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Turner, Hannah L. "Quantification of product color preference in a utility function." Diss., Rolla, Mo. : Missouri University of Science and Technology, 2010. http://scholarsmine.mst.edu/thesis/pdf/Turner_09007dcc8078c48d.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Missouri University of Science and Technology, 2010.<br>Vita. The entire thesis text is included in file. Title from title screen of thesis/dissertation PDF file (viewed April 21, 2010) Includes bibliographical references (p. 38-39).

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Bian, Zhenju. "Design of a wizard for preference function modelling software." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape7/PQDD_0021/MQ48257.pdf.

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Larik, Waseem. "Revealed preference differences among credit rating agencies." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2012. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/revealed-preference-differences-among-credit-rating-agencies(6adae219-dd55-468c-a040-1aaf0b48f579).html.

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The thesis studies the factors which underpin the allocation of credit ratings by the two major credit rating agencies (CRAs) namely Moody’s and S&P. CRAs make regular headlines, and their rating’s judgements are closely followed and debated by the financial community. Indeed, criticism of these agencies emerged, both in this community and the popular press, following the 2007-2008 financial crisis. This thesis examines several aspects of the allocation of credit ratings by the major agencies, particularly in relation to (i) their revealed “loss function” preference structure, (ii) the determi

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Lyubchyk, Leonid, and Galina Grinberg. "Nonlinear expert preference function concordance identification for multiple criteria decision making." Thesis, ТВіМС, 2014. http://repository.kpi.kharkov.ua/handle/KhPI-Press/36757.

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The proposal generalization of expert estimates concordance idea for the case of nonlinear preferance function guaranties on optimal concordance of mesuarement and expert data, whereas machine learning approach ensure the possibility of more accurate approximation expert preference function with complex structure.<br>Предложен подход согласования экспертных оценок для случая нелинейных функций предпочтения, который гарантирует оптимальное согласование данных измерений и экспертных данных, который при использовании методов машинного обучения обеспечивает возможность построения более точной аппр

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Cronin, Anna Elizabeth. "THE INTERACTION BETWEEN FUNCTION AND MACHINE PREFERENCE IN SLOT MACHINE GAMBLERS." OpenSIUC, 2014. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/1538.

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Gambling is a popular pastime in the United States, and it is important that we understand the class of behaviors in a behavior analytic context. The relationship between the function and preference of gambling behavior remains yet to be explored. The purpose of these two studies is to examine this relationship. Participants were asked to play a set of four computerized slot machines. Each slot machine was tied to a separated function-based outcome which they could win. In study 1, 80% of participants had a distinct preference for a single outcome. In study 2, the participants were also admini

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Persson, Niklas. "Analysis of Emoji Usage : Differences in Preference and Function Across Genders." Thesis, Högskolan i Jönköping, Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-43856.

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How do people make use of emojis in their daily computer-mediated communication? In order to obtain data, a sampling methodology was implemented in which data from 15 female and 15 male participants was used to provide reports on the differences in preference and functions of emoji usage across genders. The study found that in variety and in total, males tend to select a greater amount of emojis, in comparison to females. The participants’ reasons for using emojis in instant messages varied across the two gender groups, females focused on illustrating a state of emotion while the males focused

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Lyubchyk, Leonid, Oleksy Galuza, and Galina Grinberg. "Ranking Model Real-Time Adaptation via Preference Learning Based on Dynamic Clustering." Thesis, ННК "IПСА" НТУУ "КПI iм. Iгоря Сiкорського", 2017. http://repository.kpi.kharkov.ua/handle/KhPI-Press/36819.

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The proposed preference learning on clusters method allows to fully realizing the advantages of the kernel-based approach. While the dimension of the model is determined by a pre-selected number of clusters and its complexity do not grow with increasing number of observations. Thus real-time preference function identification algorithm based on training data stream includes successive estimates of cluster parameter as well as average cluster ranks updating and recurrent kernel-based nonparametric estimation of preference model.

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Mura, Emi. "Studies on the sensory perception and oral function of aversive stimuli in food." Kyoto University, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/233849.

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Remus, Britten Grace. "An Investigation of the Effects of Practice on Color Memory as a Function of Condition, Dimension and Color." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31033.

