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The Economic Significance Study on the Volleyball Hall of Fame and Its Charitable ImpressionsXu, Feng 01 January 2012 (has links) (PDF)
Events and attractions can bring visitors and have economic impact and significance in the local areas. The measure and estimate of the economic impact and significance becomes a big concern for the organizers, governments and local residents. This study assessed the economic significance and impact of the Volleyball Hall of Fame and its related events in October 2009, and furthermore it examined its charitable impressions.
The study first examined the demographic background of the visitors, and then followed the basic economic impact and significance assessment process proposed by Crompton and Stynes. The locals, casuals and time-switchers were identified, and then the study assessed the economic contributions in two dimensions: (1) the economic significance assessment including all the visitors, and (2) the typical economic impact assessment excluding the locals, casuals and time-switchers, and applied a conservative multiplier. Group sizes and the lengths of the stay were also examined to determine how they may also relate to the economic significance and impact assessment. Additionally the study assessed the charitable impressions by the visitors through a set of Likert scaled statements.
The study found that, although the Volleyball Hall of Fame is a small-scale attraction, it did generate an economic contribution to the local community. Furthermore visitors had strong awareness of, and supported the Volleyball Hall of Fame’s participation in the non-profit charitable events, and the charitable impressions were identified as possible means to promote visitors' willingness to donate to the Volleyball Hall of Fame.
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Sample Size Calculations in Simple Linear Regression: A New ApproachGuan, Tianyuan 04 October 2021 (has links)
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An economic analysis of foreign tourism to Greece. An examination of the growth and structure of foreign tourism to Greece 1960-84 with a planning model and marketing policy recommendations.Papadopoulos, Socrates l. January 1985 (has links)
Tourism - in particular its determinants and effects - is an issue presently attracting
much attention worldwide.
International tourism is considered to be the largest single item of the world's
foreign trade and for some countries it is the most important export industry and
earner of foreign exchange. In addition to its economic significance, tourism
contributes to the quality of life. It produces intangible benefits which are directly
related to the physical and psychological health of people, and the enjoyment of the
right to rest and free time. This applies with equal validity to both domestic and
international tourism; the latter establishing international economic, political and
socio-cultural links, as well as strengthening the domestic character of a nation. At
the individual level, tourism satisfies the need to travel in search for relief from the
stress of work and the routine of daily life in the big urban centres. At macro
(country) level, tourism is, therefore, a human and economic activity which concerns
most of us in many parts of the world, directly or indirectly.
One country for which foreign tourism is of considerable importance is Greece.
In order to identify likely supply constraints (e. g. tourist accommodation and basic
infrastructure) and to establish the major market segments of Greek tourism, the
growth and structure of foreign tourism in Greece between 1960 and 1984 is
examined. Special attention is given to the magnitude of tourism in Greece and its
economic effects on the national economy. The non-economic effects of tourism
are also considered. This is followed by the construction of a tourist profile so that
the types of foreign visitors that go to Greece are identified. Subsequently, an
econometric model is developed and empirical results provided to explain foreign
tourist arrivals in Greece and to assess the impact of promotional expenditure by
the Greek National Tourist Organisation in a number of foreign tourist generating
markets. Finally, a tourism marketing planning model is devised which highlights
the main variables affecting the international tourism marketing policies of the
Greek National Tourist Organisation and, in particular, empirical results are used in
conjunction with- a tourism market choice matrix for selecting market targeting
strategies.
The major conclusion emerging from the research is that as the tourist industry in
Greece is of vital importance, the adoption of a strategic, interdisciplinary and
integrated tourism planning process along with the establishment of a tactically
orientated task unit could provide important improvements in the effectiveness and
contribution of tourism in Greece.
