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Isaac, Andrew Paul Computer Science &amp Engineering Faculty of Engineering UNSW. "Behavioural cloning robust goal directed control." Awarded By:University of New South Wales. Computer Science & Engineering, 2009. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/43367.

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Behavioural cloning is a simple and effective technique for automatically and non-intrusively producing comprehensible and implementable models of human control skill. Behavioural cloning applies machine learning techniques to behavioural trace data, in a transparent manner, and has been very successful in a wide range of domains. The limitations of early behavioural cloning work are: that the clones lack goal-structure, are not robust to variation, are sensitive to the nature of the training data and often produce complicated models of the control skill. Recent behavioural cloning work has so
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Gallagher, Stephen Michael. "Behavioural gerontology : issues in discriminative control." Thesis, University of Ulster, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.232859.

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Zhao, Yining. "Behavioural access control in distributed environments." Thesis, University of York, 2013. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/4640/.

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Applications and services in distributed environments are an increasingly important topic. Hence approaches to security issues in such applications are also becoming essential. Crucial information is needed to be protected properly and mechanisms must be developed for this protection. Access control is one of the topics that underline security problems. It concerns assuring that data or resources are accessed by the correct entities. A commonly used access control approach is called access control lists, which is widely applied in most operating systems. However, this approach has some weaknes
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Batchelor, Timothy Peter. "Parasitoid interactions in behavioural ecology and biological control." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2005. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11176/.

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This thesis presents laboratory investigations on the competitive interactions which take place within and between bethylid parasitoids. Part one investigates the compatibility of three bethylids (Cephalonomia hyalinipennis, Cephalononlia stephanoderis and Prorops nasuta) for biocontrol releases against the principal pest of coffee, the coffee berry borer (CBB), Hypothenemus hampei. Cephalonomia hyalinipennis is able to hyperparasitise and consume pupae of C stephanoderis and P. nasuta. Cephalonomia stephanoderis also engages in intra-guild predation, consuming pupae of C hyalinipennis. In con
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Nattharith, Panus. "Mobile robot navigation using a behavioural control strategy." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.531752.

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Ho, Carlos S. N. "A framework for behavioural control in computer animation." Thesis, University of Sussex, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.321468.

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Keeler, Joshua Finn. "Instrumental response sequencing : dopaminergic modulation and behavioural control." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2014. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.648582.

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Tubb, Christopher. "Integration of navigation with a behavioural control scheme." Thesis, University of South Wales, 2000. https://pure.southwales.ac.uk/en/studentthesis/integration-of-navigation-with-a-behavioural-control-scheme(58fc566a-2093-4db7-be71-664f00416344).html.

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This thesis describes a navigational strategy for automatically guided vehicles and a behavioural control implementation using a modified zero order Sugeno fuzzy inference engine. Animals are examined as a model of intelligent behaviour and behavioural control implementations discussed and compared. The features and the requirements of a behavioural control implementation are identified and modifications to Sugeno inferencing are then described which allow these to be met. A successful implementation is then presented. The navigation task is examined, as are various methods of representing spa
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Cooper, Jane. "The behavioural control of helminth infection by sheep." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1996. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU083310.

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Parasites have detrimental effects on an animal's fitness and could play a significant role in shaping the adaptive behaviour of animals. Natural selection may favour those behaviours utilised by animals that minimise the risk and intensity of infections. Animals use a range of behavioural strategies associated with grooming, social, mating, migratory and foraging behaviours to minimise their parasite burdens. Herbivores have two means available for reducing the effects of parasites while foraging. They may avoid parasites or consume plants with anti-parasitic properties. Sheep (Ovis aries) we
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Neranon, Paramin. "Human-robot interaction using a behavioural control strategy." Thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/2780.

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A topical and important aspect of robotics research is in the area of human-robot interaction (HRI), which addresses the issue of cooperation between a human and a robot to allow tasks to be shared in a safe and reliable manner. This thesis focuses on the design and development of an appropriate set of behaviour strategies for human-robot interactive control by first understanding how an equivalent human-human interaction (HHI) can be used to establish a framework for a robotic behaviour-based approach. To achieve the above goal, two preliminary HHI experimental investigations were initiated i
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Zambelli, Nicole, and n/a. "Technology acceptance in modern organisations : the role of past behaviour and perceived behavioural control." University of Canberra. Human & Biomedical Sciences, 2001. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20061112.114544.

