Refraction through a glass slab and the refractive indexSharan Raj
This document discusses refraction through a rectangular glass slab and the refractive index. It begins by defining refraction as the change in direction of a wave when passing from one medium to another. It then explains Snell's law, which relates the angles of incidence and refraction. The refractive index is defined as the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to the speed of light in a medium. Examples of refraction in everyday life are given, as well as the history and uses of the refractive index. An experiment is described to measure the angles of incidence, refraction, and emergence using a glass slab.
The document discusses refractive index, Snell's law, and total internal reflection as they relate to how light travels through different mediums. Refractive index is a measure of how much light slows down when moving between mediums. Snell's law describes how light bends when moving between mediums of different densities. Total internal reflection occurs when light hits the boundary between two mediums at an angle greater than the critical angle, causing it to be fully reflected rather than refracted.
Refraction through a glass slab and the refractive indexSharan Raj
This document discusses refraction through a rectangular glass slab and the refractive index. It begins by defining refraction as the change in direction of a wave when passing from one medium to another. It then explains Snell's law, which relates the angles of incidence and refraction. The refractive index is defined as the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to the speed of light in a medium. Examples of refraction in everyday life are given, as well as the history and uses of the refractive index. An experiment is described to measure the angles of incidence, refraction, and emergence using a glass slab.
The document discusses refractive index, Snell's law, and total internal reflection as they relate to how light travels through different mediums. Refractive index is a measure of how much light slows down when moving between mediums. Snell's law describes how light bends when moving between mediums of different densities. Total internal reflection occurs when light hits the boundary between two mediums at an angle greater than the critical angle, causing it to be fully reflected rather than refracted.
Refraction is the change in direction of a wave passing from one medium to another due to a change in its speed. When light travels from one medium to another at an angle, it bends and experiences lateral shift. Lateral shift is the perpendicular distance between the incident and emergent rays and depends on factors like the thickness and refractive index of the medium, as well as the angle of incidence. Snell's law relates the sines of the angles of incidence and refraction to the refractive indices of the media and can be used to calculate lateral shift experimentally.
This Word file is a questionnaire for internet addiction. Today, there are millions of internet users worldwide and this questionnaire can serve as a good analytical tool to get some statics about internet addiction in your area, college, or organization.
This presentation is all about the well-known disease "Diabetes". I have tried to focus on the molecular level of the disease, and I've discussed in detail the proteins and genes related in the process. I definitely looked through many references, watched many videos and read many articles about it. I was pretty much confused, but thanks to God, I was finally able to put together all I had learned into a nice, neat PowerPoint presentation. Wether you are a college student seeking a presentation about diabetes, or maybe just a normal person wanting to get some info, maybe a patient with diabetes, then you should be in the right place. My presentation should help you get through!
I have first begun with an introduction to the disease, including some data from International Diabetes Federation to show the huge number of people worldwide having diabetes.
I have then talked about how our body functions normally without diabetes. This will help you understand what goes wrong during the disease.
After that, I have discussed both type 1 and type 2 diabetes and what causes each type at a molecular level as well as talking about some differences.
Then I've come to talk about symptoms and complications of diabetes. The signs that could indicate someone has diabetes, and if someone has it for a long time, it's going to have impact on the various body systems and cause other diseases - known as complications. So I have also made clear what the complications of diabetes are in very easy to understand diagrams.
Finally, I have talked about how diabetes may be diagnosed and what the possible treatments are for each type. I've used many graphics in my presentation, so I'm sure you're going to enjoy studying it!
Light is part of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye. It travels in straight lines called rays. Reflection is when light bounces off a surface, following the laws that the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection and that the incident, normal, and reflected rays lie in the same plane. Refraction is when light changes speed and direction as it passes from one medium to another due to the different refractive indices, following Snell's law. Total internal reflection occurs when light cannot pass from an optically denser medium to a less dense one if the angle of incidence exceeds the critical angle.
The document discusses the refraction of light, including:
- Refraction occurs when light passes from one medium to another, changing direction.
- The refractive index is a ratio used to calculate the angle of refraction based on the angle of incidence.
