Essays about: "detection dogs"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 42 essays containing the words detection dogs.
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6. Methodologies for training detection dogs and scent sample storing
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical SciencesAbstract : Dogs’ spectacular sense of smell has been used as a detection tool by humans in many areas. Their olfaction was first used as a hunting tool, but dogs’ detection skills have been shown to also be applicable in, for example, detection of drugs, explosives, and firearms as well as disease detection. READ MORE
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7. Training dogs to indicate synthetic pheromones from Plagionotus detritus, Coleoptera, Cerambycidae to detect living beetles
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)Abstract : Using dogs to detect insects’ emitted volatiles is a non-invasive procedure, and a trained detection dog is potentially a fast and accurate method to search for saproxylic insects. The longhorn beetle Plagionotus detritus is categorized as Endangered in the Swedish Red List of Threatened Species. READ MORE
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8. Computer Vision for Camera Trap Footage : Comparing classification with object detection
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för visuell information och interaktionAbstract : Monitoring wildlife is of great interest to ecologists and is arguably even more important in the Arctic, the region in focus for the research network INTERACT, where the effects of climate change are greater than on the rest of the planet. This master thesis studies how artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision can be used together with camera traps to achieve an effective way to monitor populations. READ MORE
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9. Using sniffer dogs for non-invasive detection of Heterobasidion root rot from scent stimuli derived from Norway spruce trees
University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research CentreAbstract : The fungi of Heterobasidion spp. are known to cause root and butt rot disease, and are responsible for major economic losses to forestry sector in Sweden. The fungal infection in Norway spruce (Piecea abies(L.)Karst. READ MORE
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10. COVID-19 in cats : prevalence of antibodies in cats in Sweden, concern among owners and development of COVID-19 SIA as the analytical method
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical SciencesAbstract : COVID-19 is a disease which has had great impact on the world in 2020. It has infected millions of people during the year, and been confirmed in animals such as cats, dogs and minks. The receptor ACE2 which is the target for the virus SARS-CoV-2 to use for attachment to the cell, is very similar between cats and humans. READ MORE
