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Showing 1 to 20 of 10044 for “"phenomenon"”.
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Phenomenon of Homelessness
… The thesis studies 'homelessness', a social phenomenon characterized by a physical condition wherein individuals or families lack safe, stable, and adequate housing. Homelessness can affect people of all ages, backgrounds, and circumstances and leads to challenges such as poverty, mental …
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The Las Vegas phenomenon
This thesis supposes that people gambling in Las Vegas are engaged in religious-like and transformative experiences, ideas, and behaviors. Those which are religious-like are categorized into separate groups. These separate groups are Magic, Charms and Jinxes, Ritual, Altered-States of …
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Imposter phenomenon among BIPOC MT-BCs: Understanding how BIPOC music therapists experience imposter phenomenon
… (BIPOC) music therapists experience imposter phenomenon (IP) in the United States. The intent was to provide insight into under-represented groups within the field of music therapy and to increase conversations around imposter phenomenon to improve the field of music therapy for BIPOC music …
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The Phenomenon of Failure Sharing
Individuals in organizations are often confronted with failure. Failure can be costly for organizations and may stigmatize individual careers and organizations reputations. Failure can, however, be a valuable opportunity that allows individuals and organizations to learn from it to improve …
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Phenomenon of becoming a midwife
My research explored student experiences of becoming midwives. It focused specifically on understanding their lived world experiences. The research is located in a hermeneutic framework as described by van Manen (1990). I chose to undertake a longitudinal study as the length of the students’ course …
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The Phenomenon of Identity Theft
… research may reveal the reasoning behind this phenomenon. </p>
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Raynaud's phenomenon of occupational origin
… digital artery changes giving rise to Raynaud's Phenomenon of Occupational Origin.
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The "11.11" phenomenon in China
… Monday" in the US. Then, what is this "11.11" phenomenon, and why is this "11.11" so incredible? This thesis aims to study this phenomenon. The paper will start by providing an overview and development of the "11.11" shopping festival in China. Then, it will illustrate the reasons for the …
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Hydrogen embrittlement: an interfacial phenomenon
Hydrogen transport during a test and hydrogen segregation to twins, second phase particles and precipitation products prior to testing are shown to adversely effect the mechanical properties of metals. Hydrogen embrittlement processes in austenitic stainless steel, mild steel and aluminum occurred …
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Gossip as an interpersonal communication phenomenon
Two studies were conducted for the purpose of validating Foster's (2004) Gossip Functions Questionnaire (GFQ) which measures the reasons why people gossip (i.e., the functions of gossip). The GFQ originally consisted of four subscales that measured the functions of gossip: information, …
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An Adaptive Approach to Gibbs’ Phenomenon
<p>Gibbs’ Phenomenon, an unusual behavior of functions with sharp jumps, is encountered while applying the Fourier Transform on them. The resulting reconstructions have high frequency oscillations near the jumps making the reconstructions far from being accurate. To get rid of the unwanted …
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The Teacher Pay for Performance Phenomenon
<p>The purpose of this dissertation research was to explore the link between teacher motivation and performance-based compensation. This topic has been a controversial issue over the last decade across the country. There is a critical need for more research on teacher pay-for- performance systems, …
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The Perimenopausal Phenomenon in Catholic Nuns
… study was designed to explore the perimenopausal phenomenon in Catholic nuns. A general interview guide was used to obtain the postmenopausal reflections of the perimenopausal experience. The study revealed that except for a few individual variations, the perimenopausal symptoms of Catholic nuns …
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Transkei grasslands : recent phenomenon or ancient?
Acocks (1953) suggested that Transkei was once covered in Forest and Scrub-Forest and has possibly been transformed by the Iron Age Farmers to grasslands. Feely (1985) suggested that the grasslands are ancient. I therefore used C isotope analysis to reveal whether there has been any change in the …
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Forgiveness-Granting Communication as a Facework Phenomenon
… forgiveness-granting communication as a facework phenomenon through utilizing the concepts of face concerns, degree of face loss, and facework strategies. Participants from public speaking courses (N = 248) completed a self-report survey questionnaire asking them to recall a recent forgiveness …
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Exploring the Phenomenon of Chinese Babymoon Tourism
The purpose of this study is to investigate the phenomenon of Chinese babymoon tourism. This phenomenon is gaining popularity in China but has not received due attention in academic research and from the tourism industry. The study aims to identify the backgrounds of young Chinese couples who …
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Exploration into the head start fade phenomenon
<p>The Head Start fade effect, documented since the 1970s, finds that students who make gains in I.Q. and social skills in the Head Start program later see those positive effects diminish in the early years of schooling and disappear altogether by the end of third grade. The hypothesis proposed in …
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Freeze-thaw phenomenon as a climatological parameter
… and consistent tools available to nature is the phenomenon of alternate freezing and thawing. Mechanically, extraordinary pressures may be involved because of the density differential existing between the liquid and the solid phases of water. Physiologically, there is the availability or …
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The Involuntary Swindler: Readdressing the Impostor Phenomenon
In the 1970s, the impostor phenomenon (IP) was coined to describe a self-perpetuating, internal experience of feeling like an intellectual phony, which was reported primarily amongst a select population of white, middle- to upper-class high-achieving women (Clance & Imes, 1978). Since its …
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