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An investigation of mine closure : gold mine case studies on the East Rand in South Africa / J.H. Nel
Nel, Johannes Hendrik - 2008
conceptual closure plan and a draft rehabilitation plan with broad objectives, policies and strategies with detailed descriptions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009456012
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Earnings Smoothness and Investment Sensitivity to Stock Prices
Huang, Xiaochuan - 2011
Existing research suggests that market misvaluations affect corporate investment, often leading to suboptimal investment. I examine whether earnings smoothness reduces the impact of market valuations on corporate investment and in turn enhances investment efficiency. I find that earnings...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009463410
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Progressing from identification and functional analysis of precursor behavior to treatment of self-injury.
Dracobly, Joseph Daniel - 2009
was completed. Ongoing measurement of problem behavior in two settings in the participant's natural environment was … natural environment. Treatment resulted in increases in the precursor behavior and decreases in self-injury in both the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475036
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The Effectiveness of Maintenance and Its Impact on Capital Expenditures
Labi, Samuel; Sinha, Kumares C. - 2003
also analyzed the relationships and trade-offs between maintenance and capital investments such as pavement rehabilitation … point, increasing maintenance leads to increased rehabilitation interval, while increasing traffic loads and weather … severity leads to reduction in rehabilitation interval, albeit at different rates for each pavement family. Marginal effects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009430745
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An under-used yet easily understood statistic: the number needed to treat (NNT)
Hilton, D. J.; Reid, C. M.; Paratz, J. - 2006
Objectives Interpretation of the research literature can be difficult, yet it is essential in order for physiotherapists to convey the details of risks and benefits associated with therapeutic interventions to patients. The number needed to treat (NNT) statistic is one such statistic that is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009448707
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Participatory development of a minimum dataset for the Khayelitsha district
Mash, B.; Mahomed, H. - 2000
Background. Traditional 'data-led' information systems have created excessive amounts of poor-quality and poorly utilised data. The Health Information Systems Pilot Project (HISPP), a Western Cape project that started in 1996, initiated a process in one of its three pilot sites to model an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009480471
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An exploration of the utility of motivational interviewing in facilitating secondary prevention gains in cardiac rehabilitation.
Hancock, Karen; Davidson, Patricia; Daly, John; Webber, D; … - University of Western Sydney; College of Social and …; … - 2005
cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in terms of increasing motivation among CR clients, promoting a client-centered approach and in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009482187
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Resource portfolio management: bundling process
Hitt, Michael A. (contributor) - 2007
Managers within firms seek to align their portfolio of capabilities to best respondto their competitive environment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009465208
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THREE ESSAYS ON ADDRESSING NEW CHALLENGES FOR ENERGY POLICY
Shawhan, Daniel - 2008
The three papers in this dissertation all deal with new challenges for energy policy.The first paper deals with mitigation of market power in deregulated wholesaleelectricity markets, while the second and third papers deal with reduction ofgreenhouse gas emissions.The first paper experimentally...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009466232
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Panel discussion: U.S. EPA using modeling and ecosystem services to enhance coastal decision making
Mangis, Deborah; Russell, March; Smith, Betsy; Wainger, Lisa - 2010
This panel will discuss the research being conducted, and the models being used in three current coastal EPA studies being conducted on ecosystem services in Tampa Bay, the Chesapeake Bay and the Coastal Carolinas. These studies are intended to provide a broader and more comprehensive approach...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009466921