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A series of human factors evaluations were undertaken to better understand the contributing factors to human error in the teletherapy environment. Teletherapy is a multidisciplinary methodology for treating cancerous tissue through selective exposure to an external beam of ionizing radiation. A...
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of segmentation and positioning. The only requirement is the availability of three-way data (numerous respondents … evaluate numerous brands according to numerous attributes). The implicit consideration of interrelations between positioning … analyze market information in depth and arrive at a profound basis for segmentation and positioning decisions. In this study …
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another as part of identity construction. This dissertation attempts to answer the following research questions: 1. Do self …-concept and identity motivate consumers to engage in electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM)? 2. Is there a conceptual model to represent …, hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results suggest that self-concept and identity indeed …
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Identifiers are an essential component of online communication. Email addresses and instant messenger usernames are two of the most common online identifiers. This dissertation focuses on the ways that social, technical and policy factors affect individual's behavior with online...
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In a history-based trust-management system, users and service providers use information about past transactions to make trust-based decisions concerningcurrent transactions. One category of such systems is represented by the reputation systems. However, despite the growing body of experience in...
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The development and evolution of labor market structures and institutions. Particular focus on competing explanations of recent developments in the distribution of wage and salary income and in key institutions and organizational structures. Special attention to theories of worker motivation and...
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engaged in a process of “territorial competition” inan integrated world economy. The identity of the region can be used as a …
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are different regarding gender, status and relationship type. In this dissertation, I explain gender-based differences in … variables: gender-based homophily, status, and relationship type. In Study 1 and Study 2, I test the effect of status alone and … then the interaction between status and gender-based homophily to determine who men and women are most likely to approach …
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The extent of openness to international trade may alter incentives differentially by gender for labor force … participation, particularly in economies in which gender differentials in human capital investments such as schooling are large and … in which norms about gender behaviors are strong. This paper uses historical census data since 1951 and two recent Labor …
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the relationship between earnings and housework, the “economic exchange” and “gender display” hypotheses. Our …
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