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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"niehaus"”.
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Evaluation of corn harvesting operations with the use of geo-referenced data
Many advances have been made in agricultural machines, specifically combine harvesters, in terms of the size of equipment as well as the intelligence of computers on board the machinery. These advances have led to a big increase in productivity of harvesting operations. This is needed though …
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Robots as language users: a computational model for pragmatic word learning
The development of machines capable of natural linguistic interaction with humans has been an active and diverse area of research for decades. More recent frameworks, such as Cognitive Robotics, have been able to make progress on many long-standing problems in computational modeling of language …
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Autonomous learning of action-word semantics in a humanoid robot
For creation of an artificial agent that is capable of using language naturally, models that only manipulate symbols or classify speech are ineffective. The semantic information which language conveys must be grounded in the agent’s complete sensorimotor experience. Typically, patterns from visual, …
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Comparison of growth curve models for assessing height in a South African birth cohort
Childhood malnutrition is a major concern in low- to middle- income populations. This dissertation uses longitudinal data on height measurements of babies between 0 and 4 years of age to construct growth curves, which serve as a tool for assessing the health and nutritional progress of children. We …
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Synthese von Oligosacchariden der Zellmembran mit neuartigem Verzweigungsmuster und von lipidhaltigen Signalstoffen pflanzlicher Symbionten
… (Luzerne) wurde in Zusammenarbeit mit Herrn K. Niehaus in Bielefeld jedoch nur eine geringe Aktivität der getesteten Verbindungen gefunden, so dass diese nicht als Minimalstrukturen angesehen werden sollten. Der Einfluss der Mono-saccharid-derivate auf die Keimfähigkeit und das Wachstum von …
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Investigation of electro-mechanical properties of soil materials
The variations of soil physical properties throughout the world play a significant role in agricultural production and understanding where these variations occur may lead to enhancement of crop production and soil protection. Methods used to determine these properties today present a significant …
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Wage workers in a 'homeland township' : their experiences in finding, maintaining and losing employment
Workers domiciled in Qwaqwa, South Africa's smallest 'homeland', experience high rates of unemployment and job instability. Yet most terminations of employment are employee-instigated. This dissertation examines the reasons for employment instability among wage workers resident in a housing section …
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A practical guide to twentieth-century violin etudes with performance and theoretical analysis
This document is a partial catalog of what is readily available to violinists for studies relating to twentieth-century repertoire. More studies in this area exist throughout the world, so those presented here are intended merely as a starting point. The document also contains factual information …