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Showing 1 to 20 of 42 for “"remote communities"”.
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Model based prognostic maintenance as applied to small scale PVRO systems for remote communities
… PVRO desalination can provide drinking water to remote communities in sunny areas with saline water sources. Such systems produce clean water and degrade as functions of their operating conditions, including solar radiation, water chemistry and community demand. These conditions are not constant, …
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Mineworkers' quality of life in remote communities : a multiple case study in the Brazilian Amazon
… a significant role in regional development in remote regions throughout the world. For the last two decades, the industry has faced high expectations regarding sustainable development and corporate social responsibility, particularly in remote and environmentally sensitive areas. Mining …
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Respectful Design With Remote Communities: How Can Real-Time Digital Tools Contribute in Cross Cultural Collaboration
… of collaborative design projects with remote Indigenous communities, design charrettes in which participants used different tools for each stage of the design process, and reflective interviews utilizing card sorting. This research illustrated that distributed collaboration tools can …
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The transition experience to boarding school for male Aboriginal secondary school students from regional and remote communities across Western Australia
… secondary school students from regional and remote communities in Australia has not received the attention it deserves (Calma, 2009; Dodson, 2009). The weight of public discourse and a paucity in research provided strong testimony for undertaking the current study. Moreover, it was evident …
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Managing Dual Relationships in Rural and Remote Practice Settings
… is not always possible, however, is in rural and remote communities where, in fact, workers are often required to manage dual relationships as part of their day-to-day practice. To provide a better understanding of how non-sexual dual relationships are being managed in these communities there was …
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The lens of postcolonial theory in LIS research and practice
… use for development in underserved, rural and remote communities. For a body of sustained critical thought, the study turns to postcolonial theory (PCT). Guided by postcolonial discourses of representation, identity, and agency, the study analyzes literature in the field to identify problematic …
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Microreactor for remote Canadian communities
Remote Canadian communities rely on diesel generators for their electricity needs. Providing such generators with fuel year-round presents challenges because of inclement weather and long transportation distances involved. This work presents the conceptual design of a 10 MWth microreactor that can …
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Best practices for the sustainable scaleup of lighting technologies in bottom of the pyramid communities
… with a focus on Bottom-of-the-Pyramid (BOP) communities, whose annual incomes are US $3000 or less (in local purchasing power parity). The best practices are derived from a comparative analysis of two heuristic case studies profiling entrepreneurs based in southern India, who have …
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Distributed Generation Reformer and Fuel Cell System Modeling and Reformer Catalyst Layer Optimization
… the performance of diesel generators in Canadian remote communities to illustrate the environmental and economic advantages that reformer and fuel cell systems have over typical diesel generation setups. The results show that, despite current solid oxide fuel cell technology being economically …
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Rural Student Career Development: Examining Between-Group Differences in Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectation
… from rural fringe, rural distant, and rural remote communities. Utilizing Social Cognitive Career Theory and Critical Pedagogy of Place as guiding theoretical frameworks, this study sought to examine between-rural differences in self-efficacy and outcome expectation. Analysis of Variance …
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Blockchain technology -- applications in improving financial inclusion in developing economies : case study for small scale agriculture in Africa
… of financial inclusion is generally worse for remote communities that are normally dependent on agriculture for generating an income. In this study, I review some of these challenges, with a particular focus on small scale farming in Africa, highlighting some of the products that these farmers …
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How do CKWs respond to performance – based incentives? The case of Ugandan Community Knowledge Workers
… delivery of agricultural services to rural and remote communities. Using data from an extension project in Uganda, this study examines the performance of 440 Community Knowledge Workers (CKWs) based on the incentive structure established by the Grameen Foundation. It was found that after …
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Development of a conceptual model for a rapid skills development in the community-based tourism industry in Botswana
… is a means to alleviate poverty and empower communities, however, some CBT projects fail to deliver this due to a lack of skills, conflict and community disengagement. Nationally recognized vocational training does not impart the skills required for CBT and is not accessible to individuals in …
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Perceptions of HIV and Safe Male Circumcision in high HIV prevalence fishing communities on Lake Victoria, Uganda
… voluntary medical circumcisions by 2015. Fishing communities, where HIV prevalence is approximately 3-5 times higher than the national average, have been identified as a key population needing targeted HIV prevention services by the National HIV Prevention Strategy. This study aimed to understand …
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A Study of Differentiation within the Ontario College Sector and the Impact of Geography
… and the potential impact on Ontario students and communities. Using theoretical frameworks of institutional diversity and differentiation, social policy theory and the capability approach, this study examines the levels and dimensions of existing diversity and differentiation in the Ontario …
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Leapfrogging or green washing? An economic, social, and environmental impact analysis of rural solar electrification programs in the fatick region of Senegal.
… electricity to some of the world’s most remote communities. Electricity is widely-perceived as a harbinger of economic, environmental and social change. Through the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol, companies and countries qualify for Carbon Credits by transferring …
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The poetics of religious conversion in medieval English literature
… of conversion in chronologically and culturally remote communities: how medieval authors' understanding of conversion was conditioned by earlier Christian literary models, and how those models and the social worlds they presuppose were in turn transformed by medieval authors to address the social …
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Towards a Framework for Regulating the Sustainability of Mine Hospitals: A Legal Perspective
Mining sites are often located in rural and remote communities where healthcare services are either unaffordable or unavailable to mine employees. To address this problem, mining companies may elect to establish and manage mine hospitals to provide vital healthcare services to their employees and …
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The Impacts of Climate Change on the Potential for a Northward Expansion of Agriculture in Ontario’s Great Clay Belt Region
… the disadvantages associated with rural and remote communities in northern Ontario. The challenge presented for the GCB region will be to ensure sustainable growth in the agriculture sector without compromising environmental quality, natural resources, and Indigenous autonomy. There is a need …
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Using Free Water Surface Constructed Wetland for the Mitigation of High PH Secondary Effluent From Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant
… most sustainable technology for small, rural and remote communities in North America. However, due to the configuration of WSPs and limited control over these systems, performance concerns during certain parts of the year may arise, as elevated temperature and extended hydraulic retention time …
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