Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 55 for “"population control"”.
-
Human population control and environmental law
This paper will examine the link between population growth and environmental problems and also statistics concerning human numbers. The actual term Population Law will be discussed and definitions provided to assess its scope and relevance to environmental law. The development of human population …
-
Toward population control : philosophical and constitutional aspects of national population policy
Thesis. 1975. B.S.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning.
-
Evaluating the population control of invasive crayfish using removals and male sterilisation.
This research tests the control of invasive American signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus using a combination of intensive trapping (baited traps and artificial refuge traps: ARTs) and the mechanical sterilisation and release of large males (Sterile Male Release Technique: SMRT) using both …
-
Towards synthetic ecology : genetically programmable 4-module population control system in yeast
… as a proof of principle to observe microbial population level behaviors. Using a formalized design process and engineering principles, I design and construct a synthetic multi-module ecological system for population homeostasis. The synthetic ecological system consists of four functionally …
-
Male reproductive success and population control in the Mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata
… to females. In addition species-specific pest control techniques such as the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) and Release of Insects carrying a Dominant Lethal (RIDL) rely on the mating competitiveness of mass-reared ‘sterile’ males to disrupt natural mating systems and reduce population numbers. …
-
While the State Claims the Intimate: Population Control Policy and the Makings of Chinese Modernity
… identities. In this work, I treat the state’s population control efforts as emblematic of the nation’s ambition to achieve modernity, and I combine this perspective with anthropological and feminist critiques of modernity and state transformation to write a mini-historiography of post-socialism …
-
Integration of Life Sciences and Engineering - Highly Infectious Diseases in Population : Control System Analysis and Synthesis
… such as smallpox among a certain metropolitan population. The chosen nonlinear model is simulated using MATLAB and Simulink to obtain input-output relations in the time domain. Next, the nonlinear model is linearized around an equilibrium point to demonstrate the analysis of the linear system …
-
Bodies as Risky Resources: The Japanese Identification Systems as Surveillance, Population Control and Colonial Violence in Occupied Northeast China
… Biometric ID systems became a powerful means of population control, which helped the Japanese to classify the Chinese as “desirable” or “undesirable”, and reduce them to resources, not subjects, of the Empire. As a result, the colonized population experienced the ID systems as part of overall, …
-
From baby boom to birth dearth: an interpretation of the population control movement and its political discourse since 1945 in the United States
… political discourses of the post World War II population movement in the United States. It argues that this movement, in part, was artificially created by members of the upper social class. Its most important representatives were the founder of the Population Council, John D. Rockefeller III …
-
Rough leucine auxotrophic strains of <i>Brucella</i> expressing <i>Salmonella</i> flagellin C conjugated gonadotropins, an immunocontraceptive brucellosis vaccine for feral swine population control
… farming, domestic livestock and wildlife populations come into close contact, spreading the disease. Feral swine interactions are of particular concern. They carry a number of zoonotic diseases including brucellosis. As there is no commercial vaccination protocol to prevent brucellosis in …
-
Reproductive Health in Yemen: A Theoretical Approach
… family planning programs to reduce their population growth rates. The rapid spread of birth control programs in the developing countries was at times accompanied by measures which violated human rights. In response to the ethical violations and coercive policies on population control, …
-
The One
… gendered, to expose the exceptional impact the population control laws had on women. Traumatized social and psychic perspectives emerge from the political turmoil, registering as uncanny absences and repressed delays.
-
Sistema Evolutivo Bio-inspirado en el Comportamiento Bacteriano
… the conjugation operator and the quorum sensing population control method. The conjugation operator uses a grammar-based crossover operator to cross the inner intelligent systems of two artificial bacteria that are close together in the environment. The quorum sensing control method implements a …
-
“Essentially cyclonic:” Race, gender, and disaster in modern mauritius
… bodies in response to Malthusian anxieties over population control and ecological stability.
-
Essays on Technology Adoption, Demographics, and Development
… of parental education decision to analyze how a population control policy affects saving and schooling in a patrilocal society, where sons are responsible to support aged parents more than daughters. Parent's investment in education depends on the degree of parental altruism and the need for …
-
Attitudes of college students toward the world food crisis
… in 1975, and (2) respondents felt less sure that population control offered any hope of a solution; Respondents attitudes were compared within three subgroups in the 1975 study: science/non-science majors, freshman/seniors, and frequent/infrequent church attendance. In the 1990 study, these three …
-
Modelling Allee effects in a transgenic mosquito population during range expansion
… as malaria, dengue fever and Zika. As mosquito populations expand their range into new areas, they may undergo mate-finding Allee effects such that their ability to successfully reproduce becomes difficult at low population densities. With new technology, creating target specific gene …
-
Swan-plant interactions in a chalk river catchment.
… plant community structure. The River Frome swan population varied seasonally, being highest in the winter. The population was dominated by non-breeding adults and juveniles that lived in flocks. These flocks exhibited strong seasonal habitat switches between terrestrial pasture in winter and …
-
SARS-COV-2 DISSEMINATION USING UNITED STATES COUNTY ADJACENCIES
… transmission is increasing amongst the world’s population at an alarming rate. Reducing the spread of SARS-CoV-2 is paramount for public health officials as they seek to effectively manage resources and potential population control measures such as social distancing and quarantine. By analyzing …
-
Elucidating the Function of Krüppel Homolog 1 (Kr-h1) Associated Proteins (KAPs) in Aedes aegypti Reproduction Through RNA Interference-Mediated Downregulation
… could lead to innovative strategies for mosquito population control and effective disease vector management.
Page 1 of 3