Modeling with structures

This thesis examines the implications of public sector HRM architecture and its impact on HR professionals, senior managers and employees who are integral to service delivery in the public sector. To achieve its objective, conclusions are based on findings from practitioners and employing organisations, in a context of the prominent literature in this field. A mixed methods approach was adopted with 54 semi-structured interviews conducted in case study organisations representing an in-house, shared service and outsourced model of HRM.

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This study explores the way in which Primary School Principals perceive and experience emotions in their day-to-day lives. To understand the varying elements of school leadership a qualitative research approach using semi-structured interviews was used, which was appropriate due to the social and psychological nature of the topic being studied. Two interviews were conducted a year apart with participants to provide a detailed examination of the participants’ experiences and to gain deeper insights into their perceptions of emotions in their work.

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This thesis examines the capital structure choice of Australian firms with an emphasis on the impact of market timing and liquidity considering 1438 available firms for the period, 1997 to 2005. The relationship between capital structure and its determinants is the main focus of this thesis, with four empirical analyses. These analyses are all conducted within the Baker and Wurgler (2002) and Hovakimian (2006) models with both pooled ordinary least squares (OLS) and fixed effect panel analysis.

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The aim of this Masters of Engineering (MEng) - Aerospace thesis was to investigate the durability of Piezoelectric Wafer Active Sensors (PWAS) for the health monitoring of composite structures. One significant challenge faced by the aviation industry is the cost and time associated with maintaining aircrafts, in particular, aging airliners. Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is a possible approach to reduce the high cost of inspection and maintenance.

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This thesis highlights several conflicting and intriguingly perplexing attributes about India that make it a unique country amongst other emerging markets, thus necessitating research focussed on India. This thesis develops a comprehensive framework which projects India as a common-law country with business structures and corporate governance models resembling civil-law countries, yet is distant from either of the two with respect to its sociocultural anthropological attributes.

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The research extends the understanding of these factors through the incorporation of Absorptive Capacity (ACAP). Accordingly, a model is developed that integrates ACAP, MVC and MV with market-driving innovation performance, comprising before-launch stage performance, post-launch stage performance and financial performance. External and internal structural factors relevant to the firm such as size and the nature of its competitive environment are also considered as moderators in the model.

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The thesis is structured as follows: In Chapter 1, the scientific literature is summarized within the scope of this study. Chapter 2 provides a comprehensive overview of the principles of the applied computational approaches in this study. Chapter 3 identifies the important residues of the LsIA/α7 nAChR complex that affect the interactions between the toxin and the membrane protein due to C-terminal carboxylation of LsIA. The effects of C-terminal modification of LsIA on interactions with α3β2 nAChR, involved in cardiovascular diseases, were also investigated in Chapter 4.

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Objectives: Researching and analyzing the structure of Vietnamese general textbooks and textbooks of some other countries that have advanced education to build model of textbooks of Natural Science subject at the secondary school with specific criteria, contributing to renovation of teaching methods, implementation of educational reform to develop competencies and personalities of students, enhancement of Natural Science education quality.

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The study has tested the SEM structural model to consider the impact of proactive personality and value congruence (with organizations and direct managers) on active behavior (helping behavior and problem prevention) and moderating variable model to consider the regulatory impact of Perceived organizational support and Job autonomy on the relationship among the factors in the model.

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Determine the coefficient of water permeability, waterproofing marks, chloride ion diffusion coefficients of some types of concrete commonly used in bridge construction subjected to pre-compressive and direct-compression loads. Develop a predictive model for life expectancy using reinforced concrete bridges taking into consideration the effect of the load according to the criteria of initial corrosion of reinforcement in concrete. Application of life expectancy for the structure of reinforced concrete bridges.

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Evaluating nonlinear HPA models regarding to problem of simulating intermodulation products (IMP). Proposing the polysine model for precise simulation of IMPs, especially for signals with complex structures. Proposing the use of predistortion schemes for MIMO-STBC systems based on thorough analyses of the nonlinear HPA effects on these systems with transmit/receive filters introduced in the model.

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In this paper, staffs of 10 selected tech-start-ups located in Lagos have been surveyed using a questionnaire form. Four hypotheses were developed with a sample data of 300 employees across the different tech-start-ups.

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The purpose of this research was to formulate strategies and models of institutional strengthening through local farmer groups and capital strengthening through the intermediation of Sharia Financial Institution (SFI) with linkage program.

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Loss of knowledge is a critical factor for organizations. This paper approaches the topic of a combined research of knowledge management and succession planning.

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Analytical expressions for the anharmonic effective potential, local force constant, Displacement-displacement Correlation Function (DCF) CR and Debye-Waller factor described by the Mean Square Relative Displacement (MSRD) σ2 and by the Mean Square Displacement (MSD) u2of bcc crystals in the X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) have been derived. The effective interatomic potential of the system has been considered by taking into account the influences of nearest atomic neighbors, and it contains the Morse potential characterizing the interaction of each pair of atoms.

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This paper describes six projects, most of which are part of the research portfolio of the EERA JPNM, devoted to qualification, modelling and development of structural and fuel materials for advanced and innovative nuclear systems, with also two examples of projects addressing issues of cross-cutting interest through fusion and fission.

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In this paper, a stochastic model of a closed-loop supply chain (CLSC) with one risk-averse manufacturer, one risk-averse retailer and one risk-averse third party is developed.

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The present study highlights “Innovation and technology” and “Information exchange” as the most significant factors with high influential power for the BSR. This study aims to aid the decision makers (buyer or supplier) in evolving effective business strategies.

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This paper therefore proposes an alternate version of measure identification method that synchronously compensates the shortcomings associated with each existing method.

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In this paper, one-stage and two-stage nonlinear programming problems are investigated in order to evaluate the efficiency of two types of network data envelopment analysis model.

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