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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"SLF"”.
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BUILDING FRAMEWORKS FOR UNDERSTANDING INVASIONS AND EXTINCTIONS FOR BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE
… lanternfly planthopper (Lycorma delicatula; SLF), to spread and disrupt the global wine market. I found that SLF invasion potentials are aligned globally because important viticultural regions with suitable environments for SLF also heavily trade with invaded U.S. states. For my second …
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Strain sensor using fiber bragg grating interrogation
… light of FBG as input to sagnac loop filter (SLF) is experimentally demonstrated in this work. The proposed SLF has been employed for intensity interrogation of FBG strain sensor where the polarization maintaining fiber (PMF) serves as an edge filter. By monitoring the optical power changes, …
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Automated Traffic Control for Smart Landing Facilities
… underused airports. The Smart Landing Facility (SLF) is an important part of the program. The SLF is a small airport upgraded with equipment to support SATS aircraft. Among the SLF equipment, SATS needs new detection equipment, and eventually automation. This thesis investigates different …
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Air Surveillance for Smart Landing Facilities in the Small Aircraft Transportation System
… the SATS program is the Smart Landing Facility (SLF). The SLF is a small airport that has been upgraded to handle SATS traffic. One of the services needed at SLFs is air surveillance of the airspace surrounding it. This thesis researches the different surveillance techniques available for use at …
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Extension in high-grade terranes of the southern Omineca belt : evidence from paleomagnetism
… on the east-dipping KF and Slocan Lake (SLF) Faults. The absence of apparent tilt in the eastern parts of the Coryell Pluton confirms that displacement on the SLF ended before cooling and magnetization of the Coryell Pluton at about 52 Ma. Normal displacement on the west-dipping AF and …
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WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF GLIOBLASTOMA SURGERY ON COGNITION AND QUALITY OF LIFE?
… tracts 18 impacted included the optic radiation, SLF and sagittal stratum. Right sided tracts impacted included the anterior and posterior limbs of the internal capsule and SLF. Apart from self-reported cognitive functioning (-9.8 [95% CI: -18, 0.07], p = 0.039), VF deficit was not significantly …
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Brain Activation and Connectivity In Non-Disabled Multiple Sclerosis Patients
… tracts and superior longitudinal fasciculi (SLF). Decreased structural integrity within the right SLF in patients was associated with decreased performance, and decreased activation and connectivity of the cognitive control system when performing working memory tasks. These studies suggest …
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Management of Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) Overwintering Egg Masses and Multiple State Records of Aculops ailanthi, the Potential Biological Control Agent of Tree-of-Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)
… but more research is needed on managing SLF egg masses. I conducted bioassays across three years (2021–2023) utilizing various insecticides and biopesticides against untreated and water checks at different application timings on SLF egg masses. Furthermore, in 2023, field trials of …
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The impacts of large-scale land acquisition for communal landholders: a case study of Atebubu-Amantin municipality, Ghana
… (ABD) and Sustainable Livelihood Framework (SLF) in analysing the impacts. Using these two frameworks makes it possible to link LSLA to the broader history of neoliberal capital accumulation processes, the dispossession it engenders and how these manifest in the local context to produce …
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Strategic Environmental Assessment for Municipal Water Demand Based on Climate Change
Accurate urban water demand forecasting plays a key role in the planning and design of municipal water supply infrastructure. The reliable prediction of water demand is challenging for water companies, specifically when considering the implications of climate change (Zubaidi et al., 2018). Several …
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Wireless Sub-Cellular Sized Stimulators for Minimally Invasive Deep Brain Stimulation with High Spatiotemporal Resolution
… will be activated from an super-low-frequency (SLF) external magnetic field source, the procedure would not require placement of permanent wired leads in the brain. Additionally, given that a lightweight low-power wearable coil array will power the stimulator devices, a continuous portable DBS …
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An investigation of poor women's micropreneurship and their experiences of microfinance in rural south-east Nigeria.
… using the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF) to develop insight about the many complexities of livelihoods of rural women entrepreneurs. The study therefore contributes to business scholarship by improving our understanding the perceptions and experiences of rural women about …
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Transforming the living standards of the old aged people of Namibia through social grants: A case of Omagongati village, Oshana region
… within the Sustainable Livelihoods framework (SLF) by Scoones (1998). The study adopts the qualitative methodology and utilizes the phenomenological design to outline the effects of social grant to the living standards of each participant. To garner the relevant data f or the study, in-depth …
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The role of Hout Bay craft markets in sustaining the livelihoods of Zimbabwean traders
… The Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF) was used as a theoretical lens through which to examine the livelihood strategies of Zimbabwean refugees as a means of survival. With regard to the selection of research design the mixed methods approach was used to broaden the width and depth …
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The role of informal trade markets in household food security and nutrition in Cape Town s food systems value chain
… Haysom et al., 2017; Battersby and Watson, 2018; SLF, 2018; Béné and Devereux, 2023; Haysom and Battersby, 2023).
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Production of antimicrobials and antioxidants from filamentous fungi
… potential. Submerged liquid fermentation (SLF) was employed and proved to be a promising method for the production of bioactive functional compounds. Crude aqueous mycelial biomass demonstrated a broad range of antibacterial activity against pathogenically significant bacteria. …
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Climate-related risks and coastal livelihoods: lived realities, gender and adaptation
… from the sustainable livelihoods framework (SLF), Dorward's livelihood aspirations theory and the concept of social reproduction, all with a gender lens. This mini dissertation argues that climate responses are influenced by how people understand and experience their natural environment and …
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White matter correlates of neuropsychological function in young adult methamphetamine users
… right and left superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF). Results: No significant between-group differences were detected for performance in any of the neuropsychological domains assessed. No relationship between FA or MD and the GNS was demonstrated in the tracts of interest. After adjusting for age …
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Exploring Chemically Mediated Interactions Between Spotted Lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula, and Its Host Plants in the Mid-Atlantic Region of the United States
… host shifts. Together, these results clarify SLF-host chemical ecology and support behaviorally and biochemically informed integrated pest management.
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Evaluating the effectiveness of Akehlulwalutho Pineapple and Vegetables Cooperative toward socio-economic development
… with the Sustainable Livelihood Framework (SLF) to measure the success of the Akehlulwalutho Pineapple and Vegetable Cooperative by assessing the rural livelihoods of the cooperative’s members and community. The key findings of this study such as outlining the initial aim of establishing the …
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