Sentences with phrase «understanding of the acoustics»

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The importance of auditory experiences for the interpretation of reality is proven through observation of deaf children... A world without sound is a dead world; when sound is eliminated from our experience, it becomes clear how inadequate and ambiguous is the visual experience if not accompanied by auditory interpretation... Vision alone without acoustic perceptions does not provide understanding.

And our understanding of ring structure now includes the gratifying confirmation of a prediction Mark Marley, now at NASA's Ames Research Center, and I made in 1993: that acoustic oscillations within the body of Saturn could also create features in the rings.

Chemical - based, toxic pest control methods could become a thing of the past if ant and termite acoustic signatures could be understood and used to control infestations.

A team of researchers at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu are using acoustics to help to understand this beetle, its habits and movements in order to protect the state's valuable natural resources.

To better understand the potential role of acoustic signals in butterfly larvae integration and adoption by ant colonies, scientists compared two populations of parasitic butterflies: a predatory species that feeds on ant broods, and a cuckoo species that is fed directly by the worker ants.

«Understanding the context under which blue whales make calls is a critical step in developing non-invasive, non-lethal acoustic methods to study population trends and recovery status of this endangered species,» Širovi?

World - first research into a rare family of insects will help scientists understand how the common bush - crickets we are familiar with today developed their highly specialised acoustic functions.

«Thanks to this new research, scientific efforts to discover the vibrational and sound - producing properties of fossilised wings will be significantly improved, so that we can better understand the acoustic world in which now extinct species once lived.»

AIS provides a tool for helping understand underwater soundscapes and identifying sources of acoustic noises that can be linked to decreased fisheries catches or disruptions to marine mammal behaviors and migrations.

Scientists lack sufficient understanding of wind turbines» noise and best ways to mitigate the effects, says Jorge Arenas, a faculty member in the Universidad Austral de Chile's College of Engineering Sciences and director of its Institute of Acoustics.

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Performance and composition When composing a song using an acoustic instrument, it can be challenging to write parts of the composition and arrange different sections without an understanding of compositional structure and the ability to play a musical instrument.

As educators developed greater understanding of environmental conditions that affect a school facility, building upgrades also took into account the need for proper acoustics and good indoor air quality into the discussion about building improvements.

I can completely understand someone wanting a little bit more grownup version of the Civic Si, but the ILX gets too watered down in the performance department without giving you much in the way of added luxury in compensation (like the Civic's excellent acoustic insulation, for example).

This means they detect high tones between 40,000 and 100.000 acoustic vibrations per second (kHz) whereas humans can only hear about 20,000, according to the book «Dogs: how to take care of them and understand them» by Wegler Monika.

Dr Laurie states clearly she has no expertise in acoustics, but does consult regularly and collaborates closely with those who are acousticians, to help ensure she understands what she needs to in relation to exposure levels of infrasound, audible noise and vibration and correlations with reported health symptoms.

For the pelagic communities, the use of new acoustic technologies and continuously observing systems placed on moorings will give a new understanding of temporal changes beyond the snapshots available through point - sampling methods.

With whales, WCS employs a range of techniques, including acoustic monitoring, satellite tracking, and conservation genetics to better understand populations, to define their most biologically important habitats.

To understand how vast and potentially devastating the problem is, Andre and his team have created an interactive website that lets users see and hear the impact of this «acoustic smog» in relation to various whale species.

Though the U.S. Green Building Council now offers LEED ® points for acoustics in Commercial Interiors and New Construction (V4, EQc9), reports NREI's sister publication, American City & County, it is important to understand how to address the issues that can arise in government buildings from some of the most common green design strategies.