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Showing 1 to 20 of 62 for “"re-analysis"”.
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Quantitative and Qualitative Error Re-analysis of Tidal Datasets
… methods based upon spectral and harmonic analysis have been applied to individual tidal records, these methods have not been used to assess global tidal datasets. In this thesis, four west coast tidal records were examined using harmonic analysis methods to investigate uncertainty on a …
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Re-analysis of deep excavation collapse using a generalized effective stress soil model
This thesis re-analyzes the well-documented failure of a 30m deep braced excavation underconsolidated marine clay. Prior analyses of the collapse of the Nicoll Highway have relied on simplified soil models with undrained strength parameters based on empirical correlations and piezocone penetration …
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A Re-Analysis of the Role of Race in the Federal Death Penalty System
… sanction, has always served as a source of great debate and remains one of the most controversial punishments meted out by the criminal justice system. Due to concerns of its administration and application, a moratorium on the death penalty was declared by the U.S. Supreme Court in Furman v. …
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Modelling of water balance and crop growth based on Earth Observation and re-analysis data
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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The Combined Effects of Criminal Justice Intervention on Domestic Violence: A Re-Analysis of the Minneapolis Intervention Project.
<p>Over the past 20 years, a plethora of research has been conducted on the effects of arrest in reducing recidivism of domestic violence offenders. The findings of such research have been varied. This study uses data from the Minneapolis Intervention Project to test the effectiveness criminal …
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Screen Time and the Psychological Well-Being of U.S. Teenagers: An Exploratory Re-Analysis of Data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey
… adverse effects from teenagers' use of digital screen-based media--with correspondingly diverse findings. One research group in particular, led by Jean M. Twenge, has been prolific and forceful in associating adolescents’ screen time with reported increases in depression, suicidal ideation, and …
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The Impact of Efficacious Treatments for Major Depressive Disorder on Remission Rates of Specific Symptoms: A Re-Analysis of the Treatment of Depression Collaborative Research Program
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a highly prevalent mental disorder that will affect 12.2% of Canadians over the course of their lifetimes, and 4.8% annually (Patten, et al., 2006). One of the most robust findings in the MDD literature is that the gold-standard treatments – Cognitive-Behavioral …
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Chinese Gaming in the Nineteenth-Century American West: An Ethnic and Cultural Reassessment.
Re-analysis of archaeological museum collections can offer valuable insights into the significance of Chinese gaming in understanding Chinese ethnic identity in Nevada during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Utilizing archaeological material from four Northern Nevada sites (Lovelock …
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An Efficient Method to Assess Reliability under Dynamic Stochastic Loads
The objective of this research is to develop an efficient method to study the reliability of dynamic large complex engineering systems. In design of real-life dynamic systems, there are significant uncertainties in modeling the input. For instance, for an offshore wind turbine, there are …
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A guest lodge and associated buildings for a State Forest preserve
The designers of architecture in our national and state parks appear remarkably unenlightened in a day when the design of nearly all our structures is being given a careful re-analysis of function and purpose. Indeed, these designers go to great lengths to avoid admitting that any progress has been …
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The function of imagery in Antony and Cleopatra
<p>The modern scholar attempting any detailed analysis of imagery in the poetry of Shakespeare may well proceed with caution. The lack of a clear and definite statement of terms, the unwillingness to come first to grips with the problem of definition before proceeding with that of analysis may …
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Prosecutor Misconduct and Good Faith Error: A Reanalysis of Two Studies in California and Texas
Peer-reviewed articles and media reports reference only a few available studies to support the conclusion that prosecutors often commit misconduct but are rarely disciplined, although the validity of these studies has rarely been questioned. It is imperative to examine the reliability and validity …
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Mesoscale circulation in the Black Sea : a study combining numerical modelling and observations
… of material and physical properties between different areas of the ocean such as continental shelves and the deep seas. Despite the increasing number of studies on mesoscale processes, there are further important questions unanswered concerning the origin and evolution of eddies, the mechanisms …
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The influence of the Agulhas Current on two South African extreme weather events
Surface station, satellite and NCEP re-analysis data are used to examine the evolution of two severe storms that occurred over the eastern coastal regions during South Africa's summer season 1998/99. The storms in November and December were both accompanied by heavy rainfall in two widely separated …
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Rätt, makt och institutionell förändring : En kritisk analys av myndigheters samverkan i barnahus
… emphasis on the importance of law and power. The analysis of the empirical material, reflecting collaboration in the context of Barnahus on six locations in Sweden (collaboration under one roof regarding investigations of suspected crimes against children), has been undertaken in two stages: an …
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Scale and stability analysis of selected atmospheric blocking events
… events, during the period 1999-2004, is presented based on the scale and stability analysis, using the NCEP/NCAR re-analysis data. A total of 278 blocking events over the Northern as well as the Southern Hemispheres are analyzed. It is pointed out that globally, over the six year period, …
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Clinical indicators of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) in South African children infected with human immunodeficiency virus
… and mortality amongst HIV-infected children in Africa. Definitive diagnostic resources for PCP in Africa are limited due to their expense and technical difficulty, however recognising and treating children at risk is essential. As management decisions for children with pneumonia are made …
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Health Promotion: Evaluation, discourse and practice
This dissertation for the Degree of Doctor of Psychology (Health) presents three pieces of work: 1) A Re-analysis of a Systematic Review of Psychological Interventions Used to Aid Smoking Cessation; 2) Evaluation and Discourse Analysis of the EC's Health Promotion Programme; 3) A consultancy case …
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Refractive management of patients undergoing cataract surgery. The development of pre and post-operative refractive management guidelines for patients undergoing cataract surgery in the UK
… with 400,000 surgeries performed each year. Currently no guidelines exist for clinicians regarding target refraction discussions, spectacle provision post-operatively and driving advice following surgery. The PhD aimed to start the process of developing pre- and post-operative management …
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(Re) Visiting Female Entrepreneurs: An Emancipatory Impulse
This thesis aims to emancipate female entrepreneurs from the metanarrative of economic growth which has created a false dichotomy of successful male entrepreneur versus an unsuccessful female entrepreneur. This aim is pursued through a multidisciplinary and critical inquiry that destabilises this …
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