subject:( Change)

University of Edinburgh

1. Morrison, Zoe. Strangeness of the familiar : re-conceptualising change in organisations.

Degree: PhD, 2012, University of Edinburgh

► Introduction: This thesis proposes new ways to think about change, a much discussed yet under-defined concept within organisational studies. The vast majority of existing work… (more)

▼ Introduction: This thesis proposes new ways to think about change, a much discussed yet under-defined concept within organisational studies. The vast majority of existing work focuses on processes of organisational change, i.e. the management of change, whilst a small minority considers change in organisations, offering theories of change at the individual level. This study aimed to reverse the established research order by exploring individual interpretations of experiences of change at work to enrich and inform our understandings and indicate further and alternate areas for study. Methods: A Foucauldian theoretical lens was utilised to consider how ideas about change in the workplace have been constructed over time and why we think about change the way we do. A mixed methods approach was utilised. Bibliometric analysis and meta-narrative review were used to explore the development of the concept of change within organisational studies. A qualitative study was then conducted within the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence and National Health Service in England as organisations generally acknowledged to have undergone sustained, significant change over time. In-depth interviews (n=40) were conducted together with documentary analysis of materials volunteered by participants in order to investigate what individuals mean by change, how they distinguish between change and that which remains relatively constant (i.e. between change and stability), and how relationships are affected by change in organisations. These data were analysed using deductive and inductive analytical frameworks. A reflexive approach was adopted throughout data collection and analysis. How these insights might inform further research into change in organisations was then discussed in the context of related literature. Results: Six themes emerged from the investigation, namely: i) uncertainty at work; ii) progress and change; iii) dissonance and division; iv) definitions and boundaries; v) risks and vulnerabilities; vi) the role of stability. Participants described an organisational context dominated by change, most particularly frequent, imposed changes involving re-structuring and job moves. Change was seen to have created divisions between employees and the organisation, their colleagues and their sense of self, highlighting dissonance between personal/ professional and organisational values. Change was seen to go beyond the boundaries of the organisation into social and intimate worlds beyond work. Accounts of change included vulnerabilities for the organisation (e.g. reduced performance and employee dis-identification) and for individuals (e.g. employees’ well-being and the potential for discrimination). In contrast, stability was a neglected but important consideration for participants. Conclusion: This study suggests the normalisation of change as an everyday undertaking at work, contributing to individual and organisational uncertainty and vulnerability. This indicates not only a need to more clearly define change as a subject for study, but…

Subjects/Keywords: 658.4; change; organisational change; change management; Foucault

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Morrison, Z. (2012). Strangeness of the familiar : re-conceptualising change in organisations. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Edinburgh. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1842/8029

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Morrison, Zoe. “Strangeness of the familiar : re-conceptualising change in organisations.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Edinburgh. Accessed March 01, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/8029.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Morrison, Zoe. “Strangeness of the familiar : re-conceptualising change in organisations.” 2012. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Morrison Z. Strangeness of the familiar : re-conceptualising change in organisations. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Edinburgh; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/8029.

Council of Science Editors:

Morrison Z. Strangeness of the familiar : re-conceptualising change in organisations. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Edinburgh; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/8029

Louisiana State University

2. Carriere, Susan B. Following the Path of Involuntary Change: The Emotional Effects.

Degree: PhD, Human Resources Management, 2011, Louisiana State University

URL: etd-04212011-163312 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/3348

► The purpose of this study was to describe the perceived emotional effects of the seven Medical Case Managers who moved from the role of “consultants”… (more)

▼ The purpose of this study was to describe the perceived emotional effects of the seven Medical Case Managers who moved from the role of “consultants” of a Railway to “employees” of a Managed Health Care Company in order to maintain employment within their field of telephonic disability case management of railway employees. This research followed the path of an unintended change with two interviews, 2003 and 2010. The participants were seven Medical Case Managers with a combined institutional knowledge base of over fifty years. The study was a qualitative study based on in-depth interviews. Results showed that the Medical Case Managers viewed the change from “consultant” to “employee” as an involuntary change or unintended change. The perceived emotional effects were issues of anxiety, stress, fear, betrayal, mistrust and distrust aimed at the Railway. As the change progressed, the perceived emotional effects became focused on the Managed Health Care Company with those emotions noted as mistrust, distrust, frustration, and ambivalence. These feelings led to what was in essence were a time of transitional turmoil and chaos. The Medical Case Managers did not feel that they had moved past the turmoil until they separated employment with the Managed Health Care Company and individually made a new career choice. The results also highlighted several interesting aspects. The Railway missed an opportunity for a smooth transition as did the Managed Health Care Company as they failed to acknowledge the stress and turmoil of the change. Either not being aware of the existence of emotional effects that surround change or ignoring them had far reaching consequences, the very least being the loss of over fifty years of institutional knowledge. This research has suggested that organizations need to be aware of change and the emotional effects that surround the process. By doing so, there exists an opportunity for well thought out process to aid in the practice of unintended change. Researchers, also, have an opportunity to expand theory by taking a look at significant career experiences, focusing on multidisciplinary emotional components as they impact both the individual and the organizational aspects of the workplace.

Subjects/Keywords: involuntary change; unintended change; emotion; change

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Carriere, S. B. (2011). Following the Path of Involuntary Change: The Emotional Effects. (Doctoral Dissertation). Louisiana State University. Retrieved from etd-04212011-163312 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/3348

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Carriere, Susan B. “Following the Path of Involuntary Change: The Emotional Effects.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Louisiana State University. Accessed March 01, 2021. etd-04212011-163312 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/3348.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Carriere, Susan B. “Following the Path of Involuntary Change: The Emotional Effects.” 2011. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Carriere SB. Following the Path of Involuntary Change: The Emotional Effects. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Louisiana State University; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: etd-04212011-163312 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/3348.

Council of Science Editors:

Carriere SB. Following the Path of Involuntary Change: The Emotional Effects. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Louisiana State University; 2011. Available from: etd-04212011-163312 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/3348

University of Johannesburg

3. Coetzee, Coenraad Johannes Hendrik. "Barriers-to-change" in a governmental service delivery type organisation.

Degree: 2011, University of Johannesburg

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/4057

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D.Phil.

One of the principal reasons people form organisations is to focus attention and energy on a selected goal - this goal being the provisioning… (more)

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D.Phil.

One of the principal reasons people form organisations is to focus attention and energy on a selected goal - this goal being the provisioning of products and/or services to clients. Due to forces demanding change, organisations are required to change to be able to continue their existence, making change unavoidable and part of the organisation's life cycle. The premise is that if change is unavoidable, it needs to be managed to serve the best interests of the organisation, thus the need for change management. Research indicates that 50 to 75% of all major corporate change efforts fail and that resistance is the "little-recognised but critically important contributor'' to the failure of change efforts, and central to the change problem. Also, central to the change problem and successful change management lie the following factors: • The reality that people tend to resist change. • The issue of measurement for change management intervention purposes. Research Objectives The objectives of this study are divided into literature and empirical research objectives, each posing primary and secondary objectives. The primary literature review objective is to create a theoretical frame of reference for the interrelated concepts of change, change management and barriers-to-change. The primary empirical research objective is to apply Barriers-to-Change Questionnaire (BCQ), developed in meeting the literature review objectives, to a Governmental service delivery type organisation with the purpose of determining which barriers-to-change is evident in such an environment. Literature Research A review of the literature revealed that there is no integrated view on change and barriers-to-change, but it also revealed that the concept of barriers-to-change has been prominent in organisational and management literature for quite some time. However, no evidence could be found of a measuring instrument focused on measuring barriers-to-change as a whole. During the literature research the concepts of organisational development, organisational change, change management, resistance to change and barriers-tochange were investigated, clarified and reported upon. The above-mentioned concepts were integrated into a theoretical frame of reference called the SCM, which served the purposes of providing a framework from where barriers-to-change can be understood, explained and managed as well as providing a firm base from where the BCQ was developed to measure barriers-to-change in a specific environment. It was concluded, for the purposes of this study, that barriers-to-change can be grouped into two types of barriers, being hard and soft. It was also concluded that there are four causes (or groupings) of barriers-to-change, being barriers inherent to the change project, people barriers, organisational barriers and barriers from the environment, each with specific sub-dimensions. Each sub dimension is supported by an appropriate number of questionnaire items, contained in the BCQ, which were administered to the target organisation.

Subjects/Keywords: Organizational change; Organizational change management

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APA (6^th Edition):

Coetzee, C. J. H. (2011). "Barriers-to-change" in a governmental service delivery type organisation. (Thesis). University of Johannesburg. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10210/4057

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Coetzee, Coenraad Johannes Hendrik. “"Barriers-to-change" in a governmental service delivery type organisation.” 2011. Thesis, University of Johannesburg. Accessed March 01, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/4057.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Coetzee, Coenraad Johannes Hendrik. “"Barriers-to-change" in a governmental service delivery type organisation.” 2011. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Coetzee CJH. "Barriers-to-change" in a governmental service delivery type organisation. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Johannesburg; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/4057.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Coetzee CJH. "Barriers-to-change" in a governmental service delivery type organisation. [Thesis]. University of Johannesburg; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/4057

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Zambia

4. Mphande, Goodfellow. Assessment of the Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in the Lwitikila River, Mpika District .

