Sentences with phrase «of flight behavior»

-- Barbara Kingsolver, author of Flight Behavior

A 3D Analysis of Flight Behavior of Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto Malaria Mosquitoes in Response to Human Odor and Heat.

Not exact matches

«With Rocketrip's incentive platform, companies can promote desirable cost - saving behaviors, such as advanced purchase of flights.

United Airlines employees have also come under fire for coercive behavior in the past, particularly when they dragged a man off of a flight last year.

Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver (releases November 6, 2012, available for pre-order)-- Kingsolver's new novel takes place in a small - town Tennessee and tells the story of a woman who must confront «her family, her church, her town, her continent, and finally the world at large.»

No sugar rush at 30,000 feet and lollipops or a sippy of juice during landing do double duty — reward for good behavior during a flight AND sucking helps prevent ear pain.

Each agent is an autonomous subroutine that responds in reasonably human ways to other agents and the evolving disaster by switching among multiple modes of behavior — for example, panic, flight, and efforts to find family members.

Anxiety often manifests itself in avoidant behavior and avoiding potentially dangerous situations would increase the likelihood of survival, particularly for those less capable of responding with a «fight or flight» reaction, she said.

Working with neurobiology and behavior graduate student Aurora LePort, Patihis asked 20 people with superior memory and 38 people with average memory to do word association exercises, recall details of photographs depicting a crime, and discuss their recollections of video footage of the United Flight 93 crash on 9/11.

The CyberMotion Simulator is a novel all - purpose motion simulator that provides scientists the unique opportunity to test future scenarios of using virtual reality in flight while observing their behavior.

John Fitzpatrick of Cornell University and the other scientists who originally wrote about the ivory - billed sighting shot back with a their own technical paper, claiming that, among other things, Sibley used inaccurate models of takeoff and flight behavior to interpret the video.

Scientists at the University of Notre Dame have found that exposure to just 10 minutes of light at night suppresses biting and manipulates flight behavior in the Anopheles gambiae mosquito,... Read more

In general, increasingly threatening stimuli elicited alarm calls with increases in F0 and in formant locations, and increasing numbers of these acoustic cues in vocal stimuli elicited increased vigilance and flight behavior in listening elephants.

While vigilance and flight behaviors may be adaptive for a wide variety of external threats, headshaking behavior may be a specific adaptive response to bees, namely, to knock bees away from the facial area.

While the buzz of fly wings is more likely to elicit a sense of annoyance than wonder, insect flight behavior links a series of fundamental processes within both the physical and biological sciences: neuronal signaling within brains, the dynamics of unsteady fluid flow, musculoskeletal mechanics, the structural mechanics of composite materials, ecology and evolution.

Studies in my lab combine behavior, neurophysiology and acoustics to investigate the mechanisms of auditory, visual and somatosensory information processing, natural scene perception, spatial memory and navigation, acoustic communication, sensorimotor integration and flight control.

These levels of thyroid hormone may be reflective of the ex-POW's reports of «shutting down» or stonewalling,» which were behaviors that were more life preserving compared to a fight or flight response that may have put their lives in danger.

The game is flexible and has a lot of settings which allow varied flight behavior for the helicopter from realistic to arcade.

The resulting behaviors are limited to the equivalent of fight / flight / freeze reactions.

This past week, the airline issued comprehensive restrictions on these animals while outlining the kind of unacceptable behavior that won't be tolerated in the cabin of a commercial flight.

Other notably anticipated books this fall include John Grisham's The Racketeer, Nora Roberts» The Perfect Hope, Janet Evanovich's Notorious Nineteen, a new title by politically hilarious personality Stephen Colbert entitled America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't, Barbara Kingsolver's Flight Behavior, and Ken Follett's Winter of the World.

So we are truly on the edge of our seats for Flight Behavior, her new novel that takes place in small - town Tennessee.

Flight Behavior takes on one of the most contentious subjects of our time: climate change.

Reported aberrant behaviors included the dog submerging its entire head when drinking, sound and touch sensitivity, shyness of doors or other barriers, exaggerated flight distance, and shyness to an approaching perceived threat.

Once the fight or flight triggers are better managed then you and your dog can explore a variety of different training, including behavior modification if needed.

Trainer Butch Goodwin of Northern Flight Retrievers discusses in his article on Pre-Stressing your dog the potential dangers of not socializing your dog, «Dogs lacking sufficient socialization often show undesirable psychological traits such as aggression, fearfulness, and anti-social behavior in general.»

Behavior modification (in the form of both operant and classical conditioning, as well as non-associative learning) is crucial to the treatment of many dogs exhibiting an abnormal or undesirable stress or fight - flight - freeze response.

Stress and «fear» (the fight - flight - freeze response) are normal components of canine and for that matter, human behavior.

I'd heard of Morelia and its aqueduct and, after reading Barbara Kingsolver's book, «Flight Behavior,» I would love to visit the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve which sounds magical.

«The panic was escalated because of the behavior of the staff, who were screaming and looked tearful and shocked,» passenger Clare Askew told Seven News Australia, after AirAsia Flight QZ535 landed safely in Perth.»

We hear of passengers being kicked off flights all the time for exhibiting crazy behavior, and once in a while we even hear of pilots or flight attendants being kicked off planes for being drunk.

In 1958 the Federal Aviation Act and Regulations were enacted to establish essential safety standards for airplanes, which included the manufacturing of the airplane, flight operation, and the behavior of pilots.

Say I want to book a flight right now and plan to review various aspects of it — service, clients, other passengers behaviors (if noteworthy) and prices, while also taking photos aboard the plane as well.

• Highly skilled in making passengers comfortable in their seats by providing them with a pleasant welcome • Well - versed in dealing with passengers» inquiries about flight departures and arrivals according to specified rules and regulations of the airline • Hands - on experience in determining luggage restrictions and ensuring that passengers are made aware of them • Deeply familiar with providing assistance to passengers with special needs, children and the elderly, by physically helping them board and disembark flights • Proficient in demonstrating the use of emergency equipment and ensuring that all passengers are safely buckled into their seats • Adept at handling mid-air emergencies by employing CPR and First Aid, and providing support during adverse situations • Track record of efficiently ensuring that appropriate supplies are available before a plane tales off • Proven ability to handle cancellation of tickets and reissuing tickets for different flights as per the rules of the airline • Demonstrated expertise in ensuring the security of the aircraft and passengers by keeping an eye out for inappropriate behavior or untoward circumstances

This constant state of fight or flight makes it very difficult for them to feel safe, which is what results in reactive behaviors, distrust of authority figures, and difficulty forming lasting, trust - based relationships.

The couple also is educated about how PTSD can contribute to a range of aggressive or withdrawing behaviors because of dysregulation in the fight - flight - freeze system.

In reaction to perceived threats, children resort to patterns of fight - or - flight behavior.

Don't be disruptive Speaking of disruptive behavior: Adults, this should also go without saying, but profanity, excessive drinking, arguing with flight attendants and other behavior that disrupts others will not go over well onboard.

United's move follows Delta airlines announcing it was introducing restrictions on emotional support animals in hopes of curbing abuse of policy and an 84 percent increase in adverse animal behavior such as urinating, defecating, biting and attacks on flights.