Michael Smout

Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), or cancer of the bile ducts, is extremely prevalent in people from Laos and Thailand whose staple diet is uncooked fish which harbour the liver fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini. There is no stronger link between a parasite and cancer than that between O. viverrini and CCA. Indeed WHO data suggests that one in six infected people contract liver cancer derived from the fluke. In vitro and in vivo studies have indicated that the fluke’s excretory/secretory (ES) proteins are m...

Miller, Andrew

Innovation is an imperative in all industry sectors. For those such as construction, which are not considered high-tech and which operate as one-off projects, the uptake and diffusion of new innovations into ongoing practice across projects pose particular problems. The nature of these problems faced at a project level needs to be better understood. This thesis is an exploration of innovation implementation in the context of Project-Based Engineering (PBE). It is an empirical investigation of ho...

Ilse Baumgartner

The thesis “Acceptance and use of the Service Oriented Computing paradigm: the IT professionals’ perspective” focuses on the question: what are the critical factors that influence IT professionals’ intentions to accept and use the Service Oriented Computing (SOC) approach to systems development? This work considers IT professionals as the key stakeholders in the SOC acceptance and use process and argues that the acceptance and practical use of SOC depends – at an early acceptance stage – primari...

Jasmine Sommer

This thesis concentrates on the 1860s migration and settlement experience of the first German settlers of Gramzow on Queensland’s Logan River. It also describes the internal migration of some among them to the North Arm of the Maroochy River in the early 1880s. The latter journey was undertaken in the company of other Germans from the Logan River district and formed part of a pattern of cluster and chain migration to the North Coast. The first chapter in this thesis discusses the early German se...

Asela S Karunajeewa

Obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS) is a highly prevalent disease in which upper airways are collapsed during sleep, leading to serious consequences. The reference standard of clinical diagnosis, called Polysomnography (PSG), requires a full-night hospital stay connected to over 15 measuring channels requiring physical contact with sensors. The vast quantity of physiological data acquired during the PSG has to be manually scored by a qualified technologist to assess the presence ...

Rosemary Taufatofua

This research examines socio-cultural change and resilience resulting from holiday tourism and visiting friends and relatives (VFR) travel. The unique cultural attributes of the Pacific region differentiates it from many other generic sea, sand and sun travel destinations worldwide, providing the region with a competitive edge. This research recognises these essential socio-cultural attributes using Samoa as a case study offering various levels of tourist and VFR interactions. The thesis investi...

許立興

在金融海嘯與次級房貸後，如何有效的進行風險管理已為金融服務業的重要課題。此外我國政府為與國際接軌，正逐步開放金融服務業對外投資的限制。然而對金融服務業而言，既要增加對外投資、又要有效的控制風險，並同時考慮不同國家之間的相關性是困難的。本研究的主要目的是針對我國金融業主要投資的貨幣，建立固定收益風險因子的隨機模型，進而產生隨機模擬情境，最後以該情境做一簡單的應用說明。透過此模擬情境與隨機模擬模型，風險管理者可以依情況需要計算各種所須要的風險指標與投資損益，進而評估避險投資組合整體的績效。 , Effectively controlling risk in investment has become an important issue since the impact of subprime mortgage crisis. On the other hand, government in Taiwan has reduced bundle of investment in foreign countries; however, it’s a tradeoff of financial ...

Harun, Fatimah Noor

Studies about ocean waves have been evolving over a period of time. Re¬cently, there has been renewed interest in problems of refraction, diffraction and radiation of ocean waves around structures. In this thesis, the analytic solutions for linear waves propagating in an ocean with variable bottom to¬pography and their applications in renewable wave energy are presented. In the first part, we present an analytic solution to the shallow water wave equa¬tion for long waves propagating over a circula...