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New information systems will only improve organisational performance if they are accepted and used to their full capacity. It is therefore important to be able to understand, explain and predict the factors affecting technology acceptance. One model which has been successful at this is the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM; Davis, 1986). This study tests an extension of the TAM in a mandatory usage environment. The extended TAM proposed here incorporates two new independent measures; past behaviour and perceived behavioural control. Participants were 285 members of an Australian Government Depa
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Thackeray, Justin Richard. "Molecular analysis of behavioural rhythms in Drosophila." Thesis, University of Leicester, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/34365.

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Internal clocks drive rhythms in behaviour and physiology in all eukaryotic organisms. The period (per) gene of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster controls the period of a ∼24hr locomotor activity rhythm and a ~55 second cycle in the male courtship song. D. melanogaster is one of eight very closely related species which comprise the melanogaster subgroup of Drosophila. The locomotor activity behaviour and courtship songs of several species from the melanogaster subgroup were analysed. Drosophila yakuba was found to have a cycle period of 70-80 seconds in its courtship song - longer than
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Corneil, Brian Donald. "Behavioural, muscular, and neural control of orienting head movements." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/NQ59522.pdf.

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Crittenden, Benjamin Michael. "The functional architecture of behavioural control under increasing difficulty." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2014. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.648449.

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Tan, Liansheng. "Structural and behavioural analyses to linear multivariable control systems." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1999. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/10490.

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This thesis is devoted to a number of structural and behavioural problems in linear multivariable control system theory. The first problem addresses the subject of determination of the finite and infinite frequency structure of a rational matrix. A novel method is proposed that determines the finite and infinite frequency structure of any rational matrix. Some neat and numerically stable algorithms are developed to implement this method. The second problem concerns the resol vent decompositions of a regular polynomial matrix and solutions of regular polynomial matrix descriptions (PMDs). Regar
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Quartey, George Kwartelai. "Behavioural responses of Ephestia cautella to synthetic pheromones." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.385860.

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Jones, Marc Vincent. "Cognitive-behavioural interventions for the control of emotions in sport." Thesis, Coventry University, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.267157.

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Al-Sammarree, Adnan Hashim. "A study of behavioural apsects in the budgetary control process." Thesis, Keele University, 1990. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.387310.

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Chesterley, Nicholas. "Optimal policy and inconsistent preferences : behavioural policymaking and self-control." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2015. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:ad398459-5b9c-4177-b36d-5a66517e2e2f.

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This thesis takes three different perspectives, using theoretical and experimental techniques, on time-inconsistent preferences and how the existence of multiple selves can affect both consumer behaviour and policy design. Across domains such as retirement saving, health, and educational achievement, intertemporal choice presents a challenge for both individuals and policymakers. The first paper, 'Choosing When to Nudge: Designing Behavioural Policy around Decision-Making Costs,' considers how behavioural policy, which has proven increasingly popular with policymakers, affects welfare. I find
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Mancinelli, Federico. "Models of decision making and behavioural control in computational psychiatry." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2018. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10046131/.

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Computational psychiatry, which is a recent area of research, involves the use of statistical and computational methods to investigate human psychopathology and the brain. Here, I present models of human behaviour in tasks where subjects expressed preferences between options characterised by orthogonal amounts and odds of monetary rewards and different degrees and demands on behavioural control. We first model an experiment which examined subjects’ propensity to gamble for different odds and amounts of reward in the face of Acute Tryptophan Depletion (ATD). Our computational approach supported
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Haines, Susan Lesley. "Using dynamic rough sets to capture behavioural uncertainty : a space based modelling approach." Thesis, University of York, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.387622.

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Marshall, Richard Millar. "Synthesis of hardware systems from very high level behavioural specifications." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/12573.

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Steeves, Charles F. 1977. "Design and behavioural control of a dynamic quadruped with active wheels." Thesis, McGill University, 2002. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=79262.

