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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Ecological analysis"”.
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An Ecological Analysis of Perinatal Health-Rick for Birmingham's Neighborhoods.
The perinatal period refers to the time period surrounding birth (The National Foundation March of Dimes, 1980a) and, in the general sense, includes pregnancy through an infant's first year of life.
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STAGE FOR EVERYONE: AN ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF A SHENZHEN COMMUNITY THEATRE
In this thesis, I study the development of a locally, socio-historically defined community theatre called Stage for Everyone, in the Chinese domestic migrant city of Shenzhen. My 20 months of research for this thesis relied on literature review concerning community performances and theatre ecology, …
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The Gut Microbiome of Premature Infants: An Ecological Analysis of a Probiotic Intervention Study
… microbiome exhibits profound alterations, the ecological patterns of microbial assembly and succession in preterm infants remained understudied and have only included bacteria. Moreover, it is not well understood how these processes are impacted by probiotics. The goal of my MSc research is to …
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Dynamics of Organizational Populations - An Ecological Analysis of the Corporate Identity Consultancy in Shenzhen, China
… than exogenous, as assumed in all available ecological models. Given the (increasingly) low level of population contrast at late stage, I suggest that the CI population may never become an organizational form. Taken together, the thesis shows that bringing fuzzy-set theory into organizational …
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Forests in Conflict: A social-ecological analysis of the nexus between armed conflict and deforestation in Colombia
… in Colombia through the lens of socio-ecological systems (SES). Armed groups in Colombia have historically exploited forests as strategic resources, fueling warfare, financing operations, and sheltering illicit activities. However, conflict has also produced unintended conservation …
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Molecular ecological analysis of methanogenic communities in terrestrial and submarine permafrost deposits of Siberian Laptev Sea area
… experiment and FISH. The submarine permafrost analysis of the isotope composition of CH4 suggested a relationship between methane content and in situ active methanogenesis. Furthermore, active methanogenesis was proven using 13C-isotope measurements of methane in submarine permafrost sediment …
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Communities of coral : an institutional and ecological analysis of biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services in Southeast Asia
… for a more integrated form of management whereby ecological, economic, and social considerations can be made for management decisions. Centralized MPAs can mimic the successes of co-managed systems through better forms of stakeholder engagement, possibly with greater socio-ecological success in …
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Race, Nature, and Accumulation: A Decolonial World-Ecological Analysis of Indian Land Grabbing in the Gambella Province of Ethiopia
… framework, which I call the decolonial world-ecological agrarian question, that clarifies the key role played by the co-production of race and nature in provisioning the ecological surplus of cheap food that has historically secured the emergence and reproduction of capitalist development. …
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The Educational Abandonment of Black Disabled Youth and the Funds of Resistance that Sustain Them: A Family Ecological Analysis
… planning specifically, through qualitative analysis and a theoretical combination of Disability Critical Race Theory, Socio-Spatial Dialectic, and Funds of Knowledge. Prior research afforded understandings of how Families of Color faced marginalization in transition planning with schools, …
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Human ecological analysis of land and forest use by the Hmong people for harmonising with the governmental reforestation program in Vietnam
In parallel with land devolution, the Government of Vietnam has launched reforestation programs aiming to increase the forest cover of the country and to improve the living of local population. In this context, conflicts between the state and local people over land and forest have been entailed or …
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An ecological analysis of geographic variations in the need and availability of safety net facilities in racially segregated communities of Chicago
… communities. The following study uses an ecological study design to examine the effect of Black residential segregation on the need for and availability of safety net facilities across communities and regions within the city of Chicago, Illinois. Several data sources are used to identify …
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A socio-ecological analysis of environmental change in the Kannaland Municipality of the Klein Karoo, South Africa, over the last 100 years
This study utilizes a cyclical socio-ecological systems approach to explore change in natural vegetation and land use within the Kannaland Municipality of the Klein Karoo. Repeat ground photography, historical climate and agricultural data, and in-depth, semi-structured interviews were used to …
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Ecological interactions of natural processes and new urban form : a landscape ecological analysis fo the change of urban and natural patterns in eastern-Taipei metropolitan fringes
The ecological effect of urban form has been an important issue in 20" century planning history. The inadequate relationships between development patterns of modern cities and their natural surroundings had been discussed in Geddes's Cities in Evolution, McHarg's Design with Nature, Lynch's Good …
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An ecologic-economic perspective for coastal zone management
… to demonstrate the usefulness of economic-ecological analysis in seeking solutions to the allocation of coastal zone resources to alternative uses.
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The descriptive and aetiological epidemiology of physical activity: composition, volume, and intensity.
… Know Your Heart Study, along with an ecological analysis of 35 population estimates of physical activity energy expenditure from populations as diverse as Arctic Inuit to the Maasai of Kenya. In summary, the analysis shows that physical varies by age, sex, BMI and location. The thesis …
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Nahr Beirut : projections on an infrastructural landscape
… in Kathy Poole's article, Infrastructure in the ecological city, the thesis investigates Nahr Beirut through an urban and ecological analysis, and proposes measures for restoring the river, creating public space and enhancing the quality and management of water. In doing so, Nahr Beirut acts as a …
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The Relationship of Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution With Breast Cancer Incidence, Stage, and Histological Grade In South Carolina Women
… and United States Census in order to conduct an ecological cross sectional study of exposure to traffic-related air pollutants (measured by residential distance to roads and street density) in relation to breast cancer risk among 10,028 subjects. Subjects were taken from 2000-2006 and were …
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Artificial reef creation using decommissioned pipeline protection structures - environmental performance in the North Sea.
… performance of these structures as ARs. Ecological assessments of O&G infrastructure are increasingly being conducted using industry collated video footage from remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), but limitations in taxonomic accuracy have been highlighted. A survey of 105 participants …
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Maternal Exposure to Violence and Child Malnutrition in LMICs: A Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Study in Conflict-Affected Northern Uganda
… conceptual framework to better understand socio-ecological pathways linking IPV to child malnutrition in low-resource settings. At regional level, the study aims to 3) conduct a socio-ecological analysis of possible pathways between IPV and child malnutrition using secondary and primary findings …
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