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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"retention model"”.
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Reliability-based durability assessment of GFRP bars for reinforced concrete
… to be ascertained. Existing FRP tensile strength models are limited to short-term predictions. This study successfully developed a power law based-FRP tensile strength retention model using currently available tensile strength data for GFRP exposed to variable temperatures and relative humidity. …
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A study of retention among scholarship football players in the Atlantic Coast Conference
… primary purpose of the study was to estimate a retention model that predicted graduation and college grade point averages for scholarship football players. Several nontraditional factors, such as each player’s career maturity, their use of academic support services, and institutional …
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Improving Organizational Innovation Capability Through Effective Hiring and Retention—A literature Review Based Research
… to improve the innovative capability: hiring and retention of innovative individuals. Through literature review, a gap between the importance of effectively attracting, assessing, and retaining innovative employees and the lack of study in the field was identified. Through literature review, …
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Those Who Quit: A Study of Student Retention At Two-Year Community and For-Profit Colleges
… for-profit institutions. Much of the existing retention literature on post-secondary education has mostly centered around traditional four-year institutions, thus this study remedies the limitations with prior literature and provides insight into how to help two-year college officials better …
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An exploration of retention practices in the IT industry
… exacerbated the need for superior organizational retention strategies. The knowledge-based economy, the shortage of skilled labour, and shifting work force demographics have made retention issues particularly significant in the IT industry. This exploratory study examined the application of a best …
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Using geographic information systems to identify student retention patterns
<p>Student retention continues to be a salient issue for administrators and scholars in higher education. For more than 50 years researchers in numerous disciplines, including sociology, psychology, and economic theory, have tried to discover the reasons why students decide to remain in school …
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Assessment of the Effectiveness of Educational Policy on Retention of academic Staff in Tanzania teachers’ colleges
… the effectiveness of the educational policy on retention of academic staffs in Tanzania teachers’ colleges. A sample of 71 respondents participated in the study. Sixty seven (67) were college tutors and four (4) were College Principals making 31.5% of the population. The sample was picked from …
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Transient distribution of refrigerant and oil in a residential heat pump water heater system
… of heat transfer, pressure drop and mass retention in system. In addition, a large amount of retention of oil outside of the compressor might cause insufficient lubrication of the compressor, and eventually lead to compressor failure. The objective of this thesis is to experimentally and …
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EVALUATION OF THE OXIDATIVE METABOLITES OF ARACHIDONIC ACID AND THEIR IMPLICATION IN THE PROGRESSION OF INFLAMMATORY DISEASES: HYPERTENSION AND RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
… This LCMS method was also used to develop a retention model for complex regioisomers. Quantitative structure- (chromatographic) retention relationship (QSRR) was used to develop a predictive retention model for fatty acid metabolites. Retention behaviors of the lipid biomarkers were …
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FLUORESCENT PROBE INVESTIGATIONS OF MICROENVIRONMENTS OF ANALYTICAL INTEREST (REVERSED-PHASE, POLYETHYLENIMINE, POLARIZATION)
… Results are consistent with the ion interaction retention model for ion pairing chromatography, which is based on double layer formation on a dynamic surface.</p><p>Polyelectrolyte-counterion binding strength and proximity were studied using a three component system: metals bound to …
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Development of a predictive model for student-athlete retention and graduation at Louisiana State University
… to compete athletically to student-athlete retention and graduation. Louisiana State University (LSU), like many Division I institutions, admitted its scholarship athletes using these initial eligibility standards as a minimum qualification for admission. However, as NCAA requirements have …
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Elucidation Of Chiral Recognition Mechanisms Of Solutes By Amylose Tris[(s)-Alpha-Methylbenzylcarbamate] Sorbent
… Density Functional Theory (DFT) was used to model the chain-chain and chain-benzoin H-bonding or other interactions. From high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and IR data, and DFT and molecular simulations, the observed enantioselectivities were inferred to be due primarily to two …
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An investigation into the staff retention strategy in the public sector : a case study of Vhembe District, Limpopo Province
… pains are recently being experienced, i.e. the "retention question". The problem statement, "What strategies can be implemented for retaining skilled employees within Public division norms" is derived from a multitude of problematic issues currently being experienced world wide. Problem areas …
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The feasibility of a commercial-scale recirculating aquaculture system integrating sea urchins (Tripneustes gratilla) and seaweed (Ulva)
… aim of this thesis is to create a farm-scale model to provide clear evidence of the biotechnical feasibility of a T. gratilla-Ulva IMTA system. To develop this model, literature gaps needed to be filled. These gaps became the auxiliary initial objectives, specifically; to determine optimal T. …