The Importance of Bystanders in Threat Assessment and Management by Borum, Randy, Rowe, Mary

“…This chapter describes—with empirical support—why threat assessment professionals should consider bystanders; outlines a model for understanding bystander decision making; reviews common barriers to bystander reporting; and suggests ways to mitigate those barriers, to engage bystanders at an individual level, and to improve reporting. …”
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An investigative study of a sound reducer cum locator of a perforated panel by Lo, Desmond Jian Wen

“…In order to counter this problem, sound barriers in the form of walls and partitions are manufactured such that the properties within these barriers are able to reduce the total transmitting sound waves. …”
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Application and propagation of 4D building modeling system in Singapore construction industry by Chen, Guoming.

“…Investigate the existing situation of application 4DBM, and also study all the barriers and limitations of 4DBM, try to find strategies that are possible to propagate this valuable computer aided system in Singapore construction industry.…”
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Rehabilitation of an existing building: structural information requirements by Scott, John, Sumanarathna, Nipuni

“…Barriers faced by structural engineers in implementing such procedures are discussed, and options to overcome these offered. …”
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Challenges faced by women in the corporate world by Ang, Hui Jia, Sim, Jasmine Mei Yao, Yeo, Siew Hong

“…An investigation and analysis was conducted into the three main areas: Factors enabling success, Barriers to success and Costs of success.…”
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Internet, participation, and protest potentials. by Yeo, Benjamin Jwee Kiat.

“…The evolution of the mass media, with the promotion of the commercial Internet in all levels of society, brings about heightened claims that the revolutionary medium will break down political controls and facilitate an egalitarian society with little or no barriers to communication.…”
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Handbook of Research on Education Institutions, Skills, and Jobs in the Digital Era / by Ordóñez de Pablos, Patricia, 1975-, editor 656401, Zhang, Xi, 1982-, editor 540571, Almunawar, Mohammad Nabil, 1960-, editor 623326, IGI Global Scientific Publishing (Online service) 655412

“…Additionally, there are drivers, barriers, and success factors within distance and mobile learning devices and systems that need to be explored and tested. …”
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The English National Lynch Syndrome transformation project: an NHS Genomic Medicine Service Alliance (GMSA) programme by Monahan, KJ, Ryan, N, Monje-Garcia, L, Armstrong, R, Church, DN, Cook, J, Elghobashy, A, Lalloo, F, Lane, S, McDermott, FD, Miles, T, Hardy, SA, Tyson, A, Wang, VYW, Kim, A, Gelinas, S, Faravelli, F, Elmslie, F, Shaw, AC

“…Workforce training focused on effective identification of eligible patients, overcoming barriers and mainstreamed constitutional genetic testing. …”

The Pandemic EVIDENCE Collaboration Pillar 2: interventions and evidence by Fretheim, A, Onakpoya, I, Bartoszko, J, Jones, M, Gandini, S

“…<br> As a result, there was limited understanding of how infrastructure and physical barriers affect the transmission of respiratory viruses and how environmental factors impact the effects of NPIs. …”

Ethical issues surrounding access to care for BRCA mutations by Huang, C

“…</p> <p>Using Beauchamp and Childress's 'four principles' framework, I analyse how these approaches inform four elements of access: availability of services, barriers to care, relevance and effectiveness of services, and equity of access. …”

Integration of Syrian asylum seekers and refugees in Austria: the role of education and skills by Jolliffe, PM

“…Syrians arriving in Austria are on the whole educated but fail to use their skills because of language barriers and lack of social networks. Recent research about education among Syrian asylum seekers and refugees in Austria highlights the importance of governmental and non-governmental programmes and initiatives that help Syrians use their skills in Austrian society.…”

Modern Techniques in Biosensors : Detection Methods and Commercial Aspects / by Dutta, Gorachand, editor 643095, Biswas, Arindam, editor 643096, Chakrabarti, Amlan, editor 643097

“…It aims to overcome existing barriers for Lab-on-a-Chip commercialization (lack of cost effective mass manufacturing methods, self-contained, fully autonomous operation and user-friendliness). …”

Heart Check, One, Two by Chin, Gabrielle See, Hwang, Seoyun, Chua, Megan Tsui San, Seah, Lilian

“…The Protection Motivation Theory and literature review findings spotlighted key barriers inhibiting PHH adoption. Insights from surveys, focus group discussions, and expert interviews identified key barriers directed the campaign's key messages and strategies. …”
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Local vs. cooperative: unraveling glass transition mechanisms with SEER by Ciamarra, Massimo Pica, Ji, Wencheng, Wyart, Matthieu

“…Instead, other approaches consider that local barriers associated with the elementary rearrangement of a few particles or "excitations" govern the dynamics. …”
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Read to Me by Koh, Li Yan, Yeo, Xin Min, Yue, Si Wei, Chia, Audrey Shue Theng

“…From our primary research, we identified two key barriers towards shared reading - the inability to get a child’s attention and the lack of time. …”
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Virtual pink dolphins by Lu, Dong Jun.

“…So the target of this project is to develop a virtual dolphin game to let all autism kids have chance to receive this treatment to overcome the communication barriers with others.…”
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Atomic transistors beyond Moore's law by Li, Haifeng

“…This dissertation presents the characterization and fabrication of black phosphorous (BP) field-effect transistors (FETs). Schottky barrier and carrier transport regime at the metal/semiconductor interface is modified by forming a van der Waals heterostructure, which causes the reduction of the contact resistance of the device. …”
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Achieving the ASEAN economic community : are the Philippines and Indonesia ready for 2015 by Trajano, Julius Cesar I

“…Both countries appear far from being prepared to dismantle barriers to investments and significantly narrow income gap by 2015.…”
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Developing Agility and Quickness / by Dawes, Jay, editor 522947, National Strength & Conditioning Association (U.S.) 422, Human Kinetics (Online service) 656055

“…Developing Agility and Quickness helps athletes blow past those barriers thanks to the top sport conditioning authority in the world, the National Strength and Conditioning Association. …”
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Use of artificial intelligence in critical care: opportunities and obstacles by Pinsky, Michael R., Bedoya, Armando, Bihorac, Azra, Celi, Leo, Churpek, Matthew, Economou-Zavlanos, Nicoleta J., Elbers, Paul, Saria, Suchi, Liu, Vincent, Lyons, Patrick G., Shickel, Benjamin, Toral, Patrick, Tscholl, David, Clermont, Gilles

“…Similarly, legal and commercial barriers to the access to many existing clinical databases limit studies to address fairness and generalizability of predictive models and management tools. …”
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