Degree: 2012, University of Zambia

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1003

► This study assesses the impact of Climate Change on water resources in the Lwitikila River located in Mpika District of Northern Zambia. In the past… (more)

▼ This study assesses the impact of Climate Change on water resources in the Lwitikila River located in Mpika District of Northern Zambia. In the past few years, downstream water users have had conflicts over the use of limited water resources in Lwitikila River. There are reports that the old furrows taking water from the river have dried up. The local people have also indicated that the quantity of the water in the river has reduced greatly such that they have been forced to construct new furrows that take water to their gardens. Therefore, the main aim of this study is to find out the impact of climate change on water resources in the Lwitikila River. The study analyses the effects that temperature, sunshine hours and rainfall variations have on discharge and water level measurements. Furthermore, the study assesses the local people’s response and adaptability strategies to the effects of climate change. In order to effectively conduct this study, hydrological and meteorological data ranging from 1969 to 2008 has been used and was obtained from the Departments of Water Affairs and Meteorology respectively. The data which originally consisted of daily readings was computed using Excel into monthly and annual averages and thereafter analysed using graphical correlation method. An interview guide was used to obtain qualitative data from the locals and other professionals with knowledge and experience of climate change and its adaptability strategies. Results obtained from the study indicate that mean temperatures and maximum October temperatures have increased in the last ten years in the range of about 0.15⁰C to 0.20⁰C and have probably led to increased annual rainfall ranging between 30mm and 40mm which has in turn contributed to high water levels and flows thereby causing flooding in some low lying areas of Mpika District. The study has shown that apart from variations in temperature, sunshine hours and rainfall, there are many other factors that affect water level and discharge in Lwitikila River. Among the prominent factors observed to be affecting water level and stream flow are unlawful diversions of water through construction of furrows upstream, cutting down of trees along the river course and poor methods of cultivation. The results obtained from this study will be useful in the formulation of better adaptation strategies that will lessen the impact of climate change on water resources in Lwitikila River.

Subjects/Keywords: Climate Change

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Mphande, G. (2012). Assessment of the Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in the Lwitikila River, Mpika District . (Thesis). University of Zambia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1003

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Mphande, Goodfellow. “Assessment of the Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in the Lwitikila River, Mpika District .” 2012. Thesis, University of Zambia. Accessed March 01, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1003.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Mphande, Goodfellow. “Assessment of the Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in the Lwitikila River, Mpika District .” 2012. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Mphande G. Assessment of the Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in the Lwitikila River, Mpika District . [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Zambia; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1003.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Mphande G. Assessment of the Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in the Lwitikila River, Mpika District . [Thesis]. University of Zambia; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1003

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

5. Jokulsdottir, Tinna. Sinking biological aggregates in the ocean - a modeling study.

Degree: 2011, The University of Chicago

URL: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3460195

► Carbon dioxide is transported from the atmosphere to the deep ocean via sinking aggregates of phytoplankton cells in a process called the biological pump.… (more)

▼ Carbon dioxide is transported from the atmosphere to the deep ocean via sinking aggregates of phytoplankton cells in a process called the biological pump. Aggregate sinking velocity and respiration rate of organic carbon determine how much organic carbon is removed from the upper ocean and atmosphere on a timescale longer than a few years. The sinking velocity of particles depends on their size and density, and respiration rates depend to a large degree on temperature. To understand mechanistically how the environment affects the flux of organic carbon we present a new approach: a stochastic particle-resolved model which explicitly resolves the composition and sinking velocity of particles in a column of water. The model tracks sinking particles from when phytoplankton cells are produced at the sea-surface, as they aggregate and are consumed by biology, to when they hit the seafloor. Bacterial respiration and zooplankton consumption of aggregates are included in the model. The model is able to reproduce regional variations in organic carbon export efficiency and rain ratio (organic carbon:calcium carbonate) to the sea floor by varying sea surface temperature, primary production and seasonality. It also captures the increasing rain ratio with high-latitude surface conditions. The flux is sensitive to sea surface temperatures. Higher temperatures result in greater organic carbon respiration by zooplankton and bacteria which works to decrease the flux. We find that minerals work as ballast for the aggregate; they counteract the low density of organic carbon and TEP and increase the sinking velocity of aggregates. TEP play a dual role in transporting organic carbon. They provide stickiness that increases coagulation and aggregate size but their density is low thus decreasing the overall density of particles. When we apply predicted future climate change: an increase in temperature, a decrease in calcification and an increase in organic carbon and TEP production, the response of the biological pump is in all cases a decrease in efficiency. Our results therefore suggest that the biological pump works as a positive feedback in the carbon cycle.

Subjects/Keywords: Climate Change

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APA (6^th Edition):

Jokulsdottir, T. (2011). Sinking biological aggregates in the ocean - a modeling study. (Thesis). The University of Chicago. Retrieved from http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3460195

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Jokulsdottir, Tinna. “Sinking biological aggregates in the ocean - a modeling study.” 2011. Thesis, The University of Chicago. Accessed March 01, 2021. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3460195.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Jokulsdottir, Tinna. “Sinking biological aggregates in the ocean - a modeling study.” 2011. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Jokulsdottir T. Sinking biological aggregates in the ocean - a modeling study. [Internet] [Thesis]. The University of Chicago; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3460195.

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Council of Science Editors:

Jokulsdottir T. Sinking biological aggregates in the ocean - a modeling study. [Thesis]. The University of Chicago; 2011. Available from: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3460195

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of California – Berkeley

6. Friedman, Andrew Ronald. The changing interhemispheric temperature difference: mechanisms and impacts.

Degree: Geography, 2014, University of California – Berkeley

URL: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/8hr876rn

► The surface temperature difference between the northern and southern hemispheres is the simplest climate change indicator following global mean temperature, and reveals unique information about… (more)

▼ The surface temperature difference between the northern and southern hemispheres is the simplest climate change indicator following global mean temperature, and reveals unique information about the state of the global climate, in particular regarding tropical atmospheric circulation and rainfall. This dissertation examines the historical behavior, future projections, and tropical hydrologic impacts of this interhemispheric (north-south) temperature difference. Historically, most of the variability in the interhemispheric temperature difference is from the northern hemisphere. Investigation of specific-forcing simulations shows that globally uniform radiative forcing from well-mixed greenhouse gases causes asymmetric northern warming due to the hemispheric land-ocean contrast and Arctic amplification. However, sulfate aerosols, which were disproportionately emitted in the northern hemisphere, caused cooling that masked the northern warming until the mid 1970s. Air pollution regulations in North America and Europe combined with sustained emissions of greenhouse gases have resulted in a positive trend in the interhemispheric temperature difference in the past few decades. Future simulations of phases 3 and 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP3 and CMIP5) project that this recent asymmetric northern hemispheric warming will continue in the 21st century. The projected increase is well outside the range of historical variability in both moderate and business-as-usual scenarios. There is also a projected multimodel mean northward shift in the Hadley circulation and tropical rainfall, though the multimodel spread is much larger than for temperature. A prominent feature in the interhemispheric temperature record is an abrupt decrease around 1970, which was most pronounced in sea surface temperature (SST). Examination of the shift using surface and subsurface ocean datasets reveals that there were pronounced cooling and freshening at depth in the subpolar North Atlantic north of 50°N, which coincided with opposing warming and salting in the western mid-latitude North Atlantic between 35° and 45°N. These combined features cannot be completely accounted for by atmospheric forcing alone. Rather, they point to a discrete subpolar North Atlantic freshening known as the Great Salinity Anomaly and the corresponding weakening of the North Atlantic thermohaline circulation as causes of the 1970 interhemispheric shift. Spatially, the strongest surface temperature correlations with the interhemispheric SST difference are found in the extratropical North Atlantic and southern hemisphere oceans, which are key regions for the shift around 1970. Additionally, the correlations with low-latitude rainfall and the flow of major rivers are examined. Positive rainfall correlations are found in tropical North Africa, South and Southeast Asia; and negative correlations are found in Australia, southern and eastern South America, and northern Mexico. Among the rivers examined, the Niger, which flows through the Sahel, is most strongly…

Subjects/Keywords: Climate change

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Friedman, A. R. (2014). The changing interhemispheric temperature difference: mechanisms and impacts. (Thesis). University of California – Berkeley. Retrieved from http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/8hr876rn

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Friedman, Andrew Ronald. “The changing interhemispheric temperature difference: mechanisms and impacts.” 2014. Thesis, University of California – Berkeley. Accessed March 01, 2021. http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/8hr876rn.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Friedman, Andrew Ronald. “The changing interhemispheric temperature difference: mechanisms and impacts.” 2014. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Friedman AR. The changing interhemispheric temperature difference: mechanisms and impacts. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of California – Berkeley; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/8hr876rn.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Friedman AR. The changing interhemispheric temperature difference: mechanisms and impacts. [Thesis]. University of California – Berkeley; 2014. Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/8hr876rn

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University of Alberta

7. Dyck, Bruno. A multiple rationalities model of transformational change: understanding the ubiquity of change.

Degree: PhD, Faculty of Business, 1991, University of Alberta

URL: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/rv042w30g

Subjects/Keywords: Change.

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Dyck, B. (1991). A multiple rationalities model of transformational change: understanding the ubiquity of change. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Alberta. Retrieved from https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/rv042w30g

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Dyck, Bruno. “A multiple rationalities model of transformational change: understanding the ubiquity of change.” 1991. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Alberta. Accessed March 01, 2021. https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/rv042w30g.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Dyck, Bruno. “A multiple rationalities model of transformational change: understanding the ubiquity of change.” 1991. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Dyck B. A multiple rationalities model of transformational change: understanding the ubiquity of change. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Alberta; 1991. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/rv042w30g.