- Total internal reflection occurs when light passes from an optically dense medium to a less dense one at an angle greater than the critical angle, causing the light to reflect within the dense medium.
This text is my contribution to the book, 'Once upon a time Lynn Margulis. A portrait by colleagues and friends (2013) In: Chica C (compiler). Ed. Septimus, Barcelona, 190 pp
The document discusses refractive index, which is a measure of how much light slows down when passing through a medium. It is represented by the symbol n and is calculated as the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to its speed in the medium. Examples of refractive index values are provided and Snell's Law is introduced, which describes how a light ray bends when moving between media of different densities.
Este documento resume los conceptos básicos de la ablación personalizada guiada por frente de onda. Explica que la ablación personalizada permite personalizar el perfil de ablación basado en el mapa de aberraciones totales del paciente para mejorar la agudeza visual y calidad de visión al minimizar las aberraciones de alto orden. También compara diferentes sistemas de aberrometría y plataformas de ablación personalizada, y muestra resultados que demuestran que la cirugía personalizada induce menos aberraciones y ofrece una mejor calidad de visión que los
This document discusses how the speed of light and index of refraction are affected by the medium that light travels through. It explains that light slows down and bends more when moving from a less dense medium to a more dense one, such as from air to water. It also defines key terms like angle of incidence, angle of refraction, and Snell's law. Snell's law describes the relationship between the angles of incidence and refraction based on the index of refraction. The document then provides an example problem using Snell's law and discusses how scientists can use measurements of index of refraction to identify unknown materials.
This document discusses problems with the current college admission system in Pakistan and proposes alternatives. It argues that the current system is not talent-based and relies too heavily on final year marks. Instead, it suggests that students specialize earlier, have their marks from all years considered for admission, and have more freedom to choose their field of study. This would help ensure students' talents are developed and that one year of marks does not determine their future. The system aims to make admissions more talent-based and less reliant on chance.
Refraction is the bending of light when it passes from one medium to another. Light travels at different speeds in different media, causing it to change direction at the boundary between the two. The degree to which light is refracted depends on the index of refraction, which is a ratio comparing the speed of light in a medium to the speed of light in a vacuum. White light disperses into the colors of the visible spectrum when refracted due to different wavelengths bending by different amounts.
Light changes direction when passing from one medium to another due to refraction. Refraction is the bending of light that occurs when light travels from one medium into another at a different density, with the angle of refraction always being smaller than the angle of incidence, causing light to bend toward the normal. The refractive index determines the amount of bending of light due to the changing propagation speed in different materials.
CAPE PHYSICS UNIT 2: Assessment criteria for skillsSarah Sue Calbio
This document outlines criteria for assessing student lab reports in physics. It provides detailed rubrics for evaluating observations and recordings of data, analysis and interpretation of results, organization of reports, and hypothesis testing in experiments. Key areas that will be assessed include precise measurements, clear presentation of data in tables and graphs, proper calculations, supported conclusions, identified sources of error, and use of safety precautions. Students will be scored based on demonstrating skills such as correct spelling, punctuation, logical sequencing of steps, and justification of conclusions using experimental evidence.
This document summarizes a seminar presentation on refractometry. It discusses the principles and instrumentation of refractometry, including Abbe, immersion, and Pulfrich refractometers. Factors affecting refractive index measurements are described, such as temperature, pressure, wavelength of light. Applications of refractometry include identification of organic compounds, determination of solution concentrations and purity, as well as uses in gemology, veterinary medicine, and other fields. Advances in refractometry include techniques for colloidal dispersions and using it to measure immunoglobulin status in dairy calves.
This document summarizes key concepts in wave optics, including:
1. Diffraction occurs when light bends around obstacles and into regions of geometric shadows. Diffraction patterns from a single slit include a central maximum surrounded by alternating dark and bright fringes whose angles follow mathematical formulas.
2. The theory of diffraction is based on the principle of interference of secondary wavelets emerging from different parts of a wavefront.
3. Polarization of light waves occurs as the electric field oscillates perpendicular to the direction of propagation, and polarizers and analyzers can be used to study polarized light according to Malus' Law.
