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Bellatreche, Mohamed. "Ecologie et biogéographie de l'avifaune forestière nicheuse de la Kabylie des Babors." Dijon, 1994. http://www.theses.fr/1994DIJOS010.
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Menée en période de reproduction, de 1990 à 1993, cette étude a pour objectif principal la connaissance de l'avifaune forestière nicheuse de la Kabylie des Babors (dans le nord-est de l'Algérie), ainsi que certains aspects de l'écologie de Sitta Ledanti la sittelle kabyle, espèce endémique propre à cette région. Pour atteindre cet objectif, un échantillonnage a été réalisé dans 8 biotopes représentant 3 formations ouvertes (garrigue à chêne kermès, maquis à chêne kermès et marquis arbore) et 5 formations boisées (subéraie, chênaies mixtes à chêne zeen-chêne liège et chêne zeen-chêne afares, afaressaie et zeenaie). Deux méthodes ont permis de recenser l'avifaune étudiée: la méthode des indices ponctuels d'abondance (ou methode des i. P. A. ) Et la méthode de cartographie des territoires (ou méthode des quadrats). L'écologie et la quête alimentaire en période de reproduction de Sitta ledanti sont les deux points du programme de travail réservés à cette espèce. Au total nous avons contacté 79 espèces grâce aux relevés par i. P. A. Et passages dans les quadrats. La connaissance des espèces de chaque milieu a révélé une avifaune riche et diversifiée. L'étude des paramètres de composition et de structure ainsi qu'une analyse par a. F. C. , ont permis de mettre en évidence une organisation et une structure des peuplements dans trois groupes écologiques, et de connaitre l'évolution des espèces et des peuplements le long d'un gradient, depuis les stades les plus ouverts et dégradés jusqu'aux stades boisés climaciques. L'étude de Sitta ledanti a permis de préciser certaines de ses préférences écologiques et de connaitre la technique utilisée durant la quête alimentaire. Une comparaison des peuplements étudiés avec ceux d'autres régions méditerranéennes, du Maghreb et du sud de l’Europe, a été faite dans le cadre d'une synthèse écologique et biogéographique
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Kherbouche, Farid. "Le néolithique tellien de la grotte de Gueldaman GLD1 (Babors d'Akbou, Algérie, VIII-V millénaire BP)." Thesis, Toulouse 2, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015TOU20116/document.
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La grotte GLD1 dans l’Adrar Gueldaman (Babors d’Akbou/Algérie) a bénéficié d’un programme de recherche pluridisciplinaire du CNRPAH depuis 2010. Une séquence néolithique couvrant la période VIII-Ve millénaires BP a été mise au jour et fouillée (Secteurs 2 et 3). La reconstitution du cadre chronostratigraphique climatique, économique et culturel des occupations a permis d’individualiser 4 unités archéologiques chronologiquement calées par 28 dates 14C (cal BP) : UA1 [7200-6500], UA2 [6500-530], UA3 [5000-4600], UA4 [4500-4200]. Une reconstitution paléoclimatique est proposée à travers des analyses isotopiques (d13C et d18O) réalisées sur deux stalagmites STM2 et STM4 de GLD1 dont la croissance (dates U/Th), couvre les trois dernières unités archéologiques. Une corrélation entre changements climatiques et occupations du site est mise en évidence. L’abandon de la grotte coïncide avec la crise d’aridité de 4200 BP enregistrée sur le pourtour méditerranéen. La faune domestique est représentée par des chèvres, des moutons (UA1) et des bovins (UA2). Les systèmes d'élevage des chèvres et moutons correspondent aux modèles de gestion des troupeaux des ovicaprinés de sites néolithiques méditerranéens du Sud de la France et de l’Italie ainsi que du Proche-Orient. Les résultats préliminaires paléobotaniques (étude sur 10% du corpus) indique l’a présence de blé et de l'orge en UA4. La céramique à fond conique est décorée par incision (UA1) et impression sans recours au cardium. Les résidus organiques identifiés concernent les matières grasses carnées et laitières ainsi que la cire d’abeille (miel). Le mobilier lithique est typique constitué d’outils du fonds commun épipaléolithique et de nouveaux apports (armatures de flèches, racloirs et scies). L’industrie osseuse est exceptionnellement riche, diversifiée et bien conservée. Les documents symboliques sont en ivoire d’éléphant, derme ossifié de tortue, test d’œuf d’autruche, coquillage marin et ocreA multidisciplinary project at GLD1 cave in the Adrar Gueldaman ridge (Babors near Akbou/North Algeria) was initiated by CNRPAH in 2010. A Neolithic sequence covering the VIII-V millennia BP has been revealed (Sectors S2 and S3). The chronostratigraphic, climatic, economic and cultural contexts have been studied, leading to the definition of four archaeological units chronologically delimited using 28 14C dates on charcoal (cal BP): UA1 [7200-6500], UA2 [6500-530], UA3 [5000-4600], UA4 [4500-4200]. The paleoclimate for periods UA2 to UA4 was reconstructed using isotopic analysis (d13C and d18O) of two stalagmites (STM2 and STM4), demonstrating a correlation between climatic changes and the occupation of the cave. A prolonged drought at ca. 4400–3800 cal BP is supposed to be the responsible of cave abandonment shortly after ca. 4403 cal BP. The domestic fauna is composed of sheep and goat (UA1) and cattle (UA2). The slaughter profiles for the ovis/capra assemblages suggest a mixed meat/milk economy. Molecular and isotopic analysis of absorbed food residues from 140 pottery vessels confirms the exploitation of domesticated animals, for their carcass fats and their secondary products, e.g. dairy fats. Preliminary palaeobotanical results (10% of the remains studied) show that both wheat and barley were cultivated during the last unit (UA4). Vessels with conical bottoms were decorated by incision (UA1) or impression techniques without using cardium shell. Lithic tools have epipalaeolithic characteristics, but typical Neolithic ones such as arrowheads, scrapers, and saws are also present. The worked bone industry is exceptionally rich, diversified and well preserved. A large variety of well-preserved ornaments were crafted from elephant ivory, marine gastropod shells, bird bones, tortoise shells, and ostrich eggshell
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Kherbouche, Farid. "Le néolithique tellien de la grotte de Gueldaman GLD1 (Babors d'Akbou, Algérie, VIII-V millénaire BP)." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Toulouse 2, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015TOU20116.
