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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"group behaviors"”.
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Influence modeling of complex stochastic processes
A complex stochastic process involving human behaviors or human group behaviors is computationally hard to model with a hidden Markov process. This is because the state space of such behaviors is often a Cartesian product of a large number of constituent probability spaces, and is exponentially …
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Studying the Competence Regulon Quorum Sensing Circuity in Streptococcus mitis
… To determine the cell density and initiate the group behaviors such as virulence factor production, biofilm formation, and competence development bacteria rely on the production and release of signaling molecules into their environment. QS could thus be utilized as a potential non-antibiotic …
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Models and simulations of collective motion in biomimetic robots and bacteria
… property of its environment. Yet complex global behaviors arise from these local interactions, and these large-scale patterns have neither a leader nor any other centralized control system. In this thesis, two specific cases of collective motion are studied: fish schooling and bacteria swimming …
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The Role of Sensing Modalities in Shaping Collective Motion and Group Behavior
… simple interactions between individuals within a group. Traditionally, researchers have modeled these interactions assuming individuals can sense their surroundings in all directions, like having eyes all around their heads. While this is a useful simplification, it does not capture the diverse …
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Does Personality Similarity in Bottlenose Dolphin Pairs Influence Dyadic Bond Characteristics?
… through an exploratory factor analysis to group behaviors recorded via underwater opportunistic focal-follow video. Discovered bond components differed from previous studies and were termed affiliative support, sociosexual, and conflict play. Individuals who differed in Extraversion and …
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Horizontal Violence in the Nursing Work Environment: Beyond Oppressed Group Behavior
… science literature have advanced oppressed‐group behaviors as a motivating factor driving this phenomenon in nursing. Workplace stress has also been implicated in these negative behaviors. This study used a grounded theory approach to examine how nurses explain, through semi‐structured and …
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Control and collective intelligence of multi-agent system
… of MAS, which are typically generated by a group of intelligent agents applied with autonomous controls. In particular, the collective intelligence is described as geometric group patterns, stationary distribution and cooperative motions in this thesis. As the size of the group increases, it …
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Modeling Social Group Interactions for Realistic Crowd Behaviors
… movements, simulations should exhibit human behaviors for navigation, pedestrian decision-making, and social behaviors such as grouping and crowding. The research field is quite mature in some sense, with a large number of approaches that have been proposed to path finding, collision …
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Content dissemination for static and dynamic mobile P2P groups
… for static and dynamic peer-to-peer (P2P) groups. In the first part of the thesis we delve into the problem of inefficient content dissemination for static mobile device users due to cellular congestion. We propose the Sangam Framework which utilizes multiple radio interfaces and efficient …
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The Development of the Tavistock and Tavistock-Inspired Group Relations Movement in Great Britain and the United States: A Comparative and Historical Perspective
… authority, people must analyze human behavior in groups. To study these behaviors, a group relations movement was spawned approximately 60 years ago and has influenced people's thinking about leadership and authority in groups and organizations ever since. This study analyzed primary and secondary …