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Forty-two college aged participants took part in a mixed repeated measures factorial design experiment that assessed color memory as a function of condition (practice with feedback, practice without feedback and no practice), dimension (hue, saturation and lightness) and color (red, yellow, green and blue). Attention was focused on the distinction between memory color and color memory, color experience and preference, mechanisms of color perception and theories of color vision (see below). Only two significant effects were found: a significant main effect for dimension and a significant int

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Cochet, Hélène. "Hand shape, function and hand preference of communicative gestures in young children : insights into the origins of human communication." Thesis, Aix-Marseille 1, 2011. http://www.theses.fr/2011AIX10076/document.

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Bien que l’utilisation précoce de gestes communicatifs par de jeunes enfants soit reconnue comme étant étroitement liée au développement du langage (e.g., Colonnesi et al., 2010), la nature des liens gestes–langage doit encore être clarifiée. Cette thèse a pour but d’étudier la production de gestes de pointage au cours du développement afin de déterminer si la relation prédictive et facilitatrice entre les gestes et l’acquisition du langage implique des fonctions spécifiques du pointage, en association avec des caractéristiques spécifiques en terme de forme de mains, regard et vocalisations. D

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Hansen, Silva Erwin Guillermo. "Nonlinear conditional risk-neutral density estimation in discrete time with applications to option pricing, risk preference measurement and portfolio choice." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2013. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/nonlinear-conditional-riskneutral-density-estimation-in-discrete-time-with-applications-to-option-pricing-risk-preference-measurement-and-portfolio-choice(0369c1bb-0873-42c8-a0cf-d18356b3643e).html.

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In this thesis, we study the estimation of the nonlinear conditionalrisk-neutral density function (RND) in discrete time. Specifically, weevaluate the extent to which the estimated nonlinear conditional RNDvaluable insights to answer relevant economic questions regarding to optionpricing, the measurement of invertors' preferences and portfolio choice.We make use of large dataset of options contracts written on the S&P 500index from 1996 to 2011, to estimate the parameters of the conditional RNDfunctions by minimizing the squared option pricing errors delivered by thenonlinear models studied in

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LUZ, CRISTINA PIMENTA DE MELLO SPINETI. "COMMERCIAL OPTIMIZATION OF A WIND FARM IN BRAZIL USING MONTE CARLO SIMULATION WITH EXOGENOUS CLIMATIC VARIABLES AND A NEW PREFERENCE FUNCTION." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2016. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=27858@1.

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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO<br>COORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DO PESSOAL DE ENSINO SUPERIOR<br>PROGRAMA DE SUPORTE À PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO DE INSTS. DE ENSINO<br>Nos últimos anos, observa-se crescente penetração da energia eólica na matriz energética mundial e brasileira. Em 2015, ela já representava (seis por cento) da capacidade total de geração de energia do país, colocando-o na (décima) posição entre os países com capacidade eólica instalada. A crescente penetração dessa fonte de energia e suas características de intermitência e forte sazonalidade, passaram a demandar modelo

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D’Orazio, Dario <1978&gt. "The effective duration of the autocorrelation function of a sound signal: calculation methods, relationship with cognitive models and relevance on the subjective preference theory." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2011. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/3815/2/dario_dorazio_tesi.pdf.

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D’Orazio, Dario <1978&gt. "The effective duration of the autocorrelation function of a sound signal: calculation methods, relationship with cognitive models and relevance on the subjective preference theory." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2011. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/3815/.

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Straatmann, Gisele. "A utilização do paradigma de equivalência de estímulos para modificar a preferência alimentar." Universidade de São Paulo, 2008. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/59/59134/tde-12052009-141159/.

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O presente trabalho teve como objetivo verificar a aquisição de função simbólica de expressões emocionais por nomes de alimentos verdadeiros e fictícios em adolescentes, por meio do paradigma de equivalência de estímulos. No Estudo I foram ensinadas relações entre as faces humanas expressando alegria e neutralidade com nomes de alimentos verdadeiros pelo procedimento de matching-to-sample simultâneo, diferindo a quantidade de treino em três grupos experimentais (segundo e terceiro grupo com supertreino). Os retratos faciais (conjunto A) foram relacionados a conjuntos de estímulos abstratos (co

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Zhang, Yiru. "Modeling and management of imperfect preferences with the theory of belief functions." Thesis, Rennes 1, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020REN1S006.

