The Use of Management Control Systems and Operations Management Techniques by Edelcio Koitiro Nisiyama, José Carlos Tiomatsu Oyadomari, Chen Yen-Tsang, Andson Braga de Aguiar

“…Simons’ levers of cont rol framework was used to characterise the uses of MCSs, and OM techniques, such as total quality management (TQM) and continuous improvement programmes, were adopted. The results obtained through the structural equation modelling indicated that the diagno stic use of MCSs is positively associated with the goals of cost reduction. …”
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Using Multi-Sensor Soil Moisture Probes to Decide When and How Long to Run Drip Irrigation by Sanjay Shukla, Nathan Holt

“… With Florida’s freshwater withdrawals expected to increase by 30% from 2000 to 2030, conservation strategies must be adopted across all water use sectors, including agriculture, to meet future demand. …”
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Ethical issues in online interpreting training by Liu Hongyan, Lei Zhenhui

“…We suggest developing professional interpreting learning platforms and software, adopting virtual reality technology, compiling a multimodal corpus, and establishing a virtual community to achieve better learning outcomes.…”
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Toward a national policy on Alcohol: A complex public health issue in need of urgent action by Arpit Parmar, Yatan Pal Singh Balhara, Amit Singh

“…This led multiple countries worldwide to adopt national policies for alcohol regulation. Over the years, alcohol use and related problems have increased in India. …”
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THE ROLES OF CIVIL SOCIETIES, GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN SUSTENANCE OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA by MAS’UD BELLO

“…This paper intends to examine the role of governmental agencies and nongovernmental organizations and citizenship education in the re-engineering and sustenance of democratic governance in Nigeria. The methodologies adopted include; reviews the use of primary and secondary sources and interdisciplinary approach. …”
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IT Governance Modes Choice: An Institutional Theory Perspective by Karim Ben Boubaker, Saida Harguem, Mari Nyrhinen

“…A conceptual framework is developed, and several propositions are presented. By adopting a  non-rational perspective, a case study is conducted in the Canadian public sector. …”
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Documenter la crise agraire haïtienne sous la dictature duvaliériste by Adeline Bouvard, Ariane Degroote

“…This article analyses the audiovisual approach adopted by the Belkin and how it relates to this development project, based on the close involvement of the region's farmers. …”
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Value Premium and Country Risk as Dimensions to Estimate Conditional Returns: a Study of the Brazilian Market by Lilian de Castro Medeiros, Aureliano Angel Bressan

“…We apply the statistical procedure adopted by Fama & French (1993) to the period between 1994 and 2012, with data on nonfinancial companies listed on the BM&FBovespa. …”
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Bringing Home the Bacon: Infusing Evaluation Best Practices into Grant Proposals by Glenn Israel, Jaclyn D Kropp, David C Diehl, Conner Mullally, Sebastian Galindo

“…The practices encompass two broad categories: incorporating evaluation expertise into the project team and building a sound project rationale and evaluation plan. By adopting these practices, you will enhance the quality of your proposals; you will most likely increase the amount of extramural funding that is secured; and you will elevate the visibility and impact of programs within your organization. …”
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INSECURITY IN NIGERIA: ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EDUCATION SECTOR by Efeurhobo Davis Ochuko, Thomastina Nkechi Egbon

“…The paper addressed the following objectives; access the relationship between misgovernance and insecurity in Nigeria, establish the relationship between governance and  insecurity, identify the nature and activities of insecurity, identify the consequences of insecurity  on  education in Nigeria. The study adopted the group theory as theoretical framework  and the qualitative research analysis method. …”
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Violences sexistes et sexuelles en École d'art by La collective d'enseignantes, H·Alix Sanyas

“…It dispels some of the arguments and positions frequently adopted by perpetrators (such as threatening to sue for libel) to stifle the voice of victims. …”
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The African Charter on Democracy, Election and Governance and Constitutionalism in Nigeria by Baba Isaac Ibrahim

“…Historical methodology was adopted in this study relying on primary and secondary sources of data. …”
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How to Measure Leaf Disease Damage Using Image Analysis in ImageJ by Lillian Pride, Gary Vallad, Shinsuke Agehara

“…The image processing and analysis techniques introduced in this article are fairly simple to use and thus can be adopted not only by researchers, but also by producers, crop consultants, Extension agents, and students. …”
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Conceptualising religion in the 21st century: Examining the proposal of Mark C. Taylor in After God

“…Taylor redescribes religion as an emergent, complex, adaptive network – a term he adopts from the biosciences and physics. Such networks operate as non-totalising wholes. …”
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Public Participation in Environmental Decision Making in Romania by Bogdana Neamtu, Dacian C. Dragos, Laura Capraru

“…The main conclusion drawn is that public participation is generally seen only as a bureaucratic requirement that both authorities and the developer must meet before the project is adopted. In this context, the NGOs play a crucial role by acting as a real watchdog in identifying deficiencies in the application of the Convention. …”
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Speech and the Right Hemisphere by E. M. R. Critchley

“…Ease of learning by actors and when learning foreign languages is achieved by marrying speech with gesture and intonation, thereby adopting a right hemisphere strategy.…”
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Plea Bargain Law and the Fight Against Corruption in Nigeria: Between Punishment and Protection by Olowu Olagunju Folorunso Folorunso

“…It is against this backdrop that the paper examined the effectiveness of the plea bargain law in the fight against corruption in Nigeria. The study adopted a qualitative descriptive research design to present its collated data. …”
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Racists Beware by Letlhokwa George Mpedi

“…It deliberates on the approach adopted by the South African courts of law in dealing with the vexed issue of racism at work. …”
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Enhancing employee’s contextual performance based on interpersonal skills and creativity by Irvandi Gustari, Widodo Widodo

“…This study confirms a new empirical model regarding the mediating effect of interpersonal skill creativity on employee contextual performance that deserves discussion by researchers and practitioners before being adapted or adopted.…”
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An Improved RSSI-Based Positioning Method Using Sector Transmission Model and Distance Optimization Technique by Haiping Zhu, Talal Alsharari

“…To preprocess the RSSI data Gaussian filter and mean filter are adopted. A sector transmission model is constructed and applied to divide the area around the anchor node into several sectors, and the shadowing model of each sector is measured. …”
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