National Collection of Cyclamen at the Birmingham Botanical GardensGiulio Veronese
Giulio Veronese looks at the creation of the National Plant Collection of Cyclamen species at Birmingham Botanical Gardens, and future plans for the plants
Report on Tromsø Arctic-Alpine Botanic GardenGiulio Veronese
I believe each of us has a latent prospect, an intangible yet cardinal direction where their soul could find a fulfillment. Just like plants’ cuttings, everyone ultimately maintains a polarity and needs to stick with it.
My polarity has always pointed north, and the mountains. It could be the reminiscence of childhood holidays in the Alps, the sense of clean dolomitic air, the white glaze of snow and Tyrolean bakery. Perhaps it then developed with a certain fascination for the Scandinavian countries and people, their liberal and sustainable approach to the modern world.
It is not fully explicable, yet I’ve always found myself at least content in the vastness of northerly landscapes. I think I am a privileged gardener to work with alpines in these days!
Quando rifletto al ruolo costitutivo dei pini nell'animo delle genti giapponesi e di quei giardini, ricordo un fatto accadutomi in Giappone. Un giorno di luglio mi recai in visita al Museo d'Arte di Fukuoka...
National Collection of Cyclamen at the Birmingham Botanical GardensGiulio Veronese
Giulio Veronese looks at the creation of the National Plant Collection of Cyclamen species at Birmingham Botanical Gardens, and future plans for the plants
Report on Tromsø Arctic-Alpine Botanic GardenGiulio Veronese
I believe each of us has a latent prospect, an intangible yet cardinal direction where their soul could find a fulfillment. Just like plants’ cuttings, everyone ultimately maintains a polarity and needs to stick with it.
My polarity has always pointed north, and the mountains. It could be the reminiscence of childhood holidays in the Alps, the sense of clean dolomitic air, the white glaze of snow and Tyrolean bakery. Perhaps it then developed with a certain fascination for the Scandinavian countries and people, their liberal and sustainable approach to the modern world.
It is not fully explicable, yet I’ve always found myself at least content in the vastness of northerly landscapes. I think I am a privileged gardener to work with alpines in these days!
Quando rifletto al ruolo costitutivo dei pini nell'animo delle genti giapponesi e di quei giardini, ricordo un fatto accadutomi in Giappone. Un giorno di luglio mi recai in visita al Museo d'Arte di Fukuoka...
Although in Japan the national tree is sakura (Prunus serrulata, cherry blossom), the fundamental garden tree is kuro-matsu (Pinus thunbergii, Japanese black pine) and the official fruiting tree is kaki (Diospyros kaki), one could safely say that the most planted tree is sugi (Cryptomeria japonica, Japanese red-cedar)
Intervista ad adam m. jones, apprendista bonsaistaGiulio Veronese
Quanti avranno sognato di poter apprendere l'arte bonsai in un famoso vivaio giapponese? C'è chi il sogno lo sta realizzando. Giulio Veronese, architetto del verde che lavora e vive in Giappone, è stato nostro inviato d'eccezione ed è andato a intervistare un giovane americano, che ha le idee molto chiare sul suo futuro. Scopriamo insieme la storia di Adam M. Jones, apprendista bonsaista presso il vivaio Mansei-en della famiglia Kato.
La storia di aceri che seguirà ha inizio nel Galles, terra pressochè ignara di questo nobile ceppo. (Eccezion fatta per Acer campestre, l’unico nativo britannico, che da quelle parti compone - insieme ad altri rustici compari come il nocciolo, l’evonimo, il prugnolo selvatico, la rosa canina e, per la maggior parte, il biancospino - quella trama ondeggiante di siepature che narra i campi agricoli di Britannia come i bordi di Gertrude Jeckyll fanno per quei giardini.)
Last year, when I was packing up and getting my things together for my new job in Japan, I spent sometime in hunting for local gardeners, possibly English speaking. To my surprise, I found the contact of a Japanese nurseryman from Kyushu, with training in England (how small is the horticultural world sometimes!).
Last October I went down to Kurume, his native town and place of work, to dialogue about his job and the Japanese nursery and garden industry.
Rhododendron is a genus of widely cultivated ericaceous shrubs and trees, with the larger concentration native to Central Asia. They were introduced into western gardens mostly between the eighteen and nineteenth century and their popularity has increased progressively since, ultimately determining their status of sovereign woodland plants.
Toxic effects of heavy metals : Lead and Arsenicsanjana502982
Heavy metals are naturally occuring metallic chemical elements that have relatively high density, and are toxic at even low concentrations. All toxic metals are termed as heavy metals irrespective of their atomic mass and density, eg. arsenic, lead, mercury, cadmium, thallium, chromium, etc.
Although in Japan the national tree is sakura (Prunus serrulata, cherry blossom), the fundamental garden tree is kuro-matsu (Pinus thunbergii, Japanese black pine) and the official fruiting tree is kaki (Diospyros kaki), one could safely say that the most planted tree is sugi (Cryptomeria japonica, Japanese red-cedar)
Intervista ad adam m. jones, apprendista bonsaistaGiulio Veronese
Quanti avranno sognato di poter apprendere l'arte bonsai in un famoso vivaio giapponese? C'è chi il sogno lo sta realizzando. Giulio Veronese, architetto del verde che lavora e vive in Giappone, è stato nostro inviato d'eccezione ed è andato a intervistare un giovane americano, che ha le idee molto chiare sul suo futuro. Scopriamo insieme la storia di Adam M. Jones, apprendista bonsaista presso il vivaio Mansei-en della famiglia Kato.