李涵君

當母體中有部份對象因被治癒或免疫而不會失敗時，需考慮這群對象所佔的比率，即存活分率。本文主要在探討如何以貝氏方法對含存活分率之治癒率模式進行分析，並特別針對兩種含存活分率的迴歸模式，分別是Weibull迴歸模式以及對數邏輯斯迴歸模式，導出概似函數與各參數之完全條件後驗分配及其性質。由於聯合後驗分配相當複雜，各參數之邊際後驗分配之解析形式很難表達出。所以，我們採用了馬可夫鏈蒙地卡羅方法（MCMC）中的Gibbs抽樣法及Metropolis法，模擬產生參數值，以進行貝氏分析。實證部份，我們分析了黑色素皮膚癌的資料，這是由美國Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group所進行的第三階段臨床試驗研究。有關模式選取的部份，我們先分別求出各對象在每個模式之下的條件預測指標（CPO），再據以算出各模式的對數擬邊際概似函數值（LPML），以比較各模式之適合性。 , When we face the problem that part of subjects have been cured or are immune so they never fail, we need to ...

陳志揚

台海兩岸之間的經貿往來始於1979年大陸當局發表「告台灣同胞書」。隨著全球經濟整合的推進，以及兩岸各自的經濟發展，台灣與中國大陸之間的經貿往來日益頻繁。但是，台海兩岸之間也同時存在著嚴重的不信任感，中國質疑台灣領導人對台灣主權的路線，台灣則對中國當局不願意放棄武力犯台感到嚴重威脅。在雙方缺乏互信的情況下，政治的交流非常不易，這種政經截然不同路線發展的現象，在今日的國際關係中誠屬罕見。為了探究中國大陸是否會對台灣採取經濟制裁的行為，本研究先從「兩岸經貿政策演變過程」及「台商赴中國大陸投資」兩方面觀察其對台灣經濟發展產生之影響，之後再使用文獻分析法分析兩岸經貿互動及台商西進大陸投資的概況，並瞭解對台灣經濟的影響，進而推論對台灣經濟安全威脅的可能性。最後研究發現，兩岸的經貿政策加速台商西進並在地化，台商赴中國大陸投資對台灣經濟發展產生之影響，除了幫助部分產業達到升級的益處，但也造成部分產業空洞化的後果，而兩岸分工的狀態，使兩岸經濟在世界經濟體系裡更融合。中國大陸不至於對台灣整體經濟進行制裁，僅會對部分台商施予手段，以促進兩岸統一的進展，不過作用不大。但是這些手段長期下來，是否會影響台灣在政治...

Chang, Bi-Juan

聯邦模型（Fed Model）為一簡單股市報酬估計模型，認為股市之報酬率與政府十年期公債殖利率相近。本研究以此模型對亞太地區十個市場進行探討，並以反序累積平方和（Reversed Ordered Cusum squared，ROC）的方式偵測市場之結構變異，以做出更精確的預測與分析。所研究的市場包括澳洲、紐西蘭、日本、台灣、南韓、新加坡、香港、泰國、馬來西亞、以及菲律賓。我們得到的結論認為聯邦模型在澳洲、紐西蘭、日本、南韓、新加坡、及菲律賓的確有其效果存在，且在考量可能產生結構變異的時間點後，可使預測準確度提高。因此，我們可採用聯邦模型，做為資產在股市與債市間配置之參考工具。 , The Fed Model indicates that the stock market returns are very close to the long-term government bond yields. This article examines the Fed model in 10 main Asia-Pacific markets- Australia, New Zealand, Jap...

Cheng Dun-Yu

本文以我國犯罪被害人補償制度為中心，首先於第一章說明以德國「犯罪被害人補償法」及日本「犯罪被害人等給付金支給法」為比較對象之理由，亦即認為我國「犯罪被害人保護法」之順應世界犯罪被害補償之立法，於立法院審議當時行政院版本草案及謝啟大等委員版本對案主要分別係參酌日本及德國立法例。本文第二章及第三章分別說明德國及日本犯罪被害補償之基本理念及相關法律規定，德國將其犯罪被害補償制度定位為社會法次體系之社會補償立法，有關犯罪被害補償之社會給付係準用聯邦照護法多樣化之補償措施，並藉由補償機關及社會法院多年之實務運作經驗確立諸多補償原則；日本給付金制度係在健全的國民年金制度及醫療保險制度之外，另以勞動災害保險為比照及減除之金錢給付制度，給付金屬慰問金僅屬慰問金之性質，然而亦具有部分精神上及物質上損害賠償之功能。凡此給付內容固然與我國補償金性質不同，惟日本制度以行政命令訂定排除給付之基準、修法擴大重傷被害人保護範圍、新增醫療給付、授權民間犯罪被害補償組織執行早期犯罪被害人援助措施等，顯然修法後新制已不遜於我國現行制度。第四章關於我國犯罪被害人補償制度部分，首先回顧我國犯罪被害人補償立法之學術法展及立法過...

