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Showing 1 to 20 of 2322 for “"Landscapes"”.
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Morphogenetic landscapes :
… The development of these morphogenetic landscapes was arrived at through two parts. The first was a rigorous analysis of the role that biology, ecology, genetics and evolutionary development play in current architectural discourse. The second part consisted of discarding this current …
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High school landscapes
… Fortunately, research suggests that natural landscapes can help high school students recover from this stress. Students benefit academically, socially, and behaviorally from school campuses with natural landscape features and greener window views. What we don’t know, however, is to what …
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Landscapes of transformation
… The body and architecture both operate as landscapes of transformation. Technological advancement has increasingly enabled cosmetic surgery and contemporary architectural techniques to encourage a cultural aesthetic of transformation. In both the human body and architecture, transformation …
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Alternative Food Landscapes. Designing Food-Sensitive Landscapes beyond Urban-Rural Bonundaries
… sustainable food systems into urban-rural landscapes has become a crucial strategy for developing resilient environments and communities. Contemporary food systems' weaknesses have been exacerbated by global crises like COVID-19 and geopolitical tensions, revealing vulnerabilities in …
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Landscapes of Finite Information
We propose a novel principle of statistical inference motivated by information theory. In particular, we argue that if the statistician believes, as we do, that the essence of statistical inference is the compression of data, then the domain of statistical enquiry is fundamentally limited to those …
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Sampling Configurational Energy Landscapes
… by these surfaces, traditionally termed energy landscapes. When studying molecular systems, it is important to be able to quantify measures of similarity or difference between a pair of structures generated from an energy landscape. These measures are needed to make predictions of the properties …
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Learning Landscapes: Theoretical Issues and Design Considerations for the Development of Childrens Educational Landscapes
… research available to designers of educational landscapes and determine what aspects of that research can be extracted and applied to a physical landscape design. Its purpose is to create an awareness and understanding of the issues that designers should take into consideration to make an …
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Geoarchaeology in semi-arid landscapes
… gap regarding human adaptations to semi-arid landscapes in the Late Pleistocene. One such region is the southern Kalahari Basin, previously regarded as too arid to support human habitation for extended periods. New research suggests that the Pleistocene environment in the Kalahari was …
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Unlocking Landscapes Using Locative Media
… media experiences can promote connection to landscapes and their histories. However, these claims are unsubstantiated by empirical research to date. This research seeks to redress that through systematic analysis (unusual in the arts and therefore distinct). The main research question posed …
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Energy Landscapes for Protein Folding
Proteins are involved in numerous functions in the human body, including chemical transport, molecular recognition, and catalysis. To perform their function most proteins must adopt a specific structure (often referred to as the folded structure). A microscopic description of folding is an …
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Accelerated sampling of energy landscapes
In this project, various computational energy landscape methods were accelerated using graphics processing units (GPUs). Basin-hopping global optimisation was treated using a version of the limited-memory BFGS algorithm adapted for CUDA, in combination with GPU-acceleration of the potential …
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On Machine Learning Loss Landscapes
… loss landscape is obtained. In this thesis, loss landscapes for various classes of machine learning models are explored. Geometric properties of the loss landscape can provide deep insights into machine learning models and their decision making process. Today, the most critical questions in …
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Landscapes as references for design
This is a study of the ways in which the forms in landscapes - natural terrain adapted and inhabited - can serve as references in architectural design. As references for design, landscapes provide a richness of responses to local and evolutionary factors and a richness of associations which are …
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Anthropogenic landscapes : Owens Lake, CA
… considered valuable and leaving behind degraded landscapes. Often existing in between the city and wilderness nature, these landscapes are largely forgotten and assumed to always have been like that. How can we re-engage with these landscapes and can they become a meaningful part of our culture? …
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From remnants of landscapes past
This thesis is an exploration into a remnant of a past landscape. This landscape is located on a four acre farm in Woburn, Massachusetts. The study begins with a look at the history of the land, followed by the documentation and analysis of the existing land form and building· structures, leading …
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Ecological Schoolyards Landscapes of Empowerment
This thesis explores the ecological design of schoolyard environments. It employs a systems approach, and considers energy, hydrologic, biotic, and social systems and their interrelation. The question of how to integrate experiential learning with the school landscape is also examined, as the …
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Identifying key problems regarding the conservation of designed landscapes: Designed landscapes of the recent past.
… problems regarding the conservation of designed landscapes of the recent past. Another aim was to investigate roles and initiatives undertaken by key stakeholders and recommend key areas for measures and action to enhance the conservation and protection of designed landscapes of the recent past. …
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