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Aujourd'hui, surtout dans le monde numérique, il nous est demandé nos préférences sur toute sorte de choses. La modélisation et gestion de ces préférences ouvrent de nouveaux défis. Ces travaux se concentrent sur les imperfections dans l'information des préférences, telles que l'incertitude, l'imprécision et l'incomplétude. Dans cette thèse, nous passons en revue les méthodes d'état de l'art sur l'agrégation et l'apprentissage des préférences. Fondé sur la théorie des fonctions de croyance, nous proposons une modèle, nommé BFpref, permettant à raisonner les préférences au niveau du coupe à par

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Bissey, Marie-Edith. "Semi-parametric estimation of preference functions." Thesis, University of York, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.428532.

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Georgescu, Irina. "Fuzzy choice functions a revealed preference approach." Berlin Heidelberg Springer, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68998-0.

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Kvern, Margaret Anne Lysack. "Symptom distress, functional ability, family function and decision making preferences in cancer patients and their families." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/MQ56133.pdf.

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McGeachie, Michael J. "Utility functions for ceteris paribus preferences." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/16842.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2002.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-103).<br>This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.<br>Ceteris paribus preference statements concisely represent preferences over outcomes or goals in a way natural to human thinking. Many decision making methods require an efficient method for comparing the desirability of two arbitrary goals. We address this need by presenting an a

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Salvin, Pauline. "Les signaux des femelles dans la communication intersexuelle ; études chez le canari domestique, Serinus canaria." Thesis, Paris 10, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018PA100137/document.

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Pendant de nombreuses années, les femelles ont été décrites comme passives dans les interactions mâles-femelles et ont parfois été négligées dans les études sur les comportements reproducteurs et la communication animale. Pourtant, il est de plus en plus évident que les comportements des femelles influencent ceux des mâles et que les mâles peuvent ajuster leurs comportements de parades aux comportements des femelles. L’objectif principal de cette thèse est de mieux comprendre les signaux que les femelles émettent lors d’interactions avec un mâle dans un contexte de reproduction chez le canari

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Hossain, M. Ayub. "The stochastic preference relations for vector valued attributes /." The Ohio State University, 1987. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487331541711522.

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Letsou, Christina. "Preferences for Randomization in Social Choice:." Thesis, Boston College, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:108719.

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Thesis advisor: Uzi Segal<br>This dissertation consists of three chapters analyzing preferences for randomization in social choice problems. The first two chapters are related and in the fields of distributive justice and social choice. They concern allocation of an indivisible good in social choice problems where efficiency is at odds with equality. The last chapter addresses a social choice problem from an individual's perspective using decision theoretical analysis. In this dissertation I demonstrate why randomization may be an attractive policy in social choice problems and demonstrate how

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Santos, Silvana Lopes dos. "Influência de personagens infantis sobre escolhas alimentares em crianças : um estudo com equivalência de estímulos." Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2017. https://repositorio.ufscar.br/handle/ufscar/9023.

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Schäfer, Thomas. "Determinants of Music Preference." Doctoral thesis, Universitätsbibliothek Chemnitz, 2009. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:ch1-200900277.

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Musik begleitet uns seit vielen Jahrtausenden und ist ein Teil der menschlichen Entwicklungsgeschichte. Mehr über den Ursprung und die Bedeutung von Musik zu wissen bedeutet mehr über uns selbst zu wissen. Die meisten Menschen mögen Musik und für viele ist es eine der wichtigsten Freizeitbeschäftigungen in ihrem Leben. Doch unterschiedliche Menschen mögen unterschiedliche Musik, und die Bindung an Musik kann stark oder schwach sein. Dieses als Musikpräferenz bezeichnete Phänomen hat in der Vergangenheit zahlreiche Studien innerhalb der Musikpsychologie angeregt, die eine Fülle von Variablen un

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Yang, Hui-Ming. "Effects of payoff functions and preference distributions in an adaptive population /." View abstract or full-text, 2007. http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/thesis.pl?PHYS%202007%20YANG.

