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Automatically Annotated Dataset of a Ground Mobile Robot in Natural Environments via Gazebo Simulations [PDF]

Sensors, 2022
This paper presents a new synthetic dataset obtained from Gazebo simulations of an Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) moving on different natural environments.
Manuel Sánchez, Jesús Morales, Jorge L. Martínez, J. J. Fernández-Lozano, Alfonso García-Cerezo   +4 more
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Examining the effectiveness of mindfulness practice in simulated and actual natural environments : secondary data analysis [PDF]

, 2021
This study compared mindfulness practice outcomes retrieved from the authors’ earlier studies in simulated and actual natural environments. We found that both simulated and actual natural environments boosted these outcomes.
Sheffield, D, Choe, EY, Jorgensen, A, Choe, E.Y., Sheffield, D., Jorgensen, A., Choe, E. Y.   +6 more
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Ant colony optimization with immigrants schemes in dynamic environments [PDF]

, 2010
This is the post-print version of this article. The official published version can be accessed from the link below - Copyright @ 2010 Springer-VerlagIn recent years, there has been a growing interest in addressing dynamic optimization problems (DOPs ...
Yang, S, Shengxiang Yang, Mavrovouniotis, M, Michalis Mavrovouniotis, Mavrovouniotis, Michalis, Yang, Shengxiang   +5 more
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The Salford Nature Environments Database (SNED): an open-access database of standardized high-quality pictures from natural environments. [PDF]

Behav Res Methods
The growing interest in harnessing natural environments to enhance mental health, including cognitive functioning and mood, has yielded encouraging results in initial studies.
Bendall RCA, Royle S, Dodds J, Watmough H, Gillman JC, Beevers D, Cassidy S, Short B, Metcalfe P, Lomas MJ, Graham-Kevan D, Gregory SEA.   +11 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Influence of open and closed river systems on the migrations of two northern New Zealand populations of banded kokopu (Galaxias fasciatus) [PDF]

, 2012
Otolith microchemical analysis by laser ablation inductively coupled mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was used to investigate the migratory life histories of banded kokopu (Galaxias fasciatus) in two streams on the North Island of New Zealand.
Hicks, Brendan J., Tana, Raymond
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Climate Change Effects on Soil Freezing Depth in a Mountainous Region and a Semi-Arid Climate on the Malayer Plain [PDF]

پژوهش‌های آبخیزداری, 2018
Soil freezing depth is an important parameter in the management of soil water availability in agriculture and horticulture. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of global warming and climate change on the freezing depth by using ...
Elham Kalhor, Hamid Nouri, Alireza Ildoromi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Monitoring of agricultural drought using remote sensing data in the Sebou watershed, Morocco [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
Drought is a climatic phenomenon that can adversely affect the environment and human activities. Currently, agricultural drought has become a concern in countries where agriculture largely depends on rainfall and is highly vulnerable to climatic ...
El-Bouhali Abdelaziz, El Ouazani Ech-Chahdi Khadija, Amyay Mhamed   +2 more
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Impacts of groundwater extraction on salinization risk in a semi-arid floodplain [PDF]

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2013
In the lower River Murray in Australia, a combination of a reduction in the frequency, duration and magnitude of natural floods, rising saline water tables in floodplains, and excessive evapotranspiration have led to an irrigation-induced groundwater ...
S. Alaghmand, S. Beecham, A. Hassanli
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Simulated natural environments bolster the effectiveness of a mindfulness programme: A comparison with a relaxation-based intervention [PDF]

, 2019
This study assesses the effectiveness of incorporating the beneficial effects of exposure to nature in a 3-week mindfulness programme. Participants (n = 122) were randomly assigned to one of two intervention groups (mindfulness, relaxation group) under ...
Jorgensen, Anna, Sheffield, David, Choe, E.Y., Choe, Eun Yeong, Sheffield, D., Jorgensen, A.   +5 more
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Generating enhanced natural environments and terrain for interactive combat simulations (GENETICS) [PDF]

, 2005
Virtual battlefields devoid of vegetation deprive soldiers of valuable training in the critical aspects of terrain tactics and terrain-based situational awareness, but creating realistic landscapes by hand is notoriously expensive; requiring both ...
Wells, William D., William D. Wells
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