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Applications of computer to measure complex ecological properties and patterns - moving beyond single-feature metrics. In Chapter 3, l investigate and develop new automated tools for rapidly quantifying ecosystem features and visual patterns. The data derived from such metrics, or...

Data collection The first step consisted in the establishment of a classification system of the shores based on several criteria that included form of the shoreline (bay, ledge), substratum, topography, and predominant geomorphological processes (erosion, sedimentation). This resulted in the...

In today's difficult mobility environment, especially with the current demographic development, the transport sector in Algeria has undergone enormous development in the recent few year from cars and buses to trams and metros, where buses continue to be the preferred...

Problem statement and motivation In the new global information technology, trust has become a central issue for many organizations and individuals [14]. Evidence suggests that trust is among the most important factors for establishing a relationship and adoption of technology...

Spatial organization Forest management planning involves the integration of silvicultural treatments, economic concepts, and ecological and social objectives that are present in an ecosystem. Planning is done hierarchically from coarse to fine scales through space and time, divided into strategic,...

Both Susanna Moodie and Elizabeth Gaskell were beset with concern about their own and humanity’s, place in relation to the nonhuman and the concept of place attachment as an untenable ideal. Nevertheless, despite the relatively extensive critical interest in their...