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La grotte GLD1 dans l’Adrar Gueldaman (Babors d’Akbou/Algérie) a bénéficié d’un programme de recherche pluridisciplinaire du CNRPAH depuis 2010. Une séquence néolithique couvrant la période VIII-Ve millénaires BP a été mise au jour et fouillée (Secteurs 2 et 3). La reconstitution du cadre chronostratigraphique climatique, économique et culturel des occupations a permis d’individualiser 4 unités archéologiques chronologiquement calées par 28 dates 14C (cal BP) : UA1 [7200-6500], UA2 [6500-530], UA3 [5000-4600], UA4 [4500-4200]. Une reconstitution paléoclimatique est proposée à travers des analyses isotopiques (d13C et d18O) réalisées sur deux stalagmites STM2 et STM4 de GLD1 dont la croissance (dates U/Th), couvre les trois dernières unités archéologiques. Une corrélation entre changements climatiques et occupations du site est mise en évidence. L’abandon de la grotte coïncide avec la crise d’aridité de 4200 BP enregistrée sur le pourtour méditerranéen. La faune domestique est représentée par des chèvres, des moutons (UA1) et des bovins (UA2). Les systèmes d'élevage des chèvres et moutons correspondent aux modèles de gestion des troupeaux des ovicaprinés de sites néolithiques méditerranéens du Sud de la France et de l’Italie ainsi que du Proche-Orient. Les résultats préliminaires paléobotaniques (étude sur 10% du corpus) indique l’a présence de blé et de l'orge en UA4. La céramique à fond conique est décorée par incision (UA1) et impression sans recours au cardium. Les résidus organiques identifiés concernent les matières grasses carnées et laitières ainsi que la cire d’abeille (miel). Le mobilier lithique est typique constitué d’outils du fonds commun épipaléolithique et de nouveaux apports (armatures de flèches, racloirs et scies). L’industrie osseuse est exceptionnellement riche, diversifiée et bien conservée. Les documents symboliques sont en ivoire d’éléphant, derme ossifié de tortue, test d’œuf d’autruche, coquillage marin et ocreA multidisciplinary project at GLD1 cave in the Adrar Gueldaman ridge (Babors near Akbou/North Algeria) was initiated by CNRPAH in 2010. A Neolithic sequence covering the VIII-V millennia BP has been revealed (Sectors S2 and S3). The chronostratigraphic, climatic, economic and cultural contexts have been studied, leading to the definition of four archaeological units chronologically delimited using 28 14C dates on charcoal (cal BP): UA1 [7200-6500], UA2 [6500-530], UA3 [5000-4600], UA4 [4500-4200]. The paleoclimate for periods UA2 to UA4 was reconstructed using isotopic analysis (d13C and d18O) of two stalagmites (STM2 and STM4), demonstrating a correlation between climatic changes and the occupation of the cave. A prolonged drought at ca. 4400–3800 cal BP is supposed to be the responsible of cave abandonment shortly after ca. 4403 cal BP. The domestic fauna is composed of sheep and goat (UA1) and cattle (UA2). The slaughter profiles for the ovis/capra assemblages suggest a mixed meat/milk economy. Molecular and isotopic analysis of absorbed food residues from 140 pottery vessels confirms the exploitation of domesticated animals, for their carcass fats and their secondary products, e.g. dairy fats. Preliminary palaeobotanical results (10% of the remains studied) show that both wheat and barley were cultivated during the last unit (UA4). Vessels with conical bottoms were decorated by incision (UA1) or impression techniques without using cardium shell. Lithic tools have epipalaeolithic characteristics, but typical Neolithic ones such as arrowheads, scrapers, and saws are also present. The worked bone industry is exceptionally rich, diversified and well preserved. A large variety of well-preserved ornaments were crafted from elephant ivory, marine gastropod shells, bird bones, tortoise shells, and ostrich eggshell
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Garaoun, Massinissa. "Amazigh et arabe dans le massif des Babors (Kabylie orientale, Algérie) : Contribution à la typologie des contacts linguistiques." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Université Paris sciences et lettres, 2024. http://www.theses.fr/2024UPSLP006.
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Les Babors sont un massif montagneux situé en Kabylie orientale au nord-est de l'Algérie. Deux langues y sont pratiquées, l'arabe jijélien et la tasahlit. La tasahlit est une langue amazighe, la plus ancienne famille de langues connue en Afrique du Nord occidentale. Le jijélien est une variété d'arabe ayant émergé à la suite de la première vague de conquêtes arabo-musulmanes en Afrique du Nord (VIIe-IXe siècles). Nous nous sommes intéressés à l'histoire des contacts entre ces langues depuis l'Âge d'or islamique jusqu'à nos jours, en décrivant des traits linguistiques hérités du contact et en les rapprochant des connaissances actuelles sur la typologie des contacts de langue afin d'établir des scénarios sociolinguistiques historiques. Nous avons pris en compte à l'échelle micro-locale le facteur géographique et les strates historiques variées en travaillant à partir de données de cinq variétés recueillies sur le terrain. Nous avons décrit la situation sociolinguistique actuelle, et en particulier les différents niveaux de bilinguisme, afin de reconstruire les relations de pouvoir historique entre les communautés et leurs langues. L'un des intérêts de cette étude réside dans les types de contact en jeu entre des langues génétiquement apparentées et typologiquement proches (Aikhenvald 2007, Hickey 2007).Nos résultats nous ont permis de distinguer différentes strates, périodes et types de contact dans les Babors. Les données historiques suggèrent que la diffusion de l'arabe y serait liée à l'histoire de la dynastie amazighe des Koutamas et en particulier au retour d'armées Koutamas arabisées vers la Kabylie orientale. Un changement de langue progressif de l'amazigh vers l'arabe, marqué par de longues périodes de bilinguisme a permis la diffusion de nombreux transferts de l'amazigh substratique vers le jijélien. Par ailleurs, la tasahlit présente le statut d'une langue maintenue après un contact extensif et inégalitaire avec l'arabe, langue de prestige et véhiculaire. Selon les parlers étudiés, nous avons observé des variations concernant les types de transferts depuis l'arabe. Nous les avons fait corréler avec des différences en termes de relations économiques et politico-militaires avec les groupes arabophones voisins. Il n'a pas toujours été possible d'affirmer la directionalité des phénomènes de contact décrits, dont certains entrent dans le cadre de la convergence linguistique. Nos résultats nous ont permis de distinguer différentes strates, périodes et types de contact dans les Babors. Les données historiques suggèrent que la diffusion de l'arabe y serait liée à l'histoire de la dynastie amazighe des Koutamas et en particulier au retour d'armées Koutamas arabisées vers la Kabylie orientale. Un changement de langue progressif de l'amazigh vers l'arabe, marqué par de longues périodes de bilinguisme, a permis la diffusion de nombreux transferts de l'amazigh substratique vers le jijélien. Par ailleurs, la tasahlit a le statut d'une langue qui s'est maintenue après un contact extensif et inégalitaire avec l'arabe, langue de prestige et véhiculaire. Selon les parlers étudiés, nous avons observé des variations concernant les types de transferts depuis l'arabe. Nous les avons corrélés à des différences en termes de relations économiques et politico-militaires avec les groupes arabophones voisins. Il n'a pas toujours été possible de préciser la directionalité des