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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"artificial environment"”.
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Tourist victimization in and around the artificial environment
… the resulting victimization of travelers to the "artificial environments," such as those offered in Las Vegas and Orlando, little empirical research has been conducted to estimate the extent to which the traveler is victimized when in these different areas. Research reported in this paper is a …
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Computerized feedback control of an environmental chamber
Most existing environmental chambers cannot simulate dynamically changing environmental conditions. Hence there is a need for a dynamically controlled artificial environment for plant studies. This project demonstrates the control of temperature, humidity and SO₂ concentration in a Continuous …
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The natural recolonisation process of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile after the introduction of the Italo-algerian methane pipeline in the SW Mediterranean Sea.
… Attention has been drawn on the role of environmental factors on such a process, and in particular how the feedback between plant recruitment, sediment dynamics and water flow is created in this new artificial environment. The results indicated how P. oceanica recruits via vegetative …
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Interaction Between Insects and Apple (Malus X Domestica Borkh.): Insect Behavior, Genotypic Preference, and Plant Phenolics With Emphasis on Japanese Beetle (Popillia Japonica Newman)
… that JB could distinguish host plants in an artificial environment. Trichome density appeared different among three genotypes. 'York', the non-preferred genotype, had highest specific leaf weight and concentration of phloridzin, a feeding repellent. 'Liberty' the preferred genotype, had the …
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A Case Study Examining the Reading and Study Habits of Gifted Readers in the Context of Deep Reading
… study in isolation in a Most Restrictive Study Environment, (2) needed absolute quiet or music to study in an Artificial Environment, and (3) needed to eliminate or sharply curtail all interaction with technology in a Retro Environment. This study found that deep reading was a part of each …
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A multilayered agent society for flexible image processing
… world combined with their knowledge about the environment. On top of these layers are the knowledge and shape agents responsible for creating the artificial environment and setting up the logical rules and restrictions for the MicroAgents. At the top layer is the cognitive agent, in charge of …
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Development of a Colonoscopy Simulator for the Evaluation of Colonoscopy Devices
… laboratory experiments. For these experiments an artificial environment is required which can recreate the anatomical and biomechanical features of the colon.<br/><br/>A colonoscopy simulator for the evaluation of colonoscopy devices was developed within the ERC funded CoDIR project (Colonic …
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Resveratrol slows cell growth by targeting the Warburg effect and stimulating mitochondria metabolism
… that better represent the physiological environment. However, , most in vitro studies are performed at supraphysiological levels of oxygen (O2) (18% O2; compared to the usual 1-5% O2 range observed in vivo) and glucose (25mM, which is close to five-times higher than normal plasma …
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Re-thinking the possibility of the urban roof space
… These kinds of dark, damp and "un-friendly" environments are not beneficial to people. Because people are looking for recreational spaces in an urban environment, the recreational, multi-purpose use of roof spaces is becoming necessary. There are many examples within the urban context of …
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Technology-supported apprenticeship in the management of chronic disease
… the context of daily life rather than in the artificial environment of the office. Apprentice patients have the potential to become master coaches themselves; thus producing an exponentially scaling health ecosystem at minimal cost. Two randomized, controlled trials were conducted to evaluate …
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Map-Building and Position Estimation in Mobile Robots Using Self-Organizing Maps
… through interaction with a natural or artificial environment. The research aims at identifying the possibility of self-organizing systems to build an internal representation of the input space, able to handle the case of an unknown environment, and moreover, examine the causes, …
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Date with Destiny: Genetic and Epigenetic Factors in Cell Fate Decisions in Populations of Multipotent Stem Cells
… one infinite self-renewal pluripotency in an artificial environment, and the other, bipotent progenitors in the context of the mouse embryo. The first model aimed to explore the effects of chromatin-associated factors on the ability of pluripotent mouse Embryonic Stem Cells (ESCs) to …
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Predicting firm sustainability through governance: the relational corporate governance approach.
… firm. The relational approach is built from an artificial environment that simulates the real world sphere of corporate governance and is comprised of the four Key Fields drawn from the Social Science Research Network database: (1) application of the principal theories of the firm to the …
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Molecular Hybrid Photocathodes Based on Silicon for Solar Fuel Synthesis
Artificial photosynthesis is broadly defined as the process of solar energy conversion into chemical fuels and represents a promising route towards alleviating the global energy crisis. In this context, the development of photocathodes for the use in photoelectrochemical cells is an attractive …
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Exploring the effects of single and dual phase culturing on the concentrations of Southern Ocean sea-ice algae and transporting living sea-ice algae from the Southern Ocean to land-based research facilities
… many researchers elect to perform research on artificial sea ice, where conditions are more controlled while logistical and financial constraints are reduced. Despite the extent to which sea-ice research has been performed on artificial sea ice, relatively little research on sea-ice algae in …
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The photosynthetic bacterial reaction center in native and artificial envirnoments: effects on light-induced electron transfer
… we discussed the effects of native and artificial environment on the light-induced electron transfer processes. The native environment consist of the inner antenna LH1 complex that copurifies with the RC forming the so called core complex, and the lipid phase tightly associated with it. …