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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"sense of security"”.
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Hjallastefnan and professionalism : preschool personnel's sense of security
… study on Hjallastefnan preschool personnel’s professionalism and their sense of security. Data was collected by observation and interviews with two preschool personnel, Kate and Maria. Their values towards work were explored: Kate values ‘respect’ and Maria values ‘friendship’. Kate and Maria …
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Accountability mechanisms--smart bombs in the bidding wars, or false sense of security?
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1995.
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PARENTS’ POSTNATAL SENSE OF SECURITY (PPSS)- developing an instrument and description of important factors based on mothers’ and fathers’ experiences
The overall aim of this thesis was to develop and evaluate a specific instrument, measuring both mothers’ and fathers’ postnatal sense of security during the first postnatal week, and to explore and describe important factors associated with this. Data was collected from 2003 to 2009. The thesis …
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Vagystės iš gyvenamųjų patalpų Lietuvoje: nusikaltimo padariniai aukai /
… intent to commit theft is a crime consisting of an invasion of a person's intimate environment. This criminal action destroys the subjectively constructed idea of the home as the safest space and challenges the feelings of safety in it (Brantingham, Brantingham 1995; Maguire 1980). This study …
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High usability software for outpatient data-collection and health education
… towards high-usability across all user levels of computer-savvy. Informal usability feedback shows that the first version of TechThesys is a success among users new to computer technology and that the application is at least acceptable to more versed computer users. Some glitches and design …
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Perceptions of Risk and Coping Mechanisms Among Victims of Domestic Violence
… undertaken to equip high-risk domestic violence offenders with GPS tracking technologies. In addition to this, a GPS tracking device, equipped with an alert button, has also been made available to victims of domestic violence. This study examined perceptions of risk and coping mechanisms among …
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Psychosocial Adjustment to Cancer in Younger Adults with Hodgkin Lymphoma or Testicular Cancer: Transitions to Survivorship
… studies have explored the psychosocial impact of these cancers. This thesis aimed to explore the process of psychosocial adjustment to these cancers in young adulthood in order to inform intervention development and service provision. Methods: Patients who had completed treatment for testicular …
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Emotional Certainty and Health Communications
… to avoid information that might perturb their sense of security. I propose certainty appraisal as an important emotional dimension that affects health message processing and persuasion. Specifically, I suggest that emotions high on certainty appraisal can provide confidence to cope with the …
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Governing bodies through space, governing space through bodies: Police power, planning, and race in Central Atlanta
… In addition to not analyzing the variety of policing agencies and competencies, these studies 2) overlook the embodied, emotional, and affective responses that diverse citizens have towards police. To address these oversights, I conducted fieldwork for seven months in Atlanta, Georgia …
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Η ΠΑΝΣΙΓΜΟΕΙΔΟΣΚΟΠΗΣΙΣ ΕΙΣ ΤΗΝ ΑΝΙΧΝΕΥΣΙΝ ΤΩΝ ΟΡΘΟΚΟΛΙΚΩΝ ΟΓΚΩΝ ΚΑΙ Η ΣΗΜΑΣΙΑ ΑΥΤΗΣ ΕΙΣ ΤΗΝ ΠΡΟΛΗΨΙΝ ΤΟΥ ΚΑΡΚΙΝΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΠΑΧΕΟΣ ΕΝΤΕΡΟΥ
… HAVE ANALYSED: ADEQUATE PREPARATION IN 80% OF CARE, GOOD ACCEPTANCE IN84%, AVERAGE DISTANCE REACHED 51 CM, THE TIME REQUIRED FOR THE EXAM WAS LIMITED TO 10 MIN. TUMORAL COLONIC LESIONS WERE DETECTED IN 258 PATIENTS WITH A TOTAL OF 226 ADENOMAS AND 46 CANCERS. IN THE AREA 0-25 CM WE FOUND 125 …
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Child Care in the United States: Assessing Parental Preferences in the Selection of Nonparental Care
… household characteristics and the preferences of the availability of sick care, a small group size, a reasonable cost, and a caregiver who shares similar beliefs about raising children in the selection of nonparental arrangements. SPPS was used to obtain bi-variate analyses of the categorized …
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Security and permanence in longterm foster care: family relationships and professional systems
This is a submission for the degree of PhD by Publication. The submission presents five linked research studies concerned with long-term foster care, and their associated publications. There is a three-part commentary on the research and publications. Part 1 of the commentary reviews the literature …
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Current HIV/AIDS Infection Rates: Categorization and Stigmatization
<p>Since the early 1980s, when the correlates of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) were first identified, certain segments of the population were thought to be at greater risk than others for contracting the disease (Centers for Disease Control, 1981). This classification of the population …
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Creating an incentive for investor intermediaries to improve corporate governance
At the end of the 1980s, there was some speculation that leveraged buyouts (LBOs) would lead to the demise of the public company in favor of privately owned companies after a decade of the market for corporate control serving as a check against agency costs and management inefficiency. Of course, …
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Aboriginal Women and Urban Housing: Realizing the Community Benefits
Aboriginal women's housing issues profoundly affect the safety, health, and wellbeing of entire families. For low-income women who occupy marginal positions within the city, there is a particular urgency to access safe and affordable quality housing. In recent decades, evidence has shown that there …
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Assessing Collateral Consequences Accompanying Sex Offender Registration
<p>Sex Offenders are often the most feared group of offenders. In response to this fear, sex offender registries were created as a method for monitoring convicted offenders and for providing communities with a sense of security by publicizing information about potential predators nearby. The …
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Brincamos El Charco Y Ahora Que: Historicizing Puerto Rican Education in Chicago, 1967--1977
… serves as a historical and cultural analysis of the educational experiences of Puerto Ricans in Chicago following the Division Street Riot of 1966 till 1977, chronicling the ways in which the racialization of Puerto Ricans in Chicago has resulted in schooling inequalities, forcing community …
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Brincamos el charco y ahora que: Historicizing Puerto Rican education in Chicago, 1967-1977
… serves as a historical and cultural analysis of the educational experiences of Puerto Ricans in Chicago following the Division Street Riot of 1966 till 1977, chronicling the ways in which the racialization of Puerto Ricans in Chicago has resulted in schooling inequalities, forcing community …
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Comfort factors, moral fantasy and social criticism in formulaic fiction : a study of literary formulas with particular reference to the 'hard-boiled' detective story
… 'hard-boiled' detective story is probably one of the most successful formulaic fictive patterns to be developed this century; and has been translated very effectively into popular film and television drama. Its founding fathers are normally deemed to be Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and …
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GreenLife: A Sustainable Retail Space
GreenLife is the name of the retail interior design project that embodies this thesis. Using interior design as a medium to influence customers,I sought to create an environment that promotes a connection to nature and an awareness of creative possiblities within the context of a store. It …
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