phénomènes de contact décrits, dont certains entrent dans le cadre de la convergence linguistiqueThe Babors are a mountain range located in eastern Kabylia in northeastern Algeria. Two languages are spoken there, Djidjelli Arabic and Tasahlit. Tasahlit is an Amazigh language, the oldest language family known in western North Africa. Djidjelli is a variety of Arabic that emerged as a result of the first wave of Arab-Muslim conquests in North Africa (7th-9th centuries). This thesis explores the history of contacts between these languages from the Islamic Golden Age to the present day. It describes linguistic features inherited from contact and aligning them with current knowledge of language contact typology with the aim of establishing historical sociolinguistic scenarios. At the micro-local level, this research takes into account both the geographical factor and the various historical strata, relying on data from five varieties collected in the field. It describes the current sociolinguistic situation, especially the various levels of bilingualism, in order to reconstruct the historical power relations between communities and their languages. One of the points of interest in this study is the types of contact involved between genetically related and typologically close languages (Aikhenvald 2007, Hickey 2007).The results of this research have allowed us to distinguish different strata, periods and types of contact in the Babors. Historical data suggest that the spread of Arabic is linked to the history of the Amazigh dynasty of the Koutamas, particularly to the return of Arabized Koutamas armies to eastern Kabylia. A gradual change of language from Amazigh to Arabic, marked by long periods of bilingualism, led to the spread of numerous transfers from substratic Amazigh to Djidjellii Arabic. Tasahlit, on the other hand, has the status of a language maintained after extensive and unequal contact with Arabic, the language of prestige and conveyance. Depending on the language studied, we observed variations in the types of transfers from Arabic. These variations are correlated with differences in economic and politico-military relations with neighboring Arabic-speaking groups. It has not always been possible to assert the directionality of the contact phenomena described, some of which fall within the framework of linguistic convergence
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Zouaoui, Yamina. "La variation linguistique dans six parlers berbères d'Algérie : étude fonctionnelle et comparative des unités systématiques du kabyle de la Soummam et des Babors, du chaoui, du chenoui, du mozabite et du touareg de l'Ahaggar." Paris 5, 1996. http://www.theses.fr/1996PA05H088.
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L'exposé est un regard sur la variation linguistique dans six parlers berbères d'Algérie, à savoir deux parlers kabyles de l'est (vallée de la soummam et frange cotière de Vgayet), le chaoui, le chenoui, le mozabite et le touareg de l'Ahaggar. Sur cette "toile" linguistique que tisse sans cesse le temps, nous retrouvons des unités syntaxiques communes ; d'autres nouvelles sont nées ou sauvegardées. C'est ainsi que l'on est amené à constater dans le kabyle d'aokas (frange cotière de Vgayet) des innovations spécifiques. Mais l'espace touareg est le plus propice en matière de conservation : une réserve exceptionnelle de formes syntaxiques existe dans tous les systèmes. La langue que l'on pensait fortement atrophiée laisse voir ses unités parfois seulement disloquées à travers les différents rameaux linguistiques. Ainsi la mémoire a sauvegardé du naufrage de l'oubli, dans chaque parler, des structures que l'on croyait disparues. Il est à croire que la meule du temps n'aurait pas tout broyé. Bref, pour résumer, les "épis" linguistiques ne portent, pas tous le même nombre de grainsIn spite of the role of the spelling system proper to languages in fixing its tradition through history, it is a fact that the berber language whose spelling system was limited to some funaral usages, at a certain period owes its survival to its oral tradition. This dissertation is an attempt to compare the syntactical units proper to six algerian berber dialects : two from eastern kabylia (soumman valley and the eastern coast of vgayet), tachawit tachenwit. Tamzaht and tamahaqq (ahaggar). On their historical common backgrund, we attend to local innovations : in kabyle 2, there are new syntactical forms, several others in tamahaqq, although it is said to be the dialect, which is characterized by its most archaic system. We come up with two types of variations : analogous forms common to the dialects (in spite of their phonetic differences and syntactical units specific to each dialects). With a superficial look on the berber dialects, one may think of a plethore of different syntactical innovations, but actually there are the expression of the fundamental berber structure which lasted the grinding time
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Torney, Kim Lynette. "From 'babes in the wood' to 'bush-lost babies' : the development of an Australian image /." Connect to thesis, 2002. http://repository.unimelb.edu.au/10187/1543.
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In this thesis I argue that the image of a child lost in the bush became a central strand in the Australian colonial experience, creating a cultural legacy that remains to this day. I also argue that the way in which the image developed in Australia was unique among British-colonised societies. I explore the dominant themes of my thesis - the nature of childhood, the effect of environment upon colonisers, and the power of memory - primarily through stories. The bush-lost child is an image that developed mainly in the realms of ‘low’ culture, in popular journals, newspapers, stories and images including films, although it has been represented in such ‘high’ cultural forms as novels, art and opera. I have concentrated on the main forms of its representations because it is through these that the image achieves its longevity. (For complete abstract open document)
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Hill, Russell Anthony. "Ecological and demographic determinants of time budgets in baboons : implications for cross-populational models of baboon socioecology." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.366387.
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Parrott, Robert William. "Interactive Babies." OpenSIUC, 2015. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/1685.
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Each of the poems of Interactive Babies opens for readers a space where, instead of finding new knowledge to haul away, they may enter, cross a threshold into an unknowing, into an environment that threatens the security of knowledge possessed, to become bewildered, to be reintroduced to wonder. Each poem acts as a vehicle of initiation, creating the surrealists' "charged field of possibility" capable of freeing a reader from the sickness of habitual, dismissive perception toward the acquisition of "new eyes" that, through these primitive, infantile, provocative poems' defamiliarizations of language and its oppressions of self, turns the world around to facilitate a new creature in the reader-- a creature unsettled, emptied, changed.
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Clymer, Gretchen A. "Foraging Responses to Nutritional Pressures in Two Species of Cercopithecines: Macaca mulatta and Papio ursinus." unrestricted, 2006. http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-04282006-000204/.