Council of Science Editors:

Dyck B. A multiple rationalities model of transformational change: understanding the ubiquity of change. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Alberta; 1991. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/rv042w30g

Cornell University

8. Scheimreif, Kayla. Ecological Calendars for Climate Change Adaptation in Sary Mogol, Kyrgyzstan.

Degree: M.S., Natural Resources, Natural Resources, 2018, Cornell University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1813/59457

► Ecological calendars have been used by communities in various contexts for timing agricultural and cultural events as well as for grounding them in place. While… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Climate change

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Scheimreif, K. (2018). Ecological Calendars for Climate Change Adaptation in Sary Mogol, Kyrgyzstan. (Masters Thesis). Cornell University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1813/59457

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Scheimreif, Kayla. “Ecological Calendars for Climate Change Adaptation in Sary Mogol, Kyrgyzstan.” 2018. Masters Thesis, Cornell University. Accessed March 01, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1813/59457.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Scheimreif, Kayla. “Ecological Calendars for Climate Change Adaptation in Sary Mogol, Kyrgyzstan.” 2018. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Scheimreif K. Ecological Calendars for Climate Change Adaptation in Sary Mogol, Kyrgyzstan. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Cornell University; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1813/59457.

Council of Science Editors:

Scheimreif K. Ecological Calendars for Climate Change Adaptation in Sary Mogol, Kyrgyzstan. [Masters Thesis]. Cornell University; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1813/59457

Texas A&M University

9. Han, Nelson. Quantifying Causes, Schedule, and Cost Impacts of Change Orders: "Is Alternative Contracting Really Effective?".

Degree: MS, Construction Management, 2014, Texas A&M University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/152587

► The most professions who are engaged in the highway construction industry would commonly concur with an idea that the project cannot be delivered with no… (more)

▼ The most professions who are engaged in the highway construction industry would commonly concur with an idea that the project cannot be delivered with no change. Regardless of considering different contract methods or what so ever, contract change orders (CCO) are yet inevitable due to unforeseen utility conflicts, unpredicted geology, and other unanticipated conditions. No matter of the project location and/or condition, the CCO negatively affects the project in aspects of project cost and schedule. The main purpose of this study is to carefully examine the influences of change orders in infrastructure development projects in the schedule and cost aspects. The aim of this study starts with collecting Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) 9 years of solid data that contains abundant information of CCO in highway projects completed in the state of Florida. In addition to the data, it contains 2,990 infrastructure projects completed between 2002 and 2011, 43,000 change order types, 8 contract methods including conventional (D/B/B), Design-Build (D/B), Incentive/Disincentive (I/D), No Excuse Bonus, Lump Sum, etc., and 7 major types of projects. These detailed and vast data was utilized to evaluate each method's performances affecting projects on cost and schedule aspects by carrying quantitative analysis, such as graphs, box plots, etc. Lastly, the research hypothesis test, which utilized regression analyses, Q-Q plots, scatterplot matrixes, etc., was conducted to verify the data variation, normal distribution, equal variances, correlation, etc. The research results reveal that the innovative methods perform better than conventional in aspects of saving project cost and time. In addition to the innovative methods, D/B is the most effective method that saves both cost and time of projects. I/D compresses project duration but often causes project cost overrun. And Lump Sum significantly saves the project cost but causes project schedule overrun. This study will help interstate transportation agencies with a proper guideline to choose an ideal delivery or contracting method for a project. By providing the information of each method’s advantages and disadvantages, it is expected to significantly reduce the agencies’ time and expenses required to deliver projects. Advisors/Committee Members: Choi, Kunhee (advisor), Kang, Julian (committee member), Kim, Jun H (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: Change Order

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Han, N. (2014). Quantifying Causes, Schedule, and Cost Impacts of Change Orders: "Is Alternative Contracting Really Effective?". (Masters Thesis). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/152587

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Han, Nelson. “Quantifying Causes, Schedule, and Cost Impacts of Change Orders: "Is Alternative Contracting Really Effective?".” 2014. Masters Thesis, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 01, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/152587.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Han, Nelson. “Quantifying Causes, Schedule, and Cost Impacts of Change Orders: "Is Alternative Contracting Really Effective?".” 2014. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Han N. Quantifying Causes, Schedule, and Cost Impacts of Change Orders: "Is Alternative Contracting Really Effective?". [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/152587.

Council of Science Editors:

Han N. Quantifying Causes, Schedule, and Cost Impacts of Change Orders: "Is Alternative Contracting Really Effective?". [Masters Thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/152587

Texas A&M University

10. Thundiyil, Tomas. Employee Alignment: A Process for Understanding Individual Changeability.

Degree: PhD, Management, 2015, Texas A&M University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/155407

► Despite the fact that employee alignment with an initiative is often considered a critical process of organizational change, few studies have examined processes where organizations… (more)

▼ Despite the fact that employee alignment with an initiative is often considered a critical process of organizational change, few studies have examined processes where organizations change the individual to bring about alignment. This research aims to fill this gap by examining how employees change following the introduction of a new change initiative. Specifically, I investigate how employee knowledge of (1) a change objective (i.e., line of sight objectives) and (2) how to best affect the objective (i.e., line of sight actions) changes following the introduction of a change initiative. To better understand potential attributes that may affect the trajectory of the line of sight constructs, I take a social cognitive approach to suggest five potential moderators (i.e., locus of control, interaction quality, valence, learning goal orientation, self-efficacy) based on the five core concepts of social cognitive theory (i.e., agency, observational learning, valued outcomes, goals, self-efficacy). Additionally, I propose a potential trajectory for behavioral alignment, based on a theory of change momentum; and, I examine the potential moderating effects of learning on the behavioral alignment trajectory. I also examine a potential pathway in which line of sight actions mediate the relationship between line of sight objectives and behavioral alignment with the same five social cognitive facets as proposed moderators. In a sample of 189 fast food employees, partial support is found for the alignment model. Line of sight objectives influences both line of sight actions and behavioral alignment. Line of sight actions also predicted performance. When looking at the trajectories, the time period encompassing the intervention saw significant gains in line of sight objectives, but not line of sight actions. The change in line of sight objectives and line of sight actions also predicted the change in behavioral alignment. Implications and future directions for research are discussed. Advisors/Committee Members: Woodman, Richard W (advisor), Boswell, Wendy R (committee member), Chiaburu, Dan S (committee member), Sorescu, Alina (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: alignment change

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Thundiyil, T. (2015). Employee Alignment: A Process for Understanding Individual Changeability. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/155407

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Thundiyil, Tomas. “Employee Alignment: A Process for Understanding Individual Changeability.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 01, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/155407.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Thundiyil, Tomas. “Employee Alignment: A Process for Understanding Individual Changeability.” 2015. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Thundiyil T. Employee Alignment: A Process for Understanding Individual Changeability. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/155407.

Council of Science Editors:

Thundiyil T. Employee Alignment: A Process for Understanding Individual Changeability. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/155407

11. Crosby, Sarah C. Salt Marshes in a Changing Climate.

Degree: PhD, Ecological and Evolutionary Biology, 2015, Brown University

URL: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:419403/

► Climate change will dramatically alter the structure and function of ecosystems worldwide. Coastal ecosystems like salt marshes are particularly at risk because they must accrete… (more)

▼ Climate change will dramatically alter the structure and function of ecosystems worldwide. Coastal ecosystems like salt marshes are particularly at risk because they must accrete vertically to maintain their elevation relative to sea level. My research focused on a salt marsh foundation plant species (Spartina alterniflora, or smooth cordgrass) and considered the potential for salt marsh persistence with sea-level rise (SLR) using field surveys, greenhouse studies, experimental manipulations, and a literature review and meta-analysis. First, I tested the hypothesis that biomass allocation is phenotypically plastic and that rising temperatures would alter marsh elevation gain. My results suggest that warming will lead northern cordgrass to decrease belowground allocation and that biomass will decompose more quickly, thus decreasing peat accumulation and marsh elevation. These changes will decrease the potential for many salt marshes to keep up with SLR, especially in the U.S. northeast. I also explored climate impacts on cordgrass reproduction. Flowering in this species did not vary along a latitudinal gradient, while on a local scale plants in higher stress habitats produced fewer flowers and seeds than those in lower stress habitats. I also found that a shift in biomass allocation from above to belowground was temporally related to flowering. These results suggest that climate change will impact seed production and result in limitations to belowground production (and thus marsh elevation gain). Finally, I found that many salt marshes are not keeping pace with recent SLR and marshes currently experiencing higher local SLR rates were more likely to already be losing ground. My results indicate that at least 60% of the current extent of all salt marshes globally will be lost by 2100, and without mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions this loss could approach 91%, with substantial ecological, human health and economic consequences. Through this research, I used salt marshes as a model system to explore how life history trade offs mediate organisms’ responses to environmental variation and the resulting population and ecosystem-scale consequences, and improved our understanding of salt marsh ecology and climate change impacts. Advisors/Committee Members: Leslie, Heather (Director), Deegan, Linda (Director), Bertness, Mark (Reader), Sax, Dov (Reader).

Subjects/Keywords: climate change

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Crosby, S. C. (2015). Salt Marshes in a Changing Climate. (Doctoral Dissertation). Brown University. Retrieved from https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:419403/

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Crosby, Sarah C. “Salt Marshes in a Changing Climate.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, Brown University. Accessed March 01, 2021. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:419403/.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Crosby, Sarah C. “Salt Marshes in a Changing Climate.” 2015. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Crosby SC. Salt Marshes in a Changing Climate. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Brown University; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:419403/.

Council of Science Editors:

Crosby SC. Salt Marshes in a Changing Climate. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Brown University; 2015. Available from: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:419403/

University of Johannesburg

12. Fritz, Elzette. 'n Etnografiese studie van 'n skool in verandering.

Degree: 2011, University of Johannesburg

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/4159

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D.Ed.

