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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"field assessment"”.
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Field assessment of a sex attractant for control of grass grub, Costelytra zealandica (White)
… was made to suppress populations on small scale field plots by mass trapping male beetles using simple water traps baited with the synthetic sex attractant, Durez 12687. Populations were monitored before, during and after the trapping period by sampling the subterranean eggs, larvae and adults. …
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An Educational Module To Improve Pre-Hospital Stroke Assessment: Stroke Mimics And The Field Assessment Stroke Triage For Emergency Destination (fast-Ed) Scale
… without requiring formal education on the new assessment items. </p> <p>Purpose: To develop and present an evidence-based, expert validated educational module for Massachusetts EMS on FAST-ED assessment items, common stroke mimics, and determining the time of last known well. </p> <p>Methods: A …
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The Effect of Concussion History on an On-Field Assessment of Cognitive-Motor Integration in Male and Female Varsity Athletes: Reliability of the HurtSHynes™ Test
… of concussion history on a new CMI sideline assessment task, the HurtSHynes™ Test, in varsity student-athletes. Females with HOC were the least likely to incur an error and were on average faster than females with no HOC. Males with HOC were on average slower than males with no HOC. …
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Optimising the stream habitat assessment for the Bay of Plenty Regional Council : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Conservation Biology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
… are evaluated using qualitative and quantitative assessment methods during the current Bay of Plenty Natural Environmental Monitoring Network (BOP NERMN) stream habitat survey. These assessments are carried out by a team of different students each summer. Because qualitative assessments typically …
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Institutional solid waste management, its characterisation and potential for recycling: A case study of University of Venda, South Africa
… management strategy for the University. Through field survey, stakeholders’ interview and personal field assessment, the solid waste profile of the institution was established and characterized. The waste generated across selected activity areas was collected from the designated waste bins and …
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Risk of Low Energy Availability in Elite Male Athletes with Spinal Cord Injury
… athletes, which shows calculated EA to be a poor field assessment tool for LEA. These results also underscore the need for additional research to establish para athlete-specific thresholds for LEA, assessments for disordered eating, and normal clinical hormone ranges.</p>
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Assessing and Developing Pre-Field Missionaries in the Context of the Local Church
… Seminary, 2018 Chair: Dr. Jeff K. Walters Pre-field assessment and development are proven tools to help missionary candidates better prepare for life and ministry overseas. There is no better place to do this assessment and development than in the context of the local church. Chapter 1 lays the …
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Assessment and Reaction of Triticum aestivum Genotypes to Fusarium graminearum and effects on Traits Related to Grain Yield and Seed Quality
… many years to complete. We have examined all FHB assessment parameters, which include FHB incidence, FHB severity, FHB index, percentage fusarium damaged kernels (percentage FDK), and 15-acetyl deoxynivalenol toxin (DON toxin) accumulation, to ascertain which assessment parameters best quantify …
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Ecosystem services and urban water: an assessment of the goods and benefits accruing from sustainable approaches to urban water management
… amenity. Additionally, the UK National Ecosystem Assessment (2011) has concluded that nature provides many ES benefits. Within this context, SUDS in urban greenspace areas have a high potential to provide opportunities to enhance urban ES provision beyond ‘simply’ water management. Within this …
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Evaluation of rural land-use plans in protected area bio-networks in northeastern Tanzania
… of planning agencies were interviewed. Several field assessment visits and focus group discussions were also carried out. Review and analysis was conducted on archive data, land-use plans technical reports and general management plans for neighbouring Parks. The results of the research presented …
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Caregiver Level Predictors of Self-Regulation in Preschool-Aged Children
… behaviors (Devereaux Early Childhood Assessment-Clinical; DECA-C), while the child completed a brief cognitive screener (Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales for Early Childhood–Fifth Edition, Verbal and Nonverbal Routing sections; Roid, 2003) and a field assessment of self-regulation, …
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Fly ash impact in forest ecosystems in Northeastern Germany – an assessment and regionalization approach
… forest ecosystems in Northeastern Germany - an assessment and regionalization approach” intends to (a) test if the field assessment of ferrimagnetic susceptibility can be used as cost efficient method to get information on fly ash deposition impacted chemical site properties. (b) develop a …
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Vulnerability analysis and new tools for climate change adaptation of marine and lagoon systems
… vs "eutrophy"). I then observed in the field the seasonal and spatial variability and the effects of a dystrophic crisis on a lagoon in Sardinia, events caused by nutrient enrichment but exacerbated by temperature increases, on the quantity, quality and composition of sedimentary organic …
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Application of multi-scale assessment and modelling of landfill leachate migration: implications for risk-based contaminated land assessment, landfill remediation, and groundwater protection
… out risk-based site investigations prior to risk assessment and remediation of landfill sites. This research has focused upon the methods used during site investigations for two reasons. Firstly, the site investigation is often conducted using field instruments and methods that do not account for …
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Development of Urban Tree Growth Models Based on Site and Soil Characteristics
… characterize most soil properties within a city. Field assessment of urban tree soils also revealed that conventional measures of soil compaction are difficult to obtain due to obstructions by roots and other foreign objects. To address the critical need for efficient and reliable assessment of …
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Noncontact sensing systems and autonomous decision-making for early-age concrete
… used. Additionally, this UTS was successfully field validated on three concrete pavement test sections in Illinois that had different casting times during the day. Final setting times in the field greatly varied (287 to 210 minutes) given the higher ambient temperatures and surrounding concrete …
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A Comparison of Vegtation Indices and Conventional Ecotoxicological Plant Growth Metrics to Assess the Lethal and Sublethal Effects of Atrazine on Smooth Cordgrass,'Spartina alterniflora'
… approaches would be of limited value for assessments within these regions.</p> <p>These findings clearly indicate that Vegetation Indices, such as PRI, NDVI, and the Carter Index, may be able to discern atrazine induced plant stress at concentrations at or below traditional sublethal shoot …