430 research outputs found
Potamogeton marinus Linnaeus, 1753, spec. nov.
No full textPotamogeton marinus, spec. nov. 11. Potamogeton foliis linearibus alternis distinctis inferne vaginantibus. Fl. suec. 146. Potamogeton pusillum fluitans. Bocc. sic. 42. t.20. f.5. it. gotl. 221. Habitat in Europa ad maris littora. ☉Published as part of Linnaeus, Carolus, 1753, Species plantarum: exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas, Stockholm :Laurentius Salvius on page 127, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.393198
A Neural Model of Landmark Navigation in Insects
No full textMöller R, Maris M, Lambrinos D. A Neural Model of Landmark Navigation in Insects. Neurocomputing. 1999;26–27:801-808
Perspective-taking accuracy on a conceptually complex problem
No full textPerspective taking is the process of constructing an understanding of other persons' ways of conceptualizing and responding to situations. It involves the effortfulemployment of strategies that enable individuals to visualize, understand, anticipate, or
predict the perceptions, thoughts, feelings, or actions of others. This is achieved when the observer attempts to create a mental model that corresponds to another's own mental model of situations. The present research was designed in the context of a model that views perspective taking as a process of constructing a representation that varies in difficulty according to (a) the degree of similarity between the perspective taker and the target person and (b) the degree of similarity between the perspective taker's own life situation and that of the person whose perspective is taken (target situation) (Cutting &Chinn, 2007).
The perspective-taking problem provided to participants (college students enrolled in an educational psychology course) is unlike most prior research on perspective taking. It required them to predict how a conceptually novel target person (a villager living in Los Molinos, Peru) responded to a dissimilar situation (introduction of water purification practices). Multiple source documents on this topic provided opportunities for participants to seek out information and adjust their mental models accordingly. In addition, a variety of prompts and scaffolds to promote strategy use were
examined for their influence on perspective-taking accuracy. Results from this study showed that brainstorming multiple predictions facilitated initial prediction accuracy and that new information in critical source documents enhanced final prediction accuracy.
However, cognitive biases, such as rationalizing anomalous information and confirmation bias, interfered with correcting inaccurate predictions.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical references (150-163)by Maris F. Cuttin
Cardinal Cos, bishop Pedro Segura Sáenz and the sculptor Ramón Núñez: the "Stella Maris" of Comillas
No full textCoinciden tres personalidades en torno a la obra de la “Stella Maris” en Comillas. El escultor Ramón Núñez es autor de la estatua “Stella Maris” que culmina la fachada marítima de la iglesia del Seminario Pontificio de Comillas (Cantabria), bendecida cuando ese centro cumplía su XXV aniversario. Fue circunstancia decisiva el cardenal Cos que consagra como Obispo de Apolonia a Pedro Segura Sáenz, primer alumno de aquel seminario que alcanzó la mitra. Los tres coincidieron en Valladolid desde 1912.The sculptor Ramón Núñez is the author of the statue "Stella Maris", on the top of the seaside façade of the church of the Pontifical Seminary of Comillas (Cantabria), which was consecrated at the time of the XXV anniversary of this institution. On the same occasion, Cardinal Cos appointed Pedro Segura Sáenz as Apollonia's Bishop was the first student of Cardinal Cos to receive episcopal consecration.peerReviewe
The county agent
No full textby Paul V. Maris, county agent leader.This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
A Neural Model of Landmark Navigation in Insects
No full textMöller R, Maris M, Lambrinos D. A Neural Model of Landmark Navigation in Insects. In: Bower JM, ed. Computational Neuroscience –- Trends in Research 1999. Elsevier; 1999
A strong winner-take-all neural network in analogue hardware
No full textMöller R, Maris M, Tomes J, Mojaev A. A strong winner-take-all neural network in analogue hardware. In: Smith LS, Hamilton A, eds. Neuromorphic Systems: Engineering Silicon from Neurobiology. World Scientific; 1998: 178-190
Four individuals standing in front of Government House at Madang. Maris from Atemble on left.
No full textTitle imposed. Caption on rear of the photograph: “4 house boys taken in front of Government house at Madang. Maris our cook boy out here at Atemble on left.” Captions reflect the attitudes of the author at the time they were written, and do not reflect the values of the archives. These photographs were taken during Stinear's time in Papua New Guinea from 1936-1937, in the Sepik, Ramu, and Gulf regions
One Sensor Robot Control
No full textThe robot Famez, a fast robot with a robust structure has been constructed to provide a flexible platform for studying autonomous agents. In this report, the robot is presented. Moreover, an obstacle avoidance control method involving only one (sonar) sensor is described. The main issue of the control scheme is that the robot has to find the proper steering direction to avoid an obstacle by utilizing its own motion. While moving and measuring the temporal derivative of the distance measurements, the robot acquires the appropriate steering information. 3 Contents Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 4 1. The hardware of Famez ............................................................................................ 5 1.1 Mechanics....................................................................................................... 5 1.2 Electronics ...........................................
The Impact of Tourism on Curacao's Economy: A Scenario Approach
No full textCuraçao is an autonomous countrywithin the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The governmentwants to support tourism development. However,various development strategies are possible. This articlepresents four scenarios of marketing and investmentstrategies that will affect the number of tourists fromThe Netherlands and North America (USA and Canada)in different ways. A multiplier model was used to calculatethe economic impacts of the four scenarios. Bydoing so, this article shows how the government’s decisionto support particular marketing and investmentstrategies may have certain outcomes for the number ofjobs in Curaçao’s tourism industry
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