scholarly journals Response: Commentary: Remote Electronic Training Aids; Efficacy at Deterring Predatory Behavior in Dogs and Implications for Training and Policy

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan J. Cooper ◽  
Daniel S. Mills ◽  
Lucy China
Keyword(s):  
Predatory Behavior ◽  
Training Aids

On Advisor Education: Evaluating Departmental Training and Professional Development Practices of Academic Staff in a Japanese University

Relay Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 271-291
Author(s):  
Huw Davies
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Realist Evaluation ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Peer Observation ◽  
Research Issue ◽  
Training Aids ◽  
The People ◽  
The University ◽  
Initial Research

This study is an evaluation of the professional development (PD) programme for learning advisors employed in the self-access centre at Kanda University of International Studies in Japan. The research issue investigated was whether the PD activities of advisors allow them to provide appropriate support to students at the University. The implementation of policies, the people and the setting were all considered in building an understanding of what may make the programme work. The framework used to understand this programme is realist evaluation (Pawson & Tilley, 1997), in which theories related to the initial research issue were refined and developed to offer new perspectives. Results suggest that initial training aids advisors in supporting students, but that future implementation decisions are needed for the mentoring element of the programme and on whether more peer observation should take place. The implication that informal discussion among the workgroup and the freedom to choose personal PD journeys are fundamental drivers of effective practice is a finding that may be applied to other teacher and advisor education settings.

Training Aids for Basic Combat Skills: A Video Feedback System

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard L. Wampler ◽  
Michael D. Dlubac ◽  
Martin L. Bink
Keyword(s):  
Feedback System ◽  
Video Feedback ◽  
Training Aids

Analysis of synthetic canine training aids by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography–time of flight mass spectrometry

2012 ◽  
Vol 1255 ◽  
pp. 202-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonja Stadler ◽  
Pierre-Hugues Stefanuto ◽  
Jonathan D. Byer ◽  
Michał Brokl ◽  
Shari Forbes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Gas Chromatography ◽  
Time Of Flight ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Flight Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Training Aids ◽  
Canine Training

scholarly journals The role of synchronized swimming as affiliative and anti-predatory behavior in long-finned pilot whales

2012 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeria Senigaglia ◽  
Renaud de Stephanis ◽  
Phillippe Verborgh ◽  
David Lusseau
Keyword(s):  
Predatory Behavior ◽  
Synchronized Swimming ◽  
Pilot Whales

Effects of a high-risk environment on edge-drilling behavior: inference from Recent bivalves from the Red Sea

Paleobiology ◽  
10.1666/13024 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devapriya Chattopadhyay ◽  
Martin Zuschin ◽  
Adam Tomašových
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Red Sea ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Drill Hole ◽  
Predatory Behavior ◽  
Width Ratio ◽  
Substrate Affinity ◽  
Risk Environment ◽  
Temporal And Spatial Distribution ◽  
Predation Intensity

Edge-drilling is an unusual predation pattern in which a predatory gastropod drills a hole on the commissure between the valves of a bivalve. Although it is faster than wall drilling, it involves the potential risk of amputating the drilling organ. We therefore hypothesize that this risky strategy is advantageous only in environments where predators face high competition or predation pressure while feeding. The high frequency of edge-drilling (EDF, relative to the total number of drilled valves) in a diverse Recent bivalve assemblage from the Red Sea enables us to test this hypothesis, predicting (1) a low EDF in infaunal groups, (2) a high EDF in bivalves with elongated shape, (3) high incidence of edge-drilling in groups showing a high wall-drilling frequency, and (4) high EDF in shallow habitats. We evaluate these predictions based on >15,000 bivalve specimens. Among ecological attributes, we found substrate affinity and predation intensity of a species to be good predictors of edge-drilling incidence. Infaunal taxa with high length/width ratio have a low EDF, in accordance with our predictions. Predation intensity is also a significant predictor of edge-drilling; groups with high predation intensity show higher incidence of edge-drilling, confirming our prediction. Although water depth fails to show any significant effect on EDF, this analysis generally supports the high-risk hypothesis of edge-drilling incidence because shallow depths have considerable microhabitat variability. Classically the drill hole site selection has often been linked to predatory behavior. Our study indicates that prey attributes are also crucial in dictating the behavioral traits of a driller such as site selection. This calls for considering such details of the prey to fully understand predation in modern and fossil habitats. Moreover, this perspective is important for tackling the longstanding riddle of the limited temporal and spatial distribution of edge-drilling.

On the importance of training aids and the definition of an explosive odor signature: Commentary on Kranz et al.

2015 ◽  
Vol 251 ◽  
pp. e18-e19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia L. Sanchez ◽  
Paola A. Prada ◽  
Kenneth G. Furton
Keyword(s):  
Training Aids ◽  
Definition Of

Rattlesnake strike behavior: kinematics

1998 ◽  
Vol 201 (6) ◽  
pp. 837-850 ◽  
Author(s):  
K V Kardong ◽  
V L Bels
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Predatory Behavior ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Postures ◽  
Body Segments ◽  
Impact Forces ◽  
Tactile Stimuli ◽  
High Speed Film ◽  
Rodent Prey ◽  
Subsequent Loss

The predatory behavior of rattlesnakes includes many distinctive preparatory phases leading to an extremely rapid strike, during which venom is injected. The rodent prey is then rapidly released, removing the snake's head from retaliation by the prey. The quick action of the venom makes possible the recovery of the dispatched prey during the ensuing poststrike period. The strike is usually completed in less than 0.5 s, placing a premium on an accurate strike that produces no significant errors in fang placement that could result in poor envenomation and subsequent loss of the prey. To clarify the basis for effective strike performance, we examined the basic kinematics of the rapid strike using high-speed film analysis. We scored numerous strike variables. Four major results were obtained. (1) Neurosensory control of the strike is based primarily upon sensory inputs via the eyes and facial pits to launch the strike, and upon tactile stimuli after contact. Correction for errors in targeting occurs not by a change in strike trajectory, but by fang repositioning after the jaws have made contact with the prey. (2) The rattlesnake strike is based upon great versatility and variation in recruitment of body segments and body postures. (3) Forces generated during acceleration of the head are transferred to posterior body sections to decelerate the head before contact with the prey, thereby reducing impact forces upon the snake's jaws. (4) Body acceleration is based on two patterns of body displacement, one in which acute sections of the body open like a gate, the other in which body segments flow around postural curves similar to movements seen during locomotion. There is one major implication of these results: recruitment of body segments, launch postures and kinematic features of the strike may be quite varied from strike to strike, but the overall predatory success of each strike by a rattlesnake is very consistent. <P>

Electronic Spatial Sensors as Training Aids for Blind Children

1977 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 174-175
Author(s):  
L. Kay ◽  
E.R. Strelow ◽  
N. Kay
Keyword(s):  
Training Aids ◽  
Blind Children
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