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Showing 1 to 20 of 126 for “"lion"”.
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Lion Battery Museum
… design project revolves around re-imagining the Lion Battery site on the slopes of Signal Hill. The design tests out the theoretical explorations laid out in this document and then incorporates tradtional and parametric approaches in the resolution of the design. The aim of this project is to …
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The Lion Couchant - Architecture of the ontological landscape of Lion Mountain
… on the natural and cultural landscape of the 'Lion Mountain', comprising of Signal Hill and Lion's Head, Cape Town. Based on the earlier theoretical analysis of reading place through a phenomenological approach to landscape of memory, as well the technological analysis of contemporary methods …
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The lion in Chinese space and social life
… of the rich diversity of forms and images of the lion motif in Chinese space and social life. Drawing on textual, linguistic and archaeological sources, it addresses the fundamental problem inherent in the study of the lion motif in China, that is, why a foreign import was adopted, transformed and …
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Aspectos reprodutivos de coelhas da raça Lion Head
… the most commercialized breeds are the Mini Lionhead, recognized as a new breed in 2002 by the Association of Breeders of England. The objective of this research was to evaluate the reproductive parameters of the Mini Lionhead breed. Data were obtained from Granja Visgueiro located in the …
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The Lion & The Ringmaster: Croatia's Accession to the European Union
<p>July 1, 2013 marked Croatia's official induction into the European Union. For Croatia this was the culmination of a long negotiation process filled with concessions and challenges. This situation inspired the question of how Croatia's alliance with the EU has affected the state? In order to …
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Lion-hearted Zezva: musical memorial at a funerary horse race
This thesis is focused on the memorial practices of the Tushetian community of northeastern Georgia, in particular their annual, commemorative festival known as Zezvaoba. Through an analysis of Zezvaoba’s structure, rites, and sounds; an explanation of local histories and beliefs; and personal …
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Lion attacks on humans in southeastern Tanzania: risk factors and perceptions.
Lions attacked over 1000 people in Tanzania between 1990 and 2007, killing at least two-thirds of the victims. This extreme form of human-wildlife conflict has a major impact on the lives and livelihoods of local communities and threatens lion conservation in Tanzania, home to the largest lion …
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Galápagos Sea Lion (Zalophus wollekaeki) Play Behaviors on San Cristóbal Island, Ecuador
… play activities from videotapes of Galápagos sea lions on San Cristóbal Island from mid-summer of 2008. I begin with a discussion of ideas about play and types of play, elaborate the conceptual system of projects and routines in play, and provide a brief description of sea lion taxonomy and forms …
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A linguistic relativity appraisal of an African drama : the lion and the jewel
Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Technology: Language Practice, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2015.
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Medieval translation as 'certamen': The Germanic versions of ''Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion''
The phenomenon of medieval translation has been discussed many times, resulting in the conflicting premises that either medieval translation was not as faithful to the original as its modern counterpart, or that medieval translators were excessively literal. These points of view are informed by the …
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Lion: Listen online. Using GraphQL as a mediator for data integration and ingestion
… is described a system called”Listen Online”, or Lion for short. Lion utilizes the GraphQL specification to provide integration for querying of web services. Lion provides a general structure by which arbitrary mediators can be used within a query. Lastly, by building on top of open source …
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Lion population status and ecology in a seasonally-flooded wetland, the Okavango Delta
… is a population stronghold for the African lion (Panthera leo). As lion populations are declining, there is a pressing need to develop conservation plans that can secure the future for lion populations in natural environments that face increasing anthropogenic pressure. The Okavango Delta is …
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Protection of the African lion: a critical analysis of the current international legal regime
The African lion is in danger of rapid population decline and possible extinction in the near future. Two decades ago there was an abundance of African lions, roughly 100 000, on the continent. But at present there are less than 32 000, some even believe there to be as little as 15 000, left. This …
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The Land of the Lion and the Sun: British Travel-‐writing on Persia, 1890-‐1940
This thesis explores the diversity and evolution of British travel-writing on Persia from 1890, and argues that as a liminal space with the British geo-political world view, Persia offered an especially fertile ground for travel-writers to record their experiences in a wide variety of forms and …
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BRANCHED CHAIN FATTY ACIDS (BCFA) IN NATURE: FISH, FERMENTED FOODS, AND SEA LION VERNIX CASEOSA
… reports of BCFA-rich vernix caseosa in sea lions. Twenty-seven wild fishes collected from fresh waters in the northeastern United States were analyzed. BCFA was only 1% ± 0.5% (mean ± SD) of total fatty acids, contributing only a small amount of BCFA per serving to the diet. Surprisingly, …
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