Browsing by Subject "Uncertainty"
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Evaluation of the Financial Threat Scale (FTS) in four European, non–student samples
(Elsevier Science Inc, 2015)The Financial Threat Scale (FTS) was designed to asses levels of fear, uncertainty, and preoccupation about the stability and security of one's finances. In previous research with Canadian university students, it was shown ... -
Further development of methodology to model TRISO fuel and BISO absorber particles and related uncertainty quantification using SCALE 6
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)In the 350 MW Modular High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (MHTGR-350), not only is the fuel double heterogeneous but so are the lumped burnable poisons (LBPs). The LBPs are composed of Bi-Structural Isotropic (BISO) particles ... -
Global megatrends and their implications for environmental assessment practice
(Elsevier, 2016)This paper addresses the future of environmental assessment (EA) practice in light of a rapidly changing world. We apply a literature review-based methodology to firstly identify key global megatrends and then reflect upon ... -
Measurement uncertainty of current harmonics during the assessment of compliance to grid code requirements
(IEEE, 2018)This paper improves the impact of measurement uncertainty on harmonic grid code compliance assessment by characterization of the current transformers at a renewable power producer. Field data was collected to evaluate the ... -
The mediating role of frustration of psychological needs in the relationship between job insecurity and work related well–being
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)This study aims to test a new process underlying the negative relationship between job insecurity and work-related well-being. Specifically, based on Self-Determination Theory, frustration of the psychological needs for ... -
Micro credit and the transforming of uncertainty since 1976: international lessons for South Africa.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2011)• Summary: The formal banking system plays a pivotal role in the delivery of financial services, particularly credit. However, the delivery of credit to poor households in South Africa by the formal banking system is ... -
Staring down the lion : uncertainty avoidance and operational risk culture in a tourism organisation
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2018)This study interrogated operational risk-based decision-making in the face of uncertainty in a large African safari tourism organisation, by exploring individual and perceived team member approaches to operational uncertainty. ... -
Systemic problems of capacity development for disaster risk reduction in a complex, uncertain, dynamic, and ambiguous world
(Elsevier, 2019)The international community has been engaged in capacity development for decades, sometimes under different names or with a slightly different focus. So far, these efforts have failed to bring significant and sustainable ... -
Uncertainty of dustfall monitoring results
(NACA, 2017)Fugitive dust has the ability to cause a nuisance and pollute the ambient environment, particularly from human activities including construction and industrial sites and mining operations. As such, dustfall monitoring has ...