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Intrinsic Motivation Systems for Autonomous Mental Development [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Exploratory activities seem to be intrinsically rewarding for children and crucial for their cognitive development. Can a machine be endowed with such an intrinsic motivation system?
Hafner, Véréna   +2 more
core   +9 more sources

A mathematical model for Zika virus transmission dynamics with a time-dependent mosquito biting rate

open access: yesTheoretical Biology and Medical Modelling, 2018
Mathematical modeling has become a tool used to address many emerging diseases. One of the most basic and popular modeling frameworks is the compartmental model.
Parinya Suparit   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prediction of Tail Biting Events in Finisher Pigs from Automatically Recorded Sensor Data

open access: yesAnimals, 2019
Simple Summary Tail biting is a major animal welfare issue within modern pig production, and tail biting should be prevented whenever possible. If the farmer could get an alarm when a pen of pigs is at high risk of developing tail damage, the farmer ...
M. Larsen, L. Pedersen, D. Jensen
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Tick bite

open access: yesBMJ, 2020
Razai, MS   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Light manipulation of mosquito behaviour: acute and sustained photic suppression of biting activity in the Anopheles gambiae malaria mosquito

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2017
BackgroundHost-seeking behaviours in anopheline mosquitoes are time-of-day specific, with a greater propensity for nocturnal biting. We investigated how a short exposure to light presented during the night or late day can inhibit biting activity and ...
A. D. Sheppard   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Achieving high coverage of larval-stage mosquito surveillance: challenges for a community-based mosquito control programme in urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Background: Preventing malaria by controlling mosquitoes in their larval stages requires regular sensitive monitoring of vector populations and intervention coverage.
Chaki, PP   +6 more
core  

Barking & Biting: The Poetry of Sina Queyras selected by Erin Wunker [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Review of Erin Wunker\u27s (ed.) Barking & Biting: The Poetry of Sina ...
Kerber, Jenny
core   +1 more source

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