This study is my account, as an educational psychologist and newly educated educational ethnographer, of how a school community experiences major social political change.… (more)

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D.Ed.

This study is my account, as an educational psychologist and newly educated educational ethnographer, of how a school community experiences major social political change. I had ventured into a school to inquire into matters related to educational psychology and found a culture in flux- a school in crisis. The notion of an ethnographic inquiry was conceived at the time when I realised that broader systemic changes were impacting the school to the extent where the institution became a concert, to some degree a Bakhtinian medieval carnival -thus the style and format, or design type of the study. The research, which had commenced as a conventional qualitative inquiry, metamorphosed into something of a critical ethnography, written up as an integrated account of research, narrative and also, ultimately, as a way of doing school counselling. The study is thus presented as an illustrated account of what I observed, interpreted, and came to understand at some levels. My interaction with children experiencing learning and developmental barriers in my private practice, led me to the decision to interrogate the impact that change has on their behaviour and their emotional experience. In my initial assumption, I considered the policy change with regard to the 'national' curriculum to be the major change confronting school communities. My interaction as a participant observer in a predominant white, Afrikaans primary school on the East Rand during the course of 1999 introduced me to their experience of chaos in a rapidly changing world as reflected in a changing education system. Curriculum 2005 seemed of little consequence in their struggle against redeployment, uncertainty, poverty, crime and a general sense of futility and isolation. During the course of the year, their preparation for the school variety concert, known in these schools as a "revue", commanded specific attention, due to the amount of time, energy and money invested in presenting a concert of outstanding quality. Through the use of an ethnographic methodology, I tried to capture their story, using the songs sung in the concert to present the framework of the ethnographic stage on which I was planning to present the findings emanating from the inquiry.

Subjects/Keywords: Educational change

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Fritz, E. (2011). 'n Etnografiese studie van 'n skool in verandering. (Thesis). University of Johannesburg. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10210/4159

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Fritz, Elzette. “'n Etnografiese studie van 'n skool in verandering.” 2011. Thesis, University of Johannesburg. Accessed March 01, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/4159.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Fritz, Elzette. “'n Etnografiese studie van 'n skool in verandering.” 2011. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Fritz E. 'n Etnografiese studie van 'n skool in verandering. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Johannesburg; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/4159.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Fritz E. 'n Etnografiese studie van 'n skool in verandering. [Thesis]. University of Johannesburg; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/4159

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Johannesburg

13. Pretorius, N. Network organisations : the net requirements that work!.

Degree: 2014, University of Johannesburg

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/9317

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M.Comm. (Business Management)

The objective of this study is to develop guidelines for management and all other participants in the transition process of turning a… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Organizational change

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Pretorius, N. (2014). Network organisations : the net requirements that work!. (Thesis). University of Johannesburg. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10210/9317

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Pretorius, N. “Network organisations : the net requirements that work!.” 2014. Thesis, University of Johannesburg. Accessed March 01, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/9317.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Pretorius, N. “Network organisations : the net requirements that work!.” 2014. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Pretorius N. Network organisations : the net requirements that work!. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Johannesburg; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/9317.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Pretorius N. Network organisations : the net requirements that work!. [Thesis]. University of Johannesburg; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/9317

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

14. Salacup, Jeffrey M. On the Application of Uk'37 in Narraganset Bay (Rhode Island, U.S.A.).

Degree: PhD, Geological Sciences, 2014, Brown University

URL: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:386284/

► Knowing how the Earth system will respond to the human release of greenhouse gases (GHG) requires knowing something about how climate has responded to similar… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: climate change

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Salacup, J. M. (2014). On the Application of Uk'37 in Narraganset Bay (Rhode Island, U.S.A.). (Doctoral Dissertation). Brown University. Retrieved from https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:386284/

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Salacup, Jeffrey M. “On the Application of Uk'37 in Narraganset Bay (Rhode Island, U.S.A.).” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, Brown University. Accessed March 01, 2021. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:386284/.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Salacup, Jeffrey M. “On the Application of Uk'37 in Narraganset Bay (Rhode Island, U.S.A.).” 2014. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Salacup JM. On the Application of Uk'37 in Narraganset Bay (Rhode Island, U.S.A.). [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Brown University; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:386284/.

Council of Science Editors:

Salacup JM. On the Application of Uk'37 in Narraganset Bay (Rhode Island, U.S.A.). [Doctoral Dissertation]. Brown University; 2014. Available from: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:386284/

15. Ruggieri, Eric R. Inference in Discrete High Dimensional Space: An Exploration of the Earth's Ice Sheets through Change Point and Variable Selection Techniques.

Degree: PhD, Applied Mathematics, 2010, Brown University

URL: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:11083/

► Glaciers have been melting and reforming on the Earth for millions of years. Over the last several decades, Geologists have created δ18O proxy records that… (more)

▼ Glaciers have been melting and reforming on the Earth for millions of years. Over the last several decades, Geologists have created δ18O proxy records that measure the amount of ice on the Earth's surface over the last 5 million years. The proxy records provide evidence for two major changes in the Earth's ice sheet dynamics. The first is an increase in the magnitude of glacial events around 2.7 Million years ago (Ma), which coincides with the intensification of glaciations in the Northern Hemisphere; the second, around 1Ma, is known as the Mid-Pleistocene Transition and represents not only a change in the magnitude of glacial events, but their frequency as well. Thus, two of the most important questions that can be asked about the δ18O proxy record are: 1) When (exactly) have changes occurred? 2) Which mechanisms are operating in each of the different glacial regimes? This dissertation is concerned with statistical inference in discrete high dimensional space, in particular on the δ18O proxy record. We begin with the simplest of models, the Least Squares Change Point algorithm, which aims to optimally partition a time series into k regimes, fitting each with a different regression model. However, there is no way to characterize the uncertainty surrounding the optimal solution. To deal with this limitation, we introduce the Bayesian Change Point algorithm, which creates a probabilistic model for the δ18O record, yielding uncertainty estimates on the number of change points, their locations and the regression parameters. In addition, to address the wide range of mechanisms proposed for glacial dynamics after the Mid-Pleistocene Transition, we introduce a novel variable selection technique (EBMA or Exact Bayesian Model Averaging) that has a smaller time complexity than existing algorithms. By combining EBMA with the Bayesian Change Point algorithm, we produce a highly flexible statistical model that can search through an enormously high dimensional space in a practical amount of time. Advisors/Committee Members: Lawrence, Charles (Director), Thompson, William (Reader), Clemens, Steven (Reader).

Subjects/Keywords: Change Point

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Ruggieri, E. R. (2010). Inference in Discrete High Dimensional Space: An Exploration of the Earth's Ice Sheets through Change Point and Variable Selection Techniques. (Doctoral Dissertation). Brown University. Retrieved from https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:11083/

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Ruggieri, Eric R. “Inference in Discrete High Dimensional Space: An Exploration of the Earth's Ice Sheets through Change Point and Variable Selection Techniques.” 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, Brown University. Accessed March 01, 2021. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:11083/.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Ruggieri, Eric R. “Inference in Discrete High Dimensional Space: An Exploration of the Earth's Ice Sheets through Change Point and Variable Selection Techniques.” 2010. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Ruggieri ER. Inference in Discrete High Dimensional Space: An Exploration of the Earth's Ice Sheets through Change Point and Variable Selection Techniques. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Brown University; 2010. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:11083/.

Council of Science Editors:

Ruggieri ER. Inference in Discrete High Dimensional Space: An Exploration of the Earth's Ice Sheets through Change Point and Variable Selection Techniques. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Brown University; 2010. Available from: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:11083/

16. Mayer, Brandon Asher. Duration Dependent Hidden Markov Models and Change Point Geometry for Video Surveillance.

Degree: PhD, Electrical Sciences and Computer Engineering, 2015, Brown University

URL: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:419461/

► This thesis develops novel algorithms to automate video analysis for fixed monocular surveillance cameras. Specifically, change detection algorithms are proposed to identify spatio-temporal locations in… (more)

▼ This thesis develops novel algorithms to automate video analysis for fixed monocular surveillance cameras. Specifically, change detection algorithms are proposed to identify spatio-temporal locations in video that deviate from normal scene appearance dynamics. The intensity sequences associated with each pixel in a video frame are independently modeled using a class of hidden semi-Markov models, duration dependent hidden Markov models (DDHMM). The per-pixel DDHMMs account for stochastically periodic phenomena prevalent in real-world surveillance video that cannot be accurately accounted for by other state of the art change detection systems. Assignments of discrete state labels are made based on the per-pixel DDHMMs to summarize the appearance and temporal statistics of intensity subsequences. Codebooks composed of DDHMM state assignments are constructed during a training phase and are used to identify changes of interest in new video. A second algorithm is developed to relax the pixel independence assumptions of the original DDHMM codebook algorithm that is based on geometric descriptors of space-time appearance discontinuities. The original pixel independent DDHMM state assignments identify subsequences of relatively homogeneous intensities that differ significantly from the previous and following subsequences in time. The start of each intensity subsequence identified by the per-pixel DDHMM is represented as a 3-d point in 2-d space-time and is referred to as a change point vertex. An efficient graph-based clustering algorithm is used to group similar change point vertices and the resulting groups of change point vertices are called change point hulls. The implied geometry of change point hulls provide a discriminating feature for distinguishing coherent object motion from random or stochastic appearance changes and is simultaneously a rich descriptor for reasoning about object velocity and direction. Advisors/Committee Members: Mundy, Joseph (Director), Taubin, Gabriel (Reader), Felzenszwalb, Pedro (Reader).

