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Showing 1 to 20 of 86 for “"place of residence"”.
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Place of residence and its impact on college students with disabilities
The purpose of this study was to test whether the academic performance and quality of life of students with disabilities at the post-secondary level would be higher for students who reside on campus full time or commute to class. Participants were given a survey and responded to questions regarding …
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Caregivers of Children Enrolled in Georgia's Early Intervention Program: The Influence of Rural or Urban Residence on Knowledge of Rights, Community Resources and Social Supports
The purpose of this study was to establish the baseline for understanding the impact of place of residence on socio-demographic factors for caregivers of children enrolled in Georgia's Early Intervention (EI) program. This study is a secondary analysis of nine questions from the Family Outcomes …
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Rate and predictors of decline in dementia of the Alzheimer type as measured by the hierarchic dementia scale (HDS)
… by progressive decline in several domains of cognitive functions, which have variable rates of change in the decline process. The overall objective of the study was to develop a model to predict the rate of decline in individual patients as measured by the Hierarchic Dementia Scale (HDS) …
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Determinants of maternal use of oral rehydration solution (ORS) and visit to a medical facility for diarrhea among under-five children in Nigeria: a secondary analysis of 2013 Nigerian demographic and health survey
Background: Diarrhea is a leading cause of mortality in children under the age of five globally, especially in developing countries. In Nigeria, an estimated 150,000 children under the age of five die each year in Nigeria as a result of diarrhea. Majority of these deaths can be prevented by the …
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Perception of occlusal appearance among schoolchildren in Limpopo Province
The aim of this study is to determine the perceptions of different occlusal appearance observed by schoolchildren aged 13 -16yrs in the Capricorn District of Limpopo Province in South Africa. The study determined schoolchildren’s perceptions of different occlusal appearances, by assessing the …
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Men's perception of women and women's self-image in Lusaka, Zambia
There has been a growing concern on the situation of women particularly because of the conscientization , which resulted from the UN women's decade (1976-85) with its themes, "peace", "development" and "equality". Various reasons have been given for the failure to improve on the situation of women. …
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Men's perception of women and women's self-image in Lusaka, Zambia
There has been a growing concern on the situation of women particularly because of the conscientization , which resulted from the UN women's decade (1976-85) with its themes, "peace", "development" and "equality". Various reasons have been given for the failure to improve on the situation of women. …
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The discerning customer and the political economy : why do firms keep surviving the corporate ethical crisis?
The primary goal of this paper is to measure respondents’ perceived knowledge of the main principles of corporate ethical behaviour such as human resource management, the quality of products, labeling and social responsibility on a Purchaser intention survey. The outcome was cross-checked with the …
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WAR CRIME VICTIMIZATION EXPERIENCES OF SRI LANKAN TAMIL MAKAL: A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
… there is scant literature exploring violations of international law as experienced by the minorities (i.e., Tamils) from sociological and criminological perspectives. The purpose of this study is to offer an insight into how masculinity and war crimes by the military and the paramilitary forces …
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Rethinking Food Deserts: the practice and politics of food access
… have linked food deserts to increased rates of obesity and their related health consequences. Most recent research relies on spatial analyses which use physical distance from place of residence as a proxy for food access, focusing primarily on the supply of healthy foods into low income …
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“Alma” o “arma”, evidencia de la neutralización /l/ /r/ en la variedad dialectal andaluza de Sevilla
The Andalusian variety of Spanish is characterized by a weakened articulation (Hualde, 2005). The purpose of the present study is to analyze and characterize liquid neutralization in this variety of Spanish. This experiment specifically provides new evidence on lateral rhotic alternation, …
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The determinants of contraceptive use in Zambia
… to identify factors affecting the use and choice of modern contraceptives by Zambian women. The study seeks to identify how contraceptive use in Zambia influences fertility and why both contraceptive use and fertility are high. In our results, place of residence (urban/rural), age, education, …
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Africa and the taxation of permanent establishments: Is the definition of "permanent establishment" as used in the double tax agreements of selected 'fishing rich' African countries sufficient to protect the taxing rights on those diminishing natural resources?
This thesis tests the sufficiency of the definition of permanent establishments (PE), as contained in the Double Tax Agreements (DTAs) of selected "fishing rich" African countries, in protecting their taxing rights over profits made by non-residents from fishing in the waters of their states. The …
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Variable selection in discrete survival models
Selection of variables is vital in high dimensional statistical modelling as it aims to identify the right subset model. However, variable selection for discrete survival analysis poses many challenges due to a complicated data structure. Survival data might have unobserved heterogeneity leading to …
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Native American students: blood quantum, identity, and educational success
… today Natives are fighting another war, a war of self-existence. Studies of Native American identity and education are plentiful but studies of blood quantum and educational success are very scarce. This study explored whether Native American students fit in (if at all) the higher education …
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Academy Students' and Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions of the Use of Electronic Technology in Their Personal Life and School Experiences in a Selected Union Conference
<p>Problem. The influx of N-Gen students into the classroom of teachers of earlier generations has created a digital generation gap. This gap has serious consequences for schools. For example, only half of the public school teachers who had computers or the Internet available in their schools use …
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The theme of isolation in four novels of Daniel Defoe
<p>Daniel Defoe, separated from the society of the majority of English people of his time by his religion and his low social status, was concerned with isolation in the lives of the characters in his novels. The solitude of Robinson Crusoe has been frequently discussed, but the characters in other …
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The relationship between household wealth and HIV prevalence in Ethiopia
… (CSA) in collaboration with Federal Ministry of Health and ORC-MACRO collected a broad range of demographic, socioeconomic and health data on a representative sample of the population of Ethiopia. This included information on HIV status, demographic and socioeconomic variables (age, gender, …
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Satisfação e apego com o lugar de residência: um estudo na cidade de Santa Rita
… had as main objective to measure the level of satisfaction and attach-ment to the place of residence in the city of Santa Rita - PB. The study is inserted in marketing of places, which has been little studied, but the last few years has gained prominence among the various fields. The …
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Determination of factors that influence digit preference: A Case study of South African Census 2011 Age-Sex date
The age distribution of a population is one of the most important demographic factors that plays a major role in describing and making projections about the population. Age distribution determine life expectancy, fertility and migration. It suffers most of the difficulties with regard to its …
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