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Chai, Sin-Chee 1969. "The functions of amygdala and hippocampus in conditioned cue preference learning /." Thesis, McGill University, 2002. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=38470.

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The experiments in this thesis examined the roles of stimulus configuration on conditioned cue preference (CCP) learning by asking what information is processed and by which neural substrates. Results from Experiments 1 and 2 showed that lesions of the lateral nucleus of the amygdala (LNA) but not of fimbria-fornix (FF) impaired CCP learning when the cues paired with food during training were distinct from those not paired with food in either of two different apparatuses. In Experiments 3 and 4 LNA lesions increased the size of the CCP when the cues paired with food and no food were ambiguous

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Fatah, Khwazbeen Saida. "Preference modelling approaches based on cumulative functions using simulation with applications." Thesis, University of South Wales, 2009. https://pure.southwales.ac.uk/en/studentthesis/preference-modelling-approaches-based-on-cumulative-functions-using-simulation-with-applications(60653456-e002-4a64-976a-8ae4e4fd4a7e).html.

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In decision making problems under uncertainty, Mean Variance Model (MVM) consistent with Expected Utility Theory (EUT) plays an important role in ranking preferences for various alternative options. Despite its wide use, this model is appropriate only when random variables representing the alternative options are normally distributed and the utility function to be maximized is quadratic; both are undesirable properties to be satisfied with actual applications. In this research, a novel methodology has been adopted in developing generalized models that can reduce the deficiency of the existing

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Raymond, Kristan Marie Nicole. "Determining habitat preferences of the juvenile gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) using spatially modeled vegetation on a central Florida sandhill." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2007. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0002255.

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Shaffer, Renita Philley. "Stereotypes and Hiring Preferences Among Business Students as a Function of Psychologist's Attire." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1987. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500566/.

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To study what stereotypes exist regarding psychologists by the general public and determine whether and how this affects hiring preferences, 114 undergraduate business and non-business students at a large southwestern university were asked to participate. The Gough Adjective Check List was administered to determine what stereotypes are held by persons regarding psychologists. A study of visual perception/stereotype and hiring preference as a function of attire was also conducted. Three dress styles were used as stimuli. It was hypothesized that the groups would differ in their stereotypes of p

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Todd, Brenda Kathryn. "The origins, functions and development of the left-side cradling preference in human females." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.368491.

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Bihler, Holly L. "Altering slot machine preferences of gamblers via the transformation of stimulus functions /." Available to subscribers only, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1404342571&sid=2&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Olga, Panic-Kavgic. "Jezički ispoljena učtivost pri slaganju ineslaganju sa sagovornikom: uporedna analizaengleskih, srpskih i prevedenih filmskih dijaloga." Phd thesis, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, Filozofski fakultet u Novom Sadu, 2014. http://www.cris.uns.ac.rs/record.jsf?recordId=87866&source=NDLTD&language=en.

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Ova disertacija se bavi analizom jezičkiispoljene učtivosti na primerima filmskihdijaloga kojima se ispoljava slaganje ineslaganje sa sagovornikom na engleskom isrpskom jeziku, kao i u titlovanim prevodima nasrpskom. Osnovni ciljevi istraživanja jesu da seklasifikuju, opi&scaron;u i primerima potkrepestrategije slaganja i neslaganja sa sagovornikom,da se sumiraju i uporede dobijeni rezultati u dvajezika, te da se utvrde promene prilikomtitlovanog prevođenja odabranih dijalogâ saengleskog jezika na srpski. Pretpostavke u vezisa uklapanjem dobijenih rezultatâ uodgovarajuće kulturne m

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Avenant, Carina. "Thinking style preferences in communication pathology." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2001. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03192007-100706.

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Zargarpour, Sepideh. "Individual differences in children's group perceptions and peer preferences as a function of prejudice level." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/NQ63986.pdf.

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Silver, David. "Learning Preference Models for Autonomous Mobile Robots in Complex Domains." Research Showcase @ CMU, 2010. http://repository.cmu.edu/dissertations/551.

