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Showing 1 to 20 of 55 for “"Energy Reserves"”.
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Incubation Temperature Affects Body Size, Energy Reserves, and Sex of Hatchling Alligators
… clutch, and sex on the morphometries, mass, and energy reserves of hatchling alligators. The effect of incubation temperature on hatchling genitalia was also studied. I evaluated and tested a method for determining the sex of hatchling alligators. Large scale incubation of alligator eggs allowed …
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Statistical Scheduling of Economic Dispatch and Energy Reserves of Hybrid Power Systems with High Renewable Energy Penetration
… scheduling approach to economic dispatch and energy reserves is proposed in this paper. The proposed approach focuses on minimizing the overall power operating cost with considerations of renewable energy uncertainty and power system security. A hybrid power system generates electricity from …
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Energy Reserves in Native Freshwater Mussels (Bivalvia:Unionidae) with and without Attached Zebra Mussels: Effects of Food Deprivation
… that Villosa iris has the greatest amount of energy available for growth, reproduction, and maintenance of condition in captivity at this cell concentration. During a second quarantine experiment, specimens were provided with 100,000cells/ml of N. oleoabundans twice per day. Initial mean …
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The Effects of Limited Winter Food Availability on the Population Dynamics, Energy Reserves, and Feather Molt of the Swamp Sparrow
… limit a bird's ability to acquire optimal energy and ultimately limit fitness. In this dissertation, I show that supplementation of food decreased mortality and improved traits potentially associated with future reproductive success of wild swamp sparrows (Melospiza georgiana), supporting …
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Thermoenergetics of Indiana Bats
… in faster utilization of the bats' stored energy reserves; bats use more energy to maintain their torpid state at higher temperatures and arousals may occur more frequently. This increase in metabolism sacrifices energy reserves and if reserves are depleted, bats may be unable to reproduce …
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Oil from ice : examining the impact of energy development on Canadian Arctic sovereignty
… territory and its citizens. Developing Arctic energy resources is one pathway for Canada to achieve greater control in the region and strengthen its sovereignty claim. This thesis considers realist and liberal policy approaches to the development of Canada’s Arctic energy resources. In the …
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An Evaluation of the Survival and Growth of Juvenile and Adult Freshwater Mussels at the Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Center (AWCC), Marion, Virginia
… whether adult freshwater mussels could maintain energy reserves at AWCC (2) to determine whether adults could produce mature gametes at AWCC and (3) to establish suitable rearing conditions for juvenile mussels at the AWCC. In fall 2002, four species of mussels, Villosa iris, V. vanuxemensis, …
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Effects of Cadmium on Calcium homeostasis and physiological conditions of the freshwater Mussel Anodonta anatina
… Cd on calcium (Ca) homeostasis, condition index, energy reserves, carbonic anhydrase activity and their correlations were examined and evaluated. Before mussels were exposed to Cd, a Cd-exposure experiment with the green algae Parachlorella kessleri was carried out for producing 111Cd-loaded algae …
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The effect of perennial grass species on forage growth and quality, etiolated growth, animal performance and economics
… and grazing capacity, animal intake, plant energy reserves and economic return under grazed conditions. In 1999, two 0.8 ha replicates each of ‘Paddock’ meadow bromegrass (Bromus ripariusRehm.), ‘Carlton’ smooth bromegrass (Bromus inermisLeyss.) and ‘AC Knowles’ hybrid bromegrass (B. …
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Enhancing the fight against malaria : from genome to structure and activity of a G-protein coupled receptor from the mosquito, Anopheles Gambiae
… hormones (AKHs) that regulate mobilisation of energy reserves during mosquito flight. Ligand binding to GPCRs depends on the three dimensional (3D) structures of the receptors but to date no crystal structures of insect GPCRs are available. This work focused on building molecular models of AKHR …
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Application of photovoltaic solar energy to medium-scale installations
Although South Africa has significant energy reserves, some 50-60% of the South African population is without access to electricity. Lack of infrastructure is one of the root courses of which energy supply forms an important component. The energy sector is an integral part of the whole economy, and …
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Relationship of human intrusion on avian body mass: Do recreationists hinder birds’ abilities to acquire fat during migration?
… flush readily and may not adequately restore energy reserves, which hinders successful migration. I compared body mass index between birds at different intrusion levels, testing the hypothesis that birds near continuous intrusion are less capable of replenishing body fat. Results between …
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Reducing the Hot Spot Effect in Wireless Sensor Networks with the Use of Mobile Data Sink
… from "lower" nodes and therefore exhaust their energy reserves and die faster than the rest of the network sensors. We propose a technique to allow the data sink to identify nodes severely suffering from the Hot Spot effect and to move beyond these nodes. We will explore the best trajectory that …
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Pacing strategy optimization for time trial cyclists with physiological constraints
… directly optimizes velocity profiles using total energy expenditure as a proxy for current energy, while the other optimizes power output at discrete course points. Both outperform constant power pacing, producing personalized strategies that adapt to terrain and wind while respecting individual …
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Towards an Intelligent Energy Monitoring System for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
… an approach to characterizing the uncertainty in energy use toward development of a real-time intelligent energy monitoring system for an autonomous under- water vehicle (AUV). The purpose of the intelligent energy monitoring system is to estimate current energy onboard the AUV, estimate energy …
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Hot dry rock reservoir modelling
Geothermal energy reserves are significantly underdeveloped resources, and field experiments have shown the energy produced from this resource is clean and sustainable. Deep geothermal resources represent one form of geothermal energy, and the most widely used, in terms of commercial viability, are …
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In Search of a United Regional Front: ASEAN Roadblocks and Conflicting Foreign Policies in Addressing the South China Sea Dispute(s)
… billions worth of aquatic resources and untapped energy reserves. Beyond these, larger issues of sovereignty, maritime rights, and the freedom of navigation are in question. The involved parties in the disputes are China, which asserts its historical ownership of more than 80% of the maritime …
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A study of factors affecting queen survival, nest initiation, and nest development in the baldfaced hornet Dolichovespula maculata (L.) (Hymenoptera:Vespidae)
… maculata were collected for studies of nutrient reserves before hibernation in the fall, during nest initiation, and after colonies had produced more than 2 worker broods. Fresh and dry weights were determined for all queens and a seasonal comparison of the energy reserves of lipids, sugar, and …
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Age, Growth, Reproduction, and Diet of the Finetooth Shark, <i>Carcharhinus isodon</i>, in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
… periodicity, and it appears that the amount of energy reserves present could be driving this. The maximum observed age was 9.4 and 6.5 years and the age at 50% maturity was 4.1 and 3.6 years for females and males, respectively. The von Bertalanffy growth model estimates for females and males …
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Ambient Temperature Effects on Metabolism and Body Composition in Torpid Bats (Myotis Lucifugus and Pipistrellus Subflavus)
… to minimize metabolic needs, irreplaceable energy reserves could become depleted, resulting in death or insufficient energy to reproduce in the spring. To address causation, a study was conducted on ambient temperature effects on metabolism and body composition in two species of bats (Myotis …
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