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Thesis (M.A.)--Georgia State University, 2006.Title from title screen. Frank L'Engle Williams, committee chair; Aras Petrulis, Susan McCombie, committee members. Electronic text (69 p.) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed Apr. 26, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 58-67).
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Johnson, Caspian. "The feeding and movement ecology of yellow baboons (Papio cynocephalus) in a primate rich habitat : the Issa Valley of western Tanzania." Thesis, Swansea University, 2015. https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa42215.
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Baboons are a well studied primate, with extensive data from numerous long-term field sites from various ecological contexts across Africa. Underrepresented in this sample, however, are woodland/forest population. In this thesis I investigated the diet and movement ecology in a woodland/forest population of yellow baboons (Papio cynocephalus) at the Issa valley of Ugalla, western Tanzania. I begin by describing the diet of Issa baboons using macroscopic faecal analysis. 1 show they selectively exploited the environment according to the availability of fruits, and unlike for their savannah conspecifics, there appeared to be sufficient food alternatives during periods of low fruit availability. Using day path lengths (DPL) 1 examined what factors are important in determining movement of baboons at a continental scale. Using a mixed modelling approach with data from 39 baboon troops form sub-Saharan Africa, I show factors to be important on a continental scale include plant productivity, anthropogenic influence, primate richness and group size. Next, 1 explored the movement ecology of baboons at a local scale in two ways, using baboons at Issa. First I examined the DPL and Path Trajectories (PTs: speed and tortuosity) where I find they moved slower and over shorter distances on warmer days, and slower and more directly when fruit was more abundant. Second I examined patterns of space use within their home ranges (HR). I find sleep site availability and habitat type significantly influence movement within HRs and that the forest habitat is avoided whilst rocky outcrops are preferred. Additionally, I find PTs were predicted by habitat type, with baboons moving faster and straighter through habitats they tended to avoid. Finally, I explored the potential for competition between baboons at Issa with sympatric chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) by comparing their diet and patterns of habitat use. I show that despite periods of high overlap in fruits consumed, competition between these primates is unlikely to be important due to key dietary differences and differential utilisation of habitat types.
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Coulthard, Malcolm George. "Renal function in preterm babies." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.340669.
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Singh, Jaideep. "Volume control' ventilation in preterm babies." Thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.417480.
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Mueller-Graf, Christine D. M. "Ecological parasitism of baboons and lions." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1994. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:ffd4ddb0-fbef-4be8-803f-cb3578f7e7e0.
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This thesis investigates the epidemiology of intestinal parasites in wild populations of two social animals, olive baboons (Papio anubis) in Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania, East-Africa, and lions (Panthera leo) in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro-Crater, Tanzania. These populations have been observed for over 20 years and detailed information on individual hosts was available for analysis with the parasitological data allowing to address questions about the relationship of host genetics and social behaviour to parasite infection. The baboons were infected with seven different helminths as well as two types of protozoans. Fifteen morphologically different parasites were found in the lions. All baboons and almost all lions were parasitized. Parasite distribution in both host species was overdispersed. Spatial differences in parasite infection in the baboons and lions emerged as the strongest effect on heterogeneity of infection. Parasites of both host species showed seasonal and temporal variation. Parasite-parasite associations did not appear to have a strong impact on overall patterns of infection in either baboons or lions. Across all parasite taxa, age (with one exception in baboons), sex, reproductive status and group size had little significant influence on parasite burden. For baboons age-prevalence and age-severity profiles resembled those for the same parasites in humans. Correlations between baboon social rank and parasite burden were equivocal. Parasite infection was not correlated with size of baboon female genital swelling. Two lion populations were compared, an inbred and an outbred. Only one parasite, Spirometra spp., had a significantly higher prevalence in the inbred population, contrary to expectations. Results of this study suggest that any effects on levels of infection in these wild populations due to social behaviour, genetics, sex and reproductive effort may be masked by the stronger influence of environmental and/or behavioural components of exposure, at least in the short term. This implies that the importance of factors such as genetics or social behaviour on infection may not always be apparent and may be dependent on the details of the local ecology of both host and parasite at the time the system is studied.
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Spillett, Dominique Jane. "Baboon whole genome radiation hybrid mapping." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.624810.
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Marsh, Frances J. "The behavioural ecology of young baboons." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/15097.
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It is hypothesised that young baboons are potentially vulnerable to the effects of seasonal stress. Data were collected on the behaviour of this age group during a 12 month field study of a troop of olive baboons (Papio anubis) on the Laikipia plateau, Kenya, using a hand-held computer and a new program written by the author. Long-term environmental records for this site were continued. At this site there is a seasonal pattern of rainfall with inter-annual variation. Measures of biomass indicate that there are seasonal fluctuations in baboon food availability. Patterns in the occurrence of one component of the baboon's diet, Acacia species, are presented. The varying behaviour of the troop as a whole is related to food availability. Differential use of the home range and observed sub-trooping behaviour are interpreted as adaptive strategies for living in a seasonal environment. Developmental change in the behaviour associated with the mother-offspring relationship is described. Patterns in the time spent in contact with and close proximity to the mother from this site are compared with those from other sites, and striking similarities are found. Many of the behavioural activities of infants and young juveniles, i.e. feeding, moving, types of exploring, visually attending, grooming, and receiving affiliative approaches, exhibit patterns of developmental change. Interactions between activities are examined in the context of the complete activity budget. The effect of seasonal stress on young baboons is examined by using a technique of curve fitting. Data are compared between periods of higher and lower food availability. Significantly more time is spent feeding and less time spent in social and attending activities in the 'worst' than the 'best' months. Young baboons vary their diets seasonally. There is evidence that older infants (weanlings) are more vulnerable to the impact of seasonal stress than either young infants or young juveniles.
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Nypaver, Cynthia. "Picturing Healthy Moms, Babies and Communities." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1377869806.
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Babout, Laurent Maire Eric Fougères Roger. "Etude par tomographie X et modélisation de l'endommagement de matériaux métalliques modèles." Villeurbanne : Doc'INSA, 2005. http://docinsa.insa-lyon.fr/these/pont.php?id=babout.
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Baboux, Nicolas Dupuy Jean-Claude. "Analyse ultime par Spectroscopie de Masses des Ions Secondaires des matériaux de la microélectronique avancée contribution à l'interprétation des profils de bore dans le silicium /." Villeurbanne : Doc'INSA, 2004. http://docinsa.insa-lyon.fr/these/pont.php?id=baboux.