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Achieving robust and reliable autonomous operation even in complex unstructured environments is a central goal of field robotics. As the environments and scenarios to which robots are applied have continued to grow in complexity, so has the challenge of properly defining preferences and tradeoffs between various actions and the terrains they result in traversing. These definitions and parameters encode the desired behavior of the robot; therefore their correctness is of the utmost importance. Current manual approaches to creating and adjusting these preference models and cost functions have pr

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Chai, Sin-Chee 1969. "Effects of lesions to learning and memory systems on the morphine conditioned cue preference." Thesis, McGill University, 1996. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=27296.

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The present thesis investigates the effects of lesions to several hypothesized learning and memory systems on the morphine conditioned cue preference on the radial maze. Lesions of the structures thought to be centered to learning systems: the lateral nucleus of amygdala, fornix/fimbria, anterior dorsal striatum and posterior dorsal striatum, were made, In Experiment One, each structure was lesioned separately. Only lesions of the lateral nucleus of amygdala blocked morphine CCP learning. In Experiment Two, rats with combined lesions of fornix/fimbria and dorsal striatum, the lateral nucleus o

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Mantha, Michèle Jeanne. "Preschoolers' Understanding of Future Preferences and Its Relation to Theory of Mind and Executive Function Abilities." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/34222.

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The aim of this dissertation was to explore whether preschoolers understand that preferences differ over time and between people. The first goal was to determine if 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds could appreciate that their future or “grown-up” preferences may differ from their current ones (self-future condition). This understanding was compared to children’s understanding of the preferences of a grown-up (adult-now condition), or the grown-up preferences of a same-aged peer (peer-future condition). Results from 3 experiments (N = 240) suggest that these types of reasoning develop substantially over

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Herman, Marlena F. "Relationship of college students' visual preference to use of representations : conceptual understanding of functions in Algebra /." The Ohio State University, 2002. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1486462067840983.

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Das, Chhandita. "Investigating ways to improve discrete choice methods in assessing individual preference functions with greater reliability and accuracy /." View online ; access limited to URI, 2007. http://0-digitalcommons.uri.edu.helin.uri.edu/dissertations/AAI3284822.

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Chism, Scott B. "FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE OF TEMNOCHILA VIRESCENS, EFFECT OF COMPETITION WITH THANASIMUS DUBIUS ON ADULT IPS GRANDICOLLIS SURVIVAL, AND DETERMINATION OF PHEROMONE PREFERENCE TYPES." OpenSIUC, 2013. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/1284.

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Arthropod predators are able to influence the population dynamics of forest insects such as bark beetles. Two common predators of bark beetles are Temnochila virescens (F.) (Coleoptera: Trogositidae) and Thanasimus dubius (F.) (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Studies on T. virescens ecology have been few and not quantitative. Also, in recent years there has been increased focus on multiple-predator effects on the population dynamics of a single prey species, which better describes a natural system. Therefore, a series of three studies was conducted to provide a general overview of T. virescens ecol

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Miller, Bryon G. "Behavioral assessment of physical activity preferences of young children." Scholarly Commons, 2014. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/293.

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Low levels of physical activity are correlated with negative health outcomes such as heart disease, diabetes, and certain types of cancer. This is concerning given the current rise in obesity and physical inactivity, especially in young children. Developing assessments that can readily identify variables related to unhealthy patterns of activity might be useful in informing interventions that aim to increase physical activity. The current study extended previous research in the functional analysis of physical activity by Hustyi, Normand, and Larson (2012) by evaluating the utility of a choice

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Braun, Emily Catherine. "Assessing and Treating Oral Reading Deficits in Children with Developmental Disabilities." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2018. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1404559/.

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A brief reading assessment and preference assessment were conducted with three participants with developmental and learning disabilities (i.e., two participants were diagnosed with Autism, the third participant was diagnosed with intellectual disability) who did not acquire fluent reading in previous individualized instruction. The results of the brief reading assessment were analyzed in an alternating treatment design and a preference assessment was conducted to determine the participants' preferred reading intervention. Following the results of the two assessments, a reading intervention tha

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Rosito, Amanda, and Ezzat Kassem. "More than just a food! : A qualitative study on functional food from the Swedish Millennials' perspective." Thesis, Högskolan i Jönköping, Internationella Handelshögskolan, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-43921.

