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Showing 1 to 20 of 249 for “"Site Selection"”.
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Colony site selection in bank swallows
Bank Swallow colony site selection was studied on a 6,129 hectare area in the Qu'Appelle Valley near Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan. Comparison of 60 banks used by Bank Swallows with the 349 unused sites showed that taller, vertical, more recently excavated sites with sand or fine gravel soils and …
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Terrain characterization for site selection and preparation
… is a key component in autonomous base camp site selection and preparation. Aerial terrain characterization allows for large areas of interest to be characterized in a safe and efficient manner. In this work three terrain characteristics, terrain elevation/slope, land cover/land use classes, …
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Collaborative interactive methodology for environmental site selection
Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1998.
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The park site selection process in Virginia
This research examines the park site selection process in Virginia. This task was accomplished through personal interviews with parks and recreation professionals involved in the park site selection process. This information was augmented with an investigation into the site planning literature on …
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Nest-site selection by Sharp-shinned Hawks in Kentucky
… 77.6%. Comparison of the characteristics of nest sites and randomly selected unused sites revealed significant differences (P = 0.021). Discriminant analysis revealed that five variables (foliage cover, mean tree height, basal area, percent deciduous canopy cover, and distance from edge) permitted …
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Optimal Wildlife Reserve Site Selection with Spatially Correlated Risk
… is a rich economics literature on the reserve site selection problem. However, most economic studies assume the independence of risks that affect wildlife species, leaving the issue of spatially correlated risk largely unexplored. This study contributes to the literature in twoaspects. First, …
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Autonomous Aerial Drone Landing Site Selection on a Maritime Vessel
… iden- tifying, tracking, and landing on suitable sites aboard a moving ship. Leveraging modifications to the Hazard-Aware Landing Optimization (HALO) algorithm, origi- nally designed for static terrain, the system integrates robust mapping, point cloud registration, and site selection algorithms …
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An opera house for Metropolitan Boston: location and site selection
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1960.
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Planning considerations for site selection of low income settlement projects
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1983.
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An application of behavioral decision theory to recreation site selection
… for applicability in approximating recreation site choices. Testinq this model required initial work in deciding upon physical, social, and managerial attributes of a recreation site which may be relevant to a choice decision. A framework was developed to analyze the multitude of studies …
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Renewable Ocean Energy Site Selection Using a GIS: Gulf Coast Potential
… northern Gulf of Mexico, decisions on developing sites for renewable wind energy have traditionally stemmed from environmental, socioeconomic, and political bases. Environmentally, new renewable off-shore projects cannot infringe on wetlands, marine sanctuaries, and fragile ecosystems (EFH). …
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Criteria for Recreation Site Selection on Flood Control Reservoirs-Case Studies
… The nine factors that were used in initial site selection are soils, topography, access, wind, vegetation, land ownership, distribution of the sites, bridges and open-water and cove locations. Once the sites were selected, they were evaluated and assigned priorities for development according …
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Burrowing Owl Distribution and Nest Site Selection in Western South Dakota
… are probably utilized by burrowing owls in the selection of a breeding site. To examine factors driving nest site selection at multiple spatial scales, I searched for owls in 107 prairie dog colonies from May through August 2011. I located nest burrows in owl-occupied colonies, and I randomly …
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Behavior, Nest Site Selection and Success of Black Terns (Chlidonias niger)
… and wetland use by Black Terns in three colony sites in northern Michigan throughout 2017 and 2018 and used traditional survey methods coupled with nest cameras to document Black Tern nest success and mortality events. Colony sites included in this study were experiencing invasion by non-native …
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Quantifying the art of retail site selection : a retail case study
… of potential customers, but it is the "art" of site selection that will enable a retailer to choose the best of the available locations surrounding the targeted intersection. There are invariably a number of appropriate alternative sites within a qualified trade area. Choosing the best location …
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Sequences and factors required for 5' splice site selection in Schizosaccharomyces pombe
… snRNA complementary to the 5$\sp\prime$ splice site in S. pombe with the goal of expanding our knowledge of how this sequence functions in pre-catalytic events in pre-mRNA splicing. To determine the contribution to U1 function of each position complementary to the first six nucleotides of the …
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Optimization of central receiver concentrated solar thermal : site selection, heliostat layout & canting
… are introduced for the purposes of (i) locating sites in hillside terrain suitable for central receiver solar thermal plants and (ii) optimization of heliostat field layouts for any terrain. Additionally, optimization of heliostat canting, is presented as an application of the heliostat layout …
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Site selection criteria in community shopping centers : implications for real estate developers
… purpose of this paper is to investigate retail site selection criteria in community centers and ascertain the implications of these criteria for the retail real estate developer. Historically, real estate developers contemplating the development of a community center will acquire a site based on …
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Enhancing the evaluation process of sustainability related criteria in Malaysia landfill site selection
… to the environment and public health. The selection of a landfill site is often a disturbing issue where imprudent selection may leave negative impacts to the surrounding environment, social, and economic value of the land. It is known that landfill site selection is extremely difficult as …
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