Nucleophilic Addition of carbonyl compounds.pptxSSR02
Nucleophilic addition is the most important reaction of carbonyls. Not just aldehydes and ketones, but also carboxylic acid derivatives in general.
Carbonyls undergo addition reactions with a large range of nucleophiles.
Comparing the relative basicity of the nucleophile and the product is extremely helpful in determining how reversible the addition reaction is. Reactions with Grignards and hydrides are irreversible. Reactions with weak bases like halides and carboxylates generally don’t happen.
Electronic effects (inductive effects, electron donation) have a large impact on reactivity.
Large groups adjacent to the carbonyl will slow the rate of reaction.
Neutral nucleophiles can also add to carbonyls, although their additions are generally slower and more reversible. Acid catalysis is sometimes employed to increase the rate of addition.
When I was asked to give a companion lecture in support of ‘The Philosophy of Science’ (https://shorturl.at/4pUXz) I decided not to walk through the detail of the many methodologies in order of use. Instead, I chose to employ a long standing, and ongoing, scientific development as an exemplar. And so, I chose the ever evolving story of Thermodynamics as a scientific investigation at its best.
Conducted over a period of >200 years, Thermodynamics R&D, and application, benefitted from the highest levels of professionalism, collaboration, and technical thoroughness. New layers of application, methodology, and practice were made possible by the progressive advance of technology. In turn, this has seen measurement and modelling accuracy continually improved at a micro and macro level.
Perhaps most importantly, Thermodynamics rapidly became a primary tool in the advance of applied science/engineering/technology, spanning micro-tech, to aerospace and cosmology. I can think of no better a story to illustrate the breadth of scientific methodologies and applications at their best.
Refraction is the change in direction of a wave passing from one medium to another due to a change in its speed. When light travels from one medium to another at an angle, it bends and experiences lateral shift. Lateral shift is the perpendicular distance between the incident and emergent rays and depends on factors like the thickness and refractive index of the medium, as well as the angle of incidence. Snell's law relates the sines of the angles of incidence and refraction to the refractive indices of the media and can be used to calculate lateral shift experimentally.
This Word file is a questionnaire for internet addiction. Today, there are millions of internet users worldwide and this questionnaire can serve as a good analytical tool to get some statics about internet addiction in your area, college, or organization.
This presentation is all about the well-known disease "Diabetes". I have tried to focus on the molecular level of the disease, and I've discussed in detail the proteins and genes related in the process. I definitely looked through many references, watched many videos and read many articles about it. I was pretty much confused, but thanks to God, I was finally able to put together all I had learned into a nice, neat PowerPoint presentation. Wether you are a college student seeking a presentation about diabetes, or maybe just a normal person wanting to get some info, maybe a patient with diabetes, then you should be in the right place. My presentation should help you get through!
I have first begun with an introduction to the disease, including some data from International Diabetes Federation to show the huge number of people worldwide having diabetes.
I have then talked about how our body functions normally without diabetes. This will help you understand what goes wrong during the disease.
After that, I have discussed both type 1 and type 2 diabetes and what causes each type at a molecular level as well as talking about some differences.
Then I've come to talk about symptoms and complications of diabetes. The signs that could indicate someone has diabetes, and if someone has it for a long time, it's going to have impact on the various body systems and cause other diseases - known as complications. So I have also made clear what the complications of diabetes are in very easy to understand diagrams.
Finally, I have talked about how diabetes may be diagnosed and what the possible treatments are for each type. I've used many graphics in my presentation, so I'm sure you're going to enjoy studying it!
Light is part of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye. It travels in straight lines called rays. Reflection is when light bounces off a surface, following the laws that the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection and that the incident, normal, and reflected rays lie in the same plane. Refraction is when light changes speed and direction as it passes from one medium to another due to the different refractive indices, following Snell's law. Total internal reflection occurs when light cannot pass from an optically denser medium to a less dense one if the angle of incidence exceeds the critical angle.
The document discusses the refraction of light, including:
- Refraction occurs when light passes from one medium to another, changing direction.