Subjects/Keywords: Change Detection

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Mayer, B. A. (2015). Duration Dependent Hidden Markov Models and Change Point Geometry for Video Surveillance. (Doctoral Dissertation). Brown University. Retrieved from https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:419461/

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Mayer, Brandon Asher. “Duration Dependent Hidden Markov Models and Change Point Geometry for Video Surveillance.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, Brown University. Accessed March 01, 2021. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:419461/.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Mayer, Brandon Asher. “Duration Dependent Hidden Markov Models and Change Point Geometry for Video Surveillance.” 2015. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Mayer BA. Duration Dependent Hidden Markov Models and Change Point Geometry for Video Surveillance. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Brown University; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:419461/.

Council of Science Editors:

Mayer BA. Duration Dependent Hidden Markov Models and Change Point Geometry for Video Surveillance. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Brown University; 2015. Available from: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:419461/

Addis Ababa University

17. Azeb, Belete. Climate Change Impact on Lake Abaya Water Level .

Degree: 2012, Addis Ababa University

URL: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/835

► The present study area is located in Abaya-Chamo basin, in the southern part of the Ethiopian Rift Valley. In this research project climate change impacts… (more)

▼ The present study area is located in Abaya-Chamo basin, in the southern part of the Ethiopian Rift Valley. In this research project climate change impacts on levels of Lake Abaya is assessed by using appropriate techniques and the future lake level is forecasted based on scenario analysis conducted by changing the lake water balance parameters. Available time series data (satellite, hydrographic, climatic, land use- land cover, socio-economic, etc.) of the last two decades, in the area is used to determine the baseline, based on which modeling and lake level fluctuation is assessed .The water balance components of Abaya, the amount of runoff, precipitation, evaporation & storage changes, and their annual changes over the 1987-2005 period is systematically analyzed & formulated as a lake level forecast model. The model shows the average yearly inflow from river discharge, unguaged runoff and precipitation which are 750, 691 and 980 mcm, while the average outflow from evaporation is 2009mcm, respectively. The formulated model is applied in order to ascertain the effect of these components in the historic and future lake levels based on the sequences of 1987-2005 hydro-climatic conditions with different applications and assumptions. The assumptions are generally aims to test several different values of the observed hydro-climatic for future conditions. Based on the assumptions considered in the applications past hydro-climatic conditions observed and recorded as evidence and questionnaires taken from community living in study area, model applications 1A (tried to show the effect of river discharge and precipitation in the lake level rise), 2(tried to show the effect of lake evaporation in the lake level change), 4( the effect of precipitation amount on the surface of the lake and runoff from unguaged catchment in the lake level change) and 5(the effect of runoff amount increases by 50% of the present due to land use/land cover change by deforestation and agricultural land in the lake change) are chosen as a good predicator of Abaya lake level fluctuation. From the models it is observed lake level fluctuate mostly due to climatic factors and also man-made processes, precipitation and evaporation causes the major changes and also deforestation and agricultural expansion in the catchment had their own role. Advisors/Committee Members: Asfawossen Asrat (PhD) (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: Climate Change

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Azeb, B. (2012). Climate Change Impact on Lake Abaya Water Level . (Thesis). Addis Ababa University. Retrieved from http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/835

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Azeb, Belete. “Climate Change Impact on Lake Abaya Water Level .” 2012. Thesis, Addis Ababa University. Accessed March 01, 2021. http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/835.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Azeb, Belete. “Climate Change Impact on Lake Abaya Water Level .” 2012. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Azeb B. Climate Change Impact on Lake Abaya Water Level . [Internet] [Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/835.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Azeb B. Climate Change Impact on Lake Abaya Water Level . [Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2012. Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/835

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Addis Ababa University

18. DEGSEW, AMANU. CLIMATE CHANGE REPORTING IN THE ETHIOPIAN RADIO AND TELEVISION AGENCY: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY .

Degree: 2010, Addis Ababa University

URL: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/7337

► Climate change is becoming a major threat to the wellbeing of the entire world. The alarming impact of the change in developing countries like Ethiopia… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Climate change

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DEGSEW, A. (2010). CLIMATE CHANGE REPORTING IN THE ETHIOPIAN RADIO AND TELEVISION AGENCY: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY . (Thesis). Addis Ababa University. Retrieved from http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/7337

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

DEGSEW, AMANU. “CLIMATE CHANGE REPORTING IN THE ETHIOPIAN RADIO AND TELEVISION AGENCY: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY .” 2010. Thesis, Addis Ababa University. Accessed March 01, 2021. http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/7337.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

DEGSEW, AMANU. “CLIMATE CHANGE REPORTING IN THE ETHIOPIAN RADIO AND TELEVISION AGENCY: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY .” 2010. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

DEGSEW A. CLIMATE CHANGE REPORTING IN THE ETHIOPIAN RADIO AND TELEVISION AGENCY: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY . [Internet] [Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2010. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/7337.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

DEGSEW A. CLIMATE CHANGE REPORTING IN THE ETHIOPIAN RADIO AND TELEVISION AGENCY: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY . [Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2010. Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/7337

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Nairobi

19. Oranga, Edwin J. Management of strategic change at Uzima foundation .

Degree: 2009, University of Nairobi

URL: http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/12319

► Most organizations whether public or private operate in an ever changing environment. For the organization to survive in such an environment, they have to prepare… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Strategic change

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Oranga, E. J. (2009). Management of strategic change at Uzima foundation . (Thesis). University of Nairobi. Retrieved from http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/12319

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Oranga, Edwin J. “Management of strategic change at Uzima foundation .” 2009. Thesis, University of Nairobi. Accessed March 01, 2021. http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/12319.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Oranga, Edwin J. “Management of strategic change at Uzima foundation .” 2009. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Oranga EJ. Management of strategic change at Uzima foundation . [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Nairobi; 2009. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/12319.

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Oranga EJ. Management of strategic change at Uzima foundation . [Thesis]. University of Nairobi; 2009. Available from: http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/12319

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University of Nairobi

20. Musau, Richard M. Change management at Safaricom Limited .

Degree: 2012, University of Nairobi

URL: http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/12725

► This management research project is titled Management of Strategic Change at Safaricom Limited. Safaricom Limited is the leading telecommunications company with almost 20 million mobile… (more)

▼ This management research project is titled Management of Strategic Change at Safaricom Limited. Safaricom Limited is the leading telecommunications company with almost 20 million mobile phone subscribers at the time of doing this research. Safaricom Limited has undergone many strategic and operational changes in the past, all aimed and improving efficiency and effectiveness in discharging its mandate and thereby putting itself at a competitive advantage as far as this is concerned. The objectives of this research were therefore to establish the change management approaches adopted by Safaricom Limited and the challenges in managing change. An in-depth study was done and senior management representing different departments at the company were interviewed and their responses documented for analysis. The study established that Safaricom Limited in the recent years has experienced some strategy changes and has applied change management practices to manage such changes. Most notably were the drastic changes in its top management after the exit and entry of a new CEO who reduced the directors reporting to him by half. The training also observed that Safaricom Limited also faced some challenges during the management of its changes, notably was that senior officers felt that they needed some more financial resources to manage the change and that more people needed to be involved in the development of strategic plans. Other challenges emanated from the external environment from which Safaricom Limited had no control over. The most notable one was from the government regulator, CCK and Central Bank of Kenya. CCK was coming up with new regulations in the telecommunications industry prompting Safaricom to metamorphosize to accommodate such regulations and Central Bank was also on them due to the MPESA system which has revolutionized the banking system in Kenya. The study concludes that Safaricom Limited has managed well her strategic change though not without a few setbacks here and there. It has therefore managed in coping with the changing environment. The subscribers have increased, the MPESA system has improved seeing more people transacting through it and the customer satisfaction increased leading to more subscribers. Staff have also been generally motivated especially those at the operations level. Safaricom Limited has come out as a respected and reputable company in the telecommunications industry not only in Kenya but the wider East African Region.

Subjects/Keywords: change management

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Musau, R. M. (2012). Change management at Safaricom Limited . (Thesis). University of Nairobi. Retrieved from http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/12725

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Musau, Richard M. “Change management at Safaricom Limited .” 2012. Thesis, University of Nairobi. Accessed March 01, 2021. http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/12725.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Musau, Richard M. “Change management at Safaricom Limited .” 2012. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Musau RM. Change management at Safaricom Limited . [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Nairobi; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/12725.

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Musau RM. Change management at Safaricom Limited . [Thesis]. University of Nairobi; 2012. Available from: http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/12725

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Oregon State University

21. Grijalva, Paola. A Tool to Support Conceptual Change: Identifying Methods to Ensure Employee Satisfaction Along Lean Implementation.

