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University of Canterbury
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About: University of Canterbury is a education organization based out in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Large Hadron Collider. The organization has 11100 authors who have published 29846 publications receiving 893232 citations. The organization is also known as: Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha & Canterbury College.
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TL;DR: In this article, a critical assessment of problem-based learning (PBL) in geography is made, in terms of the range of definitions in use and in light of its origins in specific disciplines such as medicine, and concludes that PBL is not a teaching and learning method to be adopted lightly, and that if the chances of successful implementation are to be maximized, careful attention to course preparation and scenario design is essential.
Abstract: This paper makes a critical assessment of problem-based learning (PBL) in geography. It assesses what PBL is, in terms of the range of definitions in use and in light of its origins in specific disciplines such as medicine. It considers experiences of PBL from the standpoint of students, instructors and managers (e.g. deans), and asks how well suited this method of learning is for use in geography curricula, courses and assignments. It identifies some ‘best practices in PBL’, as well as some useful sources for those seeking to adopt PBL in geography. It concludes that PBL is not a teaching and learning method to be adopted lightly, and that if the chances of successful implementation are to be maximized, careful attention to course preparation and scenario design is essential. More needs to be known about the circumstances in which applications of PBL have not worked well and also about the nature of the inputs needed from students, teachers and others to reap its benefits.
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TL;DR: In this paper, an analytical investigation into earthquake-induced floor horizontal accelerations that arise in regular buildings built with rigid diaphragms is presented, based on modal superposition modified to account for the inelastic response of the building's lateral force resisting system.
Abstract: Floor horizontal accelerations are needed for obtaining forces for the design of diaphragms, for the design of their connections and for the design of non-structural components and equipment supported by structures. Large floor horizontal accelerations have been recorded in buildings during earthquakes. Such accelerations have been responsible for inertia forces causing damage to services and are a major reason for structural damage and even building collapse.
This paper describes an analytical investigation into earthquake-induced floor horizontal accelerations that arise in regular buildings built with rigid diaphragms. The paper also describes several methods prescribed by design standards and proposes a new method. The method is based on modal superposition modified to account for the inelastic response of the building's lateral force resisting system. Results obtained from time-history inelastic analysis are compared with the proposed method. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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TL;DR: This data indicates that direct correlations between biotic interactions and co‐occurrence information at a large spatial scale are driven by different mechanisms, and these mechanisms need to be understood in order to establish causal relationships.
Abstract: AIM: Recent studies increasingly use statistical methods to infer biotic interactions from co‐occurrence information at a large spatial scale. However, disentangling biotic interactions from other factors that can affect co‐occurrence patterns at the macroscale is a major challenge. APPROACH: We present a set of questions that analysts and reviewers should ask to avoid erroneously attributing species association patterns to biotic interactions. Our questions relate to the appropriateness of data and models, the causality behind a correlative signal, and the problems associated with static data from dynamic systems. We summarize caveats reported by macroecological studies of biotic interactions and examine whether conclusions on the presence of biotic interactions are supported by the modelling approaches used. FINDINGS: Irrespective of the method used, studies that set out to test for biotic interactions find statistical associations in species’ co‐occurrences. Yet, when compared with our list of questions, few purported interpretations of such associations as biotic interactions hold up to scrutiny. This does not dismiss the presence or importance of biotic interactions, but it highlights the risk of too lenient interpretation of the data. Combining model results with information from experiments and functional traits that are relevant for the biotic interaction of interest might strengthen conclusions. MAIN CONCLUSIONS: Moving from species‐ to community‐level models, including biotic interactions among species, is of great importance for process‐based understanding and forecasting ecological responses. We hope that our questions will help to improve these models and facilitate the interpretation of their results. In essence, we conclude that ecologists have to recognize that a species association pattern in joint species distribution models will be driven not only by real biotic interactions, but also by shared habitat preferences, common migration history, phylogenetic history and shared response to missing environmental drivers, which specifically need to be discussed and, if possible, integrated into models.
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TL;DR: In this article, a wind-tunnel investigation of the wind flow over two-dimensional forward-facing escarpments is reported as part of a continuing research programme into the effects of local topography on wind flow close to the ground.
Abstract: A wind-tunnel investigation of the wind flow over two-dimensional forward-facing escarpments is reported as part of a continuing research programme into the effects of local topography on the wind flow close to the ground. Four sharp-edged escarpments with their slopes varying between a cliff and a 4:1 gradient, were placed normal to a simulated neutrally-stable rural boundary layer which was modelled to a scale of 1:300. The resulting flows close to the surfaces of the escarpments were measured with a hot-wire anemometer. The modifications to the mean wind speed, turbulence intensity and energy spectra over the escarpments are described. The results indicate the extent and magnitude of the modification to the flow and suggest that significant changes in turbulence characteristics only occur in the wake region close behind the crest, where a shift of energy to higher frequencies is evident.
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TL;DR: There was a significant excess of males in the clutches of females provided with supplementary food, suggesting that changes need to be made to the feeding regime to increase recruitment of females in the kakapo.
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Carlo Rovelli | 146 | 1502 | 103550 |
Kenneth A. Dodge | 138 | 468 | 79640 |
John D. Potter | 137 | 795 | 75310 |
David A. Jackson | 136 | 1095 | 68352 |
Wajid Ali Khan | 128 | 1272 | 79308 |
David Krofcheck | 128 | 1043 | 77143 |
Hafeez R Hoorani | 128 | 1208 | 80646 |
Muhammad Ahmad | 128 | 1187 | 79758 |
David M. Fergusson | 127 | 474 | 55992 |
Philip H Butler | 125 | 970 | 71999 |
Paul Lujan | 123 | 1255 | 76799 |
W. Dominik | 122 | 669 | 64410 |
A. J. Bell | 119 | 498 | 55643 |
Cynthia M. Bulik | 107 | 714 | 41562 |
David A. Boas | 106 | 631 | 38003 |