stability and progress in the aircraft industry : an inquiry into the factors, favorable and unfavorable, to stability and progress
… national product, employment, and income at local, regional and national levels of the economy. In addition, stability is essential to progress and is, therefore, of vital concern to the aircraft manufacturing industry, individual firms, the Federal Government, and the economy as a whole. …
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Thaba-Bosiu, the birthplace of the Basotho nation: a historical archaeological study
… A variety of material culture, primarily beads, local and foreign ceramics, faunal remains and other foreign material were uncovered and analysed. The conclusions made from material analysis reveal the daily practices, economic activities, and interactions of local, regional, and international …
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Fostering land use dialog : community preservation as a growth management strategy in Massachusetts
… about land use and growth management at the local level. Based on land use and zoning information, CPI relied on geographic information systems (GIS) to model a potential development scenario for each of the 351 municipalities in the state. The process for generating these buildout maps …
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