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To capitalize on the efficiency and simplicity of wheeled robots, as well as the adaptability and maneuverability of legged robots, many hybrid leg-wheel designs have been developed. To date, none of these platforms have possessed the ability to execute dynamic maneuvers and thus have major shortcomings in their speed, efficiency and obstacle negotiating capabilities. A hybrid leg-wheel quadruped capable of such dynamic behaviour is introduced. Using an accurate model of this platform, a variety of dynamic behaviours and examples of their utility were successfully simulated. Passive leg
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Drummond, Neil M. "Inhibitory Control Processes During the Preparation and Initiation of Motor Responses." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/35690.

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The ability to stop ongoing movements or prevent unwanted movements is fundamental to behavioural control. This thesis addresses the neural processes underlying inhibitory control and how initiation and stop processes interact to control behaviour. We conducted four studies, employing various behavioural tasks that require humans to prepare to initiate a response with the possibility that it may have to be prevented or stopped from being initiated. In the first experiment we sought to determine whether the increase in reaction time (RT) during the performance of traditional stop-signal task wa
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King, Elbaz Zmira. "Cognitive control processes in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder : behavioural and cardiovascular measures." Thesis, McGill University, 2000. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=36816.

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Specific strategic control (executive) processes were investigated in 17 boys with ADHD and 18 normal control boys, ages 9--13 years, using a paradigm combining the Warned Reaction Time and Stimulus-Response Compatibility tasks. The length and constancy of the preparatory interval (PI) were manipulated in order to study preparatory processes associated with prediction and temporal adjustment. Compared to control boys, boys with ADHD had particular difficulty with long, fixed, and short, variable preparatory intervals, suggesting problems with the strategic control of response preparation and a
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Yebiyo, Metkel. "Optimisation of inter-seasonal ground source heat pumps with predictive behavioural control." Thesis, London South Bank University, 2016. http://researchopen.lsbu.ac.uk/1818/.

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In practice, heat pumps (HP) often do not perform as expected. This is due to many factors such as how well the system and the ground loop are designed, installed and subsequently maintained and how well they are operated and controlled in the field. Improving overall system design and demonstrating increased HP performance and higher reliability are core objectives for this research. Performance instability and variations in ground source heat pump (GSHP) system output has been observed previously and this indicates that detailed research is required for example (i) to identify the relationsh
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Mayer, Carolina Patricia. "The evolutionary origins of executive functions : behavioural control in humans and chimpanzees." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/10494.

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Executive functions (EFs) are a set of cognitive operations, including working memory, inhibitory control and attention shifting, that underpin accurate, flexible and coordinated behaviour in many problem-solving contexts. While it seems likely that humans surpass nonhuman animals in EFs, previous research into the evolutionary origins of EFs is limited and lacks systematic comparisons of EFs in human and nonhuman animals. In this thesis, I aimed to overcome these limitations by developing a test battery to study EFs in our closest primate relative, the chimpanzee. Using an individual differen
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Hu, Wenye. "Effects of resolution of lighting control systems." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/18418.

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Advances in lighting technologies have spurred sophisticated lighting control systems (LCSs). To conserve energy and improve occupants’ wellbeing, LCSs have been integrated into sustainable buildings. However, the complexity of LCSs may lead to negative experiences and reduce the frequency of their use. One fundamental issue, which has not been systematically investigated, is the impact of control resolution (the smallest change produced by an LCS). In an ideal LCS, the resolution would be sufficiently fine for users to specify their desired lighting conditions, but the smallest change would b
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Melidis, Christos. "Adaptive neural architectures for intuitive robot control." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/9998.

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This thesis puts forward a novel way of control for robotic morphologies. Taking inspiration from Behaviour Based robotics and self-organisation principles, we present an interfacing mechanism, capable of adapting both to the user and the robot, while enabling a paradigm of intuitive control for the user. A transparent mechanism is presented, allowing for a seamless integration of control signals and robot behaviours. Instead of the user adapting to the interface and control paradigm, the proposed architecture allows the user to shape the control motifs in their way of preference, moving away
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Jack, Sandy. "Behavioural influences and physiological indices of ventilatory control in subjects with idiopathic hyperventilation." Thesis, University of Salford, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.400821.

