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Showing 1 to 20 of 107 for “"Intrinsic factors"”.
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Extrinsic and Intrinsic Factors Controlling Reproduction in an Annual Plant
… of the study were to (1) determine what factors limit fruit and seed production in the annual legume Cassia fasciculata Michx., and (2) determine the extent of and basis for selective fruit maturation in this plant species. Cassia fasciculata is an herbaceous plant that inhabits prairies, …
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Intrinsic factors, performance and dynamic kinematics in optimisation of cycling biomechanics
Kinematic measurements conducted during bike set-ups utilise either static or dynamic measures. There is currently limited data on reliability of static and dynamic measures nor consensus on which is the optimal method. The aim of the study was to assess the difference between static and dynamic …
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Host-intrinsic factors determine anti-tumor efficacy of exercise in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
… this project demonstrates the role of host-intrinsic differences in regulation of exercise capacity, exercise-induced immune cell infiltration and activation, tumor growth, and stromal composition. Future work will evaluate the role of microbial metabolites such as CA as a biomarker of …
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Effects of Extrinsic and Intrinsic Factors on Meat Quality and Muscle Biology of Livestock
… order to improve the meat quality of livestock, intrinsic and extrinsic factors that impact meat quality have been studied for a long time to optimize production quality. Nutrition, breed, and environment are the three most common factors to improve meat quality and muscle growth. The objective …
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Implementation of Hypertension Treatment Recommendations
… sought to understand both sociodemographic and intrinsic factors associated with the implementation of recommended lifestyle modifications for treatment of hypertension. The study represents the first step in the application of the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills: IMB) model of health …
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Characterizing the evolution of operating systems
… evolving and affected by a large number of factors, which are themselves driven by a wide range of sub-factors. This dissertation is part of a long term project intended to analyze software engineering technology trends and how they evolve. This project is intended to analyze operating …
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An Evaluation of Reserve Component Leaders' Attitudes and Motivation as They Relate to Situational Leadership Theory in a Peacekeeping Operational Environment
… Theory (SLT), and Thomas's Integrative Model of Intrinsic Motivation during a 2004 Sinai, Egypt, peacekeeping mission.</p> <p>Methodology. This descriptive study provided quantitative and qualitative results. Three instruments were used with a convenience sample of leaders within one …
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Programming language trends : an empirical study
… example; it is fast paced and affected by many factors, which are themselves driven by a wide range of sources. This dissertation is part of a long term project intended to analyze software engineering technology trends and how they evolve. Basically, the following questions will be answered: …
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Risk factors for lower limb musculoskeletal injuries in novice runners: a prospective study
… of this study was to identify the possible risk factors for the development of lower limb musculoskeletal injuries in novice runners. The specific objectives of this study were: (a) to describe the demographic and training characteristics of novice runners; (b) to establish the incidence of …
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Mister Parid's Neighborhood: Dispersal Behavior and Flocking Dynamics of the Social Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus)
… of my project were to: (1) determine whether intrinsic factors, such as weight or sex, or extrinsic factors, such as territory size or habitat composition, affect the natal dispersal of the BCTI; (2) determine whether BCTI flock or territory size varied across seasons; and (3) examine the …
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Factors associated with obesity in South African mothers and their pre-adolescent daughters : a cross-cultural validation and comparison study
… of obesity is complex, and in addition to intrinsic factors such as the biology of individuals (presented as genetics, age, gender) that contribute to the high obesity epidemic, there are behavioural determinants, along with economic, socio-cultural and environmental factors which are …
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The Effects of Social Stress on Reproduction in a Wild Deermouse Population (Peromyscus Leucopus)
… and mice populations involve several common factors. These factors include ecological (Thompson, 1955; Pitelka, 1962) ethological, (Krebs, 1964a; Christian and Davis, 1964; Sadlier, 1965; Chitty, 1957), physiological (Christian, 1963b; Bronson and Eleftheriou, 1963a; Andrews, 1968a), …
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A retrospective analysis of the Vancouver Island marmot (Marmota vancouverensis) conservation breeding and release program: Conservation physiology and hibernation
… comparisons. The second chapter assessed factors that may be contributing to hibernation-related mortality of marmots during their first winter post-release. I found a combination of environmental and intrinsic factors influencing this mortality. Overall, this thesis contributes to a …
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A study of turnover and retention among elementary school principals in Virginia
… of continuing and departing principals and the factors that influenced their decisions. Personal and professional demographics, extrinsic and intrinsic factors found to be significant in previous mobility studies were compared to those cited by Virginia principals. The five year turnover rate …
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Academic resilience: narratives of high-achieving Black female middle school adolescents
… word choice and language analysis. Habits and factors contributing to the participants' success revealed their beliefs about academic achievement. Through the use of narrative inquiry, data were collected from semi-structured in-depth individual interviews, observations and researcher field …
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THE BROWN BEAR GUT MICROBIOME: A NOVEL TOOL FOR CONSERVATION & MANAGEMENT
… model to investigate (1) how both extrinsic and intrinsic factors influence GMB community membership and structure; and (2) the correlation between GMB membership and brown bear health metrics. To achieve these aims, I subsampled archived brown bear fecal samples collected during United States …
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A critical analysis of the themes of disability, welfare and community in the Thai documentary series Kon Kon Kon
… influence and interact with agency and other intrinsic factors of an individual such as the nature of impairment. Thus a cultural representation of an experience of living with disability should provide an intimation of how intrinsic factors of a person with disability, such as the nature of …
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Investigating the regulation of processing bodies in Drosophila melanogaster oocytes
… techniques to explore how both extrinsic and intrinsic factors impact the condensates. My work demonstrates that external stresses such as heat, starvation, and ionic imbalance promote P body assembly. At the molecular level, although the intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) of a core P …
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Motivating factors for the professional development of a cohort of professional doctorate students in education
… development. It found that the extrinsic and intrinsic factors which motivated these students were numerous and often complex, and were as much for personal development such as cognitive interest, enjoyment and love of learning, social stimulation at a professional level, and because of …
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