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A Role For The Anterior Cingulate Cortex In Reinforcement-Guided Learning For Covert Attentional Selection, Michelle Lynne Bale

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The anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) has been associated with a variety of functions including conflict monitoring, error detection and more recently reward based learning. In this study we recorded from the ACC, the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) while macaque monkeys performed a variably rewarded spatial attention task. First, we found dynamic encoding of reward outcome and reward expectancy associated with attentional targets within the ACC, mPFC and dlPFC. These results expand the function of the ACC beyond merely action value associations and suggest this area serves a broader role in reinforcement guided learning and …

A Methodology For Municipal Flood Risk Assessment Due To Climate Change: A City Of London Case Study, Angela M. Peck

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ABSTRACT

Flooding has devastating physical, social, economic and environmental consequences. It is important to identify and understand the evolution of these risks as climate changes. Most municipal infrastructure is designed using historical data which may no longer accurately represent current climate conditions. As a result, municipalities may be at greater risk of flood damage. The purpose of this study is to develop and test a municipal-level risk assessment methodology considering climate change-caused impacts of flooding. Floodplain maps derived from climate, hydrologic and hydraulic analyses provide direct input into risk assessment procedure. Inundated infrastructure and high risk areas are identified in …

A Critical Analysis Of Arbitrator Sanctioning Under The 2009 World Anti-Doping Code, Kristin Jeffery

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This thesis considers arbitrator sanctioning under the 2009 World Anti-Doping Code, and whether the provisions of the Code have been drafted to allow arbitrators to apply the provisions in a fair and just manner. The World Anti-Doping Code was drafted for the purpose of achieving consistency among sanctions for anti-doping rule violations. The 2009 Code introduces provisions which expand the extent to which arbitrators are free to depart from the strict application of the Code and rely on their own judgment; thus, allowing for more flexibility in sanctioning. As the analysis of cases decided under the 2003 Code shows, the …

Creativity = Intelligence + Intuition? The Relationships Between Intuition, Creativity, And Intelligence, Michael E. Battista

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The study examined intuition and its relations with intelligence and creativity. Based on anecdotal evidence and past empirical research, it was hypothesized that measures of intuition, including implicit learning, would be related to each other. Furthermore, two hypotheses were explored: First, individual differences in creativity can be predicted by intelligence and intuition, and second, individual differences in intelligence can be predicted by creativity and intuition. Sixty eight participants completed various measures of intuition, an implicit learning task, and tests of creativity and intelligence. Self-report measures of intuition correlated with each other, but not with measures of implicit learning. Some limited …