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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"public attitude"”.
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A Study of Public Attitude Toward Nuclear Power and Five Other Energy Sources
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An examination of public attitude toward fiscal aspects of Keynesian economic policy expressed in the Revenue Acts of 1962 and 1964
… historians and economists alike the genesis of a public acceptance of Keynesian economics. No longer would the public expect the Federal Government to remain inert during the vacillations of the business cycle but would instead anticipate the use of the Government's taxing and expenditure powers …
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Media Representations and Public Attitudes towards Nanotechnology in Taiwan
… clear investigation of media representation and public attitude toward Nanotechnology (Nano) in Taiwan, this thesis includes three studies. Study 1 investigates the media representation of Nano in Taiwan and the relationship among different Nano-based themes, frames, and media attitudes in the …
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American Immigration Policies and Public Opinion on European Jews from 1933 to 1945.
… examines the role and scope of the American public’s opinion on European Jews in the 1930’s and 1940’s. Significant attention is placed on several aspects of American politics and public perceptions at this time. The ideas that developed from the Great Depression through World War II on …
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Art as argument: A rhetorical approach to teaching literature and painting
… in students, and should encourage a more serious public attitude toward the arts. Chapter 1 examines American practices of teaching literature and art over the last century. Chapter 2 surveys classical and contemporary theories of rhetoric and emphasizes those of Cicero and Chaim Perelman. The …
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An integrated mosquito management program for James City County, Virginia
… monitoring of mosquito populations, periodic public attitude surveys, public education programs, physical, chemical, and biological control tactics, and periodic program evaluation.
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Visuomenės požiūris į regbio edukacinę funkciją /
Public attitude towards the educational significance of rugby Rugby is one of the most popular sports in the world. In terms of the number of national federations, it is second only to beach volleyball and football. Rugby is estimated to be played in 98 countries, with 8.5 million people. The …
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Increasing public awareness: a community action group case study
… to determine how a community action group raised public awareness for its cause, and to show the importance of acknowledging the many ways in which people of all ages learn in a variety of settings and circumstances. The research question asked "How are knowledge and attitudes transmitted and …
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The Winnipeg core area initiative : a case study in urban revitalisation
… a prototypical model for urban regeneration and public-policy intervention, to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the CAI, and to evaluate the impact that this urban intervention had over a period of ten years. Backed by a comparative analysis of urban regeneration efforts in Great Britain …
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From apartheid to democracy: the civil-military relations in the Republic of South Africa
… analyzes the civil-military relations in the Republic of South Africa as of the end of apartheid. The analysis is based on the theoretical framework of Charles Moskos et al. Based on the development of the civil-military relations in the US as of the end of the Cold War, the Moskos paradigm uses …
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Governance of High Sea Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas from a Maltese Perspective
… is carried out leading to an increase in public awareness through campaigns and news. One conservation tool that is attracting more attention is commonly referred to as marine protected area (MPA). This tool has been used over many years but its use is increasing. There are various legal …
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Data-Driven Policy Optimisation for Multi-Domain Task-Oriented Dialogue
… learning along with a general shift in the public attitude towards digital personal assistants has opened new frontiers for conversational systems. Nevertheless, building data-driven multi-domain conversational agents that act optimally given a dialogue context is an open challenge. The …
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Dark Days in the Ohio Valley: Three Western Kentucky Lynchings, 1884-1911
… Washington, D.C. for action. Surprisingly, heavy public pressure resulted in the eventual indictment of eighteen prominent McLean Countians believed to have partici-pated in the heinous spectacle. Not surprisingly, they were all hastily acquitted, however. Nonetheless, media attention of the …
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Essays on the political economy of European integration
… issues of fiscal federalism and optimum public good provision and focuses on a trade-off between the benefits of centralization, arising from economies of scale or externalities, and the costs of harmonizing policies as a consequence of the increased heterogeneity of individual …
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The U.S. Office of War Information and American public opinion during World War II, 1939-1945
… form, they are to obtain it, or in other words, public opinion can determine ends, but is less fit to examine and select means to those ends. (James Bryce, <em>The American Commonwealth</em> Vol. I, p. 361)</blockquote> <p>This study examines the United States government’s domestic information …