Hilden, M.

Abstract Screen modelling has traditionally been based on rudimentary empirical ‘factor’ methods, or semi-empirical data-fitting techniques. Both of these methods have significant limitations in practice, and industrial screen optimization remains somewhat of a ‘black art’. This thesis introduces the concept of dimensional analysis and scale model similitude to the problem of modelling vibrating screens. This leads to a new method of modelling industrial screens. A small-scale screen can be buil...

Hill, R. J.

Environmental management in modern industry entails much more than simply measuring the level of contaminants at the discharge point of a chimney stack or pipeline and operating within defined licence limits. It involves: 1) Understanding the environmental risks associated with the industrial operation; 2) Quantifying the environmental assets at risk; 3) Evaluating the environmental challenge from the industry (determining the likely effect of particular emission levels on different environments...

Lucas, T.

Pritchard, David

This dissertation establishes how different citizen soldiers were employed and evaluated in the imaginary of fifth century Athens and gives explanations why popular thinking on military personnel was organised in this way. In so doing it emerges that a particular citizen soldier figured in Athenian conceptions about many aspects of martial activity. Also, it has proven necessary to analyse several other conceptions concerning the waging of war in which military personnel strictly play no part be...

Salmon, Gilly

Gilly Salmon is a Professor of e-learning and Learning Technologies at the University of Leicester/UK. She researches about e-learning scenarios for the future. She is known for her book ‘E-Moderating. The key to teaching and learning online’, where she explores a five stage model to prepare teachers for online moderation and work: 1. Access and motivation, 2. Online socialization, 3. Information exchange, 4. Knowledge construction, 5. Development. Based on this research she is developing a prac...

Nicole Gunter

The genus Ceratomyxa Thélohan, 1892 is one of the largest myxozoan genera, the species of which almost always infect the gall bladder of marine teleosts. Although there are over 180 species known globally, prior to this study only three had been described from Australia. This study explores the systematics, host specificity and species richness of Ceratomyxa species from a diverse range of Queensland marine fishes. The first part of this thesis deals with the issues associated with spore based t...

Stanley, Julie

This thesis is a regional study of the coastal port settlement of Bowen and its interaction with the surrounding Kennedy d istrict of North Queensland, thrown open for settlement in 1861. The primary focus of the study is the progress of the first generation of settlement, 1861-1880. Presented in generally chronological form, the experimental successes and failures of the first white inhabitants of Australia's first enduring tropical settlement are examined. The emphasis is social, but issue...

陳幼君

祭青海湖本為青海蒙古人的活動，自清初中央控制青海地區以來，清朝便將其意義轉變成替中央政權服務的一項工具；祭海本為蒙古崇拜信仰的儀式之一，不定期、不定點，是蒙古內部的一種社會網絡機制，但自清廷訂下定制後，祭海成為控制蒙古人的一種手段。除此之外，清政府也利用祭海儀式來消除藏人的反抗力量，達到維持青海地區安定的目的；故祭海儀式對滿、蒙、藏等民族都有很重要的意義。祭海儀式的有效性在清代得到證實後，民國時期，不管是北洋政府或南京政府也都持續的舉行祭海，祭海因而成為有效的政治工具之一。本篇論文主要探討從清到民國的兩百多年間，祭青海湖是如何影響青海當地蒙藏等民族，及彼此的互動關係。

許(王黎)云

在運用羅吉斯迴歸模式作資料分析時，若是違反了模式的假設，則所做出來的模式都會導致錯誤的統計推論。因此，模式的診斷常常被應用來發掘問題並判斷假設是否合理。本研究是將以往文獻中相關議題的討論做一個有系統的整理，俾便往後的研究者在作羅吉斯迴歸模式診斷時，能有一個可以依循的準則。此外，每種模式診斷的方法皆附上範例及分析過程以供參考。 , When the assumptions of logistic regression analysis are violated, any calculation of a logistic model may lead to invalid statistical inference. Diagnostics are frequently employed to explore problems and determine whether certain assumptions are reasonable. We survey relevant literatures on diagnostics and try to provide a guideli...

