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Showing 1 to 20 of 86 for “"technical factors"”.
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Technical factors influencing decisions to recommend underpinning of low-rise buildings on shrinkable clay
… in particular. This study concentrates on thetechnical factors taken into account when professionals investigate a failure to a lowrisebuilding on shrinkable clay; from the preliminary hypothesis that underpinning isdone too often. A body of technical literature exists and is brought under …
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Mobile bullying : investigating the non-technical factors that influence forensic readiness in township schools in South Africa
… of this study was to provide insight into factors that enhance the non-technical forensic readiness program in township schools and the ability of teachers to investigate mobile bullying incidents. The study aimed at employing concepts of forensic readiness to ignite schools' ability to …
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Structure of the Soybean Processing Industry in the United States: Economic, Institutional, and Technical Factors in Its Development
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-04T21:48:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6308159.pdf: 11598754 bytes, checksum: 49cb36143566e4ecfedd752108d3bdc0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1963
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Non-technical factors that influence the implementation of a knowledge management system in a parastatal organisation in South Africa
… of literature regarding the influence of non-technical attributes (employee attitude, organisational culture, and organisational politics) in driving the effective implementation of KM across public sector organisations. Hence, the present study addressed the gap in literature by exploring the …
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An evaluation of the relative importance of technical and non- technical factors which affect water and sanitation projects in developing countries
Technical factors, such as engineering and medical approaches, and non-technical factors, such as education and community participation, were evaluated with regard to how they affect water and sanitation programs. Benefits and limitations of each factor were assessed to determine which limitations …
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System Dynamics modelling of Organizational Culture Transformation: A study of the organizational and technical factors that affect the implementation of Toyota production system in organizations
Organizational culture is a vital source of competitive advantage. Nevertheless, it is often overlooked or given a lower priority due to its complex nature and the effort required to drive change. Existing change methodologies offer frameworks for implementing and sustaining organizational change, …
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Enhanced Industrial Control Systems Security: A Knowledge-Based Approach for Mitigating Socio-Technical Risks
… Systems (ICS) face growing risks from socio-technical factors, necessitating effective risk assessment methodologies and cyber security frameworks. This thesis aims to address these challenges by proposing a knowledge-based system that identifies the best-fit risk assessment methodology and …
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Factors That Drive the Selection of Business Intelligence Tools in South African Financial Services Providers
… study aims at discovering and exploring critical factors influencing the selection of BI tools when embarking on the selection process. This is a quantitative research study and questionnaire surveyed data was collected from 92 participants working in South African financial services providers …
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Softbridge : a socially aware framework for communication bridges over digital divides
Computer scientists must align social and technical factors for communication technologies in developing regions yet lack a framework to do so. The novel Softbridge framework comprises several components to address this gap. The Softbridge stack abstraction supplements the established Open Systems …
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Exploring Reminiscence in Multimodal Digital Spaces
… interactions that outline current social and technical factors that are limiting reminiscence. I present alternatives to current digital norms that actively encourage social narrative experiences. This is supported by human-centred research that amplifies the voices of families.I further …
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Employing Actor Network Theory to Explore the Role of Management Control Systems in New Product Development Projects
… conceptual investigation about the socio-technical factors that influence the role and use of control systems in New Product Development (NPD) settings. The purpose of the dissertation is to explore the socio-technical micro-foundations underpinning the influence of management accounting …
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A sustainability assessment method for greenfields, low cost, cement block housing developments on the Cape Flats
… method includes three categories, namely technical, biophysical and socio-economic factors of sustainability. Technical factors are focused on the most in this study followed by biophysical and then socio-economic factors. Technical sustainability has been neglected in the sector of low …
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ΣΥΜΜΕΤΟΧΗ ΤΩΝ ΕΡΓΑΖΟΜΕΝΩΝ ΣΤΗ ΛΗΨΗ ΤΩΝ ΑΠΟΦΑΣΕΩΝ. ΜΕΛΕΤΗ ΤΩΝ ΟΡΓΑΝΩΤΙΚΩΝ ΔΟΜΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗΣ ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΑΣ
… IMPACT OF VARIOUS FORMS OF PARTICIPATION AND OF TECHNICAL FACTORS ON WORKER AUTONOMY IS INVESTIGATED. FINALLY, CONDITIONS THAT FACILITATE PARTICIPATION ARE EXAMINED.
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Analysis of modern analog and digital communication channels from a manager's perspective
… transmission channel are presented. Although technical factors are often the tasis upon which decisions regarding communication systeis are made, it is evident that the telecommunication systems manager must understand the fundamental principles cf the transmission channel in order to effect …
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Pre-operative Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Application to Tumour Resection by Awake Craniotomy
… pre-operative planning stage. In this thesis, technical work has been done to improve, characterize, and provide perspective on appropriate usage of pre-operative fMRI in brain tumour surgery. The thesis encompasses three specific research studies. The first, entitled “A novel tablet computer …
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Design of cost-optimized village-scale electrodialysis systems for brackish water desalination
… to drink. Convergence of socioeconomic and technical factors led to the insight that photovoltaic (PV) powered electrodialysis (ED) has the potential for impact in rural water treatment. In order to design a system that can meet the necessary production requirements, a robust parametric …
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Outdoor sports brands’ strategies for building Instagram brand community
… visual elements, textual attributes, and technical factors. Results suggest that outdoor brands with different followers took diverse strategies to build either a transactional or relationship Instagram brand community. Findings from this study offer important implications for researchers …
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Co-Creating a Socio-Technical Framework for the Design and Evaluation of Crime-Reporting Mobile Apps in Urban Residential Communities
… address this problem, the study builds on socio-technical systems theory to addresses this problem by developing a Socio-Technical Evaluation Framework (STEF) in partnership with urban residents that can be used to guide the design and evaluation of these apps. The study combines qualitative …
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Evaluation of two prototype three phase photovoltaic water pumping systems
… AC prototypes, in terms of performance, other technical factors, reliability and economic criteria. The analog-based DC system served as a basis for comparison. Both AC systems employed microprocessor control and PWM variable-frequency variable-voltage inversion. Efficiencies, optimality, …
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ADDRESSING THE ULTIMATE FORM OF CYBERSECURITY CONTROL, A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY FOR THE ‘INTERNET KILL SWITCH’
… an exploratory study of the rhetoric and actual factors that enable democratic and hybrid regimes to shut down the Internet or consider doing it as part of their national security strategy. This project started by adopting a definition of what an Internet shutdown is, the government attempt to …
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