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Elliot, Julian George Charles. "Locus of control in children with emotional and behavioural difficulties : an exploratory study." Thesis, Durham University, 1993. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/1619/.

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Baker, Keith Richard. "Multiple objective optimisation of data and control paths in a behavioural silicon compiler." Thesis, University of Southampton, 1992. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/361608/.

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The objective of this research was to implement an `intelligent' silicon compiler that provides the ability to automatically explore the design space and optimise a design, given as a behavioural description, with respect to multiple objectives. The objective has been met by the implementation of the MOODS Silicon Compiler. The user submits goals or objectives to the system which automatically finds near optimal solutions. As objectives may be conflicting, trade-offs between synthesis tasks are essential and consequently their simultaneous execution must occur. Tasks are decomposed into behavi
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Humphries, Richard Edward. "Investigations into possible behavioural resistance in inner-city house mice (Mus domesticus Rutty) in the U.K." Thesis, University of Reading, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.283631.

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Bouaichi, Abdelghani. "The behavioural and environmental bases of gregarization in the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria (Forskaal)." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.318753.

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Hull, Mark Q. "The role of semiochemicals in the behaviour and biology of Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Kroyer, 1837) : potential for control?" Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.310772.

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The role of semiochemicals in the behaviour and biology of <I>Lepeophtheirus salmonis</I> was investigated using a range of techniques. The potential use of semiochemicals in the behavioural ecology of mobile stages was examined using longitudinal monitoring and experimental manipulation of laboratory reared single cohort populations. The chronic and long term effects of separation from the host were also investigated using similar populations. The nature and chemosensory capability of the sense system of the parasite was assessed through morphological and ultrastructural studies. Finally, the
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Moosavi, Syed Shakeeb Hassan. "The significance of behavioural (non-automatic) factors in the ventilatory response to exercise in man." Thesis, Imperial College London, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.267486.

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Southall, David. "The implementational and educational issues relating to the behavioural synthesis of control dominated designs." Thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.283803.

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Vuillier, Laura Emmanuelle Marie. "Relationships between emotion regulation and inhibitory control : developmental differences using neural and behavioural markers." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2014. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.708298.

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Zhou, Beinan. "Behavioural and electrophysiological evidences for the effect of bilingualism on speakers' cognitive control ability." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2016. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6400/.

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Bilingualism means more than speaking two languages, it also has cognitive consequences. Recently, the question whether bilingualism affects cognitive control abilities or not has raised a fierce debate. In this thesis, the effect of bilingualism on executive control was tested in different domains. First, bilingual speakers showed enhanced attentional control abilities while performing non-verbal executive control tasks. This was evident in terms of their response distribution profiles, which showed less extreme distribution tails than those of monolinguals, suggesting less frequent lapses of
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Wang, Xueting. "Essays in behavioural and experimental economics: risk and time preference of adolescents." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2021. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/26771.

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There has been increased interest in understanding the economic preferences of adolescents in the last decade. However, the literature is still in its infancy in that we have only an incomplete picture of the economic preferences of young people. This thesis aims to contribute to this literature by investigating the risk and time preferences of adolescents. In the first chapter, we investigate if people generally show present bias (β) and what factors lead to the heterogeneity across studies using meta-analysis. We construct the largest and most comprehensive dataset of β estimates (62 pape
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Deacon, Amy E. "The behavioural ecology of the Trinidadian guppy, Poecilia reticulata, as an invasive species." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/1689.

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This thesis focuses on the guppy, Poecilia reticulata, as an invasive species. Its non-native distribution, the biology behind its success and the reasons for its introduction are examined. A worldwide email survey revealed that the guppy is established in at least 73 countries outside of its native range and that mosquito control schemes and the release of unwanted aquarium fish are the two primary routes of introduction. Knowledge gaps were identified; primarily the scarcity of scientific evidence for negative impacts of guppy introductions and similarly for mosquito control efficacy. Replic
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Bourgeois, Denis J. "Detailed occupancy prediction, occupancy-sensing control and advanced behavioural modelling within whole-building energy simulation." Doctoral thesis, Québec : Université Laval, 2005. http://www.theses.ulaval.ca/2005/22706/22706.pdf.

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Armenis, Dimitris. "Self-organized maps for behavioural fusion : a CANopen approach to distributed intelligent real-time control." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.428203.

