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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Spatial behaviour"”.
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Where the Shadows Lie : finding the other in the Spatial Depictions of the Underworld in The Book of Enoch, Inferno and Paradise Lost
“Where the Shadows Lie: Finding the Other in the Spatial Depictions of the Underworld in The Book of Enoch, Inferno and Paradise Lost” answers a question of spatial behaviour in the three texts, in terms of the portrayal of the characters of Fallen Angels, who have been Othered from Heaven, in each …
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Sex and seasonal variation in hippocampal volume and neurogenesis in the eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus
The hippocampus (HPC) is important in spatial memory and navigation and also exhibits adult neurogenesis. In wild-living species, HPC volume and neurogenesis have been found to differ between the sexes and vary seasonally in tandem with spatial behaviours such as food-caching and mating. However, …
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Nonlinear dynamics of acid- and base-regulated chemical systems
… evolution of dynamical systems whose behaviour depends on the values of the key variables in a nonlinear manner. Nonlinear chemical reactions, chemical oscillations and their spatial behaviour play an important part in the field of nonlinear dynamics. This thesis is concerned primarily …
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Contributions of Motility to Large-scale Search and Navigation
… their ubiquity belies their complexity. These behaviours are reliant upon multiple underlying cognitive processes including our ability to reliably employ viewpoint invariant allocentric and viewpoint dependent egocentric cues. The ability to use these sources of information have been studied …
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An Examination of the Influence of Landmarks in Human Spatial Navigation Using a Virtual Water Maze
Research into spatial memory and navigation excelled with the invention of the Morris Water Maze (Morris, 1984). In this task animals are required to find a platform, hidden somewhere in a large circular pool of water (below surface level). As animals cannot see the goal directly, they must use …
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Marine protected areas in the management of artisanal fisheries
This thesis examines spatial patterns of effort by fishers in waters adjoining a marine protected area, and their impacts on the reserve’s ability to reduce the impacts of overfishing. The artisanal fisheries operating near Blue Bay Marine Park, Mauritius, provided case-study data for analysis. Two …
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Individual differences in navigating and experiencing presence in virtual environments
… tailor itself to dynamically changing user behaviour. This capability is enabled by a user model, acquired on the basis of identifying the user’s patterns of behaviour. This thesis addresses the issue of studying and accommodating individual differences with the purpose of designing adaptive …
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Architecture as Performance: The Trace of Performance with Ambiguities of Spatial Sequence
… even conflict with its utilitarian demands. This spatial notion is referred to as an intrinsic ‘performance logic’: a logic where space is constituted by conditions of ‘instruction’ embedded within the architecture. The resulting choreographic system establishes a relationship between the signals …
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Hydrogen Enrichment Effects on Thermoacoustics of Turbulent Partially Premixed Flames
… is varied. The unstable acoustic modes and their spatial behaviour are investigated using a reduced-order model. This thesis also addresses the challenge of modelling direct combustion noise, essential for mitigating its harmful effects on frequent flyers and residents living close to airports. …
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Nest Predation by brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater)
… later in the day. Comparisons to strictly spatial UDs suggest that including a time dimension may provide a more realistic model of how cowbirds find host nests and interact with one another. Thus, cowbirds can discriminate appropriate vs inappropriate nests and adjust their predatory and …
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Ushering the virtual age: a multi-theoretical and multi-stakeholder investigation of virtual reality shopping application adoption based on technical and usability features within an integrated UTAUT–TOE framework
… scalability, and alignment with consumer behaviours, while VR is viewed as a niche tool suitable for high involvement purchases and immersive marketing campaigns. This study advances theoretical understanding by refining technology adoption frameworks to include VR-specific factors like …
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The Ecology and Management of Kalahari lions in a Conflict Area in Central Botswana
… a role. I investigated factors affecting lion behaviour and ecology including the effect of seasonal variation in wild prey herd size. Current levels of herbivore prey are significantly lower than before the creation of countrywide veterinary cordon fences and total lean season biomass was …
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The Ecology and Management of Kalahari lions in a Conflict Area in Central Botswana
… a role. I investigated factors affecting lion behaviour and ecology including the effect of seasonal variation in wild prey herd size. Current levels of herbivore prey are significantly lower than before the creation of countrywide veterinary cordon fences and total lean season biomass was …
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Assessment of the spatial variability of vegetative status in vineyards using non-destructive sensors: Application of remote and proximal sensing technologies in precision viticulture
… composition. The assessment of the vineyard spatial and temporal variability in precision viticulture requires a large amount of data. Traditional methods are not suitable, as they are time and labour demanding, making the analysis of a high number of samples at different timings not …
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Biology, movement behaviour and spatial dynamics of an exploited population of smooth hound shark mustelus mustelus around a coastal marine protected area in South Africa
… Area (MPA) boundary, and short and long-term spatial behaviour in relation to environmental preferences of Mustelus mustelus were studied in the Saldanha Bay region on the west coast of South Africa. The overarching aim of this thesis was to examine the biological and ecological circumstances …
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Factors affecting the dispersal of coarse fish
… there is a paucity of information about the spatial behaviour and ecology of wild and stocked cyprinids in floodplain rivers, especially under the influence of elevated flows. This study examined the factors affecting the lateral and longitudinal dispersal of juvenile and adult (wild and …
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Revealing visitor experience and learning through psychophysiological engagement at historic and culturally significant visitor attractions
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