Degree: MS, 2017, Oregon State University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/61639

► To address several challenges faced in healthcare, the Triple Aim (3A) was targeted by institutions to improve health outcomes and patient experience while reducing the… (more)

▼ To address several challenges faced in healthcare, the Triple Aim (3A) was targeted by institutions to improve health outcomes and patient experience while reducing the costs of health. Process improvement techniques in manufacturing, such as Lean systems, were applied as tools to achieve the 3A framework. Unfortunately, the high level of employee burnout in healthcare, and the incorrect application of process improvement tools inhibited the good performance of the 3A. Accordingly, only ten percent or fewer of companies attempting to implement Lean achieved their goals. Most of these attempts failed because the organizations were unable to change their organizational culture. Companies have focused on macro level tools to implement Lean culture, forgetting the individual perceptions often required to instill a continuous improvement mindset. Satisfied employees have a positive perception of their work environment, which ensures their commitment, innovation, and performance. Likewise, employees are satisfied when they share values and beliefs with the organizational culture. Mirdad, Hille and Melamed (2015) proposed conceptual change model as a framework to improve successful employee transition to a Lean mindset. However, there are insufficient tools to prepare and monitor the effect of the conceptual change process on employee expectations at work. The objective of the study was to help healthcare organizations sustain improvements once made, by providing tools to assess employee perceptions along the conceptual change process. A customer relationship tool and an organizational survey were adapted to assess the Lean environment from employee perspectives. Pilot studies were used to validate both surveys. Furthermore, this work provided tools to identify the specific aspects of organizational culture and work environments that affect employee satisfaction. The two surveys are recommended as tools to support different stages of the conceptual change model proposed by Mirdad, Hille and Melamed (2015). These tools could help trainers adapt the conceptual change process to the organization characteristics. Advisors/Committee Members: Chinweike, Eseonu (advisor), Emerson, Sarah (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: Conceptual Change

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Grijalva, P. (2017). A Tool to Support Conceptual Change: Identifying Methods to Ensure Employee Satisfaction Along Lean Implementation. (Masters Thesis). Oregon State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1957/61639

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Grijalva, Paola. “A Tool to Support Conceptual Change: Identifying Methods to Ensure Employee Satisfaction Along Lean Implementation.” 2017. Masters Thesis, Oregon State University. Accessed March 01, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/61639.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Grijalva, Paola. “A Tool to Support Conceptual Change: Identifying Methods to Ensure Employee Satisfaction Along Lean Implementation.” 2017. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Grijalva P. A Tool to Support Conceptual Change: Identifying Methods to Ensure Employee Satisfaction Along Lean Implementation. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Oregon State University; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/61639.

Council of Science Editors:

Grijalva P. A Tool to Support Conceptual Change: Identifying Methods to Ensure Employee Satisfaction Along Lean Implementation. [Masters Thesis]. Oregon State University; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/61639

22. Seager, S Trent. Competition release and climate change effects on a moisture-demanding tree species in a dry system.

Degree: PhD, 2017, Oregon State University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/61608

► Climate change and the increase in meteorological drought have generated global concern over the persistence of ecosystems already in decline from decreased moisture. Evidence suggests… (more)

▼ Climate change and the increase in meteorological drought have generated global concern over the persistence of ecosystems already in decline from decreased moisture. Evidence suggests dryland ecosystems have been more impacted by drought because of their tightly coupled growth-water relationships and high sensitivity to environmental shift. Removal of competing vegetation to free available moisture can allow remaining trees to both persist and increase in vigor during periods of drought. However, in the dry forests of the western North America, the magnitude and duration of the growth response of angiosperms to such releases are not well understood. I selected quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) stands within the dry forests of the Inland Pacific Northwest (PNW), experimentally treated them with conifer removal from within and around the aspen, and assessed them together with historically treated aspen stands. To test aspen vulnerability to future climate change, I used an adapted version of the forest growth model Physiological Principles for Predicting Growth (3-PGmix) with specific parameters for aspen in my region. My objectives were to examine the response of aspen suckers and overstory stems to removal of competing vegetation and the vulnerability of aspen stems to the stressors of future climate change. I found aspen sucker growth and density both increased in the three years following conifer removal. Plant water potential (PWP) was the strongest predictor of the observed increase. Aspen stem radial growth, as measured by basal area increment (BAI), was also greater after conifer removal. The increase over pretreatment growth in average annual BAI continued from post-treatment year 1 to year 11. PWP was the strongest predictor of the increased BAI. The modeling under 3-PGmix found most 40-year old stems are at risk of mortality while 70- and 100-year old stems in medium and high soil moisture sites are not at risk under future climate change effects. My results highlight moisture as the driver of aspen sucker growth, sucker density, and radial growth in the Inland PNW where aspen occurs in small, localized drainage catchments, and differ from Rocky Mountain studies where precipitation and site index are the key drivers. Further, I suggest that release of competition in dry conifer forests increases soil moisture availability allowing successful regeneration and growth of moisture-demanding plants. The rapid aspen mortality that occurred under drought conditions in the Rocky Mountain Region has not yet been documented in the Inland PNW. My study highlights that some climate-induced aspen mortality could be expected by 2025 with older stems and those growing in higher moisture sites not being at risk of mortality while younger stems could be vulnerable to die-off under even modest future climate conditions. Advisors/Committee Members: Hibbs, David E. (advisor), Doescher, Paul (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: climate change

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Seager, S. T. (2017). Competition release and climate change effects on a moisture-demanding tree species in a dry system. (Doctoral Dissertation). Oregon State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1957/61608

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Seager, S Trent. “Competition release and climate change effects on a moisture-demanding tree species in a dry system.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, Oregon State University. Accessed March 01, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/61608.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Seager, S Trent. “Competition release and climate change effects on a moisture-demanding tree species in a dry system.” 2017. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Seager ST. Competition release and climate change effects on a moisture-demanding tree species in a dry system. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Oregon State University; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/61608.

Council of Science Editors:

Seager ST. Competition release and climate change effects on a moisture-demanding tree species in a dry system. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Oregon State University; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/61608

Université de Neuchâtel

23. Correia Saavedra, David. Measurements of grammaticalization: developing a quantitative index for the study of grammatical change.

Degree: 2019, Université de Neuchâtel

URL: http://doc.rero.ch/record/326670

► Il existe un large consensus sur le fait que la grammaticalisation est un processus graduel et largement unidirectionnel : les éléments lexicaux acquièrent des fonctions… (more)

▼ Il existe un large consensus sur le fait que la grammaticalisation est un processus graduel et largement unidirectionnel : les éléments lexicaux acquièrent des fonctions grammaticales et les éléments grammaticaux peuvent ensuite se grammaticaliser d’avantage (Hopper et Traugott 2003). Ce consensus est fondé sur des observations consistantes entre plusieurs langues. Alors que la plupart des études existantes présentent des données qualitatives, cette thèse propose une approche quantitative qui tente de mesurer les degrés de grammaticalisation à l'aide de variables basées sur des corpus, complémentant ainsi le travail qualitatif existant. La mesure proposée est calculée sur la base de plusieurs paramètres connus pour jouer un rôle dans la grammaticalisation (Lehmann 2002, Hopper 1991), tels que la fréquence (token), la longueur phonologique, la diversité des collocats, la diversité des colligats et la dispersion. Ces variables sont utilisées dans un modèle de régression logistique binaire qui peut attribuer un score à un élément linguistique donné qui reflète son degré de grammaticalisation. La grammaticalisation peut être conçue en synchronie et en diachronie. La vision synchronique de la grammaticalisation concerne le fait que certains éléments sont plus grammaticalisés que d'autres, ce que l'on appelle communément la gradience. La vue diachronique concerne le développement d'éléments grammaticaux au fil du temps, les éléments devenant de plus en plus grammaticaux par petits pas incrémentiels, ce qu'on appelle aussi la gradualité. Cette thèse propose des études qui traitent de chacun de ces points de vue. Pour quantifier la gradience de la grammaticalisation, des données du British National Corpus sont utilisées. 264 éléments lexicaux et 264 éléments grammaticaux sont sélectionnés pour entraîner un modèle de régression logistique binaire. Ce modèle peut classer ces éléments et déterminer ceux qui sont plus lexicaux ou plus grammaticaux. Les résultats indiquent que le modèle fait des prédictions réussies dans l'ensemble. De plus, des généralisations concernant la grammaticalisation peuvent être soutenues, comme la pertinence des variables clés (p.ex. la fréquence token et la diversité à gauche d'un élément donné) ou le classement des catégories morphosyntaxiques dans leur ensemble (p.ex. les adverbes se situent en moyenne entre les catégories lexicales et grammaticales). La gradualité de la grammaticalisation est étudiée à l'aide d'une sélection de vingt éléments qui ont des équivalents grammaticaux et lexicaux en anglais (p.ex. keep). Le Corpus of Historical American English (1810s-2000s) est utilisé pour récupérer les données pertinentes. L'objectif est de vérifier l'évolution dans le temps des différentes variables et des scores de grammaticalisation. La principale valeur théorique de cette approche est qu'elle peut offrir une façon empiriquement opérationnelle de mesurer l'unidirectionnalité en grammaticalisation, par opposition à une observation plus qualitative basée sur des études de cas individuels. Advisors/Committee Members: Martin (Dir.), Peter (Codir.).

Subjects/Keywords: grammatical change

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Correia Saavedra, D. (2019). Measurements of grammaticalization: developing a quantitative index for the study of grammatical change. (Thesis). Université de Neuchâtel. Retrieved from http://doc.rero.ch/record/326670

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Correia Saavedra, David. “Measurements of grammaticalization: developing a quantitative index for the study of grammatical change.” 2019. Thesis, Université de Neuchâtel. Accessed March 01, 2021. http://doc.rero.ch/record/326670.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Correia Saavedra, David. “Measurements of grammaticalization: developing a quantitative index for the study of grammatical change.” 2019. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Correia Saavedra D. Measurements of grammaticalization: developing a quantitative index for the study of grammatical change. [Internet] [Thesis]. Université de Neuchâtel; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: http://doc.rero.ch/record/326670.

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Correia Saavedra D. Measurements of grammaticalization: developing a quantitative index for the study of grammatical change. [Thesis]. Université de Neuchâtel; 2019. Available from: http://doc.rero.ch/record/326670

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24. Reijers, Chris. Manage and implement organizational change in small firms : a case study in the beauty industry.