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McGregor, Grant D. "B counting at BABAR." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/1611.
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In this thesis we examine the method of counting BB events produced in the BaBar experiment. The original method was proposed in 2000, but improvements to track reconstruction and our understanding of the detector since that date make it appropriate to revisit the B Counting method.
We propose a new set of cuts designed to minimize the sensitivity to time-varying backgrounds. We find the new method counts BB events with an associated systematic uncertainty of ±0.6%.
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Harvey, S. M. "Infant socialisation in olive baboons (Papio anubis)." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2014. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1432009/.
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Baboons live in social groups and environments that are similar to early hominids, thus they provide a good model for the study of the evolution of human behaviour. Adult baboons (Papio anubis) exhibit complex social behaviour and communication skills, but the process by which they acquire these behaviours has not previously been investigated. Understanding infant socialisation – the process of development from complete maternal dependence to an independent member of a social group – provides insight into the evolution of human behaviour and language. Audio recordings and behavioural data were collected from olive baboons in Gashaka Gumti national Park, Nigeria. This is a marginal environment, with temperatures and rainfall more extreme than other baboon study sites. Physical interactions with the mother (e.g. weaning, being carried), physical interactions with other group members (being taken from mother; ‘infant handling’), and vocal communication are documented from birth to weaning. Infant socialisation in Nigerian baboons is characterised by frequent aggressive and affilitative handling by adults in the first 6 months of life, and a limited vocal repertoire of which three calls are produced from birth, and one is produced after 7 months of age. Only one call shows evidence of context specificity, and communication most likely takes place in the form of an online readout of an infant’s emotional state.
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Ssendi, Anna Nanjobe. "Abandoned New-Born Babies In Kampala-Uganda." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS), 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-25767.
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AbstractIntroduction: - An estimated number of 40 to 80 new-born babies are being abandoned by their mother in Kampala –Uganda annually. These children are usually dumped into dust bins, on streets, on hospital facilities, in bushes or in pit latrines. Aim:-The aim of this study was to investigate the goals of the organizations/institutions working with child abandonment in Kampala, to find out whom they collaborated with, to examine how the staff working with the organization/institution perceive the women who abandon and issue behind. Furthermore their personal incentives to continue to work with the problem, Method: A qualitative approach was used in this study and face to face semi-structured interview were conducted, since this was the best way to explore feelings, thoughts and attitudes of the respondents who gave answers to complicated questions. Research Questions: What are the main goals of the organizations/institutions and with whom do they collaborate with? What are their major hinders and needs? Do they see any progress? What are their perceptions of the mothers who abandon their new-born babies as well as the issues behind this cruel action? When did the staff became aware of this problem and what are the incentives driving them to continue do this work? Results: The results of the study were consistent with the research namely; the role of the organizations was reported being rescuing of the abandoned babies. First they are taken to the hospital during the first critical hours, thereafter are taken. to children court to get a permission to keep them in the children’s home; or find adoptive parent for these children who can give them love, care and education. Tracing mothers or family members was on the agenda, and in some case eventual re-unification was possible. The hinder which were met by the organization while doing their work were financial resources, misinformation about the organizations in the community, poor flow of information, lack of facilities to accommodate abandoned children, and poor collaboration with the government. Conclusion: The organizations/institutions are doing a good work, but procedures which are used at the moment are unfortunately not enough to reduce the problem. Therefore acute and new even radical approaches are needed to be put into consideration.
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Bennett, Charlotte Collier. "Long-term morbidity in survivors of a randomised controlled trial of neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation within the United Kingdom : follow-up at four years of age." Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.271524.
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Alwyn, Kim Elizabeth. "Tau lepton studies at BaBar." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.506628.
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Clark, Philip James. "The BaBar light pulser system." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/13419.
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The BABAR experiment at the PEP-II e+e- collider at SLAC in California started taking data in May 1999. The aim of the experiment is to study CP violation in the B meson system. A central part of the BABAR detector is CsI(TI) electromagnetic calorimeter. To make precision measurements with a calorimeter in a high luminosity environment requires that the crystals are well calibrated and continually monitored for radiation damage. However, this should not impact the total integrated luminosity. To achieve this goal a fibre-optic light pulser system was designed. The light sources chosen were Xenon flash lamps. A novel light distribution method was developed using an array of graded index microlenses. Initial results from performance studies are presented.
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Barton, Robert A. "Foraging strategies, diet and competition in olive baboons." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/2767.
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Savannah baboons are amongst the most intensively studied taxa of primates, but our understanding of their foraging strategies and diet selection, and the relationship of these to social processes is still rudimentary. These issues were addressed in a 12-month field study of olive baboons (Papio anubis) on the Laikipia plateau in Kenya. Seasonal fluctuations in food availability were closely related to rainfall patterns, with the end of the dry season representing a significant energy bottleneck. The distribution of water and of sleeping sites were the predominant influences on home range use, but certain vegetation zones were occupied preferentially in seasons when food availability within them was high. The influence of rainfall on monthly variation in dietary composition generally mirrored inter-population variation. Phytochemical analysis revealed that simplistic dietary taxonomies can be misleading in the evaluation of diet quality. Food preferences were correlated with nutrient and secondary compound content. The differences between males and females in daily nutrient intakes were smaller than expected on the basis of the great difference in body size; this was partly attributable to the energetic costs of reproduction, and possibly also to greater energetic costs of thermoregulation and lower digestive efficiency in females. A strongly linear dominance hierarchy was found amongst the adult females. Dominance rank was positively correlated with food ingestion rates and daily intakes, but not with time spent feeding or with dietary quality or diversity. In a provisioned group, high-ranking females occupied central positions, while low-ranking females were more peripheral and were supplanted more frequently. In the naturally-foraging group, the intensity of competition was related to the pattern of food distribution, but not to food quality, and was greater in the dry season than in the wet season. The number of neighbours and rates of supplanting were correlated with rank, and evidence was presented that high-rankers monopolised arboreal feeding sites.
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Draper, Janet. "Fathers in the making : men, bodies and babies." Thesis, University of Hull, 2000. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:4475.
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Sinha, S. K. "Vitamin E and periventicular haemorrhage in preterm babies." Thesis, University of Manchester, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.234205.
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Canavarro, de Morias Maria Ines de Paula Coelho. "Development and skill acquisition in infant andjuvenile baboons." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.479034.
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Patterson, Stephanie Christine. "Design alternatives for a cooling teether for babies." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69705.
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Denby, A. "The English and classical substance of Babits' novels." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2005. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1444622/.
