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Showing 1 to 20 of 72 for “"scat"”.
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Wolf Predation: Where and How Wolves Kill Beavers, and Confronting the Biases in Scat-Based Diet Studies
… <p> Wolf diet is commonly estimated via scat analysis, and several studies have concluded that scat collection method can bias diet estimates. I tested whether different scat collection methods yield different diet estimates after accounting for other biases. I collected scats (2,406 …
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Predicting college success for freshmen at the College of the Pacific from scores made on the SCAT test
… to predict the GPA for the students from their SCAT scores. The specific objectives of this study are as follows: (1) to show what degree the GPA can be predicted from the SCAT scores and to what extent they will fall between the standard error of estimate of the regression equations and, (2) to …
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Perceived Social Class, College Interest, and Post-Secondary Goals: An Application of the Scat Interest and Choice Model
<p>The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of perceived social class (PSC) in the educational development of 176 racially and economically diverse high school students. PSC was defined based on the tenants of differential status identity theory (Fouad & Brown, 2000) and then …
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Non-invasive assessment of stress hormones, parasites, and diet, using scat of five felid species in Belize, Central America
… richness (ESR), and diet using non-invasive scat sampling in a protected forest vs. surrounding non-protected areas in Belize. Field studies relying on non-invasive fecal hormone monitoring are subject to potential hormone degradation in samples exposed to the environment. Therefore I …
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Baseline concussion assessments can identify mental disorders: the SCAT-5 Symptom Evaluation compared to other screening tools in South African club rugby
… Concussion Assessment Tool – Fifth Edition (SCAT-5) is widely performed and measures affective, cognitive, sleep, and physical symptoms. This study investigated the psychometric properties of the SCAT-5 to explore its potential as a mental health screening tool. During preseason for the 2021 …
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T-RFLP analysis of bacterial 16S rRNA gene sequences isolated from river otter (Lontra canadensis) scat and parasite screening for the presence of Toxoplasma gondii
… analyze the bacterial community of river otter scat (fecal material) at the class level, river otter scat samples were collected from Grizzly Island Wildlife Area (Solano County, CA) and the Cosumnes River Preserve (Sacramento County, CA). DNA was isolated from each sample with the MOBIO …
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Development of CubeSat Vibration Testing Capabilities for the Naval Postgraduate School and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
… the Solar Cell Array Tester CubeSat, or NPS-SCAT. Launching a CubeSat, such as NPS-SCAT, requires environmental testing to ensure not only the success of the mission, but also the safety of other CubeSats housed in the same deployer. This thesis will address the development of CubeSat …
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Second chance competitive autoencoders for understanding textual data
… we introduce three novel autoencoders, SCAT (Second Chance Autoencoder for Text), SSCAT (Similarity-based SCAT), and CSCAT (Coherent-based SCAT). Our autoencoders utilize competitive learning among the k winner neurons in the bottleneck layer, which become specialized in recognizing …
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Validating the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool to Improve Surveillance of Mental Health Issues Among Canadian Varsity Athletes
… examined the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool-5 (SCAT-5) symptom evaluation scale as a potential screening tool for anxiety and depression symptoms among varsity athletes at baseline. The sample consisted of 436 varsity athletes from York University. Two model structures of the SCAT-5 symptom …
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Predicting sandbagging on sideline concussion tests using performance validity tests
… Concussion Assessment Tool, Fifth Edition [SCAT-5]) could differentiate between individuals asked to provide their best effort or sandbag. Identifying individuals who provide suboptimal effort at baseline is an important task because it will ultimately improve our abilities to detect true …
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Estimating Population Numbers of Black Bears (Ursus Americanus) in Eastern Kentucky Using Microsatellite Analysis
… require physical contact with the animal. Both scat and hair can be collected and utilized to identify individuals. Approximately 100 hair traps were placed throughout the eastern wildlife management regions and were monitored for a six-month period at two-week intervals by the Kentucky …
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Mental imagery and learning in a community college: a study to determine if the ability to image mentally affects learning from pictorial or verbal presentations
… to their School and College Ability Test (SCAT) verbal aptitude score. Within each imagery group, subjects with the highest SCAT score were randomly assigned to each treatment group. The next two highest scores were then assigned. After all students were assigned to a group, the treatment, …
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Characterizing Muscle and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Imaging Phantoms for NMR Application
… muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissues (SCAT) and assure the repeatability and accuracy of the technique. We determined that the 40% phantoms model muscle tissue and 70% model SCAT. The microstructure of the 40% phantoms was changed by controlling temperature and stir rate. Lower …
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Core Selection by Wolf Packs in a Human-Dominated Landscape: A Case Study in the Mountains of Southern Poland
… Poland were examined through the collection of scat data. Core areas were then defined using fixed-kernel density estimation techniques and 50% isopleths. Habitat variables were then compared between core plots and non-core plots. Scat marking of both packs resembled the Hot Spots pattern of …
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Core Selection by Wolf Packs in a Human-Dominated Landscape: A Case Study in the Mountains of Southern Poland
… Poland were examined through the collection of scat data. Core areas were then defined using fixed-kernel density estimation techniques and 50% isopleths. Habitat variables were then compared between core plots and non-core plots. Scat marking of both packs resembled the Hot Spots pattern of …
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A Correlation Study of the Sixth Grade Verbal School and College Ability Test with Eighth Grade Reading Achievement
… the sixth grade School and College Ability Test (SCAT) with the test scores of the same group of children on the eighth grade reading Sequential Test of Educational Progress (STEP) and to determine the degree of relationship between the tests.
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NORTHERN RIVER OTTER POPULATION ASSESSMENT AND CONNECTIVITY IN WESTERN MONTANA
… assessment, I non-invasively collected hair and scat samples for use in genetic population estimates. I was able to genotype 11 scat and hair samples, for a total of 8 individuals. I was unable to calculate a population estimate because of low sample size. It is not recommended to use …
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NORTHERN RIVER OTTER POPULATION ASSESSMENT AND CONNECTIVITY IN WESTERN MONTANA
… assessment, I non-invasively collected hair and scat samples for use in genetic population estimates. I was able to genotype 11 scat and hair samples, for a total of 8 individuals. I was unable to calculate a population estimate because of low sample size. It is not recommended to use …
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FIELD METHOD EFFICACY TO DETECT MEDIUM AND LARGE MAMMAL PRESENCE NEAR ROADWAYS AT VAIL PASS, COLORADO
… methods are compared (track transect surveys, scat transect surveys, hair snares, and remotely-triggered camera surveys) during a baited and unbaited study session on Shrine Pass Road near I-70. Data from the baited sessions was used to determine how well each method documents species presence …
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