留美萍

自1970年之後，國際觀光業在東南亞地區呈現蓬勃發展的趨勢，自1973年後，全球觀光業仍呈現穩定成長狀態；然而，事實上，東南亞七經濟體各自國際觀光競爭力卻開始呈現消長互現的情形，有些經濟體國際觀光競爭力呈現持續成長的現象，部份經濟體卻呈現逐漸衰退的趨勢，若進一步以台灣觀光客首要來源國(美國與日本)及澳洲三大來源國市場做分析，台灣在三大市場國際觀光競爭力表現持續走下坡；印尼、及泰國在美、日市場國際觀光競爭力表現呈穩定成長；香港、新加坡在澳洲市場國際觀光競爭力日益加強，但在美國及日本市場國際觀光競爭力卻日漸衰退，其餘國家國際觀光競爭力則上下起伏不定。本文首先根據消費理論，建立一包含國際觀光的消費者決策模型；其次，依據此理論模型推導出國際觀光相對競爭力的因果關係式；然後，參考既有文獻，建立實證模型；最後，則利用1973-2000年東南亞七經濟體資料，透過三階段最小平方法，分別探討各經濟體國際觀光競爭力的影響因素。結果發現：(一) 相對價格的影響將視旅遊目的及型態的不同而有差異；(二) 匯率的影響將視觀光旅遊支出是以當地貨幣計算或旅遊來源國貨幣計算而有差異；（三）供給面因素對於國際觀光市場的確...

張義動

近年來國內企，業透過海外可轉換公司債(ECB) 之發行自國際資本市場募集資金以漸成風氣。國內金融機構藉由ECB之發行籌資則集中於近二年，尤其自金控公司核准設立以來，受金控法之規範，金控公司因合併而產生之母子公司交叉持股問題，限期於三年內須處理完成，否則屆期須辦理註銷股本。本文即以復華金控旗下子公司復華證金為求於法定期限內解決交叉持股問題，以其持有母公司復華金控股票為轉換標的，發行一億美元之海外可交換公司債(EEB)為例，探討整個債券發行過程中及比較截至2004年底，相關金控公司所發行ECB之債券持有人執行轉換比率，發現以發行海外可轉換公司債方式為樣本且須面臨限期處分交叉持股壓力之大小與其有效完成債券轉換總金額之達成率呈現高度正相關。而以發行海外可轉換公司債方式為樣本但毋須面臨限期處分交叉持股之債券轉換情形，其有效完成債券轉換總金額之達成率呈偏低狀況。且以發行海外可交換公司債方式為樣本之債券轉換情形亦同受債券發行公司有否須面臨限期處分交叉持股壓力之影響。

Lin , Choung-sheng

自比較優勢的觀點論之，一國的資源稟賦會決定國內政治聯盟的型態，並透過該聯盟的運作，影響該國對於市場開放和保護的態度。市場的開放與否以及開放的程度會深深影響到要素擁有者的利益，決定的因素在於要素的豐富或稀缺程度：豐富要素稟賦擁有者，偏好市場開放；稀缺要素稟賦擁有者偏好市場保護。不同的要素流動性產業亦左右市場對開放與否的偏好。因貿易所產生的「獲益」或「損失」、「輸家」或「贏家」，決定了該要素稟賦擁有者對於市場開放或保護的態度。此外，自兩岸交流角度論之，「輸家╱贏家」的對立亦左右了台灣在面對中國經濟崛起之際，對大陸開放政策的方向。故本研究認為，在經濟發展過程中，國家透過行政手段引導經濟資源形塑台灣的比較優勢，並在威權時期形成公部門對私部門實行強力控管結構。然而，在90年代自由化，由於國際自由潮流及國內政治鬥爭因素，使得私部門滲透入公部門的決策體系中，造成嚴重的尋租的現象，並透過政治聯盟的型態左右了政府的決策過程。再者，自兩岸的經濟安全觀之，台灣面對中國的施壓，除了消極抵抗外，亦可透過本身的比較優勢，搶奪中國特定產業部門的市場壟斷權，反制中方對台灣所施予的不對稱權力關係。