- The refractive index is a ratio used to calculate the angle of refraction based on the angle of incidence.
- Total internal reflection occurs when light passes from an optically dense medium to a less dense one at an angle greater than the critical angle, causing the light to reflect within the dense medium.
This text is my contribution to the book, 'Once upon a time Lynn Margulis. A portrait by colleagues and friends (2013) In: Chica C (compiler). Ed. Septimus, Barcelona, 190 pp
The document discusses refractive index, which is a measure of how much light slows down when passing through a medium. It is represented by the symbol n and is calculated as the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to its speed in the medium. Examples of refractive index values are provided and Snell's Law is introduced, which describes how a light ray bends when moving between media of different densities.
Este documento resume los conceptos básicos de la ablación personalizada guiada por frente de onda. Explica que la ablación personalizada permite personalizar el perfil de ablación basado en el mapa de aberraciones totales del paciente para mejorar la agudeza visual y calidad de visión al minimizar las aberraciones de alto orden. También compara diferentes sistemas de aberrometría y plataformas de ablación personalizada, y muestra resultados que demuestran que la cirugía personalizada induce menos aberraciones y ofrece una mejor calidad de visión que los
This document discusses how the speed of light and index of refraction are affected by the medium that light travels through. It explains that light slows down and bends more when moving from a less dense medium to a more dense one, such as from air to water. It also defines key terms like angle of incidence, angle of refraction, and Snell's law. Snell's law describes the relationship between the angles of incidence and refraction based on the index of refraction. The document then provides an example problem using Snell's law and discusses how scientists can use measurements of index of refraction to identify unknown materials.
This document discusses problems with the current college admission system in Pakistan and proposes alternatives. It argues that the current system is not talent-based and relies too heavily on final year marks. Instead, it suggests that students specialize earlier, have their marks from all years considered for admission, and have more freedom to choose their field of study. This would help ensure students' talents are developed and that one year of marks does not determine their future. The system aims to make admissions more talent-based and less reliant on chance.
Refraction is the bending of light when it passes from one medium to another. Light travels at different speeds in different media, causing it to change direction at the boundary between the two. The degree to which light is refracted depends on the index of refraction, which is a ratio comparing the speed of light in a medium to the speed of light in a vacuum. White light disperses into the colors of the visible spectrum when refracted due to different wavelengths bending by different amounts.
Light changes direction when passing from one medium to another due to refraction. Refraction is the bending of light that occurs when light travels from one medium into another at a different density, with the angle of refraction always being smaller than the angle of incidence, causing light to bend toward the normal. The refractive index determines the amount of bending of light due to the changing propagation speed in different materials.
CAPE PHYSICS UNIT 2: Assessment criteria for skillsSarah Sue Calbio
This document outlines criteria for assessing student lab reports in physics. It provides detailed rubrics for evaluating observations and recordings of data, analysis and interpretation of results, organization of reports, and hypothesis testing in experiments. Key areas that will be assessed include precise measurements, clear presentation of data in tables and graphs, proper calculations, supported conclusions, identified sources of error, and use of safety precautions. Students will be scored based on demonstrating skills such as correct spelling, punctuation, logical sequencing of steps, and justification of conclusions using experimental evidence.
This document summarizes a seminar presentation on refractometry. It discusses the principles and instrumentation of refractometry, including Abbe, immersion, and Pulfrich refractometers. Factors affecting refractive index measurements are described, such as temperature, pressure, wavelength of light. Applications of refractometry include identification of organic compounds, determination of solution concentrations and purity, as well as uses in gemology, veterinary medicine, and other fields. Advances in refractometry include techniques for colloidal dispersions and using it to measure immunoglobulin status in dairy calves.
This document summarizes key concepts in wave optics, including:
1. Diffraction occurs when light bends around obstacles and into regions of geometric shadows. Diffraction patterns from a single slit include a central maximum surrounded by alternating dark and bright fringes whose angles follow mathematical formulas.
2. The theory of diffraction is based on the principle of interference of secondary wavelets emerging from different parts of a wavefront.
