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Hyperspectral Disease Detection - Strategies Addressing Time, Space, Machine Learning, and Plant Susceptibility

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Haagsma, Marja

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Finding trees and crops that are resistant to pathogens is key in preparing for current and future disease threats. In this dissertation, we analyzed the potential of using hyperspectral imaging (HSI) to find infection while identifying issues and strategies addressing differences over time, in spatial resolution, the application of machine...

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building the Hyper rail, that I used for imaging. In particular, I would like to thank Manuel Lopez for
Investing upstream : a social-ecological systems perspective on water utility investments in ecosystem services

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Bennett, Drew E.

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The concept of ecosystem services broadens perspectives on nature to include not only intrinsic value but also the utilitarian value it provides to society. Viewing nature through this lens informs our understanding of how particular ecological processes benefit different actors. In this research, I examine how water utilities in the...

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, and pollination of crops, among many others (Daily 1997; de Groot et al., 2002). In the first global
On Morality, Psychology, and Conservation: An Interdisciplinary Appraisal of Ethics in Context

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Batavia, Chelsea K.

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Conservation is, among other things, the expression of a relationship between humans and nonhuman nature. This relationship can be described empirically using the methods of social science, but it can also be prescribed in the form of philosophical arguments. Scholars in the field of environmental ethics have discussed and debated...

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relationships (Van den Born et al., 2001; Buijs et al., 2009; De Groot et al., 2011). In a more deliberate