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Neurovisual Control in the Quake II Environment
(2009)
An enormous variety of tasks and functions can be performed by humans using only a two-dimensional visual array as input. If an artificial intelligence (AI) controller could adequetely harness the great amount of data ...
The evolution of seed dispersal syndromes in Prunus
(2009)
ABSTRACT: There are two fruit types in the genus Prunus. The majority of species have fleshy-fruited drupes, which are considered the ancestral phenotype. In the deserts of Eurasia and North America there are also species ...
A Framework for Making Virtual Worlds Accessible to the Visually Impaired
(2009)
Virtual Worlds have virtually exploded in popularity and have experienced significant commercial success. People from all over the globe are experimenting with the various features that virtual worlds provide. It is deemed ...
The Effects of Graphic Self-Monitoring and Comparitive Graphic Feedback on the Physical Activity Levels of Young Children
(2009)
Self-monitoring and feedback interventions have been shown to effectively change behaviors in many fields. Recently, in increase in obesity in America has prompted the use of these methods in several studies on effective ...
The Identification of Housing Bubbles in the U.S. and China and Lessons for Avoiding Them
(2009)
A speculative housing bubble began to burst in United States in 2006 which resulted in a serious financial crisis. The crisis began in the subprime market but rapidly expanded to other sectors of the economy, causing global ...
Coupled Mixing-Cell and Mass Balance Flow Path Models of the White River Flow System, Nevada, USA
(2009)
ABSTRACT: Mass balance (MB), Discrete-State Compartment (DSC) (Campana, 1975) and Discrete-State Compartment-Shuffled Complex Evolution (DSC-SCE) (Carroll et al., 2007) models are compared for the White River Flow System ...
The Relationship of Personality Factors to Teacher Longevity of Mathematics and Science Teachers in Nevada
(2009)
The problem of teacher shortage in the United States has been studied extensively. Struggling schools and school districts have resorted to filling positions with unqualified teachers, substitutes, and recruiting teachers ...
A Tree Ring Based Fire History of the Clover Mountains, Lincoln County, Nevada
(2009)
Fire is a dominant form of disturbance in the American west, and is a primary management concern because of its threat to natural resources and human development. Research on fire history of the Great Basin is lacking. ...
Analysis Of Adsorption & Migration Behaviour Of Contaminants In Aqueous Phase Through The Desert Soil Porous Medium
(2009)
The main focus of this project was to investigate transport and adsorption of contaminants (radionuclide) on loamy desert soil through modeling the system by the Finite Element Method (FEM) and verification using ...
Intrinsic Neural Control of Propulsion, Storage and Slow Transit in the Large Intestine.
(2009)
The experiments described in this dissertation have examined how the enteric nervous system regulates specific aspects of gastrointestinal motility. We have identified, despite over 100 years of gastrointestinal research, ...