La storia di aceri che seguirà ha inizio nel Galles, terra pressochè ignara di questo nobile ceppo. (Eccezion fatta per Acer campestre, l’unico nativo britannico, che da quelle parti compone - insieme ad altri rustici compari come il nocciolo, l’evonimo, il prugnolo selvatico, la rosa canina e, per la maggior parte, il biancospino - quella trama ondeggiante di siepature che narra i campi agricoli di Britannia come i bordi di Gertrude Jeckyll fanno per quei giardini.)
Last year, when I was packing up and getting my things together for my new job in Japan, I spent sometime in hunting for local gardeners, possibly English speaking. To my surprise, I found the contact of a Japanese nurseryman from Kyushu, with training in England (how small is the horticultural world sometimes!).
Last October I went down to Kurume, his native town and place of work, to dialogue about his job and the Japanese nursery and garden industry.
Rhododendron is a genus of widely cultivated ericaceous shrubs and trees, with the larger concentration native to Central Asia. They were introduced into western gardens mostly between the eighteen and nineteenth century and their popularity has increased progressively since, ultimately determining their status of sovereign woodland plants.
Toxic effects of heavy metals : Lead and Arsenicsanjana502982
Heavy metals are naturally occuring metallic chemical elements that have relatively high density, and are toxic at even low concentrations. All toxic metals are termed as heavy metals irrespective of their atomic mass and density, eg. arsenic, lead, mercury, cadmium, thallium, chromium, etc.
Observation of Io’s Resurfacing via Plume Deposition Using Ground-based Adapt...Sérgio Sacani
Since volcanic activity was first discovered on Io from Voyager images in 1979, changes
on Io’s surface have been monitored from both spacecraft and ground-based telescopes.
Here, we present the highest spatial resolution images of Io ever obtained from a groundbased telescope. These images, acquired by the SHARK-VIS instrument on the Large
Binocular Telescope, show evidence of a major resurfacing event on Io’s trailing hemisphere. When compared to the most recent spacecraft images, the SHARK-VIS images
show that a plume deposit from a powerful eruption at Pillan Patera has covered part
of the long-lived Pele plume deposit. Although this type of resurfacing event may be common on Io, few have been detected due to the rarity of spacecraft visits and the previously low spatial resolution available from Earth-based telescopes. The SHARK-VIS instrument ushers in a new era of high resolution imaging of Io’s surface using adaptive
optics at visible wavelengths.
Nutraceutical market, scope and growth: Herbal drug technologyLokesh Patil
As consumer awareness of health and wellness rises, the nutraceutical market—which includes goods like functional meals, drinks, and dietary supplements that provide health advantages beyond basic nutrition—is growing significantly. As healthcare expenses rise, the population ages, and people want natural and preventative health solutions more and more, this industry is increasing quickly. Further driving market expansion are product formulation innovations and the use of cutting-edge technology for customized nutrition. With its worldwide reach, the nutraceutical industry is expected to keep growing and provide significant chances for research and investment in a number of categories, including vitamins, minerals, probiotics, and herbal supplements.
Seminar of U.V. Spectroscopy by SAMIR PANDASAMIR PANDA
Spectroscopy is a branch of science dealing the study of interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter.
Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy refers to absorption spectroscopy or reflect spectroscopy in the UV-VIS spectral region.
Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy is an analytical method that can measure the amount of light received by the analyte.
DERIVATION OF MODIFIED BERNOULLI EQUATION WITH VISCOUS EFFECTS AND TERMINAL V...Wasswaderrick3
In this book, we use conservation of energy techniques on a fluid element to derive the Modified Bernoulli equation of flow with viscous or friction effects. We derive the general equation of flow/ velocity and then from this we derive the Pouiselle flow equation, the transition flow equation and the turbulent flow equation. In the situations where there are no viscous effects , the equation reduces to the Bernoulli equation. From experimental results, we are able to include other terms in the Bernoulli equation. We also look at cases where pressure gradients exist. We use the Modified Bernoulli equation to derive equations of flow rate for pipes of different cross sectional areas connected together. We also extend our techniques of energy conservation to a sphere falling in a viscous medium under the effect of gravity. We demonstrate Stokes equation of terminal velocity and turbulent flow equation. We look at a way of calculating the time taken for a body to fall in a viscous medium. We also look at the general equation of terminal velocity.
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.
ANAMOLOUS SECONDARY GROWTH IN DICOT ROOTS.pptxRASHMI M G
Abnormal or anomalous secondary growth in plants. It defines secondary growth as an increase in plant girth due to vascular cambium or cork cambium. Anomalous secondary growth does not follow the normal pattern of a single vascular cambium producing xylem internally and phloem externally.
hematic appreciation test is a psychological assessment tool used to measure an individual's appreciation and understanding of specific themes or topics. This test helps to evaluate an individual's ability to connect different ideas and concepts within a given theme, as well as their overall comprehension and interpretation skills. The results of the test can provide valuable insights into an individual's cognitive abilities, creativity, and critical thinking skills
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.
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.
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.
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