Conflicts over resource management, which are prevalent in project development, are fundamentally rights-related and crucially dependent on the perceptions of those involved [ 3, 36].
For example, Bowling (2005: 232) considers quality of life 'a multi-level and amorphous concept, broadly defined as encompassing the individual's perceptions of, and satisfaction with, physical health, psychological well-being, independence, social relationships, social and material circumstances and the natural and built environments; ultimately dependent on the perceptions of the individual'.
Prior to my role at AUSL, I oversaw talent acquisition for Chicago Public Schools, where it became clear to me that the ability to recruit and retain high-quality personnel was very much dependent on the public perception of the organization.
Individual aspirations are dependent on the subjective perception of institutional opportunity structures that defines how desirable it is for an immigrant to aim for participation and belonging in the receiving country.
Self-report of ADL, for example, is dependent on the personal perception of disability, and this may vary across cultures and countries.
In the first case, the gene-expression annotation is dependent on the personal perception of the author during the submission process; in the second case it relies on the interpretation of the literature by the curators.
For example, the connection between subjective impairment and treatment status might be weaker in children since participation in a treatment program is highly dependent on the parents' perception of the problem.
The care a child receives is directly dependent on the knowledge, perceptions, abilities, skills and motivation of the primary caregiver or mother, the support she receives and the social services to which she has access.
"Tourism is highly dependent on perceptions; not only the perceptions of the tourists, but the perceptions of the manpower within the industry.
Likewise, how long one survives into "old age" in order to be considered successful is dependent on one's perception of what old age is, and one's expectation for reaching such an age.