3. Polarization of light waves occurs as the electric field oscillates perpendicular to the direction of propagation, and polarizers and analyzers can be used to study polarized light according to Malus' Law.
Nucleophilic Addition of carbonyl compounds.pptxSSR02
Nucleophilic addition is the most important reaction of carbonyls. Not just aldehydes and ketones, but also carboxylic acid derivatives in general.
Carbonyls undergo addition reactions with a large range of nucleophiles.
Comparing the relative basicity of the nucleophile and the product is extremely helpful in determining how reversible the addition reaction is. Reactions with Grignards and hydrides are irreversible. Reactions with weak bases like halides and carboxylates generally don’t happen.
Electronic effects (inductive effects, electron donation) have a large impact on reactivity.
Large groups adjacent to the carbonyl will slow the rate of reaction.
Neutral nucleophiles can also add to carbonyls, although their additions are generally slower and more reversible. Acid catalysis is sometimes employed to increase the rate of addition.
When I was asked to give a companion lecture in support of ‘The Philosophy of Science’ (https://shorturl.at/4pUXz) I decided not to walk through the detail of the many methodologies in order of use. Instead, I chose to employ a long standing, and ongoing, scientific development as an exemplar. And so, I chose the ever evolving story of Thermodynamics as a scientific investigation at its best.
Conducted over a period of >200 years, Thermodynamics R&D, and application, benefitted from the highest levels of professionalism, collaboration, and technical thoroughness. New layers of application, methodology, and practice were made possible by the progressive advance of technology. In turn, this has seen measurement and modelling accuracy continually improved at a micro and macro level.
Perhaps most importantly, Thermodynamics rapidly became a primary tool in the advance of applied science/engineering/technology, spanning micro-tech, to aerospace and cosmology. I can think of no better a story to illustrate the breadth of scientific methodologies and applications at their best.
Unlocking the mysteries of reproduction: Exploring fecundity and gonadosomati...AbdullaAlAsif1
The pygmy halfbeak Dermogenys colletei, is known for its viviparous nature, this presents an intriguing case of relatively low fecundity, raising questions about potential compensatory reproductive strategies employed by this species. Our study delves into the examination of fecundity and the Gonadosomatic Index (GSI) in the Pygmy Halfbeak, D. colletei (Meisner, 2001), an intriguing viviparous fish indigenous to Sarawak, Borneo. We hypothesize that the Pygmy halfbeak, D. colletei, may exhibit unique reproductive adaptations to offset its low fecundity, thus enhancing its survival and fitness. To address this, we conducted a comprehensive study utilizing 28 mature female specimens of D. colletei, carefully measuring fecundity and GSI to shed light on the reproductive adaptations of this species. Our findings reveal that D. colletei indeed exhibits low fecundity, with a mean of 16.76 ± 2.01, and a mean GSI of 12.83 ± 1.27, providing crucial insights into the reproductive mechanisms at play in this species. These results underscore the existence of unique reproductive strategies in D. colletei, enabling its adaptation and persistence in Borneo's diverse aquatic ecosystems, and call for further ecological research to elucidate these mechanisms. This study lends to a better understanding of viviparous fish in Borneo and contributes to the broader field of aquatic ecology, enhancing our knowledge of species adaptations to unique ecological challenges.
Remote Sensing and Computational, Evolutionary, Supercomputing, and Intellige...University of Maribor
Slides from talk:
Aleš Zamuda: Remote Sensing and Computational, Evolutionary, Supercomputing, and Intelligent Systems.