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This thesis investigates Mihaly Babits's increasingly original utilisation of English and classical literature in his five novels. It also interprets the relevance of its findings. Intertextuality originating in English works is traceable in Babits's first novel, A golyakalifa (1916) and in his second novel, Kartyavar (1915-1923). Babits's A golyakalifa has roots in Virgil's Eclogues , Coleridge's and Wordsworth's verse. It imitates Edgar Allan Poe's, Robert Louis Stevenson's and Oscar Wilde's doppelganger fiction. The sources of intertextuality in Kartyavar are Virgil's Aeneid and Charles Dickens's Hard Times and Bleak House. Carlyle's, Macaulay's and J. S. Mill's ideas form a basis of Kartyavar's philosophy. Babits drew on Dickens in the way he created his characters in Kartyavar . Babits's third novel, Timar Virgil fia (1919-1922) incorporates certain themes of Shakespeare's plays as well. It is a hypertext of The Aeneid, and transposes themes and moods from Keats's, Wordsworth's and Tennyson's verse. It has many intertexts such as quotations from Virgil and St. Augustine. Babits's fourth novel, Halalfiai (1927) and his last novel, Elza pilota (1918-1933) are more original hypertexts of their exemplars. Halalfiai has roots in George Eliot's and George Meredith's novels. It has intertextual episodes which are adaptations of Meredith's The Egoist. Halalfiai is also an architectural hypertext of particular works by Fielding, Smollett, and Goldsmith. Elza pilota (1933) reads as a metatext of some of its sources, such as Thomas More's Utopia and Bacon's New Atlantis , but is principally an ingenious hypertext of Swift's Gulliver's Travels, Poe's as well as H. G. Wells's works. It creates its own innovative narrative and story.
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Off, Eileen Catherine. "Craniofacial variation, integration, and evolutionary diversification in baboons." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4180.
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Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 106-124).
This dissertation aims to increase our understanding of Papio by: 1) examining variation within and between baboon species; 2) investigating morphological integration in the cranium, and; 3) determining what evolutionary processes produce diversification among baboon crania. Twenty-five three-dimensional cranial landmarks on six-hundred and sixty four baboon crania from seven species were digitized. Forty-seven linear distances, chosen to cover the skull with minimal redundancy, were calculated from these coordinate data.
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Schwartfeger, Stephen James. "Baby's Got Heart: Congenital Heart Issues in Newborns." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/579405.
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Pediatric congenital heart defects primarily occur during fetal heart embryological development. This purpose of this thesis was to provide a comprehensive review of the basic cardiovascular physiology, focusing on three separate components - the heart, the blood vessels, and the blood - and a current look at three common occurring conditions. The congenital heart defects are reviewed with an anatomical overview of the condition, patient presentation, current surgical repairs, and life expectancies following successful repair. Repairs of tetralogy of fallot report mortality rates below 3%, compared to a 50% mortality rate prior to development of surgical repairs (Apitz). Transposition of the great arteries repaired with the relatively new Nikaidoh procedure show 95% late survivability rates (Martins). For truncus arteriosus, currently 83% of patients survive past 15 years (Soriano). Continuing research and refinement of existing surgical techniques are expected to increase survivorship from this congenital heart defects. To help families and patients understand that congenital condition their loved one may have, a very easy to understand picture book was created. This can hopefully inspire further improvements in family resources to aid in comprehension of congenital heart diseases.
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Hai, Yan. "Littlebee: User's online interactive design of baby's wear." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2003. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2396.
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The purpose of this project is to develop a web-based application called Littlebee that allows customers to do online design of babies' wear. The online designing options include combining appliques with clothing styles and changing fabric colors; it utilizes images pre-stored in the database.
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Soto, Evelyn. "Designer Breeds First, Designer Babies Next: How Designer Breeds Paved the Way for Designer Babies and the Future Changes to the World." Thesis, Boston College, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:108797.
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Thesis advisor: Katie RapierThrough the years, people began to breed their dogs and cats with the intention for the pets to be useful in a certain skill. However, that has shifted to focus on their looks rather than their skills thanks to kennel clubs imposing standards on each breed. This has led irresponsible breeding practices to occur which in turn caused breeds to evolve negatively as breeds began to suffer from preventable genetic disorders and negative physical changes. Genetically manipulating soon shifted from pets to humans with PGD/IVF and CRISPR-Cas9. At first, there was a focus to use these methods to help cure and prevent genetic disorders. That has since shifted to people wanting to create the perfect child. In this thesis I will argue that designer breeds help lead the way to designer babies, and that any genetic manipulation to embryos should only be done if a medical reason is present
Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2020
Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences
Discipline: Departmental Honors
Discipline: Philosophy
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Back, John James. "Calorimeter reconstruction for the BaBar experiment." Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.314131.
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Lentsoane, Tiisotso Lenake. "Intraventricular haemorrhage in premature babies at Dr George Mukhari Hospital, Pretoria." Thesis, University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/670.
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Thesis MSc.(Med)(Virology)-- University of Limpopo, 2011Background: Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is a known complication occurring in the first week of life in premature neonates. The exact time of its occurrence and the ideal time to perform diagnostic imaging investigation remain controversial. Objectives: 1. To determine the incidence of intraventicular hemorrhage in premature babies at Dr George Mukhari Hospital, Pretoria. 2. To determine the timing at which bleeding occurs. 3. To determine if the rate of diagnosing intraventicular hemorrhage improves when performing ultrasound via the posterior fontanelle. 4. To determine the risk factors for intraventricular haemorrhage Materials and methods: The study included 60 premature babies of gestational age of less than 32 weeks that were admitted to our neonatal Intensive Care Unit over a two months period and screened for IVH. They were grouped into three categories according to their weight at birth, and according to their gestational age. All babies had a cranial ultrasound on day 1, 3 and 7. Results: We found that the overall incidence of IVH among premature babies was 28%. Although it did not reach statistical significance, the incidence was found to be inversely related to the birth weight and gestational age. The majority of the bleeds occurred within the first day of life and were mostly grade I and II according to Papile’s classification. The use of inotropes was found to be significantly associated with development of IVH. We also found that scanning through the posterior fontanelle did not significantly increase the rate of diagnosis for IVH.
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Muchemi, Gerald K. M. "Baboons as maintenance hosts of human schistosomiasis in Kenya." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.317139.
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Lambrenos, Karina. "Mothers and babies : interaction and the effect of handicap." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.359044.
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Mcleod, C. N. "Measurement of the nutritional intake of breast-fed babies." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.382665.
