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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"housing condition"”.
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The effects of social influence on neonatal approach latencies of domestic chicks (Gallus domesticus)
… of Schulman, et.al. and determine whether housing or training is the more important factor in generating the previous finding. Eighty-three, white leghorn chicks were run in an experiment employing a 2 x 2 factorial design comparing social vs isolate housing and social vs isolate imprinting …
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Post-Weaning, Early Gestation Sows: Housing and Welfare
… begin to shift towards decreased breeding sow housing confinement, there is a need for nuanced information about the welfare impacts of different housing types. In particular, there is limited research on the behavioral and psychological welfare of post-weaning, early gestations sows in …
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Examining the drivers of adoption of climate-smart practices in smallholder farming systems of Zvimba District in Zimbabwe
… food insecurity, high cost of living, poor housing condition, water, sanitation and hygiene services, illness, lack of access to quality agriculture inputs, crop and livestock pests and diseases, livestock deaths, lack of skills and unemployment and lack of access to land. These co-existed …
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The Ecology and Evolution of the Folivore Gut Microbiome in Madagascar’s Lemurs
… 21 species, various environmental and dietary conditions, and diverse feeding strategies ranging from folivory to frugivory. In each data chapter, I used subsets of samples and applied the comparative approach across analytical scales to probe GMB structure and function, determined via amplicon …
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The Social Behavior of Rehabilitated Spider Monkeys (<i>Ateles geoffroyi</i>)
… samples, which I aggregated by individual, housing condition, and time relative to expected meals. I found that individual rates of intragroup aggression, stereotypic behavior, and self-directed behavior were significantly lower when space was increased. When I isolated the effect of …
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The Housing Conditions of Township Neighbourhoods: Assessing Housing Performance in Langa, Cape Town
The shortage in the provision of housing is one of the most urgent needs facing the majority of South Africans. The provision of proper housing has shown the stark difference in equality within the postApartheid housing landscape of South Africa. Much of the Apartheid regime had led to racial …
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Influence of social housing conditions on mouse mammary tumor growth and behavior
… mammary carcinoma (SC115). Change in social housing condition, direction of change [individual to group (IG) or group to individual (GI)), group size, sibling relationship and dominance were the major variables examined. Male mice were housed from weaning in groups (G) or individually housed …
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Policy and practice of urban neighbourhood renewal and regeneration : what can China learn from British experiences?
… deprivation across the areas of housing, employment, education, healthcare, safety and others. This means that the British regeneration strategies and approaches could be more valuable to Chinese policy-makers and practitioners. In China, neighbourhood renewal projects always bear …
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Thrifty-Retrofit Pathways for Low-Middle Income Apartments in Amman, Jordan
… air quality and emits GHGs. Moreover, recent housing condition surveys show that the majority of dwellings in Jordan are very energy inefficient. The low- and middle-income households constitute ~74% of the total urban households in the economic hub, namely the capital Amman. This thesis aims …
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Growth performance blood parameters and meat quality in finishing Dohne Merino Lambs reared under single - or paired-pen Housing
… to four treatment combinations: single-pen housing with no extra vitamin E-selenium supplementation, single-pen housing with extra vitamin Eselenium supplementation, paired-pen housing with no extra vitamin E-selenium supplementation, and paired-pen housing with extra vitamin E-selenium …
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IMPACT OF A NATURAL DISASTER ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF A RURAL MAYA COMMUNITY IN THE PHILIPPINES
… the study assessed how an individual’s housing conditions, the household size, and general utilities can have an impact on a person’s mental health.</p> <p>The study used a quantitative survey design with self-administered questionnaires. Center for Disease Control and Prevention …