11th International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (IcETRAN), Niš, 3-6 June 2024
Inter-Society Networking Panel GRSS/MTT-S/CIS Panel Session: Promoting Connection and Cooperation
https://www.etran.rs/2024/en/home-english/
The debris of the ‘last major merger’ is dynamically youngSérgio Sacani
The Milky Way’s (MW) inner stellar halo contains an [Fe/H]-rich component with highly eccentric orbits, often referred to as the
‘last major merger.’ Hypotheses for the origin of this component include Gaia-Sausage/Enceladus (GSE), where the progenitor
collided with the MW proto-disc 8–11 Gyr ago, and the Virgo Radial Merger (VRM), where the progenitor collided with the
MW disc within the last 3 Gyr. These two scenarios make different predictions about observable structure in local phase space,
because the morphology of debris depends on how long it has had to phase mix. The recently identified phase-space folds in Gaia
DR3 have positive caustic velocities, making them fundamentally different than the phase-mixed chevrons found in simulations
at late times. Roughly 20 per cent of the stars in the prograde local stellar halo are associated with the observed caustics. Based
on a simple phase-mixing model, the observed number of caustics are consistent with a merger that occurred 1–2 Gyr ago.
We also compare the observed phase-space distribution to FIRE-2 Latte simulations of GSE-like mergers, using a quantitative
measurement of phase mixing (2D causticality). The observed local phase-space distribution best matches the simulated data
1–2 Gyr after collision, and certainly not later than 3 Gyr. This is further evidence that the progenitor of the ‘last major merger’
did not collide with the MW proto-disc at early times, as is thought for the GSE, but instead collided with the MW disc within
the last few Gyr, consistent with the body of work surrounding the VRM.
The binding of cosmological structures by massless topological defectsSérgio Sacani
Assuming spherical symmetry and weak field, it is shown that if one solves the Poisson equation or the Einstein field
equations sourced by a topological defect, i.e. a singularity of a very specific form, the result is a localized gravitational
field capable of driving flat rotation (i.e. Keplerian circular orbits at a constant speed for all radii) of test masses on a thin
spherical shell without any underlying mass. Moreover, a large-scale structure which exploits this solution by assembling
concentrically a number of such topological defects can establish a flat stellar or galactic rotation curve, and can also deflect
light in the same manner as an equipotential (isothermal) sphere. Thus, the need for dark matter or modified gravity theory is
mitigated, at least in part.
ESR spectroscopy in liquid food and beverages.pptxPRIYANKA PATEL
With increasing population, people need to rely on packaged food stuffs. Packaging of food materials requires the preservation of food. There are various methods for the treatment of food to preserve them and irradiation treatment of food is one of them. It is the most common and the most harmless method for the food preservation as it does not alter the necessary micronutrients of food materials. Although irradiated food doesn’t cause any harm to the human health but still the quality assessment of food is required to provide consumers with necessary information about the food. ESR spectroscopy is the most sophisticated way to investigate the quality of the food and the free radicals induced during the processing of the food. ESR spin trapping technique is useful for the detection of highly unstable radicals in the food. The antioxidant capability of liquid food and beverages in mainly performed by spin trapping technique.
Deep Behavioral Phenotyping in Systems Neuroscience for Functional Atlasing a...Ana Luísa Pinho
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) provides means to characterize brain activations in response to behavior. However, cognitive neuroscience has been limited to group-level effects referring to the performance of specific tasks. To obtain the functional profile of elementary cognitive mechanisms, the combination of brain responses to many tasks is required. Yet, to date, both structural atlases and parcellation-based activations do not fully account for cognitive function and still present several limitations. Further, they do not adapt overall to individual characteristics. In this talk, I will give an account of deep-behavioral phenotyping strategies, namely data-driven methods in large task-fMRI datasets, to optimize functional brain-data collection and improve inference of effects-of-interest related to mental processes. Key to this approach is the employment of fast multi-functional paradigms rich on features that can be well parametrized and, consequently, facilitate the creation of psycho-physiological constructs to be modelled with imaging data. Particular emphasis will be given to music stimuli when studying high-order cognitive mechanisms, due to their ecological nature and quality to enable complex behavior compounded by discrete entities. I will also discuss how deep-behavioral phenotyping and individualized models applied to neuroimaging data can better account for the subject-specific organization of domain-general cognitive systems in the human brain. Finally, the accumulation of functional brain signatures brings the possibility to clarify relationships among tasks and create a univocal link between brain systems and mental functions through: (1) the development of ontologies proposing an organization of cognitive processes; and (2) brain-network taxonomies describing functional specialization. To this end, tools to improve commensurability in cognitive science are necessary, such as public repositories, ontology-based platforms and automated meta-analysis tools. I will thus discuss some brain-atlasing resources currently under development, and their applicability in cognitive as well as clinical neuroscience.
