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Showing 1 to 20 of 251 for “"Tactic"”.
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Tactic behaviors in bacterial dynamics
… to model the dynamics of bacteria swimming using tactic behaviors (movements or reorientation in response to chemical, physical or environmental stimuli) in flowing, viscous media. Physical descriptions are developed for bacterial chemotaxis (response to chemical agents) near particles exuding …
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“Transformative Constitutionalism” : the best tactic to achieve it
Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2014.
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Integrated Multiple-tactic Management of the Redbanded Stink Bug on Soybeans in Louisiana
Stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) are major pests of soybeans in Louisiana and heavy infestations often lead to economic losses. The stink bug species complex has changed in the past decade with the prevalence of the invasive redbanded stink bug, Piezodorus guildinii (Westwood), which causes …
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Framing reality, choosing the tactic: the Islamic Jihad Movement and the Second Intifada (2000-2005)
… the selection and evolution of different tactics by the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (PIJ) during the Second Intifada (2000-2005). Drawing upon a new dataset on PIJ repertoires of actions and a frame analysis of PIJ written documentation, the analysis demonstrates that the selection …
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Just Another PR Tactic?: Discourse, Expertise, and Social License in the “License to Farm” Campaign
… the public and more of a public relations tactic (an iteration of the social license approach) used to negatively portray the critical consumer, and positively the proponents of industrial farming.
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Pink is the New Bull: The Feminization of Pit Bulls in Visual and Literary Discourses as a Rescue Tactic
<p>Since the 1980s, pit bulls have been portrayed in a raced, classed, and gendered national discourse that has associated them with minority males of color in low-income urban areas. This discourse has led to a villianization of the breed that has resulted in restrictions on pit bulls and their …
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Role of Flagellar Motility in Apple Blossom Invasion and Tactic Response to Various Plant Nectar Extracts by Erwinia Amylovora
… 5 x 10('5) and 1 x 10('7) cells per ml. The chemotactic response of E. amylovora to nectar extracts from 24 plant species with varying degrees of resistance or susceptibility to the pathogen was determined by capillary assay. Plants that were immune to E. amylovora infection had nectar extracts …
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Multi-tactic ecological strategies to manage Bassia scoparia and Amaranthus tuberculatus in the cropping systems of Great Plains and Midwestern U.S.
… an immediate need for ecologically based, multi-tactic strategies to manage these weeds. Laboratory and field experiments were conducted during 2017 to 2019 at the Montana State University Southern Agricultural Research Center, Huntley, MT: 1) to quantify moisture and thermal requirements for …
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Leadership influence tactics in project teams: a multilevel social relations analysis
… Analysis to assess interpersonal influence tactic use at both the individual and dyadic levels of analysis. In student project teams, the proportion of variance due to each component (agent and target effects at the individual level and relationship effects at the dyadic level) is estimated …
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The self-presentation profile of grandiose narcissism
… narcissism is related to using self-presentation tactics, many fundamental questions about this issue remain unanswered. For example, among 12 common self-presentation tactics, which are typical of grandiose narcissism? Is grandiose narcissism related to assertive self-presentation, defensive …
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Marketing plans for convention and visitors bureaus: a content analysis
… trends by conducting a content analysis of the tactics in CVB convention marketing plans. By identifying both the common and unique public relations elements in marketing plans, CVBs can draw a relationship between public relations tactics and the success of reaching their mission statements in …
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Partnering Photochemical Protocols With Anion Relay Chemistry: Application In The Total Synthesis Of Natural Products
… Relay Chemistry (ARC), a multi-component union tactic, permits rapid assembly of linear and cyclic fragments. Partnering photochemical protocols with Anion Relay Chemistry can provide diverse reaction pathways and as such considerably extends this construction paradigm. The development of new …
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Selected elements in Lake Michigan round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) reproductive physiology: spawning effort and determination of reproductive status of females and sperm competition in two reproductively distinct male morphs
… competition in two alternative reproductive tactics of male round goby in southwestern Lake Michigan. Spawning peaks differed between two relatively proximate sites and occurred at 14-17°C. Peak spawning effort as determined by Gonadosomatic Index (GSI) score correlates with the highest …
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Emotion Regulation Through Distancing: Developing a Novel Neurocognitive Model
… mechanisms of this emotion regulation tactic are poorly defined relative to the broader strategy of reappraisal. More focused investigation of these mechanisms would promote further understanding of the processes underlying distancing and potentially improve its applications. Therefore, …
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A Lightweight Approach of Human-Like Playtest for Android Apps
… is a lightweight approach to generalize playtest tactics from manual testing, and to adopt the tactics for automatic game testing. LIT has two phases: tactic generalization and tactic concretization. In Phase I, when a human tester plays an Android game G for awhile (e.g., eight minutes), LIT …
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Higher education association lobbying: grassroots outreach as a signal of constituent opinion
… phenomenon, this study looked at the lobbying tactics used by the associations and how they decide on what lobbying tactics to use. A qualitative, multiple case study approach was used with a sample comprised of association representatives and Congressional staffers. Overall, associations used …
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Distributed denial of service actions and the challenge of civil disobedience on the Internet
… of distributed denial of service actions as a tactic of political activism. DDOS actions have been used in online political activism since the early 1990s, though the tactic has recently attracted significant public attention with the actions of Anonymous and Operation Payback in December 2010. …
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