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Machine Learning Techniques to Model Species Interactions and Distributions Under Imperfect Detection

Creator:: Seo, Eugene
Abstract:: Ecological domains seeking to understand the environment and the behavior of species have received little attention in machine learning (ML), despite the fact that environmental changes have a significant impact on humans as well as ecosystems. Some ecological problems can be formulated similarly to other common ML applications, but there...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Rebecca A. Hutchinson Ecological domains seeking to understand the environment and the behavior of

The use of omics for disease evaluation in the brains of marine mammals

Creator:: Rosales, Stephanie
Abstract:: Marine mammals are top predators that are essential for the health and function of our oceans. These top predators are often affected by various factors that can be detrimental to their populations. Therefore, there is a need to evaluate undetermined causes of deaths and to better understand known diseases in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Rebecca L. Vega Thurber Abstract Marine mammals are top predators that are essential for the

Aircraft noise stress and the effects on human health : a cross-sectional study in metropolitan Minnesota

Creator:: Meister, Edward A.
Abstract:: Although the adverse auditory effects of noise have been the focus of occupational health research for decades, little is known about the nonauditory health effects that result from noise exposure. The focus of this research was the nonauditory health effects of exposure to commercial aircraft noise (CAN) overflights. It was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Aircraft noise stress and the effects on human health : a

Factors influencing individuals attitudes toward voluntary active euthanasia and physician assisted suicide

Creator:: Champeau, Donna A.
Abstract:: Issues of right to life, as well as death have surfaced as topics of hot debate. In particular, questions about when and if individuals have the right to end their own lives have emerged and gained considerable attention as health policy issues having the potential to affect all Americans.. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: active euthanasia and physician assisted suicide AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Donna A Champeau for

Social influences on physical activity in minority women

Creator:: Eyler, Amy A.
Abstract:: Background: Decades of research indicate that physical activity is an important behavior for health promotion and disease prevention. Despite dissemination of these research findings, many American adults are sedentary. The rates for sedentary behavior vary by race/ethnicity and gender. Women and adults from minority groups are most likely to be...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Amy A. Eyler for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public

Emergency contraceptive pills and college women : factors influencing intention and use

Creator:: Nelson, Heather A.
Abstract:: Approximately half of the 6.4 million pregnancies occurring each year in the United States are unintended (Finer & Henshaw, 2006). Unintended pregnancies, defined as pregnancies not wanted at the time conception occurs, regardless of contraceptive use (Chandra, Martinez, Mosher, Abma, & Jones, 2005) can have serious repercussions on women, children,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Heather A. Nelson for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

When Policy meets Reality: (In-) Stability of Gender Ideologies and Parenting Practices in the Context of Shifting Parental Leave Policy Design

Creator:: Sievers, Tjorven A. E.
Abstract:: This dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Policy addresses two main research questions. On a macro-level it aims to answer how gender ideologies, as seen in attitudes towards the gendered division of labor, develop over time in the context of changing family policy regimes. On a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Rebecca L. Warner This dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public

An historical review of Kolb's formulation of experiential learning theory

Creator:: Hickcox, Leslie K. (Leslie Kay), 1951-
Abstract:: The central purposes of this study were to review the historical sources of David Kolb's formulation of experiential learning theory, and to determine the effect and application of Kolb's theory and Learning Style Inventory as reflected in the literature between 1971 and 1990. It was found that Kolb based his...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . A majority (61.7%) of the studies examined found that Koib's theory and LSI were useful in five

A cross cultural examination of factors influencing exercise during pregnancy

Creator:: Nevarez, Holly Clements
Abstract:: Overweight and obesity are a growing national concern, particularly among women and selected minority populations (Ayala, Elder, Campbell, Slymen, Roy, Engelberg, et al., 2004; NHANES, 2003). Pregnant women bear a disproportionate risk of becoming overweight or obese (Greene, Smickikias-Wright, Scholl, & Karp, 1988; Gunderson et al., 2000; Rossner, 1999). Although...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health presented May 4, 2006. Title: A Cross Cultural

Impacts of Environmental Change on a Newly-characterized Symbiosis between a Novel Bacterial Parasite, Genus Aquarickettsia, and the Coral Acropora cervicornis

Creator:: Klinges, J. Grace
Abstract:: Coral reef ecosystems continue to be significantly altered by disease epizootics, but why some host populations remain resistant while others succumb to outbreaks remains unknown. Research across diverse animal and plant host systems has revealed that disease severity is strongly influenced by host genetics and by environmental influences on both...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: presented on September 14, 2021 Title: Impacts of Environmental Change on a Newly-characterized

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Machine Learning Techniques to Model Species Interactions and Distributions Under Imperfect Detection

The use of omics for disease evaluation in the brains of marine mammals

Aircraft noise stress and the effects on human health : a cross-sectional study in metropolitan Minnesota

Factors influencing individuals attitudes toward voluntary active euthanasia and physician assisted suicide

Social influences on physical activity in minority women

Emergency contraceptive pills and college women : factors influencing intention and use

When Policy meets Reality: (In-) Stability of Gender Ideologies and Parenting Practices in the Context of Shifting Parental Leave Policy Design

An historical review of Kolb's formulation of experiential learning theory

A cross cultural examination of factors influencing exercise during pregnancy

Impacts of Environmental Change on a Newly-characterized Symbiosis between a Novel Bacterial Parasite, Genus Aquarickettsia, and the Coral Acropora cervicornis

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