Travis Hills' Endeavors in Minnesota: Fostering Environmental and Economic Pr...Travis Hills MN
Travis Hills of Minnesota developed a method to convert waste into high-value dry fertilizer, significantly enriching soil quality. By providing farmers with a valuable resource derived from waste, Travis Hills helps enhance farm profitability while promoting environmental stewardship. Travis Hills' sustainable practices lead to cost savings and increased revenue for farmers by improving resource efficiency and reducing waste.
The ability to recreate computational results with minimal effort and actionable metrics provides a solid foundation for scientific research and software development. When people can replicate an analysis at the touch of a button using open-source software, open data, and methods to assess and compare proposals, it significantly eases verification of results, engagement with a diverse range of contributors, and progress. However, we have yet to fully achieve this; there are still many sociotechnical frictions.
Inspired by David Donoho's vision, this talk aims to revisit the three crucial pillars of frictionless reproducibility (data sharing, code sharing, and competitive challenges) with the perspective of deep software variability.
Our observation is that multiple layers — hardware, operating systems, third-party libraries, software versions, input data, compile-time options, and parameters — are subject to variability that exacerbates frictions but is also essential for achieving robust, generalizable results and fostering innovation. I will first review the literature, providing evidence of how the complex variability interactions across these layers affect qualitative and quantitative software properties, thereby complicating the reproduction and replication of scientific studies in various fields.
I will then present some software engineering and AI techniques that can support the strategic exploration of variability spaces. These include the use of abstractions and models (e.g., feature models), sampling strategies (e.g., uniform, random), cost-effective measurements (e.g., incremental build of software configurations), and dimensionality reduction methods (e.g., transfer learning, feature selection, software debloating).
I will finally argue that deep variability is both the problem and solution of frictionless reproducibility, calling the software science community to develop new methods and tools to manage variability and foster reproducibility in software systems.
Exposé invité Journées Nationales du GDR GPL 2024
The use of Nauplii and metanauplii artemia in aquaculture (brine shrimp).pptxMAGOTI ERNEST
Although Artemia has been known to man for centuries, its use as a food for the culture of larval organisms apparently began only in the 1930s, when several investigators found that it made an excellent food for newly hatched fish larvae (Litvinenko et al., 2023). As aquaculture developed in the 1960s and ‘70s, the use of Artemia also became more widespread, due both to its convenience and to its nutritional value for larval organisms (Arenas-Pardo et al., 2024). The fact that Artemia dormant cysts can be stored for long periods in cans, and then used as an off-the-shelf food requiring only 24 h of incubation makes them the most convenient, least labor-intensive, live food available for aquaculture (Sorgeloos & Roubach, 2021). The nutritional value of Artemia, especially for marine organisms, is not constant, but varies both geographically and temporally. During the last decade, however, both the causes of Artemia nutritional variability and methods to improve poorquality Artemia have been identified (Loufi et al., 2024).
Brine shrimp (Artemia spp.) are used in marine aquaculture worldwide. Annually, more than 2,000 metric tons of dry cysts are used for cultivation of fish, crustacean, and shellfish larva. Brine shrimp are important to aquaculture because newly hatched brine shrimp nauplii (larvae) provide a food source for many fish fry (Mozanzadeh et al., 2021). Culture and harvesting of brine shrimp eggs represents another aspect of the aquaculture industry. Nauplii and metanauplii of Artemia, commonly known as brine shrimp, play a crucial role in aquaculture due to their nutritional value and suitability as live feed for many aquatic species, particularly in larval stages (Sorgeloos & Roubach, 2021).
BREEDING METHODS FOR DISEASE RESISTANCE.pptxRASHMI M G
Plant breeding for disease resistance is a strategy to reduce crop losses caused by disease. Plants have an innate immune system that allows them to recognize pathogens and provide resistance. However, breeding for long-lasting resistance often involves combining multiple resistance genes