Degree: Business and Economic Studies, 2016, University of Gävle

URL: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-21919

► Aim: The aim of this study is to gain deep understanding on how organizational changes are managed and implemented in small firms. Method: The… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Change; Change Management; Organizational Change; Small Firms; Change Implementation

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Reijers, C. (2016). Manage and implement organizational change in small firms : a case study in the beauty industry. (Thesis). University of Gävle. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-21919

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Reijers, Chris. “Manage and implement organizational change in small firms : a case study in the beauty industry.” 2016. Thesis, University of Gävle. Accessed March 01, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-21919.

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Reijers, Chris. “Manage and implement organizational change in small firms : a case study in the beauty industry.” 2016. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Reijers C. Manage and implement organizational change in small firms : a case study in the beauty industry. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Gävle; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-21919.

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Reijers C. Manage and implement organizational change in small firms : a case study in the beauty industry. [Thesis]. University of Gävle; 2016. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-21919

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Universidad de Cantabria

25. Jato Espino, Daniel. Hydrological modelling of urban catchments under climate change for the design of a spatial decision support system to mitigate flooding using pervious pavements meeting the principles of sustainability: Modelado hidrológico de cuencas urbanas bajo cambio climático para diseñar un sistema espacial de apoyo a la decisión que mitigue inundaciones mediante pavimentos permeables cumpliendo los principios de sostenibilidad.

Degree: 2016, Universidad de Cantabria

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10902/9642

► ABSTRACT: Urbanisation and Climate Change (CC) are two phenomena which are producing hydrological variations in urban catchments that might exceed the capability of drainage systems.… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Climate change

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Jato Espino, D. (2016). Hydrological modelling of urban catchments under climate change for the design of a spatial decision support system to mitigate flooding using pervious pavements meeting the principles of sustainability: Modelado hidrológico de cuencas urbanas bajo cambio climático para diseñar un sistema espacial de apoyo a la decisión que mitigue inundaciones mediante pavimentos permeables cumpliendo los principios de sostenibilidad. (Doctoral Dissertation). Universidad de Cantabria. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10902/9642

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Jato Espino, Daniel. “Hydrological modelling of urban catchments under climate change for the design of a spatial decision support system to mitigate flooding using pervious pavements meeting the principles of sustainability: Modelado hidrológico de cuencas urbanas bajo cambio climático para diseñar un sistema espacial de apoyo a la decisión que mitigue inundaciones mediante pavimentos permeables cumpliendo los principios de sostenibilidad.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, Universidad de Cantabria. Accessed March 01, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10902/9642.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Jato Espino, Daniel. “Hydrological modelling of urban catchments under climate change for the design of a spatial decision support system to mitigate flooding using pervious pavements meeting the principles of sustainability: Modelado hidrológico de cuencas urbanas bajo cambio climático para diseñar un sistema espacial de apoyo a la decisión que mitigue inundaciones mediante pavimentos permeables cumpliendo los principios de sostenibilidad.” 2016. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Jato Espino D. Hydrological modelling of urban catchments under climate change for the design of a spatial decision support system to mitigate flooding using pervious pavements meeting the principles of sustainability: Modelado hidrológico de cuencas urbanas bajo cambio climático para diseñar un sistema espacial de apoyo a la decisión que mitigue inundaciones mediante pavimentos permeables cumpliendo los principios de sostenibilidad. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Universidad de Cantabria; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10902/9642.

Council of Science Editors:

Jato Espino D. Hydrological modelling of urban catchments under climate change for the design of a spatial decision support system to mitigate flooding using pervious pavements meeting the principles of sustainability: Modelado hidrológico de cuencas urbanas bajo cambio climático para diseñar un sistema espacial de apoyo a la decisión que mitigue inundaciones mediante pavimentos permeables cumpliendo los principios de sostenibilidad. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Universidad de Cantabria; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10902/9642

University of Cape Town

26. Chappel, Angela. Barriers and enablers to the adoption of practices to improve crop production and reduce vulnerability to climate risks in the semi-arid Omusati Region,Namibia.

Degree: MSc, Environmental and Geographical Science, 2018, University of Cape Town

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29455

► Namibia is almost entirely semi-arid or arid. With evaporation rates being higher than precipitation rates, farming conditions are extremely adverse. This is exacerbated by the… (more)

▼ Namibia is almost entirely semi-arid or arid. With evaporation rates being higher than precipitation rates, farming conditions are extremely adverse. This is exacerbated by the impacts of climate change, namely increased temperature, decreased rainfall and higher rainfall variability, all of which are projected to worsen in the future. More than half of the population is reliant on rain-fed subsistence agriculture for their source of food but these challenging conditions mean that there is widespread food insecurity across the subsistence farming community in Namibia. This leads to a state of vulnerability and dependence on government support in the form of social grants, food aid and remittances from family members in urban areas. The locus for this study is three villages: Omaenene, Okathitukeengombe and Oshihau, in the north-central Omusati region of Namibia. This research investigated local perceptions of climate change vulnerability, farming practices used in other regions that could reduce this vulnerability and finally barriers and enablers to the uptake of new farming practices. These objectives were answered through the use of a systematic literature review and interviews with the local community. Findings revealed that the local population is already experiencing a hotter and drier climate, which has decreased their yield output. Many farmers are concerned about future climatic changes while some are comforted by support from the government or God. In both of these cases, the farmers are vulnerable because they are not currently adapting or planning to adapt to climate change. Although a majority of the farmers claimed that they are willing to try new farming practices, they are inhibited by: limited access to new information, mistrust of new farming practices as well as insufficient labour and resources. Three adaptive farming practices – planting pits, bunds and composting – aimed predominantly at water harvesting, soil conservation and increasing soil quality were selected by the researcher, from a systematic literature review, as appropriate for the village sites. Some of the social and institutional enablers that could be enhanced to promote the uptake of these practices are: i) support from local authorities and possibly enlisting the help of religious and traditional leaders (including building trust within these networks), ii) enhancing information access predominantly through the radio, iii) explaining the severity of climate change and the value of adaptation practices, iv) establishing self-help labour groups and v) the creation of demonstrations sites. In the face of irreversible climate change, this research aims to contribute to empowering local people to adapt their farming practices to the harmful experienced and predicted impacts of climate change and climate variability. Advisors/Committee Members: Spear, Dian (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: climate change

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Chappel, A. (2018). Barriers and enablers to the adoption of practices to improve crop production and reduce vulnerability to climate risks in the semi-arid Omusati Region,Namibia. (Masters Thesis). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29455

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Chappel, Angela. “Barriers and enablers to the adoption of practices to improve crop production and reduce vulnerability to climate risks in the semi-arid Omusati Region,Namibia.” 2018. Masters Thesis, University of Cape Town. Accessed March 01, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29455.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Chappel, Angela. “Barriers and enablers to the adoption of practices to improve crop production and reduce vulnerability to climate risks in the semi-arid Omusati Region,Namibia.” 2018. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Chappel A. Barriers and enablers to the adoption of practices to improve crop production and reduce vulnerability to climate risks in the semi-arid Omusati Region,Namibia. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29455.

Council of Science Editors:

Chappel A. Barriers and enablers to the adoption of practices to improve crop production and reduce vulnerability to climate risks in the semi-arid Omusati Region,Namibia. [Masters Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29455

University of Cape Town

27. Zinyemba, Cliff. Characterising the role of climate change in perpetuating Zimbabwean farmers' health risks from exposure to endocrine disrupting pesticides.

Degree: PhD, Public Health and Family Medicine, 2020, University of Cape Town

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32360

► Climate change and endocrine disrupting chemicals are currently amongst key drivers for a range of non-communicable diseases and adverse human health conditions. Pesticides constitute an… (more)

▼ Climate change and endocrine disrupting chemicals are currently amongst key drivers for a range of non-communicable diseases and adverse human health conditions. Pesticides constitute an important source of endocrine disrupting chemicals. A growing public health concern is the potential relationship between climate change and adaptive increases in agricultural pesticide use. Effectively, with increases in pesticide use, there may be increased potential for elevated pesticide exposures and, thus, increased endocrine disrupting health risks. The aim of this thesis was to assess whether climate change is a key risk perpetuating factor for endocrine disrupting health risks due to increased agricultural pesticide uses and exposures. The study was conducted in Zimbabwe with farmers in the cotton farming district of Rushinga. Three research methods: 1) interviews with farmers, 2) quantitative structure-activity relationship modelling and, 3) stakeholder interviews with government cotton agronomists working in Rushinga district who acted as key informants. Qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with 50 active smallholder farmers who had grown cotton for a minimum of 30 years. The interviews gathered farmers' perceptions and observations regarding climate change, changes in pest types, pest populations, pesticide use patterns, pesticide handling practices, and adaptive practices, amongst others. Quantitative structure-activity relationship modelling was, further, applied in identifying key risk pesticides of concern. Amitraz, endosulfan, fenvalerate and lambda-cyhalothrin were determined as having a high likelihood of acting as endocrine disruptors, as validated by literature highlighting the four pesticides' hormone-related cognitive, physiological and reproductive adverse health effects. Findings indicated that a number of farmers' adaptative practices were found to be incremental and, potentially, maladaptive, thereby enhancing pesticide use and exposure. This was indicative of climate change's potential for perpetuating pesticide-related endocrine disrupting health risks. Opportunities exist, however, for farmers to reduce pesticide use, and, thus, potential endocrine disrupting health risks through certain autonomous transformational adaptive practices, such as crop switching and cotton acreage reduction. Assistance to farmers by the government and development agencies, for enhancing opportunities for transformational adaptation is therefore recommended. Furthermore, there is need, at policy level, for phasing out pesticides with endocrine disrupting properties. There is, furthermore, a clear need for enhancing farmers' access to, and comprehension of, pesticide risk information through various innovative means, including research translation to reduce exposure risks. Advisors/Committee Members: Rother, Hanna-Andrea (advisor), Archer, Emma (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: climate change

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Zinyemba, C. (2020). Characterising the role of climate change in perpetuating Zimbabwean farmers' health risks from exposure to endocrine disrupting pesticides. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32360

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Zinyemba, Cliff. “Characterising the role of climate change in perpetuating Zimbabwean farmers' health risks from exposure to endocrine disrupting pesticides.” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Cape Town. Accessed March 01, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32360.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Zinyemba, Cliff. “Characterising the role of climate change in perpetuating Zimbabwean farmers' health risks from exposure to endocrine disrupting pesticides.” 2020. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Zinyemba C. Characterising the role of climate change in perpetuating Zimbabwean farmers' health risks from exposure to endocrine disrupting pesticides. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Cape Town; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32360.

