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Showing 1 to 20 of 53 for “"Comparative Methods"”.
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Discovering variation from cell atlases: comparative methods for single-cell genomics
… computational strategies and best practices for comparative analysis between samples of different biological conditions profiled with single-cell genomics. Chapter 2 presents Milo, a statistical framework for differential abundance testing on single-cell data. By quantifying differences in cell …
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Metaphor in the Making: Comparative methods of representation in physical architectural models.
Metaphor enables us to understand concepts in terms of other concepts. Architectural representation is a metaphor that stands in place of the design being represented. This metaphor allows us to structure our thinking around something tangible while thinking about something that is less tangible. …
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Probing statistical patterns across the tree of life: Comparative methods for microbial genomes and traits
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2025-12-01
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A study of the comparative methods for the rare earth determination in bones and the rare earth content in human bones
… cerium rich oxalates has been established. Three methods, the W.C. Robinson Method, the Calcium Sulfate Method, and the Oxalic Acid Method, for the chemical separation of the rare earth group from the other elements in bone ash have been investigated and the difficulties of each of the methods …
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Impacts of Climate Change in Snowmelt-Dominated Alpine Catchments: Development and Assessment of Comparative Methods to Quantify the Role of Dynamic Storage and Subsurface Hydrologic Processes
… source waters across space and time. These methods were utilized to quantify and assess its role of dynamic storage in mitigating climate change response.
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Hiding in plain sight: accounting for rate heterogeneity in trait evolution models
<p>Within the last four decades, phylogenetic comparative methods have become the defacto method of analysis for comparative biologists. The availability of high-quality comparative datasets has been matched by an explosion of possible phylogenetic models. In large part, the efforts to increase the …
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When the Map Fails the Territory: Hidden State Models, Complex Traits and the Evolution of Bird Migration
Phylogenetic comparative methods often rely on simplifying complex biological traits into discrete categories, potentially obscuring evolutionary patterns and generally limiting inferences. This dissertation confronts this ``map versus territory" problem by developing and evaluating methodological …
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Development of a self-care assessment tool for hospitalized chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: A methodological study
… patients. Using descriptive, correlational, and comparative methods of research, the self-care assessment data demonstrated a statistically significant difference between preinstruction and postinstruction assessment scores, moderate levels of norm-referenced and criterion-referenced interrater …
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International early childhood education and care professionals practices to engage family members of young children with special education needs: a comparative study of professional practices in China and the United States
… and challenges within inclusive ECEC. Constant comparative methods were used to identify patterns and themes across interviews. Professionals had a range of educational backgrounds and experiences working with young children with special education needs and their families. Professionals shared …
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Relational Development, Self-Disclosure, and Invasion of Privacy: College Students and Teachers as Facebook Friends
… participants, and the data were analyzed by comparative methods. Through this study, it was revealed that students are split on the appropriateness of professors as Facebook friends. They prefer little to no self-disclosure from their professors. They do not see Facebook friendships with …
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Lin Tongqi : an oral history
… dynamics of understanding the Chinese culture, comparative methods of culture study, the relationships between eternal issues and contemporary issues, as well as a brief discussion on the issues facing contemporary China, and the future of Chinese society.
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Transfer Pricing in East Africa: Tanzania and Kenya in Comparative Perspective
… employed and supplemented by empirical and comparative methods. This study has found that the existing transfer pricing law in EAC countries are not adequately curbing transfer pricing manipulation. The study recommends for amendment of existing laws by offering theoretical insight of …
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Intertwined evolution of swimming, morphology and microhabitat in tree frogs from the subfamily Hylinae
… functional morphology and phylogenetic comparative methods are imperative to understand how closely related species evolved. By combining those three approaches we aim to disentangle the evolution of morphological traits and their influence on swimming behavior and performance, both …
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Ginčų, kylančių vartojimo sutarčių, sprendimo ne teismo tvarka tendencijos ES ir Lietuvoje /
… analysis of systemic and logical, modeling and comparative methods, as well as the method of aggregation. The implementation of the tasks has been concluded that the use of the proceeding out of court made a lot of changes which became effective only at 2016. On the basis of these amendments …
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New Mobile Technologies in a Rural, Alternate School: A Case Study
… analysis; inductive data analysis; constant comparative methods of analysis; descriptive tables; concept mapping; and thematic charting were the qualitative data analysis techniques used to develop a coding system, to draw out key themes, and to interpret the findings. This study identified …
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The Impact of Genetic Testing in Women with a Diagnosis and Family History of Breast Cancer: A Qualitative Investigation of Patient Experience
… has been assisted by the Framework Approach. Comparative methods have produced rich qualitative data that illustrates diverse genetic testing experiences, opinions and treatment decisions. <br/>Personalised treatment to maximise survival was identified as a significant factor in patient …
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The legend of gesture : mapping humans’ use and understanding of hominid gestures
… and understand ape-typical gestures, employing comparative methods borrowed from primatologists. Through an observational study, I analysed the gestures used by 0.5–6.5-year-old children across eight countries using the GesturalOrigins coding system and found that children used the majority of …
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Teacher-directed student use of the Internet for curricular activities: Profiles of frequent and infrequent use.
… in nature, utilized correlation and causal-comparative methods, and employed a convenience sample. The population consisted of 3,187 public school teachers from Nebraska and four service regions in upstate New York. Data related to the research questions were gathered using an online survey. …
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The State, Aerospace Multinational Corporations and Variegated Forms of Corporate Capture in Regional Training Systems: A Cross-National Comparative Study Between Charleston, SC, U.S.A. and São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
… is based on qualitative cross-national comparative methods. Fieldwork was undertaken between 2014 and 2017, when fifty-nine semi-structured interviews were conducted with state managers, representatives from educational institutions, not-for-profit organizations, and firms, among others. …
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