1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783285803321

Titolo

Primates face to face : conservation implications of human and nonhuman primate interconnections / / edited by Agustin Fuentes and Linda D. Wolfe [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002

ISBN

1-107-12963-X

1-280-41816-8

9786610418169

0-511-17046-7

1-139-14678-5

0-511-06718-6

0-511-06087-4

0-511-29753-X

0-511-54240-2

0-511-06931-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 340 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology ; ; 29

Disciplina

333.95/9816

Soggetti

Primates - Research

Wildlife conservation

Human-animal relationships

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Anthropology and primatology / Phyllis Dolhinow -- Resistance to the cross-species perspective in anthropology / Mary M. Pavelka -- The ethics and efficacy of biomedical research in chimpanzees with special regard to HIV research / Roger S. Fouts, Deborah H. Fouts and Gabriel S. Waters -- Monkey as food, monkey as child: Guajá symbolic cannibalism / Loretta Ann Cormier -- Ethnoecology of monkeys among the Barí of Venezuela: perception, use and conservation / Manuel Lizarralde -- Primates in Matsigenka subsistence and world view / Glenn H. Shepard -- Monkey king in China: basis for a conservation policy? / Frances D. Burton -- Reflections on the concept of nature and



gorillas in Rwanda: implications and conservation / Pascale Sicotte and Prosper Uwengeli -- Monkeys, humans and politics in the Mentawai Islands: no simple solution in a complex world / Agustín Fuentes -- Conservation must pursue human-nature biosynergy in the era of social chaos and bushmeat commerce / Anthony L. Rose -- A cultural primatological study of Macaca fasicularis on Ngeaur Island, Republic of Palau / Bruce Wheatley [and others] -- Monkeys in the backyard: encroaching wildlife and rural communities in Japan / David S. Sprague -- The primatologist as minority advocate / Ardith A. Eudey -- Monkey business? The conservation implications of macaque ethnoprimatology in southern Thailand / Leslie E. Sponsel, Nukul Ruttanadakul and Poranee Natadecha-Sponsel -- Rhesus macaques: a comparative study of two sites, Jaipur, India, and Silver Springs, Florida / Linda D. Wolfe.

Sommario/riassunto

As our closest evolutionary relatives, nonhuman primates are integral elements in our mythologies, diets and scientific paradigms, yet most species now face an uncertain future through exploitation for the pet and bushmeat trades as well as progressive habitat loss. New information about disease transmission, dietary and economic linkage, and the continuing international focus on conservation and primate research have created a surge of interest in primates, and focus on the diverse interaction of human and nonhuman primates has become an important component in primatological and ethnographic studies. By examining the diverse and fascinating range of relationships between humans and other primates, and how this plays a critical role in conservation practice and programs, Primates Face to Face disseminates the information gained from the anthropological study of nonhuman primates to the wider academic and non-academic world.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910812200303321

Autore

Rippelmeyer Kay <1953->

Titolo

The Civilian Conservation Corps in Southern Illinois, 1933-1942 / / Kay Rippelmeyer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Carbon [Illinois] : , : Southern Illinois University Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-8093-3366-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (372 p.)

Collana

Shawnee Books

Classificazione

HIS036060HIS036090NAT011000

Disciplina

333.73/16097739

Soggetti

Soil conservation - Illinois - History - 20th century

Forest conservation - Illinois - History - 20th century

Interviews - Illinois

Labor camps - Illinois - History - 20th century

Shawnee National Forest (Ill.) History 20th century

Illinois History, Local

Illinois Environmental conditions

Illinois Geography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Shawnee books."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Camp Map and Roster -- Part One. Background, Beginnings, and the Impact of the CCC -- The Old Forest and the Timber Industry in Southern Illinois -- The Great Depression in Southern Illinois and the Establishment of the Shawnee National Forest -- The Establishment of the Civilian Conservation Corps -- CCC Work Projects in Southern Illinois -- Life in the CCC Camps -- The Last Years and Legacies of the CCC -- Part Two. The Southern Illinois CCC Camp Compendium -- The Forest Service Camps: Camp Cadiz, DF-9, F-9; Camp Delta, F-3; Camp Eddyville, F-4; Camp Glenn, F-1; Camp Herod, DF-7, F-7; Camp Hicks, F-5; Camp Hutchins, F-8; Camp Kedron, F-6; Camp Pomona, F-2; Camp Shawneetown, F-11, PE-64, SCS-17; Camp Simpson, F-12; Camp Union, S-51, F-10 -- The Private Erosion and Soil Conservation Service Camps:  CCC Camp Benton, SCS-22; CCC Camp Dixon Springs, SCS-1; Camp Grayville, SCS-6; CCC Camp Marion, PE-72, SCS-27; Camp Metropolis, DPE-68; CCC Camp Mill Creek, PE-71, SCS-21; Camp



Mounds, DPE-69, SCS-29; Camp Murphysboro "Riverside," PE-66, SCS-20; Camp Norris City, SCS-24; Camp Pinckneyville, PE-66; Camp Randolph, PE-53; Camp Saline (Eldorado), PE-52; Camp Sparta, SCS-34; Camp Waterloo, PE-73, SCS-23; note: the histories of the State Park Camps Giant City, SP-11 and Stonefort, SP-41 are detailed in a separate work by this author, Giant City State Park and the Civilian Conservation Corps -- Appendixes.

Sommario/riassunto

"Drawing on more than thirty years of meticulous research, Kay Rippelmeyer details the Depression-era history of the simultaneous creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois. Through the stories of the men who worked in CCC camps devoted to soil and forest conservation projects, she offers a fascinating look into an era of utmost significance to the identity, citizens, wildlife, and natural landscape of the region. Rippelmeyer outlines the geologic and geographic history of southern Illinois, from Native American uses of the land to the timber industry's decimation of the forest by the 1920s. Detailing both the economic hardships and agricultural land abuse plaguing the region during the Depression, she reveals how the creation of the CCC under Franklin Delano Roosevelt coincided with the regional campaign for a national forest and how locals first became aware of and involved with the program. Rippelmeyer mined CCC camp records from the National Archives, newspaper accounts and other correspondence and conducted dozens of oral interviews with workers and their families to re-create life in the camps. An extensive camp compendium augments the volume, featuring numerous photographs, camp locations and dates of operation, work history, and company rosters. Satisfying public curiosity and the need for factual information about the camps in southern Illinois, this is an essential contribution to regional history and a window to the national impact of the CCC"--



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910576880303321

Autore

Cojocar Grigoreta-Sofia

Titolo

Computational Intelligence and Human- Computer Interaction: Modern Methods and Applications

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Soggetti

Mathematics and Science

Research and information: general

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The present book contains all of the articles that were accepted and published in the Special Issue of MDPI's journal Mathematics titled "Computational  Intelligence and Human-Computer Interaction: Modern Methods and Applications". This Special Issue covered a wide range of topics connected to the theory and application of different computational intelligence techniques to the domain of human-computer interaction, such as automatic speech recognition,  speech processing and analysis, virtual reality, emotion-aware applications, digital storytelling, natural language processing, smart cars and devices, and online learning.   We hope that this book will be interesting and useful for those working in various areas of artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction,  and software engineering as well as for those who are interested in how these domains are connected in real-life situations.