Lee,Yi-yin

全球化近乎無遠弗屆地吸納了世界的每個角落並且改變了人類的世界觀。隨著觀光產業發展至全球規模，觀光客與在地人對家這個空間有了不同的理解。尤其對居住在第三世界的人民而言，家成為一個因應全球化時代時空錯置(displacement)的場域。本篇論文針對三位女性作家對家的敘述進行分析—阿蘭達蒂．洛伊的《微物之神》，牙買加．琴凱德的 《微渺之地》以及法蘭西斯卡．瑪西安諾的《荒野法則》。在對《微物之神》的分析中，筆者強調演現 (performance)為建構身份認同與歸屬感的重要過程與方法，並且分析女性敘述者如何從演現的角度重新審視現今受觀光業入侵的喀拉拉(Kerala)與在地人的關係。經由重建家族史，女性敘述者得以一窺權力結構是如何經由訓育(pedagogy)主導演現，並且藉由演現來鞏固訓育與其權力運作。在《微渺之地》中，琴凱德描述了安地瓜人(Antiguans)與觀光客之間不公平的拉距戰。筆者強調，琴凱德藉由詳述家園的消失，揭露觀光客的自行其事宛如重現殖民者的剝削，並且形成她對安地瓜的在地論述。在《荒野法則》的分析中，筆者意圖釐清全球化時代四海為家的誤夢。 藉由分析女性敘述者在肯亞建立家園卻遭...

Chuang, Feng-Jung

本研究以連續性負向對比（successive negative contrast, SNC）動物行為模式進行比較行為所涉及的心理歷程及神經生理系統之探究。實驗首先建立以大白鼠在舔舐不同濃度蔗糖液所引發的連續性負向對比效果之模式，繼而探討飢餓動機在此模式中所扮演的角色，並且以benzodiazepines受體促進劑diazepam進行週邊及中樞注射，期望對此模式之神經行為機制有進一步的發現，並釐清benzodiazepines在當中所扮演的角色。實驗一是為了建立本實驗室大白鼠在舔舐蔗糖液由較高濃度（32﹪）降為較低濃度（4﹪）時產生的連續性負向對比行為的表現，從結果發現剝奪吃食的大白鼠或自由吃食的大白鼠皆有連續性負向對比行為的效果產生，剝奪吃食的大白鼠在減抑負向對比的行為效果比自由吃食的大白鼠還快，而自由吃食的大白鼠在連續性負向對比的行為保持上會持續較久。實驗二是操弄吃食狀態的調換，以檢視大白鼠在負向對比效果表現是否隨飢餓驅力的高低而變化，就結果而言，剝奪吃食改為自由吃食組大白鼠之連續性負向對比行為的產生只發生在蔗糖液濃度變化後的第一、二天，而自由吃食改為剝奪吃食組大白鼠會發生在蔗糖液濃...

He, Guang Wei

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Chen, Mei Ling

Liu, Lee Chuan

在台灣的外國人對兩岸關係的看法 , The focus of this study is to shed light on what foreign residents in Taiwan think about the cross-strait situation and what factors influence the way they think. The study is motivated by what the author sees as a scarcity of information on foreigners in Taiwan, coupled by a spectacular local interest on identity as it relates to the unfolding of cross-strait politics. The author would like to call attention to the distinct voices of foreigners in Taiwan, their plight and what...

Wang, Xin Xian

Wu, Jia Ren

Brown, Neil E

Satellite-based navigation systems make it possible to determine the relative positions of points on the earth with centimetre or even millimetre level accuracy over baselines of up to several thousand kilometres. The highest possible accuracy can only be achieved if the carrier phase integer ambiguities can be resolved. In order to resolve the L1 and L2 integer ambiguities over long GPS baselines, the double difference residual ionospheric errors must be estimated for every satellite, every epo...

