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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"thefts"”.
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International air cargo thefts and losses : an identification of variables
Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan State University. School of Police Administration & Public Safety, 1966
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Dishonesty and social presence in retail
… is: What effect does a social presence have on thefts at self-service checkouts and can social presence be effectively implemented via technology? Three exploratory qualitative (Studies 1-3) and two empirical studies (Studies 4-5) were conducted to investigate issues surrounding thefts at SCO …
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Development of a two-factor authentication for vehicle parking space control based on automatic number plate recognition and radio frequency identification frequency identification
… to designated car parking areas, prevent car thefts as well as track vehicle activities in the campus. The study was guided by two (2) objectives. A baseline survey was conducted to assess the performance of the current manual vehicle access control system. The results of the survey reviewed …
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A framework to address the problem of mobile phone theft: a case study of the telecommunications sector in Zambia.
… framework that would help reduce phone thefts. A cross-sectional survey was carried out in which 420 structured questionnaires were distributed among Lusaka residents in four different districts using a multi-stage cluster sampling method. Interviews were also done with various …
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Aplicación de técnicas de machine learning para la detección y prevención de hurtos a personas en Bucaramanga
… areas with high crime incidence, particularly thefts against individuals, were identified. An interactive visualizer was developed in Power BI to assist local authorities in decision-making and designing prevention strategies, emphasizing the importance of interventions based on temporal, …
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An Analysis of Location and Offender Characteristics for Motor Vehicle Theft in Texas from 2001 to 2005
… theft in recent years, the actual number of thefts has increased. It is vital for law enforcement agencies to know who is committing motor vehicle theft and where vehicles are being stolen. This study answers these questions by examining offender demographic characteristics and the location …
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Enemies of Mankind: the Developing Threat of Modern Maritime Piracy and Terrorism
… worldwide. These attacks ranged from simple thefts to the wholesale hijackings of large ocean-going vessels and the murder of their crews. While pirates have roamed the seven seas for countless centuries, modern pirates present a unique threat to the contemporary world. This thesis will …
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An analysis of plutonium accountability in the COPRECAL process
… are incorporated into the model. After simulated thefts, model output statistics are plotted on control charts and analyzed. Results show need for major design changes in the COPRECAL process.
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An autonomous router-based solution to detect and defend low rate DDoS attacks
… access to a network, intellectual property thefts, and denial of service. This thesis focuses on countering flood-type attacks that result in denial of service to end users. A new classification of this denial of service attacks, known as the low rate denial of service, will be the crux of …
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Fear and Fortune: Robbery in London in the Late Eighteenth Century
… set them apart from other non- or less-violent thefts that occurred in much greater numbers in the capital, but received less coverage in the public discussion of crime at the time. Victims of robbery came from all different social classes and demographic groups, and this too contributed to the …
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A Radio Frequency Identification Wireless Sensor Network Based Grain Inventory Management System For Zambia's Food Reserve Agency
… manually, records are mostly kept on paper and thefts are experienced. Interviews with warehouse supervisors were also conducted to get details FRA’s current business processes. These findings were used to design the RFID GIMS models with the goal of eliminating manual and paper based systems, …
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A Radio Frequency Identification Wireless Sensor Network Based Grain Inventory Management System For Zambia's Food Reserve Agency
… manually, records are mostly kept on paper and thefts are experienced. Interviews with warehouse supervisors were also conducted to get details FRA’s current business processes. These findings were used to design the RFID GIMS models with the goal of eliminating manual and paper based systems, …
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A Comprehensive structural model of factors influencing customers' intention to use biometrics in the hospitality industry
… security, such as protecting customers from thefts or terrorists. Customers who are aware of these risks from either direct or indirect experience may become more open to new methods of identification verification, such as biometrics. Biometrics (e.g., fingerprint or iris scanning) has the …
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Public-private partnerships : security and emergency response collaboration in a new threat environment
… on theft prevention and the disruptions such thefts might cause, and very little research on the supply chain impacts of September 11th exist. What is clear, however, is that as government agencies include the creation of public-private partnerships as well as the introduction of new …
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CRIMINAL CASES AT THE ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS, COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, 1700 - 1785
… fornication and bastardy, Sabbath violations, thefts and assaults, liquor crimes, contempt and other miscellaneous crimes such as counterfeiting.</p><p>Tabulation of criminal cases provides for more detail about crime in eighteenth century Massachusetts than have other studies. Moreover, there …
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Factors associated with Co-trimoxazole table inventory control-Assessment of primary health facilities in Lusaka Zambia
… for medical supplies. There have been reports of thefts, with no counter claims of losses, which could be inferred that facilities were not able to detect it due to failures in the accountability system or that there is rampant theft in the health facilities. An analytical cross-sectional study …
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Understanding petrified wood theft from a moral reasoning perspective
… a 80.0 percent response rate. An average of 1.02 thefts were observed per hour of observation at the two petrified wood sites. And, 1.22 percent of visitors at the two petrified wood sites collected at least one piece of petrified wood. An average of 1.6 pieces of petrified wood were taken per …
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The perception and fears of sharing personal digital data in digital public space
… information has led to a proliferation of leaks, thefts, and growing anxieties amongst the public, resulting in a greater awareness of privacy concerns and wariness about divulging personal information. My research focused upon those that obstruct, withhold information, and avoid contributing to …
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中国小留学生在澳大利亚留学状况研究 : 以悉尼为例 = An empirical study of Sydney-based Chinese non-adult migrant students
… face and encounter. Others become the victims of thefts, robberies and other safety problems. The actual conditions of Chinese non-adult students have become the concern of both Chinese and Australian governments and societies. The present research drew on data collected from surveys, interviews …
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Gender, crime and the local courts in Kent, 1460-1560
… were disproportionately prosecuted for small thefts and peripheral offences like hedgebreaking and receiving: this could indicate, not that they lacked initiative, but that they were more likely to be prosecuted for offences which were overlooked when committed by men. The reverse appears to …
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