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Keating, Glenda Louise. "Examination of the role of the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus in the control of behavioural processes." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/14737.

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The role of the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus (PPTg) in the control of behavioural processes was investigated in this thesis. This was achieved through examination of: (1) Conditioned place preference formation: PPTg lesioned rats were not impaired in forming an appropriate place preference, regardless of their deprivation state. (2) Reward-related responding: both food deprived and non-deprived lesioned rats displayed disinhibited intake across a gradient of sucrose rewards, the degree of disinhibition increasing as the reward became stronger. This disinhibited responding was disassociat
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Riebel, Katharina. "Song acquisition and control in the chaffinch Fringilla coelebs : the organisation of a behavioural repertoire." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/15068.

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Bird song provides us with one of the best models with which to investigate learning, communication and the organisation of behavioural repertoires. This study describes temporal organisation and song pattern choice in the chaffinch in order to develop hypotheses for possible song control mechanisms. Influences of the song learning process and motivation on performance are tested in experiments. The role of nature and nurture in shaping females' song preferences is investigated by using operant tasks. A first quantitative assessment of temporal organisation within songs is provided in Chapter
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Maltinsky, Wendy. "Efficacy and acceptability of an online intervention to increase physical activity and perceived behavioural control." Thesis, Queen Margaret University, 2015. https://eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/handle/20.500.12289/7727.

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Aim: Physical activity has long been recognised as a means of enhancing and protecting health, but the levels of engagement are far from optimal in Scotland. Previous research has demonstrated that increasing perceived behavioural control alongside the use of action and coping plans can be effective in changing physical activity behaviour. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and acceptability of combined techniques for planning and increasing perceived behavioural control alongside assessing the need for practitioner support for online intervention delivery. This study also set
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Antoniotti, de Vasconcelos e. Sá Débora. "Understanding Expressed Emotion mechanisms : an investigation of behavioural control, attributions and distress in relatives of people with psychosis." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2014. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/understanding-expressed-emotion-mechanisms-an-investigation-of-behavioural-control-attributions-and-distress-in-relatives-of-people-with-psychosis(f8862e71-26cf-4e86-87e7-cf02ad8d4fb3).html.

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Research indicates that certain family environments can impact negatively on psychosis. Expressed Emotion (EE) in relatives is a reliable measure of the individual’s interpersonal family environment that has been shown to predict relapse. However, the factors contributing to the development of EE in this condition and the mechanisms by which EE leads to relapse are still poorly understood. Relatives’ control attributions and behaviours have been linked to EE, and controlling behaviours have been found to be predictive of relapse. This thesis investigated the role of behavioural control, contro
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Braddock, Sharon. "Does a physiotherapy cognitive behavioural chronic low back pain programme alter patients' health locus of control?" Thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2016. http://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/617670/.

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BACKGROUND: Health locus of control (HLOC) is a person’s belief of where responsibilities for his/her health condition lies. It is associated with health attitudes, behaviours and outcomes in non-specific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP). It is unknown whether a physiotherapy cognitive-behavioural chronic low back pain (CBCLBP) programme affects patients’ HLOC. AIMS: To examine: (1) the effect of a six-week CBCLBP programme on the patients’ primary outcome-HLOC, and also pain intensity, disability, fear-avoidance belief (FAB) and self-care attitude; (2) the association between changes in pain in
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Richter, Franziska Rebekka. "The control of task sets and long-term memory." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2013. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:6537ad2c-107b-4517-8b37-7d5d59edbe3b.

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The current thesis explores the complex relationship between cognitive control and memory. A series of experiments combined task-switching paradigms with recognition memory tests to measure how switching between tasks influences effective control over long-term memory. In these experiments, participants were presented with compound stimuli consisting of a picture and an overlaid word, and were cued in each trial whether the word or the picture was relevant (attended) or irrelevant (unattended). Participants were then tested for their memory of items presented during task switching. Experiments
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Waka, Maedot. "Native plants as repellents against malaria mosquitoes : ethnobotanical, behavioural & electrophysiological studies /." Uppsala : Dept. of Entomology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2005. http://epsilon.slu.se/200566-ab.html.

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