張哲維

宋代的商業相當繁榮，每個地區可以針對自己的環境優勢，發展適合的商品，運到全國各地販售，賺取更多的利潤。本文便想透過對建州一帶所生產的茶葉作為考察的對象，瞭解建茶如何成為一項全國性的重要商品和特產。其中必須探討的是建茶受到人們青睞的原因，生產的發展和對生產地的影響，以及運銷上的各種問題。各種因素之間都有互相影響的可能。建茶口味獨特，受到宋人的喜愛。宋朝皇室更將建茶當作重要的上貢物，皇室飲用建茶的風氣隨著不斷的賜與給士大夫而開始往下流傳，藉著茶書等傳播方式傳入了一般社會，形成一股飲用建茶的風氣。不論是士大夫或富裕階層人士可能是希望藉由飲用和皇室相關的建茶來證明自己的身分地位。這個因素使得建茶受到許多人的喜愛而大大增加其名氣地位，也促進了建茶的消費，成為受人矚目的重要商品。建茶發展的成功，使得建州茶農獲取許多利益，並提供許多遊民工作的機會，對建州的經濟發展有相當的影響。建茶的品質也在消費者與茶農間共同注意下而有所進步。同時，政府也注意到了建茶驚人的獲利而加以嚴格管制，希望從中抽取一定的歲收，以補助原有賦稅的不足。在運輸方面，由於建茶對於政府有相當的利益，因此早期政府自行負責運輸，之後也有政策...

Elliott, Catherine I.

Australia is transected by a network of systematic continental-scale lineaments that are considered to be zones of concentrated, aligned tectonic activity which have apparent continuity over vast distances. The influence of lineaments on the rock record can be identified in many types of data-sets, and existing data reveals previously undescribed basement influences. Several continental-scale lineaments can be traced offshore with apparent continuity for hundreds to thousands of kilometres, two ...

McKenzie, Shane E. H.

Law enforcement agencies worldwide, including those in Australia, have declared partnerships with the private sector to police e-crime as “critical”. However, this strategy faces uncertainties about appropriate formats and the potential for fostering corruption. Sarre and Prenzler’s (2000) Regulated Intersections model proposes that, to avoid corruption, cooperation must be limited and regulated closely. Consequently, this thesis examines the conditions under which investigative partnership poli...

Strain, Lisa

Currently Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) initiatives are mainly focused on the terrestrial environment and have not yet expanded to fully accommodate marine and coastal spatial information. This causes many stakeholders within the marine and coastal environments difficulty in obtaining spatial data or information about these areas. Therefore the aim of this research is to develop an extended seamless SDI model that can apply to coastal and marine spatial data as well as terrestrial data. This...

Syme, Anna

Ostracods of the family Cylindroleberididae are speciose, widespread, and well-defined by morphological features including the possession of gills. Despite the family having been divided into three subfamilies, five tribes, 32 genera, and more than 200 species, the relationships between its species have never been analysed phylogenetically. Twenty-five of the 32 genera are not defined by unique features but rather combinations of characters, and may therefore be historical constructions rather t...

Pak, Bernard Ching-Yuen

Trace gas (CO2 and its carbon and oxygen isotopes, CH4, CO, H2 and N2O) vertical profile data above Cape Grim, Tasmania for the period April 1992 to February 1997 are investigated. A climatology of the distribution of each trace gas has been compiled from statistical treatment of the raw data. These climatologies are useful for verification of transport model outputs. Here, the CO2 climatology is compared to simulation results from two transport models (Melbourne University Transport Model and T...

Nicholas Bruno

這是關於成功的海外財務中心的決定因素 , This is a thesis about The Determinants of a Successful Offshore Finance Center

張炳玉

Willis, Simon L.

Advances in technology have allowed for the development of wireless sensor , networks consisting of small autonomous sensor nodes that communicate with one , another via wireless technology. Most designs of wireless sensor networks , concentrate on miniaturisation where sensor nodes can only communicate over a short , distance and must be closely positioned to monitor an area. In contrast, this thesis , presents a long-range wireless sensor network where nodes are separated by large , distances,...

Bay, Line Kolind

The population genetic structure of species may be determined by complex interactions , among many ecological, evolutionary and genetic processes. I investigated the , population genetic structure of coral reef fishes on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), , Australia to better understand how these various processes may interact in a natural , system. I firstly examined the spatial genetic structure of a low dispersal species to , determine if its genetic structure varied among spatial scales and amon...

