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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"environmental model"”.
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ENVIRONMENTAL MODEL ACCURACY IMPROVEMENT FRAMEWORK USING STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES AND A NOVEL TRAINING APPROACH
It is challenging to predict environmental behaviors because of extreme events, such as heatwaves, typhoons, droughts, tsunamis, torrential downpour, wind ramps, or hurricanes. In this thesis, we proposed a novel framework to improve environmental model accuracy with a novel training approach. …
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A risk-based maintenance methodology of industrial systems
… this goal. Delay-time analysis is a maintenance modelling technique which can achieve such goals in a manufacturing environment. Delay-time analysis, through the input of certain parameters, is capable of establishing an optimum inspection interval from both a downtime standpoint as well as a …
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Motion perception and the scene statistics of motion
… navigation through forest environments. An environmental model of forest scenes was developed based on previously measured range and surface texture statistics. Spatiotemporal power spectra were measured in both simulated and natural scenes for the task of first person motion through a …
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Operationism as the Basis of Accounting Income Constructs: A Philosophical and Empirical Investigation Including A Market Association Test of Replacement Cost and Implicit Interest Accounting
… to respond to these criticisms by developing an "environmental model" in which accounting income serves a purpose in a market context. Development of an income model based on market constructs facilitates the use of empirical methodologies also based on the same market constructs for testing …
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Modeling Fecal Indicator Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance in Diverse Aquatic Environments
… of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) and the environmental processes that affect them can be crucial to reducing the number of impaired streams and limiting the negative impacts on the environment. Antibiotic resistance is an emerging issue facing human health in the United States and across …
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Integration of energy analyses in design through the use of microcomputers
… to evaluate the effects of design decisions upon environmental comfort and energy efficiency in buildings. Siting, massing, locations of functions, facade and fenestration design, and materials are all important determinants of the perceived thermal and luminous environment of a space. However, …
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The role of IL-17a in the rescue of ASD-like behavioral phenotypes following immune stimulation in a mouse model of neurodevelopmental disorders
… of ASD is heterogeneous and is composed of both environmental and genetic risk factors. Therefore, we compared an environmental model of neurodevelopmental disorders in which mice were exposed to maternal immune activation (MIA) during embryogenesis with mice genetically deficient for Cntnap2, …
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A Case Study on Open Enrollment: Reimagining the Future of the Small Rural School
… upon Strange and Banning’s (2015) comprehensive environmental model on educational environments. Twelve participants who were associated with the Baxter Community School District and have experience with open enrollment were interviewed. Through analysis eleven themes emerged; having one building …
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Optimizing the selection of sustainability measures for existing buildings
… improve their operational, economic, social, and environmental performance. The owners of these buildings often seek to identify and implement building upgrade measures that are capable of improving building sustainability as well as achieving certification under various green building programs …
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Water Use of Landscape Trees During Pot-In-Pot Production and During Establishment in the Landscape
… decreased as the trees grew and depended on environmental conditions, size at planting, source of water (rainfall versus irrigation) and species. Height and trunk diameter of 1-yr red maple was equal to that of 2-yr trees after only one year. Height and trunk diameter differences between 1-yr …
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Multimedia modeling of organic contaminants in the Passaic river watershed
A dynamic fate and transport multimedia environmental model was developed and applied to assess the release of five priority contaminants in the Passaic River Watershed, including: napthalene, toluene, trichloroethylene, 1-1-1 trichloroethane and xylene. The model uses the current releases of …
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Genetically Engineered Herbicide Tolerant Canola: A Multiple Account Evaluation
… tolerant weeds developing. A partial equilibrium model of the rapeseed industry is constructed to estimate economic value of this new technology. Producer and consumer surplus are estimated using the theory of welfare economics. Regional economic impact is also estimated using multipliers provided …
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The use of GIS for the development of a fully embedded predictive fire model
… of fire may lead to hazardous behaviour. Fire modelling tools are implemented to provide fire managers with a platform to test and plan fire management activities. Fire modelling occurs in two parts: fire behaviour models and fire spread models, where fire behaviour models account for the …
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The effects of environmental factors on honey bee morbidity
This thesis examines the relationship between environmental factors and honey bee health. I have three primary objectives in conducting this research. First, I examine whether being located near neonicotinoid seed treated crops increases honey bee morbidity. Second, I examine if forage availability …