Council of Science Editors:

Zinyemba C. Characterising the role of climate change in perpetuating Zimbabwean farmers' health risks from exposure to endocrine disrupting pesticides. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Cape Town; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32360

University of Cape Town

28. Lavirotte, Lucy. Loss and damage from droughts: material and non-material impacts of water scarcity on women farmers in Gugulethu, Cape Town.

Degree: MPhil, Environmental and Geographical Science, 2019, University of Cape Town

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31602

► Climate change is causing loss and damage (L&D) to those who are unable to adapt to its impacts. Coming from a growing recognition that adaptation… (more)

▼ Climate change is causing loss and damage (L&D) to those who are unable to adapt to its impacts. Coming from a growing recognition that adaptation to climate change has limits, the concept of L&D is a relative new-comer to the international agenda on climate change. To reduce L&D and compensate for it, the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC) first needs to understand what these residual impacts of climate change are. However, the literature on lived-experiences of L&D is limited, especially on non-material L&D which is more difficult to measure. Using Warner et al. (2013) definition of L&D, this study first assesses what material and non-material losses and damages from the Cape Town drought have been on a group of urban-poor women farmers. Then, this research uses a barriers and enablers to adaptation framework to understand how to reduce these losses and damages. This qualitative case-study investigates women farmers’ lived-experiences of L&D during the 2015-2017 drought in Gugulethu, a low-income settlement in Cape Town, to feed into broader debates on ways to reduce L&D in global south cities. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six women farmers from the Umthunzi Farming Community and five other actors involved in urban agriculture in Gugulethu. The findings suggest that women farmers in this context are already experiencing L&D, with psychological, physical and social implications which appear to be particularly pertinent to their group. All participants had to reduce or stop farming which led to L&D on their urban agriculture benefits as well as L&D on their institutional trust towards the City of Cape Town. Most of these L&D were non-material. Some of the barriers to adapt and reduce L&D were a lack of external support (from the city and NGOs), a lack of financial capacity to adopt coping measures and a lack of knowledge on the possible coping measures and external support options. Enablers to reduce L&D from the drought were access to support from the Western Cape Department of Agriculture (DoA), higher levels of education, a diversity of livelihoods and a strong network with other farmers. In conclusion it emerged that external support from government departments and NGOs to urban-poor women farmers is important for adapting to the possibility of future droughts. The vulnerability of these women farmers in low-income areas need to be addressed at their roots. These emerging conceptual openings emphasise the importance of exploring lived-experiences of L&D to better reduce the risk of L&D in vulnerable communities. Further research is necessary on compensation for unavoidable L&D, which is beyond the limits of this research. Advisors/Committee Members: Ziervogel, Gina (advisor), Norton, Marieke (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: climate change

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Lavirotte, L. (2019). Loss and damage from droughts: material and non-material impacts of water scarcity on women farmers in Gugulethu, Cape Town. (Thesis). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31602

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Lavirotte, Lucy. “Loss and damage from droughts: material and non-material impacts of water scarcity on women farmers in Gugulethu, Cape Town.” 2019. Thesis, University of Cape Town. Accessed March 01, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31602.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Lavirotte, Lucy. “Loss and damage from droughts: material and non-material impacts of water scarcity on women farmers in Gugulethu, Cape Town.” 2019. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Lavirotte L. Loss and damage from droughts: material and non-material impacts of water scarcity on women farmers in Gugulethu, Cape Town. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31602.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Lavirotte L. Loss and damage from droughts: material and non-material impacts of water scarcity on women farmers in Gugulethu, Cape Town. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31602

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Namibia

29. Sindere, Lucas R. An investigation into organisational change: A case study of the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund of Namibia .

Degree: 2017, University of Namibia

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11070/2019

► The study aimed at investigating organisational change at the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (Hereafter referred to as the MVAF) which was as a result of… (more)

▼ The study aimed at investigating organisational change at the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (Hereafter referred to as the MVAF) which was as a result of a transition, by identifying problems and consequences that hindered the change process. The further studies the impact of organisational change on job satisfaction, analyse effects of change on employees and identify factors that are critical in successfully managing change. Jacobs, van Witteloostuijn and Christe-Zyse (2012, p. 772) notes “that most change initiatives fall short on their goals and produce high opportunity and process costs, which at times outweigh the content benefits of organisational change.” Firstly, an online questionnaire survey was administered to 36 employees who were in the employment of the Fund when the transition was undertaken, of which only 31 employees responded. Secondly, two executives at the MVAF who were part of the team that spearheaded the change management exercise at the MVAF were involved in this study through structured interviews. The findings revealed that the both the employees and management were key in ensuring that the change management exercise was successfully implemented. Communication was very crucial in ensuring that the employees had a buy in and they understood what the change was all about. The communication of the change exercise and the day to day briefing on the latest happenings helped in ensuring that there was less resistance by the employees which could lead to a negative effect. The study revealed that job satisfaction of employees was not affected by the transition at the MVAF with 77% demonstrating that they were satisfied with their jobs. The study recommends that communication between employees and management continues to bridge the information gap that might arise as a result of change, and to also discuss changes envisaged in the future. Emphasis should be placed on activities that require team work so as to cover all employees including those based at the satellite offices.

Subjects/Keywords: Organisational change

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APA (6^th Edition):

Sindere, L. R. (2017). An investigation into organisational change: A case study of the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund of Namibia . (Thesis). University of Namibia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11070/2019

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Sindere, Lucas R. “An investigation into organisational change: A case study of the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund of Namibia .” 2017. Thesis, University of Namibia. Accessed March 01, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11070/2019.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Sindere, Lucas R. “An investigation into organisational change: A case study of the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund of Namibia .” 2017. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Sindere LR. An investigation into organisational change: A case study of the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund of Namibia . [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Namibia; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11070/2019.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Sindere LR. An investigation into organisational change: A case study of the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund of Namibia . [Thesis]. University of Namibia; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11070/2019

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Namibia

30. Sindano, Gerson. The confluence of rhetoric and science: A rhetorical enquiry of climate change publications in Namibia .

Degree: 2020, University of Namibia

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11070/2860

► The thesis explored the dynamics of the rhetoric of the language of science on climate change publications. The arguments presented in this study were drawn… (more)

▼ The thesis explored the dynamics of the rhetoric of the language of science on climate change publications. The arguments presented in this study were drawn from a theoretical framework that saw rhetorical arguments, texts and general discourse as instruments of communication of science publications on climate change in Namibia. Thus, Rhetorical Structure Theory (RST) was used in this study. The theoretical framework of the study was extended to incorporate the Aristotelian rhetorical theory. The study aimed at making a consequential input to an ongoing debate about climate change in Namibia and the world over; the use of rhetorical devices in the construction of knowledge about climate change; analysis and exploration of rhetorical elements employed by science researchers. The research was inspired by the study of rhetoric. As such the study looked at the progression of persuasive methodical arguments and facts, as a result providing clear understanding of how scientific publications influence government policy on climate change. The study adopted a qualitative approach. By employing the qualitative approach the emphasis was to discover and understand the epistemological dynamics of rhetoric of science. Rhetorical interpretations of science publications seemed complex, and as such required a research design that enabled such complexity to be analysed and explored. Against this background, this study used the qualitative methodology of desktop research. As a desktop study, the researcher analysed existing climate change sources or publications. The study found that different rhetorical moves and strategies were used by the authors of the analysed documents to try and influence policy makers and the public. The study revealed the frequent use of scare tactics by the authors to try and persuade the public regarding climate change. Moreover, the study exposed the presence of language forms that seemed to rely on perpetual persuasive techniques in order to persuade the current and future generations. Extraordinarily, the analysed publications made known how writers use visual images in a dramatic fashion to appeal to their peers, followers, and mostly the general public. The study developed a new language filter model of science interpretations because the existing models seem to be effective only in dealing with large information; they, however, lack the epistemological and ontological interconnections between science and public interest.

Subjects/Keywords: Climate change

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APA (6^th Edition):

Sindano, G. (2020). The confluence of rhetoric and science: A rhetorical enquiry of climate change publications in Namibia . (Thesis). University of Namibia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11070/2860

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Sindano, Gerson. “The confluence of rhetoric and science: A rhetorical enquiry of climate change publications in Namibia .” 2020. Thesis, University of Namibia. Accessed March 01, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11070/2860.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Sindano, Gerson. “The confluence of rhetoric and science: A rhetorical enquiry of climate change publications in Namibia .” 2020. Web. 01 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Sindano G. The confluence of rhetoric and science: A rhetorical enquiry of climate change publications in Namibia . [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Namibia; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 01]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11070/2860.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Sindano G. The confluence of rhetoric and science: A rhetorical enquiry of climate change publications in Namibia . [Thesis]. University of Namibia; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11070/2860

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

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