Hall, Vicki R

Corals are frequently injured by natural processes and human activities. The response of scleractinian corals to damage is dependent on the nature and extent of damage, the characteristics of the injury, the life-histories of the coral, and the prevailing abiotic and biotic conditions. In this thesis I have examined several aspects of injury including (1) the nature and extent of natural injury, (2) the response of corals to injuries with different characteristics and (3) the influence of morpho...

Yagi, Chiemi

The focus of this thesis is the combination of two lightly examined areas, tourist-tourist encounters and nationality differences in tourist behaviour. The overall aim is to examine how tourists see other tourists and identify the differences in encounter preferences among tourist subgroups and further to analyse the factors influencing those differences. , This thesis began with the investigation of elements related to tourist-tourist encounters through an examination of the relevant existing l...

Pocock, Celmara Anne

The Great Barrier Reef is regarded as one of the natural wonders of the world and is , recognised as having World Heritage significance. The wealth and complexity of its , natural attributes form the basis of a rich and complementary human history. However, , management of the region is focused on the conservation of natural attributes, , sometimes at the cost of human interests and cultural values. This is symptomatic of the , way in which many heritage properties are managed and is a source of...

Hubble, Marc

Among terrestrial organisms, body size exhibits predictable relationships with many characteristics including growth rate, mortality rate, longevity, reproductive traits, abundance, species richness and habitat use. However, the majority of studies , identifying such relationships have looked at a limited range of terrestrial taxa, in particular mammals, birds and beetles. These patterns have received much less attention among marine organisms and consequently their generality is questionable. F...

Hislop, Nikki Rochelle

To a surprising extent, molecular mechanisms underlying many aspects of development , are conserved across the higher (bilateral and triploblastic) Metazoa, but the degree to , which similar mechanisms apply to non-bilateral and diploblastic animals such as , cnidarians is unclear. The aim of this thesis was to characterise genes homologous to , those that play key roles in anterior patterning in bilaterians, in the basal cnidarian , Acropora millepora. , In Acropora, a gene clearly related to t...

許智明

台灣中小企業佔總家數97%，為數眾多的中小企業以快速的反應，活躍於變化快且多的遽變環境。但小公司沒有大企業的資源及資訊，要如何洞燭先機、提早佈局，讓中小企業能順應時勢要求，讓我相當有興趣；所以針對此問題，作此研究。根據本研究分析，台灣市場成長趨緩，個案公司正打算前往海外進行市場擴充，有進一步成長的機會。所以建議個案公司進行產品線擴充，結合本身營造業的知識與外部相關資訊，尋找下一波可能的創新產品與服務。

麻匡復

相較於過去認為政策導向產業園區開發成效優於市場導向產業園區的研究，本論文從產業群聚的觀點重新檢視兩種園區，則並未發現上述的現象，內科與土城頂埔的發展成就，也突顯了市場導向產業園區對於產業群聚的調適性要快於政策導向的產業園區。制度架構的完整性是形成上述狀況的主要原因，也就是第二章理論與文獻中所提到的「公共領域」是否充足的問題。臺北新竹地區一直是世界知名的電子產業群聚地點，甚至有亞洲矽谷的美稱(Mathews, 1997)，這裡不僅匯集了臺積電、鴻海與廣達等知名企業，也有像是新竹科學園區、南港軟體園區、頂埔科技園區以及內湖科技園區等具有高新聞性的產業園區。 , 在竹科與南軟的個案中，政府都透過政策直接規範廠商規模與產業結構，單就園區開發與招商而言，明確的制度規範固然有助於降低開發招商過程的不確定性與交易成本，但就強調廠商間彼此互動而衍生出綜效 (synergy) 的產業群聚而言，完善的制度規範與政策引導反而限縮了廠商的互動機會，讓非交易性依賴的形成遭遇困境。反觀幾乎沒有制度規範的內科與土城頂埔園區，由市場自行決定進駐廠商規模與產業結構，則提供了廠商非交易依賴的形成基礎。由上可知，廠商 (市...