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Hayes, P. D. "Radiation hybrid mapping of genes in human and baboon." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.603881.
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This thesis investigates the use of whole-genome radiation hybrid (WG-RH) mapping for the creation of a gene map of the human genome, and comparative maps of primate genomes. A collection of human expressed sequence tags (ESTs) was examined for sequences that could serve as gene-based markers. The ESTs were assigned to chromosomes by monochromosomal somatic cell hybrid mapping. ESTs on every chromosome were then localised relative to a framework of 408 markers of known position on the human genetic map, by two-point and multipoint maximum likelihood analysis of their segregation in a panel of 168 human WG-RH clones. Additional ESTs were mapped with a re-grown 93-clone subset of the WG-RH panel, which was also used by a consortium of laboratories for large-scale mapping of ESTs. Comparison with their results supports the mapping results obtained for matching ESTs. To develop markers for comparative WG-RH mapping, published human STSs from chromosome 22 (HSA22) were tested with baboon and hamster DNA: suitable PCR conditions were found for 118 (39%) of 278 STSs. The patterns of retention of 93 of these markers were determined in a panel of 144 baboon (Papio hamadryas) WG-RH clones created by Dominique Spillett, who also provided retention data for a further 26 markers. Two-point analysis of the combined data shows that all 119 HSA22 markers are also linked in the baboon with at least lod 3 statistical support, and 97 markers have at least lod 6 support for linkage. This is consistent with published cytogenetic data that identifies the HSA22 homologue as one arm of baboon chromosome 13. Markers were ordered by maximum likelihood analysis, building on a framework of 19 markers supported to lod 4: the final map contains 96 markers, of which 53 are ordered with at least lod 3 support. The map extends from the most centromeric marker on the Genethon human genetic map to a subtelomeric marker. Comparison with the published human maps shows complete or near-complete conservation of linkage.
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Lim, Elizabeth. "Crossed myotatic spinal reflexes in babies, children and adults." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.324871.
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EcheverriÌa-Lozano, Guillermina. "Conflict management in wild chacma baboons (Papio cynocephalus ursinus)." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.414832.
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Strate, Mary Elizabeth. "The communication network of the gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada)." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.369566.
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SANTOS, MARIA EMILIA TAGLIARI. "BABIES IN THE ART MUSEUM: PROCESSES, RELATIONS AND DISCOVERIES." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2017. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=31096@1.
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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIROCOORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DO PESSOAL DE ENSINO SUPERIOR
FUNDAÇÃO DE APOIO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO
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A partir da análise dos - (i) Naif para Nenéns, do Museu Internacional de Arte Naif do Brasil, no Rio de Janeiro e (ii) No Colo, do Instituto Tomie Ohtake, em São Paulo, ambos desenvolvidos ao longo de 2016 – a presente dissertação buscou compreender a inclusão de bebês nos programas de educação em museus de arte. Algumas questões nortearam esta pesquisa: Quais são as propostas desenvolvidas para o público de zero a três anos nas instituições estudadas? Qual a intenção dos educadores ao oferecerem ações para esse segmento? Quais estratégias são desenvolvidas pelos educadores das Instituições para que os bebês interajam com o acervo e com outros participantes? Como se dá a interação dos bebês com as propostas oferecidas, com seus pares e com os adultos? Os recursos metodológicos utilizados foram: (i) entrevistas semiestruturadas com os responsáveis pelas propostas e com adultos acompanhantes dos bebês; (ii) observação das atividades; (iii) análise documental, (iv) registro fotográfico. Esta pesquisa orientou-se pelos estudos do Desenvolvimento Infantil pautado por autores como Vigotski e Tomasello, e da Estética, como Vecchi. Com base na investigação e análise das práticas em questão, em diálogo com o referencial teórico adotado, constatou-se que o contato com os artefatos, com as experiências coletivas e com as propostas de experimentação sensorial pode ser significativo para o desenvolvimento socioemocional e cognitivo dos bebês e para sua inserção na cultura. A inclusão desse público pode oportunizar novas maneiras de estar e pensar os espaços expositivos, contribuindo para sua democratização e ampliação das possibilidades de mediação.
Based on the analysis of the projects - (i) Naif para Nenéns, of the International Museum of Naive Art in Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro and (ii) No Colo, of the Tomie Ohtake Institute in São Paulo, both developed during the year of 2016 - the present dissertation sought to understand the inclusion of infants in education programs in art museums. Some questions guided this research: What are the proposals developed for the public from zero to three years in the studied institutions? What is the intention of the educators in offering actions for this segment? What strategies were develop for babies to interact with the collection and the other participants? How do babies interact with the activities offered, with their peers and with adults? The methodological resources used were: (i) semistructured interviews with those responsible for the propositions and with accompanying adults of the babies; (ii) observation of the activities; (iii) documentary analysis; (iv) photographies. In its theoretical basis, research was guided by the studies of Child Development, such as Vigotiski and Tomasello, and Aesthetics such as Vecchi. Based on the research and analysis of the practices in question, in dialogue with the theoretical framework adopted, it has been found that contact with artifacts, collective experiences and sensory experimentation proposals can be significant for the socioemotional and cognitive development of infants. The inclusion of this public gives opportunities for new ways of being and thinking about the exhibition spaces, contributing to its democratization and enlargement about the posibilities of mediation.
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Morgan, A. S. "Care of extremely premature babies in England, 1995-present." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2015. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1470086/.
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This thesis, arising from the EPICure studies into extremely preterm births, seeks to explain demographic, clinical and organisational factors associated with a large increase in admissions to neonatal intensive care. Using six pre-existing data sets, long with a repeat Unit Profile Study of English perinatal centres conducted in 2011 as part of this thesis, three studies were performed: • Validation of the 44% increase in the number of admissions to neonatal intensive care at 22-25 weeks gestation seen between 1995 and 2006 in England was attempted using three methods of probabilistic record linkage with Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data. • The effects of antenatal steroid administration, tocolysis and Caesarean delivery on perinatal outcomes in the extremely preterm population were investigated. • Changes in organisational characteristics - staffing and "activity" (expressed as throughput and intensity) - that have occurred in England were examined using data from three time points. An increase was seen in the number of extremely premature babies in HES data. Linkage with EPICure data demonstrated that routine data are insufficiently precise for use in epidemiological investigations at the margins of viability. Tocolysis was associated with improved outcomes. Antenatal steroids were associated with improved outcomes at birth following vaginal delivery. No effect was demonstrated for Caesarean delivery on birth outcomes but there was evidence of case selection at gestations below 26 weeks. Organisational data (from 1997, 2006 and 2011) demonstrated reduced numbers of cots between 1997 and 2011 with increases in both throughput and intensity of workload. Staffing levels increased, but still failed to meet recommended standards. Current knowledge of extremely low gestational age births is inadequate for national policy or health care reorganisation. Suggestions were made for how knowledge could be improved.
