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Showing 1 to 20 of 45 for “"Landscape analysis"”.
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Fitness Landscape Analysis for the Differential Evolution Algorithm
… parameter configurations and problem-specific landscape characteristics. This thesis undertakes a comprehensive investigation into three foundational aspects of DE design: the critical role and intricate interplay of its control parameters; the influence of fitness landscape characteristics …
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Rock Imagery: A Cultural Landscape Analysis in the Yakima Uplands
… also explores the potentials of using viewshed analysis to examine the cultural landscape. The documentation and locational analysis support recommendations for future study and protection of rock image sites. There are currently twelve known rock imagery sites at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord - …
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A Demographic and Landscape Analysis for Common Loons in Northwest Montana
… vital rate importance. Recent sensitivity analysis showed that fecundity was the vital rate had the most influence on the population growth rate in common loons. Therefore, I designed my research to evaluate the relationships between disturbance (as measured by the number of houses, …
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A Demographic and Landscape Analysis for Common Loons in Northwest Montana
… vital rate importance. Recent sensitivity analysis showed that fecundity was the vital rate had the most influence on the population growth rate in common loons. Therefore, I designed my research to evaluate the relationships between disturbance (as measured by the number of houses, …
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COVID-19 Therapeutics – A landscape analysis using systematic reviews and clinical data
… the scientific evidence and present the current landscape for COVID-19 therapeutics. We first discuss efforts to repurpose old drugs and to discover novel drugs against COVID-19. We then evaluate the clinical evidence of the most promising drug candidates that are approved or recommended for …
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The illuminated design environment : a 3-D tangible interface for landscape analysis
… The representational needs for the domain of landscape design are discussed and the implementation of Illuminating Clay, a tangible interface for landscape analysis, is described. The system is evaluated in the context of a landscape design class held at the MIT Department of Urban Studies and …
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Landscape analysis of vegetation change in coastal Louisiana following hurricanes Katrina and Rita
… Katrina and Rita, exposed Louisiana coastal landscapes to physical modifications and extensive and prolonged flooding, resulting in measurable physicochemical changes. This research used remote sensing and field investigations to regionally assess (1) porewater salinity and sulfide impacts to …
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Mapping Connectivity: Integrating Ecological Landscape Analysis into Urban Planning in the City of Nanaimo
… (1) identify from the literature which landscape, ecological, land use, and infrastructure considerations are important for an analysis on landscape connectivity analysis done to support local planning, 2) identify areas within the landscape matrix that may be critical for conserving and …
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Assembling a Hispanic-Serving Institution: A Campus Landscape Analysis of a Hispanic-Serving Institution
… of power (Ford, 2017). The study of campus landscapes is relevant to uncovering and illuminating larger social issues of (in)equality in higher education. Literature regarding campus landscapes is scarce and this study seeks to demonstrate how the study of campus landscapes is both …
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Digital Environments of Reception and Governance: A Landscape Analysis of Immigration-Related Webpages on U.S. State Websites
… their immigrant populations, doing so through a landscape analysis that maps the information and resources provided <em>for</em> and <em>about</em> immigrant communities on 413 immigration-related webpages across all 50 U.S. state governments’ official websites. Data was collected in four …
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The emergence of landscape urbanism in London: a critical landscape analysis of urban nature under the Anthropocene
… and the contested histories of material urban landscapes. A specific set of ecological ideas underpin the field of ‘landscape urbanism’: an approach to urban design associated with a group of designers emerging from the University of Philadelphia in the 1990’s, and more recently the Harvard …
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Validating A Kentucky Wetland Rapid Assessment Method For Forested Riverine Wetlands Using Vegetation, Bird Surveys, And Landscape Analysis
… of biotic integrity (VIBI), bird surveys, and landscape development index (LDI). Specific objectives of this study were to: 1) determine the correlation between bird species richness, VIBI, and LDI with the KY-WRAM in forested riverine wetlands; and 2) determine which combination of vegetation …
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To pave or not to pave: A social landscape analysis of land use decision-making in the Lamprey River watershed
… grounded theory, this study explores the social landscape of land use decision-making in a case study of the towns of the Lamprey River watershed. The qualitative methods include semi-structured interviews with GIS based maps and content analysis in NVivo software. Results include a proposed …
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Fantastic hillforts and where to find them: a region-based landscape analysis of the Iron Age in Britain and the methods we use to assess the past
… is concerned with the persistence of Iron Age landscapes today, and the methods we use to assess these landscapes. I look at both the computational and phenomenological methods that we use to quantify and understand the past – investigating concepts of regionality – and assess the suitability …
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Perceived Landscape Qualities: A Case Study of Snæfellsjökull National Park
Several different frameworks for landscape analysis have been developed. Following the institution of the European Landscape Convention in the year 2000, the role of human perception and of aesthetic qualities has been underlined, making it clear how certain aspects of the holistic concept of …
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Problem dependent metaheuristic performance in Bayesian network structure learning.
… and the optimal BN structure; (c) Fitness landscape analysis for investigating the di erent performances of both chain score function and the CH score function; (d) A classifier method is constructed by utilizing receiver operating characteristic curve with the results on fitness landscape …
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Lessons from the landscape of six-dimensional supergravity theories
… gravity and string theory. In fact, such a "landscape analysis" for ten-dimensional supergravity theories was at the core of the exciting series of developments that is now referred to as the first superstring revolution. In this thesis, we discuss the lessons we learn about quantum …
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Η ΑΙΣΘΗΤΙΚΗ ΑΞΙΟΛΟΓΗΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΤΟΠΙΟΥ ΤΩΝ ΠΑΡΑΛΙΑΚΩΝ ΠΕΥΚΟΔΑΣΩΝ ΜΕ ΒΑΣΗ ΤΗΝ ΑΝΑΛΥΣΗΤΩΝ ΠΡΟΤΙΜΗΣΕΩΝ
STUDY OF INTEGRATED LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. FOREST LANDSCAPE EVALUATION IN THE CASE OF THE GREEK COASTAL PINE FOREST BASED ONUSER'S PREFERENCE (GREEK AND FOREIGN VISITORS) COULD BE USEFUL IN THIS DIRECTION. THE CORRELATION OF AESTHETIC VALUE OF THE COASTAL PINE …
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Cenozoic tectonic and geomorphic evolution of the Red River Region, Yunnan Province, China
… develops a new cosmogenic tool for quantitative landscape analysis: using depth dependence data for multiple cosmogenic nuclides from a single site to constrain an erosion history. This method is applied in the Dry Valleys region of Antarctica.
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