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Using Ostrom's common-pool resource theory to build toward an integrated ecosystem-based sustainable cetacean tourism system in Hawai`i
(Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 2015-01-01)© 2015, © 2014 Taylor & Francis.This paper explores the suitability of community-based conservation measures to complement a proposed command-and-control approach for two multi-user bays with spinner dolphins in Hawai`i, ... -
Using passive acoustic monitoring to document the distribution of beaked whale species in the western North Atlantic Ocean
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USING PASSIVE ACOUSTICS TO MONITOR BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN (TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS) USE OF TWO MILITARY RANGES IN PAMLICO SOUND, NORTH CAROLINA
(2009-04-24)A passive acoustic monitoring device to detect bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) presence in two military ranges in Pamlico Sound, NC is being developed by researchers at the Duke University Marine Lab. Potential ... -
Using Photogrammetry to Estimate Population Demographics of Alaskan Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus)
(2012-04-26)Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) experienced a precipitous 80% decline in abundance over a 25-year period starting in the mid-1970s. The decline occurred at different rates over the range of the species, which is comprised ... -
Using Polycationic Polymers to Interrogate and Mitigate the Effects of Toll-Like Receptor Mediated and Extracellular Microvesicle Induced Inflammation and Metastasis in Pancreatic Cancer
(2017)Pancreatic cancer is a devastating disease with the worst prognosis of all the major cancers with a 5-year survival of less than 7%. This is due, in part, to the insidious development of pancreatic cancer which is largely ... -
Using Protein-Likeness to Validate Conformational Alternatives
(2012)Proteins are among the most complex entities known to science. Composed of just 20 fundamental building blocks arranged in simple linear strings, they nonetheless fold into a dizzying array of architectures that carry out ... -
Using Runtime Floating Point Accuracy Feedback to Make Automated Precision/Performance Improvements or Tradeoffs
(2015)In this thesis, we design frameworks for efficient and accurate floating point computation. The principle underlying our frameworks is making information usually discarded in the hardware, specifically, in the floating point ... -
Using Sensitivity and Scenario Analysis to Examine the Costs and Benefits of Solar to Duke Energy Carolinas
(2015-04-24)The issue of compensation for solar energy is a hotly debated national issue, with numerous solar cost/benefit studies commissioned in recent years. This project builds on existing studies by identifying a feasible range ... -
Using Shank3 Model Mice to Probe the Neuroanatomic Basis of Autism
(2017)Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are increasingly prevalent, and the costs associated with caring for affected patients across the lifespan are immense. However, the pathophysiology and brain regions involved in characteristic ... -
Using Single-Cell Analyses to Uncover Transcriptional Heterogeneity in Plasmodium falciparum
(2018)Malaria persists as a global health problem, with 212 million cases and 429,000 deaths worldwide in 2015 alone. It is caused by the apicomplexan parasite Plasmodium, which follows a complex life cycle that consists of multiple ... -
Using Social and Ecological Data to Identify Trends in Three Marine Protected Areas in the Gulf of California
(2017-04-18)Marine protected areas (MPAs) have become an increasingly common conservation tool in marine environments, yet few studies have focused on impacts to fisheries and communities in addition to ecological impacts. In this study, ... -
Using Social Network Analysis to Identify Communication Patterns among Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership Partners
(2013-04-26)As one of the original “estuaries of national significance” designated by the Clean Water Act of 1987, the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership (APNEP) works to protect and restore the valuable resources of one ... -
Using species interactions in the management of Caribbean coral reefs
(2018)Across the globe, management and conservation agencies undertake numerous local actions to mitigate losses to coral reef ecosystems and aid in their recovery. While many of these strategies are designed to exploit natural ... -
USING SURVEYS AS A TOOL TO ASSESS SEA TURTLE DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT USE, AND TO PROMOTE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN ENDANGERED SPECIES RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT
(2007-05)Female loggerhead sea turtles nesting on Bald Head Island, N.C. were equipped with satellite transmitters to assess their post-nesting movements and habitat use. The resulting surface satellite data revealed foraging and ... -
USING TAX RECORDS TO TRACK FOREST OWNERSHIP CHANGES: LAKE COUNTY, MINNESOTA 1996-2006
(2007-05)Over time, due to economic and social trends, patterns of forestland ownership change. Because forestland owners have differing goals and levels of forestry expertise, shifts in ownership can affect ecosystems and timber ... -
Using the Ecosystem Service Value of Habitat Areas for Wildlife Conservation: Implications of Carbon-Rich Peatswamp Forests for the Bornean Orang-utan, Pongo Pygmaeus
(2010-04-30)Fragmentation of lowland peatswamp forests in Borneo poses a serious threat to the endangered Bornean orang-utan, whose decreasing population trends are attributed primarily to habitat loss. The orang-utan is projected ... -
Using the Electronic Medical Record to Improve Preoperative Identification of Patients at Risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
(Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses, 2019-02)PURPOSE:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a breathing disorder found in surgical patients and associated with complications in the postoperative period. The implementation of a preoperative universal screening process using ... -
Using the institutional grammar tool to understand regulatory compliance: The case of Colorado aquaculture
(Regulation and Governance, 2012-06-01)What is the relationship between the design of regulations and levels of individual compliance? To answer this question, Crawford and Ostrom's institutional grammar tool is used to deconstruct regulations governing ... -
USING THE INTERNET FOR AN ANONYMOUS SURVEY OF MYOELECTRICAL PROSTHESIS WEARERS
(2005)in the last decades, a multitude of surveys were carried out to investigate broadly different fields associated with prosthesis acceptance, reasons for non-use or user preferences for artificial hand improvements [1-9]. ... -
Using the principles of community-based participatory research to build an office of health equity within a nationally designated cancer institute
(CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION, 2014-11)