A few proposals regarding future policies by the Greek authorities are made, such as
the establishment of a co-ordinating body orchestrating the efforts of the
appropriate groups relevant to the multifaceted nature of tourism. / Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
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Promoting Academic Engagement by Allowing an Autistic Student to Manage his Own Sensory AccommodationsMonasky, Christina Ann 10 November 2022 (has links)
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Parents’ Perspectives: Child’s Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) Research Results of Uncertain SignificanceTran, Grace 17 October 2014 (has links)
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Electrical Properties of Copper Doped Curcuminated Epoxy ResinsThota, Phanindra 26 July 2012 (has links)
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Ecological significances of leaf trichomes in Metrosideros polymorpha / ハワイフトモモにおける葉トライコームの生態学的意義Amada, Gaku 23 March 2021 (has links)
京都大学 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(農学) / 甲第23240号 / 農博第2447号 / 新制||農||1083(附属図書館) / 学位論文||R3||N5330(農学部図書室) / 京都大学大学院農学研究科地域環境科学専攻 / (主査)教授 北山 兼弘, 准教授 小野田 雄介, 教授 小杉 緑子 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Agricultural Science / Kyoto University / DGAM
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Prevalence of Oral Leukoplakia and Its Histopathologic SignificanceHochberg, Mark G. 09 August 2022 (has links)
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"I no longer teach history, I teach S.O.Ls:" Navigating the curricular and instructional minefield of a high-stakes educational environmentMiller, Brian Wade 03 December 2018 (has links)
Over the last several decades, the field of education has the seen the introduction and normalization of high-stakes standardized testing as part of the educational routine. With this introduction, questions concerning how these standardized tests have altered the educational landscape for teachers remain. 'Teaching to the test' has become a household phrase, one that can have both positive and negative undertones.
To better understand how teachers negotiate the influences over their curricular and instructional decisions requires the studying of both their planning and implementation processes as well as how they interact with the official curriculum. Guiding this investigation are two comprehensive questions. How does a veteran teacher's understanding of historical significance impact how they ascribe value to the purpose, nature and utility of history as a school discipline over time and space? How tightly aligned are a veteran teacher's conceptions and perceptions of the purpose, nature and utility of history as a school subject with their observed pedagogical practices? This study sought to investigate the various influences over a teachers' curricular and instructional decision-making by building on previous research. Through interviews, surveys, classroom observations, and collecting documents, I was able to capture the planning and implementation routines of a veteran teacher. Through these methods, it was discovered that the multitude of influences were much more fluid and intertwined than first thought. This study sheds light on the web of influences teachers have to operate in on a daily basis. / Ph. D. / Over the last several decades, the field of education has the seen the introduction and normalization of high-stakes standardized testing as part of the educational routine. With this introduction, questions concerning how these standardized tests have altered the educational landscape for teachers remain. “Teaching to the test” has become a household phrase, one that can have both positive and negative undertones. In an attempt to better understand how teachers determine what is important enough to teach, this study investigates the planning and implementation processes of a veteran teacher. More specifically, this study sought to investigate the various influences over a teachers’ curricular and instructional decision-making by building on previous research. Within a high-stakes testing environment, is it as simple as “teaching to the test?” Through interviews, surveys, classroom observations, and collecting documents, I was able to capture the planning and implementation routines of a veteran teacher. Through these methods, it was discovered that the multitude of influences were much more fluid and intertwined than first thought. This study sheds light on the web of influences teachers have to operate in on a daily basis.
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Statistical Methods for Non-Linear Profile MonitoringQuevedo Candela, Ana Valeria 02 January 2020 (has links)
We have seen an increased interest and extensive research in the monitoring of a process over time whose characteristics are represented mathematically in functional forms such as profiles. Most of the current techniques require all of the data for each profile to determine the state of the process. Thus, quality engineers from industrial processes such as agricultural, aquacultural, and chemical cannot make process corrections to the current profile that are essential for correcting their processes at an early stage. In addition, the focus of most of the current techniques is on the statistical significance of the parameters or features of the model instead of the practical significance, which often relates to the actual quality characteristic. The goal of this research is to provide alternatives to address these two main concerns. First, we study the use of a Shewhart type control chart to monitor within profiles, where the central line is the predictive mean profile and the control limits are formed based on the prediction band. Second, we study a statistic based on a non-linear mixed model recognizing that the model leads to correlations among the estimated parameters. / Doctor of Philosophy / Checking the stability over time of the quality of a process which is best expressed by a relationship between a quality characteristic and other variables involved in the process has received increasing attention. The goal of this research is to provide alternative methods to determine the state of such a process. Both methods presented here are compared to the current methodologies. The first method will allow us to monitor a process while the data is still being collected. The second one is based on the quality characteristic of the process and takes full advantage of the model structure. Both methods seem to be more robust than the current most well-known method.
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