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Seaton, Sarah Emma. "Modelling neonatal care pathways for babies born very preterm." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/41212.
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Predicting length of stay in neonatal care is important for resource planning and the counselling of parents. However, it has received limited attention and two issues are: 1. Babies who die in neonatal care are not included appropriately and research should consider all babies simultaneously, irrespective of whether they live or die 2. The different levels of neonatal care (intensive, high dependency and special care) and how they contribute towards overall length of stay have not been considered This thesis contains four inter-connected studies to investigate how statistical approaches can help to address these issues. Firstly, a systematic review was conducted to identify factors commonly used to predict length of stay and mortality. Factors measurable at or around birth, such as gestational age and birthweight, were found to be important. Secondly, competing risks methods were used to predict median length of stay in neonatal care for two competing events: babies who survive to discharge and babies who die before discharge. These estimates can be used by clinicians, with their clinical judgement, to counsel parents about the risk of mortality and about potential length of stay. The third study develops this approach to account for the different levels of care received by the baby, using multistate modelling as a natural extension of the more limited competing risks approach. Mean lengths of stay at each level of care were estimated in order to facilitate commissioning of neonatal services. Finally, the differences in length of stay between Operational Delivery Networks, (groups of neonatal units that work together) were investigated to determine if differences existed. These were examined to understand whether differences were due to varying levels of intensity of specific levels of care within a network or a difference in total length of stay.
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Anderson, Elizabeth Susan. "Home thermal environment and body temperature patterns in babies." Thesis, University of Leicester, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/34030.
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Marsh, Wendy. "Babies removed at birth : narratives of mothers and midwives." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2016. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/812833/.
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Background: There is growing evidence that the numbers of babies being removed at birth, here in the UK is increasing and that the presence of domestic violence, drug misuse and mental ill-health are all contributory factors. Evidence is however lacking regarding the mothers experience and the impact of such removal. There also lacks evidence regarding the midwifery profession involvement, practitioners experience and possible strategies of amelioration for women and professional education needs of midwives, for this challenging aspect of contemporary midwifery practice. Methods: Four mothers and eight midwives were recruited to the study. Narrative inquiry incorporating oral and photo-elicitation was used to collect the data, with mothers being interviewed face to face and midwives taking part via focus groups. Pre-existing analytical frameworks did not fit the study ambition and objectives leading to the creation of one to identify patterns, commonalities, as well as the contrasts and relationships across the data. Results: The outcome of the analytical process enabled the reframing of the data to be shared via two composite narratives, one for the mothers and one for the midwives, each presenting the participant’s experiences in a coherent and meaningful way. It also enabled analysis across the mothers’ and midwives’ narratives and the reporting of interconnected themes. Included in the results is emergent consideration of a model of grief for women who have their babies removed at birth. Reflection on midwifery care models and the educational needs and support for midwives. Plus the recognition that mothers whose babies may be removed at birth are vulnerable themselves and currently may have unmet safeguarding needs, which needs addressing. Conclusions: This study has contributed to our collective understanding of mothers’ and midwives’ experience of babies being removed at birth. This narrative understanding provides valuable insight into a topic that has previously received minimal research attention within a changing social landscape, and evidence to guide and inform midwifery practice. This evidence has potential to inform and educate midwives in preparation for and in their continuing professional practice. It also provides a platform for further research and development in three areas. The process of grief for women who have their babies removed and how this may inform further life choices, care needs requires further exploration to enable understanding and guide services and practice. Midwifery models of care that enable midwives to focus on the dyad of mother and baby who are both vulnerable, may have safeguarding needs, rather than privileging one at the detriment of the other. Thirdly the dissemination of the creative analytical process of reviewing verbal and visual data linked to the use of narrative methodology.
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Danila, Victoria, Antonela Curteza, Marchela Irovan, Stela Balan, and Irina Tutunaru. "The characteristic features of functional clothes for premature babies." Thesis, Київський національний університет технологій та дизайну, 2018. https://er.knutd.edu.ua/handle/123456789/10400.
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Research has been focused on the morphological, physiological and life expectancy aspects of composite, constructive and technologically advanced features. Characteristics of physical development premature child, include system of thermoregulations, define the types of heat and heat isolation, imposing on the one, and the idea for premature newborns in the resuscitation and intensive therapies imposed on between the functional functions.Исследования сосредоточены на морфологии, физиологии и жизнедеятельности недоношенных детей в аспекте создания композиционных, конструктивных и технологических особенностей одежды. Особенности физического развития недоношенных детей, включая систему их терморегуляции, определяют требования к гигиене и теплоизоляции одежды, а уход за недоношенными новорожденными в отделениях реанимации и интенсивной терапии налагает на одежду повышенные функциональные требования.
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Semple, P. L. "The susceptibility of baboons to the novel immunosuppressant, FTY720." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3463.
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Bibliography: leaves 109-118.Since there is a major scarcity of donor organs world-wide, the experimental search for human organs has focused on two alternatives; mechanical devices and cross-species transplants. The use of mechanical devices as substitute organs is understandably limited due to complications from trying to duplicate the function of complex organs such as the liver. This has resulted in a renewed interest in xenotransplantation. Organs from non-human primates would arguably be the organs of choice but ethical consideration prevents this. The transplantation of organs from pigs or sheep to humans i.e. xenotransplants, results in hyperacute rejection. The development of immunosuppressive agents such as Cyc1osporine A and Tacrolimus have significantly improved the survival of organ transplants. However, although there is a good 1-5 year survival, the recurrent problem of chronic rejection still remains, and unresponsiveness to allografts has never been induced by these immunosuppressive agents. More importantly, the presence of adverse side effects including immunological complications and drug toxicity e.g. nephrotoxicity, remains a serious problem. Since the drugs currently available for allotransplantation preferably target T -cells, and are therefore unlikely to be sufficient for xenotransplantation where there is a strong B-cell driven response, there is a need for new immunosuppressive agents. FTY720 (2 amino-2-(2-[ 4-octylphenyl] ethyl)-1,3-propanediol hydrochloride), a novel, immunosuppressive drug active in rodent and dog transplantation models, has shown no toxic side effects in pre-clinical studies although no long-term patient studies exist.