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Background: In Sweden, consumers have become more aware that certain types of food could improve their health and overall well-being. In addition, consumers, especially Swedish Millennials, are getting healthier day after day. Accordingly, manufacturers responded to this phenomenon by supplying food that offers extra health benefits (Ring & Mitchell, 2010). These types of food are called Functional Food (FF) and are defined as “food enriched with different components (such as vitamins, minerals or probiotic cultures) or modified in a way that the product provides an additional physiologica

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Bechtold, Kai-Brit [Verfasser]. "Consumers' Preferences and Willingness-To-Pay for Functional Dairy Products in Germany / Kai-Brit Bechtold." Kiel : Universitätsbibliothek Kiel, 2013. http://d-nb.info/1038412293/34.

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Lo, Charles. "FUNCTIONAL PRIORITIES IN PERSONS WITH SPINAL CORD INJURY: USING DISCRETE CHOICE EXPERIMENTS TO DETERMINE PREFERENCES." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/16428.

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Sustaining a spinal cord injury (SCI) can profoundly change a person’s life. SCI impacts on many functional areas resulting in muscle paralysis, sensory disturbance and disruption in autonomic control, affecting amongst other body systems bladder, bowel and sexual function, along with secondary health conditions, such as chronic pain. As a consequence, quality of life (QoL) may be affected. It is essential that clinicians and researchers recognize the areas that patients perceive as important to their QoL and daily functioning. The major aim of this thesis is to determine preferences for key

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Gritsenko, Artem. "Learning From Demonstrations in Changing Environments: Learning Cost Functions and Constraints for Motion Planning." Digital WPI, 2015. https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/etd-theses/1246.

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"We address the problem of performing complex tasks for a robot operating in changing environments. We propose two approaches to the following problem: 1) define task-specific cost functions for motion planning that represent path quality by learning from an expert's preferences and 2) using constraint-based representation of the task inside learning from demonstration paradigm. In the first approach, we generate a set of paths for a given task using a motion planner and collect data about their features (path length, distance from obstacles, etc.). We provide these paths to an expert as a set

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Nagalingham, Kumaran. "Functional significance of male attractants of Bactrocera tryoni (Diptera: Tephritidae) and underlying mechanisms." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2014. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/67440/1/Kumaran_Nagalingam_Thesis.pdf.

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This project elucidated functional role of phytochemicals used in the management of pest fruit flies. Comparative behavioural, physiological and genomic approaches revealed that phytochemicals are mediating reproductive fitness by changing pheromonal compound males release and by making them physiologically more active. The possible mechanistic functions are that the phytochemicals act as a pheromone booster and as an energy supplement.

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Maras, Pamela Mary. "Functional Substrates of Social Odor Processing within the Corticomedial Amygdala: Implications for Reproductive Behavior in Male Syrian Hamsters." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2010. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/neurosci_diss/1.

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Adaptive reproductive behavior requires the ability to recognize and approach possible mating partners in the environment. Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) provide a useful animal model by which to study the neural processing of sexual signals, as mate recognition in this species relies almost exclusively on the perception of social odors. In the laboratory, male hamsters prefer to investigate female odors compared to male odors, and this opposite-sex odor preference provides a sensitive measure of the underlying neural processing of sexual stimuli. In addition to chemosensory cues, repr

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Been, Laura E. "Dissociated Functional Pathways for Appetitive and Consummatory Reproductive Behaviors in Male Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2011. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/neurosci_diss/4.

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In many species, including Syrian hamsters, male reproductive behavior depends on the perception of odor cues from conspecifics in the environment. Volatile odor cues are processed primarily by the main olfactory system, whereas non-volatile cues are processed primarily by the accessory olfactory system. Together, these two chemosensory systems mediate appetitive reproductive behaviors, such as attraction to female odors, and consummatory reproductive behaviors, such as copulation, in male Syrian hamsters. Main and accessory olfactory information are first integrated in the medial amygdala (MA

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