Quantum dipole emitters in structured environments: A scattering approach (tutorial)
, 2019 We provide a simple semi-classical formalism to describe the coupling between one or several quantum emitters and a structured environment. Describing the emitter by an electric polarizability, and the surrounding medium by a Green function, we show that
Bouchet, Dorian, Carminati, Rémi
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Youth councils in municipal government: Examination of activities, impact and barriers [PDF]
, 2016 This study reports on youth councils in 24 municipalities in one major metropolitan area. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with one key adult stakeholder in each municipality in order to understand the scope, structure, functioning, activities ...
Augsberger, Astraea +2 more
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Characteristics of telemedicine workflows in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic
BMC Health Services Research, 2023 Background The use of telemedicine increased dramatically in nursing homes (NHs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, little is known about the actual process of conducting a telemedicine encounter in NHs.
James H Ford +3 more
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Presenting a desirable pattern for selecting the Faculty Members in Iranian universities [PDF]
مدیریت بهره وری, 2016 This study aimed at providing a desirable model for selection the faculty members for universities in Iran. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used in three successive stages.
Nabiollah Mohammadi +3 more
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Application of POET model to investigate agricultural water conflict in Iran
Frontiers in Water, 2022 Water conflicts might be a serious threat for the life quality of stakeholders and also an obstacle on the way of human and environmental development. Obviously, the environment could be affected by such conflicts.
Masoud Bijani +3 more
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‘One big wheel’: young people’s participation in service, design, development and delivery (Sharing our experience, Practitioner-led research 2008-2009; PLR0809/080) [PDF]
, 2009 How do professionals and agencies seek the views of young people moving from participation to the implementation of service design and delivery? The research involved six white British young people from the Camborne, Pool and Redruth (CPR) area of ...
James, Natasha
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Start Time and Duration Distribution Estimation in Semi-Structured Processes [PDF]
, 2012 Semi-structured processes are business workflows, where the execution of the workflow is not completely controlled by a workflow engine, i.e., an implementation of a formal workflow model.
Iacob, Maria-Eugenia, Wombacher, Andreas
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Stepping on invisible land: on the importance of communicating the value of soils
Discover Sustainability, 2022 Soils play fundamental roles in the functioning of the Earth's ecosystems. Despite numerous initiatives to protect soils, it continues to be generally perceived as dirt or, at best, the surface we walk on.
Agnieszka E. Latawiec +12 more
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“Membership Retention in the Fitness Industry: A Qualitative Study and the Development of a Predictive Model" [PDF]
, 2008 The concern over poor membership retention rates in the fitness industry is increasing, yet it has attracted little empirical research. So far, membership retention has mostly been indirectly and narrowly addressed, whereby research has either measured ...
Francis-Smythe, Jan, Watts, Helen
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Beyond model answers: learners’ perceptions of self-assessment materials in e-learning applications [PDF]
, 2007 The importance of feedback as an aid to self‐assessment is widely acknowledged. A common form of feedback that is used widely in e‐learning is the use of model answers. However, model answers are deficient in many respects. In particular, the notion of a
Cox, Benita, Handley, Karen
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