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    Foreword to Routledge Handbook of Global Land and Resource Grabbing

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    2015 GREAT Day Program

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    SUNY Geneseo’s Ninth Annual GREAT Day.https://knightscholar.geneseo.edu/program-2007/1009/thumbnail.jp

    2014 GREAT Day Program

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    SUNY Geneseo’s Eighth Annual GREAT Day.https://knightscholar.geneseo.edu/program-2007/1008/thumbnail.jp

    Translation and/in development: promoting more effective policy Interventions in Vietnam

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    Development necessitates specialised communication involving multiple actors at many levels, especially in Global South contexts. However, this communication is hindered because the discourse, concepts and terminology of development developed in the West are introduced into communities in many parts of the world, including Vietnam, with little evidence that they are being understood or used as intended. Problematic translations of development concepts could have significant real-word impacts on the multidirectional communication between key stakeholders involved in development, impede policy-making and prevent the implementation of development initiatives at local levels. This interdisciplinary PhD project—combining perspectives from Translation Studies and Development Studies with insights gained from real-world development practice—addresses the problem space of communication and mutual understanding in development settings to answer the following overall research question: What role(s) do translation and terminology have in development practice and policy in Vietnam? This research was undertaken using a methodology that combined a case study approach with an ethnographic orientation. Data from in-depth, online interviews with 18 development stakeholders in Vietnam were triangulated with analysis of a 1.1 million-word corpus of development texts, the researcher’s autoethnographic accounts, grey literature, and a specially-designed workshop for stakeholders. Findings suggest that translation of key development concepts in Vietnam is problematic with under-recognised impacts on development practice and policy, and this situation could be improved through policy interventions, better tool use, new translation workflows and practices, and greater shared learning. Overall, analysis in this study suggests that translation and terminology are used by various stakeholders in Vietnam as important enablers to local participation and ownership, achieve meaningful development outcomes through local empowerment and contribute to the decolonisation of development. Keywords: Translation, terminology, development practice, development policy, Vietnam, interdisciplinarity, vernacular knowledge, practice theory

    2023-2024 Boise State University Undergraduate Catalog

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    This catalog is primarily for and directed at students. However, it serves many audiences, such as high school counselors, academic advisors, and the public. In this catalog you will find an overview of Boise State University and information on admission, registration, grades, tuition and fees, financial aid, housing, student services, and other important policies and procedures. However, most of this catalog is devoted to describing the various programs and courses offered at Boise State

    General Course Catalog [2022/23 academic year]

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    General Course Catalog, 2022/23 academic yearhttps://repository.stcloudstate.edu/undergencat/1134/thumbnail.jp

    Operational Research: methods and applications

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    This is the final version. Available on open access from Taylor & Francis via the DOI in this recordThroughout its history, Operational Research has evolved to include methods, models and algorithms that have been applied to a wide range of contexts. This encyclopedic article consists of two main sections: methods and applications. The first summarises the up-to-date knowledge and provides an overview of the state-of-the-art methods and key developments in the various subdomains of the field. The second offers a wide-ranging list of areas where Operational Research has been applied. The article is meant to be read in a nonlinear fashion and used as a point of reference by a diverse pool of readers: academics, researchers, students, and practitioners. The entries within the methods and applications sections are presented in alphabetical order. The authors dedicate this paper to the 2023 Turkey/Syria earthquake victims. We sincerely hope that advances in OR will play a role towards minimising the pain and suffering caused by this and future catastrophes

    The 26th Annual Boston University Undergraduate Research (UROP) Abstracts

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    The file is available to be viewed by anyone in the BU community. To view the file, click on "Login" or the Person icon top-right with your BU Kerberos password. You will then be able to see an option to View.Abstracts for the 2023 UROP Symposium, held at Boston University on October 20, 2023 at GSU Metcalf Ballroom. Cover and logo design by Morgan Danna. Booklet compiled by Molly Power

    Operational research:methods and applications

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    Throughout its history, Operational Research has evolved to include a variety of methods, models and algorithms that have been applied to a diverse and wide range of contexts. This encyclopedic article consists of two main sections: methods and applications. The first aims to summarise the up-to-date knowledge and provide an overview of the state-of-the-art methods and key developments in the various subdomains of the field. The second offers a wide-ranging list of areas where Operational Research has been applied. The article is meant to be read in a nonlinear fashion. It should be used as a point of reference or first-port-of-call for a diverse pool of readers: academics, researchers, students, and practitioners. The entries within the methods and applications sections are presented in alphabetical order

    Social protection policy responses to poverty in Nigeria

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    Dissertation (MAdmin- Public Management and Policy)--University of Pretoria, 2023.Although the Nigerian government has implemented various social protection responses and constitutional safeguards, poverty still affects over 50% of the population, with the northern region being the most affected due to internal migration rates from displaced region and insurgency, including Boko Haram operations that have destroyed infrastructure, caused homelessness, and increased poverty. This study aimed to examine Nigeria's social protection policy responses to poverty. The study used a mixed methods research approach with a representative sample of 204 participants from households in the Bwari, Gwagwalada, and Kuje area councils of Abuja and semi-structured interviews with 15 federal-state policy actors and administrators in social protection. The parallel convergent mixed methods design used a multinomial logistic regression and thematic analysis to examine the effectiveness of social protection policy responses in reducing poverty in Nigeria. A synthesis of both results revealed a lack of access and awareness of the social protection policy in the country, low effective coverage, gender inequality in social protection design, a lack of government commitment, a lack of coordination and planning, and inadequate monitoring and evaluation of roadblocks affecting the social protection policy responses to reduce poverty in Nigeria. The research findings, both quantitative and qualitative, recommend several actions, including the need for spatial analysis of poverty level, gender mainstreaming, creating empowerment opportunities for graduates, targeting beneficiaries with a comprehensive database, prioritising informal social protection policy responses, and adopting effective public management techniques by social protection policy actors and administrators.School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA)MAdmin (Public Management and Policy)Unrestricte
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