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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Ecological Environment"”.
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Child Maltreatment in the Social Context: The Relationship of Socioeconomic and Demographic Environmental Variables to Reported Child Maltreatment in Illinois
… the understanding of child maltreatment in its ecological environment.
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"Giving new meaning to ""Mound City"" landfills as a historical narrative of St. Louis, Missouri"
… physical urban fabric of a place, as well as its ecological environment, and cultural significance. It illustrates that landfills have shaped the built environment. Landscapes are often perceived as natural, though the reality is man has shaped many of them. The physical environment and how it …
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The Impact of Sexual Violence on Student’s Academic and University Experiences: A Qualitative Study
… of sexual violence. Due to the unique environment of universities which may influence a student’s personal, social, and cultural life, a social ecological model was used to frame this study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore student’s academic and university …
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Designing bifunctional materials for in-situ capture and conversion of volatile organic compounds
… profound adverse effects on human health and the ecological environment. Many VOCs cause ruinous health effects even at very low concentrations (ppm) and therefore control of these organic compounds is essential for ensuring good air quality. A large portion of VOCs cause catastrophic health …
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Design for the modern Prometheus : towards an integrated biodesign workflow
… and otherwise living matter into the built environment. Standard Computer Aided Design (CAD) software used in design and engineering often does not have resolution required for living systems, whereas many known bioCAD software do not allow for larger scales. In addition, simulations and …
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Bōsai, Tsunami
… needs is vital in building the nation’s social-ecological resilience. Located in the Circum-pacific of “Ring of Fire” and surrounded by sea, Japan, with an extreme range of topographic and geomorphological landscape, is highly prone to disasters. The south coastal belt of the islands is …
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Distorting the Life of Maca (Lepidium Miyenii)
… itself for economic gains; distorting maca’s ecological environment and relation with natives; poverty and lack of education, distorting the market price of maca; smuggling maca out Peru through border controls; are amongst some of the few problems maca faces today. Even though there are laws …
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Interactive media in distance learning for UK farmers: the countryside disc
… in a rapidly changing economic and social environment. They have difficulty in obtaining suitable training through conventional audio-visual media and face-to-face sessions. How would they benefit from learning at a distance, using computer-based media in their own homes and offices? This …
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Children's Video Usage: A Comparative Study of Nine to Eleven-Year-Olds Living in London and New York
… parents, the child's race/ethnicity, gender, ecological environment, family structure and social structure.</p> <p>Some of the more significant findings show: (1) Children watch TV for approximately two hours and twenty minutes each day. Their viewing threshold is approximately three hours. …
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How do parents respond to changing ecological and social environments: insights from a coral reef fish with biparental care
… capacity of individuals to respond to changing environments by modifying traits, is critically important in allowing biological innovation in the face of environmental change. My dissertation used the clown anemonefish (Amphiprion percula) study system to explore plasticity in parenting …
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To mirror or not to mirror : modeling relationships in social trading
Many scholars have applied ecological principles to study the financial market. As early as 1940s, John Maynard Keynes coined the term "animal spirits" to describe human decision making under uncertainty. In modern economic terms, "animal spirits" are often used to describe the psychological …
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The individual and collective behavior of social organisms across environments
Animals encounter a wide range of ecological conditions, and this diversity can drive behavioral variation. For group-living organisms, this variation is present at both the individual and the collective levels, with individual behavioral phenotypes and interactions among individuals driving …
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The seed pod : facilitating self organizing robust settlement patterns in developing countries
… is able to survive and flourish in a particular environment. Rapid growth in the last fifty years made possible by more and more efficient ways of harvesting resource has created rapid environmental change. Intricately balanced ecologies that have taken millions of years to evolve are suffering …
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An Assessment for our Future: An Investigation of the Presence of External Ecological Assets within Three Counties and One City in Southwest Virginia 6th Grade Youth
Problem: Prevention Planning Teams are challenged with developing intervention programs designed to decrease youth risk behaviors. Literature indicates that by increasing the number of assets/protective factors within a child's external ecology it decreases the likelihood of the youth participating …
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An Assessment of Outmigration-related Land Use Transition in Rural Area and Corresponding Social and Ecological Dynamics - A Case Study in Southwest China
… in a series of social, agricultural, and ecological dynamics. Given the small-scale household-based agriculture pattern in rural regions, scarce arable land resources and high demand for grain in China, this is a phenomenon worth a serious attention. However, the outmigration-related land …
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An Assessment of Outmigration-related Land Use Transition in Rural Area and Corresponding Social and Ecological Dynamics - A Case Study in Southwest China
… in a series of social, agricultural, and ecological dynamics. Given the small-scale household-based agriculture pattern in rural regions, scarce arable land resources and high demand for grain in China, this is a phenomenon worth a serious attention. However, the outmigration-related land …
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Development of teawaste based bio-sorbent materials for removal of Cr(VI) from wastewater
… affects human health and the stability of the ecological environment. Hexavalent chromium in industrial waste water is a common typical heavy metal ion. Therefore, how to effectively treat heavy metal pollution in water has become a hot topic in the field of water pollution control. …
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Enviropreneurial Management An effective approach to cope with the ecological challenge
… force influencing our planet earth. Irreversible environmental degradation are a widespread problem. Atmospheric changes, worsening climate, ozone depletion, etc. is accompanying our daily life. From the ecological perspective the future of the 21st century is endangered. A change of consumption …
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Analysis of Chinese travel blogs of New Zealand
… visitors, were that it possessed a protected ecological environment, offered a variety of activities, and had a highly developed society with a “Pakeha” culture. The research also indicated that Chinese cultural norms played an important role in the process of decision making, perception …
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Energy flows : empowering New Orleans
… flood resistance and reaction to an inundated environment while developing tools to harvest energy from the multiple environmental conditions present at this location. Ultimately, the thesis will try to demonstrate how these tools will influence geography and the concept of property. Six years …
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