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Showing 1 to 20 of 72 for “"solicitation"”.
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Stirrings still and the solicitation of value in Samuel Beckett's work
In Samuel Beckett's Stirrings Still, typical of his late work, there is a deliberate poverty of expression. Seen on a continuum, the late work perpetuates while simultaneously condensing the rhetorical excess of the early work, such as the trilogy, which took language almost to the threshold of …
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Three Essays on Behavioral Economics : Bribery Solicitation, Pity System and Information Avoidance
… three parts analyzing the effect of bribery solicitation, the effect of pity System and the effect of meat consumption on information avoidance. The first chapter is the analysis of the effect of bribery solicitation on behavior change. Bribe solicitation is a critical but overlooked part of …
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The effect of female mate preference on the evolution of Batesian mimicry
… analysis of sexual selection. Females directed solicitation flights more often to natural color than to black males, and these solicitation flights increased the number of interactions and courtships by males. Naturally colored males were rejected less frequently than the black ones in the early …
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Social power in public-private partnerships: shifting sands make an unstable foundation
… stakeholder salience and social power in the pre-solicitation phase of a public-private partnership. Public bodies are increasingly exploring public-private partnerships to address high-cost, high-profile, high-risk public infrastructure needs. These multi-stakeholder procurement methods require a …
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Parents and Peers as Restrictors of Opportunities: A Test of the General Theory of Crime
… their self-control, unsupervised time, parental solicitation, rules, affiliation with antisocial peers and rule-breaking behavior. Parents reported their perceptions of adolescents' rule-breaking. Lower self-control was associated with more adolescent- but not parent-reported rule-breaking. Lower …
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Maternal care in a highly precocial mammal, the guinea pig (Cavia aperea f. porcellus)
… condition by monitoring offspring appearance and solicitation intensity. Young should be selected to influence maternal effort to maximize their own fitness, leading to parent-offspring conflict. Experimental studies on parent-offspring interactions in mammals have mainly been carried out in …
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Torção de peças de seção aberta com hastes de paredes delgadas de concreto armado
… pieces of Reinforced Concrete subject to solicitation of Torsion, defering the mechanic behavior of thin-walled pieces due to Saint-Venant's and warping torsion. A quick explanation of development of the last three decades about torsion of pieces of reinforced concrete has been realized. …
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"The Revealing Building" A New Cinema for Old Town
… that the Cineplex has abandoned. A place free of solicitation, free of congestion. An alluring place, revealing itself in measured experiences.
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The global philanthropist: A qualitative donor analysis of international charitable giving in America
… education, language, travel, and charitable solicitation from a trusted individual. Diaspora giving is also a significant factor in international charitable giving, as is the reputation and accountability of organizations. Findings determine that new international donors can be cultivated by …
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The Transfer of Wilderness Trips to the Everyday Lives of Young People: A Case Study
… and three program staff, as well as document solicitation. Reports from the participants suggested that the key content transferred to a post-wilderness trip context were interpersonal skills; life skills; and instances of personal growth. Participants applied their learning content from the …
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DETECTING DISTRIBUTED DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACKS IN IPV6 BY USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES
… out distinct tasks, these messages are: Router Solicitation (RS), Neighbour Solicitation (NS), Router Advertisement (RA), Neighbour Advertisement (NA), and Redirect. NDP security vulnerabilities is openness of a network of computer, wherein there exists a lack of trust among users. Typically, …
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Corporate sponsorships at NCAA division I-A independent colleges
… departments: (a) staff size, (b) types of solicitation used to attract corporate sponsors (c) the athletic department's association with corporate sponsor, (d) the location of corporate sponsor, and (e) the benefits received by both corporate sponsor and the athletic department. Two …
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Parental Monitoring of Adolescents by Ethnically and Economically Diverse Mothers
… that African American mothers believe more in solicitation and less in giving adolescents a lot of freedom than do European American mothers. There was some support for age of adolescent, past risk behavior, and beliefs about adolescent risk-taking predicting beliefs about the importance of and …
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The implementation of CRM at FISC Norfolk Detachment Philadelphia
… can apply CRM practices into the pre-solicitation, pre-negotiation and post negotiation phases of the acquisition process to add value to the customers' acquisition experience. Customer Relations Management encourages early customer involvement and communication along with the …
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The identification and bibliographic control of publications by African-American women writers in New Jersey
… individuals known to the investigator, (b) mail solicitation, and (c) field work involving visits to libraries, historical societies, schools, individuals' homes, conferences, and professional and social gatherings. This study used the ""small world"" method to analyze the characteristics of this …
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The research and design of a low cost, all terrain, mechanically advantageous wheelchair for developed markets
… is outlined through industrial design, solicitation of stakeholder input, and the exploration of both competitors and analogous technology. Notably, bicycling componentry, which is both appropriately engineered and ubiquitous, allows for drivetrain mechanism innovation within the …
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A comparative analysis of two modes of citizen participation
… of two modes of citizen participation, the solicitation of written public input, and mail-back questionnaires, on the basis of the opinions and preferences expressed about ORV use and management at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. This comparative analysis was undertaken in order to gain a …
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UNDERSTANDING THE RISK ALLOCATION FOR THE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS USING ALTERNATIVE CONTRACTING METHODS
… content analysis methodology on contract and solicitation documents and introducing an unprecedented in-depth case study focusing on a single entity's risk allocation practices, the research evaluates nationwide and entity-specific risk allocation practices. The outcomes offer definitive …
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Engineering warm fuzzies: applying UX principals to create multi-channel philanthropic experiences
… questions, this thesis tests a human-centered solicitation approach via three primary channels: mail, phone, and email. For each channel, multiple tests were performed and the principles and tools of human-centered design and user experience are implemented, including ethnographic interviews, …
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Cal State San Bernardino Social Work Students' Attitudes Toward Domestic Minor Sex-Trafficked (DMST) Youth
… as "offenders" and were usually arrested for solicitation even though they were minors. While new laws have begun to identify youth as victims, it has not yet been ensured that social workers have adopted this perspective. This quantitative study's purpose was to examine Cal State University …
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