In plants, genetic diversity is important for species adaptation in nature and for crop improvement through breeding. For decades, genetic diversity was measured at the nucleotide and gene level. With the abundance of whole genome sequences and chromosome level genome assemblies…
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Variation at functional genes involved in immune response is of increasing concern as wildlife diseases continue to emerge and threaten populations. The amount of standing genetic variation in a population is directly associated with its potential for rapid adaptation to novel e…
A fundamental task for any visual system is the accurate detection of objects from background information, for example, defining fruit from foliage or a predator in a forest. This is commonly referred to as figure-ground segregation, which occurs when the visual system locates d…
Indigenous peoples in the United States are already disproportionately experiencing the impacts of climate change. Closely related to tribal efforts to manage climate effects are historical endeavors to assert indigenous sovereignty and govern tribal lands, but deficiencies in t…
Global climate change is projected to have disproportionate adverse impacts on water quality and availability in low-resource settings. Therefore, it is essential that developing countries assess their vulnerabilities and develop strategies to improve their resilience. This thes…
The classical grounded theory method was used to examine the patterns of behavior demonstrated by current and former members of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense and the Nation of Islam. The data collection procedures included observations, interviews, and field notes. A …
This study investigated the factors that influenced the adaptation of migrants to the country of Brazil. The review of the literature, as well as a qualitative study conducted by the author in the country of Brazil, indicated that education, gender, age at migration, length of t…
The classical literary tale of Thebes traces its origins and narratives to the Thebaid region of Upper Egypt and the Theban culture and language that flourished there in the Middle Kingdom period, ca 1500 BC, when the Theban scribal recension of the Books of the Dead were writte…
The present study examined the roles of guilt and ethnic identity in acculturation and adaptation among 97 Israeli immigrants residing in the U.S. A guilt measure, constructed for this study, revealed five factors associated with guilt for leaving the home country. Bi-dimensiona…
Lorsqu'elle provient d'un héritage culturel aux valeurs traditionnelles, la famille immigrante se trouve confrontée à un nouveau standard de vie offert par la société d'accueil. L'abandon d'un environnement familier, le phénomène de déracinement suscité par le choc des différenc…
This dissertation describes immigrant women's experiences under conditions of unusual change and intense endemic and episodic stress. The central focus is on the critical issue of women's gender-linked behavioral adaptation as the key to understanding the Ethiopians' experience …
For the first time in recent history, Somali society has experienced the plight of a mass exodus. Millions have been displaced by civil war and have sought refuge in places thousands of miles away from their homelands. There are tens of thousands of Somali refugees in Canada; th…
This dissertation reports the sociocultural organization of Roma, a community of sedentary, socially integrated Gypsies, in Athens, Greece. The study explores the hypothesis that the Roma manipulate cultural borders through conscious, albeit not necessarily volitional, behavior …
Sindbis virus (SV) is a member of the Alphavirus genus of the family Togaviridae. SV strain AR339, considered the prototypic alphavirus, was first isolated in 1952 in Sindbis, Egypt. To increase understanding of the effects of tissue culture adaptation on the life cycle and path…
Closed-loop optimization deals with problems in which candidate solutions are evaluated by conducting experiments, e.g. physical or biochemical experiments. Although this form of optimization is becoming more popular across the sciences, it may be subject to rather unexplored re…
I examine the way in which, in his work of the 1840s, Ruskin uses methods and assumptions derived from eighteenth-century Materialist, Mechanist and Vitalist Natural Philosophy, especially his assertion that the meanings which he reads into natural phenomena are objectively pres…
In recent years, adaptation to climate change has become a prominent policy imperative for the global climate community. Developing countries, in particular, are seen as requiring assistance in preparing their societies to the future impacts of climate change. This has resulted …
Interest in the concept of 'wellbeing' is gaining prominence among academic researchers, policy makers and planning bodies within the UK and internationally. This emerging agenda is often in the context of efforts to promote sustainable communities through environmental initiati…
This thesis investigates the cultural uses and implied signifying practices of the work of actors who are popularly and frequently described as 'Shakespearean.' Though ubiquitous figures within culture, there is a dearth of criticism which questions what qualities are invoked in…