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The Taiwan-American occultation survey project stellar variability. I : Detection of low-amplitude δ Scuti stars
(2010-01-01)We analyzed data accumulated during 2005 and 2006 by the Taiwan-American Occultation Survey (TAOS) in order to detect short-period variable stars (periods of ≲1 hr) such as δ Scuti. TAOS is designed for the detection of ... -
Takaful Insurance: A Critical Evaluation of Takaful Business in the UAE and its Prospects for Growth
(2023-05-03)In 1979, the first Takaful insurance was established in Sudan as an alternative option of conventional insurance which is impermissible by Sharia Compliance. The business witnessed a dramatic prosperity during the mid-years ... -
Take the field! Investigating prospective memory in naturalistic and real-life settings
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2019-05-31)This chapter discusses promises and pitfalls of investigating prospective memory outside the laboratory in daily-life settings. The chapter starts with the observation that although early prospective memory studies often ... -
Taking a language stance
(2011)Linguists tend to view language in terms of forms and their use. For historical reasons, speaking and listening are often ascribed to knowledge of a language system. Language behavior is seen as the production and processing ... -
Taking a Passivhaus certified retrofit system onto scaled-up zero carbon trajectory
(2016-09-09)The paper describes collaboration a between industryand academia in enhancing a Passivhaus certifiedsystem for retrofit and putting it onto a zero carbontrajectory. The system was initially developed for onsite stick ... -
Taking down the wall: sharing perspectives. Student-staff partnership projects in learning and teaching. A practical resource for students and staff
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Taking Experience Seriously: a Critical Inquiry Into Consultant-Led Leadership Development Programmes in Global Corporations
(2017-09-21)Corporate Leadership Development (LD) is a multi-billion dollar industry. It is estimated that in the US alone corporations spend between US$14-20 billion annually on LD (Pfeffer, 2015: 10), yet academics and practitioners ... -
Taking Stock of Phenomenology Futures
(2012-06)In this paper, I review recent contributions of phenomenology to a variety of disciplines, including the cognitive sciences and psychiatry, and explore (1) controversies about phenomenological methods and naturalization; ... -
Taking the pressure off
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Taking Time: A Mixed Methods Study of Parkinson’s Disease Caregiver Participation in Activities in Relation to Their Wellbeing
(2020-04-09)Objectives. Although many studies have shown that psychosocial interventions, such as dance classes, can improve quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD): few have addressed the role of, and potential ... -
Taking Tourism to the Limits
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Taking work home : A study of daily fluctuations in work stressors, effects on moods and impacts on marital partners
(1996)Investigates day-to-day influences of fluctuations in the individual's perceptions of work and work stressors in a sample of full-time working couples. Effect of work stressors on the individual; Criticisms on occupational ... -
A tale of industrial stagnation from Africa
(2010)Many African economies have experienced rather dismal industrial development since the 1980s. The consensus is that African firms lack competitiveness in a world with increasing trade openness. What determines competitiveness? ... -
A Tale of Three Cities : OmegaCAM discovers multiple sequences in the color-magnitude diagram of the Orion Nebula Cluster
(2017-07-27)As part of the Accretion Discs in H$\alpha$ with OmegaCAM (ADHOC) survey, we imaged in r, i and H-alpha a region of 12x8 square degrees around the Orion Nebula Cluster. Thanks to the high-quality photometry obtained, we ... -
Tales from Shakespeare
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Tales from Shakespeare : Creative Collisions
(Cambridge University Press, 2014-06-30)In this new book writer and critic Graham Holderness shows how a classic Shakespeare play can be the source for a modern story, providing a creative 'collision' between the Shakespeare text and contemporary concerns. -
Tales from the Hanging Court
(Hodder Arnold, 2006-01)This volume presents accessible accounts of a selection of the most noteworthy trial accounts published in the Old Bailey Proceedings during the eighteenth century.